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problems with loadClip & unloadClip
Posted by ella918 at 12/1/2006 9:58:36 PM
I'm loading an external swf file on frame 9 using loadClip and on a button is the unload clip. My problem is that when I preview the button is clicked the movie is gone, but it puts me back to frame 1. I've attached the code for the loadClip and what's on the button. I don't have the .fla f...more >>

Login / Security
Posted by Xcelsia at 12/1/2006 8:55:59 PM
Hi there, Trying to implement a login element to my site where access will be granted to a secret section of the site upon using the correct user name and password. I will using attchMovie to display an error message if they are incorrect and will jump to the secret section using gottoandp...more >>

SetFocus()
Posted by rashmi13 at 12/1/2006 8:45:25 PM
Hi All, On Flash 8, I am trying 'Selection.setFocus();' It throws in the following error: "You must export your movie as Flash 5 to use this action. Selection.setFocus()" Please help ...more >>

Quick Actionscript question
Posted by fwitt at 12/1/2006 8:15:27 PM
If you have two superimposed movie clips, how would you refer only to the exposed area of the bottom movie clip? Let's say that there's a large circle with a smaller circle on top of it. If you have... smallCircle.onPress = function() { do something... } bigCircle.onPress = functi...more >>

Draw on a SWF
Posted by Animationman24 at 12/1/2006 7:25:46 PM
Hey guys i am trying to make a SWF file so that one can select a pen tool and start drawing on the swf file. Does anybody have an idea how can i do that I dont mind scripting anuthing if that can make it work. Any input is appreciated. thanks all. ...more >>

fscommand
Posted by ewon15 at 12/1/2006 6:56:19 PM
I know it is old and all over the forum but I'm not understanding how to get flash to simply recognize what type of file it is and execute the .exe file to open it. I was thinking I could get it to open up the start.exe so that the computer would recognize the file but that doesn't work either...more >>

Changing the selected piece of text size
Posted by Caracol _ NO[at]SPAM v at 12/1/2006 6:26:19 PM
Hi dears, Is there any way to change the size of a piece of text selected from a input text field? I mean change dynamically something like this: These online forums are for user-to-user discussions of Adobe products, and are .... To: These online forums are for [b]User-to-U...more >>

How to set the REAL date?
Posted by jeddhorvath at 12/1/2006 6:00:11 PM
Folks, I need my swf to make some date-based calculations, but I want it to get the real, honest-to-god date, not the user's system clock via getDate(). Clearly I need a server-side script to return a var string to the swf with the date, but I'd prefer not to write the script. Does anyone kn...more >>



onRelease function - not retuning a number
Posted by Bare at 12/1/2006 5:56:19 PM
Hi, I'm simply trying to return a variable (number) when the the News button is pressed. And then move to frame with a news content, by checking this variable. The problem is that onRelease is working within the "onRelease function" scope, but it's not returning the number (vMenuControlle...more >>

syntax problem: send the path to a function to another one
Posted by davidesieb at 12/1/2006 5:46:56 PM
Hello! What's the correct syntax: I want a function in a remote mc to trigger another function (situated on another mc: this is dynamic(may change): Thanks for your help! function functionCalled) { // below is the line supposed to call the function described with the following va...more >>

Multiple loadMovieClip in a mc
Posted by Caracol _ NO[at]SPAM v at 12/1/2006 5:45:23 PM
Hi dears, I'd like to know how can I load multiple movie clips in a target mc. The movie clip that I want to duplicate is inside the target mc. I have this script: for(i=2;i<=_root.totalAd;i++){ duplicateMovieClip(this._parent.advogado1,"advogado"+i, i+100); this._parent["advogado"...more >>

Strictly typed variables inside functions
Posted by Christopher Hayes at 12/1/2006 5:07:09 PM
In AS2, is there any way to strictly type a variable inside of a function and have it available outside of that function scope? ...more >>

permanently move a MC
Posted by Enfade at 12/1/2006 3:56:59 PM
I have a problem to permanently move a MC across the screen. Here is the code so far: var mousex = _xmouse var mousey = _ymouse var speed = 20 onEnterFrame if ((mousex > 10) && (mousex < 210)) { _root.mc_test._x += speed; } It works... after a fashion. The moment my mous...more >>

