The following code does not work: attachMovie(eval("t"+1),"t1",1); whereas attachMovie("t1","t1",1); is still OK does attachMovie reject eval() as an argument, or I am doing something wrong? ...more >>

Using Flash MX. I need some help with this action script. I have a main movie and on the stage is a MC called "images". Inside this MC is a simple movie that goes through a series of pictures and stops on each one. But I want to add an extra section. So when I click this button it jumps to t...more >>

Is there a function to restart the whole swf is if it has been closed down and loaded again ? ...more >>

I am currently using Flash MX 2004 to output a projector that uses the PrintJob function. I am creating a kiosk that runs off of a Mac, but when the user presses the print button the OS kicks in and the "page setup" window opens and then the "print window" opens to confirm. Is there any actio...more >>

hello, i have 8 movie clips that are all set to be invisible on the first frame, and their _visible state changes to the opposite state whenever you press a button over them. how can i make it so that the movie does a gotoAndStop action on another frame if & only if all 8 movie clips are s...more >>

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need some serious help figuring out how to edit the actionscript below so that it will send the...more >>

I have searched seemingly everywhere and cannot find any information on how to control fade ins and fade outs over time using _alpha in action script. Can anyone tell me where to find documentation on timing fade ins and outs with actionscript?? Thanks, Rob ...more >>

:confused; ActionScript newbie here....with no idea how to do the following: Scenario: my client (using ASP on their web site) sends out emails to prospects and wants to include a link for them to click that will open a dynamic page on their web server. The page will have a Flash animat...more >>

hi, how can I set an action to a button that is inside a movie clip but that the actions happens in the main timline, not in the movie clip??? thanks...more >>

Greetings, It seems that loading information from an external web server is bugged in Flash. I believe that it is broken and cannot be worked around using code. I have has the same issue since Flash MX (Flash 6) and the problem is continueing into Flash MX 2004 Pro (Flash 7). When lo...more >>

Hello Flashers; I want to create some car driving alike car games using Flash MX 2004. Player should drive the car using keyboard arrows, but here is the problem: When player press the up arrow (or down arrow) the car make the first step forward, stop for a short-while, then keep going for...more >>

I'm trying to make a slide show that pulls files out of a folder and so far everything is working. My problem lies here at the end of the files. My files are named "photo1.jpg, photo2.jpg" and so on... Now the last file number is unknown because my clients want to keep adding photos. So when t...more >>

Is it possible to erase individual lines, or segments thereof, dynamically created with the Drawing API. I know we can clear everything within a given clip by using the .clear() method, but we are trying to simulate more of an erase "tool" type effect. Thanks for your help! ...more >>

Hello. I know that flash has afeature that can save data locally just like trugh a cookie, information can be saved and then it can be read later. I need it for this: I have a flash header with sounds, user can stop the sound, I want this information to be saved locally and loaded when ...more >>

Hello, excuse me for the "Urgent" but I have a problem I have make a page with this sample http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamic...framescroll.htm Now I need to exchange the link Up and Down with a flash button and make a javascript call from the flash button. In the flash button I hav...more >>

hi i'm trying to make a drag n drop based navigation. here is the action script of the mc to be draged: on(press){ startDrag(this,false); _root.cursor_mc.gotoAndStop("drag") } on(release) { stopDrag(); if (this._droptarget == "/dasteam") { _root.gotoAndPlay(60); ...more >>

hi, i have a problem and hope somebody would be able to help out from the main timeline i load a movie called "slideshow" including 10 jpg`s, when triggering a button it starts in the beginning. it works fine but then it starts with the same image all the time. is it it possible for ...more >>

1. Only 1 Scene - Created buttons at right as selection buttons to go to different labeled frames (for different topics) When click the button the 1st time to go to any labeled frame that comprises of one frame and if I press the same button the 2nd time, instead of calling the same frame, ...more >>

I searched the forum and found several posts on the same problem but no solution. Anything new?.... I have a series of swf files made using the quiz template, and I'm trying to load them into a parent swf using loadMovie. Unfortunately, it looks like there's some kind of conflict in the te...more >>

Is it possible to trace the location or path to a dynamically placed MC or button? I was using the Debug > List Objects feature, but using that path still did not work. Can you trace it? I think I remember something about doing this to get the exact location. Thanks for any help! Brian ...more >>

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 changes. I am doing the following and can't get the button to work: I am attaching a button(which i...more >>

Im working on the PC platform and using SendAndLoad without any problems BUT when I test the script on the MAC platform the thing goes pearshape. Has anyone else come across this problem and if so how did you get around this? Thanks ...more >>

I just used system restore on windows xp. Up until now my actionscript has beeen working fine. It seems that something has been messed up. set the document properties to be 400 by 400 and the _root.width reads 567. I haven't any idea what could cause this. ...more >>

ok lets start out with the site, www.mbtusa.com in the shoe types section im trying to make it so when you click on a shoe and it zooms up, i want it to be able to purchase the zoomed shoe with the purchase button but unfortunately the variables or something isnt going right. heres the cod...more >>

