Hello, Is there any script that will tell the Flash Player to go full screen? I need my .EXE projector to go full screen without requiring the end user to do it manually. Also, is there a way to quit the projector automatically at the last frame? Thanks! ...more >>

script to load another flash movie on a certain label frame...more >>

Sometimes I forget that I need to make sure that things work on a pc as well as a mac. Attached at the bottom is the actionscript that I have assigned to the little green colophon button in the lower right on this page: " displayed in the upper left. It doesn't do this with the mac and it...more >>

Question of the day: If I load in a component as an .swf file via loadMovie( ), how then do I call methods on this component? I have successfully loaded a component this way, but I cannot access it's public properties and methods. Any thoughts? Mike ...more >>

I have a class in which I load an xml doc in a function (see attached). I create a textField to display loading text. the problem is in the onLoad function of the xml because the scope changes, I can't access the text field, or anything from my class. I tried expanding the path to the text ...more >>

Hi. I seek to collect a continuous flu in MP3 (sound) diffused by a serveur of streaming, therefore it is not file MP3 with properly spoken on the serveur. All occurs well when I launch animation SWF locally without HTML. But as soon as animation is launched through an HTML page Nothing does...more >>

The value of each list item is the name of an object on the stage. What I'm trying to do is change the _alpha value when you make a selection but this script below doesn't work. How can I achieve this seemingly simple task? form = new Object(); form.change = function(eventObj) { ...more >>

Is it possible to create an automatically scrolling text box timed to the length of an mp3 audio track? I have a transcript of an audio clip. I want the text to automatically scroll as the file plays. Can anyone point me in the right direction to find some sample code to do this? Any he...more >>

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I want to reskin a number of different components, buttons, datagrid, list, combo box etc., I'm using Flash MX 2004 Pro. I want to change the 'green' halo effect, glow highlight etc. to a colour of my choice. I know that you can change the the lo...more >>

Hi, I am a complete beginner at this so bear with me. I am using shapes converted into Buttons as a menu but am having problems getting the sub-menus (which are also converted shapes) to not be visible until the appropriate button is pressed. I can get the function to work using a button...more >>

Is there a way to use variables (preferably concatenated with "text") in the goToAndPlay command? if for example I create a variable . . . vName = "VF30" and want to use it to go to several different labeled frames . . . gotoAndStop("VF30", "VF30 Last"); gotoAndPlay("VF30", "VF3...more >>

Hi, I'm having problems when opening an exe using the GetURL. I have the following command which is being run when clicking a button from within a projector : on (release) { getURL("SomeDir/OtherDir/setup.exe"); } For test purposes the projector is sitting on a network share. ...more >>

When I load an image .jpg in flash, I need to align it (mc that hold the image). So to do it I need to nkow the width of the image. The problem is that when the clip finish loading the image, I call a function to align it. But the image is loaded but not displayed before the function execute. ...more >>

hi i downloaded a contact form with flash and asp. it works perfectly when loaded as standalone or at level0.. however when i load this movie in another movieclip (e.g. in a mc container called sub_loader in the parent movie clip... ) it doesn t work anylonger. i hope someone can help me ca...more >>

Hello, thanks for taking time to read my query. Basically I've a series of pages which scroll left and right depending upon which nav button as user presses. The actual movement of the pages (or movie clips) is controlled by a function being called repeatedly via setInterval. _root.p...more >>

:brokenheart; Can any body till me how to protect my actionscript code from being extracted from the swf file? and if u don't know how it can be extracted, see that link :( http://www.flash-decompiler.com ...more >>

How do you use the onEnterFrame function in the new class system? e.g. I want to make a class called 'Flyer' - it makes an MC fly toward another MC I have made the constructor function with the target and any x and y offset. I want a 'flying' function to operate when 'onEnterFrame' is c...more >>

Is there any way to bring up an Open Dialog from a Flash published EXE to load an image for example? -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= remove "_nospam_" to send email Ian Kelleigh thefhsource_nospam_@comcast.net "The FreeHand Source" http://www.FreeHandSource.com...more >>

Is there a way to make the background in Flash transparent? I am trying to use a pattern in Dreamweaver as the background, but it seems that in Flash you have to choose a color as the background, and that color covers the pattern i have in dreamweaver. Any help would be much appreciated. ...more >>

Is there a way to make the background in Flash transparent? I am trying to use a pattern in Dreamweaver as the background, but it seems that in Flash you have to choose a color as the background, and that color covers the pattern i have in dreamweaver. Any help would be much appreciated. ...more >>

OK... I've been through over 50 pages of this forum to try and see if this has been done and apparently not in this way. I'm loading a txt file with variables and one of those variables (called "url1") is an image path "images/xxx_th.jpg" . If I use this, everything works as it should: ...more >>

I am trying to import a playlist to allow flash to play the mp3's that are on the server. Everything works if I use a static url without the ? = & stuff. ie: subdomain.domain.com/1/7/podcast.xml this link is an XLM page. The problem that I face is the server has a url of: ht...more >>

I am trying to figure out how to specify a sound to play when a user rolls over a v2 Button component that is created dynamically through actionscript. var my_btn:mx.controls.Button = mx.controls.Button(createClassObject(mx.controls.Button, "my_btn", getNextHighestDepth())); var my_snd...more >>

