I want to dynamically load a swf and have it control another embeded swf. How is this done. Thanks in advance....more >>

Does anyone have Flash 7 Actionscript 2.0 code for traversing an XML document (and, for example, tracing the contents to the output window) without the use of the XML Component? Any help would be extremely appreciated...Thanks! Bill ...more >>

Im having problems with scope from within a class and was wondering if anyone could help. I have a class that loads an array of external mp3s. I was having trouble with the Sound.onLoad method working correctly so I instead am using a function to check the progress of the Sound that is loadi...more >>

Hi all. I'm programming a image processing apps using flash. the apps is working fine when upload a image but I need save one part of upload image ...more >>

if you would like to make a game in flash, a simple process that lets users log in from a website to their account. they answer quizes and their score is increased. if they log out, it is saved into a database. would i be linking flash to ms access here, or would i need to use asp in flas...more >>

1.how to move the focus of cursor to _root.box13 when _root.box12 is full of characters; 2.how to move the focus of cursor to _root.box22 when users press "down" arrow in _root.box12; without pressing tab. p.s:where_root.box12,_root.box13,_root.box22 are TextFields ...more >>

Is there a way to automatically spell check text typed by a user into a dynamic text field? ...more >>

Hi there, can you help me to make a graph (a car) to move like a real car? with acceleration reverse speed curves and so on? its top view. I know it has smth like if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)){ increase acceleration} plz help thanks marcelozep ...more >>

I have an interface that creates variable amounts and I would like to store them on the remote computer so if/when the user returns to the flash site, the variables can be reset to where they left off. There are 8 total variables to be recorded. ...more >>

Hi, how do i store the current size of a movie clip into a shared object? cheers, G...more >>

Bit curious as to why my attached code only runs through one of the elements in the array[0] and not the other element in the array[1] when the length is traced to 2 Might have to explain more but i didnt want to go to far indepth .... some content was removed to save confusion but i did tes...more >>

i have two movie clips and i need to detect collision between the two. is there a way to do it without using hitTest method??...more >>

I have dynamic text input fields that learners fill in, I validate with an array, and then move to the next frame. So I have a submit button to check their answer, and a next button to proceed. I need to 'deactivate' the buttons somehow until an entry is made in the text field. How do I dete...more >>

I'm newbie here and to flash in general and I have a question on creating a script to have a down state on a button and I am getting exhausted trying things that I think should work but don't. Please Help. So far I have button MC instances with an invisible button over them with the attache...more >>

How do you create Sketching animation using action script? Creating effect of someone sketching with a pencil.. Any info would be great... thanks ...more >>

Hi I am developing a game and have several instances of one MovieClip. How can I detect if the instance belongs to a particular MovieClip ? For example I want to detect if all the MovieClip instances are of the same origin or not. Please help quickly Thanking you in advance ...more >>

Hi I am developing game in Flash MX. Is it ok if increase the FPS to 80 ? I know it hogs a lot of system resources but it produces very smooth results. I also want to know what is the maximum FPS I should be using. Thanking you in advance B.Sunny ...more >>

Cannot assign functions to MovieClip, help needed.. Hi, I need some help with a seemingly "write protected" movieclip. I can't assign functions to properties of the movieclip. I have the following code, where _global.debug() is just a printing function: _global.debug("Typeof: " + typeof...more >>

I am being driven mad by a seemingly simple problem. I have made a flash movie which loads data from a .txt file.... works fine...then I have a movie with input fields which using LoadVars sends the text which you type in to a php script which then writes the .txt file. With me so far? ...more >>

i have a presentation and i need to know the signs for: less the or equal to greater then or equal to and between as i have a quiz the has 3 outcomes 0-7 8-12 and 13 or above i have the equals to which is == im just stuck on the above 3 this is the code i used for the == ...more >>

