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No progresss information when downloading
Posted by kris66 at 10/24/2006 11:01:36 PM
I have a small mp3 player on our band website that have the option for people to download our mixes. Everything work perfect except for one thing. The download is working and the files get downloaded but there's no progress information (progress bar) while the download goes on. The files ar...more >>

Strange results from variables
Posted by banthony2 at 10/24/2006 10:58:07 PM
I was writing a simple example of the use of variables for a class, using trace() to display the results. The movie consists of three input fields and a button. Once this data is filled I execute the trace() function by rollin over the button. What I get as a result is a bit strange and someth...more >>

i need help
Posted by gamalmorisi at 10/24/2006 8:37:47 PM
I'm a beginner with flash 8 and I need to learn many things. Actually, I'm I done a flash but I want to edit it by using[h]Play, Stop, Pause, and Skip buttons.[/h] I need the flash to be easy controlled by those buttons. So, can you please me find tutorials that can teach me how to do that...more >>

Trouble rotating through 180 with AS
Posted by gilesrulz at 10/24/2006 7:53:58 PM
:confused; HI and thanks for reading: I have a "wheel of fortune" type wheel, which I'm spinning with a button. The wheel has some easing math on it which is causing havoc when spinning past 180*. I got it all to work when there were five sections in the wheel using the following code:...more >>

Button States
Posted by natmcknight at 10/24/2006 7:16:41 PM
Hey there, I have a series of movie clip buttons that I would like to create a visited state for so that when a user has already clicked the button it's appearance differs from the non-visited buttons and an active state to let the viewer know which button is being used. Can somebody please he...more >>

I need help!
Posted by mbm99 at 10/24/2006 7:05:08 PM
OK, I've created some animated buttons but I can get them to link now. I tried creating a invisible button over the top of each animation but it's not working. Please see my .fla file - http://www.matt-morgan.net/forum/ The file is navContact.fla Please take a look at the home button mc were I...more >>

starting animation from button......
Posted by Name.12.2 at 10/24/2006 5:48:54 PM
Hi there I am trying to set up a picture gallery. Each page will hold 9 pictures. When you click on a picture (currently a thumbnail) it expands over the rest of the pictures so that its clear. Then when its clicked again it returns to original size. I don't want the animation to take ...more >>

Load XML from ASP into Flash
Posted by bonzomn65 at 10/24/2006 5:37:47 PM
I have an eCard application which uses an ASP form to save the form data (name, message, etc) into an XML document and saves it using a randomly generated number as the file name. When the recipient clicks on the URL to retrieve the card, I need to load the XML data into dynamic text fields wi...more >>



Internet Explorer 7 problem
Posted by wision at 10/24/2006 4:52:15 PM
I have installed the new Internet Explorer 7 and I have the next problem: I cannot open the links in a new window or new tab. I use getURL command with setting _blank. But the new link open the IE7 in a self window and tab. How can I open the links in a new window or in a new tab in same wi...more >>

Developing Dynamic Sound Objects
Posted by WebXperience at 10/24/2006 4:15:47 PM
I am creating dynamic Sound objects using the info returned from a for (var i in _root) evaluation. I have structured the name of the variable in the following code. How can I cast that [name] as a Sound Object then have it point to or load an mp3 on the server?: In other languages ...more >>

ann: Poll for classes at EuroTAAC eLearning 2007
Posted by Mark Tomlinson at 10/24/2006 4:15:38 PM
We have had quite a few offers of top quality training from world class instructors for EuroTAAC eLearning 2007 already. To make sure we are providing exactly what potential attendees want and need, we have set up a poll to canvass opinion on what YOU want to see being taught at EuroTAAC in...more >>

how do I resize an image loaded at runtime
Posted by Venian at 10/24/2006 2:21:58 PM
hello. I have been loading an image at runtime through "loadMovie" statement into a movieclip(image_mc) already created at authoring time. I want the image that i load to be exact were the movieclip was and have the same dimensions: let's say 300x300. statement used: on(release) { ...more >>

