My content falls out of the "scrollPane" HELP! Iv used a MX 2004 Pro scrollPane on the site to hold som long swf's with several products in them. But when i load the pages online (not on HD) the contense falls out and you se the whole long file!? It only happens the first time you vis...more >>

I'm populating a multidimensional array/menu from an external text file. The text imports fine but elements are presented backwards; last array first; first last. There must be an easy sort() function for this but I don't know what it is. Please help. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, I am using Flash mx 2004 professional I have 2 combobox components called cbResorts and cdNOP and 2 datefield components called dbf and dbt and a submit form in a flash movie. When I click submit, it goes to on (release) { getURL('http://mydomaind.com/handler.aspx', '', 'POST'); } On ...more >>

linebreak brought in from XML does not work. this is the line from the XML: blurb='some\r\nstuff' I have also used: blurb='some\rstuff' It is displayed in a textfield which if i was to use actionscript to supply the text 'some\rstuff' it would have a line break...but broug...more >>

have a movie clip which changes size from a mouse button I want it so that I can have the MC change first then load the external SWF, allowing my MC to change size. any Idears...more >>

Hello Everyone, I have a flash file that is acting weird when one of the functions in it is supposed to take place. It's a jersey map with subdivisions of counties on it. When the user places their cursor over a county, a little box pops up telling info about that particular county. I got the...more >>

This has kept me up all night - I dreamed about it. I got help creating this script from kglad - thank you so much. This is a different problem - now paths, so I'm asking for help again. Hope it doesn't count as a multiple post - I apologize if it does. I know there is someone out there who ...more >>

Is there a way to do the things in a site like www.neostream.com without using scenes, and relying solely on AS? Any help would be much appreciated....more >>

Hello, I want flash to be able to read and obtain the names of all the files in a particular directory. Example: I want flash to see and get all the file/image names in the subfolder 'Images' so I can go through them for a slide show and display all the images in the directory. I do no...more >>

Hello, I want flash to be able to read and obtain the names of all the files in a particular directory. Example: I want flash to see and get all the file/image names in the subfolder 'Images' so I can go through them for a slide show and display all the images in the directory. I do no...more >>

I was curious as to the method of playing an animation in reverse in Flash using action script. Mainly for buttons, on the Rollover and Rollout events. I am wanting to make my button animation look more smooth and calculated. For instance, when you roll over the mouse, the color of the text...more >>

Hello, I've managed to sucessfully load a swf file into my flash movie using the method explained here : http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flashpaper/articles/import_flpaper2.html However what i really wanna do is to allow the user to select page numbers by click on buttons i've created...more >>

Is there a ScrollTo function built in to MX 2004's ScrollPane? I am looking for a way to force the center of the scrollpane to move to a specific x,y coordinate of the content within. I would think they were smart enough to put a function like: ScrollPane.ScrollTo(x,y) I've tryed the Scrol...more >>

:confused;HI, I have several movie which are loaded and unloaded from the main movie. The problem is that there are no transition when theu are unloaded, not very pleasing to the eye. Can fading effect be applied to unload function? Or how to make the transition more appealing.Please Help! The...more >>

Ok, so I havn't been using flash in a little while and I've seen my variable skills take a turn down a bad alley. I need help with an application I am writing. I have 3 main frames, one where the user inters specific data, another where the data is taken from the input boxes and the last wher...more >>

Hiya, Can anyone tell me if Flash scales down its perception of a pixel size WITHIN a movie clip if you scale down the clip via Actionscript and then try to move an element within it by X amount of pixels? This seems to be the case as I've scaled my clip by about 1/2 and an element within i...more >>

Can anyone give as hand to a newbie.. I am creating a interactive cd for our company. I need to unload and load three different swf files from a cd into a target area of a main swf. I understand how to unoald and load swf files using loadmovie function. but what I am looking for is somethi...more >>

Hi, I am using Flash MX 2004 Professional I am getting a date out of the datefield, and would like to add a day to the date. How do I do that? The below code isn't working: Beautiful, thanks very much, it works like a charm. Now, if I want to make the date be equal to one day later then w...more >>

Hi! I'm trying to make a menu consisting of many round buttons linked between each other with a vector line. My buttons are drag and drop.. you can have them go anywhere on the screen, and I'd like to have the line between them follow. The problem is, I have no idea on how to do this :/ Has ...more >>

Hello, I need to control the volume of a MP3 that i loaded from an external source using the MediaDisplay. I do not want to use the MediaController component. i need to control the sound at specific frames. The 'setVolume()' method does not work as it would for a sound object. This is ...more >>

I have an array (the content is extracted out of an xml). In the array are some types of printers sorted like this: hp1100C, hp1120C Epson Stylus C46, Epson Stylus C66, Epson Stylus C86 Lexmark Z53, Lexmark Z63 I want a textfield where the visitor of the site can type something like Z5...more >>

