Hi all, This might be a simple one however I just can't figure out why it is not working. I have a combo box on my stage and and send_btn. I have added a trace on a variable which I am trying to store the label the user selects in the combo box. I have the following code Listener: ...more >>

Hi guys Can any one answer this to me or lead me to somekind of tutorials to do it ? The story is i am asked to make a virtual tour for a building like the games effect we all know like when you move your mouse to the front you feel like you are entering the place and if you wanted to look a...more >>

hey - here's the code. I'm obviously doing something dumb. How do I get this text to center on the stage...? this.createEmptyMovieClip("mcTextFieldContainer", this.getNextHighestDepth()); mcTextFieldContainer.createTextField("tText", 1, 0, 0, 150, 20); mcTextFieldContainer.tText.text...more >>

I'm trying to make multiple movies show through a main file in sequence (slide0.swf, slide1.swf, slide2.swf etc etc). I've been using some fla document that was sent to me to do such a thing but somehow I can't get things to work exactly as intended. My main file/movie uses these pieces ...more >>

Is there a way to return the value of the frame labels? I want to create a list of all the frame labels to use as a navigation tool. Thanks. Rob Childress...more >>

I made a button with a dynamic text field inside it and i'm trying to make the text change at runtime, someting like: for (i=0; i< myCount; i++) { duplicateMovieClip(item, "myButton"+i, this.getNextHighestDepth()); this["myButton"+i].myDynamicText.text = Description[i]; } But i...more >>

This was an assignment for my computer sciences class. We have to determine what is wrong with our "plain language" code to make a movie clip image thingy come back to the other side of the stage when it goes through the opposite side... so if it crossed the right border, how would I make come...more >>

I want to create a setInterval that will load a file. The number used to establish when the interval is to be ran needs to be set to a dynamic number. Is there a way to do it?...more >>

hi I have an array stored in a remote shared object except i don't know how to get the array out of the remote shared object and use it. How do i get the array and use it?...more >>

:beer; Please, please, elaborate. I'm lost! Almighty senior member, teach me....more >>

Hi There, I'm writing out some XML data to a file with an extension .rsf. Which contains the settings that enable an .exe to run automatically using these settings. However, when Flash writes out the XML data, it doesn't format it in any way so that it looks like . . . <?xml version="1....more >>

Hey guys im trying to make a game like tank wars. I am having trouble figuring out how to get the angle to change. I want to be able to press "q" to raise the cannon and "a" to lower the cannon. Any help would be amazing Thanks ...more >>

:disgust; OK, I'm going crazy here. I have imported a WAV file into my Flash timeline. I have a button that pauses the timeline, and also stops all sound. But... when I click on the play button to continue the movie, the sound is no longer present. It's as if the timeline only recognizes ...more >>

Can any one please help me out from this, I have the flash presentation exe with some pdf links when I click on the pdf link it will come at the top for a first time and send it back to my exe presentation. after every click on the pdf link each browser open behind my presentation the user...more >>

Using Flash Professional 8... I have an app that loads XML data from remote servers. It works great, except that the company providing me with the data has decided to password-protect their files. It appears they are using either IIS or ..htaccess style password protection. I have a ...more >>

Hello, I am a new Flash 8 user and I am trying to customize a "accordion menu". My code first loads a XML document and then writes the different titles (of different length) in dynamic text boxes. Can you explain me what code I should write to be sure that each title is entirely visible (e...more >>

Is it possible to for example strip down the file size of the combo box component. I don't really understand why they create such a lot of filesize to your swf. Surely there is a way to make them closer to 1k in size? ...more >>

A typical key event is on(keyPress "<Left>"){_root.Thing._x = _root.Thing._x -5;}. Is there anyway to make a letter key take that command? Just putting on(keyPress "<A or B>"){_root.Thing._x = _root.Thing._x -5;} doesn't work. Thanks! :grin; ...more >>

Hi, I'va a little problem with the Sound Object when I use the method getBytesLoaded and see the result on IE. I make a mp3 player with a progress bar, it works good with FireFox online and in local, with IE it wworks good in local only, online not. After several test, I undestand the e...more >>

Hi, I'va a little problem with the Sound Object when I use the method getBytesLoaded and see the result on IE. I make a mp3 player with a progress bar, it works good with FireFox online and in local, with IE it wworks good in local only, online not. After several test, I undestand the e...more >>

Hi all, I'm building an app where the user effectively can construct a "Slide" with textboxes and images. With the images the user clicks and drags over the screen and is then asked for the file they want to show. This is uploaded onto the server and moved into the correct place at which ...more >>

here's my code: for(var i:Number = 1; i <= nTotalPaintings; i++) { mcPaintings.createEmptyMovieClip("mcPainting" + i, mcPainting.getNextHighestDepth()); trace("for loop # " + i); mcPaintings.attachMovie("idLoader", "mcLoader" + i, mcPainting.getNextHighestDepth()); mcPaintings["m...more >>

Hello, I'm new at this and i have made a slide to allows my friends at school to access games! i had found a script that allows users to move forward and backwards only using arrow keys. i was wondering i want to make a button that makes people move forward and back wards. than...more >>

I have a movie clip that the user can click and drag around the stage. That works fine. I also have buttons on that movie clip that link to different pages and what have you... basic getURL() stuff. Here's where the problems come in. 1 - the buttons won't play nice withing a click and ...more >>

Hi, I have stumbled across a problem when loading XML via an external address using Firefox. Sample code is displayed down the bottom. This works fine in all browsers. However, if I modify the target path to include a port number (even the default port 80), it doesn't work in Firefox. ...more >>

Hi, I have a movieclip which holds a button, the problem is that when i use movButton.onPress=function() { trace(hello); } On the movieclip I get this error **Error** Symbol=movutton, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 1: Statement must appear within on handler this.btnBut...more >>

Is there any possibility to duplicate MovieClip that I create and nested in one parent to another MovieClip parent. Thanks Ronen Tsamir...more >>

Hi all, as following Array, how can I get the min value ? It seems Math.min() can only calculate two number. I'll appreciate for you reply. var myNum:Array = new Array(); myNum[0] = 0; myNum[1] = 1; myNum[2] = 2; myNum[3] = 3; myNum[5] =20 myNum[6 ]=10 ... myNum[n]=num ...more >>