Input text field treated as a number field?
Posted by VaporAction at 10/24/2006 2:05:36 PM
I have an input text field, that the user types a number in followed by a unit (ie. 7.87 g/mL)...I was having Flash check it as a string, but the problem is that I need to build a 0.2 error tolerance into it (ie. 7.67-8.07 g/mL would be correct answers) ...is there a way for Flash to treat the...more >>

Preloader question?
Posted by frist44 at 10/24/2006 1:49:53 PM
I'm looking for a way to have a preloader with progress bar, and then once it gets to 100%, play a little in between movie and then load the movie that was preloaded. The problem is that the final movie has to load all over again like it's not in the cache. Is there any way to keep it in the b...more >>

stop and play --mouse click
Posted by flash_free at 10/24/2006 1:14:25 PM
hi i want to have a movie clip in frame 1 and only when i click on the movie clip i want it to go to frame 20 and play--- can anyone tell me howww? pleaseeee:confused;...more >>

Having Trouble Referencing MCs on the Stage
Posted by WebXperience at 10/24/2006 12:51:19 PM
I've got 10 duplicate MovieClips on the stage with each instance named sequentially from temp_0 through temp_9.. I would like to reference these dynnamically using actionscript as in: for (i=0; i<10; i++) { var name:String = "temp_" + i; this[name].textField.text = "Any text"; ...more >>

Unable to create "new line" (hard return) in a dynamic text field
Posted by letterboxmail NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 10/24/2006 11:27:38 AM
Would someone know how I can create a new line (hard return) in a dynamic text field. EXAMPLE: var msgTXT:String = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. consectetuer adipiscing elit."; massage_txt.text = msgTXT; THIS IS HOW I WANT IT TO DISPLAY: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Consectetuer adip...more >>

tracking x y position of mc
Posted by Walloompoom at 10/24/2006 4:03:23 AM
How do you track the x and y position of a movie clip? I need to know so that I can load a movie when 'navMove' reaches certain x y locations. The code below only gives the same position repeatedly (-9.95) even when moved. this.onEnterFrame = function() { if (this.navMove._x == -10) { ...more >>

how to load swf into a movie clip?
Posted by hnut at 10/24/2006 3:02:48 AM
i have an swf file i want to load into a movie clip within my flash file, i think im supposed to use loadmovie () instead of loadmovienum, can anyone help me out? thanks...more >>

flvplayback.seekToPrevNavCuePoint()
Posted by Rain1522 at 10/24/2006 12:17:13 AM
I am trying to setup a back button that goes back 2 cuepoints instead of just one but i am not exactly sure on how to code it. Anyone have an idea of how this is done? thanks...more >>

Whats wrong with my AS?
Posted by twistedpancreas at 10/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
Ok here's a film projector that will be used in another flash file, and when u click on it , it should bring down the projector screen and then when you click on it again it should pull the screen back up again. here's my file http://home.exetel.com.au/twistedpancreas/images/projector.fla ...more >>

problems with MC as buttons
Posted by schrunk at 10/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
Thank you in advance for your help, my flash instructor here at my university knows nothing about flash and is no help! I am using movie clips as buttons in my interface; I have them with action scrip as the following: on (release) { _root.gotoAndPlay ("target frame"); But my problem...more >>

Grouping movie clip movement
Posted by mpwalker at 10/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
Say I had a movieclip on the stage whose movement around the stage was controlled by the arrow keys or mouse. Is there any way to attach another movie clip to that one, so that it will parallel the movements of the other? I'm using the Flash Virtual Camera in a scrolling adventure game engine ...more >>

hitTests
Posted by mpwalker at 10/24/2006 12:00:00 AM
I have a character on the stage with the following code: }[b]onClipEvent (load) { _root.up=true _root.down=true _root.left=true _root.right=true } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { //Up movement if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)&&_root.up==true){ gotoAndStop("moveback"); this._y-=8; ...more >>


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