I'm creating a slide show and I'm wondering how I would create a fade in effect so that everytime I go to another frame it fades into it....more >>

Here's my scenario... I have a flash PhotoGallery that loads pictures automatically. The images are being pulled from an XML file. I'd like to include the links that images go to in the <link>link to ad page</link> tag and then I need to have my flash movie make the image a clickable link...more >>

On level 0 is pr.swf and on level 2 is sitemap.swf (feels like a 'pop-up' due to its solid white background) In sitemap.swf is object A that on 'release' should open pr.swf at frame 21 which has label 'news' In sitemap.swf is object B that on 'release' should open pr.swf at frame 46 which ...more >>

I'm trying to develop a simple image gallery type thing that loads JPEGs from a folder on the webserver. The idea is to have simple navigation and a border bar on the bottom of the screen to house the buttons, then load the pictures into a movie clip as the buttons are being pressed. When open...more >>

I have a main.swf that loads an external setup.swf. The setup.swf, among other things, loads some variables to the main.swf. Included with some individual vars is an array. Is there a way to test in main.swf that it has actually received all of the values for the array? main.swf has an empty...more >>

I have a button that when pressed creates an empty movieclip and loads something into it when pressed. I want to center this content on the stage dynamically (because all things to be loaded are different in size) upon load. I am not having a problem referencing the stage (Stage.width) but am ...more >>

Hello and thanks in advance!! Here's the sit'ation.. - I have a MC that is placed on the stage via _root.attachMovie() - It is linked to a class, 'Notebook' - Notebook has methods to get/set database entries -Once the user is finished, they close the Notebook, and I use 'removeMovieCli...more >>

I am trying to create dynamic buttons and here's the actionscript: onClipEvent (initialize) { label = 'Next'; clickHandler = 'nextframe'; } on (release) { function nextframe(component) { trace(component._name); } // End of the function nextbtn.setClickHandler(...more >>

hi, I'm creating a new variable by adding two together, which actually creates a name of a movieclip which is on the stage. if I trace this it appears fine in the output panel. But if I then use this variable with ._visable to make the movieclip dissapear it doesn't work. My code is: myhigh...more >>

Hello All, I am trying to set an event ( e.g. onRoller ) and bind it to a dynamic variable name ( _level0['button' + i].onRo..). This does not seem to work.. Does anyone know how I could get something like this to work? Thank you all for your help. //code to dynamically create a movie...more >>

I am working in a project where I am dragging one mc clip (mc1) over another (mc2). When the drag starts for mc1, I have hidden the mouse cursor, but made the mc1 visible (_alpha = 0). What I am having difficulty with is having mc2 become visible (_alpha = 100) when I do a rollover. I put th...more >>

I'm having this weird problem with Flash MX. I have two movie clips that are just rectangles of color. One movie clip is named box1 and the other is named box2. I have the following actionscript on the timeline: box1.onRelease = function( ) { trace('box1'); } box2.onRelease = f...more >>

Hello. I'm writing an flash mp3 player, loading an mp3 playlist via xml & want to be able to continue to the next song when 1 song finishes. Will the onSoundComplete function work for this purpose? Thus far I've had absolutely no success & it's made me wonder if it works with mp3s in the firs...more >>

I am creating an advertisment space on a web page. The banner at the top is going to need to run my swf as well as those that are sent to us from paying cust. To make it fare I have created a container movie that has a script that when the page loads, it randomly chooses a .swf from a set I...more >>

Hi I'm looking for a way to parse and xml and get a list of all thw attributes in a node, but I haven't been able to. Is it possible or do I have to use the XML connector Thanks German Hernandez ...more >>

Can someone tell me what the simplest way to generate a variable from the radiobutton component is? I have a php script which emails all the vars in my movie to me. I have 3 radiobuttons and I wnat to set a variable called time to the label of whichever radiobutton the user selects. ...more >>

how can I dynamically set the contentPath of the loader component? If I hard code the path of the image, it works fine. But I need to duplicate and load multiple image url paths from a XML file...more >>

Hello, I realy don't know what is hapenning here... I make a for in loop, it works good, whith the [k] values I get I create textfields, this works good as well, but assigning text to the textfields always resultsin a empty field (the last one) Help! :-) the code: ...more >>

I haven't been able to find other complaints about this while searching around the web, so I'm wondering if it may be something specific to me? I've inherited a bunch of code, and I'm trying to clean it up. Owing to the fragmented nature of Flash's actionscript (a little over here, a little ...more >>

Hi, I tried to make a totally flash environment in the browser and have the MovieClip align CENTER. I use "Stage.align = "T", but it keeps align RIGHT. I read the "Help" and it says: "Any value not listed here centers the SWF file in Flash player or browser area, which is the defaul...more >>

I want my nav buttons to make a click sound when you roll over them. So this is what I have done. on frame 1 of nav.fla: var linkSound:Sound = new Sound(); linkSound.attachSound('click_id'); on each nav button: on (rollOver) { _root.linkSound.start(); } and in the library I have a click....more >>