Ok, just for testing, I'm trying to duplicate a movieclip 20 times and set the _y property to +20 pixels for each duplicated. I have a movieClip on the stage with an instance name of MC1. On that clip I attach this actionscript. This is what I have, but doesn't seem to work: onClipEvent(lo...more >>

Hi, i'm trying to use the POST method in flash to send two variables (the contents of two input fields) to a php script which can then send an email to me with the variables values. I've tried using the downloads/tutorials i found from google but i cant get any to work. I'm using mx 04 and ...more >>

hi there, is it possible to change the location of the .sol file when using a local shared object. basically i want to stick a swf on a usb pen drive and have the .sol file on that, so the data is machine independent. ...more >>

For a project I am doing in class I am working on physics of movement in a game type of environment. So I was thinking that I needed to create a basis for how long a key is pressed to find how a object would accelrate for use in the equation velocity+=acceleration rate *time. If someone could ...more >>

Hi on the main timeline of the 'main' swf I have a movie clip to act as a container (containerMC) so I can load in external swf's. The problem is that the external swf's I am loading into the container clip have dynamic text fields which are reading text data from an external txt file and I ...more >>

I am using a virtual tour component that I found at http://www.sephiroth.it/file_detail.php?pageNum_comments=0&id=101. The component was working great for me until I converted my Flash file to version 7. I now get the following error messages: **Error** Symbol=FPanoramic, layer=methods...more >>

Hi all, I am currently creating an CBT emulation course in Flash MX 2004 Pro. I am attempting to set the focus to a dynamically created input text field. The setFocus command works to an extent as it allows me to type in the field, but no flashing cursor appears. The flashing cursor will the...more >>

Can anyone point me to a function that returns the number of words in a text string? ...more >>

I'm using a DateField component in my movie and I'm finding out that the value thats passed when the form is submitted is in a seeming very unfriendly format: Mon Jan 18 00:00:00 GMT-0500 2005 Does anyone know of an easy way to turn this into a unix timestamp? ...more >>

Hello I think I want the onload window.resizeTo code but.... I may be wrong as I really don't know what I am doing here. Basically I have a flash projector file that needs to getURL. I need the URL which is a local htm file to resize onLoad all by itself. I thought I could do this by u...more >>

I'm making a website and it as a gallery, but i have one problem , i want the last image to be the first image to apear, and simply i can't do it, i try to reverse the array, but nothing append, i need some help, thanks: Here is the code: stop(); // Spalten und Reihen pS = 12; ...more >>

I want to be to rotate an object 90 degrees when I doube click or when I press either the right arrow keys. I just need the scripting or an example fla. Thanks nsbrown...more >>

:confused; Hey, Im trying to do some Flash To Flash communication, hopefully somebody here can help me. I want to have 2 different flash swf's on the same page, and when you click on the first swf containing a button, I want the actions to tell the second swf on the page to gotoAndPlay a c...more >>

HI, i'm building a sort of banner rotater that shows a banner based on the frequency entered. the filelocation and frequency are stored in an XML file. what my question is: how should i write the actionscript so that it "randomly" grabs a banner based on it's frequency so it only app...more >>

I have an animation "main.swf" which loads another one "secondary.swf", secondary.swf contains in its library a movieClip "m_c_second". In main.swf, I create a clip mc2 by attaching a clip from the library of "main.swf". _root |---mc1 (loaded from an external swf file "secondary.swf") ...more >>

Is there a way to reference a button's instance name (or just gettting the button's reference) from within a script attached to a button? "this" refers to the timeline that contians the button. thanks ...more >>

now i am working on a caculator project. in my app,there are two text input which let people input number by click the num buttons on the stage. my question is:how to get focus? i have tried Selection.getFocus(),object.focusIn,object.onMouseDown,focusManager,but it seems they are n...more >>

what's the best way to know when a loaded movie is finished playing. I've tried making a global variable at the end of the loaded movie announce the end, but am having problems getting the main movie to see the variable. ...more >>

