I am still very new to actionscripting. I have figured out how to script to wait for a specific keystroke (say 'a'). I can't figure out how to script to wait for 'any' keystoke. Is there a simple way to do this, so that the user can hit any key at all on the keyboard to advance the scene? I am...more >>

i need help with a game i am creating. In this game i hope to have this man walking down the street shooting things comming at him, i have managed to get him firing and shooting, BUT, i want him to stop at the edge of the road, i can't fgure out how to do this. I have already made the road a s...more >>

I need to know the actionscript for making the symbol move in the direction that it is facing when up is pressed and how to make it rotate 90 degrees when left or right is pressed. The code i'm using now is on(keyPress "<Left>"){ tank._x = tank._x - 10; } //////// on(keyPress "<Right>...more >>

Hi, I have an swf with several frames. On each frame I have a media display component loading an external flv file. To view the different videos I use button navigation to jump between the frames in my swf. The problem is that when an external flv is being played via the media display and I ...more >>

Hi, I am putting together a fairly simple jpg upload with a preloader attached so I can use this function throughout an e-learning module. I have everything working, but my preloader bar. I can't seem to make it get longer. I have gone over and over the code and I know I just am not se...more >>

Hi , I have this problem imagine you import an external mp3 (or from a library) sound length is like 1 or 2 seconds. when you try to play , the sounds does not play consequence and delay between them are sometimes different . please help using setInterval you play it like thi...more >>

Hello, I'm using the scrollPane component in my Flash movie but I'd like to make the border go away or invisible. I've looked all over and can't seem to find a solution. Anyone know how to do this? Thanks in advance, Scott ...more >>

I have a small flash app running in a browser, that submits new data to a php page. The PHP script processes the data and updates a file on the server. The flash program then uses the xml.load function to grab the file. When the flash file initializes the first time it seems to work, but a...more >>

u know when u draw a simple shape, like a circle or square, they have points, and sometimes those points have other points that define a curve. Id like to be able to manipulate those through action script. Anyone know good articles? thanks ...more >>

I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas. I'm stumped. I'm extending the class mx.screens.Form fairly comprehensively and I have two base-classes for my appilcation, which I'll call standalone and navigable. I'm extending these into particular forms. In standalone, the constructor does, among...more >>

Hi all, I have a great preloader and it functions just as I want it to. The only part that seriously bites is that it doesn't load until the project is about 89% complete. The preloader is the only first and only layer being read while it cycles. There is a lot to download (3 megs) and...more >>

How would I say: if (blahblah) { variable ++ } else (blahblah { variable stays the same } In other words, I have something that says: if (option1_rb.selected) { _global.score ++ } But I believe i need an else statement after that that says if it's not selecte...more >>

I've got two classes. The first extends MovieClip (although if i can get this scoping issue out of the way it may not need to), the second class extends the first class. I have an issue with the scope of SOME methods in the first class not being called at all from within another method in...more >>

Hello all! I am making a cd rom in flash and i am using the combobox component to allow the user to choose between different cities within a certain radius. What I REALLY want to do is change the background pic while the user rolls over different options in the combobox. The background p...more >>

Hello, I have got a problem with printing the contents of the scrollpane (component). Whatever I try, it prints just the visible area of the scrollpane. Has anyone a solution other then making a duplicate outside the scrollpane? Cheers, Niels ...more >>

What I mean is, if the user clicks on the arrow button on the scrollbar to go up or down, it'll scroll fine and all, but if one were to hold down the mouse button after clicking the arrow and then move the mouse off the arrow while still holding the button down, the scrolling would continue. I...more >>

Is there a good tutorial on letting a user upload a .jpg image to a flash app? I know I can use JavaScript to open a browse window and then let PHP handle the upload. But I'm a bit fuzzy on the whole process - I'd like to limit the user to either a max byte size, or a max dimension size. Once...more >>

I have a button that prints the page when somebody clicks on it. The problem is that it prints in portrail format rather than in landscape format. How do I change this? I've put the code for the button below if it helps. Thanks, Lucy on (press) { if (_root.flaton == 0) { toog...more >>

Our study group is creating a virtual photo album that can have photos dragged into it. This is a non-web Flash app. The idea is to have a Page object that has Photo objects dragged into it. Everything has to be a MovieClip becuase they all need to be draggable. I figured we could have a...more >>

Hi, I know how to open a new web browser with "getURL," but how can I close the current web browser where the flash is on? Please let me know. Onnuri ...more >>

Hi, I'm coming back to Flash after a break of a few years leaving me more than a little rusty! I have to create a flash map for a client showing routes for their charter airline and had one created last year where I was using a messy series of layers and depending on the rollover it wo...more >>

When you load a movie with a combox in another 'container' movie, you need to have an instance of the combobox in the library of the container movie. Drag an instance of the combobox to the stage of the container movie and delete it from the stage. The container movie now has an instance of th...more >>

I'm having a rough day --- now I've boiled it down to a problem with two functions both using "delete this.onEnterFrame". Since both onEnterFrame scripts can be running concurrently (one has an image fading up, while another is fading out), how do I clean up one onEnterFrame script and not l...more >>

