Flash MX 2004/AS2.0 I have some XML I'd like to display in a DataGrid. No problem displaying it. BUT... I need to make the test in the grids (or the entire row or cell) clickable so that I can perform a function when that data is clicked. Anyone know of a good tutorial out there or willi...more >>

My AS on a button uses on(keyDown "t"){code;} I know my actionscript is right. The problem is, it won't work in one file, and the EXACT SAME BUTTON AND CODE works fine in another file! I did some testing, and I narrowed it down to: It won't work if there is a combobox in the libary. ...more >>

Here's the code i have in my .fla and .php-file stop(); //------------- send form --------------- function sendForm () { message.from = emailForm.userName.text; message.email = emailForm.userEmail.text; message.comments = emailForm.userMessage.text; message.sendAndLoad(...more >>

Hi, I have made some buttons that all sit inside a movie (because there are hover overs that come up on each button but simply it is potentially a single button with a rollover state that sits inside a movie) that then sits inside a scene , I am trying to get the buttons inside the movie to go...more >>

OK, I am building an AS driven menu system. I am using the following code:- // stop on current frame stop(); // set default starting places var buttonX:Number = 30; var clientMenuY:Number = 200; var menuStep:Number = 23; // create an array with the menu information var menuArra...more >>

Hello everyone! This is shahgillani !!! I would like to know that how can we send the timeline to a specific "Lable" or "Scene" by using the <param ... > and <embed .. > tags in the HTML ? Many thanks Hassan Sajjad shahgillani ...more >>

Just a quickie, (A dumb question but please tell me the answer anyway. I promise to answer a dumb question myself if asked.) I'm loading a movie from a button instance. Example: onClipEvent (load) { loadMovieNum("library/myMC.swf", 5); } It works locally just fine but...more >>

I want a navigation bar on my demo such that user can move back and forth frame by frame using he next and back button or using the silder (like here in this demo http://www.officeclip.com/web/timesheet/demo.html click the ist link under the "tutorials") So far I have a mainmovie t...more >>

Okay I saw it alluded to in one other post, but not resolved. I drag and drop a button component into a failry involved flash project and on publish or test... it shows as a blank empty white rectangle. I can open a fresh document, drag and drop and it works. Tried copying it from ther...more >>

I'm loading HTML-formatted text (basic, acceptable tags like <i></i> etc) from an XML file and then assigning them to a pseudo-array of variables (contentPage1, contentPage2, etc.) After I've successfully assigned those variables, I go to prepare my movie clip for html formatting and no matte...more >>

i have this script on an intro picture to fade in, but if you leave it up for a few minutes the picture disappears - is there a way to fix this?? please help. introPict._alpha = 0; function fade(){ var nFadeSpeed = 5; introPict._alpha += nFadeSpeed; }; onEnterFrame = fade ...more >>

Having a problem with embedFonts=true. Actually, I can get it to work, but as soon as I change the value of the text in the dynamically created TextField, its TextFormat gets screwed up and the text dissappears! The workaround is to reapply the TextFormat any time I update TextField.text, ...more >>

why does loadMovie() have bugs in it? Very important routine for loading Jpeg's, and yet sometimes it loads them, and sometimes is doesnt... This whole problem is really giving me a lot of problems since its the only way to load Jpeg's into a movie. Any suggestions on what I should do? For ...more >>

This as that I'm using to fade in external jpg's seems to work on only on the first few thumbnails on my script the more thumbnails I click the faster they fade in where they should all be the same. In the script I change the nuber 30 to increase or decrease the fade. Is that the proper way to...more >>

I made a game in visual Basic for my computer class, I wanted to make the menu in Flash and have a button that launches my game.exe, I looked through the help files that come with flash and found something that looks like this. on (release) { fscommand("exec" , "C:\game.exe"); } I h...more >>

I have a pop up window that opens from my flash movie to display a wine list that is stored in a data base. When the pop up opens, the html page that holds the main flash movie goes blank and displays: [object] in the upper left corner. It works fine on my mac, but on my pc's IE, it does tha...more >>

Hi, Im trying to figure out how to create a flash scratch card, has anyone come across some code that might help, i figured i could use a drawing mc to form a growing mask that reveals the picture underneath. But i have had trouble with dynamic masks before, has any one tried anything simi...more >>

What syntax of the textfield class do i have to use to detect when a user initiates a text field instance on the stage (clicks on). the user may be, for example, clicking on an input field to enter a username or password. thanks, scott ...more >>

Hello, in the following code i want to set the size of an mc which load an image. But when i do it, the image will not be shown. The sizing-code is currently uncommented and marked with /** Funktioniert nicht !! **/ CODE /** /Funktioniert nicht !! **/ Thanks for every answer. Michael ...more >>

