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About the "_root" function and loading external swfs
Posted by PixelFool at 8/21/2005 10:40:44 PM
Hello everyone, I'm trying to figure out what "_root" points to in this context: I have a main movie. In this movie, I have a blank mc that loads in an external swf. In this external swf, I have actionscript, some lines of which point to "_root.blahblah.dothis". In this case, does _"ro...more >>


I'm embarassed to ask this quesion...
Posted by tillurdizzy at 8/21/2005 7:28:41 PM
In Director it's simply called RETURN... when building a string to display in a text box.... what operand is used to make a return?...more >>

how do i check for a loaded movie??
Posted by batgirl_Sa at 8/21/2005 11:03:57 AM
in my application i am loading various movies into an empty movie clip based on certain criteria using loadmovie... but now i want to check if there is something loaded in the empty movie or not.... is there way to check if there is a movie loaded into the emptymovie or not...?? th...more >>

Need help with loading dynamic swf with mpeg in it
Posted by Spindrift at 8/21/2005 9:54:35 AM
Hi all, Thanks for reading me post... I have my main movie which has a placeHolder for an external swf... In the external swf there is an mpeg movie which I've imported. I've made a preloader for the external swf but it doesn't seem to load the mpg too - just the external swf! I'...more >>

preloader component xml help
Posted by mantra| at 8/21/2005 12:00:00 AM
This may have already been answered elsewhere but i have looked to no avail. what i am trying to do is add a preloader component that will show the progress of images being loaded into the loader component. The images are loaded into the loader component dynamically ( based off what a user p...more >>

Linking to a website on a .exe
Posted by j_marie at 8/21/2005 12:00:00 AM
I am creating a flash presentation that will be used as an .exe file. I am attempting to make a button that opens a website when clicked (keep in mind the flash presentation will not be viewed in a browser window). But when I test it both using Ctrl+Enter and when I transfer it onto the d...more >>

Popup
Posted by darrenmccann101 at 8/21/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hello. I have found a lot of scripts and tutorials on making a popup trigger from a button, but I can't seem to find any on text links! I have tried pasting in: Javascript:openWindow('test.html', 'WindowName',100,100) in the 'URL link' area and entered the code for the HTML document in...more >>



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