:D:confused; i just got flash mx 2004 pro,so when i put an action on a button,when everi test the movie,therea an error,for example,if i dod the action:nextFrame(); when i test my movie,an error will say"Statement must appear within on handler nextFrame();" so can somebody ...more >>

hey everyone can i constrain a draggable movieclip to only the area of a movieclip, not just it's bounding box... eg, if i had a game where i wanted the user to drag an object along a winding path of say 2/3 pixels in width, how would i do that? I would think that i can use the path for a ...more >>

Hello All, I have created an SWF, and place a MC on it. I then loaded an External JPG into the movie clip. The JPG Loads fine, except the center of the JPG loads to the bottom right corner of the MC. I know this because I move the center of the MC to the Top Right corner and it looked grea...more >>

Hi, I've used Flash's quiz templates and would like to hook them up to an LMS. I exported using the "flash with AICC/SCORM" tracking options and integrated this with the html files found in the "learning extensions" folder. Okay, so now the LMS expects either the imsmanifest.xml (scorm) o...more >>

HI everyone! We're working on a project that has over 100 exercice (3 to 5 questions and answer fields per exercice) that have to be recorded in some kind of DB(or XML?) on the user's computer (our client doesn't want the user to have to connect to the net). First of all, is this possible...more >>

Hi, A scrolling mc works fine on it's own. However, the links are broken when loaded from another swf. Please look at this code. I've tried relative and absoute linx. Will be a big help. Thanks!!! Scroll function in external swf:: y = getProperty("_root.scroll.content", _y); if...more >>

Hi, I am trying to load a image in _root.pano.pano1 and then duplicate it but no matter what method i use it doesnt work, please Help!, thank you...more >>

I've got two UI list components: moduleSelectBox and selectedModulesBox. The first list component (moduleSelectBox) is populated by an XML file and the second list component (selectedModulesBox) is populated with the selected items in moduleSelectBox using a button and an on (release) event....more >>

Hi! This is real easy (not for me, though): I have a button on frame 2 in the scene, that when clicked starts a mc on frame 2 to play. MC is named "waver": on (press) { waver.gotoAndPlay(2); } However, everytime someone clicks the button, the mc starts playing all over again. Ho...more >>

Hi,cand someone tell me how can i change or apply tint to a button or movie clip in actionscript? Thanks you very much. Cheers...more >>

:confused; I am attempting to use the combo box in slide show format and need to be able to select from the box and go to that slide. Does anyone have a code for this? DESPERATELY NEEDING HELP, not just in this but I guess brain surgery too. ...more >>

Hi! Is there any solution to save XML data to the PCs harddisk? My problem: I want to create a Flash standalone app and the results should be saved to harddisk for later access and access from other software. Is there any solution to handle this? Regards, Andi...more >>

hihi... how can i obtain the (x, y) values from an object location in the flash and then from this value, i will get the value references in the database and parse the value back to the flash and show the background picture of the location. ??? ooc ...more >>

Hi guys, firstly, this is my first post and i'm a total newbie in flash..pardon me :) ok here goes... i wanna create a fast forward and a rewind button for flash.. when i click on the fast forward button it goes to the next .swf file i wanna load.. for example my movie started at 1.swf...more >>

Hi, I tried to dynamically load an image in a MC (first time it works), and then I need to swap the image in the MC. I tried to unloadMovieClip, removeMovieClip and reload the MC with the new image. The absurd thing that happens is that the image will show only if I manually resize the bro...more >>

Hi, i've noticed that at runtime dynamic text look different then static text, static text looks better, but i still need to have dynamic text, is there a way to make dynamic text look like static?...more >>

Hi, Using the below command loadMovie("ar_ad.swf", "arena_loader"); what would be the commands i would use to determine when it had finished loading? I have read through various tut's and in my books, but i cant seem to grasp what i need to use Any help would be cool, Thanks ...more >>

