Just wondering if its possible to edit the actionscript in the scrollbar component of MX (not 2004) so that one click would move down a certain number of lines. I basically have an external txt file that looks something like: myText=Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 (lines 1-4 are shown next to...more >>

I have created a movie clip and put a dynamic text box in it that is created using actionscript. The text is loaded dynamically via the htmlText property AND the stylesheet property controls the font and its characteristics. I exported the 'final' version to a swf. When I look at the render...more >>

I am trying to figure out how to make a button open up a file in it's own native player. The file is a Quicktime file, but it cannot be imported into my library due to the fact it is a virtual reality file. I would like the file to open with Quicktime Player. Basicaly, I just want the Flash fi...more >>

I've been reading and reading and all I can find for volume sliders is a simple choice between horizontal and vertical. I was hoping to find a tutorial on something more abstract for a widget I am creating. If any knows how to globally manipulate the sound of a project in a circular or more...more >>

I've just used this script: this.attachMovie('mcStars1', 'stars1Clip', 1); stars1Clip._x = 540; stars1Clip._y = 75; To attach a movie clip to a frame inside my main movie. I only want a portion of this animation to be visible, as I've placed into a graphical window. It should only show up i...more >>

i'm currently creating an online photo album, in which i load external jpegs onto a movie clip. but not all images are the same size, and when loaded onto the clip, the align at the top left. can anyone please please please tell me how can i center them, so that each time i load one of my imag...more >>

setup:: // on main timeline actions frame I have scripted the following code. Sets the path of my Help button on main timeline to nothing. ButtonHelpURL=' '; // in a MC called Menu, I have a button which sets the path for the 'Help' button. on(release){ _root.ButtonHelpURL='http://dssweb...more >>

I am making a Windows and Mac Projector(exe and hqx respectively) . This projector loads a swf which loads three swfs one by one. The projector is called ShellLoader.exe ShellLoader.exe just loads Shell.swf(in level 0 using loadMovieNum) Now, Shell.swf loads Login.swf(using loadMovieNum in ...more >>

I have a few xml slide show .swfs that I want to run inside a movie clip. I need them to live in a clip so I can remove the clip and stop the xml from running. I have read that I need to open an empty clip then attach a movie to it, so later I can remove the movie. I have tried this without...more >>

Hello. I'm trying to code a button to display text in a dynamic text field. I need to enter the UNC name of a network share. How do I do this? Here is how I have it now: on(release){ data.text='this is where the file is located \\servername\sharename'; } It freaks out when it sees the \\....more >>

I am trying to rotate a textfield dinamically generated with the createTextField method, increasing the _rotation property. It works fine, the thing is, it is rotating around the origin (top left corner), and not around the center, as I want it to. Any clue? ...more >>

I'd like to be able to display how long a movie clip is by having it display the time it's at and the total time (i.e. - 00.34 / 3:30) Help?...more >>

ok how do i play an audio in a action script? also how do i make a password script and a good loader?...more >>

I'm using Flash MX 2004 Professional (oh my gosh they changed everything and now I have no idea what I'm doing. It's a maze!) Ok so I try to create onDragOver event handlers but they never fire! My event handlers for onDragOut, onPress, onRelease, and onRollOver event handlers are all invo...more >>

Can anyone help me? i am trying to make a simple script that counts down from a specific time interval such as 30 and prints it to a dynamic label Thanks in advance, i tried searching this forum and flashkit can't find any relevant tutorials. ...more >>

I have 36 little squares inside of on large box. Each square consist of a input txt for the user to enter two numeric values. How would you check each box and test to see if ALL of the boxes equal the value i will assign? Well if anyone has an idea let me know. im creating this activity for ...more >>

Hey Guys, I have this action on a button. on(release){ if (box1.checked==true) { result_txt.text=("correct") }else{ result_txt.text=("wrong") } } I have one button to give a result in a dynamic text filed if you click it, and I have three check boxes. As you see guys that I told ...more >>

any one know a good converter to convert .exe to swf or where i can get one a looked in downloads.com and google couldn't find it...more >>

I have a skeleton of a really nice Form that is scripted with PHP, not that this is a bad thing. But I do not know how to direct information via this avenue. The script goes something like this: MailTo = destino; // -------la URL del PHP ++++++++++++++ loadVariablesNum("http://www.xoxo...more >>

