I am trying to program a bomb explosion, and if (a cricle MC inside the explosion mc animation hitTests EnemyOne_mc) to {set the variable _root.hit to true} ---- Then on the enemy part, I try to get the onClipEvent(enterFrame){ if (_root.hit == true) {strength -= 5}} to cons...more >>

Greetings Everyone, I am trying to execute an external exe from a flash movie running in a web browser; it is for a training program we are developing. I have been using: on (release) { fscommand ("exec", "sun.exe"); } But I have come to the conclusion that that only works f...more >>

I am using a few components in an application that I am building, and I noticed that Flash exports the all of the components in the first frame making it around 80k. (Even when, in the linkage for each component I have unchecked 'Export in First Frame') The problem with this is that Flash do...more >>

When I insert CODE 1 into a Flash Form Application (Flash MX 2004), it causes the menubar component in CODE 2 (Scroll down) not to work. The menu and the menuItems (Sub-menus) display, but the click event on the menuItems does nothing when CODE 1 is contained anywhere in the Flash Form Applica...more >>

Hi, There are 4 pictures and 2 arrows: back and forward. For each presing on the forward arrow the pictures changes once, forword. same, but backword with the backword arrow. Can you help me with this? Many thanks, Mali ...more >>

Hello all - I'm writing a flash app that will give the user several dropdown/scrolling lists to select items from, then return a list of matching items. All the lists are to be data driven, and selections will also come from a database. All using MySQL/PHP/Flash technology. Researching...more >>

Hi, does anybody knows how to retrieve the filename of the current movie? I want to send it as a variable value in a loadandsend event, but I cant find the property, is it possible in first place? Thx for support. ...more >>

user20 and user1 both contains the number: 90 (user1 retrieved from txt file, user20 retrieved from another txt file..) But the result of the trace action still return false..and the movie goes to frame 35.. Any good ideas ?? if (user20 == user1) { gotoAndPlay(17); } else { gotoAndPla...more >>

I need to effect the sub components of an MX2004 ScrollPane... I was hoping to find the width of the horizontal scrollbar's width and adjust (offset) the hPosition based on that number... something like: ScrollPane.hScrollBar.Slider._width Does anyone know the names of the sub-components...more >>

I'm using the XMLConnector to load info from an XML doc into a List Component. The basic structure of the XML is below. I need to load each level_1 into the List Component with it's name that I have as an atribute, then on clicking it in the list you get some values stored in Level_2 in a...more >>

Hello all, I am trying to pass variables to a movie loaded using 'loadmovie'. The actionscript dictionary gives me the following: loadMovie( " url ", level / target [ , variables ]) but this doesnt actually tell me how to pass the varaibles, but just define the sending method GE...more >>

I have a Fonts For Flash font that I am using. My navigation buttons have static text, and they populate a dynamic text box once pressed. The dynamic box prints the text much smaller than the static buttons. Anything I can do? ...more >>

Hello. I'm trying to use an XML Connector after the 1st frame of my movie. I have no problem using other components this way. I set the exporting of classes to the 5th frame, and I'm using the XML connector in the 10th frame, but it only seems to work if it's in the first frame with classes ...more >>

I found this nice code/file over at Senecular, but I need some help modifying it. I really dig the functionality (transitions between mcs/the timer/easy to add more frames to the main mc), but would like it to randomize the playback. ); var fadeArgs = FadeSequenceInit(sequence_mc, 50,...more >>

I have a big problem with Loader component. The component works well BUT when I try to use getNextHighestDepth() this function returns 1048576. What is going on? I just made a new empty FLA file, put there a Loader component and typed very simple trace in action script panel: trace(getNext...more >>

open a new flash document. paste this actionscript in the first frame and run it: trace(Number('0040')); it outputs 32. WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?...more >>

open a new flash document. paste this actionscript in the first frame and run it: trace(Number('0040')); it outputs 32. WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?...more >>

Hi Macromedia Support Forum People, I'm at the basic level of actionscripting and using Flash MX. I want to be able to download a file folder that has multiple Word, PDFs, and other small Documents. I had been using the 'Get URL' command to open individual files, but how do you do a whole ...more >>

What is the best way to graphically show a user how far thru a swf file they are? I make tutorials and such and would like to know how to go about adding an indicator that shows how close to the end of the tutorial a user is. ...more >>

If I want a static graphic onscreen while a small animated loading bar fills, how can I get the static image to show up like the bar? The problem is that the typical preloaders use a method that looks at the overall movie for it's calculations. I basically want the first frame of stuff t...more >>

I have got 2 objects with animation of 4 frames. I've already grouped those objects and converted them into a button-symbol. What do I need to do in order to have an animated button which is invisible until mouse cursor's on it? I've seen examples of something similar to this and I noticed th...more >>

Hi EveryOne, I'm having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to create the proper Actionscript code that will control the Alpha Transparency of a MC I want as a preloader. I want the MC to start of at 100% alpha-transparency, and then decrease to 0% alpha-transparency when the whole Scen...more >>

