(I posted this in another forum but I think it belongs here. Forgive the double post.) Okay. This is getting really frustrating. I can't get my text to animate. I can make it slide and change size, but as soon as I break it apart I can't make it do anything. I break it apart twice so ...more >>

This is what I have: c.send("http://number9/_inHouse/gvTestBuilder/writeFile.asp", "POST"); Instead of POST it uses the GET. I have to use POST. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?? ...more >>

trying to write my own focus manager. but using the TAB key keeps triggering Flash's own yellow highlight even though I have set the "Make move accessible" check box to off. Any thoughts on how to exclusively trap the TAB key for my own use? Kevin Boyd Multimedia Creations Ltd. www.m...more >>

I have a project where I need to add a function for selecting differen case examples that will play automatically in consecutive order. The idea is to convert the case movieclips into external swf files an create an xml-playlist with these swf's, that is played through. Also the user should ...more >>

Hello there, I'm trying hard to get a code that make the effect with a swf file, like this: http://www.evb.com each clicked link makes an movie to change on its size and color.... Really need this Thanx to all.... ...more >>

my flash application reads content from an access database, through an asp page - if there are any '&'s in the database content, any content after that will not display in flash. I changed them to 'and' to test and it works fine then. How do I get it to read the '&' - any ideas? Thanks in adv...more >>

Hi All, I am breaking my head on a big big problem (for non-actionscript people) - (small problem for expert actionscripters). I have attached a rotating menu which fades the textboxes in a carousel like loop. What i want is that when the text is coming up to the front, that the color ...more >>

What are the approaches to prevent an unauthorised usage of swf? Something like an swf requirinf another file installed on the computer? ...more >>

Hello, I have a number of swfs that I need to preload either at the same time, or one after the other. Please could somebody advise me of the most simplest way of loading multiple movies. many thanks ...more >>

hi i have a flash xml menu using a 8 pt pixel font with 16 pt leading when i view it on a pc it works fine but when vwd on a mac it loses its ;leading (line spacing) any ideas ??...more >>

ok, i have the following on a frame in a looping movie clip... _root.connectionStatus = "no connection"; _root.loadVariables("http://www.geocities.com/smod47/connected.txt"); trace (_root.connectionSatus); if (_root.connectionStatus == "connected") { trace ("you are connected"); } i...more >>

Text i have just started a new job and the co use mx 2004 the whole as2 thing is killing me is there any way of converting back to as1 so i can stop looking like a muppet please help else i wont be herew long:o ...more >>

Hi all, I found this code(below) that I am tryng to modify. I have 3 movieClips with photos and link(linkage) that are call by 3 differents buttons with this script: ----------- on (release) { if (no_pic != '2') { //1 to 3 no_pic = '2'; this.createMovieClip(no_pic); } } ------...more >>

Ok... i'm probably criptic but ... i'm disapointed by flash ... They give you a great language and not the tools to work whit it ... the code complition sucks .... sorry but it's the truth ... in today's programming languages code complition does the most work ... you can not give the option...more >>

is there a any way to get value of scrren area(the size of the screen- not the Stage.width -ex 600xo00, 1024x768) ? i want to adjust stage width automaticely to stage area. Thank You Cheers...! nutsy:Dnalinda sory For MyBadEnglish ...more >>

Hey all, forgive me if I've put this in the wrong section... We're looking to develop a map through flash that will draw an 'A to B' line based on two sets of coordinates input by the user. There's a lot to this that I'm green on, but first and foremost I'd like to know if this is a feasible...more >>

I have been trying to get my flash animation to display the time and date of the viewers system. I have used the code below and named the dynamic textbox "information". When I run the animation, the time and date are shown but immediately after i only get back -1- :: PM in the text field. What...more >>

So I made these buttons. And when you click one, it adds a point value to dynamic text with the var score. What I'm trying to achieve is that when the value of the score exceeds a certain value, that the action of going to another frame be carried out. Can anyone help me out with the scrip...more >>