Hi I have a main swf that is calling multiple swfs into it. The child swfs have got variables and properties I would like to access from the Parent/main swf. I just cant seem to access them. I can send commands like play etc, but cant seem to get to the actual variables. Please help ...more >>

is there a code so you cant right click a javscript code...more >>

I've been having a problem. I've written a movie that loads movies. I want it to load them according to a set of variables stored in a .txt file. Here's my code: loadVariablesNum("stuff.txt", 0); my_mc.loadMovie(_root.var1); where var1 is a variable in the text file that is: var1=to_be_...more >>

Hi, How would I create a pause between lines of actionscript? (see below) stopAllSounds(); _root.S6_cross._visible= true; _root.S6_tick._visible= false; PAUSE HERE FOR 3 SECONDS _root.MC_feedback._visible = true; Thanks Gary ...more >>

yea i have it in a movie clip where you click on a botton and it changes a varuble well it dosn't cnahge it in the root part so how do i make it do that what is the code?...more >>

without using motion tween, etcetera. Can't find my script files and can't figure it out. Can anyone send me some script that can help. Thanks....more >>

Hey Guys, I'm wondering if there is a way to set the focus to the next tabindex in the array.. I have given 3 textfields a tabIndex ... this.user_txt.tabIndex = 1; this.pw_txt.tabIndex = 2; this.email_txt.tabIndex = 3; I have made a function that catches the ENTER key.. and the...more >>

just a simple question, how can i prevent the user from quitting full screen in the flash movie using ALT+TAB or even by the "start menu" button? i have an exit button on the flash movie, and i dont want the user to go to another application for security reasons. please....any help? ...more >>

I'm looking to get an effect for layered Flash graphics similar to the multiply effect in Photoshop, or the Darken ink in Director. Adjusting the alpha, color, etc of the Flash graphics doesn't cut it. Can this be done in Flash? ...more >>

Hello everybody, is there any function like delay, sleep etc.. in flash. My requirement is i placed something on the loop on every repeating or increment of value i need some delay or stay at the moment.. example : for (i=1; i>=100; i++) { //do something - let us say duplicati...more >>

having a problem with this script: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (this._alpa<100); this._alpha += 10; } it fades in fine but after a few seconds the screen goes blank,...am i missing something here? ...more >>

Can anyone help? I simply just want to pause my movie for 10 seconds at a specific frame and then have it resume playing after 10 seconds Thanks in advance! ...more >>

I just can't manage to create more than one text field in _root. I am using the following code: var my_fmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); my_fmt.color = 0xFFFFFF; my_fmt.size = 30; my_fmt.font = "Futura XBlk BT"; _root.createTextField("x", 1, -70, 150, 85, 40); x.text = "w1"; x.set...more >>

Hi i want to learn flash but i cannot follow lessons so wich book should i buy for self study. THanks...more >>

Hi, i am making a site in flash because html is rather boring .But i amp rather new in flash plz help me. This code is not completed a movieclip must play to on release plz help me on (release) { // GoTo Screen behavior if ((this.Home != undefined) && (this.Home != ...more >>

Hello everybody. Is it possible in flash to create a form that actually sends data via post to another page AND redirecting to that page also? I want to simulate the way html form work. I've been trying to find that thing on the internet but nothing found! Thanks ...more >>

I have a problem to load sound files through loop. I have twelve sound filse and i named those files in sequence like sound1 to sound12 (sound1, sound2 ..... sound12). I have set thier volume through loop for example. for (a=1; a<=12; a++) { _root["mysound"+a].setVolume(_global.vol); }...more >>

Hy, I'm looking for a rotating man/woman in flash. I searched in flashkit and bluevertigo but I can't find it. Could you help me? Thanks ...more >>

Hi there, I have a Flash-Problem that bothers me for many hours now: I have buttons, just simple text buttons with text turning blue on rollover. If i thzen view my movie after exporting, the rollover-text is shifted one pixel down, sometimes left or right. Is that a bug? What can i do? Than...more >>

hi everybody! I' using a database acces that gives me text to an asp page. This text contain special characters like "?" or "?" for example. I have tried server.HTMLencode, server.URLencode, escape, unescape....no way, it always doesn't loads me correct text. if I use the same text with the ...more >>

