I'm using some code from a tutorial to create a magnifying lens in a movie. I did this before with no problem. Here's the code I'm having trouble with: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { setProperty("bigpic", _x, (getProperty("/prodImg_ldr", _x)-_x)*2); setProperty("bigpic", _y, (getProperty...more >>

I need to make the .exe file from .fla to use it as CD presentation... and i want to hide the border and the menu to make it more fine.... How can i do it?... Help, please....more >>

Hi everyone, I am developping an applicationfor which provides the adresses of specialized schools and other infos related to them. Since there are lots of those schools to implement (about 50), I wrote an XML file external to the Fla file. But when I try to load it in the flash file it does ...more >>

Hi Guys, Just to check, how can i open a new html windows with particular width and height from the flash button. thanks regards pandey ...more >>

Basically this is what I'm looking to do: If you push and release a button, it shows a new image. If you push and hold the same button for at least 5 seconds, it plays an audio clip. How would I do this? Thanks! ...more >>

I want to control a flash movie with php. so that when events occur in my php code my flash movie will go to a specific frame. Does anyone know how to do this? Please help. ...more >>

This is the answer to my question of why I cannot dynamically change the italic and bold properties of a text format object. But, Flash 2004 Professional will not allow 2 fonts of the same name in the library. Any suggestions? I'm really losing it here. http://www.macromedia.com/cfusi...more >>

I need to load external swf files in a certain order. For instance...movieclip one loads, then actionscript determines if it has been played, then another movieclip loads and so forth. I know this is a simple script, but cannot find it anywhere.. ...more >>

Does anyone know how to control a graphic's anchor points through ActionScript? Add or delete them, change their position, etc? How do I get a list of all the anchor points of a graphic, and their properties? I am familiar with the drawing methods, but that's not what I'm looking for. I need ...more >>

Hi all, Im developing a learning tool from Captivate and Flash. I used to create the learning topics into separate SWF created from Captivate, I published it to create the .SWF file. The main file to hold all the learning topics and to be played where done in Flash. I create a list box...more >>

Hey, I was wondering if it's possible to go to the previous frame, but not the revious in the timeline, the previous frame the user visited. So let's say i have a button which takes a person to a store where they can spend credits they've won throughout the game. Well once they have bough...more >>

I'm a newbie and have created what basically is a powerpoint presentation in flash. Bullets appear on the screen using animation. Now I want to add a voiceover narration to this, reading the bullets and expanding on them. I know I can either use actionscript or add the sound directly t...more >>

Hi.... I'm trying to write some actionscript which will take the values of a large number of dynamic text boxes and then perform actions accordingly. So... we have - a row of small dynamic text fields at the top of our stage named T1, T2, T3, T4, etc. These are populated from a remote .t...more >>

I'm having trouble creating an onRollOver event for a movie clip. The code below does everything else I need to do with regard to creating a pie chart, but I'm having trouble with the last 4 lines. How can I reference the name for the target movie clip so that when the mouse rolls over one of ...more >>

Hey I have a question for any oop buffs. In theory its like this. class A{ var B:B = new B(); } class B{ // b extends array bla bla } class C extends A{ // I want to access methods of class B here so B.addEventListener('onGroupParse',this); // but B is undefi...more >>

I just read a post from one of users of Captivate under this forum and it says Adobe to buy Macromedia???? here's the link on the said news: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D89HST800.htm?campaign_id=apn_tech_ down Is this true??? Thanks ...more >>

I'm trying to createEmptyMovieClip in attached movieclip: root.attachMovie( 'video_player', 'video_player', 5555 ); trace( '!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: ' + _root.video_player ); var video_player = _root.video_player; var flv_file = 'video/flv/'+this.url_link+'.swf'; _root.video_pl...more >>

