I have one frame that has six clickable buttons (which are movie clips). When you click on a button, your sent to another frame with information about the area the button represents....(I tried to use hidden text areas...but it would not work for several reasons). When the user clicks on the c...more >>

Hi, I was curious if there was a way you can connecto to a Microsoft Access database. I know you can use XML, the SharedObject, and LocalConnection classes, but is there a way you can use any of these to connect to an access database? Andrew ...more >>

I'm trying to create an interactive application, in which the user can choose a color swatch to see various colors of wall panels and chairs. I need to do this via script, not timeline. I did something similar in Director years ago using "replace", but I'm not aware of a similar script in ...more >>

For some reason my AS fails to set the textfield background color... Anyone see what I've done wrong here? function placeContent(xpos, ypos, wpos:Number):Void { _root.createEmptyMovieClip("textBox", 1); _root[textBox].createTextField("mytext", 1, xpos, ypos, wpos, 560); mytext.a...more >>

Hi eveyone, I work in the music auditorium @ the college and I would like to build a tool in flash that allows the following things: 1.- Be able to move certain instruments to a particular place in an empty auditorium template on the screeen. 2.- Have a button that takes a screenshot/s...more >>

// I'm having a problem with a really basic topic . How to create a text field in a movie clip at runtime? // What am I doing wrong? I assume it's something to do with the path to the Text object?? // Here's my script and the output from it - Please help ..Dave _root.createEmptyMovieCli...more >>

This may be a really simple question, but I just haven't worked with Flash enough to know the answer (I'm a Director guru). I have a preloader swf file that contains the following code: loadListener = new Object (); loadListener.complete = function(eventObj) { pBar.visible = false; ...more >>

Hi there, I have a textInput component and a button that submits the contents of that textInput. What I'm trying to do is type whatever I want in the textInput and submit it by hitting the "enter" button. So, I put this code on the button: on (release, keyPress "<enter>") { tra...more >>

Hi, I'm using a scalable SWF that will stretch for browser windows and I'm attempting to get a movieclip to stretch verticaly accordingly, using the following code: mymovieclip._yscale = Stage.height; However, it doesn't work. I tried tracing Stage.height and it worked, so why isn't it...more >>

Hi guys, how can i resize my scene according to the browser's window size or the currents screen resolution. I used the 'System' class to read the screens resolution, after this i resized the scene to a size a little bit smaller than the screen size, the problem is that only the background o...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to get screenshot from the swf? I am developing an application and users will make some changes on my swf files wiev. So i want to take snapshots of users works. How can i do that? Can i do it by the help of a server side scripting? Regards, ...more >>

Anyone know of a source file/script that does this: http://www.harleyad.co.uk/scroll.swf . Here's a small Flash example of the scrolling here: http://www.podlob.com/flash/template.php?name=slidemenu&bgcolor=cccccc&width=400 &height=300&quality=HIGH Thank you! ...more >>

I'm working on a project where I need to connect my Flash application to SCORM 1.2 LMS. At the moment I am just testing the application to ensure I can use the SetValue and GetValue properties. I can connect to the LMS, intialise it, and send the variable I want with SetValue. But I just ...more >>

I am having problems receiving data from a flash form I have a flash banner advert with a form and need to send the data to a different domain for processing. 3 variables to a process script no return I can do it with GetUrl but do not want to have a new browser window. I am using load...more >>

Hi, i wonder if someone could help me with this.... I have my main news page on my site, in the centre window, and a small window at the side of this showing text links that pop up different news items in the main window, by with which i will use the gotoAndPlay command to jump to the ...more >>

Hello Is there a way to get the Browser innerWidth and the Browser innerHeight values into a FlashMovie? I would like to know, when a user is resizing the Browserwindow. FScommand or getURL and then with JavaScript? thank you and kind regards Velvet ...more >>

I have a progressive jpg's about 2544 px by 3296 px. if I use loadMovie to place the jpg in, how do I then resize it to something like 400 x 550? It seams to resize the MC, but not the jpg. Thanks -Rich...more >>

Hi all, I am using the following script to tell the movie to play when the spacebar is pressed: on (keypress "<Space>") ( play(); ) This works fine, no problem. Is there a way to change the space key for any key on the keyboard? i.e. if the user pressed y,j,c, or anyother key t...more >>

Hi, i want to zoom and pan an image, it has a square mask, the mask remains unchanged while the image behind it zoomes, after this i want to be able to pan the image but without exceeding the boundaries of the mask, i don't want any blanks between the image and the mask, i tryed to do this but...more >>

haw it is possible to centrate a picture in a scrollpane if the picture's width is smaler than the scrollpane's width i am loading pictures that ar not the same size somme are biger than the scrollpane somme are smaler the smaler ones i whant to centrate them to the centre of the scrollpane...more >>

i'm loading a 1.swf and inside the 1.swf i used a button to load 2.swf inside 1.swf but got one problem the 2.swf is playing faster then normal. is it somekind a bug or what? I'm using this script on (release) { _root.contents.loadMovie("2.swf"); } ...more >>

