The background for my interface contains an antique compass. I have 4 buttons that follow the outside arch of that compass. Perhaps the idea is clich?, but I would love to see a compass needle follow the mouse when it is over those buttons. I think in order for the effect to work the compass n...more >>

Hi, I have some basic knowledge of using Flash. I was wondering about the best methods of loading flash content dynamically via flash content in a web page. I know about using framesets and getURL to load content into frames, but was hoping there was a frameless method of doing so, i.e. Is...more >>

I have the stage resizing correctly in Flash and on the HTML page in IE and Safari. However, when I view it in Mac Firefox, the the height attribute in the HTML is set to 100%, the Flash cuts off at about 200 pixels high. If I set the height to a pixel height, it's fine. Here's the code in the...more >>

I am tring to make a button to change the frame of a movie clip , but in 2 different ways , if the current frame of that movie clip is 1 that go to 3 and if it;s 2 to go to 4 I tryed this : if (__root.MenuLT.MenuPortrets.PContents._currentframe=1) {_root.MenuLT.MenuPortrets.PContents.gotoA...more >>

I have a peculiar thing I am trying to accomplish. I want to load text from an external txt file (which I have managed to do with LoadVar), but here is the catch: - with an alpha of 0 - load the external text file - fade in - fade out - cycle to the next text in the txt file (i=i+1) ...more >>

I'm trying to show hide some symbols using the method I found in the forum (http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=288&thr eadid=919113&highlight_key=y&keyword1=Hide%20Layer) but it doesn't work at all... what am I doing wrong? This is the code I'm using, wh...more >>

Hi, I would like to play and go to a specific frame on a movie clip when I click on a button Please Help!!!! Thanks...more >>

I am building a simple click through slide show and I want to have the images load into my FLA as opposed to being embedded therein. I only have 2 sizes of images (portrait or landscape) and each will always be displayed in its respective X-Y coordinate. Here is an example of what I am trying ...more >>

Hey all. Thanks to kglad for the assist on my last question, but I'm back with a new one. I'm trying to make a pause button for a media player I'm working on (just as a little DIY-hey-I'm-bored project) with mixed success. My controller pauses fine, but I'm having a problem in getting audi...more >>

I have the following code which cycles through 8 different .jpg's I have stored in the \images folder. This works perfectly, except when I change one of the photos in the folder (for example, I save a new .jpg called photo1.jpg over the old photo1.jpg), the page continues to show the old .jpg...more >>

Hello all, I tried to create a small flash movie which has two dynamic texts in it, which are on a server. I would like to have this flash movie on a different server in a web page. If I run the movie locally it works fine, but when I include it in site the dynamic text is not shown. For my ...more >>

i want to store the values in the 3 dimensional array how can i do that?? can any one help me pls...more >>

Does anyone know how to print an external PDF document? Do I use the print() function?...more >>

Hello, Here?s what I?m trying to do: When you roll over the studio link the studio image fades in and when you rollover the babies link, the baby image fades in over it. When you roll back over the studio link, nothing happens. What I want to happen is when you roll back over the ot...more >>

Hi! Thank you for checking out my post... I want my movie to stop on a frame for 10 seconds before moving on and playing the next. Does anyone know what actions I would have to put on the frame? Thank you and I hope to hear from you. Cheers, Mark ...more >>

In previous versions of flash you could dynamically name a variable like this: for(i=0;i<dataArray.length;i+){ _root["variable"+i]=dataArray; } where dataArray is your loaded data. I want to write my code in Actionscript 2 using the 'var x:dataType' How do you dynamically...more >>

Hello! I have a different image every 10 frames in my Flash MX movie. As it stands, the swf plays the images in sequence and loops the movie which for the person viewing this, can be quite predictable and boring as I'm sure you guys are aware! What I want to do is put an actionscript e...more >>

This doesn't seem to work: function myFunc(arg1=0, arg2) { .... So when no value is supplied for arg1 it defaults to 0. ...more >>

I am trying to preload an image into my movie and it does not seem to work. Can't figure out why.Thi is the AS I am using, what is wrong with it? Thanks for any help! Brian this.createEmptyMovieClip("imageHolder", 40); imageHolder._x = 82; imageHolder._x = 50; /*********************...more >>

Any thoughts on this issue? Are people encrypting their Flash files, if so, whats the best software? Im aware of 'amayeta', but is this the best one? Cheers...more >>

I have a site that has allot of javascript and it takes some time to load. And when it does it makes my movie mommentarily jump or glitch. Is there any way to have my javascript load before my flash movie begins? ...more >>

I really want to purchase this book "Essential ActionScript 2.0 -Colin Moock" But i also like to display the book which iam reading on my table... i'like to see it 24hrs a day... it becomes the part of my life.... .. but the problem is i simply HATE SNAKES, and i dont think i can take that s...more >>

I have what I hope is a very simple question. I used a tutorial to make a form: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash_php_email.htm This tutorial has an action on the form elements (inside a movie clip) so that once the variables are sent it will take them to the next screen wi...more >>