I have a flash header with a button that needs to link to: "page.htm?zoom_query=alert&zoom_sort=1&zoom_cat=0" Now, a basic getURL link to this works online, but not offline. I know something to do with loadVars here. Do I need to change my html page or my flash, or both? Here is my current ...more >>

My game is running a bit slow the further you get, and apparently i cant just put preloaders between each scene. Would loading in external swf's work or will it cause the script to fail. Here's an example of the script for 1 room (scene): bed2._visible = false; wardrobe2._visible = false f...more >>

Hi All, I have an array of movie names and trying to loop through it and play one movie after another (in order of where it is in the array). This is the loop where I'm having problems: while (loopcounter < moviesTotal) { loadMovieNum(moviesArray[loopco...more >>

hi I just want to spent to variable contents from HTML to Flash I had used the code " <param name="movie" value="test2.swf?nam=Terry and Mitzhielle && sound=Sound2.mp3"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <embed src="test2.swf?sound=Sound2.mp3 && nam=Terry and Mitzhielle" quality...more >>

A test program I wrote which acts weird after I start to draw on top of an image in the viewer and then when I press either btn1 or btn2 or btn3. It starts to give me an error saying the script is running slow and I have to abort it. My intention is to click an image on the left side (thumbnai...more >>

I've hit a brick wall - although it sounds incredibly easy, I just seem to mess it up each time though - Anyway, in my 1st scene, I have it stopping at around frame 30, with a button i want to link to the second scene, but it never does anything! Have tried sifting through the Technotes, ...more >>

Hi - Has anyone seen this? My project runs fine in the Flash MX 2004 7.2 development environment, and differently as a projector. If I create an swf and drop it in the browser it runs fine, although slower. I'm showing a series of external swfs via loadMovie(), and playing one mp3 wit...more >>

I?m loading a external "myExternalMovie.swf" in a emptyclip. How do make a tweening mask which masking the empty movieclip in "myMainMovie.swf" which hold the emptymovieclip. I?ve got no problem to create the tweening mask but great problem to make it masking the "myExternalMovie.swf" ...more >>

I?m loading a external "myExternalMovie.swf" in a emptyclip. How do make a tweening mask which masking the empty movieclip in "myMainMovie.swf" which hold the emptymovieclip. I?ve got no problem to create the tweening mask but great problem to make it masking the "myExternalMovie.swf" ...more >>

Hi guys, I've been trying this for long, but could not do it. Can anyone here tell me a way to find out the list of all components in a flash document through ActionScript. e.g. Let's say I create a flash document called myDoc.fla which contains a few textboxes, buttons, listboxes and ...more >>

Hello. I want to make a button that runs an exe. If i put the exe in the fscommand folder made in the movie path it works. I want to put the exe in another folder than 'fscommand' or make a folder in the 'fscommand' folder and put the exe in it. How can i run the exe from a subfolder of 'fsco...more >>

I've used loadVariablesNum("C:\\companyName.txt", 0); to upload text from a local file into a dynamic text box. However - I would like to do the same only from an http location (a share price ticker which is a text file). I tried loadVariablesNum("http://www.website.co.uk/textfile.txt", 0);...more >>

hey everybody, thanks for reading. :) i'm developing a RIA that uses my own button class. i need to create tabbing functionality to move around the buttons via the keyboard. now i find flash embedded tab functionality a bit patchy to be honest. i think it could be more robust. so i'm planni...more >>

HI ALL......guy's. Everyone can help me? Simply I have a question about LOCAL CONNECTION Tecnology. I think that a local connection if used right, can simply a life or about problem. Now, I have this movie, http://dgmodel.games.it/dario/sample.swf, this is a simply game that we can se...more >>

I'm having all sorts of trouble with something that should seemingly be very simple. I've tried many variations, but for some reason removeMovieClip() never seems to work. Anyone have any ideas what I am doing wrong? I'm trying to determine what movie clip a user is selecting when they pre...more >>

i need to convert rgb color code to hsb color code and vice versa. Is it a way or formula to calculate this?...more >>

Hi All, I have created an opening animation for a website I'm doing. My text is masked and it sits within a movieclip. Is there a way I can make my text scroll up or down? or is it a better option to clear the last frame of the movie clip and put the text directly on the stage and add it's s...more >>

Hi all, i need a small help. I manged to load an external swf onto my current swf with the following script : loadMovie("manual.swf", "a"); But the problem is, my main swf is 800x600 while the external swf is far samller in size(thus while loaded onto the main swf the external one d...more >>

OK, so what I'm looking for is a flash form where I can add several letter boxes that people can fill in, and then press a submit butten that emails me what they filled in. If any of you have something like this, or know where I can get it, I would appreciate it. Or if you tell me how to ...more >>

anyone know how to send text message to cellular phone through flash...more >>

hello, i have a movie generated dynamically. i defined the onRollOver function to generate another movie of same size and position on top of the generating movie. This new movie is a form which takes user input from keyboard eg text. i need to have this second window gone when i RollOut of t...more >>

using get URL () action script for button down doesn't seem to open URL in browser... what am I missing ? ...more >>