I'm attempting to have a small movieclip play on mouseover of the email button. Not working. I'll email the .fla to an interested God. Only 99kb. Just include an email address. Amen...more >>

I'm having trouble setting a movie clip's color from the data as parsed from an external XML file. This is my code inside the XML.onLoad function: //retrieve the value from the XML file and assign it to setColor setColor = this.firstChild.childNodes[1].childNodes[0] //set the RGB for the m...more >>

loadfile("FieldsOfStudy"); trace(words[0][0]); function loadfile(game:String){ var file = new LoadVars(); file.load(game+".txt"); file.onData = function(raw){ _root.words = raw.split('\r\n'); for(x=0;x<words.length;x++){ words[x] = words[x].split('='); } } } wo...more >>

I would like to know how to create animated buttons to link to a URL using actionscript. I have Flash MX 2004 student version. I have the pre MX2004 manual (FlashMX) but I cannot seem to figure it out. Maybe there has been changes to 2004 that is not written in this older book. Sparkee MO ...more >>

I know ho to convert a number into a hex base number but is there any way of converting to ASCII hex? Thanks...more >>

Hi, I've been working on a user-oriented presentation - that is, the user can navigate around it at ease (a bit like a webpage). When the user clicks a button, I have a metal sheet dropping over the text to cover it up, then I want a delay so the text changes WHEN THE SHEET IS DOWN, then the ...more >>

I have an array that dynamically holds the address of 10 images. the array is named images. I need to set up a script so that when i press a button it changes the path of a loader component i have on stage called pic2 to the next element in the array and loads it. here is what I am trying so f...more >>

Dear all, I've created a simple fil right here http://www.allememaggies.nl/externplaatje/jaaah.swf?titel=hello "?titel=hello" this is the part were you can control the text! It's just an swf with a dynamic textfield called "titel" and it works fine But i want to do this whit an JPG i...more >>

hi, i am a begginer on flash and i have looked on several flash tutorials to find this bit of code but cant find what i specifically need. I have 2 balls, the one on the right moves acroos to go through the 1st ball. There instance names are ball 1 & ball 2. I need code for when they collid...more >>

I need to make a SWF counter that opens on a Mac everytime it's turned on. The counter should count down by one every day. The Mac startup menu can handle the rest. I know this is simple, but need to be pointed in the right direction. Basically a script that counts down by one every 24 hou...more >>

does anyone have a link to a decent shooting tutorial as i have looked but cannot find one....more >>

hi, how can I centred a popup called from flash?? I found this javascript that work fine with <a href > (for testing the code to be sure) but I need that my swf file open it. here's the code : <SCRIPT language=javascript> function PopupCentrer(page,largeur,hauteur,options) { var to...more >>

Hello everybody... I ve a flash file and inside one button that must open a pop up image. On the AS of teh button, i ve this: on (release) { getURL ("javascript:window.open('map-anim.html','thewinD','height=617,width=412,toolbar =no,scrollbars=no')"); } You can see the swf...more >>

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Hi, i have a MC that holds another MC that simulates a window, this MC has one close button, the problem is that im trying to put one component in the MC containing the MC window, but i dont know the reason why when i have the component there, the close window button doesnt work, the script ...more >>

Ok i have recieved a movie and have inported some .flv files via the movie conponents etc etc to use the video i need to make the movie flash 7 but i have some code in the movie that will not work in flash 7 can anyone help me see code bellow on (keyPress "<Right>") { nextFrame(); } ...more >>

I'm working in Flash 5 and have created a word search puzzle for online use. I have created each letter in the puzzle as a movie clip. When a word is found, on mouse up, I want to have the letter change from white to orange. (For example, searching for the word "Habit", on clicking on the "Let...more >>

Hello, I need to find a way to know the name of the last element in one for in loop to make my function draw a square whith more 7.5 pixels to the right of him I have for (k=0; k< myarray.length; k++) { _root.drawSquare(left, right, top, bottom); } If I have 5 items I know that...more >>

Hi, It's taken me the best part of a day to be able to work out how to change the font size of headers in an Accordion (I couldn't do this for one instance of an Accordion, but instead had to use setStyle on '_global.styles.Accordion') Anyway, I have an Accordion on the stage, and have label...more >>

