I came across this completely by accident, while reading over the SharedObject API. The way to loop through an object without knowing it's property names... var obj : Object = new Object ( { x : 5, y : 16, z : spoon, friend : jamesLyon } ); for (var prop in obj) { trace ( prop ); } ...more >>

Hi I am just getting my head around actionscript and am having trouble passing a variables value to a parameter in a function I have created. The function is called by an on enterframe event later in the main timeline. I want to pass either a frame number or label to the function held in the ...more >>

can I put a batch file in swf so, when you open the swf file it runs all the dose comands with out asking permission. Also how do i make it so you can run another file .bat in the swf but with out asking you if you want to down load it. ...more >>

I have been trying to create a movie with three Drag & Dropable objects which are aligned vertically in the beginning. How'd I create a button which snaps all of those objects back to the original position? I could do it by putting resetButton.onRelease=function() { obj1._x=obj1Xpos; ...more >>

Hi everyone. I'm working with Flash MX Pro 2004 and I'm having some problems with targetPath. I have a MC1 with a nested MC2. MC1 and MC2 are instance names. When I do trace (targetPath(_root.MC1)); it returns _level0.MC1. So far, so good. But when I try trace (targetPath(_root.M...more >>

i have this code my_cm = new ContextMenu(menuHandler); my_cm.customItems.push(new ContextMenuItem(" (C) Sebhughes 2005", itemHandler)); my_cm.hideBuiltInItems(); function itemHandler(obj, item) { trace("Hello World!"); } _root.menu = my_cm; And i want to center "(c) s...more >>

var my_cm:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu(); my_cm.hideBuiltInItems(); _level0.menu = my_cm; i have this code to hide most of the menu items and now i wanna add my own item and it will be is text , it will have no functiopn to carry out ...more >>

I'm having problems with the swapdepth method. I made a visual grid on the stage, every block has it's own depth. Depths from 0 to somewhere around 800. When I move the mc around the stage it has to swap the depth off the mc very fast (because every place on the stage has it's own depth). Now,...more >>

I have a LoadVars object that loads an external text file. The text file has different variables separated by the ampersand (&name1=Sam&name2=Larry, etc.). I want to create another variable that is the number of variables loaded into the LoadVars object from the text file. How would th...more >>

How can I change NaN's to zero? I'm needing them to be zero, so a 'total' text field can calculate. I have five columns for calculations, but if someone only needs four - the NaN's in the fifth column mess up the 'total' text field. ...more >>

I am trying to get the height of my text field so that I can vertically center it in the movie. I am pulling the text randomly, so it can be anywhere from 1 to 4 lines. Here is my code: mainText.autosize = 'left'; mainHeight = mainText._height; mainText.border = true; I can see the border ...more >>

I currently have a movieclip (menu_mc) that when I rollover it goes to the 2nd frame of the clip. The script that I have on the main timeline is: menu_mc.onRollOver = function(){ this.gotoAndPlay('opened'); } menu_mc.onRollOut = function(){ this.gotoAndPlay('closed'); } Now when I rol...more >>

In Flash MX 2004, I have a MovieClip instance called 'desc' on the first frame of the main timeline. 'desc' is a movieclip of only 5 frames set to play when it is clicked and on the fifth frame I have a TextArea called 'descText'. Now, how do I send a message to 'descText' from a frame on the...more >>

Are there any examples on how to create a ComboboxCellRenderer to use in a DataGrid ? Thanks, Felipe...more >>

I have created a simple game where you roll over buttons then the alpha level goes down by 20, however once you have won I want all the levels to reset and go back to 100. I cant jus type _alpha = 100 because of the nature of the script.... is there some kind of overall command? Thanks ...more >>

All, I have successfully created a menu bar, menu items, and listened to change events for some time now. However, I now want to change from hard coded strings to an XML document for the menu definition. Loading the XML seems to work just fine but now I have a problem that I can no longer l...more >>

Hi everyone, currently im doing a maze generator which can create different sizes. i wish to customise the maze with 1)allow user to select different background color 2)has a start & exit position 3)counter to count the number of steps 4) a time counter when a start button is p...more >>

I f I want to got to a label when entering a frame what would the code be. I tried: onEnterFrame() gotoAndPlay ("learnReverse"); { Any Thoughts...more >>

Error Occurred While Processing Request Error Executing Database Query. SQLException while attempting to connect: java.sql.SQLException: ORA-02391: exceeded simultaneous SESSIONS_PER_USER limit Please try the following: Enable Robust Exception Information to provide greater detail ...more >>

you can make some superscripts in an html textfield by url-encoding them: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_ref_urlencode.asp ...more >>

