I have created a combobox with 5 different labels. How would I make each lable target a different frame within this same movie? Thanks...more >>

I am trying to control the volume of an SWF file that I've loaded into _level1. I've tried using my_sound = new Sound(_level1); and then on the button script I use: mute_btn.onPress = function(){ my_sound.setVolue(0);//mute volume } but it isn't working. Am I missing something? The au...more >>

Hi, my code is working nicely. However i want a to make the loader bar play smoothly, if possible add a bit of easing to it. any idea how to do this? many thanks, Gareth. _root.createEmptyMovieClip('holder_mc', 1); holder_mc._x = 100; holder_mc._y = 200; but1_btn.on...more >>

I need some help quick! I'm working on a .fla file in MX2004 Pro - I have multiple layers in this fla file and have lots of "movies within movies" ... Here's what I can't figure out: On keyframe number 1 (called Testimonials), there's a link to keyframe 10 (called Overbrook). When the "O...more >>

Hey there, I'm using the duplicateMovieClip(); command to create a whole bunch (depending on a variable, in this case its called sum) of empty movieclips that will load pictures into them depending on which number they are. Here is the code I've come up with, and as usual, it doesn't work: ...more >>

Ok. Well, I have a load bar, and the code is this: LOADED = Math.round(getBytesLoaded()); TOTAL = Math.round(getBytesTotal()); PERCENT = LOADED/TOTAL; BAR._width = PERCENT*150; TEXT = Math.round(PERCENT*100)+'%'; if (LOADED == TOTAL) { gotoAndPlay(3); } Ok....more >>

im trying to target buttons in a movie clip, but it seems that the buttons dont work unless they are in the first frame of the movie clip im trying to target and/or the underlying movie clips.. maybe im doing someting wrong. im targeting them with this function _root.portfolio_mc.portfolio...more >>

I have three scenes in my movie, and i want them to play sequentially. On the last frame of the Actions layer in the first scene has a stop action and _root.gotoAndPlay('scene1_frame1'), because I've read here before the advice not to use Scene Names in the actual script. That seems to work,...more >>

Hi, I have an xml menu that when a user clicks a menu item, it loads an external swf into an empty clip. The only toots I've found link to an html page. Can anyone help with the code for loading an external swf from an xml menu? my xml: <Item name="Blue" url="http://www.blue.com/" ...more >>

Hi, I wana handle the onRollOver event of a movie clip object. But when I override onRollOver function then it acts like a button. i.e. the mouse pointer converts to hand during roll over. So the children of the object are disabled to handle its own roll over function. Now I'd be thankful ...more >>

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I am learning actionscript and I am having a hard time figuring this out. I am just trying to make a box move a different direction everytime I click on it. All I have is this: createEmptyMovieClip('box', 100); box._x = 175; box._y = 100; mover = 0; with (box) { beginFill(0x000000); moveTo(...more >>

hi everyone, i have a flash paper file that im trying to load inside another flash movie (projector),the path of the flashpaper file is sent as "http://myserver/files/document.swf" . i used the functions specified in http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flashpaper/articles/import_flpaper2.htm...more >>

I have three buttons on my stage in scene one an animation plays and there is a script to stop the movie to continue on the scene 2,3 and 4. I can't seem to figure out how to correctly type the actionscript to allow the buttons to move the movie along to the next scenes. your help is gre...more >>

Does the EventDispatcher object accomplish the same functionality as the 'Delegation Event Model' pattern described in 'Essential Actionscript 2.0' ? It seems to me it does, but I may be missing something. ...more >>

well im using dot syntax and i have a "badguy" movie clip and after a certain amount of time he attacks and when the attack happens i would like another movie clip that is the health move to the next frame were one health bar is down is there a way to make another movie clip do something fro...more >>

Hi all, I created an input text, how can I format this input text to accept only one decimal place such that 10.90 11.00 19000.00 ??? I use the _root.txt.restrict = 0-9.; However it accepts many decimal places. ???? Thanks. ...more >>

I have a group of external images....gold1.jpg through gold6.jpg in the folder "gold". Is there a way to catch a "Error opening URL" error when one of the pictures is not there and cause a script to run once the error has occured. I tried using the "try...catch...finally", but have had no...more >>

I am frustrated trying to open a new browser window set to a certain size with only resize and scroll available. Someone suggested: http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/launchwindow/launchwindow-javascript.html I went there and tried to implement what they had but it is not working. can anyone ...more >>

Today I have been testing the code posted by urami_ that uses server side PHP with flash to provide download capability for files like MP3, PDF, JPG, etc. It works fine for MP3 files. Thanks for posting it urami_! Now I was making a JPEG version that would allow visitors to a website to ...more >>

I have a list box generated by looping through an array. (the array contains label and data). Want to have an Up/Down function that when a certain item is selected, it can be moved up or down in the sequence. For example, if item 5 were to move up one, it would become 4 and the one above wou...more >>

I am using this picture viewer wich uses the below AS. I would like to be able to go to a sprecific image, rather then only the first one, how would I be able to do that? Thanks for the help! Brian function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { xmlNode = this.firstChild; ...more >>

