Hello, my question is - is there any book, website where is written info about classes what are not mentioned in MM Flash MX 2004 Help. For example mx.transitions.* and so on. A book what includes info about all Classes what are built in flash. ...more >>

H there, ive got a problem that ive been wondering how to do for a while now. Ive posted this on the general discussion also but i think maybe its a job for you Action Scripting guys. This is what i want to do...... Its basically a navigation problem. Lets say i have a "home" page with a f...more >>

We have an interactive scrolling menu on our homepage, http://www.westsidefamilychurch.com/ftp/westside_nav_flash3.fla...more >>

:confused; I'm trying to create a simple continuous loop of my movie. I am assuming a simple action script is the way. Please help. :-)...more >>

Is it possible to resize a movieClip in AS without streching everything inside the movieClip?...more >>

Hi I'm trying to send some variables when I call getURL(); Lemme show you some code register.onRelease = function() { var cmd = "_xclick"; var business = "mme@mysitei.com"; var item_name = "Registartion"; var item_number = "036400001"; var amount = "762.50"; var no_note = "...more >>

I am creating an instructional video and want to add basic controls in my swf. I need to be able to play and pause motion and audio in the final swf. I'd like to keep it self contained in the final swf file as well so no external players if possible. Let me know. ...more >>

Trying to add the drop down sub menu to a site that has existing buttons. I want it to work almost exactly as it does on this site. Any ideas how to make that happen? I have searched for tutorial but havent really come up with anything so I thought I would take a stab here. Let me know. ...more >>

Hello all. I have a distribution cd with a .jar program on ot that I want to link to from a flash file. I remember linking to an .exe file before, and also having problems. I fixed it by calling a .bat file from flash, which called the .exe program. Well, I have tried this for the .jar fil...more >>

ok for you experts out there, this question is going to sound so stupid,... Ok, now i have pictures to make what im about to say make more sense, ok, this is for kind of a game but not realy, lol ok this is what i mean, now this is the starting picsute,(the box is a movie clip) http://im...more >>

Hi. I'm new to all things Macromedia and i am having a problem that i am hoping someone could help me with. The situation is this. I have a webpage designed in Fireworks then exported to Dreamweaver. The navigation buttons have also been designed in Fireworks with corresponding up, over and do...more >>

I have a form and I'm trying to make my tabIndex customized. Here's my code. var allRegFields:Array = new Array(); allRegFields = [firstName, lastName, email, address, city, state, zip, homePhone, cellPhone, church]; for (i=0; i<allRegFields.length; i++) { formatInput(allRegFields); ...more >>

I have a movieclip that responds differently to a single click vs. a double click. The problem is the actions for the single-click case always happen on the way to determining whether a double-click has taken place. Is there a way to trap the first click, then wait to see if its followed by a ...more >>

I have a clip that contains a 2nd clip that I am able to successfully duplitcate every 10 seconds or so. My problem is that I cannot place it exactly where I want it. I want to use getProperty to find the y location, but have found that I cannot target the duplicated clip. From my main mov...more >>

I need to have a website running on 4 notebooks on a trade show, I'm wondering what is the best way of doing this. Projector? SWF? Or just HTML emb? Please advise and give tips on how to *-) Thanks, ...more >>

Hi, I've created a blank movie clip in the library and put it on the timeline on frame 1. I want to load a movie clip called about.swf into the space where it is so I tried... loadMovie("about.swf" "load_mc"); with no such luck, any ideas? ...more >>

I would like to create a email form on my website however I can not figure out how to connect the final form and have it delivered to my email once the customer/viewer as entered the content. I would be using a PHP server located on the hosting companys membership panel. I would like ...more >>

I made a dynamic mask where I created a movieclip "mask" and attached and duplicated the movieclip "bar" from the library into it. I have it all animated, but it's not masking what I want it to mask!!! The only piece of code that seems not to work is - maskWhat_mc.setMask(mask); Thanks fo...more >>

Exactly as the title says, how would I set something up, a button that is, so on release of the button, I load a .swf, then gotoAndPlay a certain frame in that .swf?...more >>

i have a question i want to make a site and i have some problem with unload movies. my problem is: i load a movie wit level 2 and that movie have some loaded moves with level 3 insde him, and i want to unload the level 2 and the level 3 movie in the same time. i try to find a sintax how ...more >>

Hi there, I've a loader componant instance named 'imgload' (w/ autoscaleON and autoload OFF). I use it to display images called with a click on their thumbnails. When use have a slow connection (56K modem) images are no longer scaled and positionned (i.e : centered) in my loader instanc...more >>

Hi, Some time Flash Button not work. If I press two or more time then only button work or mouse move some other postion in the button then I press the button that time also work. I don't know what happen internally. If you know any body pls help me. I want solve this problem in my project. ...more >>

Hi, Question: Based on the information below, how can I get out of the MovieClip completely and play a brand new Scene such as "Scene 2"? (I wish to attach the ActionScript to the exit frame of the MovieClip so that it jumps to a new Scene called "Scene 2".) Scene 1 ***Background Inf...more >>

Need to resolve object path from string and use it for other things afterwards - eval doesn't work for me, at least not the way I am using it... basically I'm trying to do this (although it does not work this way): var refString = "contentObj.tree.person[0]"; trace( eval(refString).name ) ...more >>

hello, I have a simple quiz which selects random multiple choice questions. If the correct question is selected a part of a jigsaw is move into place. Each of my jigsaw pieces are seperate clips named clip1, clip2 etc etc within a main movie clip named jigsaw. I use a variable called Q...more >>