I was wondering if anyone could help me out and tell me what is the colour property that i need to change for a movieclip to begin totally white and then i can use a for loop until the original colour has changed. Its like alpha but not alpha. Here and example of what i mean. for(count = 0;...more >>

I have a movie I have converted to a projector and burned to CD with an autorun.inf. The movie is pretty heavy and takes about 32 seconds to begin. Is there anyway to set up a load screen with an autorun which will begin soon after the CD is inserted and then load the main projector after it i...more >>

Topictitle says it all... I'm loading different swfs into a container_MC and I want to resize the loaded movies if they are too big to fit into the container. However, container_MC._width and _height return the dimensions of the objects that excist at frame 1 of the loaded swf and not the st...more >>

I am building an image viewer app. it loads images dynamically from my site. all works find until i was tasked to add in a rotation effect to the images. (90,180).. the rotation works, but the image axis is at the top left corner of the image, not the center. as you would imagine it th...more >>

Hi there Does anyone know if Flash can control the Windows volume slider? Thanks Shamil ...more >>

I have a movie that loads automattically on _level3. When I click on a button I want the movie to unload then go to a particular frame and a new movie to load. Button script on (release) { unloadMovie('_level3'); gotoAndPlay(80); } Script on frame 80 if ('_level3') { // Explicit check to...more >>

I am trying to figure out how to make the transitions between movie clips smooth. For example, a user clicks the about button which takes them to the about section. Next they click the portfolio button which plays the "exit" part of the about mc before moving to the portfolio mc. I have been t...more >>

I think my problem will be really easy to solve... hopefully. I have the basis of what I want to do working I just need to change it slightly. Basically I want the entire button animations to play on rollover even if the user rollouts straight away, so if the buttons are rolled over quickly i...more >>

Hi all, I need to create a 'remote control' for playback (simle stop/play/jump to frame number) of a whole bunch of swf movies. Both the control and the movie will live on the same html page. The reason why I can not have both the remote control and the (dynamically loaded) movies within one...more >>

I have some jpg files that I am loading into my swf file that will be displayed. I have a preloader in my site, and I don't want the preloader to allow the user to continue unless both the flash file AND the external jpgs have been loaded. Since I am an action script newbie I just looked up a ...more >>

is there an obvious reason why a button with the geturl action assigned to it would not work when viewing a website locally ? i have to burn a website on to a cd for a portfolio, but all my flash links will not work ! any help would be appreciated, boomtown ...more >>

Greetings, I'm coming from the Java, C#, C++ world and trying to do some OOP with ActionScript 2.0. My question is this: How do I create a modal window. And not just any modal window - my own modal window. I'd like to extend the Window class and display it using the PopUpManager.createPopU...more >>

Hello; I want the Flash movie to go to a particular scene at the end. So I write: gotoAndPlay("Exit",1); at the last frame of the current scene, but it doesn't moving, it's just stop at that (last) frame. ...more >>

Hello; I want to create a Flash movie can laod another Flash movie from the CD-ROM, so how could I lunch the CD-ROM drive letter by the ActionScript. Many Thanks for help P.S. I'm useing Flash MX 2004 Pro ...more >>

Hi flashers! I'm developing a Flash web-site for a friend, and I'm using dynamic text imported from a txt file. He asked me to include a 'Search' button in order to find the required words through the different sections of the website. It seems to be a bit difficult for my AS-knowledge, howev...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a problem with swf files playing slowly on my Mac. When I view the same files on a PC they play at normal speed. They could be on the web or swf files that I load into a projector. Has anyone else experience this? An example on the web would be the 2advanced site. It...more >>

Hi all, In my main Flash MX movie, I have a movie clip called with the instance name'location'. 'Location' is a placeHolder to load an external swf. What actions should I put for the preloader of my external swf? I've tried... ifFrameLoaded ('_root.location.Scene 1, 4') { nextScene(); pl...more >>

Hey, Is it possible to nest an HTML site inside of a swf file? I know that you can make tables in html and create more than one swf and make the swf files fit around the non-flash part, but the problem is that won't work for me because there will be something else made in flash in the same s...more >>

I have sounds on buttons that are relevent to the site, but is there a way so when the user rolls out of the button, the sound fades? Thanks for your time! Jimmy...more >>