I am embarrassed to ask this question. But how do you activate a button that is embedded in a movie clip? Do you use the linkage properties to export for ActionScript or is there another way? Gizay ...more >>

I need a page with a password that is the same password for everyone. The password is only to discourage individuals who don't need to know large group pricing. If the password passes the viewer will be directed to a url...Can I do that? If the password fails the viewer will be directed ...more >>

I'm working on a revised portfolio site for which I want my Flash movie to be able to dump content into a DIV that's sitting above it. Aside from the fact that I'm having a bit of formatting trouble with the JS by itself, it has recently been brought to my attention that Flash now has built-in...more >>

I am just trying to load an external SWF into the background of my main Flash movie. Basically, I have these clouds in one SWF that I want to play in the background of my main movie. I have tried to use the LoadMovie option, but to no success. I am not sure I am using the TARGET function corre...more >>

Hey friends, i'm a newbie here, and this is my first post asking for a help. i'm creating a blog, a flash blog that will load posts from .html files in a dynamic text field. i have used LoadVars class and various other things to get the blog to working condition. n now i need a way to add comme...more >>

Can you embed a flv file to be viewed on a webpage. I can with a swf file but not flv. I have mozilla and thought is the plugin but it fails for flv file http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFl ash&P2_Platform=Win32&P3_Browser_Version=Netscape6 ...more >>

Hello, I have a rectangle. It has an empty fill and 4px wide border. It's InstanceName is Rectangle. I increase it's size with the following ActionScript: [code]var TweenWidth:Tween = new Tween(Rectangle, "_width", mx.transitions.easing.Strong.easeIn, Rectangle._width, 500, 2, true); v...more >>

Hello, i would like to move a movieclip from point A to point B on the X-Axis on my stage using Actionscript. I know how to do that, but i also want to control the time that the movement takes to complete, for example i want the movieclip to arrive at point B after exactly 2,5 seconds. Can...more >>

In the ActionScript 3.0 Language Reference, the property stageWidth (of Stage Class) is read-write, and even has a setter. http://livedocs.macromedia.com/labs/as3preview/langref/flash/display/Stage.html stage.stageWidth = 800; ==> DOESN'T WORK!!! Anybody knows why??? ...more >>

hi: i created a mc named cannon, if i pressed the LEFT Button, then the mc would move to left,this is the code ,can anybody help me? inintX = 275; inintY = 350; // this is the MC:cannon; cannon._x = inintX; cannon._y = inintY; //this is the MC: shot; shot._x = inintX; ...more >>

This seems like it should be simple, but I'm having a lot of trouble. I have a ..as files with a class defined in it, and that class has a function defined in it. I also have a button attached to a movieclip attached to another movieclip on the stage. How do I get that function to be the on...more >>

Hi, Everyone! We all know the following example works. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------- /** Requires: - ScrollPane in library */ System.security.allowDomain("http://www.helpexamples.com"); this.cre...more >>

:confused; Hello, I have a HTML page that holds a very simple to use password forwarder. When i give it the right user name a password it will redirect my to my members only area! The problem is that any one looking at the source that can then get to the members area. Can i make ...more >>

Just like a websight you can have people count/web count. I was wondering is there a script that allows a person count, An indivusal count, and also a total count. I realy only need a total count of people entering my sight. (it also includs people reentering) :grin;:grin;:grin;:grin;:...more >>

:smile; Hello: I am making a Flash Quiz using the (Key.isDown(key.ENTER)). However, every time I press the ENTER key on my keyboard, the scores get added (definitely because of the "onEnterFrame" function) Kindly advise which function I should use instead of the "onEnterFrame" to mak...more >>

I am looking for a bit of help on if statements. i want to write an if statement to put on a button where it looks at which frame a paricular movie is on. eg if movieclip 1 is at frame 6 then play... else do nothing. How also do i include 2 statements. if movieclip 1 is at fr...more >>

Hi, i've just made a very simple preloader that works just fine... well almost! I thought maybe some of you could help me solve this problem. Here it goes.. I've made a basic structure for looping the timeline on a preloader scene. On the second frame i've got this script: loadedbytes ...more >>