I need to do a random image in my site. How can i do this? thanks ...more >>

:( I'm devoloping a web page which will load external file (html/txt) into a text field. My problem is when I test it in 'test movie' it seems to be working fine. but when I publish it into an html file, nothing seems to appear. Can anyone help me with this? Thankx alot. ...more >>

the text file "fieldofstudy.txt" contails "agronomics=study of productivity of land agrostology=science or study of grasses alethiology=study of truth algedonics=science of pleasure and pain algology=study of algae " ^words ^word explanations how to load the words i...more >>

1. if i have _root.box12 and _root.box13 which can only contain 1 character how can focus the cursor to _root.box13 when users have filled full the _root.box12; 2. how to move the focus of cursor to _root.box22 when users press the 'down' arrow in _root.bos12; p.s:_root.box12,_root.box13...more >>

I've a few pages of the web site, but in the third page, there is a flash which is a large file. As I don't want to the others need to wait for loading the banner for a long time. Then I want to ask how can the banner pre-load first and no need to wait for the banner as going in that page ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying get the currentframe action to work. I have a slide show of photos that runs on its own. I have a pauseplay movie clip that stops and starts the show. I also have a 'caption' button that brings up a photo caption and temporarily 'pauses' the show. What I want is, after rolling ...more >>

I have a simple rollover object that swaps the text from one to another (using _visible) However, it flickers. http://www.k1k2.com/Huh.fla Any suggestions on how to stop the flicker so the text only change on some sort of bounding box? Is it actionscript or just how you setup the Symbo...more >>

Hi everybody, I'm trying to find a slider component that can be customized, or that has predefined positions. I want to make a slider that will interact with movie clips that represents products, when i will change the position of the slider, which represents the price range, the movieclips (t...more >>

I set a movieclip on stage to be drag-able (myMC.startDrag(false)); I'm having problem to detect when the movieclip is being dragged across the screen, because I want to update 2 textifelds on screen, displaying new myMC x and y values while being dragged. I thought the property is onDragOve...more >>

Hey, I have been trying to improve my actionscripting while creating applications for school kids. Currently I am working on a division randomizer that would have a value from 1-100 and a divisor from 1-10 and would create a program to do math practice. The set up is like to large diviso...more >>

I have a bug where a slow connection will cause my flash movie to hang, no problem on broadband. I think it is due to some required variables not loading soon enough, and something errors. I am loading a largish external movie that contains a number of embeded movieclips. Is it possible ...more >>

Hello again! Can someone please answer my post that I posted like 4 days ago? I was wondering if its possible to create an instant messenger in flash? if someone could give me a tutorial that would be great or atleast tell me where I could get one. thanks. B-Miz ...more >>

Hi! Dose anybody know of a good flash game tutorial site? I am looking for a scratch off type game, or a 'scratch and win' type game? I am looking all over the web and am having no luck. Thanks in advance! RedDot reddot@reddotgrahix.com http://www.reddotgraphix.com ...more >>

I would like 2 know how to make an MC start at the top of a flash document and fall down to about the bottom (a little above) and stay there for a while, like 10 seconds, and then dissapear, is there anyway to do this with actionscript. ...more >>

I am making a script for a friend of mine who is a great animator. He wants the flash to say this movie was downloaded from DIW. but only if the movie is being played from a computer or another site. How can I make this possible? ...more >>

does flash limit the x and y coordinates (negative or positive) that an object is capable of moving in actionscripting? my x coordinate seems to max out around -8200 pixels.....once the object reaches this coordinate, it disappears. any help?? ...more >>

Hi, How do you get the position of the verticle scroll of a TextArea (mx2004 ui) in pixels - not rows? I can't just multiply by line height as I use html with multiple fonts & heights. Is there a simple param I can read or have I somehow got to calculate the heights of all the lines?...more >>

Hello Simple question I got a progress bar component linked to a loader component. They both work perfectly, the thing I don't know how to do is to make the progress bar disapear once the external file has been downloaded completely. If you guys know please reply to this thanks ...more >>