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Contact form only sends w/ my email
Posted by Missnana2004 at 11/17/2006 11:59:38 PM
I originally had problems receiving it. Now I receive it BUT ONLY WHEN I USE MY OWN EMAIL ADDRESS in the field. I am going insane. Can you pleaseeeeeeee tell me how can I fix this? This is my actionscript for flash and below is the php file that goes with it: fla.file stop(); name ...more >>


variable = name of instance i just clicked
Posted by jabresner at 11/17/2006 11:09:27 PM
On main stage I have 4 buttons each with different instance name (but1, but2, but3, but4). On main timeline I want to create a variable whose value is equal to the instance name of the button I've just clicked. How do I do this? Thanks, Jamie ...more >>

playing and pausing netStream
Posted by JPD_0711 at 11/17/2006 10:39:55 PM
Hi. I'm creating a FLV player and I have both a pause and play button. I know if I have one button I can use this to toggle between play and pause: playButton.onRelease = function() { ns.pause(); } But if I have a playButton and a pauseButton, how do I make them perform the fun...more >>

Quick load video question
Posted by sbryner at 11/17/2006 10:35:53 PM
Can you load a .wmv file type external video into a loader component or a video object? I'd like to do it without creating an .swf for each video. This will be played back locally not sent to a server for web use. any idea if this is possible? I've tried looking in help but not finding...more >>

Scrolling Menu
Posted by Mister Peanut at 11/17/2006 8:23:14 PM
Hi all, if anyone could point me in the right direction, I think I have a simple problem. I have a scrolling menu graphic containing buttons. I have the scrolling function working well, but am trying to make it stop when the graphic scrolls to its ends. I have surrounded my script in a...more >>

Read all AS from a frame?
Posted by chrisbhansen at 11/17/2006 8:19:45 PM
Hey All, Just wondering if it is possible to gather all the Actionscript from a specific frame via Actionscript calls... - I can clean up the data later - just not sure if there is a way to suck it all out... Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance, Chris Hansen ...more >>

Slider Jumping
Posted by ich_kann_schnell_laufen at 11/17/2006 7:37:01 PM
:mad; I have a slider that is hopping and i can't figure why. The window is 700px wide. Here is the AS and the error. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. onClipEvent (load) { nScreenWidth = 700; nMaxRate = 15; // nPixels determines the speed of the slider movement ...more >>

Actionscript doubt...
Posted by IndioDoido at 11/17/2006 7:23:23 PM
Simple question... I have this code on a object that's on the stage: on (press) { this.startDrag(); obj1 = 0; } on (release) { stopDrag(); if (eval(this._droptarget) == _root.area1) { this._x = _root.area1._x; this._y = _root.area1._y; obj1 = 1; } } And this c...more >>



trying to focus in on a DateField component
Posted by mrtedweb at 11/17/2006 7:18:20 PM
Has anyone ever had trouble sending keyboard focus to the DateField component? Try this: create a new Flash document and insert a TextInput component named textItem, a DateField component named dateItem and a ComboBox component named ComboItem. Then insert the following code: textItem.tabI...more >>

mc instance name as variable?
Posted by GentleG at 11/17/2006 6:49:54 PM
Hi all I know how to create empty movieclips that I name (instance) using the content of an array (with text) But I don't know how to refer to them without typing in the name manually. array ( one ,1 two ,2 three , 3) for i =1 to 3 createemptymc ( array(i , 0) this wor...more >>

Dropdown Menu
Posted by rc3rdmd at 11/17/2006 6:48:46 PM
When I create my menu that is a movieclip, I have three buttons inside the movieclip that slide down when the movieclip is rolled over. But now my problem is that none of the buttons work - the onRelease functions do nothing. Am I missing something ? Rob Childress ...more >>

_global variable lost outside of function?
Posted by raylaur at 11/17/2006 6:20:17 PM
Vexing riddle: why are my global variables undefined outside of the functions that use them? Loading XML file and creating arrays from the child nodes. Like this: _global.moduleContents = new Array(); for (var i = 0; i<modules.length; i++) { _global.moduleContents.push(modules[i].a...more >>

frame number reader?
Posted by vrolfak1 at 11/17/2006 5:17:43 PM
I need a way to read a frema number, for instance, i have two movies, one load the other, and i want the loaded movie to be able to read the frame number that the first movie is in. is there a way to do this? the two movies are two diferent swfs. thanks for the help. ...more >>

hold playhead in frame while flash video plays
Posted by Sharma at 11/17/2006 5:10:31 PM
Hi I have a streaming flash video in my movie, whcih plays fine. When the user presses a button the playgead goes to a certain frame where the flash video is placed. A stop() in Actions layer holds the playhead there and the whole movie plays. Fine. However, I want the playhead to move t...more >>

load function for duplicating jpg images fails on server
Posted by cewingCME at 11/17/2006 4:51:37 PM
Howdy, I have a function in a presentation application that duplicates jpg data that is being loaded into movie clips on the stage as bitmaps, and attaches the resulting bitmap to movie clips held in a 'magnifying glass'. Both the main stage and the magGlass are preloaded with movie clip...more >>

how to make a replay button at the end of an FLV - please help
Posted by karimbalaa at 11/17/2006 3:45:31 PM
Hi i know how to create a replay button... thats easy.. The problem that I have is that i want to create a replay button that will appear whe the .flv movie ends. i really dont know how to do this one. So just to run through what i want tto happen: 1. the page loads and plays the movie...more >>

