I am creating a dynamic text field using the MovieClip.CreateTextField method. In this field I am writing some text which happens to include the sterling pound symbol \u00a3 This seems to work fine, until I added textField.embedFonts = true; Now the pound symbol plain old doesn't appear. ...more >>

I have a Flash Introduction that autoruns when the cd is inserted. How do I make the CD menu program (CD_Start.exe) run when the intro finishes or from a button at the end of the intro? I have tried using getURL but it only opens the root directory of the CD in IE. I am new to actionscript...more >>

hello, i have followed a flash tutorial to create a zoom effect on an image, where you press a button to zoom in, and another to zoom out. Well, i though it would be great if i could navigate up down and left right for an application i was working on, which displays a high res picture o...more >>

I got this error on the room output (not the loader): **Error** Symbol=iso grid, layer=ACTIONS, frame=1:Line 53: Unexpected 'or' encountered or(xc=0;xc<collisions.length;xc++){ Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1 Thanks ...more >>

hi, i found an excellent tutorial on how to create these hovering labels that follow mouse pointer over objects, they are usuallyh placed over menu items to offer more advice or just to do some cool stuff. I have since lost that tutorial and am in dire need of it again, Does anyone...more >>

Hi All, Is it possible to load images into an empty MC via a combo box. I've been unsuccessful in all my attempts. I can make it link to an outside url but not load a movie. Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA ...more >>

Hello colleagues, I created a horizontal sliding menu bar made of dynamic buttons (function MAKEBUTTONS) and controlled by two static (cbtLeft and cbtRight) buttons placed at the bar ends. I wrote the MAKEMASK function to display the sliding buttons only in the area between the stati...more >>

Overwealmed newbie here. I have a movie control I load with attachMovie. It loads the movie fine, but the actionscript in the movie doesn't load the text like it does when I run it as a stand-alone movie. I load the movie with this. on (release) { _root.m_body.removeMovieClip(); _root.m_...more >>

Hey people, I have a photo gallery which I would like each button to enable a transition to fade out the current movie and fade in with the new movie. Now I'm no AS pro and have tried to do this using onclipevents with no success. So I've created one main movie with the buttons to each photo....more >>

HALP! I've been searching this forum and beating my head against a wall for over a week. I've got two sliders. Each puts a number into a textbox. One number controls the number of movieclips to generate and play. (The movieclip exists on library and on the stage. It's called "electr...more >>

How can I open a flash/projector file (ie. menu.exe) from another flash program without the winXP popup that says opening an .exe file can harm your computer. Here's my problem. I have created a number of tutorials that have a mainMenu calling a number of swfs into an target movie clip ...more >>

Hello all, Using trace commands, it looks like the following code is creating empty movie clips within image_mc, and text fields within those empty movie clips as intended. The trouble is there is no text showing on the stage... Any ideas on why it isn't showing up? Thanks! function crea...more >>

hi friends im making a template in which i have used static text but the problem is i want to keep my own fonts for that static text how to embed font to the static text please help me....more >>

Not having a good day!! Second 'bug' (unless I'm doing something wrong) of the day with Flash MX 2004 Professional. I've two classes, G and H. One of G's properties (h) is an instance of H. When G is instantiated its init also instantiates H, which then registers an event listener with G so t...more >>

Can anyone see why my swf locks up? One of the sample I used 100 questions. Does anyone know why it would lock up? When testing. I found the swf locks up around question 15-18... I would appreciate you help. Enclosed is one of the samples I'm working with. -------------------------------...more >>

I've got a problem with actionscript that I can't figure out. I'm creating a CBT from a template that I have used successfully before. For some reason, in this CBT, in a quiz section the code that should show the results of the quiz does not work when I publish the swf. If I test scene, it wor...more >>

hello, I am loading some utf-8 xml text into a html text field. And I want to use html tags like <br> in the xml file. But the <br> tag is shown as '<br>' in my textfield. And if I just press enter in the xml file, I get not only a newline in my flash textfiled, but two newlines - a para...more >>

Hi all, How can I play my .SWF in sequential fashion? Let say I have the following: Main.swf - the root timeline which controls the loading and playing of different .SWF First.swf - the first to be loaded and play in the main.swf Second.swf - the second to be loaded and play in the...more >>

:confused; Hi, Being a newbie to actionscript, I'm currently trying to figure out a way to accomplish the following: I have a movie containing a number of buttons and I want each of these (on release) to play a designated movieclip (dependent on which button is released) to a certai...more >>

Hi, can anyone help me in this problem i qusestion bank (access database) i am displaying 10 questions at a time by using ASP. The database contains text as well as images in between. i need to display image in between the text. How can i do it. i tried it by using (flashMX 2004) text feild...more >>

