I need some way to display information downloaded from a server in a nice and tabular manner. I'm stumped because there's no built-in support for tables in flash. Can someone show me how i could approach to making a table using actionscript? I already got the actionscript that can retrieve and...more >>

I have an array which I have populated with 4 movie clips. All the clips are instances of the same mc. They are all clickable, so I attach an onPress() to each in the array. The correct function runs when a clip is pressed, however I am unable to tell which one in the array was actually clicke...more >>

I have an animation that i created with swift 3d. The animation is on the stage in the same (x,y) position for all of my scenes. Everytime i go back and forth between scenes, the animation starts from the beggining. Is there any way to make it a continuous loop throughout all of the scenes....more >>

Hello, I would like to create a child SWF which shows an Alert (or Window), but doesn't require the parent to have the Alert (or Window) components in its library. I know this is possible with Buttons, and other components. Child.fla: // library include Alert and Button components ...more >>

I have a normal picture of a retangle that u can just darg and drop anywhere. But I would like it so if you click at the buttom right of it, it acts like a button and takes you to the next frame Thanks for your time Jimmy ...more >>

I am trying to work out a physics formula in flash, the equations using notations like 6.673e-8 which flash can compute just fine, but i was wondering if there is a way to round this answer: 9.03487346928e-8 to read 9.03e-8 If anyone knows how to do this I would appreciate the help! ...more >>

I wrote the following code which loads a jpg (photo1.jpg) dynamically and resizes it ("sizer" function). It works fine, except that I want it to load and resize a series of jpgs (photo1.jpg - photo6.jpg) into corresponding mcs (photo1_mc - photo6_mc). I'm assuming I could loop through an array...more >>

I wrote the following code which loads a jpg (photo1.jpg) dynamically and resizes it ("sizer" function). It works fine, except that I want it to load and resize a series of jpgs (photo1.jpg - photo6.jpg) into corresponding mcs (photo1_mc - photo6_mc). I'm assuming I could loop through an array...more >>

I have a flash project with several levels. A master level loads varies other swfs into Level 10. One of the swfs that can be loaded into Level 10 contains a MediaDisplay component and MediaController component and loads in an FLV video file. However, if the video is playing and I navigate to ...more >>

I'm trying to create multiple textfield with dynamic name: var string1:String = String("textfield"); var string2:String = String("1"); thevar = (string1+string2); trace(string1+string2); // output: textfield1 no problem there but.... for (var i = 0; i<_root.out_count; i++) { te...more >>

I have a project that plays an external FLV file and uses progressive download. I have cue points synchronized to the video and I have a 'next' button which takes you to the next cue point in the video. What I would like is that if the next cue point to jump in the video has not yet download...more >>

hello. Im loading a jpeg into a blank MC, but if I try to determine the _height and _width of that jpeg after (getBytesLoaded() == getBytesTotal() ) value returned for both is 0... except for a couple MC, for which it returns the correct value. So thinking that there's a small time delay...more >>

question: does Flash automatically preload all audio files if using Sound.attachSound? i have a long, multi scene flash presentation that uses a separate audio file for each scene. we've just switched to using Sound.attachSound, and Sound.onSoundComplete to ensure that each sound will com...more >>

The site is www.mbtusa.com Test the MBT Information button the code for it is: on (rollOver) { isoff=true if(isoff){ setProperty(menu1,_y,21); isoff=false;} } on (rollOut) { setProperty(menu1,_y,-500) ;} The menu drops below the button when selected, but when you try to ...more >>

Let's say I have a file with a blank movie clip in it, and into that clip I'll load a .swf. Is there a way to say in AS, something to the effect of, if (certain movie is loaded) { do such and such }? For example: if (movieloaded "blahblah.swf") {blahblahetc_mc._visible = true; } ...more >>

I have a text input component on a page and a dynamic texr field. for some reason i'm having trouble linking the text field to the component I namec\d them c1 for text input component and t1 for the text field c1 = t1; anyone have a suggestion on the code? ...more >>

I am making an interactive tutorial that allows the user to select a character to follow around as they learn. I was wondering if there was a way to swap symbols / swap characters without having to animate both characters (apply the animation to both). Like inserting the symbol the user choose...more >>

This is really hard, I have been stuck on this for so long now. The problem is the following: I can't seem to be able to get the path for this button I am placing dynamically on my stage. It seems like when I trigger the function that attaches the button from a loaded movie, the path change...more >>

Hello, I have a class file associated with a form. Up to now I have only wanted to populate the form when the application is initiated, how can I add a function that is called each time the form is set to visible? Do I need to use an event listener, if so how? Thanks for your help in adv...more >>

Hello all, Anyone plz suggest tutorials to learn making classes and components in flash. ...more >>

I got the following AS from a file I got from the internet. I creates a OS X dock style menu. I would like to use the code to build a menu for myself, except I don't want to just duplicate an MC, but use MC's that I already have on the stage. Which parts would I have to change, how complicat...more >>

I have formatted a large amount of data into an XML file. The file is being formatted with CSS and is output through the TextArea Component. I need to be able to link further down in the TextArea Component when the user clicks on a main heading link. For example: Heading 1 Heading 2 He...more >>

