I would like to use the XMLConnector component progrematically in AS2, and when the xml is loaded, save the results as an XML object. This seems like it should be very basic and common, but I can't seem to find the solution anywhere! Here's some attempts I've tried: [code] ... xmlL...more >>

Hello, Have this website, where I inserted a flash animation, and want the flash animation to be clickable and go to an specific URL that I'm creating (dinamically)... Thanks, :cool;...more >>

Heya, I can't figure out how to get my .swf website to open in a seperate window when users click on the "enter" button in my html file. Does anyone know how to get it to do that? JS maybe? -Spence ...more >>

hi. i haven't created a site in a long time, and this is by far the most complicated one i've ever done. well, after my loader copletes its task, it of course goes to the main page. no problems other than the music that i chose is to embed in the loader is a pretty chunky wave file. the ...more >>

My actionscript is structured with a series of functions calling each other. The problem is that I'd like the last function to execute its statements, and then just stop. I don't want it returning to the previous functions, or for my code to branch out anywhere else. But my program isn't worki...more >>

I'm having an issue in the loadContentMovieClip function below... the movies are all loading and playing, but the gotoAndStop() method isn't working. Note that I can modify the _x property. Any idea on how to fix this? Also, any idea how to use clearInterval to stop the loadAllContent...more >>

Good afternoon, I have what is probably a very easy question. I am trying to pass a variable from some javascript to a swf movie player to stream a flv movie. I am actually using flashobject (http://blog.deconcept.com/flashobject/), a bit of javascript to embed the flash movie staying within w3c...more >>

I would like to load a movie from a txt file that has been loaded in to a movie, like this: when the news button is clicked on the menu it loads the news.swf wich loads a txt file, where I have a text that reads: ...please "click here" (this where I would like create a link so it can loa...more >>

I would like to disable the mouse wheel completely in a flash document. Not sure how to do this, but I think I would setup a null function for mouse.onMouseWheel. I'm trying to do this because I have a scroll pane that uses spContentHolder for its content path, and when there is an object pl...more >>

Hi, I have a client who has a date in the future which is basically a launch date. I would like to build a countdown timer based on variables for days hours minutes and seconds that reads the system clock and does a quick calculation and writes the data to the variables. Does anyone know o...more >>

I can't find a simple command to move an object on the stage. What I have found are commands to set the matrix's x and y coords, but this seems like a pain. I could wrap the functionality in another function, but I must be missing something, surely!? Any help is appreciated.... :D ...more >>

Now I write a class ,named"MoveUpDown.as",the code is below: class MoveUpDown { private var mc : MovieClip; private var up : Number; private var down : Number; public function MoveUpDown : Void (m : MovieClip, u : Number, d : Number) { mc = m; up = u; down = d; tra...more >>

I want to wrap the setInterval class class setIntervalEx{ function Set(functionname:String,interval:Number /* How do I set these params. so there are a variable amount?*/){ // Do other stuff here. // regular set interval here. } } ...more >>

Can any one help and write to me. How I can get, Macromedia Flash to read Macromedia Director variables. I am using Director MX 2004, with Flash MX Professional 2004. Thanks,...more >>

Hi everyone all i am trying to do is show a list of records stored in an access database in my flash webpage using a .asp page. This is what i have: i have created a ..asp page called 'stumessages.asp' with the following code inside. <% Option Explicit ' RecordSe...more >>

What is wrong with this script? I want what every clip I pass to it to do the animation. class SpinAndGrow extends CodeFX { // Fields. public var finished:Boolean; private var id:Number; private var _mc:MovieClip = null; // Constructor. function SpinAndGrow(mc:MovieClip) { ...more >>

hi ppl, Quick question here, how do u specify....... just say - 1.6-1.7(either one will do) seconds in between button presses??, in other words, if i click a button on the stage, i will not be able to click it again until 1.6secs after i first pressed it, then, just say if i press the butto...more >>

Hello, I am wondering if anyone knows if its possible to create a website where SEPERATE flash buttons can open a linked SWF on the same page, basically the same thing as working with frames when using HTML, just in flash. Can anyone help? ...more >>

I'm working on a remote controller where I have movie clips moving up and down in it. I want the clips to be visible when In the controller's "window" and invisible when above and below it. I figured out how to make them change alpha when contacting one movie clip named greenup. I ...more >>

Hi all - this shows how green I am but...this: cbColor.getSelectedItem().data is the method that I am sending component (comboBox) data to Paypal's server shopping cart. Works great. However, I want to rather send the data from a dynamic text box. The user clicks on the color box ...more >>

I have an issue with scoping and the use of eval() I will try and break this down as well as possible. when I load siteviewer.swf into the _root.sectionPanel.contentHook. (inside main movie) _root.sectionPanel.contentHook.loadMovie("siteviewer.swf",_root.sectionPanel.con tentHook,"...more >>

is it possible to execute a block of AS from external file like XML? <?xml version=""1.0"?> <custom> <action name="test"> <![CDATA[ var otest = new Object() ]]> </action> </custom> is that possble to execute the content of <action>? thank...more >>

OK I have one swf (main.swf, has two scenes) which when a button is pressed moves to the next scene and loads another movie into a higher level (other.swf, level 5). Now theres a close button in "other.swf" that unloads level 5. This works, but I would like the close button to ALSO make main.s...more >>

Is there a way from my XML text ot create a link that will call a function in Flash. So after the XML is loaded the text appears in my text window in Flash will be clickable? Thanks Raymond...more >>

I am trying to make a dynamic menu type thing. User selects a value from combo box then PHP script returns several database entries. I want the data for each entry to be displayed in a separate movie clip and I want to scroll all the movies clips (vertically stacked) like they were one big o...more >>

Hello, I am trying to get an swf button to open another swf but in a seperate table within my html page. Does anyone know how to do this? Maybe something with JS? -Thanks PS I posted a similar question earlier, but I didn't phrase it right, this was my revision, sorry! ...more >>

I'm sure this is simple but I do not know how to do it. I'm using a preloader component that resides on the root timeline. I would like my movie to begin playing at 50% instead of 100% loaded. (or whatever I choose). Here is the code that is inside the preloader component movie clip: bLoad...more >>

How can I open a PPT file? thannks ...more >>

I'm making a data entry test and the user should be able to hit the Enter key or the Tab key to advance to the next field. My TextInputs are now currently single line so I can't prototype the onChanged function and check the key and advance the tab. Any suggestions or strategies for this ...more >>

Quick question: I am trying to send infomation from one swf to another swf which is loaded to my main swf file. Anyway, I am trying to have a button on my main swf to tell another swf what product should display. Example..... Button Press on swf level 1 >>> tell swf level 2 to load a...more >>

Hi, I have a very small problem. This is what i am trying i = +1; t1 = t1+i; t = "tick"+t1; t.gotoAndStop(2); //movie with the name tick1.i want tick1.gotoAndStop(2);// I dont why it is not taking the variable name any suggestion where i went wrong or what i can do for this ...more >>

This has to be an easy thing to do, but I can't find the actionscript command anywhere in the help section. What's the actionscript command for converting a string to a number? what I want is to do something like: str = "123"; y += str.toNumber(); Thanks. ...more >>

Im trying to pass a huge string (12k) to my flash from the browser using the param embed tags. HTML e.g. <param name="movie" value="/pix/inzalo/menutest/080105v28_slim_Menu.swf?menuData=data_data_data_data ..... AS e.g. tmp = _root.menuData; The flash recieves the data just ...more >>

I was wondering if Flash can import video on the fly and stream it - and if so, what resources can i find about this?...more >>