Can anyone tell me how to achieve this in flash mx. e.g. http://designarchives.aiga.org/ Notice if you go to a new section within the 100% flash movie you can still use the browsers back button....more >>

i have a button and i added this code to it: send_btn.onRelease = function() { getURL("mailto:info@sebhughes.com"); } and it does not work...more >>

i ahve this code for my cursor onClipEvent (load) { Mouse.hide(); this.onMouseDown = function() { this.gotoAndPlay("Swing"); }; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { this._x = _root._xmouse; this._y = _root._ymouse; } but when i right click the white arrow appears again ho...more >>

Hi. how can i make my easing script scroll to a set amount ie + 50px at the moment i just scrolls to the set postions. // on the mc to be scrolled onClipEvent (enterFrame) { this._y +=(_root.news.news_txt.ypos-this._y)/7 } // button on (press) { _root.n...more >>

I knew there had to be a way..thanks, that helps me out a lot....more >>

hello everyone! I have a progress bar component attached to a loader component where I am loading external swfs. When I test my movie locally the progess bar works perfectly, but when I test it on the server, the external file downloads but the progress bar doesn't move. what am I doi...more >>

I am trying to set a value to a numericStepper. Something is just not right. Never used NumericStepper before, so if someone can help please. Just 3 steps: 1) Drage a NumericStepper from UI Components panel. name it "aaa". Maximum = "999" Value = "50" 2) Creat a Dynamic Text filed,...more >>

Hi all, This is a question I can't solve for a long time. I have input text box and some buttons/movies to change text properties. But as soon as one pressed any button, text focus is lost and user must click on text area again to continue typing. If I use Selection.setFocus , text appears s...more >>

I have to create a menu with a long list of items. My idea was to create a textarea and include the menu items as simple underlined text (such as a web page, but in flash). I know I can include a text as a variable in a textarea, and I also know I can place a href in that text if 'render text...more >>

True. I really have to wonder why you can choose orientation of reg point when converting to symbol, but you lose this functionality afterwards? At any rate, I believe moving the contents(with Onion Skin if need be) or re-converting into a new MC, qualifies as 'easy' - I do it all the time. N...more >>

I'm using CSS to format text in one field. The CSS uses two different font faces. I have added the fonts as font symbols to the Library and checked the 'Export For ActionScript' box in Linkage. I know the fonts are being included in the SWF because the file size is 4kb without them and 52kb wi...more >>

What's the best way of having one external swf preloaded while another plays? If I load clip_n+1 to a temporary holding instance (hidden at this point) how to I copy this over to the main insttance? (assuming this is the best way of doing this) Thanks! ...more >>

Hi, I'm using the load_images.fla movie in the Flash MX samples library. It's perfect for the simple slideshow that I'm doing. But is there a way to get the images to start over at the beginning when you get to the end of the slide show? Just using that exact movie in the samples library, ...more >>

I have set up a website that uses flash and PHP to log user info. When I user accesses the site they login (html page + php) once the login completes they are directed to a html page to launch the flash movie. When the flash movie is launched, flash uses LoadVars to call PHP script for user in...more >>

Hi, Got a problem that I am having alot of trouble with. I have a text field where the user has to input the text. They need to input 1 single character. Actionscript checks the inputted character. If it matches the correct answer, it moves on to the next textfield in the movie. If the...more >>

Hi, Using Flash 5, I have designed a 'hangman style' game where the user has to work out the characters in a string by typing each letter in turn then submitting it. The character they type is then matched with each string character using .charAt(n) in a for-next loop. My problem is that I wa...more >>

I have a combo box that is dependant on another combo box. when the user selects a month from the first combo box, i need the second box to list specific dates which the user will then select from. i wanted to load these dates from seperate text files depending which month was selected, but ca...more >>

i would like to do a xml playlist for mp3 and streaming with media component.. where can i find example and tutorial? please help ...more >>

Hi. What's wrong with this? function myCommand(cmd_obj){ cmd_obj.command.apply(this, cmd_obj.param) } myCommand({command:trace, param:new Array('my message')}) myCommand({command:loadMovie, param:new Array('Untitled-2.swf', _root.target_mc)}) trace: my message Target not found: Target=...more >>

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The setTextFormat not work, if i trace the FontList of the textfield, it tells me "undefined"! And i see the look is not right also(size not ok) why the script not wok?? stop(); var box_fmt=new TextFormat("Verdana",20); box_fmt.indent=3; for (i=0;i<size._x;i++) { for (j=0;j<size._y;...more >>

best xml menu? ...more >>

Hi, need help with AS code someone passed me some time ago (see Flash general Discussion Forum - Topic Title "animate text field letter by letter?" - Created On 01/10/2005 11:08:17 AM ) Here's the code: // copy paste to frame in flash and preview function create(str) { for (var i ...more >>

Hi, I've been searching through the archives in google to see if it's possible to get flash to ackowledge a right mouse click properly. Found a fair amount of info on it however none of it appears to completely work. I can register a right click with flash, however I can't completely stop the...more >>

