Hi There, I've made a simple mc that follows the cursor using this code: onClipEvent (load) { _x = 0; _y = 0; speed = 5; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { endX = _root._xmouse; endY = _root._ymouse; _x += (endX-_x)/speed; _y += (endY-_y)/speed; } all is simple but i'm wond...more >>

how can you pause on a certain frame for like a definable amount of seconds...more >>

I have a movie (we'll call it myMainMovie.swf) into which I am calling another movie (mySubMovie.swf) on button press using this.createEmptyMovieClip("mySubMovie_mc",2). I have scripted an element of the sub movie (subMovieCharacter_mc) to be controlled by key commands using (abbreviated): ...more >>

I have a captions array setup in my actionscript so when a videoclip1.flv is playing the first paragraph of text displays in a text box at the bottom of the screen. When videoclip2.flv plays then the second paragraph appears in the text box and so on. The paragraphs are included within the ac...more >>

I've been attempting to integrate a dynamic navigation menu for a flash website I'm building. I cant figure out why this is not working, though I've checked several documentation sources. I'm sure is something obvious, maybe you guys can catch it. Thanks in advance! Here's my actionscript code...more >>

hi, im pretty new to actionscript, and this is really my first attempt at ever coding in it... I'm trying to make a random number generator as coding practice, and hitting some bumps. i want the generator to generate numbers from a range. this range is declared by the user in Input box...more >>

Hi im triying to send an array to an ASP file with SEND. but it doesnt work. ------------------- ----flash side.---- ------------------- var MiLoadVars = new LoadVars(); MiLoadVars.hola[0]="holahola"; // MiLoadVars.saludos=""; MiLoadVars.send("http://www.granc..,"_blank"); stop(); -...more >>

Hey I'm pretty new to flash action, and i really need this code below to work in flash. Some help would be nice.. Alright thanks <div align=center> <style type=text/css>.test {display:none; visibility:hidden;}</style></form></script><form name="Form" action="index.php" target="_self...more >>

I have a Flash app main screen that is 1024 x 768 and I have a an empty movie clip where I want to load SWFs My loaded SWF is much smaller about 300 x 400 and it comes in on the upper left of the screen I want it re-positioned in the middle right How do I do this? thank you ...more >>

hi I've set-up the flash php email form contained in this tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash_php_email.htm). It was working fine until I put the form movie clip within another movie clip (so the contact.swf with the email form is loaded into a movie clip holder ...more >>

Hi everyone, has anyone experienced improper rendering of html tags? I'm trying to render two images next to each other, but I'm getting a layering effect in the text field. I know the code is right because when I test it in a Notepad text editor, it renders fine. Here's the code: // ma...more >>

So I have a value in movie1 say x=8 I load movie2 into level 5 loadMovieNum("movie2.swf", 5) In movie2 I can pull the x value into a dynamic box with: _parent.x One would then think I can use _parent.x to work with the number say: _parent.x+10= But NO. I realize I don't get the...more >>

I'm certain there is a simple solution to this but I just can't see it. I have a map with a number of individual movie clips plotted as markers. I want to scale all the layers, but the markers won't stay in place. I have been incrementing/decrementing _xscale and _yscale. Is there another way ...more >>

anyone try the TIMELINE VERSION (not the SLIDES version) of the "spokesperson" template? Dan Carr did not include any script to stop the thing when it gets to the end. i tried 3 things: 1) using the Component Inspector for the FLVPlayback componet, i changed autoPlay to false -- that had...more >>

Well, I have a few buttons. The button of the page that is loaded has an alpha value of 100%. The other two button show at 50%. I simply want the button to increase alpha value from 50% to 75% on rollover. I cannot get this simple script to work . Please help. object: button_test (????) ...more >>

my ? is should i be using root or another method or class. How would i code it is my ? thanks I am using a window component that has a movieclip inside. This movieclip contains a button that controls a movieclip on the main stage. button. onPress = function() { _root.myMovie._width += 1...more >>

Hello, I have a sample file. I want to know hopw to make this effect. http://www.mysharefile.com/v/7439317/intro_2.swf.html...more >>

I have a variable myResult which can contain an array or a string. When it is an array, myResult might contain e.g.: "1", "2", "3", "4" If I write: var results:Array = ["1", "2", "3", "4"]; results.length = 4, But if I write: var results:Array = [myResult]; results.length = 1. How can ...more >>

You guys will see I am a newbie and learning as I go. I had a question answered earlier about alpha effect and rollovers. Now I am adding an additional effect. I have no idea how to go about it however. I actually got the effect to work, but not in a logical manner. Pretty basic stuff I th...more >>

How do you write this line in ActionScript: for (var i=0; i<myArray.length; i++) {} if you want i to increment by a number other than one? Doug...more >>

Hello to all those who see my message. i just want to know how to get the selected text in a text fild... i mean that if there is a text box and a button in a screen.. when i click the button it has to store the texts which i have selected in the text filed. .. you know when we click out of ...more >>

Is there a (simple) way to use Gray instead of green for the color and highlighting of the play bar of the Media Controller component? I have tried to read about Skins, but don't understand how to apply them to my controller. Thanks ...more >>