I'm sure this is elementary, but I've been looking at it too long to see my own error. The actual project is much larger than what's here, I've simplified sample code to illustrate my question. I'm attempting to build a demo of our product for our sales team. The demo varies depending on...more >>

is there a way to make a playable Rubic Cube with Flash or something? ...more >>

I created a button and on roll over want a submenu with 3 other buttons to drop down. I created the submenu as a movie clip and placed it on the 2nd layer of the buttons "over" frame. The submenu does drop down when you roll over the button but when I move the arrow to click on one of the subm...more >>

hi, i got this snippet of code: Inst_OrderForm_btn.onRelease=function() { getURL("./doc/x_coffee.pdf", "_blank"); } and it links to the pdf on the same webserver. It does what it should on all plattforms (mac,linux,ms2000) in all browsers, except ie6 on ms sp2. in here it...more >>

i know this can be done because i read about a childrens software that does this...... i am alsmost finished with my prototype and need to add 2 major elements i am developing an storymaking CDROM children where kids will be able to create there own stories.. I want the children to be able t...more >>

Well I have succeeding in using a query string in the URL, parsing in JS within the page, and passing the variables I want into the Flash movie. So now it works great in IE. I works in Firefox too, but now I have about a 15 pixel space around the Flash movie that doesn't appear in IE. This ...more >>

I was wondering if there is a way to take text that is formatted in flash and send it out somewhere else as html code rather then plain text. Basically, if I have some text in Flash that I have made bold can I send it out to a database with <b></b> tags? Any help would be greatly appreciated. ...more >>

I have no problem getting the complete instance name (including level, for instance: _level0.orange_btn) of what button was clicked, but I need to turn that into a string so I can parse out just the instance name (orange_btn in the above example). I know they are different data types (Objec...more >>

Ages ago, a friend of mine produced a line of actionscript that sent variables to a csv file, see below: csvstring = name add "," add address; fscommand ("exec", "command.com" add chr(9) add "/c" add chr(9) add "echo" add chr(9) add csvstring add ">>" add chr(9) add "c:\ctm\results.csv"); ...more >>

I would like to know how to make an object (movie clip) rotate around another object in function of that object's rotation, it needs to rotate at a constant distance. i.e. the smaller object needs to be in front of the main object at always the same distance regardless of the rotation. basical...more >>

Hi folks - I'm using Studio 8 and taking advantage of the new FLVPlayback component. I'm trying to detect the end of a FLV file but I can't seem to get the code to work. I even tried the example from Help, but couldn't get that to work either..... When the video ends.....nothing happens!...more >>

I'm novice in flash and can't figure out this Local Connection. I saw the tutorial on macromedia.com but I don't know how to make the function. Can you please help me ? I don't have knowledge in actioscripts. My page has two Movies, MainBanner.swf and ShowTheContent.swf In MainBanner.sw...more >>

I have an object that grows (immediately). But I want it to shrink back to almost nothing after 10 seconds. [as] function imgIt() { var i:Number = 0; var xoo:Number = 450.1; var moo:MovieClip = attachMovie("circle", "circle", 7); moo.onEnterFrame = function() { if (i<=xoo...more >>

I want to create a delay before my script continues, but what I have created doesn't seem to work. No matter what I change my pause time too it still runs at the same speed. My trace doesn't change on time ran. Any help would be great. pauseTime = 5000*800; if (startTime == null) { ...more >>

Using XMl I am loading images (Jpegs are displaying fine But Gif are not) Can Anybody show a way to handle this Problem.I am using GIF for Transparent Back Ground( transparency necessary)....more >>

I am writing action script in Flash, following directions from the Peachpit Tutorial book. I can choose the text I wish to copy and then I go to the EDIT menu to copy. I would like to copy and then Paste a copy in the Actionscript pane. After copying, I go to the edit menu and only the PAST...more >>

I would like to as a question about the new fileReference object in Flash8. The object does not return anything from server after uploading a file.(true or false) There is a same named object in Central and it has return value. Is there any way or trick to get results after using upload met...more >>

thanks mandingo for ur help, anyway there is still prob with my code. counter = 0; function loadImages(location,image){ counter++; var loadArea = location.createEmptyMovieClip("container_"+counter,counter); loadArea.loadMovie(image); loadArea._x=500; this.onMouseDown = function () { ...more >>

