Is it possible to update all of an Item's fields within a dataProvider...all at once. The explanation of ' getEditingData' was vague. It says it returns an editable string...but then how do you submit it to Update the dataProvider? trace(myDP.getEditingData(4, 'price'); ..that does tells m...more >>

Can anyone help me with the AS below? What I?m trying to do is load an XML file into Flash with the date concatenated using the date object in AS. I.e. 2005_03_18_somefile.xml so that I can have multiple files that are five days or more in advanced without having to update the same file e...more >>

I'm dynamically loading a movie clip and want to get the width of the movie clip after it's loaded. I'm having difficulty doing so with the following action script: eval("image" + pos).loadMovie(["http://www.all-health.com/logos/logo_images/" + eval("dataReceiver.Logo" + i)]) trace("movie...more >>

Hi im trying to load a dynamic image. but i want to define the image filename thru a variable created in a text file. babewindow.loadMovie('babe.jpg'); <--- this loads the pic 'babe.jpg' then i made a text file and in the text file it says &amp;pic=babe.jpg now i want to apply this variab...more >>

Suppose - var myString:String = " sdfkf dsfkljdkfjkfd w34545 345;llwlkj234l2k34 2342lk234l fdlaksdjlaksdj skj fsalkfjsdf "; What can be the max length of the string myString ? .... I am facin problem when tried to assign huge values. It hangs when attempted. Like say a value assig...more >>

Huge XML files cant be loaded into flash players. It hangs when attempted. Whats the descent max size of XML file that i can load using XML.load(file_url:String); ? -- >>> karuna >>> ...more >>

I know, usually people want to know why something doesn't work. I want to know why this does work, because it seems like it shouldn't. I have two variables and a function, both the variables are strict typed, the first as a string, the second as a number: var myVar:String; var myNumber:Number...more >>

I have a 'Load' button that executes a function in Director which pushed some variables back to Flash. The variables are then loaded into global variables which are then populated into input text windows. Here is a sample of the code: on (release) { getURL('lingo:LoadSetting'); _globa...more >>

i'm trying to do something, but i'm not sure if it's possible. i'd like it to be possible, but more importantly, i'd like to know for certain before i waste any more time beating my head against it. here's the situation: in the main movie (call it MASTER), i have an item in the library (...more >>

I am making a kids game using Flash but I don't have a lot of experience with actionscripting. The game: the user will play a game where they will hear a random letter from the alphabet and the user's goal is to click on the correct letter. 3 chances to pick correct letter or the next ra...more >>

I'm building a type of app that loads different flash movies into a clip, the reason I need to read the stagesize of that loaded movie is I have a script that centers the movie according to it's size... the problem is I will not be creating the movies that are going to be loaded... so my app n...more >>

Im using flash for navigation for my site, and i was wondering wat coding i should have on the buttons in the flash file so that it changes the page of the iframe on my site and not the page the flash is embeded in. ...more >>

I have an MC with a presentation like slide show within. What is the best way to hold it on a frame then release it to the next frame on the timline after it has finished it's own timeline. Main Timline - Frame 1 PresMC - Frame 2 start other pres PresMC Timline - Frame 1 Images Thank...more >>

hello, I have some text and I want the textfield on mouseover to turn white. What'S the best way? josp...more >>

I have a flash-based site split into sections, and each section has a seperate fla movie. All sections begin and end with the same image, which opens to reveal the content of that particular section. When I transition movies, there is a blink/flicker on the first time a secondary swf is loaded...more >>

Hi, We are working on a C++/flash application. We call by fscommand() all function needed by flash but, at this time we have a little trouble with the return of fscommand. IE : I've seen that fscommand stop a movieClip before answering and play after batch done but in this case, you ne...more >>

Well, although it was my own fault, I just spent the last hour debugging an app, and I just realized my Constructor name was miss typed. Yet no compilation error was generated!?!? This seems like a blatent oversite, am I missing something here, or what? Oh yeah, and while I'm typing, I jus...more >>