I create movie clip in the run time and when i call the onPress function, sometime it cannot trace the right movieclip. Is this something to do with the depth problem? How can i fix this? i try to use _visibility but it won't work either. actually the onPress function there i wanna make th...more >>

If you have write access to a file on the flashmx server, how can you take advantage of that and update teh shared objects and thigns?...more >>

please keep in mind i'm new to this (which i'm sure leads off many forum problems ... but here goes) I've created a movieclip (still image) as a background, i've placed buttons over the surface of the image ... these buttons are to correspond with other movieclips. the action i'm looking ...more >>

Well I know how to use loadMovieNum to load an external movie clip (Ad1.swf) with a button (CoolAd) I know how to use attachMovie to place an MC in the library into an emptyMovieClip (adclip) on the timeline for position. What I can't figure out is how to load an external movie clip (Ad1...more >>

this is what IVe been using on (release) { if ((name.length==0)or(email.length==0)or(message1.le ngth==0)){ _root.error_mail.gotoAndStop(2); } else { form.loadVariables("http://www.djnow.co.uk/email.php", "POST"); } } it still sends the email any way Ive tried "" and or < > j...more >>

I have been using tutorials form lynda. com for flash mx. It showed a technique using the "loadMovieNum" to have it pull up the SWF and place it in the main scene. It works fine when I test it, but I can't figure out why it doesn't work when I upload it. I have tried loading it as a level and ...more >>

I can draw dynamically draw two lines with the following function: function drawLine(x1,y1,x2,y2) { clip.moveTo(x1, y1); clip.lineTo(x2, y2); } However can anyone tell me how to detect if the two lines are intersecting and if so at what point? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi People, I have a swf that is 1024X768. I want to work out the users screen resolution, then if the res is equal to 1024X768 reduce my swf size by 80%. If res is over 1024X768 leave movie size as it is. Now I can detect res and decide wether I need to reduce swf or leav...more >>

Hi I am trying to launch exe files from a flash projector. As a test I have created an exe file and put it in a subfolder (of the projector file) called fscomand - (This is apparently because of new security resrictions for MX) I have then created a button and attatched this code. I...more >>

I'm starting to use XML more and more. So far I've been able to do the stuff I need. But I'm trying to figure out some different ways to work with it. I'm just starting my largest project to date and I'm still not completely clear on what direction to take. After I load in my "catalog" sho...more >>

Hi there I have read up on other button problems on these forums but now its becomign confusing... What I have is a preloader...which goes to fram 5 and then the movie lasts 1283 frames. I have managed to get the preloader to work but now I have a gif image saying START which I want to a...more >>

I need to browse a computer to find a picture in a flash site, send the picture to a php script that will upload that picture to my server. The big problem is to browse my computer by using flash. Is there a component that can do something? I've everything working in a html-version (using ...more >>

I've created several dynamic text fields with scrollbar components that respond to button clicks. I'm trying to attach a style sheet to the text file loaded in these text fields. Everything works as expected when you test the movie in flash. The problem is when this SWF is embedded in a web pa...more >>

How can I do this effect, when you click on a buton the back slid from one side to other side.... you?ll se.... http://www.solisys.com/ Thanks a lot...more >>

Hi All... I need to do a bit of scripted movement (which is not really my thing as a designer) but there is no-one else here so I'm stuck with it. The is the thing: I have two MCs on a timeline deep within a movie. Two layers on the timeline. One MC on each. Instance names are "clak" and...more >>

I can't find an explanation to this so I'm hoping one of the gurus can shed some light. I created a person jumping on a trampoline - for now, 2 objects: trampoline and person jumping. When I originally created the symbol for the person(jumper), his head was aligned at the "top" within the ...more >>

Hello, I have been working with web services recently and I'm trying to create a custom class to handle calls to web services. However, I can't seem to import the WebServices class. Does anyone know what I'm missing? My code in as2: import mx.services.*; class CallService { ...more >>

If I want to change the text color of a button when it has been pressed, how do I do this and where does the AS go? Thanks...more >>

ok i have a _root.textMovie movie clip that has an empty movie clip in it called holder i load a movie in it which works ok: _root.textMovie.holder.loadMovie(path, GET); the movie starts playing but when i call _root.textMovie.holder.stop(); or _root.textMovie.holder.gotoAndStop(1); it d...more >>

Ok, so Im at my wits end here, and I figured I would take a shot to my pride and ask savvier minds than mine. I am writing code for a computer program simulator, simulating pressures, eduction rates and discharge velocities to pump. Trouble is that when my numbers (example 40.0 psi) are even, ...more >>

hi everyone, I?m trying to create a picture bar where the selected picture is shown bigger, and when the mouse is over that picture,the picture bar is like the Apple?s bar. I want to show you an exact example of what I want. I don?t have any idea of how to do it, the web site I saw with t...more >>

Anybody know a good tutorial for a text scroller. One that does not use external.txt files?...more >>

Hi I want 2 sounds play together, this is one: warning = new Sound() warning.attachSound("warning"); myVolume = 100 and this is two: space = new Sound() space.attachSound("space"); space.start(0,999) myVolume = 100 I want that SPACE sound will play always, and the warning sou...more >>