I've got a combo box in a SWF which is loaded into another one. First of all, to get this to work, I tracked down http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=194&thre adid=789423&highlight_key=y&keyword1=combo%20box0. So now the combo box opens just fine. My ...more >>

Hello, I am trying to implement a little discussion widget in Flash MX 2004 Professional, and one of the features I'd like is for it to expand downward as it wraps downward. Currently, I can use setSize( ) to set a static width and height and set wordWrap to true, but as soon as anyone ty...more >>

I need to make an autorun CD. I have the text file .ini for that. However i now need an exe that will launch an html page on the disk for me. I know flash can do this but i dont know how exactly...any help? ...more >>

ok here is the layout. I have 2 classes, Nav and MenuBox. Nav class is linked to a mc of navBar. I am loading the navBar.swf into my main movie. The buttons on the navBar call a function in the Nav class that create an instance of the MenuBox. The MenuBox class creates textFields to ho...more >>

Hi, I have a question about Screens/Slide in MX 2004. In the following code example, i have a screen which contains 3 slides. I was trying to make this file goes to the second slide when initialized, but it just doesn't work. http://www.anatomicaltravel.com/temp/gotoslide.flahttp://w...more >>

on(release, keyPress "<Enter>") { var c = new LoadVars() ; c.code = code ; code = "" ; c.onLoad = function(success) { if(success) { if(this.login) { var firstname = this.fname ; var lastname = this.lname ; getURL("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('http://www.myH...more >>

Using Flash MX, I have several dynamic text boxes that I want the text to appear as justified. In the .fla file the text appears that way but when it is displayed in the swf file it is left justified. How can I make it appear justified? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi. I'm trying to make a MP3 player using the MediaPlayback component, in addition to a List component which holds the tracks. I coded it so when you click on one track in the List, the chosen track is set as contentPath for the MediaDisplay, yet the progress bar ALWAYS glitches up becau...more >>

i'm trying to animate a line that moves from point a to point b.the problem is this: if i create a new movieclip in _root and use the lineTo/moveTo at x and clear (and so on for x+1,+2...) properties it blinks when moved.if i use lineTo/moveTo and then again lineTo/moveTo with background colo...more >>

I have 7 movie clips that I want to bring to 7 frames of one movieClip where they play one after another. What script can I put on frame to go next frame when movieclip is finished? I can?t say ?go next frame? at the end of each of 7 movieclips because I also use it with buttons. ...more >>

Is there a way to make certain rows in a list a color to make that stand out more? In other words if I have a list of about 20 items and I want to highlight row 3, 8, 15 and 18, is there a way to do that? If not color each of those rows maybe highlight it another way? Any ideas would be ...more >>

How do I target an html page such as google and have the user go back to the page they left from if I am using a load movie code such as: on(press){ _root.loadMovie("resume.swf"); } will it go back to the page it left from or will it go to index page? ...more >>

Hi, Now I'm running into another problem and have been searching for an hour for an answer but don't see it. I have the following code which assigns styles to a text area: myComponent.setStyle("themeColor", "haloOrange"); var xmlStyles = new TextField.StyleSheet(); xmlStyles.setSt...more >>

I'd like to ask how to load XML from another website (crossdomain) ? e.g. myXML.loadXML("http://www.abctest.com/mylist.xml"); XML loaded both in SWF and HTML, when i open it in Local Drive. But, it can't when i put these files onto Web Server. Thanks. ...more >>

When a button on a timeline is clicked, I want it to do one thing if the timeline is running, and another if it isn't. What is the best method to check if the timeline is running or not? Thanks....more >>

Can anyone tell me in simple terms what to change in this pop up code to make it work? on (release) { Movieclip.prototype.openWin1 = function(url, winName, w, h, toolbar, location, directories, status, menubar, scrollbars, resizable){ getURL("javascript:var myWin1;if (!myWin...more >>

A friend of mine attended the recently held JavaOne 2005 and fell in love with the slide used to display the event pictures. http://photos.javalobby.org/#id=7&num=33 He thought since i was better with flash i could a far better Job. I thought so too. But i'm having a little challenge with...more >>

hi What al i doing wrong. I have my main swf with a movieclip (animhere ) on stage that contains an animation and a stop(); in the fist frame of the movieclip. Now i load another swf in the main movie.Which contains the script thats says animhere.gotoAndPlay(2); Which i suppose should ...more >>

Hello - I am in the process of designing a new web page for my local ambulance service. I am fairly new at all of this...so bear with me :-) I have a flash navigation bar on the top with a section for username/password. When these inputs are correct, I have it loading a webpage (with ge...more >>

I have 4 instances of a movieclip symbol ascending vertically in my scene. Each instance is introduced into the scene 10 frames after the previous one and ends 10 frames after the previous one when it reaches the top. When each instance reaches the top I want it to go back to the bottom wher...more >>

I'm sure this is an easy question for an experienced Flash developer. But it's not easy to find, for some reason. Can anyone tell me the how to create a button that exits out of the flash app? Thanks. ...more >>

hi, i want manage file in my computer by flash clip (swf or exe) display files in special directory, copy and cut files, and more please help me...more >>

Hi, I have an animated movie clip that i created in swish max, exported it, and loaded it into flash mx2004 I then have a scroll pane component, which displays it. The problem is, the vertical scrollbar does not display at all. Out of curiosity, i took all the frames out of the movi...more >>