Hi I want to load many swfs in one swf and with Cursor Left and Right you can jump between them and this works. Whats not working is that if you press space the clip should stop, but nothing happens. Anyone can help? ...more >>

I used to be able to do this but since the new version of flash it doesn't work anymore, can somebody tell me the simple coding to put into a button to switch frames?...more >>

Hello Forum, I have one problem calling a javascript function from flash. My flash movie has a CLOSE button which calls a javascript function closeMovie(); Code in HTML is : <script language="JavaScript"> function closeMovie(){ window.close(); } </script> It works fine...more >>

Hey all! I was trying to write a line of code that calls a function every 5 seconds. What happens instead is, it waits for 5 seconds to call the function, then it keeps on calling it forever with no interval... setInterval(everyFiveSec, 5000); is my code. Please help me. Thanks a he...more >>

I was wondering is it possible run some function for example im try this one area.onPress = function(){ this._parent._parent._parent._parent._selectitem(this._parent._node); } to be reloded on some timeout in 2 seconds. Thank s in advance Alex ...more >>

Hi, I am creating a Hangman Game in order to become a little more familiar with arrays. I have the words stored into arrays, and when the game loads, the computer randomly selects a number which is an index of a value in an array. The next step I need to accomplish, though, is detecting le...more >>

alrighty, another problem guys. I'm trying to affect a dynamic text field which is inside a button on the _root. text field is called 'aboutus' button is called 'but_about' So to reference this I tried the code : _root.but_about.aboutus.text = this.about; ..which is inside a text...more >>

Thanks for reading. I've done this before and it worked... but it's been a while and i can't figure out what i'm doing wrong!! lol. basically, i have a movie... that loads a daughter clip. during the loadMovie(), i pass a variable ... which is equal to a string. take a look at the attached...more >>

I still have not got my head round Actionscript 2 yet.... I want to apply a class to an MC that will allow it to be dragged. i have the 'Drag' class thus: class Drag extends MovieClip { function Drag() { onPress = doDrag; onRelease = doDrop; } private function doDra...more >>

Im having trouble with flash's Date object and daylight savings. Im creating a booking system, where a user can login, and book a resource for a certain time period. Users can do a recurring booking, so for example they can choose to book a resource from 8am to 10pm every Monday for the whole ...more >>

Hello all... Here's set up; very (very) simple movie - one MC. Inthe MC are one dynamic tect field (variable name = display) one input box (variable = input) two buttons. Button one takes the value of "input" and adds a line "talk=" so the variable now reads "talk =whatever was written i...more >>

Ok, I am making a slideshow player for my school and am having it load seperate swf's into levels. I want it to load them sequencially so the user can view the previous slide while the next one loads, but the problem is they all load at the same time and I am wondering why I can't get them to...more >>

Isit possible to pass a variable with a value from one fla file to another. Lets say that in a file MASTER.fla I execute the following command: _level0.myMCK.loadClip("NAME.swf", 5) can I in some way pass on a variable to that file (in this case NAME.swf), from within the MASTER.fla? S...more >>

Hi All, I am assuming it is impossible to reference a URL through a variable. Can someone confirm this? I've tried to no avail. I'm loading an external .swf file and would love to use a variable to make updating the parent code a bit easier. Here's the code: mclLoaderOne.loadCl...more >>

Hi, I am making a new website and I want the user to be able to send information by mail. I know that getURL ("mailto:" +recipient+ "?cc=" + cc + "&subject=" + subject + "&body=" +body); will format the mail and send it. What I want to do is to include in the "Body" part information...more >>

:confused; It seems that I can't get my links to open in any browser other than IE. The end user either needs to have IE open or set as their default. If using Safari or Firefox the link will not open. on (release) { getURL("http://www.WhatEver.com", "_blank"); } ...more >>

I'm new to Flash and I can't figure out how I would do this. Basically I have a Flash page that calls and ASP script on load. The ASP script would get a bunch of records and send them back to Flash. That means I would have to do a loop in the ASP script when I post the data, so it would be som...more >>

Hi I've a project with a background music I need to insert a video(mpeg) in a particular frame, so I've imported the video(Flash MX2004 professional) into a movie clip. Then I've inserted the movie clip into my frame. Now the problem is that when the user goes to the video frame I have...more >>

I have a .txt file that is loaded into a dynamic text field, how can I make a word in the text file a link to a pop-up window with set dimensions?...more >>

Thanks for reading this. I'm making a game in Flash MX 2004. It starts off as a maze that the player can navigate through using the arrow keys... There are coins in the maze that the player can collect and get points for... HERE'S THE PROBLEM: When you leave the maze (frame 2) and go...more >>

What do I do if I want a graphic to function as a button (rollover, etc.) but it needs to be a movieclip in order for certain of the AS to work -- in this case the "bring to the front" behavior. If I put the button in a MC the behavior works but the button doesn't. As a button only it works bu...more >>

I am using flash mx2004 v7.0.1 and authoring on a pc. I have coded exactly as the documentation says using both ifFrameLoaded and _frameloaded... the preloader works fine on a mac but jumps out of the loop early on the pc before the entire frame is loaded. Any thoughts or suggestions. ...more >>