Hello, this is a psychedelic bug in Flash... If I call a javascript: getURL('javascript:alert('aeiou')'); // WORKS FINE getURL('javascript:alert('?????')'); // DOESN'T WORK!!! Any clue? did someone find this bug before? namaste Pippo ...more >>

I have a mocvieclip instance called : mcBG, and the following code. When the mcBG._alpha property is set to the strafeAlpha value, the onEnterFrame function still executes the fnDoStuff function. It seems that the alpha property is not exactly set to 80; Anyone seen this before ? stop(...more >>

i really need help on my proj. I am able to insert the data from my flash form to Microsoft Access using ASP. After the data had been inserted into the database, another window explorer will open up and those form data that the user had input will show in it and the flash movie will go to my n...more >>

Hi, WIN XP Mozilla 1.0 I would like to controlle flash from HTML in mozilla browser with gotoframe command. Problem is that it works in IE but not in Mozilla. Can you help me with that one. I allready posted this in flash general discussion. I hope I'll get answer here. thank y...more >>

I got this picture viewer from kirupa and it seems to work great for what I am trying to do. The only problem is that I would like to be able to go to a specific photo rather then the first one each time. And I would like to do this from an html page. So I would have to be able to send a var...more >>

how do I make a skew transform from script?...more >>

Hi there I have been using Flash for over 3 years and still can't quite figure out how the positioning of movie clips works. My current problem is a jigsaw puzzle I am making. I have everything in a movie clip called 'game_mc' hence the path to a piece is _level0.game_mc.piece1_mc I have th...more >>

Salut mes amis! I have some question regarding AS and the (I'm sorry to say) hard to understand lesson on Custom classes, creating classes, and creating Custom instances that is in Jen's book "Flash at Your Fingertips" . I did understand it for a while... unsure.gif ....but I would like...more >>

Hi: I have a list component with several elements, each element is a company, when the user clicks on the element it opens a new window with the URL of the selected element, by now everything works just fine. The thing is that I'd like to add the logo of each company (element of the list). ...more >>

How would I get it so that if a car hits a wall the car stops? Some kinda hitTest function Im just not exactly sure how....more >>

I am trying to access an array named sum05_bangles by putting two strings together which have returned from different fuctions. The following works: currentArray = sum05_bangles; currentArray[0]._visible = false; however, if I split it into two parts, it does not: currentArray = "sum...more >>

please give me the code:frown;...more >>

all i need is the basic actsion script fro button!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:confused; ...more >>

I want to make a button that, when pressed, moves the movie back 5 frames. What code do I need to do this and, just for reference, what code could I use to make the movie clip jump (or hop, or skedaddle) forward 5 frames? ...more >>

Hey all, been working on something all day but am truly stumped and hope you guys can lead me in the right path :) Is there a way to control a given movieclip's tween/timeline speed using Actionscript (I'mthinking setInterval but not sure how to do it)? What I'm attempting to do is the have a...more >>

I'm trying to us my works html search script in a flash format. How do I convert the following to actionscript? <div id="Layer1" style="position:absolute; width:194px; height:99px; z-index:1; left: 656px; top: 177px;"> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> ...more >>

here is my problem.... i have a main movie ("movie1"), and on "movie1" there is a button that loads a second movie ("movie2") into "movie1". in the first frame of "movie2" i have actionscript that loads a .txt file. when i go check "movie2" it works fine, loads the .txt file with no prob...more >>

I don't understand why my dynamic text isn't being formatted by my style sheet. http://staging.kangasoft.com/3h_group/index.cfm For example, the link colour should be red as per the style sheet. Also, I have an image that is supposed to show next to the "more" text. I have selected "re...more >>

Hello all, I just made a flash site with buttons on top and I put a empty movie clip called "container" in the middlle of the site. All animation and buttons will animate and appear and "flash" around until frame 90. The site ends at frame 100. I then included the following code in frame ...more >>

Hi all, I cant't belevie no one has this problem here... I have an external ..swf movie i load into a movieclip (or a loader component) that works butr it shows me the hidden areas around it as well when items suppose to go 'of screen' and the size of the mc does not effect the flash file i...more >>

here is my problem.... i have a main movie ("movie1"), and on "movie1" there is a button that loads a second movie ("movie2") into "movie1". in the first frame of "movie2" i have actionscript that loads a .txt file. when i go check "movie2" it works fine, loads the .txt file with no prob...more >>

I need something a little more complicated than Flash's Quiz to set up. The user has to type in a word that begins with a certain letter and ends in a certain letter, regardless of what the rest of the letters of the word are. I need Flash to reconised the correct first and last letters, t...more >>

I'd like to write my own "scrollbar" that has an arrow at the top and an arrow at the bottom over the main column for scrolling up and down. Obviously that's going to take a little R&D but in the meantime how do I get rid of the scrollbar space that is allocated on the rhs? It's there even whe...more >>

currently im trying to write a function for my sites navigation system. when a user presses one of the navigation buttons it plays a movie script that contains content depeding upon what they clicked on, ie "portfolio" loads the portfolio section. the problem lies with the fact that when i c...more >>