I am attempting to create a dynamic mailto button and have run into some problems. First, I realized that a dynamic text field inside of a button renders a "hole" in the button where ever there is dynamic text. I then found a method by reading forums that supposedly should work. I have ...more >>

Hi guys, is it possible to disable main application window. i am developing RIA. _level0.application.enabled = false; mine is not working :(...more >>

Oh, I'm getting crazy! I just can't understand how to get this to work! Please, if you know what's wrong, help me!!! PLEASE, PLEASE You know, my slideshow works fine when I rename the external images to 1.jpg, 2.jpg, ...., 10.jpg, ..... But becasue of some reasons, I need to have the exte...more >>

is it possible to put a movie clip lets say on level 2 in my FLA file so that i can load a movieclip under it on level 1 so that it is under the level 2 movie clip? If this is possible how would i do this? please and thank you. ...more >>

I have an order form i am building (http://www.printwerx.ca/mxorderform/OrderForm.html). This order form lets people veiw what types of themes they would like to purchase. The problem is that the themes are now so large that they are making the main order form too large to load as a single SWF. ...more >>

I have variables that return _level0.mcContainer.mcSquare, _level0.mcContainer.mcTriangle, etc. They are instances of the MovieClips mcSquare, mcTriangle, etc. Is there any way to take the variables and return the name of the MovieClip as it appears in the Library? Any assistance is a...more >>

I have a client who wants to create an application (on CD) where the user would design there own layout with pictures and text. Then save a graphic capture of it to their hard drive. Can a flash projector save graphic files? Can it save the current frame to a jpeg or other graphic forma...more >>

How can I print JPGs from flash at higher resolutions? I see in the Flash 8 Release Notes that "Flash Player does not support printer resolutions higher than 300 dpi" But I cannot seem to figure out how to print at a higer resolution. Thanks! ...more >>

Hey all Does anyone know how to have an mc scale to fill the viewable browser area which involves a resolution check? And then on click, have it go back to its original size. Anyone?...more >>

I am trying to recreate an app i've seen. It's a main pic that is replaced with another as you mouse over the smaller thumbnails located on the sides or bottom of the main pic. I've attached the code. I've tried using onRollOver and onMouseDown, but nothing seems to work. Any suggestions ...more >>

I have about 60 names and I need one to randomly appear later in my movie. I need it in a movie clip since i need it to fade up, be onscreen, then fade down. I think I need to make some sort of array and have a random function to pass the name to the movie clip, but I don't know how to do this...more >>

this is a simlified example of what i need to do. lets say i have 40 dynamic text boxes. named _root.txtBox0 thru _root.txtBox39 i have an array with string data in 40 slots named myArray. what i want to do is something like: for( var i:Number = 0; i <= 39; i++){ _root.("txt...more >>

Hi, I've created a flash website for a client which is mainly a portfolio browser, now my problem is that my client requested the artwork on her website can't be 'ripped off' but it seems that the pics and the swf are being stored in the temp internet files on peoples local drives. I thought i...more >>

I'm pretty new to Flash, but I'm building a site in Flash MX professional (2004) that I stuck text input fields in, that appeared to be working after doing one small test. Then I saved the publish settings out for Flash Player 6 (instead of 7) only so the preloader I then added would work, bec...more >>

Hi everyone Im creating a projector file right now and i have a button that links to a PDF file inside the CD. i used the behavior of Get URl, and typed the filename "brochure.pdf" i burnt the Cd and tried on my other two computers but the file never came up. Am i missing anything, please ...more >>

My understanding is when creating a class few built-in methods are always executed in this order: constructor, createChildren, init and then draw. When extending the class, the parent class same methods can be, and should be, executed via the super method. That's all chic and swell but I would...more >>

Is it just me, or has creating a hit area on a "banner" become a more complex task in version 8? I can't for the life of me, figure out how to get an area on a banner to be clickable and to take that person to another URL. Here's my Flash code: ftp://skypeeper.net/kat/ What the heck ...more >>

hi, I have the following code. I make 15 buttons using duplicatemovieclip, and they are named dynmc+i; so, they are dymc0, dynmc1, dynmc2. This code kind of works, but if I push on any of the buttons it [b]i become 0[/b] and it's not supposed to be :P Anybody got any suggestions, tips, hel...more >>

Hi guys, I'm using textareas and loading in text. Some of the text that I am loading in I want to be editable, and some text I want it to be impossible for the user to edit Is there a way to combine editable and non editable text into just 1 textarea? Many thanks for your responses!...more >>

I'm using the Tree Component to hold my menu options to load separate swf's into my movie. The tree is nested in a movie clip because i need it to open and close using motion tweens. The content is being fed by an xml file and has a url attribute for each label. Problem is I need the url to ...more >>

Group, I have a tree component that uses a custom cell renderer to display the tree in a tabular format with pictures in one of the columns. This tree receives new data every so often, and all the current nodes are removed, and a new data provider is set up and given to the tree. My prob...more >>

