http://www.neverrain.net/ The preloader on this site seems to run through a complete animation before moving forward in the movie. I am curious if there is something to how preloaders like this work. Does each animation happen after a certain precent is loaded (in this example, when the sq...more >>

Hello. I have an xml file that is being pulled in fine and is displaying the variable node in a text box for me to make sure it is seing the correct information. What i need to do now is say: if the xml node == (a specific number){ _root.thismovie.gotoAndDo(Something); } the code i have i...more >>

I am writing a screen application which loads in text from an XML file into an object called languagedata. I am writing an app which will have multiple languages. On the presentation screen the first thing that happens is that the XML is loaded and the variables put into my languagedata obje...more >>

This one has me quite flummoxed. I am trying to make mcs decelerate as they move into position. When they get within a certain distance of their destination (represented in the code below by summitRoot.eta), I have them snap into place and the _x of a clip is set equal to the x coordinate of ...more >>

Hi Everyone, I'm doing some work with LocalConnection and it seems that it's not working in IE, do I need to set my domain with .allowDomain even though the help files say "you probably don't need to use this command"? I'd be gratedul if you could test the following link and post your sp...more >>

i would like my clients to be able to advance and rewind a video clip one frame at a time using the keyboard arrows such as you can do with quicktime. does anyone know how this could be done with behaviors, actionscript etc? ...more >>

I am trying to load a .txt file into a dynamic text field in my swf. It works fine on my local machine, but when I posted it, the text no longer shows up. Here is the script that I used to call up the file (i need it to read html formatting...) loadVarsText = new loadVars(); loadVarsText...more >>

I just downloaded from Macromendia the java script for a pop up window that does not work. on (release) { getURL('javascript:openNewWindow('http://www.macromedia.com','thewin','height=4 00,width=400,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes') '); } I am assuming that in my action script panel it will not ...more >>

I am using the following actionscript code to call a sound. I have a play and a stop button. Currently the sound will start playing again if the play button is pressed more than once. What do I need to add to the script in order to stop this happening? mySound_sound = new Sound(); mySound_...more >>

I'm using the following function to generate an input field: function createNewTF (textFieldName, xpos, ypos) { createTextField("mytext",1,xpos,ypos,200,20); mytext.type="input"; mytext.background=true; mytext.border=true; mytext.backgroundColor=0xFFFFFF; mytext.borderColor=0x000000;...more >>

This could be my dumbest question yet - but... If I have any actions set in a Movie that I convert to a clip and attached to a second movie - all the actions appear to be ignored - is this the norm? I only want the clip to stop on the first frame and then jump to scene two when I click on...more >>

I do i make it so i have an object that people can drag but it cant leave the stage so they wont lose it?...more >>

Hi, it looks so ease to do this, but can anyone tell me how ??? i tried to find that solution on formu, but i couldn't. Im new one and need help..., so... HELP !...more >>

Hello, I am doing a multi-lingual flash site. Is there a way I could get the client local language (f.i. from its windows or Mac settings) in order to orient him directly in the right language. Tks for yr help Henri...more >>

I think I have missed something important here. I have two sounds (song and hit). when I try to set them up something bad happens. _______________________________________ var mySong:Sound = new Sound(this) mySong.attachSound("mySong1"); mySong.setVolume(50); mySong.start(); // //...more >>

I'm having problems getting loadvariable to work when one movie is loaded into another. The movie that holds the text works perfectly when it is played on its own, but if I then load that movie into a container movie, loadvariables fails to load my texts. Any idea what I should look out for? ...more >>

When I embed mutiple movies I access dynamic text variables by - _root["mcName"+i].dyVar = "Try This"; but when I have more then one embeded mc - the lower mc's show nothing. I have put each into a different z-layer, but even that dosent work. Any suggerstions? Danny ...more >>

Hi, I need help preloading my xml file in my swf. somehow i can't make any preloaders because the xml connecter and the data components have to be in the first frame of my movie. I'd really appreciate it if somebody points me in the right direction or tells me where to start. Thanks a lot....more >>

Hey! i'M new into Flash Actionscript. So my quesstion is, do some of you know some Flash Action Script Tutorials on Websites? Cane you give me an url on the site?...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to combat the white screen that appears before loading a swf. My loading screens aren't very elaborate for loading purposes, yet i still get the white screen before getting to the loading screen. Somestime it waits on the white screen up until half or more of the swf has la...more >>

hi there, i am trying to make a photo gallery in flash mx. i am loading images in the clip called "image_mc" how can i make loader for this gallery ? here is how i have it now ! is this wrong, i think it is. as its not showing. code: fitrs frame if (this.image_mc.getbytesloa...more >>

As usual, within minutes of starting to work with one of the Flash components I run into a wall! Maybe someday MM will catch up with where VB and friends were 12 years ago with components! Anyway, the docs say I can set the text on the DateField component and then set HeaderDateText separatel...more >>

I am working on a simple game. There are a man walking and shooting around. But i dont know how to make a bullet as a separate symbol, wich does not depend on the hoogun, and hits the turget?...more >>

Hey, I'm trying to get the current second according to universal time, but I can't seem to get it to work properly. Here is the code I wrote in: time = new Date(); seconds = time.getUTCSeconds(); When this code is executed, however, it does not return universal time, but the time on...more >>

I have an object that should move within a range of 10-200 at x and y. Object moves to a location, then randomly moves within that range. How do I get this object to move randomly x and y within this range? Something is not right: charSpeed=30; rNum_min=10; rNum_max=200; function moveO...more >>

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if anyone can tell me what action script I need to attach to a button in flash so that when that button is pressed it will open a html page in another window with set parameters such as scollbar=no addressbar=no statusbar=no etc..I thought I attached the actio...more >>