Hello everyone, I am working on writing a game in Flash, and I am having a bit of trouble figuring out how to work the AI. Basically, there is a non-player character that needs to know how to move towards the player's character; however, the environment has boundaries and things that can...more >>

i just want to kno how to make a movie play by just pressing the left ctrl key...more >>

Hi This is probably a really simple thing to do but I can't work out in Flash what to do. Basically I have created a simple flash movie that I have imported into a html page in Dreamweaver, this all works fine. All I want to do now is use the flash movie as a button that when clicked will ...more >>

:confused; Hi I know that this is possible but I get the feeling that I am not going about it the right way. At the present moment I have a drawing application. My program creates an empty movie clip where I can draw. Then I attach a movie symbol which I want the user to be able to draw...more >>

Hopefully someone can help. I have lost a lot of time on this problem and can not solve it. The Environment Flash Mx 2004, Flash player 7, IE 6 on PC, IE 5.1 Mac same results The Code ( I have used alternative methods with similar results) Scene 1 (loader) 1st frame if(_root.getByt...more >>

Let's see if some has a better grasp on targeting variables in Flash than I do. Here's what's going on. I'm loading variables from a PHP script, which works fine. In Flash (MX 2004 Pro) I have scrolling text, which made up with a movie clip called container. Inside container is three movie...more >>

hi friends, I am working on a cbt project, in it i have a background sound and other voice over's sound. Now i want to control only background sound when i drag slider for controlling volume. Problem is that when i drag slider it controls volume of both sounds, i.e. backgro...more >>

I am developing a music site called http://www.sweetybomb.com I am having chronic problems with the site working okay at 1st in most browsers, but am having 2 similar issues: 1) Activating all the links never works as the Flash site either stalls on a frame or stops working altogether...more >>

:beer; Can anyone tell me whats worng with this code? I am using mx2004 professional and i keep getting this error. big.onPress() = function():Void { this.startDrag(); }...more >>

New to Flash and in need of a little help! I've designed a website in Photoshop and have designed an intro in Flash. I am trying to link the Flash intro to my Photoshop website using action script. I have a button instance named enter in order to do so. I am however stuck on what to do nex...more >>

Hi, I'm producing some training material where I have simulated parts of the application in Flash to allow the trainee to perform certain training scenarios. I am now creating the same scenarios as demos with no user interaction. The easiest way to do this would be to use the existing movi...more >>

Firstly, I apologise if this has been answered in a previous topic - I have been trauling the forum (and the internet) for an answer on this and although I have come accross posts with similar problems, either they have no response or of those which have been responded to, I don't really under...more >>

Hi, i need to target a movieclip in the timeline (called mc1). then tell it to make an element within it visible (called sub_mc) when the movieclip hits frame 1 in its time line. and remain visible. can anyone tell me how to script it? cheers. ...more >>

I need to load up a HTML page from my flash document, but getUrl("/mypage.htm") wont work. This page is not on the internet it is going to be run off a cd as a presentation...more >>

Hi, is this possible at all and how can i write this differently, i'm using it in a for and i try to pass the value of 'i' to the button's name: Thanks for(var i=0;i<=nrOfButtons;i++) { _root.attachMovie("button3_mc","button"[i]+"_mc",_root.getNextHighestDepth()) ; button[...more >>

it is urgent, how can i stop/play the current movie? i tried to put a button and associtae the following action with it: on (press){ stop(); } but what really happens is that it stops while the button is down and then continue playing!! plz help and i hope u can provide a simpl...more >>

I am calling an asp page using getURL("myDomain", "_Blank", "POST") which requests form variables from a flash movie. The problem is that whether I use GET or POST the variables are always sent as a querystring. Are there any issues concerning getURL I am using Flash MX 2004 Prof. Re...more >>

The file is linked below this post. I am only concerned with the first two categories (copy writing and art design) not the second two (Design and contact). What I need is for all the numbed buttons (1-12) to be recoded so they work just like they do now, yes just like they do now. which means...more >>

I basically made an Effects class which I would like to use as a kinda factory for starting and storing effects. // I am passing the movieclip to my Effects factory Spin and grow function. Effects.SpinGrow(movie_clip_instance); // Here is the funtion that starts my spin and grow effect...more >>

How can I discribe for Flash MX to open PDF files in Acrobat reader or a simillar softwares and not in IE or FireFox?? what I'm currently useing as the script is: on(release){ getURL("sample.pdf"); } ...more >>

