Hi, I have a dynamic text field with a scroll bar. When i click a button a different .txt file is loaded into the field. The problem is that if i scroll down the text and get to the end of it, then click a button to load another bit of text in the scroll bar is still left where it is and ...more >>

Hi there, I've created a flash file that contains 9 different scenes. In each scene, I've got the buttons that should enable the viewer to flip between each of them, but my code isn't working. This is what I'm using... can anyone help? on (rollOver) { gotoAndPlay("Scene1", "btn1"); } o...more >>

I'm very new to flash and I am just beginning to understand how it works and seeing what's possible. Can anyone tell me if it's possible to morph one text string into another as I get those strings? I will be searching for specific text from a database and I will receive the answer. I wo...more >>

I have this function to load a firebar in level one in my game... function level1assets() //this is level 1 function { this.attachMovie("fire_mc", "fire_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth()) _root.fire_mc._x = 400; _root.fire_mc._y = 300; _root.fire_mc.sign=1; _root.fire_mc.onEnt...more >>

i have a mc that is loaded onto the stage. in that mc there is a form. i am using loadVariablesNum() to send the form to an asp page. the problem I am having is for some reason when the mc is inside of another mc it wont call the loadVariablesNum() function, but if i place it on the _root ...more >>

I am attempting to add a prototype to my String object but for some reason it's not working. however i've used the same way of prototyping for the Array object and it's worked just fine, any thoughts? String.prototype.strpad = __strPad; var g:String = new String("GABBAGABBAHEY"); trace(...more >>

I am for some reason not coming up with a way to load a URL on or into a Movie Clip so the URL only loads into that area. Or if there was another way to load A URL In Flash to anchor to one point on the page actionscript or whatever? Please Help :disgust; ...more >>

I have a code from another site that was free and when I copied/pasted the frames and actionscript from the original .fla into my new .fla somehow the original AS doesn't work with my movie. I'm using Flash 8 and the original .fla was built with Flash MX 2004. If i use the original "feedb...more >>

I have two main animations that play in my movie (this will be on the web). I would like for the movie to randomly select one of the animations and play from that point on when a user goes to the page each time (or simply refreshes). I tried to do something like with an if statement and ran...more >>

Hello, I am referring to the tutorial available here: http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/advanced/Tween-Easing_Classes_Documented/i ndex.shtml Basically, I was wondering if such a tween can be stopped mid-way before actual compleition... so if I've set it an object to move from 0 to...more >>

I would like to script a button to load either someone's default IM program or MSN Messenger directly with a email address already in the "to" section, musch like the html code to email someone from a webpage. I am relatively new to Flash and am using MX. If anyone can help me I would greatly ...more >>

I'm new to Flash development. I'm simply trying to load an image into a BitmapData object and display it. To do this, I've isolated the code in the BitmapData sample (tutorials directory) that loads an image and displays it. Then, I have copied it into my project. Here it is: var liste...more >>

So I have an external text file and I want to add html code to it. How do I do this? I looked it up but don't understand it completely. I know I press the "render text as html" button in the properties, but other than that what do i do? This is my code on the frame: loadText = new l...more >>

i have several buttons and i want to put their actions in a frame. basically, just onRelease - gotoAndStop("framelabel"). what is the script for this?...more >>

While exporting the swf we come across an error dump and the exported swf file doesnt display anything. Can anyone shed some light. The error dump actually had 11 errors, i entered just 1 below since they all seemed to be the same just on a different lines. **Error** C:\Projects\customer...more >>

How do I select a specifc line or lines in a dynamic text field. I want to select line 1 and 2 of a specifc dynamic field (text1_txt) and put these lines into a second dynamic field (text2_txt). Then after 4 seconds have passed I want to put line 3 and 4 of my first dynamic field (text1_txt...more >>

i have a code like this and doesn't work proper when i execute the jsfl file nothing happens to any library object i try i wanna batch the exportforAS for the files in the library can anybody help me for this problem please fl.openDocument("file:///C:/Documents and Settings/Administrat...more >>

Hi! I'm trying to use the getURL command and the POST method to send variables to a 3rd party webpage. This webpage has a certain set of variables that they require, one of which is called "add". I'm running into difficulty with this, because the add command is obviously a built in function...more >>

I'm using the following code to play my FLV file. I got it working fine locally, but as soon as I play the .swf file from it's "http://..." location, it will no longer play my .flv files. I've tried calling the file as "test.flv" and as "http://pub.psbpr.com/cheerioke/finalpages/test.flv" I'm ...more >>

Hello, I am creating a cross platform projector using flash. The projector will have a scrolling text box which needs to then have a button which enables the user to save the document as a word file to their computer. Also I need to link images on screen to hi-res versions, again to be sav...more >>

Hi everyone I am creating a fileupload in flash 8. Everything works perfectly. The only thing is I'd like to restrict the selection of the files in the browse popup window showing the harddrive, to one file only. Meaning I would like the user to be able to upload only one file at a tim...more >>

I have functions like this one on frame 1 of my root timeline that gets setup when my movie starts: function doA(){ _root.navMenu.A.NewY = this.A.OrigY; _root.navMenu.A.gotoAndStop(1); _root.navMenu.B.NewY = _root.navMenu.B.OrigY+_root.navMenu.Control.AH-_root.navMenu.Control.Butto...more >>

I have a movieclip with buttons inside and I used the following code on each button: on(release){ _root.gotoAndStop("home"); // "home" is a frame label } All of the destinations are marked by frame labels applied to each scene. And this works fine except when you press the button...more >>

Hello. Is there a function that allows me to control the depth of a clip that is already in the stage? I know that by attachMovie() you can set the new clip depth at that time but what if clip is manually placed in stage, can I change its depth? Thanks. -Adrian. ...more >>