Hi, I need to call a external .doc file with AS, but offline. The media is CD. Can you help me? Thank you! ...more >>

I have Flash 6. I installed Flash UI Component Set 2, which says that it works with Flash 6. There is no icon for the Message Box component in the component window. But since there is an entry for it in the doc, I am guessing that you have to create an instance of it with ActionScript. Can so...more >>

HI Can any one help me out. I have a roll over script there is a mp3 file in it when i roll over the mouse i want to play mp3 file once. This is script. s0.onRollOver = function() { if (i == 0) { } else { back(); } }; //back function function back() { stopDrag()...more >>

I tried tutorials on how to make Flash launch an .exe file, but it never works for me. I can never create the .bat file right or something. Is this the only way Flash can launch an exe file, by using a .bat file? Thanks, Shane ...more >>

:confused; Hi, I'm a newbie. This will become obviouse in about 10 words time. I come from a graphics background and I'm loving Flash, but I'm struggling with ActionScript and fundamental design bit. I want to create a site that has a movie clip for a header that stays on the site the who...more >>

I've created the first tier of my pull down menu. But I want another pull down menu to come off to the right of it when i rollover any button in the original pull down menu. Consider this........ Main Button onrollOver Topic Button Topic Button onrollOver ...more >>

Is anyone familiar with how to create multiple Object type variables in a loop? Ex. for(i=0; i<5; ++i) { var inc[ i]:Object = new Object(); } By the way, this doesn;'t work but I hope I am getting the point across of what I am trying to do! Anyone have any suggestions? ...more >>

Hello. I know how to make a movie clip rotate using action script, heres my code: Say the object is rotating clockwise...How do I get it to change direction and head counter clockwise at a random speed? Thanks for your help :) onClipEvent (enterFrame) { _rotation += 1; } ...more >>

What would prevent me from going to a frame? I have a frame (frame1) with a button component that when clicked should take me to frame2. Instead, frame 2 flashes for a millisecond then returns to frame1. Even in Test mode, I can't physically move the playhead to frame2 after I click the ...more >>

i have a flash site where when you click on a button a text field comes up.. i need to make it upon pressing a button it will scroll either up or down.. can anyone steer me in the right direction for this.. thanks so much. email: destroydesigns@hotmail.com AIM: ChokeStabDie thanks. ...more >>

I am extremely tired of this. Please take a look at: http://hatton.clientwork.us/ In the collapsed navitagion(after you click on one of the navigation options) and also in the 4 links at the bottom of the page(Gallery, Services, ect.), I am using getTextExtent repeatedly to find the width o...more >>

My script is here: //load Movie Behavior if(this.1_hp_mc = = Number(this.1_hp_mc)) { loadMovieNum('t1.9600design.net/help.swf',this.1_hp_mc); } else { this.1_hp_mc.loadMovie('t1.9600design.net/help.swf'); } //End Behavior: The out put panel says: **Error** Symbol=helps_mc, layer=...more >>

hi all, i'm still new to actionscripting and don't know code to do this: i have swf file that contains 13 movieclips that play in order, one after another. i need help loading them into a container and having a movie player component play one time line. (right now the controller doesn't wor...more >>

In a html page you can click on a link for a .pdf and open it or you can select 'save target as' from the right click menu. Is there anyway to get a simlar functionality in flash. In other words, click a 'view .pdf' button the view (ie geturl) and a "save .pdf" button next to it that gives t...more >>

I have trouble creating a .swf movie with two different movies instances which could be movable by mouse. With the script below, two movies move simultaneously conflicting each other. I want to make those movies movable independetly. I suspect there should be something wrong with onEnterFr...more >>

Hi, I'm working on a .jsfl command script which iterrates through all static text elements in the current document and applies various text attributes to them (bold, italics, etc.) depending on the text they contain. I'm able to select elements by assigning them to the document's selection ...more >>

Hi, I'm loading a swf with loadMovie('presentacion.swf', contenedor); I can control de main swf from presentacion.swf with _level0.btn_1._visible=true; but I can't control presentacion.swf from the main swf. I have tried with _level1.btn2._visible=true; and with _level10.btn2._visible=true; b...more >>

I would like to add a feature to a flash file that allows a user to upload a ..zip file to my server in a flash site. One that has a 'browse file' button that allows the user to look for the file on there computer. Then once the file is selected it's file name appears in a dynamic textfield. T...more >>