I have created a SWF file with audio in it .I have inserted the SWF into numerous web pages(HTML pages ) across my website. What i want to do is once a user is on one page e.g, index1.htm and listens the music... and when click on index2.htm i want the same music to continue without starti...more >>

I am trying to make a simple box of text scroll in a box. I have already made the text dynamic and have made the text field 'scrollable' My only problem is making my up and down buttton actionscipts so when I hold down and press the up or down button it will scroll through my textbox. Any he...more >>

hi ! How can catch "Error opening URL" error : i m loading a movie and if the file is not found then its giving that error. so i want to catch. thanks...more >>

Playing around with classes in AS2.0 and I'm wondering if I can get one that outputs a textfield or other component. I tried putting a createTextField in the constructor in the class file but was told that method doesn't exist. I've scoured the documentation but can't find an answer. ...more >>

I am building a jpg image viewer with flash. The swf viewer fetches jpg images from the web server and displays them to the users. So far so good. But I noticed that the image files appear on 'Temporary internet files' directory. I'd like to know if there is a way so that the viewer ca...more >>

I have been browsing these forums and have found many posts dealing with my question but I have not found a solution that works. Therefore, here is my problem. I have a main swf containing my main graphic and a few emtpy movie clips to hold my navigation, a disjointed rollover graphic and ...more >>

I'm trying to sync two differnt SWFs. I want the first SWF(a) to start playing and have actions occur in a second SWF(b). The problem that I'm having is that both SWFs are embbed in HTML pages that are also embedded in a Frameset and I don't know how or where to start tackleing this problem....more >>

Hye, I've not found answer anywhere so I post this message : I've two .as with all the functions I need to use in my fla. Many functions are used in different movie clip. In my two .as I've this : function aaaa():Void { .....;} function bbbb():Void { .....;} ..... On the first fr...more >>

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance! speed =5; photo_width = 380; // photo_mc.onEnterFrame = function() { photo_mc._x += (final_x - photo_mc._x)/speed; } btn01.onRelease = function() { final_x =0; } btn02.onRelease = function() { final_x =-photo_width; } btn...more >>

I work in asp and have recently just started using Flash. In asp there is a command called "replace". It will take a character and replace it with another character. What I am wondering is if Flash has a similar function. I have tried looking for it everywhere and have not been able to find it...more >>

How do I bring a Halo around TextInput component, when it received focus/when the user is typing some text using AS. I get halo around TextInput when the user hits the tab and types, but not when the user actually clicks inside a TextInput and starts to type. I appreciate any help . Tha...more >>

I have what I think is a simple project but I cannot figure it out. I have on an HTML page a certain number of thumbnail images. Each thumbnail links to another HTML page with an embedded SWF that is essentially a slide show of the full size images. I want to go directly to the frame that co...more >>

im not talking about duplicating in the traditional sense of flash, more like having one MC but being able to draw it in several places, kind of like copying and pasting the image. The point being is if the MC has alot of baggage and overhead it wont apply to the coppied image. I hope that m...more >>

Hi Maths isnt my strong point!! How can i get it to count down from 100% to 0% when its fully loaded? Here's the script i want adjusted. Thanks bytes_loaded = Math.round(_root.getBytesLoaded()); bytes_total = Math.round(_root.getBytesTotal()); getPercent = bytes_loaded/bytes_total; _...more >>

Please help i have a problem.. I have 2 scenes and I what to find out total frames from Scene 2 but i don't know haw I have tried getProperty("/", _totalframes) but it give me the tottal frames from both scenes. if I chage the / from the brackets with Scene 2 its not working: getProperty...more >>

I'm trying to learn how to manipulate mssql database content pulled through PHP to my DataGrid. I have everything worked out to this point, but now I want to be able to scroll through data in a DataGrid with a certain number of entries per page, and have the # of pages dynamic, based on (# of ...more >>

Is there a way to determine/set the registration point for jpgs that I am dynamically loading? As they vary in size I need to position them according to their dimensions. Thanks Geoff...more >>

hello i'm a newbie and i'm making a tank game at school and i need to know how to make the tank go forward not up so please help me...more >>

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I want to link a class to an empty movie clip. I have done it using Object.registerClass() I use MovieClipLoader to load another movie clip inside the empty movieClip. Then all the functions I added by linking to the class disappears. Is there a way of not loosing it? Also, is there a ...more >>

hi when ever i came to this site for help in the past- thankfully i always got the help i needed. lately it seems i can't get the answeres to the questions i am posting. i have stated that i do not write action script , but the answers i get always assume i know action script. all i ...more >>

Hi everybody, I want to make a internet game which has ability to save and load text file from player local hard drive, the text file actually contain variables which record the game progress, is it possible to do that? I have browse the web and I found a undocument flash command : MMSave,...more >>

I am building an image preloader for a jpg slide show. I am planning to unload each jpg as soon as it is loaded, as I understand the jpg will still be instantly available from cache. Is this right? Here is my code. Any adivce appreciated! for (i=0; i<totalSlides; i++) { imagePath ...more >>