Hi Forum I am writing images to a server that have been created in flash 8. Everything seems to be working fine. Except some of the pixels (mostly black pixels I think) are off in value in the image on the server. Somewhere along the way the pixel values with a certain value get screwed...more >>

Adobe/Macromedia should be interested in this question if they want to spread Flash player 8 and reach a larger market (design people) with Flash 8. Here I?m asking the "Detecion kit question" again with a addition: Now I tested "Using Actionscript to detect the Flash Player version? f...more >>

Why cant I use this code on a button that assigns an external swf to a target. The external swf has 2 scenes (preloader) (content). It pulls up the preloader however it doesn't continue to the next scene. The funny thing is when I test that external swf it works fine. It preloads and mov...more >>

I'm going through a slightly old book that uses the following to change the color. The following is the global settings they use in the book. The ".face" property I believe is the one that should change the color of the buttons in the version they use. // component colors globalStyleFo...more >>

Hi all, I am learning more about actionscript recently. I wanna create some sample files that create a lot of unused objects that will be free'd up with Flash Player Garbage collection. Do you have any ideas how to create those kind of cases? I tried to do bunch of createEmptyMovieClip ...more >>

I'm successfully loading an XML file. Below is a sample of one of the nodes: <GlossaryItem> <DefinitionId>4.1</DefinitionId> <Term>Material</Term> <Definition>Any source material (see No. 4.4) or special material (see No. 4.5) as defined in Article XX of [ST].</Definition> ...more >>

Dear all, I have a general actionscripting question as well as a specific case scenario. I'm relatively new to actionscripting but have quite a bit of Lingo experience. I need to write some code that with update continuously (in order to animate a character dynamically). My first impul...more >>

That's pretty easy to do ... my_bn.onRelease = function(){ this._visible = false; } or if you just want to disable it, do this: my_bn.onRelease = function(){ this.enabled = false; }...more >>

im trying to make an input text field active when the page loads. im using Selection.setFocus("txt"); it works but i cant get the blinking cursor to show up until i actually click inside the test box. thanks in advance ...more >>

Here is my setup: I have a custom component that loads an image file. When I drag the component on the stage and use actionscript to have it load an image, it loads and i can see it (and I see my trace messages indicating when loading of the image has started and finished): (component ex...more >>

if your pics are a horizontal band located between y=100 and 350, you can use: _root.onMouseMove = function() { if (_root._ymouse<350 && _root._ymouse>100) { path.dragger.startDrag(true); } else { stopDrag(); } }; where that code is attached to the _root timeline and path ...more >>

I haven't looked into this subject since flashMX. Have any changes been made? I think back then only XML files were able to be loaded by the swf file during runtime. I am looking for a simpler alternative to XML to set variables in an external text file. Any insight or advice appreci...more >>

Hello, I've got a problem working out teh correct syntax to make a function work. Basically if I have to mcs on the stage one called item_1 and another called item_1 I then have a function which looks like below. So when I call - menu_alpha(1); I want it to make item_1 go to alph...more >>

I have a meny loading in at _level5. A mc (a teaser) that points to a certain button in the meny system loads in at _level 10 and when this is clicked I need the meny at _level5 to go to meny1, disable "btn4" and colorTo "btn4". How do I write the code on the mc at _level10 to make this happe...more >>

Hello, I cant makeout how to get a button to target the right frame. Heres the AvtionScript i have: on (release) { ALBUM.gotoAndPlay("pics", "pop6"); } Thats not right, hehe.. I need the button to gotoAndStop at the Scene "Pics'" then enter Movieclip "ALBUM" and goto Frame lable...more >>

I am creating a very simple script using onLoad and onEnterframe events on the mail timeline. However, onLoad doesn't seem to work. Can anybody help here? ball.onLoad = function(){ status = "stand"; keyMove = 0; } ball.onEnterFrame = function(){ trace(status); ...more >>

has anyone got any idea how the movement on the site below is done. basically making movie clips move in correspodence with the cursor - on in this case move in the opposite direction - but also making them move different amounts to give the impression of distance. http://www.leoburnett...more >>

Ok so pretty much everything in my movie works perfectly. I dynamically create a title_mc movieclip and all that is working fine up until this one line of code var titleText = title_mc.attachMovie("pageText", "title_txt", title_mc.getNextHighestDepth()); Flash says that's causing an endl...more >>

Hello everyone, Can any body help me to create the HTML table in Dynamic text field. My efforts - I have created the dynamic text field and assign the properties - inst_name.html = true; inst_name.htmlText = "<table border=1><tr><td>11</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2...more >>

Hi, I've problem in Bring to front movieClip code, It has bring this particular object to any one on Top, but it has take some time to performing action, so can You people tell me that how can I resolve my problem so that it work fast Thanks for any one suggestion. mx.behaviors.DepthContro...more >>

Hi, I have a website with my portfolio. My portfolio consists of thumbnails with ''getUrl(''javascript:....'' code to open a new URL window. Problem is, there seems to be securitiy issues with such coding. There is always a warning and the windows won`t open. Most people don`t know that they h...more >>

i?m trying to draw a coordenated graph of a mathematic funtion (sin or cosin), but i dont know what can i use to do that, please any help i will be very greatfull....more >>

I'm making a game called "Stick Field":confused; and it's a spoof game off of the game "Battle Field". I need the character, with the instance name of "you" to rotate facing where the mouse is on the stage. All that I need is the actionscript, and other suggestions will be very muck apreciated...more >>

been using the following: _global.styles.Tree.setStyle("backgroundColor",0x4D5AB8); and use the "import mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration;" Want to add a degree of transparency and tried using the following assuming that the by adding 2 extra characters will give the alpha channel _global...more >>

How would I pass the variable j to this button, every time it makes a loop. At the moment for (var i = 0; i<display; i++) { // set variables to reference array elements and y position var j:Number = start+i; // check column to place item in yPos = iy+(i*yStep); // attach i...more >>

This has gotta be a bonehead thing, but I cannot get a movieclipthat's loaded via loadMovie to play. Here's what I'm trying to do: createEmptyMovieClip("cashout2", 999); loadMovie("cashoutMC.swf", cashout2); cashout2.gotoAndStop(2); // then just trace(cashout2._currentframe); Howe...more >>

Im making a game that offers the abilty to launch a counter attack by pressing space. I want to place an invisible button over the the movie, and assign the following code to it - on (keyPress "<Space>") { gotoAndPlay(141); } However,this code will not work. My computer reconizes...more >>

I found a few posts but no real solutions to the real problem regarding Office documents in flash. Situation: I've got a website that generates html links for users to click on of documents on a server. Problem: All other files (txt, pdf, etc) work fine, but all Office related docs don...more >>

Can someone tell me how to mask a graphic moving along a path. I need to hide a graphic that moves of the stage in a loaded movieClip that loads a run time, but I can't seem to add a mask to the layer that hold the graphic that follows a motion guide layer. jmerlin ...more >>

i have a script which creates and empty movie clip, loads in a symbol from the library, adds the movie clip to the print job and sends it to the printer. When using this in a browser, the flash stage zooms in so much that you can't see anything. right clicking on stage and selecting show all r...more >>

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Okay: Problem 1 -- you have code on the actual movie clips. Try and keep all your code on the timeline. This will help learn how to target movieclip in flash way faster. Problem 2 -- you're setting the depths of the movieclips manually. This is tough to keep track of. Every movieclip (...more >>

Is there a way to disable keys on a keyboard? I have no idea how to even begin coding this. Any help would be appreciated... Thanks, TJ...more >>