I know I have been jumping around a bit in my questions in the forums here, but I was wondering how you could add artificial inteligence to a game so that the computer skillfully selects buttons based on previous players' selections. Artificial inteligence in actionscript is very complicated, ...more >>

Hello, I am posting because I am quite confused about how to approach a feature I'd like to implement on a flash app. My app needs to be able to load in images at runtime, in jpg format. Furthermore, these pictures need to be scaled down to, or up to, a static size. As I understand...more >>

I have been asked ti create a some kind of paint /drawing package for the web using Flash. I need the user to be able to pick a colour and brush size and be able to paint on to a picture. I have been using Flash for a while but never done anything like this. Any help, advice or links would ...more >>

Loading movies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi I have created a flash movie with a movieclip (content_mc) with a number of empty moviclips sitting along its timeline (red_mc, green_mc etc) I am trying to randomaly load images and ...more >>

(apologies - i posted this in flash general discussion also, when i think it probably belonged in actionscript instead). i have an index.fla file, which has several buttons with scripts attached (for loading 'home', 'contact info', etc), as in function loadSWFhome(){ loadMovieNum("prel...more >>

Hey, quick question. There's a MC called player on both frames 1 and 2. (1 is where the following script is. this script is in the MC player on frame 1) Okay, when I say _root.gotoAndStop(2); It works just fine, but it doesn't then change the location of the MC player ...more >>

If calling a function on an event precludes the usege of (): m.onPress=f; how shall I pass parameters to f ? ...more >>

Hi, I need to understand how to create an image loader from an xml file using Actionscipt. I've already used other methods in the past, but apparently this one is better and easier. I need something like this (in the site, click on "Descripci?n"; an image navigator will load on the right...more >>

Hello I have a flash movie with an empty movie clip and have given it an instance name. In the same movie and scene i want to be able to click a button and then load an external movie clip. I have spent the whole day reading through various code snippets and forums and have tried many ...more >>

A thing that I find difficult to grasp is to handle this kind of situation: ActionScript: class a extends UIComponent { (...) private function createThumb() { (...) //if I call this function recursively here, it works: createThumb(); with(some_mc) { (...) pbar_e...more >>

Hello all, I'm trying to pass this: this.createTextField("random", 20, 96, 240, 275, 442); through PHP, i've got it to work with normal flash, but what i'm trying to do is, depending on what is sent to my DB have it kick back a text box with about 3-4 lines in it.. Unfortunatly ...more >>

I can't seem to detect rollOver of the Flash Button component. (it's fine if I make my own button). I've tried using eventListener("itemRollOver") -- works with List, ComboBox, but not Button. I've also tried focusIn - doesn't work well I've tried .onRollOver() -- only works for custom b...more >>

hi! im trying to do a code that uses embed fonts from a shared library. how can o do that? im using a fonts.swf file that works perfectly if i place a text inside the stage in other movie. my problem is how to make this text using the "createTextField()" via actionscript, without put in th...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to generate a button press event from code; the goal is to invoke the button press method by means of a single key press on the keyboard. It's important that the down state is held until the key is released. The goal is to try and make a flash piano that can be played ...more >>

I mentioned in an previous post about setting up a form in Flash MX where a user can fill in the form and the results will be shown both as text and also shown as a graph. So far I've managed to put together this: The radio buttons that will be filled in: function radioDisplay (component...more >>

hi i recently bought a web cam and am trying to make a flash coomponent to make it run, i included new video object from the library and not sure what the next step is, if anybody can help me. Please ...more >>

Hi I want to learn Latest version of Flash Action Script 2. Can anyone give me the link where I can learn the stuff online in Macromedia Website. Thanks In Advance...more >>

Hi All, I have some code that stops my movie clips:- clips =[this.mainMenu_mc.module1_mc, this.mainMenu_mc.module2_mc,this.mainMenu_mc.express_mc, this.mainMenu_mc.module3_mc,this.mainMenu_mc.module4_mc,this.mainMenu_mc.module5 _mc,this.mainMenu_mc.module6_mc,this.mainMenu_mc.quiz_mc,this.m...more >>