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displaying grids in datachooser
Posted by kingquattro at 7/26/2005 10:54:25 PM
Hello all, I have invoked a DateField instance using ActionScript. I have one issue, and one feature I would like to have. Issue: When DateChooser pops up, the back button to select previous months is hidden under the calendar image, any way to mave the popup by couple of pixels? ...more >>

Creating a Lever/handle to control the flow/speed of water flowing from 1 tank to another.
Posted by screendodo at 7/26/2005 10:11:10 PM
This is my first post on Macromedia's site. I need some guidance. I'm trying to create an interactive demo of flow from one tank into another tank. By creating a handle/lever that starts at 90 degrees vertical postion. And the first tank is full while the other tank is empty. When the leve...more >>

Custom Scroll Bar?
Posted by rbaby at 7/26/2005 9:39:39 PM
Hi guys, I used to just use the scroll bar component on Flash and jus customize it--however, the component is gone and now I don't know how to make a custom scroll bar. Can anybody please help? This is for a dynamic text area...loads text from an external .txt file. ...more >>

looping through attachMovie
Posted by vncntj at 7/26/2005 9:14:28 PM
I'm trying to loop through a library of MovieClips... var i:Number = 0; var j:Number = 0; onEnterFrame = function () { if (j<2) { j++; var Line = createEmptyMovieClip("Line", 3); var noo:MovieClip = Line.attachMovie("mc1", "Lines", 3); if (i<100) { i++; noo._x = ...more >>

MC Navigation - Frustrated!
Posted by EZoolander at 7/26/2005 9:00:11 PM
Bear with me - So I'm loading in a .swf file as a movie clip. Within that file there is a combo box with multiple selections. In order to make the combo box work - I needed to use the _root. function.. on(press) { _root.gotoAndPlay(10); } Without identifying "_root" - it ge...more >>

Stop / Cancel loadMovie
Posted by deathpie76 at 7/26/2005 8:41:00 PM
Is it possible to stop a loadMovie from downloading a file? I have an online book where users click 'next' to load the next page. If they click it too fast, everything turns to chaos as it tries to load every page in between. I'd like to stop the previous page download when they request the...more >>

get data with the the getSelectedItem()
Posted by ericb1 at 7/26/2005 7:53:48 PM
Any help is greatly appreciated! I'm using MX2004pro and trying to get data using the getSelectedItem() method, but all my variables come back undefined. I have a simple form/db editing application, with a listbox displaying the records from my db, and text fields to show/edit the table fie...more >>

restrict character
Posted by parke at 7/26/2005 7:02:37 PM
Here is an example of what I would like to do: I have an input field, I would like to restrict the user from entering a M into the fourth character of the string....more >>



PHP Form - without open new window
Posted by Lee at 7/26/2005 2:34:32 PM
Hi there, Can anyone help me modify this script so that it does NOT open a new window when the Flash Form SEND button is pressed? The Flash Form SEND button sends the variables to the PHP page, which then emails a recipient. Unfortunately, When I press the button, it opens a new browser...more >>

Cataloging files within a folder
Posted by ^}{yPeR^ at 7/26/2005 12:58:32 PM
Hi All, I need some help finding out how to catalogue files within folders using flash to display in a list on screen. I am an Authorware programmer experimenting with flash, so I would usually just use budapi for this. Can someone tell me the equivalent in flash. Many thanks Ch...more >>

Generate flash movies from QT videos?
Posted by John Doe at 7/26/2005 12:32:53 PM
hi: i have a lot of QT videos and need to generate a Flash movie miniature containing only some frames from each video any program to automate the process? TIA, jd...more >>

Using functions instead of long drawn-out code
Posted by bwm_razel at 7/26/2005 12:32:39 PM
Currently I have a frame with a question on it, and 4 possible answers. It's not multiple choice, where only one is correct, it's multiple choice where numerous answers may be correct. When they click the submit button, many things need to happen. Either a green check (if they got an answe...more >>

Get Url
Posted by Dennis, I Sioux at 7/26/2005 12:27:45 PM
Hey, I'm trying to open a new browser from Flash, got 2 computers using XP SP2 and IE, both popup security on normal and same flashplayer version used either send, geturl, getURL("javascript:window.open...., and calling a JS in the html Problem: At one of the two computers the popu...more >>

Probably any easy question but I'll ask anyway
Posted by JBrown1045 at 7/26/2005 12:24:57 PM
Visit Flash Document: http://danaplatoforever.com/palumbofiles/main20.swf Then go to Gallery and then click on first picture under Gallery of Homes My problem is the scrollbar. If you look under the picture you will see that the last picture in the ScrollBar is cutoff. Does anyone know w...more >>

Where is the click handler component?
Posted by ActionScripter1 at 7/26/2005 12:08:09 PM
Anyone help me find the click handler? I am trying to folow instructions but I cannot seem to find where to place my as Anyone point this out for me please? MX 2004 Pro ...more >>

