ok my brain is gone - I can't rember what the syntax is for this: trying to set the name of the loaderT to be 'loaderT' plus the var j. What is the syntax? thanks createClassObject(mx.controls.Loader, "loaderT"add [j], 0); loaderT(add [j]).autoLoad = true; loaderT(add [j]).content...more >>

Hi. If you check out www.ericchamberlain.com and enter it, for a split second you may see a white box the size of my movie clip. I don't understand this as I do have a preloader working on frames 1 and 2 of the main timeline. I can't seem to get rid of that white flash even though on other Fl...more >>

Hi, I have several movie clips that contain a text animation and I need each one to play to the end, stop, and then point back to the next frame on the main timeline where I have the the next clip placed to start. For example, the main timeline stops on a frame labeled "text1". This contain...more >>

Helo, I've been trying to create a wepPage where i would use many notepad files as sources for data and then if needed would get it into my Flash program. I read the Notepad files by using these lines: Features_lv = new LoadVars(); Features_lv.onLoad = onText; Features_lv.load("dicti...more >>

I have a dynamic menu that is built from an XML file that creates sections that open/close to reveal all the links within each section. The Flash menu file is on a php page. I want to be able to do one or two things or both: 1.) Use cookies in Flash to track where the user has been so if ...more >>

Hi I have on the main timeline in Scene 1, frame 1, _level0 a frame labbled "Welcome". Later on along the timeline I do a gotoAndPlay("Welcome"); it works. If I do _level0.gotoAndPlay(variable); where variable is my frame lable it also works. When I do gotoAndPlay(variable) it jumps to...more >>

I am considering starting a certification exam forum for flash 2004 certified developer only. I though I would start a post here first to see if there is enough interest first. Please submit a post if you are interested in this ...more >>

I need to calculate a lot of values for a loan - payments etc. Does anyone know where I can find one? Thanks TKL...more >>

I am trying to create a set of navigation buttons to use in a multi-scene movie. I do not want to recreate them in each scene so I made the navigation in another Flash movie and then imported it into my main movie as a movie clip. Now my action scripts do not work anymore. They worked when each ...more >>

Hi there! I am managing a Directory covering several Schools. It is all Flash built. One of the numerous Search functions it offers is: for a given school and a given year get the list of students. The list gives for each student: Name, First Name, eventually Mention of decease, E...more >>

I have a single web page with 5 (or more) embedded flash movies. I want to be able to click on any movie and have the other movies respond. I have tried using LocalConnection, but this seems to only work with 2 movies. For example, I have the same animation playing in every movie. When an...more >>

I'm working on a dynamic menu where the movie clips, in essence, work similar to buttons when rolled over and clicked, etc. Currently each menu item is a movie clip that consists of dynamic text and another movieclip (which is a basic one-color symbol with one frame). I have been able to make...more >>

I?m trying to hide some buttons within a movie called drop1_mc from a script in the main timeline. I duplicate the drop1_mc movie and give the instance a new name of drop2_mc, this is repeated ten times. At the moment the only way I can do it is as follows: drop1_mc.spacer1_btn._visible = ...more >>

Hi, Would u plz let me know how can I assign a border color to a move clip? So it can be changed using code. Regards, ...more >>

hi everybody. i did spend all the day figuring out a way to establish a communiication between Javascript an a swf-movie. I searched several forums, but nobody had an appropriate answer to this. so i?m trying here with a new topic, hoping that there?s anybody out there, who doesn?t only ...more >>

I've just taken a Flash Course and I learned a lot. (they were using Flash MX on Mac). I came back to my PC using Flash MX 04 but the button code I used at the course doesn't work on my version. Can anyone give me the code for MX 04? I need the function to be: nextScene(); or gotoAndPlay("2", ...more >>

I have a button that triggers a movie to play over top of it. I know how to disable the button so that when the movie is on top you can't click the button underneath, but how do i re-enable the button when I close the movie? ...more >>

Greetings, how do I type the pipe character " | " for bitwise OR operators? Besides copying and pasting as I've been doing?...more >>

Hello everyone .. I have a beautifully designed personal site that needs a few alterations to its code to make it web-ready. I've tried and tried tomake sense of the code but this particular functionality of MX 2004 is truly beyond me! The (.fla) needs to reference 3 individual (.flv) or...more >>

Hi! Does anyone knows why I can write down into a TextInput control with the enabled property in false?? I have tree of them with the same behaviour, but when I disable them I stil can write in one. any help will be appreciated thanks in advance ...more >>

Can a button in Dreamweaver (html) call a function in a swf file? Thanks Shane ...more >>

To ensure that PCs running my Flash piece are running at the minimum 1024 x 768 resolution, I would like to run a check before the movie begins. If they are not running at the minimum rez, I would display the appropriate message. With that said, is there a way to determine the resolution of...more >>

