:confused; Hi there, Hoping somebody can help me. I'm loading an external swf using the new movieClipLoader class. It all works great (loads fine, etc). But I'm having trouble with getting a button to unload the movie, and not exactly sure why. Here's the onLoadInit part of my loading scri...more >>

hello any one has idea how to move the mouse constantly in one direction and flash to realise that even if you came with coursor to the end of screen? something like the other programs have (3d studio max): when cursor reach the end of screen (for example top of the screen) and if you move mo...more >>

Hi, I want to know to enable the window component close button .. I built a button that when is released cretaes a pop-up. I don't know hot to delete that pop-up .... I tried to add a listener to handle the click event, but the code isn't working. That's what i wrote: this.btP1.onRelea...more >>

Hello, I n my project i had one dynamic text box that i used to post news onto the site from an external .txt file Now i want to add a second box to the same frame so i just copied the same code in and changed all the necessary bits When i load the page only one set of text is displayed, if ...more >>

I'm trying to use this javascript pop up window code that I've used before in flash MX, in MX 2004. For some reason I cant't get it to work in MX 2004. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!! This is placed in the root Movieclip.prototype.openWinCentre = function(url, winName, w, h, t...more >>

i have a movieclip that when u click the mouse it goes to the next frame. I was wondering if there was anyway to have it do the same thing exept when u hold the mouse button it keeps going. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED! ...more >>

Dear All Can someone please advise me what I am doing wrong here: I have declared 2 variables on Layer 1 on Frame 1 as: var strUser:String; var strAccessLvl:String; I then want to assign these values from an external application which works fine if I add a textbox on the last frame of...more >>

hi, on my site when you roll over the navigation the pinchers close then open on rollout. i did this thru tweening. can i do it thru scripting so it moves smoother? http://www.cabalrecordings.com thanks ...more >>

Hi for all in forum. I use the scroll comp for text, but for movieclip, he don't works, becuse, the mc is NECESSARY in stage. Some solution, for resolve this?...more >>

Hi. I'm in a project of writing a J2SE server for a multi-user flash app, but I've faced a problem and hoping anyone may give me a suggestion, any comments are welcome. In fact, I want to have some clean-up operation on the server-side when the client is disconnected, the flash client...more >>

Pulling my hair out. I use a loop to create a series of radio button components (using createObject). Then I use a loop to get rid of them (using destroyObject). They appear to be gone, however if I trace them, they're still there. How do I truly destroy them? Attached code for your review. T...more >>

How do I make a button inactive after my mouse has rolled over it? I just dont want it to keep repeating itself incase the mouse happens to rollover it. Otherwise I have to set a variable on a certain frame, then only when it gets to the end reset it. on the rollover make the variable dif...more >>

Hi, I want to change the color of the selected items in the list box component of flash mx 2004, instead of the green color I want a different color, the same for the color of the element the mouse is over. I already found how to change the border style, font, but havent found that ones, pleas...more >>

If the user selects the tab in the 3rd Index position a movieClip is attached, if not then it removes it. But it won't remove it. Does anyone know why this doesn't work? Thanks myAccordionListener = new Object(); myAccordionListener.change = function() { //oldIndex = newIndex; ...more >>

i need help with radio buttons. i want to have a quiz with 10 questions. each question will have 3 options for answers with radio buttons and "next" buttons. i want to show wrong or right message. when you select a radio button and press next button the wrong/right message appear and then...more >>

hey, I am just trying to create my first flash webpage and I have buttons and everything now i need to know how to link them? can anyone give me some info plz ...more >>

I am using flash for a UI to a relational db (using MySQL, not that that should matter). I intend to use different mc?s to dispalay the data in various related tables. I have one a section in my form where there are 50 possible options to chose from. Each option has a unique number associat...more >>

I would like to execute a function in one object from another, dynamically. However, I can't figure out how to get the path to another object. If I pass 'this' it simply gives me [Object object]. When I really need a string literal of the path it seems. So I want to do this: function callFun...more >>

I have the code on my laptop at home but i need the code now. When I rollOver a button i need a movie clip to scroll along an x or y axis. anyone know the code for this?? I cannot get it! thanks in advance! ...more >>

I have a button, Upbutton, inside of an MC, UpbuttonMC, the MC has three frames in it so it will loop over and over (this is the only way I could figure out how to get the script in the button to execute over and over) The button has the following script: on (rollOver) { n = 7; for (j=1; j...more >>

Yo.... Right peeps!! i need to control the position of a group of movieclips grouped together by puting in x and y positions into variable text fields. so if i put 0 into the x position variable text field and 0 in the y position variable text field the grouped movies would animate so that t...more >>

I'm trying to make a MP3 player, But I have an input text where i put the number of the track. It looks something like this: mySound = new Sound () mySound.loadSound ("c:\folder\"+track+".mp3"); track = Number() But when I run the program this error pop up : Cannot Find C:/FOLDER/...more >>

I want to make a button on an interactive CD-ROM that open the CDs contents in folder view. I have an AutoRun on it, so linking to the CD itself might run that instead of opening Windows Explorer. What would the code be for that? Thanks! TPS ...more >>

I am using a datagrid that is loaded with XML data using the XML Connector component. I have roughly 40 records and rather than having it scroll the datagrid, I want to set it up so that if there were 10 records/page I could have it say 'Page 1 of 4' and let the user click to go from page to...more >>