Hi, I have created a class which extends MovieClipLoader, it calls on a method in a class which is attached to a clip in a template, ie when the page is drawn it will populate the page with data from an xml file which is held in an array. So what Im trying to pass is pageContent. It traces fin...more >>

im having a bit of trouble working out how this code randomly plays frames what are the machanics here and how do they work ??? could whoever knows please comment (//) the below code so i can get a better idea??? thanks, vikta. a = ["142", "143", "144", "145", "146", "14...more >>

Hey, I was wondering if it's possible to go to the previous frame, but not the revious in the timeline, the previous frame the user visited. So let's say i have a button which takes a person to a store where they can spend credits they've won throughout the game. Well once they have bough...more >>

I have a cross-platform project that plays FLVs locally (that is, they are not streaming over they internet, they are streaming from a local directory). I'm using the NetStream Class to handle playback. The problem is that while the PC version plays flawlessly at a full 30fps, the same ve...more >>

Hi all I have a shared object that gets its named dynamically from a database (a Learning Management System to be precise). This is for an elearning course; the shared object name needs be unique because multiple users will take the course on the same computer. Using SCORM and FSCommand, I g...more >>

I have created a contact form, but the tab order is all meesed up. When i hit tab from one input box to another it would sometimes jump to one of the buttons on the page and not chronologically down from one box to another. Any help would be much appreciated. thank you ...more >>

Hi, I have posted this topic earlier, but it received no replies, and with the ammount of new threads being posted today... it has disapeared onto the other pages - so sorry for double posting, but i desperatally need help.... I have a folder on my webspace, that is locked and contains m...more >>

No problem usign the getBytesLoded() and getBytesTotal(). Just want to know if someone knows all the possibilities of the return value. When the clip is loading, I know that is a number, but before the clip is starting to load if we call getBytesTotal, does it has many possibilities like NaN, ...more >>

Hi all, I have a class which extends System.Windows.Forms.TabPage that I add it to a tab control like this: NoteTabPage newTab; newTab = new NoteTabPage(); tabControl.Controls.Add(newTab); It seems to work fine. However, when I try to call a method of the selected tab, tabControl.Sele...more >>

I'm attempting to create a button which will spawn a window with a viewer's email client with the 'to' address and 'subject' line already filled in. Just like is possible with html. Is this something that can be done through Flash? Or will it require a html shell? If it can be done, could s...more >>

Hi verybody, i've created my button, what I wanna do is that on (relese) a new symbol appers in the movie. This new symbol is in the library....but I can I obtain this effect? getURL? LoadButton? I've tried all but it doesn't work..I've looked trought the posts here in the forum....but...more >>

I am working on a project that is an interactive CD, which loads the Video on start. It's not a huge project and doign it in Flash rather than Director is the best option. The user will have the option to skip the video and move forward in the CD. I know a 'Main Menu' button would suffice, but...more >>

Hello, could somebody help me with a script which would provide following; the flash animation should start randomly on frames (54, 107, 160, 213, 266, 319, 372, 425, 478). The script should be placed on the first frame in the flash animation and then jump by random to one of the given fram...more >>

Hello, i have made a form to send mails with a flash movie. From flash i send the data with a LoadVars object to a php file that take them and send them to the destiny. But when i receive the mail several characters are not the same i wrote. For example, cuted characters. Somebody knows ...more >>

I have a scoreboard in a game that I have moved to a higher layer using lives_display_mc.swapDepths(2010); Then basically when a user loses a life I have a handler that instructs this movie clip to gotoAndStop the corresponding label This works if I do not swapDepths but after swapping dept...more >>

Hi, Please let me know how to find out no. of lines in a text field and how to read any perticular using line no? Help me!! Thanks for Your help in advance. ...more >>

Hello!How can I load xml from outside?May be it is possible using html-page or another variant? Please, help. Thanks...more >>

I have a movie with 12 Scenes. I have a preloader animation. I have a scene called 'segments' that contains lots of graphics and takes a while to load. I want 'segments' to download completely before my movie starts. (And preferrably the whole movie) Im using the ifframeloaded action, b...more >>