Trying to load and center different size externally loaded jpegs. It flashes "out of place" then centers quickly. I'm trying to keep it invisible until it's fully centered. I'm under a deadline so any quick help is greatly appreciated. Here's what I got: in the actions layer: function pr...more >>

I have made a preloader with 100 mc's. on each percent loaded one (randomly chosen) of them plays. so when 1% is loaded one of them plays, then another at 2%, and so on. i know most of the code, the random() stuff and how to make a preloader, but im having trouble with the part of playing the...more >>

Is there an AS function to remove everything from the scene? ...more >>

:beer; I'm trying to put together a little Holloween exercise for a class on carving pumpkins. The objective is to provide the user the opportunity to select eyes, nose, and mouth of a pumpkin of a choice of three each. The problem I am running into is returning "eye1" back to a bin when "...more >>

Hi I've imported a video into flash and turned it into a movie clip, but what i want to do is when the flash is loaded i want to click the video and it starts playing but i dont want any hidden buttons or anything. I started off by putting movie1.stop(); so that the movie wouldnt aut...more >>

Hi I am building an auto scrolling menu of images for a client and am running into issues. I do more graphic work than programming and am not familiar with certain features of flash mx 2004 pro. I'm making a menu of sorts that scrolls based on mouse position which is pretty easy with f...more >>

I use the following method, but it can't work. Ask for your help and suggestion. Thank you. The previous Frame: Every movieClip ( thumbMC ) use loadMovie method to load image in internet. The image's address may change due to different parameters. Some images maybe slowly to loaded...more >>

I'm wondering what the best way is to set up a tab key function. My plan is to have someone enter text into an input text field, then they'll need to press tab to advance to the nextframe. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

Hi there,=20 =20 Could someone tell how can I make use of the "return" command in = functions? =20 I've created a function called "alpha" that is declared as being = inherent to any movieClip. What I need with this function is to control = what kind of response should the function giv...more >>

I would like to use the ScrollPane component in Flash to scroll through a dynamically generated set of movie clips. I am using an array to attach movie clips to the document using attachMovie(); The attached movies should nest inside the ScrollPane component. For some reason, the MCs are b...more >>

Hi all... first you shouuld know that XML is a WHOLE NEW WORLD to me ! OK - simple question. I'm importing news stories from a .xml page on the server. Works fine. In one story I need an external link - i.e. an old fashioned hyperlink that will pop a new browser window and take the user to...more >>

Hey guys, Can anyone show me a tutorial, or tell me how, to build a slideshow that utilizes php script (or xml) to populate it? I also need to be able to adjust the php script, when needed, to control how long the image is displayed and how long it takes to fade between images. I basi...more >>

Hello everyone, I have been wondering how can I implement the functionality of double tap detecting in Flash MX 2004. I searched over the internet (put "implement double tap Flash" in google search box) but haven't got any luck. I would really appreciate it if anyone could give me a exampl...more >>

I have made a little block-out arkanoid game. I put the game in a movieclip to organize things and to also give myself room to add a options screen and variable level builder screens. I am new to actionscript. I just need to have the options passed from the options screen to the game movieclip...more >>

Hello, I a new to flash, and I'm hoping someone can help me with this problem. I have a movie clip containing an "email form" I have placed an instance of that movie clip on the stage along with a submit button. When I click the submit button, i get no response, (except for the resu...more >>

Hi, This may not be the right place for this post, if that's true, I apologize. I'm new to C# and just discovered an occurance with the Flash assets we're trying to convert from web-based to C# based. Does anyone know of any way in C# to intercept an Actionscript command to stop a getURL...more >>

Is there a way to get the value of the selected day from a date chooser component? I've tried using "selecedDate" but that gives everything. I'm just trying to display the date (mm/dd/yyyy) in a text field from the selected value of the dateChooser. The text field is located elsewhere on th...more >>

This is really weird all of this works in the Flash MX progie, and in the Flash projector, I don't know what's wrong or if it's my borwser but if you can help please... var oLpBar = new Object(); oLpBar.complete = function(eventObj) { pBar.visible = false; } pBar.addEventListe...more >>

Is there a way to create multiple properties for a movie clip at one time? I know that I can create an object and give it multiple properties like this: myObj={name:_global.myName, type:"circle", isSelected:false, startX:0, startY:0} I also know that I can then create a movie clip and p...more >>

Dear all, I am making a portfolio site, whose content is loaded as needed from external swf files. I would like to use the same preloader for both the main movie and each of the individual external swf content movies. Logically, I guess, it seems my preloader should itself be an externa...more >>

I have a function that I used succesfully in an old Flash App. that I'm trying to use in a MX2004Pro Application Form project. Here's the function, simple enough: function stayHere (howLong) { enterTime = getTimer(); do { waitTime = getTimer(); elapsedTime = Math.round((waitTime-...more >>