I started a thread earlier asking if it's possible for flash to detect the browser window that holds it, being closed. That doesn't look feasible (and I pretty much knew it when I asked but it doesn't hurt to ask!) Here's what this is for. We are attempting to make our flash lessons SCORM CE...more >>

I am loading a file structure into the tree component...so far so good. My only problem now is that if a user opens nodes in the structure and uploads a file, I want to refresh the tree component to get the file structure again, and then have those same nodes that where open before be opened ...more >>

Hello, I'm building a site which loads various images from a directory. Is there any way you can preload unviewed images while the user is looking at another part of the site? Thank you.....more >>

I'm trying to create a slide-show with photo's but do not want user intervention in order for the show to progress. Instead I've put each photo into their own frame and tried to use action script to (for example) delay and show each frame for 10 seconds each but my actionscript isnt very good....more >>

Recently I've tried to make a flash movie in witch people can a a list of images and then click on the images to see them bigger, just like so many photo sites. Because I wanted te make have the list on a single page I used a scrollbar loader from the components menu. Therein I loaded a flash ...more >>

My following code is creating multi dimensioanal arrays. An hardcoded statement is inserting values(can be seen in debugger) but there is some problem with the dynamic statement. Can you please reformat this line. I am using this to track the user using shared object. for (var i = 0; i<16; i+...more >>

Could Someone please help me... I have the following PHP script to read my actionscript. Can anyone spots any problems?? The email does send but has no name, sublect or mesage and is from: "My@mo1.b-one.net <My@mo1.b-one.net>; web@mo1.b-one.net <web@mo1.b-one.net>; site@mo1.b-one.net <sit...more >>

Is it possible (I'm thinking NO) for a flash app running inside of a browser window to detect (and if so, intercept) the user closing the browser window (clicking on the little 'x' button in the top right hand corner)? If so, would appreciate some insight as to how to do this. thanks ...more >>

Hi. I have a variable that is a String and contains a number. Is there any way to convert that number from String to Number? I have tried to write something like this, but it didn't work at all. var test:String = '10'; var test2:Number = eval(test); Does anyone know if there is any solutio...more >>

How can i create a link to zip file from flash in XP2(as you know xp2 has a popup blocker in default) I did fscommand but it still block it and show a message to the user and if the user allow then it open the download msgbox. ...more >>

How close a relation to JavaScript is AS? Which progamming lang is it most similar to? PHP? -- Jerry ...more >>

What is the command similar with "mouse enter" ou "mouse whitin"? thanks ...more >>

Hi there, I work as a gallery in the UK and mostly use flash for animation, I know a limited amount of action scripting, but I have been asked to create an interactive demonstrating perspective theory in art. We were looking at creating something where by you would be able to move the vanishin...more >>

can any one tell me hw 2 creat right click menu in flash have option to open the link in new window ? Thank U...more >>

Hi I've got a script applied to a Movie Clip called "Content" using a ClipEvent(load). It is called by another script to move the "Content" MC across the stage. This MC is 1200px wide and is masked to 490px width. The motion is quite jumpy and using 100% of the processor to do it. Ca...more >>

Hi I'm working on a Flash eLearning project that dynamically loads content from an XML file. As you can see from the example below the root node is the <sco> tag followed by the <topics> tag and then we have a number (variable depending on the size of the course), of <topic> tags.These conta...more >>

Hi I have a 'submit' button with the following code: on (release) { if (name eq '' or email eq '' or number eq '') { gotoAndPlay('Error'); } else { loadVariablesNum('form.php', 0, 'POST'); gotoAndPlay(2); } } So basically if the user has left a txt box empty, i want flash to jump to the ...more >>

I have a simple slideshow that sets a counter on the last slide viewed. I want to use the SO to keep track of that so the next time the user opens the site, the slide show will begin with the next slide in sequence. I've tested the code to just display the variable in a text box. For the ...more >>

Does anybody know a way to alter the background colour of the HTML page a flash movie is embeded in from a script in flash? e.g. A movie opens with movieClip A on the stage and the HTML's background colour is white. when movieClip B loads the background colour becomes black. ...more >>

Is there a (undocumented) MovieClip property to change the default movie framerate? I download external movieClips, and I want to manipulate the framerates of those clips, from slow to max. Pieter...more >>