I am trying to get the variable this["pic"+i] to pass into my onRelease function. But I can't seem to get that information. What am I doing wrong. MyPicVars.load("Dadphotos.txt"); MyPicVars.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { var t_mc:MovieClip; Rc = this["DLc"]; //trace(Rc); ...more >>

I have no idea where to start with this: I need to build a swf where the user will be able to drag things around and write some text and place it anywhere on the stage (online, at runtime). This I know how to do. But then I need to save what the user has done, on the server. I don't know i...more >>

Hi, If you try to load a jpeg image to your flash movie using "loadMovie()" or "Loader" component (in a PC Win XP), and your browser is FireFox, things dont work as expected. Neither "loadMovie()" or "loader" component can load an image when using firefox 1.0.4. But they work fine in inter...more >>

:confused; I'm a designer and have used Actionscript for basic functions. I want to create a row of image thumbnails that move across the page and when you rollover one the movements stops and the thumbnail pops up to a slightly bigger image that appears over the other thumbnails. I can do t...more >>

Hello, After start my first project with AS 2.0 OOP, i came across a problem, wich I can't seem to get fixed: I have 2 classes, class be.intelliware.data.Voorstelling {} class be.intelliware.data.Ticket {} Now, I wan't to create a field with the "Voorstelling" type in the Ticke...more >>

I'm at a loss. I've tried everything (...I could think of). When using LocalConnection.connect(), it appears that you MUST hardcode a string, no variables, etc. I am trying to dynamically establish a unique connection so that the window containing the pair of Flash movies does not conflict ...more >>

Hi I would like to be able to use some loops to populate some values in an array... they will then be used as x & y coordinates... But I can't seem to get it to work (see below)... any help pls. Thankyou. ------------------------------------------------- myArray = new Array(...more >>

Hi! I tried to make a program (an animation) with both tweenings and action script. My problem is: after a number of tweenings are played I want them to freeze and the animation from Action Script to Play and then the tweenings to start playing again from the point they were freezed. Mo...more >>

Two movie clips: I want the second movie clip(blue) to move off its frame 1 to frame to 2 (called next) and go through its frame 7. The action script statements is:: _root ["blue"].gotoAndPlay("next"); blue stops at frame 2 and doesn't move through 7. Help. Thanks, Marie ...more >>

Hi, i am a newbie to php and mysql and am tryin to get dynamic sql content displayed in flash. FLash doesnt read values from php. I have - 1) a movieclip named "scores" 2) inside movieclip --> button named "view scores" and 3) multiline-variable named "mylist". 4) myscore.php ...more >>

I'm finally trying my hand at doing some object-oriented actionscript (pretty late, I know).. I have a problem with the "with()" conditional that I just cannot understand. when I tell the code to "trace(this)", it returns "_level0" every time. Am I missing something very basic? or can I ...more >>

Im not sure if this is a flash question or not but on my website I inserted a flash file into a dreamweaver file and uploaded that. How do I set it so that when you adjust the size of the browser the flash file stays centered? thanks -chris ...more >>

Hi all, I would like to seek your kind help in assessing the site as well as its functionality. Criteria are laid down for quick assessment. Here's the link to the site: Here's the link to the feedback form: =========================================================================...more >>

Help Desperate!!! Why is this code not loading my CSS? // Propiedades del Campo de Texto desc_txt.html = true; // allows html tags and XML styles to be displayed desc_txt.wordWrap = true; desc_txt.multiline = true; // makes it scrollable //Creo objeto CSS loadtextStyle = new Text...more >>

I want to display the "Value" in a dynamic text field from an xml document called "stocks.xml". here is my action script code for the dynamic text field: getURL("stocks.xml"); function loadStocks(success) { if (success) { stockpriceXML = new XML(); stockpriceXML = myXML.value; } else...more >>