I have a quick request for a tight deadline. Hopefully this is simple... I have one timeline with voice over that plays (linearly) through several slide - Each slide is designated with a frame marker. I want a forward and back button, but I want them to have dual functions (as noted in the t...more >>

I have been trying to find how I might have a context menu with items that have check marks to the left of them. This functionality would be very much the same as the "100%" or "Show All" context menu items in terms of how they are displayed. I don't see any sort of property for either the...more >>

Both of the following are in my text; and it is not clear how they differ.. Anyone? var myDate:Date = new Date(); var myDate:Date; myDate = ?new Date()?; Elizabeth.. thanks...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to make a component in my movie invisible using the instance._visible = false ActionScript command. It's a button that was converted to a symbol from a series of filled rectangles and ovals. It will not go invisible although I can use the same script on a simple, independent...more >>

I am a newcomer at this. Is there a simple actionscript I can attach to a button to download a PDF file? Let's say, "form.pdf", in the same directory. A client needs a pdf form downloaded upon request, and this is my first full flash site.:confused; ...more >>

Is there anyone who can suggest me with an alternative code to enable in-swf searches ? I've developed my current code a year ago and although it works, it has a limitation. I've been developing kiosks for national competitions, schools, etc...My current code is fairly simple, mainly using the...more >>

How on earth do you center text within a text field dynamically....e.g. textField.align = "center" or textField.autoSize = "center" ....nothing works? BTW...is it just me or is the adobe site just plain slow and almost unusable to everyone else too. It has to be one of the slowest loading s...more >>

I'm looking for some sample Actionscript or tutorial that will give me a list of files in a webhost directory. The webhost directory is on the same server as the SWF file. ...more >>

I am trying to create a button action that will simply show a graphic (upon rollOver)in a separate html frame that has flash content as well. I've been searching all day and all I've been able to come find in different forums or tutorials is to use LocalConnection or getURL. Although I underst...more >>

ok im having this problem i hate puting actions on the frame so is there any way i can edit this code for an infinite looping of enemys into the mc the code is ec=5 for(i=1; i<=ec; i++){ _root.enemy..duplicateMovieClip("enemy"+i,i) } ...more >>

it's a basic problem, but it's a problem for me nonetheless. my movie has a button that targets the last frame (5). I'm trying to make it gotoAndPlay(5), but if I do that, it only works 50% of the time. The other 50% it goes to frame one and loops back to frame 5. If I use gotoAndStop(5), it...more >>

I have two objects, and their motion path in an array with the (x,y) coordinates. The path is not a straight line, and the path of each is independent. How can I programatically cause a motion tween for both of the objects to move simlutaneously from the starting x,y coordinate to the ending ...more >>

i'm trying to figure out how to add font color and bold to an email body. i have the code working properly to build the email and drop the text in the correct locations. however, when i try to add the html tags to the process, it doesn't work. when i use the escape command to URLencode t...more >>

Hello, I'm hoping someone else has noticed this (or that Adobe knows of this bug)... The problem: I have code that uses _root.url to determine the name of my SWF file, then uses that info to look for a corresponding XML file and a corresponding content folder. - So, in other words, i...more >>

I realise having a loaded .swf or clip start playing as it downloads, is a good thing... But this is one of those random times i need it to "NOT" start to play until it's 100% loaded. reason being, that the start of the loaded animation builds up from the LOADING BAR when it's 100% ...more >>

trying to create a movie clip that has button actions embedded in it. as you know, using button action or AS to control the timeline would conflict with multiple buttons nested in the movie (the individual buttons are using 'this.') i am trying to figure out a way to use mouse position to al...more >>

Hi When I right-click on a movie clip in the library and select "Linkage...", there is a box for me to fill in the "AS 2.0 class". Actually, what is that?...more >>

I want o play a movieclip after 2 seconds of my audio in mp3. How can I detect this? I try to use "duration" but doesn?t run. Any suggestion? var my_sound:Sound = new Sound(); my_sound.loadSound("audio/tela_de_abertura.mp3", true); if (my_sound.duration == 2000) { mct_1.gotoAndSto...more >>

hi everyone! my preloader jumps for example, from 14 to 20 when it shows the percent loaded how can i do to force it to show every number? (14,15,16,17,18,19,20) this is the AS: byteloaded = _root.getBytesLoaded(); bytetotal = _root.getBytesTotal(); loaded = int(byteloaded /bytetotal...more >>

I've read the various posts re: the trickiness that comes with the seemingly simple 'gotoAndPlay' but it's not helping with my issue: At frame 6 on the main timeline, I have two movie clips on the stage. One has a button inside the MC. Each MC has a 'move' function so that on frame load, bot...more >>

I created a video player that plays flv video from xml file. The Problem is after the first video clip stops, I need to auto play the next .flv video from the xml file. Some one please help me. Here is the code.. stop(); var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); nc.connect(null); ...more >>

How do I make a movie clip follow another movie clip? Kinda the way I can make things follow the mouse pointer? I have no idea how to write the code ....will somebody help ?...more >>

Ok, I have a .fla that is loading information off an XML. On the main timeline, there is only one from that is action script controlled. I have a text object on the main timeline, and then I dynamically attachMovies around it. Is there a way to set that text to always be on top, or to just set...more >>

Hi. Now, I made a music player for a website. When I tested (previewed) it in flash it did not play with sound. However, through the exterior swf player it played with sound as designed. So I uploaded it onto the server, and as you might guess it didn't work. It isn't part of the main .swf,...more >>

Hi! I have three scenes in my fla and I want to create a time slider that shows the current frame time playing and the total frame time. Can anyone help me on that. Thanks ...more >>

Does anyone know of any paypal support "shopping cart"software that you can try before you buy? Looking for drag and drop in to flash 8 components, images, etc.?:disgust;...more >>

I was wondering if anyone could help me with code for this blur effect i made http://icg.awardspace.com/FLA/blurEffect.html. This is one of 2 i made, but it was all made in the timeline, with no action script, appart from afew stop() actions. I would like to learn how to make this effect e...more >>

Hi there, I love this forum. People are ready to help to anyone anytime. great! I need help from all of you guys. Please suggest me any book/site/examples for the game programing in flash. Thank you very much for any input. Regards, M.S. ...more >>