I have some objects that are broken apart text on the main stage that move around randomly using the code below. I want it to include an _alpha change when it loads to go from 100% to 0% and back again in a loop. The effect I want is to have the moving text fade in and out and they move a...more >>

I'm trying to figure out how to activate a display widget from an external link. Any direction would be helpful....more >>

I need some help on how to figure out the script for positioning mc's after the ..swf resizes to fit the browser window. Some direction, examples or a tutorial guide would be great. Ideally i want to bring an external .swf into an empty mc and position that exact center both horizontal and ver...more >>

I have many movie clips (thumbnails) on the same layer and they are placed very close each other, so what happen is, onRollOver, the enlarged thumbnail were "eating up" the ones underneath it, looks horrible.... how can I setup the z-index / depth in the following codes? Thanx!! ========...more >>

I'm trying to report download progress of a FileReference download within a class. Does anyone know how to get the onProgress event, with the file reference and bytes loaded/bytes total parameters back to a function scoped to the class rather than the listener object or the FileReference objec...more >>

Hi I used to use a very simple action script in Flash 7 to stream an external mp3 automatically at the same time as the page was loading. However I tried editing it in Flash 8 and now it does not want to play. It is a layer script and not associated with a button (as it has to play automati...more >>

I remember reading this in Moock's book, but now I forgot. I want to get the 5th letter out of a variable with 8 letters. What's the actionscript I use to do this? Thanks! Michael...more >>

I'm creating a toolbox, where the user can click on an icon of a brick and then drag it onto the stage to build a house. I want the user to be able to keep clicking the icon in the toolbox and dragging new bricks onto the stage. I've tried using attachMovie but can't seem to get it working.....more >>

when I get a message from my website using the contact form. in the message information, the time is 3 hours off.. what can i do to this $nowTime=date("H:i:s"); to make it the right time??? and possibly not 24 hour time. ...more >>

Hi everyone, My problem is about the MovieClipLoader and it's onLoadInit event. What I try to do is to change _width and _height of the mc that I loaded. These properties are always equals to 0, 0!!!!!!!!!!!! I use the onLoadInit event not the onLoadComplete.... Everything works excep...more >>

Thanks, but the menu layer only has one keyframe in frame 1... Whats the best way to debug a problem like this? ... i find flash infuriating when something doesn't work when i think it should....more >>

:shocked; Hi there, any body have idea about why VB6 application is closing abruptly when some events raised in flash movie. I have written the code in action script 1( like setProperty method ) and flash player 9. previously it was OK with flash player 8.. any help would be appreciated...more >>

I have this code: fscommand("exec", "loader.exe"); and i want to have next parametr: fscommand("exec", "lader.exe -nextparametr"); Is it possible? Please help PS: sorry, my english is bad (I'm from CZ); ...more >>

I need to create a progress bar for my streaming video to let the user know how much of the video has already been downloaded/streamed. Making a progress bar for a progressive download is easy, just check the bytesLoaded vs the bytesTotal. But apparently with a streaming video those do not wor...more >>

Hi, I have looked on the internet but cant find any information about detecting a variable change and then jump to a specific frame. The variable gets set in authorware so io need flash to lsiten o when that variable changes, Any Help Appreciated, Chris ...more >>

Hi Everyone -- Having some trouble figuring out how to format a number so that commas appear after every third digit... you know, so basically, if I'm displaying a large number like 72,000,000, I don't want it to show up as "72000000". Right now the way this is set up, that's what happens...more >>

I have a presenation that introduces a background piece of music at start-up like this: _root.music=new Sound(); _root.music.attachSound("intro_music"); _root.music.start(0,999); (where [b]intro_music[/b] is the identifier for the mp3 in the library. There is also a button acting a...more >>

Hi I want to temporarily disable a movieclip, so hittest won't return a true. The example: I have 4 answers (movieclips) that can be dropped on 4 questions (movieclips) but I want the questions to appear one after the other If I first place all 4 questions and make all but the fi...more >>

Looking to create a vertical image scroller where photos (thumbnails) can be added or deleted with an app using asp and a database. The scroller would be able to hold unlimited thumbnails. The thumbnails would also be buttons used to go to another frame or html page. The thumbnails start to sc...more >>

hi folks, i was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. i need actionscrip for a timer that will count time, days, months, and years from a certain date and time in the past. any imput will be appreciated. adam ...more >>

:embarrassment; I'm newer to actionscript. I'm trying to sum number values in multiple Radio Button Groups. As I input the value, which wil always be a numer, a textarea will show the suming Once I get a value I will evaluate the number if => "10" then goto framelabel "email" else frame...more >>

:embarrassment; I'm newer to actionscript. I'm trying to calculate number values in Radio Buttons. Once I get a value I will evaluate the number if => "10" then goto framelabel "email" else framelabel "thank you" ...more >>

I am creating a flash website that has one main flash page, with many movie clip pages (the one I'm working on is called Projectsheet1) in the library that get referenced by the main page. Inside my movie clip pages, I can't seem to get them to reference any frames when a button is clicked. It...more >>

I have a text box in wich I import an external txt file. Everything seemed to be working fine including url encoding things like &, @, % etc. But when I want to use something like an ?, ?, ? or something like that the character turns up as a diamond with a '?' in it :/ In particular I nee...more >>

Hi all, I'm moving from Director to Flash and I try to understand some basic ActionScript elements. In Director I can write a piece of code (behavior) and I can attach this to any movieclip (sprite). How can I do this in ActionScript? Is there any useful documentation somewhere for Ex D...more >>

This is for beginners or those not familiar or having diffculty with getting embedded buttons to work. This is a how to on using actionscript in your main time line that listens for events for button(s) located inside of a movieclip. I spent hours trying to figure out why I could not ac...more >>