FLV's to pay at time of day
Posted by mcgoo1426 at 11/17/2006 3:42:37 PM
Hello everyone, I would like to set up a website that plays up to twenty videos (FLV) at specific times of day for each video. How would I go about this? Will I need to use some additional technology such as PHP or C++ or something? If anyone could help I would appreciate it. Thanks ...more >>

links in an executable file
Posted by natev at 11/17/2006 3:37:17 PM
I have a flash tour for a product, at the end there are links. The links work fine in the flash player, and also on the website in an html page. This tour was then put on a CD as an executable file and they no longer work. The mouse over works, in this case i have a simple color change. Bu...more >>

a weird quirk
Posted by I have no screen name at 11/17/2006 3:03:18 PM
Hi everyone; I have this weird thing happening in my Flash movie and I'm hoping someone can explain it! This is the description: In one part of the Flash movie, the user advances through screens like a slideshow. The choices are Next and Back. On each screen, a new MC appears, ani...more >>

sending XML data from PHP to Flash
Posted by jaschreiber NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 11/17/2006 2:15:50 PM
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to pass data back and forth from a mysql database to flash using PHP as the intermediary. i have a handle of the flash side of the deal- it's working out fine using the XML ..sendAndLoad() functions... however, i can't seem to get it to come together with php....more >>

Loader and Progress Bar Synch Probs only in IE7
Posted by Dan McCollick at 11/17/2006 1:33:20 PM
I have pulled a loader and progress bar into a movie clip that i then load onto the main stage. This work perfectly on firefox, but when loaded in ie, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't(make sure to clear temp internet files between attempts) http://www.nuccisitalianice.com/gelato2.html ...more >>

removeMovieClip and duplicateMovieClip
Posted by SharkEater at 11/17/2006 12:48:11 PM
Hallo, I do like to drag and drop multiple copies of an element onto a target MovieClip from a PopUp Window.. I Can open the popup window and drag and drop onto target MC to create an instance of the Movie Clip which is present in popup. I use duplicateMovieClip to create instances. ...more >>

Full browser Flash stop resize?
Posted by Brian at 11/17/2006 10:08:02 AM
I have built full browser Flash sites like www.agilitygraphics.com and there is one thing I don't like about them. I would like to be able to have a minimum size, at which the browser would add the scroll bars back. If you look at the site above, it resizes really small but never give the vi...more >>

php form
Posted by Missnana2004 at 11/17/2006 3:58:58 AM
can someone tell me why I am not receiving this at my email? <? $to = "me@myemail.com"; $namenew = $_GET['name']; $emailnew = $_GET['email']; $subjectnew = $_GET['subject']; $feedbacknew = $_GET['feedback']; $subject = "Model Contact Us"." "."$emailnew"; ...more >>

Contact us Form
Posted by Missnana2004 at 11/17/2006 2:14:52 AM
This is the fla. actionscript of my form: and below I have the php that goes with it. Can you please tell me where did I go wrong? [b]fla.file[/b] fla.file stop(); name = ""; email = ""; subject = ""; comments = ""; submit.onRelease = function() { feedbackpat...more >>

Dynamic text shifts when style changes
Posted by smcaulif at 11/17/2006 1:18:39 AM
I have some dynamic text fields that are set up so that when you rollover them (actually a button behind them), their formatting changes. This is done with some basic actionscripting, setting up 2 different text format variables and attaching one or the other to the text field when a button is...more >>

close window command
Posted by cook_scott at 11/17/2006 12:55:17 AM
Hey everyone, I am trying to add a command to close my swf window when the animation reaches the final frame. I know this is probably pretty simple but I can't seem to figure out. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks! ...more >>

Adding cue points to Video Object
Posted by knucklenutz at 11/17/2006 12:51:43 AM
Hi, I know you can add cue points to a MediaDisplay component and an FLVPlayback component using ActionScript. But I haven't been able to find documentation on how to add cue points to a video object via ActionScript. So far all I know is that to use the onCuePoint event handler for the ...more >>

contact form not sending
Posted by Missnana2004 at 11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
can someone pleae tell me what is wrong with this script? I am not receiving anything in my inbox. stop(); name = ""; email = ""; subject = ""; comments = ""; submit.onRelease = function() { feedbackpath = "mailto.php"; str1 = email.indexOf("@"); str2 = email.indexOf("@"...more >>

loadMovie (swf) scaling problem...
Posted by RemyR at 11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
I have a movieClip for loading external pictures or SWF files that's works just fine - unless the loaded SWF has an object that is located or moves off the stage (it's original stage - the one the loaded SWF was published with). The movieClip rescales the SWF to keep the object in view. For ex...more >>

Moving faces
Posted by stevew at 11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
We are tring to produce moving charachters as in http://www.oddcast.com/home/sitepal and various others. We have the lypsync okay but how do we create the face to move following the mouse and turning as if it is 3D. Any help appreciated SteveW ...more >>

copyPixels + alpha channel troubles flash8
Posted by n0wa at 11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, some times ago i was expected a problem with copyPixels routine. look at the sample. Anybody can help me ? http://lanet.yaroslavl.ru/testplayer.zip...more >>

Why can't I use 2 scrolling movieclips in the same movie?
Posted by Spindrift at 11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi all, I've created a couple of sites now that both use scrolling movieclips... If there is one scrolling mc, it works fine but as soon as I add another (using the same code and instance names - just a different mc) the up buttons fail to work properly. I've tried changing the instance ...more >>

bug/virus with expressInstall
Posted by demian_it at 11/17/2006 12:00:00 AM
hi, i've been using express install for a while with good results, since yesterday my clients referred to get a virus when upgrading the flash player though express install. This morning i downloaded the flash detection kit from the related article in this website and using the original vers...more >>


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