Hello, I try to create a matrix from MovieClips with a for statement but it does not work. The code is the following: [i]var PicLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); function createMovieClips() { var c:Number = 1; var Pic1:MovieClip = new MovieClip; var Pic2:MovieCli...more >>

I noticed something strange !!! When I view my site www.lucubaghs.com on a computer with flash version 8.0.24 the preloader works perfect. the percentage is shown from 0 too 100%. But when I go to a computer with flash version 8.0.34 or higher(v9) I get infinity%? Isn't this strange? thi...more >>

Now I´m back with a new animation problem that I need help with. If you look at my try out page at: http://www.mickesei.se/flash/index.html The problem I have if I press on "Idéen" button it works OK, and the same if I press "Fakta" button, but then the problem comes. If I want to go back to...more >>

One more time. Is it possible to use the flash.net.FileReference class in Flash 6? I am working on a project for Sony's PSP handheld, and it's flash player is limited to version 6. ...more >>

Ok, I decided to make a new topic. I have been trying everything and I still can't make this work. I made a web page that has a bunch of buttons that when rolled over shows an image and when clicked opens a video player on layer 50 over the image. I can not figure out how to make the m...more >>

Hello, I work for a company that wants to create a screensaver from a Flash movie. They want the Flash movie (screensaver) to fade in (on top of the user's open windows/desktop). Flash does not appear to allow transparent backgrounds for SWF files (only if you are using them within HTML,...more >>

Peace fam I am new to this Fuse Kit and I wanted to know if anyone knows of a tutorial or something that will allow me to do a navigation system like this one here: http://www.showlogic.com/ There is a similar example below at the Laco site for the Yugo navigation: http://laco.wz.cz/tw...more >>

I am getting a date as a text string from a feed (Fri, 29 Dec 2006 1:52 pm CST) I would like to load that in as a real date but I don't think it is formatted correctly. Can anyone suggest a simple way to convert the string to a date? Thanks Mathias ...more >>

It seems fairly basic. I want to load in an external swf into an mc that is above another mc. Once the new swf is loaded in, I want the lower one to be set to _visible = false. How would I set this up? Is it a matter of swapping depths? Each time a button is clicked, I want the new f...more >>

Hello - Working on a web project that uses a Flash "template" from the webhost. This scene has movie clips for "About Us" "Contact Us" and so forth. If I convert the MCs to buttons the rollover stuff doesn't work, if I use what came with the template I can't make getURL work with a differe...more >>

Hi, I wanted to know how to make one movieclip follow another movieclip as I have a mask movieclip which masks the stage except a fish movieclip. I want the mask movieclip to be on the fish movieclip at all times so when the fish moves, the mask moves with it and so when the fish moves ove...more >>

all I want to have happen is that is the user is on a page page1.html the flash in the page loads a swf file. Pretty much I just need flash to check what page the user is on then load a certain swf file. Sorry but I don't even know where to start. ...more >>

I would like to be able to put a few different images inside an SWF file and have them change every time the page refreshes. Is this at all possible to do in Flash? I know it is possible with html and javascript and whatnot. I need it to be done in an SWF. Any help would be most appreciated. T...more >>

Hello I have a problem with the RollOver event. My task is the following: [b]To create a MovieClip[/b] with 50% alpha: [i]this.createEmptyMovieClip("mcPic", this.getNextHighestDepth()); mcPic._x = 10; mcPic._y = 10; mcPic._alpha = 50;[/i] [b]To load an image in it:[/b], (and resize...more >>

Hello all, I am having problems with the attatched script. I have an if statement in a loop that keeps crashing flash. If I takw out the if statement it works. So I replaced the if statement with something I knew was true and it still crashed the Flash Authouring system. see attached c...more >>

I am building a hangman game (Flash 8), where users can supply their own list of words in an external text file. I am using the LoadVariables function and the method for loading variables from an external text file described in the help system, and this works fine - as expected - as long as th...more >>