Hi there, I have the below code on a movie clip. Inside the movie clip are 5 frames, all with a different image. The below syntax is set up to rotate 5 images at random but I need to add another and was wondering how should I edit the code to deal with 6 images instead of 5. I trie...more >>

I have seen this happen a few times and have never been able to figure it out, and it's happening again on my current movie. Here's what is happening: I am loading a simple movie which parks on its first frame (containing a text input field). However, when I click on it, the loaded movie s...more >>

I'm wondering how you can make a button trigger were the "camera"/stage should be looking at...?? Is there a way I can just plot in the coordinates(x,y) and angels(degrees) in 'Action'?? Here an example that illustrate what I mean: http://backspace.com/mapapp/ Would be extremly happy i...more >>

I have a script which is used for creating text but the problem is whenever i create a new text the first text will disappear upon the appear of the second text but what i want is the first text to remain all the way. Can anybody help.. Below is the script <as> this.createTextField("tfNe...more >>

I'm building a company specific calculator and this is my first time using flash. I've managed to get all the way to the last, or Grand Total, dynamic text output box and I've run into a problem. All the previous outputs have been formatted as dollars (FormatAsDollars) and it works gre...more >>

I have a form that when I upload as an swf and go to directly view it online, it works just fine, but when I have it inside an htm page, nothing happens when I click send. The submit button code is: on (release) { _root.form.loadVariables("contacts.php", "POST"); } the form itself is...more >>

I am creating a quiz game for class and I am having a problem with the buttons. The buttons have to work as follows. When you roll over the button, it should change colors and when you roll out it should go back to the original state. When I press on the button, it should turn to black and ...more >>

Does anyone know how to set the background color or a dynamic text field whose name is received as a parameter? Example: I have two dynamic text fields called "A" and "B". I have a variable textFieldName which contains either "A" or "B". How can I set the backgroundColor of the field tex...more >>

Hi everyone, I created an mp3 player and would like to swap the "play" button with "pause" once released. This is the code used for my "play" button: _root.bplay.onRelease = function() { _root.my_sound.start(); _root.status_txt._visible = true; }; How can I create a pause funct...more >>

This should be pretty simple, but I don't know my html too well. Is there a way to create a simple text shadow, like you can do in powerpoint, using actionscript in Flash?...more >>

Please heelp me figure how to make a slider that changes value of a dynamic text box (without a component) This is a type of calculator that I need to have different sliders contain different values. for example the first slider can be a range of 1 - 1,000 and the second slider needs t...more >>

Is there a way to link two input text boxes so that when the user types enough to fill one box, the text begins to fill the second box? Thanks for the help....more >>

Ok, here's my problem. I've created a new movie clip (new_mc) which has the function myFunction(). When I create the movie I want to be able to call the function right away. However, I have to wait until my current function is over before I can. Is it possible to do it all at once? Exampl...more >>

I'm developing a flash e-learning course that contains a number of videos. Along with the video are various charts and the like that pop up beside the video. It would make figuring out the timing of when a chart appears/disappears a lot easier if I could put the current frame number on the ...more >>

:o hello.i have the following problem.i have made a menu in a movie-clip. the problems is when i put the menu in my site, i have to make the buttons to link some labeled sites,but it doesnt work. as a script to every button in my movie-clip menu i write: on(release) { gotoAndPlay("open")...more >>

}:beer; Im having trouble with action script. Im building a site, and the buttons move when entering a page. When exiting a page, the button should move back into position. When the button moves back into position, its only then when the button on the current page can slide into position. ...more >>

Hi, I'm creating a flash program to be used as a presentation during workshops/seminars. Is there any type of action scripting or component that I can use so that a countdown timer displays in the flash program? The time on the timer will need to be set by the presenter. ...more >>

I have 4 radioGroups. If a user forgets to make a selection in one of the groups I would like to display a message or go to a specific frame, not allowing the user to proceed unless one selection has been made from each group. Any help is appreciated! ...more >>

Hi Is there a MOD operator in flash to work out odd and even numbers? Is there a way to do this? Shaun ...more >>

in my movie i have a button which is on _root and when i press it , it is supposed to set a var (which it does i know this from using trace) then its supposed to make a movie clip play which it does, but inside that movie clip how do i make a text field recognise my varibles. Ive tried the obj...more >>

hello... Inside my class I have an array that is looped through and the function references within them are called one by one, as function callbacks... the problem is that I discovered that the 'this' reference within them no longer points to the object for which the functions are set up as ...more >>

Here's what I'm trying to do. I have four scenes. From Scene1, click and go to Scene4. Now, in Scene4, I want to click a "Go Back" button and it take me back to my original scene (Scene1). Here's the trick...Since you can get to Scene4 from any of the three scenes (Scene 1, 2, or 3), the "GoB...more >>

Hello, I have a text area in Flash that I am saving as a Text file. Right now the user has to type in the full path to where they want it saved at on their computer. What I am wondering is, is there a save dialog box similar to the browse box? That way the user can just navigate to the are...more >>

I want to preload jpeg images attached in a movieclip. need advice on this code. onEnterFrame = function () { slideNum = Math.round( (Math.random() * 100) % 4 ) + 1; trace("slideNum: "+slideNum) // mcContainer.attachMovie("slide0"+slideNum, "s0"+slideNum, 1); mcContainer.loadMovie(...more >>