I need a help here.... I have a list of names that is the menu of my site. I want to move the mouse in this menu, and in each word I want to show an image beside the menu in the horizontal position. Someone have an example of this? Or a tutorial? thanks ...more >>

Real sorry if this is a reoccuring question but I'm new to ActioonSripting and having translating archive responses to similar problems into my problem. I am trying to get external swf files to load into a target movieclip in a main movie. All files feature a simple preloader in the first 3 f...more >>

can we set a new class, for example "NewTextField", to the textfields which are created by createtextfield():?...more >>

I have on my main timeline 5 text boxes each labled, ie 1. is stock code 2. is description these are the names in my CSV followed by the actual data, if that makes sence... . however its only showing one line/record when I publish it I don't want this I want it to show several lines so the n...more >>

Anyone know how I can delay my movie (for a certain amount of seconds) from playing an action? Thank you. F...more >>

Is it possible to have link to an external JPG file in a Flash movie? My ideia is to only update the external files. thanks ...more >>

hello, i'm trying to get my current flash project to the stage where i can drag an object around (accomplished) and when it goes over certain objects it traces something to the output window. The plan is that the below code, when placed in my movie clip, should mean whenever this clip passes...more >>

how can i make actionscript use the variable contents instead of the variable name? for example, if i type duplicateMovieClip(circle, (_root.newname), 1); and have it adding one to the value of _root.newname each time, it can't copy it more than once because for some ungodly reason its decided...more >>

Hi, ya'll Im rather new at this , but in going thru the Help tutorials I ran accros this code... function Product (id:Number, prodName:Name, price:Number){ this.id:Number = id; this.prodName:String = prodName; this.price:Number = price; } Shouldn't the Function Parameter be: prodName...more >>

(Running Win XP ...) I am having a hard time finding the Flash plugin - I want to test a site by unistalling it. Wherer is it located. It is not under IE's plugin directory. Also, where are swf files cached when partially loaded (i.e., an incomplete file)? They don't appear to be in th...more >>

My swf loads fine on a broadband connection (approx3mb), but stops loading on dial-up at about 600k. I can't figure out why. Even if it can't find a particular variable, would that cause it to stop loading? Geoff ...more >>

Okay, very simple question as the title suggests. On Macromedia's on demand home page, there is a Seminars panel (and a Modules) panel... Is this using dataGrid? Previously I have custom built my tables and haven't utilised dataGrid but now have a project where this seems helpful... ...more >>

:confused; Hi! Anyone know how I could make some of the data I retrieve from .txt into link? I know flash can support some of the tags like <br>, <b>.... how about <a>? I tried that but nothing happens. Thank you. ...more >>

Just trying to set up combo box for list of links. Not sure where to begin to set the actions to get url for items in list. Any help appreciated. cheers! :beer;...more >>

ok, I am brand new to actionscript... I am pretty sure I need to use action script to create external hyperlinks (or even to jump to other movieclips), dont I? Or can I do this with the Flash MX regular tools? (ie; the mouse) I look into the 'add new item to the script' menu and get lost... ...more >>

I'm working on a solar panel monitoring page that loads data from an XML feed both on a specified interval and on demand. The system is set to initially load a view of the current day's data. It will reload this daily view after 60 seconds, or a specified amount of time after loading a di...more >>

I'm having trouble parsing XML content. In it's easiest formulation, my code is: myDoc = newXML('<H1>first heading</H1><P>content</P>'); trace (myDoc.firstChild.firstChild); The Ouput window shows "undefined." Any idea what I'm doing wrong? It's probably something very stupid...Thanks a ...more >>

I'm having a real problem with a scroll pane that I've got. I used Flash's own scroll pane and have it scrolling a movie clip I created. The problem is that the scroll pane starts at the top of the movie clip. I want to set the start position so that the middle is the default and that the user...more >>

How do you detect when the pointer is no longer over a movie if the mouse button is pressed? I'm using a movie clip as a button by setting the onRollOver and on RollOutEvents. This works fine unless the mouse is pressed while over the movie and then released while outside. I thought this woul...more >>

I set up a dynamic text so that when I click a thumbnail my dtext changes....I was wondering if there is a way to set up a web link that is set up to go to a wepage inside of each dtext. for example: dtext.text = "www.aaa.com" want a script so when I click I go to www.aaa.com dtext.t...more >>