Hey I'm just getting into actionscript and have no programming background... Is it possible to control movie clips that are indexed in an array? Detail: I have 35 circles arranged in a circle, each an instance of the same movieClip (call it MC). Each one has a number (mc1, mc2, etc.)....more >>

i import my CP2 project into Flash8 pro , But whene i test my movie or whene i publish my project from flash8 ,I hear gap between sounds, exactly whene the slides changed at captivate Projects. I discussed about this problem at Captivate forums but they suggested me to discuss about...more >>

Can some one help me with changing a MC from 0% alpha to 100% alpha in actionscript?...more >>

HI to all.I have made a counter but i want it to reset 3 times a week at specific days of th week. I want it to reset first every Tuesday at 9:45,Every Thersday at 18:00 and every Saturday at 12:00 Can anyone give a hint or a sample code. Here is my code this.onEnterFrame = functio...more >>

I have a site designed in flash that when a button is clicked my "attachmovie" script opens up a movie... LoginButton.onRelease = function(){ _root.attachMovie("LoginMovie", "Login_mov", 1, {_x:50, _y:200}); } This works fine... The movie is a password login which pops up in the main...more >>

hi I'm new how do we save data (to a database) when the user close the window (which contain my flash game)? I thought of using onEnterFrame to save data each frame, but it's not effective...more >>

Hello everyone, I've been looking around for a couple of days and am trying to build this smooth easing effect. Please have a view here: http://www.cozumelrs.com.br/ When you move your mouse around on the 1st page before selecting languages, everything responds in a smooth mouse opposite...more >>

Hello and Happy Holidays! I have a movie that I am trying to sync with some external mp3 files - basically a narrated voice over. What I am having a problem with is that, depending on which browser, computer, server, act of God, etc seems to be effecting it at the moment, it seems that ...more >>

<<Heavy Sigh>> I'm using Flash 8 Pro and created a slide presentation. The top slide has common elements, including audio file control buttons. Each of the content slides has an external audio file associated with it, which the viewer can play by clicking the "play" button. The slide an...more >>

I have hard coded clip info that I am trying to put into an info pane. It works when it is just my scroll pane and the clips, but when I put it in my full flash file, I no longer have dynamic text updating onRollOver. Here a sample piece of script. the thumbnail reeves, which is a button, is i...more >>

Hey guys. I'm trying to use MovieClipLoaders to load in these external pics to this flash website, but it's lagging like crazy. Here's a little chunk of my code: //set up our loader var loader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); listener = new Object(); loader.addListener(listener...more >>

Firstly, this is what I have so far. http://sgateweb.com/hockey/rcs.html As you can see, I want the arrow on the wheel to point to the button being moused over. I have that working. My problem is when items on the left are being selected. When you go from on to another on the left, the ...more >>

I'm using the "scroll" property with a couple of onPress events to fluidly scroll text up or down in a dynamic text field. For example: myTextField.scroll += 1; It seems that there's no way to reduce the speed of the scroll below "1," which is relatively fast for most font sizes. I u...more >>

I know this should be an easy one but ive been busting my butt looking for a solution. I am trying to pull an external jpg file into a new window using different buttons. I know there is a way to assign a function to each button for just the file path then I dont have to copy and paste all t...more >>

I am building a somewhat complex menu system. The first step is a simple animation that reveals the actual buttons. There will be three seperate MC's that each reveal their own set of buttons. I am using "hitArea" to make the rollovers work, but here is my problem. I get it to work fine wit...more >>

Hi, I am fairly new to this flash carry on and have run into a problem when using xml and attachMovie to create a dynamic menu for an application that I am building. When I put the for loop in the onLoad function the attachMovie code does not seem to work but if I put it outside this fun...more >>

After reading all the adobe info on this issue, I still cannot make ExternalInterface.addCallback() function in IE 6, works great in Firefox. I have tried every suggestion and still cannot get this to work in IE. Notes: 1. This movie is not embedded in a HTML <form> 2. the js call to f...more >>