I'm using the below listed code to monitor keyboard pressed buttons. I would like to add somthing in (keyListener.onKeyDown) that will stop passing the key if the button is held down. I want to prevent users from holding down keyboard buttons. I want one press, one character. help is mos...more >>

I have a button in my regular timeline, and I need it to jump to the first frame of a movie clip when when the a button is clicked. I have the button, and I put this, even though it's wrong: on(release){ gotoAndStop(demomovie,"demo"); } where demomovie is the name of the movie clip,...more >>

Hi, I have a a piece of music that I want to control independently of the sounds on the timeline. I have attached it to an empty mc. Is there any way that I can make flash maintain the volume I have set this piece of music to play at over scenes and can i set the music to loop effectiv...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to detect the pressing of the return key on the keyboard, you seem to be able to detect every other key? Thanks....more >>

I have some buttons that change appearance on mouseOver and mouseDown. If the user selects a particular option these buttons are still in vision, this is what I want however I don't want the roll-over effect if the user chooses to rollover. Is there a way to disable the rollover of buttons? ...more >>

what do you mean by this code: if (getAns1 <> undefined) ??? this code is basically apply to a group of button and all button are initial as false. So when the movie load, no button are selected. i dun understand what is the meaning of <> ? ...more >>

Hi all! I'm loading an external XML document and i need to insert a line break into a small text from the xml file. For some reason, if i put \n, it does not work. Any suggestion? here is my code: IntroText = new XML(); IntroText.ignoreWhite = true; IntroText.load("/Test/Texts...more >>

Hi there is a way to update the set interval timming... example _global.timeScreenChange = 25000 var intervalID:Number = setInterval(nextScreen, _global.timeScreenChange); if what ever == 2 _global.timeScreenChange = 10000 I have a condition that change the value of _global.timeScreenChan...more >>

Hi all I need to dinamicly set a direction (Rotation) to a MC. Then it move _x & _y to this direction at a specific speed. Any idea. This is a Math function but I can't figure out how. Tanx in advanced ...more >>

ok, I know my code is wrong here, on (rollOver) { gotoAndPlay(2); } on (releaseOutside, rollOut) { gotoAndPlay(10); } gotoAndPlay("page1.swf", 11); } onClipEvent (enterFrame,(20)) { unloadMovieNum(1); loadMovieNum("page2.swf", 1); } I'm trying to figure out how to...more >>

Need a little help creating a GUI similar to a DVD. No mouse pointer. Pressing arrow keys should move a highlight from one button to the next, and pressing Enter selects that option. I know about the Key object and Enable/Disable, but it's not jelling. Should I not use Button behavior and ...more >>

I am using Action Script to make a swf file appear in a popup Window, using the PopUpManager.createPopUp technique. I can't figure out how to control the position of the popup Window on the screen (I want it centred). Do I need to use myWindow.move(x,y)? ...more >>

I have created a singleton class to make sure that only one object is created from the class at one time. My code for creating the object is shown below. The issue I'm trying to figure out is this: In my program, a user first selects a module to perform a tutorial. When this happens the fi...more >>

I have a project set up where the classes folder is in the same level as the images folder. This images folder contains flash files that need to import a class from the classes folder. I've set up my default classpath as $(LocalData)/classes since this is the classpath for the main file. Ho...more >>

i have a text file loading into a dynamic txt box the text needs special characters, but not all will render using unicode found here: http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_14143 %26 - ampersand works %7B - curly quote works %e9 - e accent acute DOES NOT ...more >>

I have a button which i would like to link a PDF file to from my computer so when the button is clicked, the PDF file can be downloaded and printed from the net. Could someone tell me how this is done...I can only seem to find out how to link to a URL, but i just have a file, not a URL. Th...more >>

does anyone know if there is a method for this, I cant seem to find one? MaTT...more >>

I have a MC that works as a button. On the MC's 1st frame i have a RollOver and RollOut action applied to it. I place this MC on my main timeline, duplicates it and give them two diffrent instance names, "mc1" and "mc2". What I want is that when I roll my mouse over "mc1" I want "mc2" to play ...more >>

I have created in flash a program in which you can draw you geometrical shapes and you and can do all sort of things with them. But I havee one big impedement. How do I save what a user has created on the stage to be reloaded after a while! ...more >>

Hello, I am getting really tired of the same old problem I have, so I am hoping someone will be able to help me. Can you remove buttons using actionscript? I have some buttons on the main timeline, and on my background layer I have a mc. Once the user clicks the button the mc on the ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to make a simple game, and what i've got so far, is an action clip of a hand throwing paper, when you click the hand. I've also got it following the hand as the cursor, so when u click, it plays the clip, and the paper is thrown. I'm wondering if there's some sort of action scr...more >>

Hij! I have a swf file that I use to create my sound object by using this code: function mysound(){ mysoundobj=new Sound(this) mysoundobj.attachSound("magic") mysoundobj.start(0,999) } I have the wav file imported to my library. In my main Movie I have a MC wh...more >>