Hi I don't want any layers in the root level of this project. Plese tell me if these clips are playing in a different level or in the root. I have a GUI that i have built in the root but would like the clips to sit inbehind the border edges of the GUI. Right now it appears to sit on top. I...more >>

I am making a cd version of a catalog in Flash. each product will have a page devoted to it. i have a navigation bar with "previous" and "next" buttons, so that the viewer can click and see the last or next product that comes alphabetically (the pages are ordered alphabetically in subsequent...more >>

Hello, How do I trace the actual reference of an object (variable)? I want to see the actual address at the VM of a particular instance (something similar to the output of a class in Java without the toString method). Best regards, Norberto ...more >>

This is my first attempt at creating an empty movie clip with AS during runtime and the creation is successful, as well as loading external swfs into the empty mc, but I cannot get my functions to be applied to these movie clips. Generally speaking, this application is a CBT delivery platf...more >>

I have a problem which I hope someone can assist me with. I need to use an input field that allows a user to type in some text. Once the text is input, they need to press the Enter key on the keyboard which will then move them to frame 1 in a new scene. My knowledge of actionscript is limited ...more >>

Hi All, I have an array similar to the one below: my_array[0] = 0 my_array[2] = 25 my_array[10] = 100 (the values in between are undefined) I want to trace the values contained in the array using a for...in statement like the one below: for (var j in my_array) { trace (j+" =...more >>

I am busy with a flash game at the moment, I have finished everything EXCEPT for the character movement. I have 2 characters and a seesaw. When the one character jumps down onto the seesaw then the other one flies up. If you don't understand then take a look at this game... http://www.ca...more >>

Hi Folks I am out of ideas in terms of how I can allow a pound sterling ? symbol to display in dynamic text. I have got around this problem before somehow by selected the text box and entering a value into the "character" dialogue in the properties panel. Any ideas would be much ap...more >>

here is the thing.... i want to develop my intor and home page using flash and then when i click on an item from the menu in the flash movie i want a new HTML window to open up with the information... a good example is this site... http://www.fbleopold.com anyone have any idea how to do...more >>

I created a flash movie thaT it loading variables from a text file.The movie is working good alone.But it does not load variables when i put the movie on a html page.How can i solve this problem?...more >>

Hello I don't do much with actionscript, but I'm playing about with listeners at the moment. I want to make something happen with I click on a button so I tried this. openURL_pb.addEventListener ("click", openURL_pbListener); var deleteURL_pbListener: Object = new Object (); delete...more >>

Hi... a novice scripting question I would love an answer to. This code is modified ever so slightly from a FlashMX example. The problem I have is that it validates fine for AS2 but does not create the multiple duplicates it should if compiled for any version of flash player above version 6...more >>

I am using the following for the alignment of my movie on the stage. The MC is called wrapper. //determinse the position of the wrapper function wrapperCordinates(){ wrapperX = (Stage.width/2)-(wrapper._width/2); wrapper._x = wrapperX; } stageListener = new Object(); stageListen...more >>

I am trying to swap the depth of two movies. I am loading content into these and would like to switch the content from one movie to the other. So when all is done with this, I would like content that was in top to be in bottom and vice versa. This how I am trying to do it: //swap names and dep...more >>

hello there ppll. the problem is with loading images , when using a fast internet i get what i want which is a good dispaly of the images with fading. images are loaded from an xml file. but when using a dialup the images some times fails to load or takes for ever to do... yes the im...more >>

Hullooo. I was looking at generating a navbar using an animation... in this case I thinking of little square generating the effect... my problem is I have a resizing stage sooo I'd have to do a large animation to try and cover different sizes that the stage maybe resized to. So I look...more >>

would anyone be able to describe conceptually or be able to give an example of some dynamic easing with flash? right now i am using messy messy if/then statements to control rate of movement depending on position of the object, but my intuition is that there is a more efficient and effect...more >>

Hi all, Im wondering izit possible to upload files in flash file? den save to database, so that when i open the flash again, i will be able to see the updated file. For eg, i wanna upload a.jpg to abc.fla, den close the fla. after that, i open again, the a.jpg shld be still there. Po...more >>

i'd like the contents of my swf aligned "TL" to reposition itself on the resize of any browser window here's an example of what i.m aiming for only my swf is aligned top left }}} http://www.rigsbydesign.com or http://www.gskinner.com/site2_5/ any help would be appreciated Attach C...more >>

Novice (but not green) script user has a question. I am building a website with multiple buttons each with sounds (approx. 10seconds) that play from the frame in the button timeline; Button1, Button2, Button3, etc - 5 inall. When the user rolls over the Button1 - sound plays, great. When...more >>

I'm customizing an FLA that works great when published to version 7 or earlier. But I get an error in 8 and have to publish it for that version (because of the video codec I'm using). While I'm an Actionscript newbie, I do know the code attempts to duplicate a movieclip to create a pseudo VR e...more >>

I want my Cursor to change only when it goes over a certain movieClip pal_mc. I can get this working any number of ways. What I cannot do however is click buttons on pal_mc. I have searched here and Google and have tried 30-40 different combinations of techniques and cannot get it to work. ...more >>

I'm trying to use the text in a scrolling text box (actually the scroll pane component) to cause text in another text box to scroll to desired locations. The left-hand box is a list of the client's board members and I'd users to be able to click on a name to scroll to a specific bio in the rig...more >>

Hi all, I want to make a button that can click to go to another html page. I found this code but I cant quite understand. Can anyone help me? on (release) { //getURL ("m02.htm"); getURL ("javascript:htmlRandom('m02.htm','self')"); } Hope to receive ur reply soon. Thank you. ...more >>