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 >>

Hi, I have flash 8 and have not touched it in over a year a forgot alot of stuff. I am designing a website and can not remeber to proper syntax to add to multiple lines of text. I keep getting this error: String literal was not properly terminated I should not have to comment out ...more >>

Hi I'm using _xscale and _yscale to resize my movie clip on button press but there are certain things in the movie clip that I don't want to resize...how do i exclude those things from the resize?...more >>

Hello, i'm trying to get this player to play an flv then stop when complete and play the next in line, a random one would be cool to... but i just need to fix it... i'm doing this for my wife so it just needs to function lol... anyways any help would be great... the output says [Q]... Net...more >>

The Ripple in this header works fine except for the bottom right hand portion, notice their is a hard line under the second boat, it should be smooth. I have attached the JPG below the swf for referance of the image. location of this swf is http://www.nick-brewer.com/flash/banner.html I...more >>

Hey, I'm trying to upload a file from flash(selected via filereference) via php, i rename(in php) the file before uploading it. this isn't a problem and works great but then i need to return the new filename to flash so i can save a link to it in my database. my biggest problem is ...more >>

What I want to do: Use a single Movie Clip to turn sounds/music off and on using Actions. I also want the movie clip to fade up on rollOver and down on rollOut. What I have: A flash file with a movie clip in the first keyframe. The keyframe has a stop action and the button frame ha...more >>

Hello, I am brand new to Flex, so I desperately need your help! I have an existing Flash file, written in Flash 8. When I open this file, it plays in Flash Player 9, the latest player I have installed on my machine. This Flash file tries to dynamically load about.swf, a stub file creat...more >>

hi i have a menu in swf consisting of 5 btn i am loading each swf dynamically on different levels using loadMovieNum("pathto swf",l++) where every time levels get increment now i want to delete previous level at a particular frame on current level check consortiumdesign.com can ...more >>

Hi everyone, I'm having some problems with the loader component... I'm trying to create multiple loader instances dynamically, but only the last instance is showing. I can't figure out how to solve that... I've already tried to use duplicateMovieClip, and it didin't work also. This is the co...more >>

Sorry guys! sorry for keeping posting my same question! Below is my link to my Project: http://www.picassocoffee.com/EG1009_lab2.swf My problem is that i cant move my movieclip after duplicatemovieclip! (Eg. i click the resistor, it will appear on stage. If i wan more of it i click back...more >>

Hi everybody... I have this terrible problem... I'm developing a site entirely made with flash (customer's request...), and I rely on flash's ability to loadClips (movies)... It already works on Internet Explorer, Opera, and other browsers, but with firefox... it is like it doesn't even se...more >>

I have tried search the forums, loads of stuff on setInterval but couldnt find what i want. i am using: function advanceFrame() { //loop timeline using if statement if (test._currentframe == test._totalframes) { test.stop(); clearInterval( intervalID ); } else { test.n...more >>

I'm hoping to be able to open a new .HTML window from the click on a button inside a swf. BUT i want this window to be a certain size, and to have NO toolbars, NO address bar etc... the code im using now works ( almost ) but if: A: i use _blank ----=>it opens 2 browser windows, both full ...more >>

Hi How can I show that an input text field is selected when _focusrect = false; and I am using flash lite. When the input text field is selected I want to change it's border color or show a shape... something like that or even the text color. ...more >>

Hi all, I'm doing a flash site and it is now in it's critical stage. I have a main movie where i have links to different different sections wich have been loaded usind loadMovie concept. Now i have one requiremnt to access to attach a movieclip from a externally loaded .swf . My problem also...more >>

:embarrassment; How can we temporarely disable the screensaver, preferable within Flash? We have a SWF loop poduct that needs to run until shut down. Is there some way to cause a real or fake mouse movement or event that will do this? We don't want our users to have to run a spearate program...more >>

A beginner question using the Tree component and XML for the first time. The XML populated the Tree just nicely. How do I listen for onRelease commands for the tree branches and also the leaves please? (The folders and seperate files). I'm not going to be loading in stuff dynamically - just si...more >>

I've defined a custom objectO in an .as file, and within functionA in that objectO, I want to set the onPress function of a movieclipM to functionB which is also in that objectO. I wrote in functionA: movieclipM.onPress = functionB; but when I click the movieclipM with my mouse, functio...more >>

Hi, Basicly i hope someone can help me with a small issue. Im new to flash. I found code which uses a switchboard to switch between a broadcast to the swf player or client side. I want to to have a single connection button(at broadcaster side) that will cut the switcher and enable the br...more >>

Hello all, I found the following XML driven quiz on the net and I was wondering how can I adapt the XML doc to pass CDATA instead of "Value". The code is currently sending the "answers" values into Flash as value, instead of values I will like to type the answers inside of CDATA tags. I do...more >>

Basically, you roll over a piece of text, and it follows the mouse, using the following code. onClipEvent (load) { _x = this._x; _y = this._y; speed = 44; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (_global.penthouseshit == 1) { endX = _root._xmouse; endY = _root._ymouse; _x +...more >>