I am trying to simply have my flash swf go to a specific url after it is finished, but it seems to be different in 8 than it was in previous versions. Is there an easy way to do this?...more >>

Well, I crammed it all in the subject. I'm importing Jpegs from the server and I'd like to know the dimensions of the images in order to adapt the environment to the image. Can it be done at all from Flash and without resorting to PHP or other? Sébastien ...more >>

Hello i am creating an assessment application in a similar style to the British driving theory test. As the user goes through each question their answer is stored in an array. The user is also given the choice to FLAG! a question if they are not sure of the answer so they can return to...more >>

Hi, I have a text string. lets say 'Sample'. How can I pull out each character of the string (S-a-m-p-l-e). Can anybody please tell the script for it. Thanks ...more >>

I am working on a form and have validation for several of the input fields. I am wondering if phone number validation would be a good idea or not, cinsidering that phone number can be writen sever different ways. What do you think? thanks a lot!...more >>

I have a class that I am using in my flash movie. In that class I have a function to validate a form in my file. The function looks something like this: public function validateForm(tName:String, tAddress1:String, tAddress2:String, tCity:String, tState:String, tZip:String, tPhone:String, tF...more >>

I've searched the forums, Googled it, Yahoo'd it, shoot, I even searched with Live.com for the first time in 4 months. I know I've seen it before, but I'm trying to find out how to stop a string at the one space before the max characters allowed. So say I have the string "Hi, my name is ...more >>

I have a delema I have a site I am working on that has 7 buttons all movie clips. What I am trying to do is make it so variable menu = "1" is set upon movie load and when that variable is set it makes it link to the last frame of button 1. So when you click on button two it needs to chan...more >>

I have a movieclip which is a 6 frames long animation of a bottle breaking apart I imported it into a FLA file. It shows and plays OK in the library. Yet when I use it through ActionScript attachMovie(), the first frame (the whole bottle) shows well, yet all the subsequent frames which are bits...more >>

I have a movie fading over the main part of my website FLA on the click of a button. I want that movie to display dinamic text loaded from a TXT file. In the main part of my site all of the content is being loaded into the text boxes using a loadVar however I need to find a code that will l...more >>

I'm trying to create this game whereby pressing on a button will add a special feature to your character. i need to know the code for buttons that will: make my character quicker for a short time; make my character stronger a short time; heal the character; change my character's attack for a s...more >>

Hi, when I execute a getURL from Flash the webpage with it's GET parameters is opened right. But when I try to do this form the movie in a local webpage the GET parameters are lost somewhere. Are there any securety restrictions to the getURL command? TIA...more >>

Hi I created a movieclip, which has a function declared in its first frame function tr() { trace("hello world"); } i dragged the mc to the stage and gave it a name "my_mc" from the stage , first frame, i call the function my_mc.tr(); nothing happens :( I tried declaring ...more >>

Hi, I'm building a rotating menu and need to change the depth of the button movie clips at the time they pass the top to creat a 3D effect. how can I change the depth of a specific movie clip using action scripting? ...more >>

I have a set of fully interactive flash applications which include external images & flv's (launched from a folder called 'media' and pdf files (launched from the 'fscommand' folder). These are separated into project folders. I would like to create a new interface with a set of buttons ...more >>

I am supporting one application. The client side of which is designed in flash. I can open this application only when my screen resolutions are set to1024x748, and not for any other settings (for 800x640 OR 1280x1024). Is it possible to make some settings in my flash programs so that it will w...more >>

Hi all, please visit - http://www.synage.com/ could u please give a working file and guide me as to how this multiple masking type effect can be created. I tried - .. placing multiple masks on multiple layers.. but IT DIDNOT WORK .. Tried using a movieclip animation as mask.. but IT DIDN...more >>

I'm trying to create a button with 2 event handlers, such that when you roll-over the button, a submenu pops up, and when you click the button, you go to a certain frame. I feel like this shouldn't be hard at all, but it's not working. Below is the actionscript I have tried. Both event hand...more >>

I've seen a lot of questions about this but never found a good answer. I need to print a jpg, we'll call it test.jpg, from my main mc. I don't want the jpg to ever be visible on the stage. So I just want a button that when released will print test.jpg. I assume that this will require a delay (...more >>

hi guys, Can anyone pleaseeeeeeeeeeee help? I have a flash animation which plays external image files. Although, I can preload the flash animation... how can i also preload these external images (scenic1, scenic2, scenic3, scenic4, scenic5). Requirement - The flash animation should start...more >>

I am supporting one application. The client side of which is designed in flash. I can open this application only when my screen resolutions are set to1024x748, and not for any other settings (for 800x640 OR 1280x1024). Is it possible to make some settings in my flash programs so that it will w...more >>

hi, I have an swf with various movieclips playing at the same time. There needs to be a pause/resume button on the swf to pause all the movieclips at once - is there any way to do this without pausing each movieclip individually? thanks in advance.... ...more >>