hello im new to the community!! just a quick question - Is it possible to (successfully)use startdrag() and stopDrag() - dragging -actionscript on to a movieclip which has double click and an easing alt tag, have been trying for a while with no avail. I want to make a GUI which mimics an ...more >>

I recently purchased a flash template and have almost complete its modifications My final task is to insert a pre written php mail handler so that the email form works. Can someone provide me with some direction as to how to do this? On the email form page it gives me a 'clear' and 'subm...more >>

Hi all, I am designing an application that will drill users on various techniques, sort of an online flash card system. I ultimately want to be able to distribute this without data and allow users to input their own data which would be stored outside the flash program on their local system. ...more >>

I need to play sound using action script, how can i do this? Does it need to be on the stage? Thanks p.s Nsurveyor if you read this, i sent you an email regarding items....more >>

I'm pretty new to using Flash and am currently working on my first real Flash site. I've set it up so that there is one main scene on which the navigation is located, and then the other scenes are loaded on top using the loadMovieNum action. Each scene has a different movie clip that plays whe...more >>

I'm attempting load xml files from a different domain to that of my calling movie I know I need to use System.security.loadPolicyFile() to specify the location of the cross domain xml policy to allow cross domain data loads - HOWEVER - the player won't publish the swf and just reports the fo...more >>

Hello AS experts. I am trying to create an array where each element is a different text string that is loaded from separate external text files. What I have below almost works -- I can load in and trace each of the different strings at each step of the loop, but I cannot get them to be plu...more >>

I am a newbie to this so I appreciate all help. I started the project with one scene, and only 1 frame. The one frame contains one movieclip symbol. Inside the symbol are about 40 other frames with different pictures on them. I want to know if it is possible for flash to look upon a tex...more >>

i'm creating a document where when a button is clicked an image in the form of a move clip appears. i need a way in which when the user selects the next image to be shown, the first one they selected doesn't disappear. i also need each image to have priority over each other. what do i need to ...more >>

Hi, I have a standalone FlashMX projector running off CD. Currently, I use getURL("http://www.bdo.ca","_blank"); to open the page on default browser. Only problem is the browser window is opening at the size it was last used. I like to see it opens full screen. Does anyone have the co...more >>

Hi everybody, I'm a beginner in flash (mx 2004), and I got a (may be simple) problem: I've created 10 instances of a clip. Each name's instance follow the logic: foo1, foo2, .... foo10. And, using a button, I want, when pressed, to play these 10 clips I would like to know if it's poss...more >>

Hey everone again. I need some help with some actionscript stuff. i want a moviesclip called wireshine to play and be moved to a certain point when i roll over it. heres what i have so far. on (rollOver) { wireshine._x == this; wireshine._y == this; tellTarget ('_parent.wireshine') { p...more >>

Hi, I am trying to use a TextArea component in my application. I have some text and I have a TextFormat object for which I set all the properties and I am using getTextExtent method to get the text for 500 pixels width. But what is happening is, it is returning a textFieldWidth and textFi...more >>

I'm at a total loss. The following code, copied almost exactly from the documentation, results in a 'There is no method with the name 'setStyleProperty'.' error message. What am I doing wrong: this.submit_button.setStyleProperty('face', 0x990000); ...more >>

I am opening a blank html window from a button within my flash movie. I need this "blank" window to open in the center of the screen at a precise size (700x430) and with no scrolling or toolbars. Basically a window with a title bar which will be playing an embedded .swf. I'm new to actionscr...more >>

Hi, Is there any any function i can use to determine of a movieclip is already the _droptarget of another movie? I've got several objects i want to drag, and several targets. A target can be only be dropped by one instance, so no multiple objects with one target. Is there a simple way ...more >>

Is there a way to trigger other events? Like a rollover or onEnterFrame triggering a mouse click? Is this possible?...more >>

Ok, I have hit a brick wall here. I am simply trying to set the text in particular cells in particular rows to bold. Actually, I have been able to make a little progress by setting up a TextFormat Object and then using it on the datagrid after setting the dataprovider, like so: var tf:Te...more >>

Hi guys and gals... I am currently doing a course on Flash and the courseware uses Flash 5. In Flash 5 there is an extra part to the object actions panel where you can easily add action script. I am using Flash MX 2004 and this panel is not present. Is there a way of turning this part of ...more >>

hi world, I've a simple problem that a newbie like me can't resolve :( Usually when i send mail with flash form I insert in the send button this code: on (press) { variables = new LoadVars(); variables.email = _root.email.text; (email is text input name) variables.message=_root.messag...more >>

Hi Im writing a graphics library that produces fractal shapes, up until now things have be going great until I attempted the Mandelbrot fractal. Does anyone have any ideas on how to produce this fractal in actionscript..?? Any advice would be great thanks ...more >>

mailto:shane@stellarartist.com - how do I change this so that I can send an email and automatically have text 'I WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE STELLAR ARTIST MANAGEMENT LIBRARY' in the subject area Anyone got a clue ...more >>

Hi, I have a flash movie running inside html page. I want to copy the content (snap shot ) of current state of flash movie (which may contain dynamic data). Is there anyone has soltion for this. I know this is possible by using director with third party Xtras. Any sugession welcome ...more >>

I'm trying to experiment with the eventdispatcher. I have created a class that when a button is click it dispatches the eventObject. I know that the function is called because I had a trace statement in there. Code is below. //****Broadcaster**** import mx.events.EventDispatcher class...more >>

Im using a loop, I want to create a series of MovieClips inside 1 clip that I want to scroll using CreateEmptyMovieClip but the clips seem to be overwritten through the loop, is this natural behaviour? MaTT public function onGroupParse (e : Object) : Void { // Build subcategories ...more >>

Hi I have to load a swf file from a japaneese directory and it does not work i am not able to load the movie. any idea?...more >>

i really have no idea on this one so if anyone knows how to script a html file to import into a textbox please tell! thanks ben...more >>

my movie has 3 Mc. and it is playing the mc in a sequence automatically (i learnt it from here: see the last post http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=288&thre adid=942013&highlight_key=y&keyword1=play%20movie ) I have a code that stops for a specifi...more >>

I am a newbie in flash so here is the problem. There is only 1 frame in the movie. I have a movieclip symbol that has about 10 other frames with other images. Outside the symbol in the main movie - on frame 1, I set it to load variables from a textfile. I even placed a dynamic textfield to see it is...more >>

Hello all, Is there a way to get all instances in the same layer or group? Thanks!...more >>

I have read through the help docs and the various forms for help on this topic. I'm hoping someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong here. I am triggering the load of an external swf into a movie clip. This external swf plays an embedded FLV. This entire set up is running locally on a clie...more >>

I have a function charge(chaser,player){ various code that works...} ; it tells one mc to move toward another, but that's not important. So, I refer to the actual movie clips when I use the functions, charge(bug,man); It works! So, I put mc's bug1 and bug2 on the stage. Potentially th...more >>

Greetings, I'm working in Flash MX 2004 Pro. I use a lot of external as2 classes (in separate .as files) which I would like to protect from decompilers. Is this even possible? I tried ASO (http://www.genable.com/aso/) but unfortunately it ruins the look on some of my mx.components (those...more >>