I need find the .sol file when publish projector (.exe). The flie (file.sol) are in: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrador\Datos de programa\Macromedia\Flash Player\#SharedObjects\PX7LD4J2\localhost\file.sol This folder: PX7LD4J2, change the name for each computer. I need know this path ...more >>

I have a simple sound object linked to a sound in the library that works fine until I try to load it into a different swf. Then it only works if I put the sound in the level0 library. I don't want to increase the size of level 0 if the user doesn't need to load that file. Does it have to be in...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to create snowflakes which appear with individual random properties eg. rotation, alpha, scale and _x (starting positions). Once the snowflakes appear they will then animate as if they were falling down the page. The creation of the multiple duplicate snowflakes is fine as...more >>

hi friends im designing a template in that template there are many buttons in the third layer.my problem is i am adding attaching a movie clip when the mouse comes over that buttons the movie clip is also attaching but the problem is this movie clip is overlaping the button.how to make th...more >>

.... When user presses btn1 on a 9 btn keypad this event is loaded into the background so you can't see or hear it. myMCL.loadClip("explosion3.swf", "fire_mc"); Then to actually see this swf upon another action I have this: myMCL.loadClip("explosion3.swf", "fire_mc"); // ie. the s...more >>

Hello, This is my second post with this problem as no replies to my first post some time back. I have set up a listener function to detect the enter key press. When the enter key is pressed another function is called. Also I have a multiline input text box where the user types some text and...more >>

Hello all, I am creating a simple dynamic slide show and was hoping someone here could give me a quick pointer on how to get it running. I have the images and data loading in from XML to create an unlimited number of simple "slide" movieclips, each with its own animated mask. Where I nee...more >>

Hi guys Heres a scenario for you. I have a flash stand alone movie that will be installed on a laptop with a desktop icon to launch it. In the movie I need to be able to communicate with the CDrom drive call it drive D: The CD in the CDrom player will also be a flash stand alone movie whic...more >>

Hi, Can anyone suggest me a good tutorial on how to make a Preloading Movie, i.e. the movie that will show how much of the Movie is loaded by showing the % till the completion? I saw some tutorials but they were all pretty vague and not that clear. Thanks in advance Danny. ...more >>

Hello. I have just started to play with flash and I have a little problem here. I have made a dynamic text box and a scrollbar from flash ui components. Now, how can I get that scrollbar to know how long is the text which comes from outside .txt file? First the scrollbar didn't work because ...more >>

Hi, that's my problem: I am developing a project to be used offline, i.e. a CD. There is a button that launches a local html page (same folder as the EXE). With IE as default browser everything works just fine, but with Firefox I just get a window with two tabs, the first remains blank while...more >>

Is there a way for flash to read a variable on the html page the flash file is sitting on. ie. The html page (built with php) sets a form field value to 1, can a flash file included on the same page read this value using a script ? Richard ...more >>

I don't want to load movie into new level - cause I'm doing interactive movies and need them to be accesible in different player windows or be able to return to original movie when done. Goal is so that the movies can be individually played around with then closed when done. Question is can I...more >>

How do I use a variable as a path to a movieclip? I want to tell a certain movie in the _root to play depending on what a variable is currently set as. This is what I want to achieve: _root.'insert my variable here'.gotoAndPlay('in') and my variable is _root.wherenow So if _root.wherenow...more >>

I'm trying to initiate a method call to a web service of a pretty sophisticated web application. My response on trace is that Flash doesn't support method overloading. My simple code: import mx.services.*; var myWS:WebService = new WebService("http://localhost/dir/cgi-bin/serv.cgi?WSDL...more >>

hello all, CONTEXT: i am currently working on a Flash diagram that plots the monthly rainfall from 1851-2005. the user inputs the year in that range and hits a 'plot' button. flash plots the 12 points associated with that year. I want to only have one file from which to read in data. Hence. ...more >>