How can I trace the name of the button on which I just have clicked? I now use on(press){ trace("my name is: " add this._name); } But this gives nothing..... What am I doing wrong? Tom ...more >>

is there a way to check if a file exists before loading it? because im designing a application that will add media from the user to use in flash, and i need a way to verify that they have added a file that exists. ...more >>

hi all can anyone help me out with this: i have a button that loads a swf file (wich is a scrollpane). i have loaded into level 1. in the mc of the scrollpane there are several buttons with each having its own swf (loaded at level 1 also) but everytime these buttons are actioned and the ...more >>

how do i define the size of a _blank browser window link from a flash button? -lars...more >>

I have created a CDROM based app in Flash MX. There are numerous occasions throughout the application that a popup dialogue box appears on screen on top of all the other content. When this popup appears I would like to prevent all other buttons currently on screen from reacting to the mouse i....more >>

Hi, I have 4 btns on my main swf. A loaded in swf (_level7)has an animationMC. When the user rolls Over any btn I would like the animationMC to fade out for maybe 6 seconds and then fade back in. But if they rollover the buttons repeatedly - I don't want the animation to flash or anything. ...more >>

How can i make to display random elements in a Flash movie? I have a script that uses external SWF files or external Jpeg files, i want to do something internal to the Flash file thanks Cristiano Venturella ...more >>

Hi. I would like to preload multiple swf-files in a loader component in order to allow fast access later on with loadMovie! Is that possible? i tried this with a loader and a progessbar component for( i=0; i<20; i++){ loader.autoLoad = false; loader.contentPath = array[i]+".swf"; pB...more >>

How can i make to display random elements in a Flash movie? I have a script that uses external SWF files, i want to do something internal to the file thanks Cristiano Venturella ...more >>

Hi all... Here is my problem: I want to play a external video (mpeg2) and use a slider in flash to control this video I already made this slider but i want it move as the video plays... If someone has a idea...thank's a lot ...more >>

Hi all, I'm looking for a way to display a textfield in a multicolumn. I find a component but i would like to create my own conponent or to find an other way... Thank's lot...more >>

Hello everybody who's can help me ;-) I would like to add a tool tip in a dynamic textfield (on a specified word) on rollover... I try to use the <a href = blabla onMouseOver= 'javascript:alert('hello')'> But it doesn't work... :'-( Thank's for your comment ...more >>

i have a for loop nested in another one and need to be able break both from the inner loop. is that possible? i know you can name for loops in javascript and stop them with "break loopName;" that syntax doesnt seem to work in flash. :(( what do i do? ...more >>

Hi, I want to import on of my class file on my local machine in a diff folder: It works fine when both .fla and .as files are in same folder....but if I take the as file in another folder can i have access to it..and how?? I have tried using diff ways..but couldnt get success !!! Another qu...more >>

I'm working to make an offline application using flash buttons without html pages and I'm searchnig how to completely disable context menu because it make troubles with my application thanks...more >>

Hi, Is there a function that fornces a value to contain two decimal places. Eg: 5 would end up being 5.00. I know how to do it manually with code, but tehre must be an easier way. Thanks, Josh....more >>

HI, I am need to know how to go into a movie from another movie and move the play head. I know how to do it from the main scene but now I am in another movie clips button and I want to move the other movies play head to 2. The code below works only when I am in the main scene BUT not if I ...more >>

I have a simple text input i inserted from the component's panel. I'm trying to use the value in that field to update a price (it will be the quantity). how do i connect that text input box with dynamic text in my flash movie? my code is below: on(change){ _root.pagecontent.purchasep...more >>

So I know to open a new window using flash i'd use GetURL("urlname","_blank"); but I need to be able to control the properties of this window...including size (width and height), status, and toolbars. So basically i need to know how to do the equivalent of the jscript window.open() in flash. A...more >>

I have a button inside of a MC, that is part of a component. I need the button to target 'rack MC' on maintime line, then a label called 'onclick' which displays the mouse over. I've tried _root, _parent and _level0 and nothing seems to work. What is the proper script to target through MC's? ...more >>

I would like to constrain the left and right visibility of a sliding XML image gallery. ie. Basically masking it to a portion of the stage. If anyone has suggestions I would be most greatfull. function moveProjects(_arg1) { featuredProjects._y=200; perC = (_arg1/slider.maxW)*100; n...more >>

If I have a movie clip, my_mc, with .onRelease defined as trace('bob');, can I add another step to this dynamically wihout having to restate the entire original method? My movie has buttons created dynamically with a visual mouse-over effect. For a few, I want to do more than just change the...more >>

Hi Can anyone PLEASE help me with the menu I have created. Currently when the drop down buttons are hovered over the correct drop down animation plays but when another button is hovered over next the closing animation does not play! Is there any code that I can use to fix this so that I d...more >>

Is there a way to see how much time is left in an interval? I want to periodically check the time left, and if it's too long, clear the existing interval and set a new shorter one. As an experiment I made an interval (myInterval) and then did this: trace (myInterval); I got a number but it ...more >>