Im currently building a site where I need to have a large list of text based links in a list (30 or so) that can be easily updated. What is the best way of doing this...I want them to appear as normal flash based buttons. i.e. having up, over and down states but I'd obviously like not to have ...more >>

right i've got a lil problem. Basically i have this code in my action scripting on frame 1 in the actions layer keyframe.... var optionDisable:TextFormat = new TextFormat("Bitstream Vera Sans", 12, null, true, true); var optionEnable:TextFormat = new TextFormat("Bitstream Vera Sans", 11, ...more >>

(sorry if this is a double post, but it didn't seem to work first time) I need some help with code to load a multi dimensional array on the fly either from other arrays or from XML. This will give you idea of what I'm trying to accomplish: I've got an XML song playlist: <?xml version...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to open a browser popup window through below code. Its opening the a window but shuts off immidietly, dont know why.....Please help. Thanx in advance on(release) { getURL("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('sellsheets/1SS7x6SS.pdf','newWin','wid th=400,height=30...more >>

Hello, I need to verify the contents of a string. I need to make sure that it is 'Letter - Number - Letter' How do I script such verification? V...more >>

Why, why oh why can't you disable the maximize button on the flash player? ...more >>

Hi, For my site design, i wish to scroll the pages into a central position on the screen, that make up the site.. On this page for starters i have a text window, with scrollbar, and this is where i am curious.... I have a mask layer applied, and i am finding, that when using masks, the ...more >>

Can I load a movie clip into a new flash window (not html) that is draggable and separate from the main stage? Can I use loadmovie()? Thanks,...more >>

Hello, I`m trying to load a .jpg picture into a empty movie clip and later make this mc trace a message when the cursor roll over it. But the onRollOver behavior does not work. Please, see the script bellow. Am I doing something wrong? _root.createEmptyMovieClip("holder",_root.getNex...more >>

Hello to all I am putting in a call to the flash actionscript community, as an old flash user and actionscript newbie. I have an flash file with several thin tall strands of grass and i want them to grow then sway back and fouth. can anyone help me Ramachan ...more >>

Im currently building a site where I need to have a large list of text based links (40 o so) that can be easily updated. What is the best way of doing this...I want them to appear as normal flash based buttons. Ie having up, over and down states but obviously not have to create all of these bu...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a dropdown menu that I'm learning to use from a tutorial. It's just a little over my head and am wondering if someone could help me. Here's my situation: 1) The menu has the title, DESTINATIONS. Submenu dropdown are a list of CONTINENTS. Rolling over CONTINENTS sho...more >>

I'm trying to implement a search feature in one of my applications. I'm trying to locate an employee in a department. When the user searches on an employee's ID, the application is supposed to load that department's people into a datagrid and highlight the employee the user wanted to search ...more >>

Hello all, What I'm doing: I have a main swf that's running as a manager. I have a loader class that's running in that main swf. The loader class creates a movie clip, let's call it C and attaches it to the root. A movie clip loader then loads an external swf into C based on informati...more >>

I created a 164 x 154 pixel square image with a 2 px solid border around it. when i import this (PNG-24) into a 164x154 Flash document, it doesnt center no matter how much and which way I nudge it, the border doesnt show right (only on 2 of the 4 sides) and general silliness ensues. Any ...more >>

Okay, can this be done? I have a selection of MP3s on a server, using flash i've created a "jukebox" app to play the mp3 files, using an XML file as the content for track titles, location etc. But, i would idealy like to protect the mp3s so that: 1.) They can't be downloaded, or play...more >>

Hello, I need to load a swf file in a new browser window on release of a button. I am using this but it does not seem to work, nor any errors showing. on (release) { loadMovie("C:\galleryproject\Melbourne.swf", "_blank"); } Can you please advise? Thanks in advance Dilshan ...more >>

Hi, For my site design, i wish to scroll the pages into a central position on the screen, that make up the site.. On this page for starters i have a text window, with scrollbar, and this is where i am curious.... I have a mask layer applied, and i am finding, that when using masks, the ...more >>

Hi folks, Say i'm loading a swf to level 10. In that swf, i'm creating several movieclips on several different depths. I've got a button that has this: [as] on(release) { unloadMovieNum(10); } [/as] the swf on level 10 seems to disappear but the dynamically created moviecl...more >>

I need to know how to preload sound, and when the sound is 10% downloaded, to go to the next frame and begin streaming the sound. Any help is appreciated. Thank you....more >>

I have a rather lengthy bit of code to display, but the main problem is I can't get my onRollover and onRollOut to change the text color. Any ideas? // At this point it is necessary to determine what section to go to based on the // options the user selected in the program // At the end...more >>

Hi all, i have a problem with a DataChooser component on my stage, i have a function that return me back the selected date+7days, like this DD/MM/YYYY How too have 2 Variables like: date1 = date selected from the component (in this format DD/MM/YYYY) date2 = date selected from the componen...more >>

Hello, I am using Flash Strings to provide text content in multiple languages. I would like to avoid the auto-detection of the language depending on the locale setting in the OS and offer the user to change the language in the Flash movie at runtime. I have switched the auto-detection of...more >>