Hey there! I'm trying to make a great number of variables with less code... For Example: coin1=0; coin2=0; coin3=0; coin4=0; and so on.... Is there any way that i could say something like: coin(1-4)=0; or something like that instead to make the code smaller??? Please Help :) ...more >>

Hi all, I have a function that accepts an object as an input. How can I pass in a copy of the object rather than the object by value WITHOUT creating an empty object and copying the vars accross? e.g. var myObj = { name:'pea', age:'26', x:67, y:100, order:5 }; function doSomething...more >>

:confused; I have created website and Im trying to create downloadable pdf's within. For example, I have a food menu with a button named "download food menu". I need to know what action I need to give the button and where to place the pdf file. Thanks, Nick ...more >>

OK, this will most likely be everyday for everyone else, however I don't use sound in Flash all that often. I have a movie that is four frames longs. On the first frame, I use ActionScript to load a sound and play it. The next three frames are a twisted, convoluted START/PAUSE/RESUME/STOP cont...more >>

Hey-o everyone! I was wondering if i could have some help with a variable question. I would like a movieclip to play when you roll over another movieclip BUT ONLY if the mouse is down. Here's the code I used on the root timeline: myMouse.onMouseDown = function() { ...more >>

If any one has any nice tutorials on this, I'd love a look. I'm currently working from: http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Scripting/Control/scrub_co-Mark_Gas-7597/index.ph p Though this is not exactly what I was looking for, its close. I am still having a problem though, the progress bar wor...more >>

I've attached a few movies onEnterFrame which works fine but when I want to load another movie in the same emptyClip all it does is load it over whats already loaded. How do I only make the movie load once? ...more >>

I have two buttons (i.e., sound on/off ) that I want to put inside a movie clip that activates when the user rolls over it. My problem is that the rollover function on the movie clip is, I think, taking precendece over the button scripts. What is the way to go about handling this? Thanks...more >>

I'm trying to use this example of loadVars that I found here. I have this in frame 1 of a loading scene _____________________________ var load_lv = new LoadVars(); //Step 2 load_lv.load("text.txt"); //Step 3 load_lv.onLoad = loadTextVariables; //Step 4 next level 1 frame 29 ____...more >>

Hi guys, I am farily new at ActionScripting, I did some search on this form, and various other forms, but haven't been able to get the answer I need. I hope you guys can help me or point me to the right direction. Over view, I am trying to create an application in Flash that I intend to...more >>

Imported text gets cut off. Don't know why. (I suppose that's obvious) It's like I've reaced a limit. Please go http://homepage.mac.com/naive/Help/ to see the offending file in action. ----Here's the Actionscript I used to import the text---- // PSN Contacts============= text01 = n...more >>

I need to launch another movie from a buttton, and I'm not sure of the script. I know I want the target to be "_blank", but not sure of the syntax to launch another swf....more >>

Hi, I am using TextInput components in a simple form but have the problem that the HALO (focus) glow is only shown when tabbing through fields and not when you click into a field. I would also like to force the TextInput components to show a red glow when an error has occured e.g. an inc...more >>

Firstly I'm new to Flash MX2004 so this may be a very simple question to answer. I have a movie loaded at level 10 and a movie at level 20 (there are others including the main movie which as at level 0) the movie at level 10 is replaced as you progress through various options. However, the...more >>

I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to simplify code below? Would using listeners reduce the code needed? Or is there anyway to find the name of the MovieClip a user clicks on? Thanks --tj8-- <pre> function newFill(sender) { icolor = new Color(sender); icolor...more >>

Hi, Please help to check the following problem.. 1. The wierd problem can be test at the URL: http://www.evonne.com.tw/testLoadXM...FileStatus.html (Reload this page will crash IE) 2. swf in the above HTML try to load the following xml: http://www.evonne.com.tw/testLoadXML/test.xm...more >>

Can Any one specify the how to make an 3 dimensianal array of the content of XML file ...more >>

okay, got a question..... The MediaController component is a 'Compiled Clip', therefore the nut' 'n bolts of it are pretty much hidden. I've got my controller associated with a MediaDisplay component and all is fine and well with that. My question is this: Let's say I have a separate l...more >>

Can anyone please explain how I get the time of day to appear in a dynamic text box? And I'm not sure when to refer to the box as the var name and when to refer to its instance name. I think I'm missing something. Thanks -chris ...more >>

We need a developer to build a video chat site on www.ready2chat .com Only developers with active video chat sites need apply. Contact Worldclassvideo@aol.com...more >>

I have Flash animations simulating flying objects. I noticed that after I introduced a background, the objects started jerking. A background is a JPG file of just 60K 1. How does a background interfere withthe script performance? (the size if an swf file does not matter for my application as it ...more >>

Ok this is real simple but I can't make it work. Im just messing around with code so I can eventually figure it out. Obviously I have a long way to go. I have a movieclip instance called "obo" and I want the alpha to equal 30 when I press 1 on the number pad. heres what I have, can anyone ...more >>