PacMan
Posted by FlashIsTheCoolest123 at 12/1/2006 2:34:01 PM
For this PacMan game I am making, I do not know how to add the code for the boudries, with an instance name of "walls". My PacMan guy can move around and stuff fine, but he goes through the walls, and that's a problem. Also, I don't know if the code goes under PacMan himself, or the walls that...more >>

How do you dynamically scale text to fix a text field?
Posted by Saywell at 12/1/2006 2:17:31 PM
I?ve been trying to scale the contents font size to fit a set text area size (not to adjust the text field to suit the contents like autoSize does). There is a web site which does exactly what I?m trying to achieve, except I don?t need it to adjust the font as you type, just when a button is...more >>

Controlling ports from flash
Posted by thillman_mr_t at 12/1/2006 2:03:22 PM
Hi, Ive been searching for a way to control pins on a computer's parallel port from within flash. I havent found anything so far. Is this possible does anyone know???? Cheers, Tom...more >>

Firefox, Flash problem
Posted by davidhong1999 at 12/1/2006 3:21:17 AM
Hi. i have develop a flash application with heavy actionscript coding. the application work ok in IE , but not showing up in Firefox. i wonder if there a limit of actionsript coding that flash can take? ...more >>

MC/Button Hit Areas
Posted by mediumbear at 12/1/2006 2:18:06 AM
Given these two simple objects... 1 MC - myContainer 1 MC - myContents (is right on top of myContainer) The plan is for myContainer to reveal myContents when you rollOver myContainer. When you roll off myContainer, myContents dissapear. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...more >>

Urgent help: How to remove the accumaltion when show movies step by step with buttons
Posted by zcx000 at 12/1/2006 2:10:32 AM
I want to show the movie step by step by clicking the next button. Inside each frame, many movie clips are generated dynamically at runtime, and they can be played interactively. I achieves the step-by-step display of those frames by adding another layer with the action stop(). But I got ...more >>

Metronome trick
Posted by Bruno Rousseau at 12/1/2006 12:40:37 AM
Sorry to bring back the subject, but this is important to me. So, again, here is a link to a metronome online. http://www.metronomeonline.com/ This SWF works on both PC and PDA and is just what I need. Would anyone know how to do that ? - I have tried playing the sound in the timeline...more >>

Trouble with both sounds stopping when only one should
Posted by jrmcintosh at 12/1/2006 12:32:30 AM
Ok. I will try to explain this the best I can. I have a main swf that loads other swfs into it when certain buttons are clicked. On the main swf I have an audio on|off button (called audio_mc) that fades out the background music when clicked off and fades in when clicked on. The backgr...more >>

how to increase on(press) movie Clip value
Posted by anjani upadhyay at 12/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
I have a variable at frame 1, var a=0; i have a movie clip and i am writing a code on it on(press){ a=a+1; trace(a); } bt the tracing value is showing NaN, how can i increase that value ?? even if i am doing the same thing with button then its working fine. but the problem ...more >>

Help Creating Array
Posted by champion25 at 12/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
I want to create a dynamic biography page that pulls in data from an XML file for multiple biography's. Can anyone help me with instruction on how to create an array that loads only one bio at a time on the press of a button, and when the next button is pressed it loads the next bio? Attache...more >>

listtag and embed font?
Posted by castten at 12/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, when I switch my textfield to embed font the points of the list are gone? I tried to include the bullet point as extra included character but it doesn't help. The point and space is not displayed. Isn't it possible to use the listtag in dynamic fields with embed font?...more >>

dynamic links in loop overwriting
Posted by Metro Media at 12/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
I have a navigation script im working on that dynamically creates and spaces movie clip that hold external icons. the number and spacing and pages they link to are defined by another external xml file. everything is working great except that all the icons link to whatever url is specified ...more >>


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