Hi, I am controlling my buttons from frame 1 in the timeline. In the first frame of my movie I have 5 buttons names 'showme0-4'. These buttons all work fine but on the second frame I have five more buttons named showme5 - 9 which do not work. They will only work if I place the action actually ...more >>

how do i do it so if i press a key like "D" it goes to frame X...more >>

hey everybody! i've been looking at http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/mx2004/main_7_2/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/ wwhelp.htm?context=Flash_MX_2004&amp;file=00001813.html and some other similar examples on the forum. just really simple ways of styling text with external css. duplicating ...more >>

:confused; i have a problem with loadmovie(), in my pc it's work but when i put my site in the web don't work. my swf file in like this folder1/folder2/file.swf and script is loadmovie("folder1/folder2/file.swf ","box") where "box" is the scene where i want to load the swf file, i dont under...more >>

I am trying to load a jpeg image into a target movie clip, and I am having no results. I have tried to use the onClipEvent(load) onClipEvent(enterframe) and even _root.mymovieclip_mc.onEnterFrame() I am not sure where to place the code either. Do I place the code on the frame or...more >>

Hi, Going to make a puzzle game (game like dragging 1,2,3,...15 pieces in a box) I need to drag an object between another few objects Think that their are a four object in a box (A_mc,B_mc,C_mc & D_mc) I want drag A_mc between B_mc,C_mc & D_mc and shouldn't go through them And should...more >>

I want to know what depth an empty MC occupies. The Mc instance is named s1. How would I do this and have it show up in the output window? dier02@optusnet.com.au...more >>

I have a problem with my preloader. I have a preloader consisting of only a border and a load bar but it still doesn't even show up until the movie is almost 80% loaded. I didn't make the preload until my movie was almost complete because I didn't know what kind of preloader I wanted, so is ...more >>

I made several of my buttons movies and I have them all lined up on one frame. I am trying to get the movies to send you to another scene once they have been clicked. Here is what I typed at www.flashkit.comhttp://www.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?s=94d7e6985b1cd2bd7 d1b87b3ca256f9d&posti...more >>

Hi Flash Developers, Do you have any idea on how I can create a delay in Flash? I want it to be a function so that, I can call it anytime I want to implement a delay, like delaying the movement of an object moving from left to right - for instance. Hope you can also add functionality where...more >>

I am having a really weird problem with load movie, that has actually bugged me for a while. If anyone can help me, I will be eternally grateful. Basically, I create a script to generate a random number between 1 and 5. I then use that number to send my clip to one of five frames that each c...more >>

Hello, I've turned to the forum gods to help me out. I really like this sliding image technique. Example: http://www.firstbornmultimedia.com/websites/052_ysl_coming_soon/launch01.htm Does anyone know how to go about creating a navigation style like this or know where I might be able to...more >>

how do I do it? I have everythig made i just don't know how to tell it where to go. Chris chris@crashfamily.com...more >>

I am unable to use the v2 components in my particular project, so I am stuck with the old v1 comboBox. Unfortunatly, I can seem to find any help files or documentation. I just need a simple callback to work. Something like this: comboBox.clickHandler = function() { trace(this.selectedItem...more >>

Can someone tell me why if this placed in frame 1 of root will dupe the clip: i = 2; //for ( i=2; i < 10; i++) // { _root.butt1_mc.duplicateMovieClip('butt'+i+'_mc',1); _root['butt'+(i)+'_mc']._x = _root['butt'+(i-1)+'_mc']._x + 40; // } why won't this work to dupe it 9 times?? :: fo...more >>

Sorry for such a simple post, I did this just the other day but can't remember for the life of me. What is the Actionscript reference for the stage? I'm creating a script to center loaded content which are all different size, at the bottom you will find a sample script. This is commonly used ...more >>

Sorry for such a simple post, I did this just the other day but can't remember for the life of me. What is the Actionscript reference for the stage? I'm creating a script to center loaded content which are all different size, at the bottom you will find a sample script. This is commonly used ...more >>

String.prototype.trimL = function(){ for(var x=0;this.charAt(x)==' ';x++){}; var carray = this.split('') carray.splice(0,x); return carray.join(''); } String.prototype.trimR = function(){ for(var x=this.length-1;this.charAt(x)==' ';x--){}; var y = this.length-1-x; var carray = this...more >>

Open the Symbol for editing by double-clicking on it from the Library. The registration point is the cross-hair on the stage. The cross-hair is the 0,0 point of the symbol space, but like the main Flash stage (where 0,0 is the upper left corner), positive x/y space is down and to the right). ...more >>

Wow that's simple, neat and effective code. thanks Jeckyl. My problem now is to evaluate the expression, what a headache. Do you know any function or code for me to Trim all the spaces (1). " printf("Hello"); " - first and the last. (2) "printf ("Jeckyl") ;" - spaces in bet...more >>

Any idea on how can i trace and replace words in the statement below, width and height and if found replaces it with 2 and 3 respectively.??? answer = width + 10 * (height - 2) after the replace process answer = 2 + 10 * (3 - 2) Thanks again. ...more >>

Hi all. I have a flash site utilising the loadmovie feature fairly heavily. I have come across a problem with developing a 'back' button within the interface. Once the movie features anything above Level 1, the content of those levels remains on screen whilst the level 1 data correctly returns...more >>

Did you want to actually make a program that computes?...more >>