Hello, I need a very simple code to make a little slideshow, my code works fine, but the _alpha += 10 is not working... Basically this is one movieclip in stage, caled loader with _alpha set to 100. this loader on enterFrame should be _alpha = 9 and then load my picture and go to _al...more >>

I'm Making A Football Game In Flash, And I'm making it where your the qaurterback, and you must throw it to your reciever. The Recievers move around, and you have to throw the football at the right time so the reciever "catches" it. When I said "catches" i meant that the football and reviever ...more >>

Ok, I am working on a chat application, and right now I have it working just fine except for one thing that is bugging me. I have it set up so the user inputs text into a multiline input textField and then can send the message. When the message is sent the text in that field is deleted. Tha...more >>

I'm having a problem with a loop in flash. I am looping through an xml file, and assigning the returned variables to symbols in my flash movie. For some reason the value that should only be assigned to the last symbol, is assigned to all the symbols. I have pasted my code below. Any ideas why ...more >>

I'm creating dynamic movieClips using token="img"+category+counter; this.createEmptyMovieClip(token, this.getNextHighestDepth()); and loading jpg's to it using loadMovie(token+".jpg", token); how can I detect URLNotFound error and stop counter to increment??? HELP ME OUT!!! ...more >>

I'm making a site out of flash. I have everything laid out, menus, animations, etc. I'm not trying to pull everything together and ran into a problem. On my navigation menu I have 5 buttons called but1, but2, etc. Then, elsewhere in the flash, I have a movieclip called. swf_load_area. I ha...more >>

Hi guys, I have a link for a button in Flash that goes like this: on (press) { getURL("latest.asp?IsUseMouse=MouseSetting&ConsoleName=ConName"); } However, I need the variables MouseSetting and ConName to be dynamically passed into Flash from HTML. Can anyone advise me on how this...more >>

Hi I'm new to flash, so this may be really simple to answer, but can't seem to find a solution anywhere. I am trying to set a movie/splash animation to load a webpage when the movie stops playing, but in the same browser window. How do i do this please? Thanks in advance ...more >>

http://www.subdisc.com/ Anyone know how this is done? The flash fills the browser window and has a scrollbar that resizes with the window. I'm an actionscript retard but I'd like to know how to do this. I'm using MX 2004. ...more >>

Just installed the upgrade for Flash and for some reason, I cannot see anything in the Actionscript window. It is there, if I copy and paste from the empty space in a word doc, I see the text. But while in the MX windows, nothing is visible. Anyone ever hear of this? I tried re-installing too....more >>

when i call this class. I can't read "__lied" variable. i can read it in start() function but in ex() function not. it's private variable. Why? How can I read it in ex() function? class soundx { private var __lied:String = "hello"; public function start() { function ex():V...more >>

I was wondering if a flash movie can determine how many files in its current directory or child directorys. I want to determine how many images are in a certain folder on my pc with a little flash app. Thanks ...more >>

My problem is that a dynamic tex field is not displaying anything when the preloader is running. I have checked all of my linkage but I cant find the problem. Here is the script. var pctLoaded:Number = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded()/this.getBytesTotal()*100); loader.bar._xscale = pctLo...more >>

i'm trying to create an internal search for my site. i'm using an "if" statement to bring in the input text and check it for certain contents. some of my input text could possibly have space in it. how can i make the input text string remove the whitespace. the ignoreWhite doesn't seem to work...more >>

Is there a way to create a picture viewer (i.e. transition from one picture to the next), based on *.gif or *.jpg (or both) contained in a folder? Sorry if this is incredibly easy, I'm very new with actionscript... Thanks, Eric ...more >>

hello i have recently bought Flash 8 XD and i started making a new Flash Movie when disater struck... i cant use any components =( this is my code ATM <u> import mx.controls.Alert; Alert("test"); </u> and i get this error report... what should i do? import mx.controls.A...more >>