Hello, I'm back :-) I need help using this new FileReferenceList class to make my upload from flash. The goal is to have 3 movieclips and 4 buttons, 3 for browse my hard drive and the last to make the upload. How do I manipulate the class so I can browse 1st image and flash loads he...more >>

I want to do a shooting game with flash mx 2004 pro. And i want t odo a save and load game function for the game. it is a standalone game. I need the codes and hope that someone here can explain the codes to me step by step cos im newbie in actionscript. The user can save the game before he play...more >>

I am using the following script in my actions to run my title, but if i convert the title to a button menu wont work at all. any ideas? ::::// Variables var speedo = 20; // constant speed for menu opening var speedc = 40; // constant speed for menu closing var opened = null; // variable ...more >>

Hi, I maked a form in the flash and I have a question, I didn't get a link between flash and the ASP file. I used the code: 1 - bt.onRelease = function() { 2 - var objMail:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); 3 - objMail.nome = nome.text; 4 - objMail.email = email.text; 5 - objMail.assunto = a...more >>

hello, i can't seem to access a local php file with my loadVarsObject.load() or loadVarsObject.sendAndLoad(). i'd like access it both on my local drive during development and to have direct relative path file access (rather than calling a URL) when the swf is running on the server in order to...more >>

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("holder_mc", 1000); holder_mc.loadMovie("little_chapel-Athens.jpg", 500); with (holder_mc) { _root.holder_mc._width=320; _root.holder_mc._height=240; } this code produces no picture, but without the "with" statement, it works. Aren't we supposed to be able to...more >>

I need to call a button release from a frame script... I tried this processText = function(){ myButton.release(); } but it's not calling the button. The button is in the same frame as the script, so what gives?... thanks ...more >>

Hi, I was curios if there is a way to set the useHandCursor property for a movie and all its MovieClips? I tried _global.useHandCursor = false, but this won't do it. Is there a way to do this? And would it also affect dynamically loaded MovieClips? Thanks, blemmo ...more >>

what can i do, if i want to put two different actions in a button but i want that the second start only when the first finish best regards, thanks...more >>

Here is the problem: I have created my navigation in one .swf file. The nav is in a movie clip so when I use the ScrollPane Component in my "main" .swf file the "external" .swf file is displayed within it. I need the "external" mc/.swf to control the timeline in the "main" .swf. The way I ...more >>

hi im making a website with mp3's on. i have created controls to play,pause and rewind the tracks, which are inside movie clips by the way, but when the site is loading you can go to the media page and play the first track but the not the second untill the first has loaded.any ideas on how to ...more >>

I dont know if this is the correct place to make suggestions but, here it goes: Why the function duplicateMovieClip returns Void? It should return a reference of the new MovieClip that was created, like all other functions ( attachMovie, createEmptyMovieClip, etc.. ) Thats my suggestion ...more >>

Hi Any ideas where I can get a tutorial to create soemting like this: http://www.leoburnett.ca/ was this achieved using mx.transitions.Tween? thx d...more >>

I'm a bit of a noob to all this. I realize that getURL is a pretty standard, simple thing - which is why I'm so confused. I've a flash document, if I create a button on the _root and getUrl just about anything, i can make it work. However, in this flash document are several movie clips tha...more >>

Hi. I got I nice flashmenu (dinamic_enkel-url-test.fla) that I would like to add "getURL" to, but I cant get it work the way I like. The other links work real fine. It do get the URL that I will open, but it automatic pops up in a new window, and that could be blocked by the browser. ...more >>

i want to loadMovie and then go to a scene in that movie, how do you do this? this is the humble beginings: on(release) { _root.loadMovie('main.swf',_self) is there a way that i can tell it to go right to a scene? please help. ...more >>

I've done a lot of reading on Flash and actionscript, but I was never really clear about the difference between device fonts and embed fonts. Can someone out there please explain it to me. I know embed fonts, you're including the entire font in the swf, making the file larger, so what is dev...more >>

Hi all, I'm hoping that someone can help me, point me in the right direction. I would like to build a game that enables one player to make changes that can be detected in near real time by another player at another location (or players at other locations). I reckon that it may be possible to...more >>

I'm having trouble loading variables from external files, though I seem to be doing exactly what the manual says. Can anybody send me a .fla flle which I can just take apart, or post a script which works? I'm trying to load a variable from a text file, saved tp UTF8, as per examples un...more >>

I was trying to read the text height of a generated multiline text. But I allways get the height of the first line. I want to create a dynamic text panel, so I need the height to set a background rectangle. Wasn't there any trick to do that?...more >>

Hi guys, I am trying to pass some variables to my php page but they down seem to be getting sent. They used to work before but I have now placed the form inside a mc and that mc is the content for a component window I have tried switching to the following but with no luck send_...more >>

Hi I want to add a box that the user can enter an email address to register for more info. Then i need this to be sent to an email. I cant find any tutorials on this Any help will be great! Thanks Carly ...more >>

How would you change an interval's duration? If you clear the interval and start a new one with the new duration, there is a chance that the method never gets executed (if you change it so often). So if I have interval1 that executes method1 with duration 100ms, and in method1 I start a new in...more >>

I want to get the Application. Is it posssible to get the application Path....more >>

Hi, I'ha got an FLA file and this Movie load's an XML file that includes some URL too. My problem is, that there is a popup window as library (movie) item, and inside this popup window there is a text that will be filled up with content from XML. But I have to include a part of this text ...more >>

hi i have an rtf file (problem.rtf) which contains certain data in the following format: Problem 1: #problem1# now here depending on which problem the user clicks on '#problem1#' should be replaced by it. my problem is how do i read these rtf files using actionscript and also editi...more >>

I have a complex game that seems to have memory leaks when switching scenes. I have a theory that i wanted to run by you guys as to what might be happening. Here goes... when each scene is loaded i have several scroll panes that contain lists generated using the duplicatemovieclip function...more >>