how do i get the instance name of a movie??? i have a movie that contains a movie that contains several movies... now i want to know the name of the movie i am clicking without putting the script on the actuall movie because the movies are created dynamically by using attach movie.... hop...more >>

I would like to implement a mouseover (not release) function in the button in a swf file, which will show a layer in HTML file. This swf resides in this very html. On release in this button will go to a certain URL. In the button in the swf file, I already have on (release) {getURL();} which...more >>

I have wanted to do this for a long time, but never found a solution, so now I'm breaking down and asking. Sometimes I create a Flash document which is set up so the document can stretch(noScale, align, onResize to size/position elements of the site, ect.), then in the HTML I set the width...more >>

When I rollover an up or down button, I want a dynamic text field to auto-scroll up or down to it's limits. Currently I have it so when I click on up it scrolls one increment via _root.txt1.scroll -= 1; and when I click down it scrolls on increment with +=1. Can anyone toss me a script th...more >>

hi, i would like to know how to manipulate movieclip that contains a *.jpg picture. Like changing it from a coloured to Black and White and VIce Versa. maybe i can put it into a handler? but how do i go around doing it? edwin. ...more >>

Hi there I am making a game to be used at an exhibition stand, the game being run as a projector. The game asks the players to enter certain personal details such as name, email address etc. This data needs to be stored somehow ultimately ending up in a database. I would therefor...more >>

Dear friends, This not the first time i am using this command, i have tried many times. Can anybody tell me tht how "exec" of FSCOMMAND works, i am working on a CBT project and I want to launch notepad.exe when user click a button. Can this command will be useful for ...more >>

I want to send the variables to xml or php but it is in bulk is there any method to do so Please help me out on this ...more >>

Hi there, Hopefully someone out there can help me. I have a game that is set up like this: Object A = the Player. Able to move horizontally in both directions, and able to jump. Objects B,C,D and E = floating platforms that drift across the screen. Here's my issue: How can I s...more >>

In a setInterval statement, you can send parameters to the function you are calling like this: myInterval=setInterval(functionToRun,1000,additionalParameter); I want to send the name of the interval itself as the additional parameter, like this: myInterval=setInterval(functionToRun,1...more >>

I'm loading external images to a movieclip. I's using MovieClipLoader to control the loading percentage of the image. But it's not working. Here is my code var my_mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); var myListener:Object = new Object(); var loadProgress = my_mcl.getProgress(...more >>

i want to use a drag function to drag my objects but i dont want to have to name them one by one in my function... is there a generic way of doing this?? i have an object and inside the objects are objects and i am attaching pictures to these objects and then i want these objects dragable......more >>

I want my movie to pause in the first frame. Then when the viewer pushes the play(); button it will play the clip. It sounds so easy it's stupid of me to ask....more >>

I'm having trouble with levels! If you download the zip files from http://www.jennottingham.co.uk/bubble/files.zip and play main.swf you will see that when different buttons are selected the separate swf files often either over lap existing files or show a quick glimpse of a previous swf befor...more >>

Hi Im trying to set a function inside of another function but it?s just not really working for me mabey you guys can tell me what im doing wrong!!! here is the AS im using: btn_noteFunk (); function buildFanYellow () { _root.mainMenu.attachMovie("fanYellow", "fanYellow", 10)...more >>

I have a flash movie with a link to a .txt file. when i check on my server everything works, but on the web server i get sometimes troubles. sometimes it changes the spelling of some words or does not show at all. when i save out of Notepad on windows it does not work, when i save out of MS ...more >>

I have now completed a whole game except for one thing. Hit testing. It stops me every time I try to make something, because I don't know how. Here is my code for it so far: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (this.hitTest(_root.ShipMissile.missile)) { _y = 24; } } I hope you c...more >>

This is easy(?). I' m trying to write a class that uses the TextArea component and i get a mysterious error when importing the TextArea class: The debugger reports error about class conflicts. Is there any idea? Thanks in advance. import mx.controls.TextArea; class CTextDecoder /*ext...more >>

Im trying to measure how long aa person has moused off an object and then if the condition is true, reset the timer but its not working, there seem to be 2 instances running, can anyone cast a fresh eye please, code attached. ta MaTT private function animateDock(movieClip:MovieClip,...more >>