I have been looking for some help to make a multiple file preloader and could not find any. Here is what I am looking to do: 1. Read file list from an XML file (DONE!) 2. Preload all files using one preloading animation (NEED TO DO) I have the animation done...all i need to know how to...more >>

Howdy gang, i'll never check this, so send any replies to samdaignault@yahoo.com. I'm making a simple flash website for myself. Simple being the word. I've been using some tutorials and etc. Anywho, i have interscene buttons that just dont work no matter what i do. I need some help with th...more >>

Hi everyoen! I'v been given the tast of: Finding the Interest Rate Given: Loan Amount, Payment, Number of Periods ....using actionscript. Have eny of you guys ever done this? I'v found this formular, wich seems to do the trick, but i cant translate it, not find out where this guy define...more >>

Hi. I was wondering if there is a way to assign an instance name to something via actionscript. I have a keyframe with a movie clip instance in it, but for my purposes, I can't assign the instance name of that movie clip via the property inspector, and would need to do so with actionscript. If...more >>

:confused; So, I just created a file that loads in JPEGs dynamically, it works great. I am trying to make another file do the same. Previously there were graphic symbols containing JPEGs moving around, but it was a 160K file, too big for web. Soooo, now I went in with this script on the f...more >>

I'm working on my first full-flash website and would like to learn the best way to scope variables. While working on my main movie, I refered to many variables at the root level: _root.movclip.variable which works just fine. However, the file got large and I created a loader component and t...more >>

Hi !!! I am a first time user of these forums. Used flash before but not with action scripts and all. I am trying to build an application which lets the user input jpegs or gif's of his choice from any folder in his directory. Is this possible to be done. ...more >>

Let's see if I can make this simple. I know this is easier to see, so if anyone can help lend a hand, let me know. I will post the file. On the main timeline I have 4 main buttons. When you click "news", the news section appears, opening a movie clip. No problem. Within this movie clip are 4 ...more >>

I have a textArea component within a movie clip that I call dynamically from the library. I want to populate that with an external .txt file and format it with an external .css The text goes in ok but the CSS does not take effect. As an exercise I put a textArea on the stage and applied th...more >>

Hello flash users, i am making a game where rabbits poke out of holes in the ground and you have to shoot them b4 the time runs out(not very original but anywayz ), this is not urgant but it is frustrating the hell outta' me so can u please help me. The problem i am having is how to make ...more >>

Hello! Long time lurker, first time poster! First off I have to say that you people are INCREDIBLE at what you do. I hope I can get there someday. In the mean time though, I've got some issues that I need your help with! SO: I have a movieclip. Basically what I want is to have th...more >>

Anyone Know? - Please help Usually when making a flash website, every section of the site (menu option) has its own external swf which is pre-loaded into the movie on its selection from the navigation. Now I know how to make a pre-loader, and I know how to load an external swf int...more >>

I'm trying to find code on a button - it's passing information from form to form - even when I search on it nothing is displayed in the code window or on the icon and symbol instance that compose it. thanks! ...more >>

Hello, I would like to load a movie, not a "swf" file, but a .mov file and would like to have it positioned in the center of the Flash file. Does anyone know what kind of action script I can use? I want it to play and be in the center of the screen. Thank you. ...more >>

I'm trying to assign callback functions to submenu buttons in a way that allows me to re-use or include the code on any number of mcs so long as the naming conventions are adhered to. The attached code almost works! The trace output, on a subBtns_mc with 3 buttons is exactly as expected: ...more >>

This block of code below is suppose to remove a movieclip that I have created dynamically through a check box handler. I have commented some of my traces below. Apparently the depth being referenced with _root. is screwing everything up. But I need to have the movieclips created on the _root o...more >>

Hi all! I've got a problem with XMLSocket function and events when I was trying to build a swf communicate with my local MUD server. So I've been looking for solutions or anywhere I could possibly find one, and the search engine brought me here. =] So here is the case: I'm running a MU...more >>

I was wondering if there's any way that you can manipulate an SWF file that is loaded into an empty movie clip? more info... I have a function: function loadIt(theClip){ this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc_clips", 3); mc_clips._x = 2; mc_clips._y = 56; mc_clips.loadMovie(theCli...more >>

Hi I have managed to create dynamic text on a pc but have now switched to a mac and cannot do dynamic text. I am new to this so am not able to work out how to do it. Can anyone help me?...more >>

Is there a way to save Actionscript code snippets in Flash for reuse (similiar to Microsoft's Visiual Studio)?...more >>

Im working ona project, and have several button that, when click need to download to the users desktop, separate pdf files (about 20 different files). How do I do that. Dave...more >>