http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Effe...-4160/index.php I grabbed this flash file, and I wanted to integrate it into a flash file that I am working on for another project.. basically, my movie plays, and then the movie above plays, and my movie continues after it has played once... but the m...more >>

What is the use of standard URL query-string, like the name-value pair as shown here; ie: "loadswf=2001.swf" http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/devices/articles/nokia6600.swf?loadswf=2001.swf Are you trying to say that data can be passed into Flash as though it were a server language? And ...more >>

I have a .fla that gets text from a PHP file (which pulls it from a MySQL record). I have the PHP utf8_encode the text first to make sure my French characters come through, but for some reason the percent sign '%' never comes through. If I have a line of text like: "I only got 75% on my last t...more >>

I am trying to understand how loadMovieNum works. I know that if I put the following inside a button that the movie gets loaded. on(release) { loadMovieNum("splash.swf", 1); } However, if I put loadMovieNum("splash.swf", 1) on the main timeline, it doesn't get loaded. If I tra...more >>

Ok I had a movie clip I made scrollable with actionscript. I had anti-alias deselected but when I entered the designated area the text would go from non anti-aliased to anti-aliased.. So since the way its setup requires a mask I thought I couldnt make it dynamic (so that it would stay normal...more >>

Hi, I have a movie('main.swf') and I load another swf file('ball.swf') into it's main timeline using the loadMovieNum method. It works fine,and I can see 'ball.swf' play on 'main.swf''s timeline. However, when using the _level property, I cannot control 'ball.swf' from 'main.swf' at a...more >>

Hi, everyone. Thanks for all your help. I have another little question. Basically, I just want to use a variable as an object name, such as in the following example for (var i=1;i<4;i++) { floorvar = ("floor"+i); if (_root.floorvar.hitTest(this._x, (this._y+11+vertspeed))) { ...more >>

Hi, everyone. Thanks for all your help. I have another little question. Basically, I just want to use a variable as an object name, such as in the following example for (var i=1;i<4;i++) { floorvar = ("floor"+i); if (_root.floorvar.hitTest(this._x, (this._y+11+vertspeed))) { ...more >>

I'm doing preloader for my forms application but how can I get total byte size all forms. I can use _root.getBytesTotal() but it not total size of all forms. THX....more >>

Howdy, I am trying to load in a series of jpgs with a Movie Clip Loader, and the loadClip method, which according to the documentation is supposed to return either true or false (dependent on finding the targeted movie) is returning an undefined value and the movies are not loading. It doe...more >>

ok so i have movieclips with stop actions thier final frame....but stil it loops and i dont know why...anyone with a simple answer to this novice question? thanks in advance......more >>

I am attempting to place a dynanamic movie (assembled from several smaller movies) in the Scrollpane component. It seems to work except the height of the scrolling movie is the same as that of the component window, not the height of the assembled movie. Does anyone have any thoughts? ...more >>

I am trying to use AS interface and want to know what I may be doing wrong: but I received undefine when I run it, any suggestions?? interface fooInterface{ function testInterface(); } class fooClass implements fooInterface { function testInterface(){ trace("foo"); ...more >>

(I'm new to ActionScript) This is a very frustrating problem for me that I have been trying to solve now for a couple of months. I am loading an external SWF into level 1 on release of a button. It loads with no problems but I need it to UNload automatically when finished playing. If thi...more >>

Hi, When I use a variable to display text, is looks different from the static test. why? Thanks! Sumit....more >>

I have a video that I am playing using the netstream class. I have a button that pauses and plays the video using: myStream.pause I also have a link that goes to a website. The button has the same actionscript: myStream.pause so that the video pauses when the user goes to the website and the...more >>

:confused; Hi there. I want to build a Flash MX slideshow using screens that runs without human interaction. The first slide would be up for 10 seconds, then it would go to slide 2 for 10 seconds, and so on. I know I need to use actionscript to modify the behaviours but am unsure how t...more >>

I am new to this action scripting stuff and need a bit of help. Alright i thought i had this cuePoint stuff figured out, then i ran into this problem: I have cuePoints in an swf that is then loaded into the main swf file. everything works fine when i tested the cuepoints in its own swf, ...more >>

Greeting everyone, You guys been to the Macromedia site? There's a top menu bar, and when you mouse over something, it displays a secondary lower menu. Move your mouse down, and you can select anything in that secondary menu. Kind of based on the drill down idea, like a common JS menu sy...more >>

Greetings, I have been working with ActionScript 2.0 for a couple of months now. My question is this: How can Macromedia get away with their so called documentation over this enormously buggy and anarchistic language? Have you seen the LiveDocs "documentation"? It's a complete joke - seems...more >>

Hi, everyone. Thanks so much for being patient with me! I have another little question I'm trying to call a function from a movieclip clipevent handler. I say var inwall = wallcheck(1); The function wallcheck is placed in the first frame of my timeline. but for some reason, it doesnt ca...more >>

I have used the MovieClipLoader() method to preload an external swf file into a named empty movieclip on the stage myMCL.loadClip("s2_burn_magnesium_01.swf", "_root.movie_2", 2); The external swf loaded OK (seemingly into _level2) and has a "stop" in the first frame. To get it to play, I...more >>

can someone educate me on the quickest advisable interval figure that one can use that will be usable by most computers (barring really old models) I know nothing about this but i assume that setInterval(my_function,1) would be asking too much of a computer - or would it? thanks ...more >>

It looks like there is no ascii code for the arrow keys, huh? how do you refer to those using the "Key Listeners" method of detecting key presses? On other topics, in Flash is there a way of saying "contains", like we used to say in Hypercard? For example, if (variableOne contains "som...more >>