Hi, i needed some fancy text effects for a website im building, and as im rubbish at flash i decided to download a flash text engine. It almost does the job nicely but you have to change the text in the action panel and it wont include any numbers, ' , or paragraphs... does anybody know how to...more >>

anyone knows good actionscript tutorial step by step?...more >>

i am making a side scrolling game, i am having trouble trying to make the player stay on the ground, can you help me with the code to stop him falling through the floor....more >>

I can't seem to be able to get the path for this button I am placing dynamically on my stage. I there a way to get it? I am doing the following and can't get the button to work: I am attaching a button(which is inside a MC) like this. function initialHomeOpen02(){ this.attachMovie...more >>

Hi, i hope some can help me with the following problem: During a movie, i have several images to load, each time with loadMovie. But i want to load all the images from the server in the beginning, and not each time with LoadMovie. Is there any chance i can realize this with the MovieClipLo...more >>

No matter what I do, I cant fix this problem. The initial load screen doesnt appear until the load bar is near the end. I've tried changing the load order and other settings but it doesnt seem to change anything. Does anyone have any tips. The site I am refering to is: http://chezanzibar.c...more >>

Hey i need help with my site, i am having frames on my website, my top frame has the menu and bottom has the main pages appear, i want to hyper reference the link to "target" the mainframe. originally on an html file it would be like this <a href ="frame_a.htm" target ="s...more >>

Hey i need help with my site, i am having frames on my website, my top frame has the menu and bottom has the main pages appear, i want to hyper reference the link to "target" the mainframe. originally on an html file it would be like this <a href ="frame_a.htm" target ="s...more >>

Hi there! It's been a couple days with no questions... Building a menu for navigation in a site, I want it to pickup an XML with menu and each option info. Then, create instances of a symbol (a button providing the visual appearance I want), change a dyntext's text INSIDE that symbol, and ...more >>

I want to write the XML on server what is the procedure for that? I don't want to use other language like PHP or ASP Beacuse i have large data to transfer to the XML. when i was searching I came to know that on server we have to install some software can anyone please tell me the name of...more >>

Can anyone point to the preferred method of allowing a user to upload an image to a Flash movie? I need to allow them to browse for a .jpg image on their machine, then import the image to Flash - at the same time the image needs to be uploaded to the server. It just needs to be automatic... - ...more >>

I don't know why the following line doesn't allow a dash (-) to be used in the textfield: email.restrict = "A-Z a-z 0-9 _ - @ ."; How can I make it so dash is allowed in the textfield. Thanks, Josh. ...more >>

This is probably really obvious, but I can't figure it out so... I have a movie clip that can be clicked and dragged, but does something different if it is merely being clicked to select. I can't figure out how to distinguish between the single click to select and a click that initiates a drag...more >>

I am currently working on a Tlingit (Northwest coast USA indian tribe) language program. I have it set up so that when you click on an image on the screen dynamic text pops up telling you what the word is in Tlingit. The probelm I have is that I have some words that are Underlined. the word...more >>

I am trying to add to a url combo box values from a flash form to send the data to a new web page: i tried: var sex:String = am; butgo.onRelease = function(){ getURL("http://www.macromedia.com", "_blank", "GET"); }; The values are chosen from a combo box and need to get inserted into...more >>

I have a walking man animation and a wav file with steps sound (two steps are recorded each sounding differently. The time interval between the steps is therefore fixed) How do I syncronise movement with the sound? Ideally I need the sounf to be adjustable to any speed of movement. ...more >>

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

hi i need ot capture of the combination of keypress say for example "ctrl+1" how do i do that?? help me cheers...more >>

Hi I need to change the type of a button when the timeline is on certain keyframe, and show the second frame of that button (as if the button is clicked) Could it be done via effect.symbolType or by any other method? Thanks in advance ...more >>

Let me try to explain this as best I can. This might simply be too involved for anyone to provide any help, but I'd appreciate it if someone could take a crack at it. Some background is required unfortunately: There are these three files, index.fla, start.fla, and name.fla. The index.fl...more >>

cue_mark = 1 cue1 = 25 Here is what I want to do... cue_time = cue+[cue_mark] would like cue_time to have the value of 25, not "cue1" anyone know how to convert the text string to the actual value of cue1 thanks ...more >>

This is pretty basic I'm assuming, yet I am new to Flash and AS. So in this one AS file, I want to say, if (_currentframe is NOT equal to 1) { then do whatever } However, I cannot figure out how to say if it is not equal to one. I've tried sticking the logical NOT (!) in places, yet I'm no...more >>

Hi All, I have a dynamically loaded FLV file that I need to pause at certain cue points. I've been trying to use the netStream class to do that, and have had some luck. I would put: _root.mediaDisplay.pause(); on the timeline of the cuepoint I want paused at. Unfortunately it is act...more >>

I want to open a PDF from a Flash Projector file on a CDROM. I've tried the following: on (release) { getURL("mypdf.pdf"); } In this scenario the PDF is in the root of the CD with the projector file. In Windows it works but on Mac it looks for www.mypdf.pdf. I've also trie...more >>