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for reading this! The case = I've made some buttons on the top of my swf file that link to other swf files that open underneath in a target. I used an empty movieclip with the same size and named the instance and used that as the targetname. that works, ...more >>

I noticed you posted this quite a few times, maybe in error. Either way, if you know you have posted at least once and you think the post has been forgotten or lost in the pile so to speak - you can simply edit it and then it will go back to the top of the pile. That way you will only have one...more >>

Hi, Maybe someone knows how a button can get a reference to itself. It seems that a button cannot get a reference to itself, unlike most other objects. If you attach a script to a button, you can get a reference to the parent movieclip but not the button itself. Does anyone know a way aro...more >>

Hi, I am looking for quality flash eLearning components that can be used to quickly create navigation and quizes. I am aware of the flash quiz template, but am wondering if there are other solutions. Thanks, P ...more >>

Using Flash MX Pro 2004 Deploying some CD-based training and need to store info on the client side. We can deploy either as EXE or SWF, but leaning towards EXE for easier autorun capabilities and browser incompatabilities. There are no server-side scripting options as this is on a CD and n...more >>

Hi I am loading different sound dynamically into flash mx at runtime...........but there seems to be a lot of delay time on the sounds files......this each sound files are at max 6kb..... which on my machine runs seamlessly....but on other relatively slow machines... the delay can get up...more >>

I'm making a FLV player in flash. Is there are way to load .FLVs into flash, and then access the FLV meta data and find the lenght of the FLV? Like "Netstream.lenght()"? Thanks -Richard...more >>

:beer; Hi guys, I have got two movie clips, each on a separate layer. Both clips are situated on frame 1. How can I get the clip from on layer to play after the first movieclip has finished? Tried to stop movie 2 and sent a goto at the end of clip 1 to go to clip 2. Did not work. Would it be...more >>

i m trying to send array to asp page from flash to store in the database. actually i dont know the way to do the same.If any one can help it then its very very urgent. Thanks...more >>

i am trying to use the textinput componant, and make a list of keywords associated with it. when the user types in the keyword they get redirected to a different frame. where do i start how do i do it? ...more >>

Just wondering if it's possible to use currentframe, but instead of using a frame number can you use a frame label? And if so how would I go about it. eg. if (_root.mc._currentFrame == 25) { Cheers, iota. ...more >>

Hi, I need to take a screenshot of the user's stage at a specific time and then save it to a jpg or bmp file. Is this possible to do in flash and how would I go about doing this if I can. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ...more >>

Externally loaded FLV files will not play in a browser-based SWF when files are located on a non-boot volume (including CD-ROM) on Mac OSX. http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/mx2004/main_7_2/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/ wwhelp.htm?context=Flash_MX_2004&file=00001107.html page where people ...more >>

Anybody have a quick solution in actionscript to create an element that flicks on and off to a preset rate. It's for a simple metronome. Would be nice to adjust duration of 'on' blink, as well as frequency of blink. With input variation rangeing from 50 beats per minute to 150 beats per min...more >>

Hi, I'm having a problem loading XML data in Flash MX (not 2004) over SSL. It does not seem to work somehow. What I'm currently doing is passing the URL of the XML Data (https stream) to my Flash movie using OBJECT/EMBED method. I'm using the flash movie of FusionCharts (http://www.InfoSof...more >>

Hello everyone, I have two Flash movies that I'm joining into one movie. I need a script at the beginning that just does a random generator that determines which movie is played first, and at the end of that movie it plays the other movie. This is a Flash banner on an Intranet site. So I thi...more >>

I have a movieClip with a dynamic textField inside. I want to add a handle to it so that it can be resized. This movieClip also has buttons nested inside (I do not want to _xscale or _yscale them and make them appear bigger) Help me please :) (and thanks a lot for the help on my previous...more >>

I used this tut. to add captioning to my artwork. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/captions.htm The problem with it is it doesn't work when loaded externally or if it worked on a page then that page loads something on top it stops working right. This is the beginning code for frame one: s...more >>

I am a new one here,and come here for help. you know.With flash i am a new one . i made a small flash,of course,it is contain a little action script. it is work well before microsoft give us Windows XP2 but ,now,it always be stopped by explorer.and said it si dangrous.but in fact it is saf...more >>

Greetings! I have a client who has six images which move oncreen (one at a time) from the right when the user pushes the "next" button. When they push the "next" button again, that image moves offscreen to the left and the new image moves in from the right. This repeats for all six images....more >>

Is it possible to place an embedded video component on the stage completely at run time. I need to be able to do this with code only. It would be helpful to know what the Video clase was decended from. The docs leave this out. It says I can specify width and height but there is nothing about i...more >>