I know this can be done.. but I can't figure it out... I have tried several ways I have found researching the internet... and either there is something missing, or I just can't figure out how to implement (which is more likely the case!):o I have created a transparent button under an imag...more >>

hi! i hope i'm in a correct forum. I just knowing and using flash mx 2004 less than a month. I'm trying to import video file in .avi format with size of 12 GB (57 minutes and 8 secs) to the flash document but at certain length, the process failed. The import wizard window will pop-up a...more >>

I'm looking for an FLA that's suitable for "SketchPad" or "Paint" software, that can be drawn on, and can also be saved and used in .NET...more >>

I was hoping someone could offer some assitance I'm having with a simple slideshow-type movie. The structure of the movie is quite simple, it simplly loads a series of different swfs into a certain level using loadMovieNum. I recently wanted to add some swfs that display video content (via ....more >>

I'm importing text and applying external CSS styles to a text field like so: var ss:TextField.StyleSheet = new TextField.StyleSheet(); ss.load("abbott.css"); content.styleSheet = ss; // Formatting text field and importing content content.multiline = true; content.wordWrap = true;...more >>

I have a netStream pause action in an onEnterframe function. The function is set up to monitor video time and at certain times load a sound file. If the sound time exceeds as certain amount, the video is paused(true) until the sound completes and then the video plays again with pause(false). T...more >>

hi, i'm using this script (which is working well) to ensure my external text loads before progressing to the next frame.... _root.text1_box.loadVariables("http://www.mywebsite.com/text1.txt"); _root.stop(); _root.text1_box.onData=function(){ _root.play() } first question... if i ...more >>

I have been searching everywhere for some way to have a masked text input in flash and it's been a harrowing 3 days of failure, embarrasment, and humiliation. I finally stumbled upon kglad's code which creates a mask for a decimal number "999.99" and it looks like I might be able to use it to...more >>

I'm working on a flash project which involves loading and unloading child movies. Basically I have a parent movie which contains a blank movie(target movie). When I click one of the buttons in the parent movie, the child movie loads up and covers the entire screen. There's a "back" button whic...more >>

I'm certain this can be done but have failed after attempting three tutorials. There seems to be a number of tutorials on scrolling text, but I can't seem to find one on scrolling an image. One tute stated its method worked on text & images, but I tried it 3 times without success. My goal:...more >>

Well, I'm trying to build some experience with Flash, and keep finding frustration all the time (since years ago, every once in a while I need to do something in Flash, only to find that the simplest thing in the universe is extremely complicated... frustrating). Well, rant apart, I'm havi...more >>

Right now I have a TextArea loading XML and a UIScrollbar to scoll it if needed. I really want the scrollbar to only appear of the length of the text is greater than the TextArea. I have searched and searched archives. I have also tried to use the scrollpane instead (looking for a way to lo...more >>

Anybody have an AS script that will subtract one date from another? Something the will work like below. Much appreciated, Joe function subtractDate(date1, date2){ //code return difference; } ...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to label and link urls with menu bar component? Buttons are labeled in "values" ? how do I link? is there a tutorial somewhere? thanks...more >>

I know you can disable the right click menu from a html page by setting <param name="menu" value="0" /> but how do i disable it in a projector file or the swf. And also how do i add menu items to the menu? And add functionality to them. Thanks in advance ...more >>

Does anyone know what does operator /:? I found it in some old flash 3d animation - still in Actionscript 1. I have looked in every book and pdf I have about flash at home, asked every friend and searched Google, but - no result. You can find the snipset of code e.g. on http://www.moon-soft....more >>

I need to create a rectangle that the user can resize (keeping the original proportions) by dragging either any corner or any side of the rectangle; also if they press inside the rectangle, it should drag the whole rectangle without scaling it. There has got to be some simpler way than what ...more >>

how would I get the user to load an image to a movie from their hard drive then in to a flash document that will be like a poster type thing then send it to their email account? not asking for any one to write all the code out just explain a few of the principles etc with some key info cos...more >>

I know this has been posted so many times before but its just not working for me and anything I read from other post hasn't worked either. All I am trying to do is load variables from a text file and all it seems that I can do is load 1 variable then quit. I have tried loops and the examples...more >>

Right nice and simple :) I have a movieclip that must animate to a set postion on the screen. The start position will be random, but the end position will always be the same. The animation will be triggered by a mouse click. Cheers, Dave ...more >>

Howdy Y'all, I'm trying to get my head around this issue. I am currently using Flash MX (haven't be able to upgrade to 2004) and I want to convert the following into a reusable class for 4 buttons: function onStatusHome(){ bg_color = new Color(_root.homeBtn.bg); bg_color.setRGB(0xF...more >>

This the code that I am using for a button. it opens a new window, however the toolbars are included. I simpley want a 600 x 600 resizable window with scrollbars, without the toolbars. on (rollOver) { namelabel = "John"; } on (rollOut) { namelabel = ""; } on (release) { ...more >>

hi, thanks to kglad who helped me with this script.. i'm loading 3 external .txt files into 3 movie clips and making sure they load before going to next frame: only problem is.. once it's loaded all three external txt files it stays on the frame instead of playing! am i doing something wrong...more >>