Probably a simple question. I've been using actionscript (Flash MX 2004) for just a couple of days now and am having trouble referencing a movie clip (MC1) in my code. Here's what I"m working with. I have 3 layers (L) in my movie. L1 has an instance of MC1, called INST1, playing a frame...more >>

I have this huge recursive loading method that results in a frozen frame for more than 15 seconds (when the error dialog pops up). Is there any way for me to pre-empt this method so that I can periodically update the frame? thanks-- ...more >>

Can Actionscript get width and height of image in pixels if the JPEG image contains metadata/header info about size? Would appreciate any suggestions on how others obtain such information. One approach we are thinking about is to upload jpeg ahead of time with a java program (use java imag...more >>

OK, lets see if I can explain this correctly. I have a move clip called 101. I have... onClipEvent (load) { loadVariables("you.php", this, "GET"); } assigned to 101. Inside of 101 I have dynamic text fields with the var names of price, fee, and state. I have a movieclip 102 ...more >>

I have a movieClip that I have a pretty simple drag script on. on (press) { startDrag (this); } on (release) { stopDrag (); } Within this mocieClip is a series of buttons. The button won't work with the drag script on it. The drag script works but is there a better way to writ...more >>

hello, I am planning a project with lots of text stored in a xml file. So it will be the speeches of 160 speakers, plus their bio. Is there a max size of xml files? Or should I just divide it in several xml files? josp...more >>

i am facing problem in flash using xml(using encoding formate of unicode) its displaying fine in windows XP but the same thing i am tesing in windows 2000 professional or windows 98, fonts is not coming properly. Here i used the font in flash as 'arial unicode ms' which supports all the font b...more >>

i have used three scene in a movie in each scene i have placed two buttons (on and off, if one will visible other will be unvisible & visa-versa ) in the first scene i have made on button unvisible,my problem is if on the first scene i made on button visible how can i made the on button vi...more >>

good day, i would like to know if it is possible to use a screen capture function in flash and then send this information to a print file. clients need to fill in a form on flash and then be able to click on a save button to save the information as it was filled in and then print the file when...more >>

i have used three scene in a movie in each scene i have placed two buttons (on and off, if one will visible other will be unvisible & visa-versa ) in the first scene i have made on button unvisible,my problem is if on the first scene i made on button visible how can i made the on button v...more >>

Help! I created a flash website with one main movie and the rest of the swfs load in seperatly but I dont know how to add the preloader to each movie easily becuase there is 50 movies and 200 jpgs. Please help ...more >>

hi, i m trying to do something VERY simple in theory. I ve got some event handler function on the main timeline and would like to target this timeline wihout using _root. something like: netStream.onStatus = function() { trace(??); // i'd like to trace the timeline }; if i use 'this', it re...more >>

Hi. I use the duplicateMovieCpli, to duplicate my mc. I need the duplicate beyond the mc, but also the other ones inside of the mc. I tried this but without results. tanks....more >>

Hi. I have made a couple of empty movieclips which I want to drag. I have made that work, but my code is not optimal. Is there someone else who know a better way to make it work? Now the code looks like this: mc[0].onPress = mc[1].onPress = mc[2].onPress = mc[3].onPress = .... = function() {...more >>

Hi After some research i was able to load a sound using the script below. sidloeSound = new Sound(); sidloeSound.loadSound("http://www.sidloe.com/sidloe.mp3", true); Now i would like the sound to loop, but cant figure out how to do it. And also i want to show the in the player the num...more >>

Is there a way to use the slidebar to enlarge and reduce the size of a movieClip? ...more >>

anyone can give me some infomation about this domain? many thanks....more >>

Hello, I have been working on a site for a friend of mine for a couple weeks now, and have run into a slight problem. Hopefully someone on here would be willing to help me out. The site in question is http://pbs.sentiencecomics.com. Basically, I was planning on using a txt file to upda...more >>

Evey loader bar I try to use fails miserably - all I need is something to load a mask bar that will stretch to a certain length (and load of course). If at all possible, could it not use any movie clips? they are ruinning my page. (very simple). also something i can throw in an already made pa...more >>

I want to display an image from XML attribute. Here is my XML: <download> <esrb logo="http://www.gamedaily.com/includes/esrb/t.gif">T</esrb> </download> Is anyone have any suggestion on this? Alice ...more >>

heres teh deal. I want a counter to count down from 20 each time u click the mouse. i have a custom cursor so i was thinking ud put the actionscript there. anyway help would be appreciated...more >>

heres the deal. i want a counter that goes down each time you click teh mouse. I have no idea how 2 do it, but ive been trying to fool around with it. anyway theres a custom cursor so i was thinking id put the actionscript there. Any help? ...more >>

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I'm wondering if anyone can help me... My problem is this. I have created a flash website which has two main components, information/text and a folio that is mostly images. I have created a preloader at the beginning of the movie which loads the entire movie before entering. This was all f...more >>

I don't really know if it's really the case but it seems like flash loads components before anything else. My flash movie uses a couple of combo boxes. But when I create a preloader and I test my movie it takes a while for it to display, and it starts at a high precentage. Besides the componen...more >>

How do I round numbers like they should? So 1.3 should be displayed as 1 but 1.6 should be displayed as 2 Or with a decimal. 1.33 displays as 1.3 and 1.36 like 1.4 They tings I've read so far just drop the decimals you don't want like Math.floor does.... ...more >>