HI, I HAVE CREATED A BUTTON AND PUT AN ACTION ON IT TO LINK TO A WEB PAGE : on (release) {getURL("http://....org/"); i KNOW IT'S A SIMPLE THING BUT DOESN NOT WORK! THANKS,EG...more >>

hi when i duplicate a movieclip i cant hitTest it because i dont know its target path. Is there a way to set a path for it? or another way to hitTest it? thanks ben...more >>

Does anyone have any ideas as to why a PHP mail script might fail when called from Flash over a local web server (MAC 10,3,9) as opposed to a live domain? Same files, same, same. Web sharing is turned on and PHP is enabled on the local web server, however the script only works on my domain ...more >>

I have a container swf that plays a series of external swfs. The external swfs are inserted via an empty mc. One of those is called industry.swf. Inside industry.swf, I have a series of mc's. Before putting industry.swf into my container, I was able to naviagate from mc to mc by putting ...more >>

this is making me crazy, trying to change current halo to standard, so th box has hard edges? any ideas? TB...more >>

Hi, J'ai utilisé plusieurs fla d'un bouquin ("Training from the source" de Macromedia Press) -donc les scripts sont bons- mais n'arrive pas afficher une seule variable ou propriété dans la fenêtre du débogueur; Seule la liste hiérarchique (en haut) affiche les animations malgré mon clic sur l...more >>

Hey, everyone. I just have a little question. If you're in the middle of a repeat loop or some handler or function, what's the best way to "exit" or "abort"? (in other words, just skip the rest of the stuff in the loop or handler and go on to the next part of the script) Thanks! ...more >>

hello, i have a movieclip used several times in my movie (nested in different movieclips). it's instance name is "drag_bar_mc" and i'm trying to figure out how to access it with actionscript and a for loop from _root. basically i want to be able to return all instances of this object with...more >>

I'm trying to pass data from a MySQL database through PHP into flash. I have this code in my PHP script: print("&id=$blogid&name=$bname&title=$btitle&content=$bcontent&email=$bemail&tim e=$btime&date=$bdate&done=$bdone"); This displays the data in this format: &id=11&name=Ross Murph...more >>

Using actionscript, I would like to change the transformation point, so that rotation of an object can alternate from either side. ...more >>

Hi I wonder if anyone can help? I created an MP3 player which was working fine. I was using Mac OS 10.3 and it would work fine on my computer and on the web site when accessed using either Mac or PC. I have installed the new Mac OS Tiger and the player does not work. But when acce...more >>

Does anybody know if there is a way to use only the scrollbar like we did in flash 6. I have to use it with textfield, and if I try the textArea component it's hard to make it works. Example: I need the background transparent, no selection outline, the text in html and white. Actually I c...more >>

Hi All, I have an image gallery that can be browsed through by using a left and right button. The gallery works with one strange bug. I have notice that when testing online, if I have say two images, one around 15kb and the other 9 kb. Now if I click to load the 15kb image and immediately...more >>

I am working on an online quiz setup for my students that tests their tables skills. Every attempt (enter key) is tallyed to give an accuracy level for the students. Problem is I can't seem to re-set the tally to zero using a global variable from a button click. The code for the question is: ...more >>

:confused; Hello, I would like to preload JPEGs before going to the next frame. I have a slide show with dynamically loaded JPEGs. Trying to stay with just JPEGs and not swfs. I know there will be updates to all the slides/pictures later. I don't need a progress bar or that. Just have ...more >>

Hi all, Just purchased "Actionscript: the definitive guide 2nd Edition" and in chapter one (introducing action script for Nonprogramers) it says to add this code on frame 1 layer 1 in the expert mode of the action panel... (I'm using Flash MX) var message = "Hi there Flash!"; var firstN...more >>

hey guys Looking for some help on action scripting, basically want the objct (eg:the eyes of a photo ) to follow the mouse on the page. The eyes should remain in one position while the eye balls follow the mouse......If you know of the right keyword or scripting discription for me to look f...more >>

Hi, I use scrollpane, and I insert in it with a for some images and radiobuttons, when I wont recharge the content I delete all things with removmovieclip() then I recreate the images and radiobuttons, the problem is: first time: (1 element) no error, I see the image and radiobutton sec...more >>

Hello and thanks for readin this post. i have been using a script for a while now its fine but i want to modify it so it loads an external flash file with the loading bar. I was trying to change the _root part to the name of the movie but it didnt work please help me. loaded = int(_root....more >>

Howdy folks. I've got a button on level 2. When it's pushed, i'd like it to to unload or remove a movie clip on in a swf called graph1_label.swf that's loaded to level 80. the movie clip is called box1. I can't just unload the level with unloadMovieNum() because there's a whole bunch of o...more >>

Hi I am slowly picking my way through the world of actionscript, so please bear with me! I have started looking at depths and understand the idea behind them. As a practice I have written this very basic piece of code which has a little Fire button which releases an arrow. The arrow is a m...more >>

I am trying to get the company i work for to send me to one of those MM training courses: http://www.macromedia.com/support/training/instructor_led_curriculum/flmx2004_ad v_appdev.html Are they worth the money they cost. I've a fairly strong background in flash 3,4&5 but am new to AS V...more >>

I dont know if this can be answered here or not, but I cant seem to get an answer in the CF forum, so thought I would try here. I have a flash form with several tabs to enter information on. On the last tab, I want the ability for the user to review the information entered on the previous...more >>

Hi, I am try integrating C++ and Flash Movie(swf ) file. It's possible to VC++ and VB (Shockwave Component tool). I don't know C++ have in any component like (Shockwave) that. Help me Regards Sathish ...more >>