How to load a variable from a jsp
Posted by Bi Tao at 7/26/2005 11:05:47 AM
I want to use Loadvars object to load a variable from the my_jsp.jsp,as follow: var my_lv=new Loadvars(); my_lv.load("http://my_jsp.jsp"); How to write the my_jsp.jsp? Thanks!...more >>

need help with ftp button
Posted by cloud4197 at 7/26/2005 10:29:53 AM
Hi all, I used to have a button on a site that when clicked on, directed you to a specific folder on an ftp site (asking for password and username prompt etc). But being a dunce i accidentally deleted it. I've tried to make it again but the new version will only work on explorer and not on...more >>

moving between frames
Posted by batgirl_Sa at 7/26/2005 10:20:16 AM
when going to another frame at runtime what happens to the frame you just left... does it remain as you left it or does it go back to normal (its initial state)....?? in my projects i want to be able to a frame,do some draging and dropping on that frame and then jump to another frame BUT...more >>

if else
Posted by nat_vald at 7/26/2005 10:04:34 AM
Hi, anyone know the script for detecting if the playback head is in a certain frame, then go to another frame? It's a movieClip in a menu. On mouse click go to frame 3, rollover got to frame 2 and rollout goto frame 1. So, once the user has clicked on it I need to disable the rollout and r...more >>

carriage return in xml
Posted by dave at 7/26/2005 9:47:26 AM
Is it possible to have a carriage return in a text string within my xml file? I have tried using \r but this simply appears in flash as \r ...more >>

Preload HTML
Posted by Lumiere Studios at 7/26/2005 9:28:57 AM
It's possible to preload an html page (with images) from a movie? Thanks Enrico...more >>

load PHP variable
Posted by Rajesh199 at 7/26/2005 9:10:55 AM
Hi ! How can i access a php variable within flash. give me a example ! thank u....more >>

Using wmode in FireFox
Posted by Mad Dogg at 7/26/2005 7:29:26 AM
Hi, I just found that if you set the wmode='transparent' and use the flash movie in FireFox, text fields will not work properly. Does anyone know how to overcome this problem ? Thanks heaps. Mad Dogg <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="https://fpd...more >>

Adding the Image or Icon in the Combo Box
Posted by Flashgroups at 7/26/2005 7:15:43 AM
Hi, I need Add the Image Combo Box. It's possible or not Pls help me. It's very urgent. If possible give me example Regards Flash groups...more >>

Button Not Working...
Posted by GmR at 7/26/2005 6:57:27 AM
I have a script on a button that won't work, and I don't know why. I have verified that the paths are correct (I'm using the target tool to get the path). Here is the code. The trace isn't happening.. can anyone see why? Thanks! Geoff _root.nav_mc.wedding_sub_nav.button1_mc.onRele...more >>

checkBox Question
Posted by ActionScripter1 at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi Guys, Does anyone here know how to set the value of a dynamic text field after the checkBox has ben pressed? I will appresciate your help very much....more >>

Extracting values from a nested array
Posted by tillurdizzy at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
If I have an array that looks like (("A", "B", "C"), ("D", "E", "F")), how would I extract the value "D"? i.e. index 0 of index 1? Thanks....more >>

How do I load text files?
Posted by ~eXe~ at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi, How do I load a text file into my dynamic text box? I was able to get it to work BUt when it loaded the text was not aranged properly.... the spaces where replaced with %20 and /n wouldnt work... how do i fix these and load it? ...more >>

onClipEvent(load) simple question
Posted by Nixy at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Ok, Ok, I know it's a basic question, but I can't figureout... I have a MC. All function reside in this MC on the first frame. I need to call one function when the clip is loaded. I try onClipEvent(load) { myFunction(); } It does not work. Hummm. Any idea. ...more >>

Creating a dynamic line from one movieclip to another
Posted by lickteig at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi all, Can someone point me to a good tutorial or send me some info on how to have a line created dynamically between to movieclips. I am doing a wiring diagram and I want line/wires to appear between connections when the users clicks the two areas he/she believes should be connected. ...more >>

xml parsing...
Posted by etg7 at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
has anyone experienced wierd characters showing up in place of hyphens, commas, and other character data coming from an xml file? i have cdata tags(and ', etc as well) in my file and filling a textbox with the data i've parsed when i publish from a mac or another pc that i didn't develop on,...more >>

Weird JPG Issue
Posted by wally_errrr at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi there, I have my movie loading up JPGs from my server using the attachMovie and it works fine for all of them execept 2 images. They are JPG's, similar in size to the other images i am loading except they just load as blanks. I t hought that maybe I had a memory issue, but with the fi...more >>

Weird JPG Issue
Posted by wally_errrr at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi there, I have my movie loading up JPGs from my server using the attachMovie and it works fine for all of them execept 2 images. They are JPG's, similar in size to the other images i am loading except they just load as blanks. I t hought that maybe I had a memory issue, but with the fi...more >>

How Access variable of a swf file
Posted by Rajesh199 at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
hi there suppose there is two swf file e.i main.swf and abc.swf. main.swf is loading abc.swf then how a variable declared in main.swf will be accessable in abc.swf thak u ...more >>

Loader components and Click events
Posted by DHRStudios at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
is it possable to have a click event on a loader component? almost looking for a yes/no anwser here....more >>

Need Some Quick Help
Posted by JBrown1045 at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Here's My Problem: Visit this link: http://danaplatoforever.com/palumbofiles/main20.swf When you go to flash, click on gallery and then click on the first picture under of Gallery of Homes. You will see a scrollbar at top of page of just blank squares. I want to have each one link to a s...more >>

Cannot position Movie Clip
Posted by forumnotifier at 7/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hello, I have created a movie clip instance on my stage, named INFO. I am using attachMovie to attach a movie clip instance with the name currentInfo. The clip loads, but attachMovie loads it into the center of the INFO clip. I then use currentInfo._x and currentInfo._y to move the cur...more >>


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