Hey I know how to make a menu with XML in flash but i have 3 specific Qs about it. 1 - if i have this: menuXML = new XML(); menuXML.ignoreWhite = true; menuXML.onLoad = function() { //stuff }; how do i then acess menuXML after the onLoad function has completed?? 2 - I have ...more >>

I use Flash 8. But when I double click a SWF file the movie doesn't runs nice because it use Flash Player 7. In the IE browser runs nice because the OCX is 8. How can I solve that?...more >>

how would you make a tweening effect when you with respect to the alpha property using just actionscript. the code is here. thanks this.mc_back.onRelease = function() { this._parent.unloadMovie(); _level5.mc_campus.mc_O._alpha = 0; _level5.mc_campus.mc_G._alpha = 0; _level5.mc_...more >>

'm making an mp3 player that uses xml to load in the the names of all the bands /ablums/songs into flash. it works perfectly fine on my own computer. and when i load it to the server (which is on my computer), and use a web browser to go straight to the swf file it works fine... but i tried pu...more >>

I need preload all the external jpegs before running my movie clip. How do I do that?...more >>

it's on http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/flashpro/. if you press the view feature tour button, the flash movie resizes. how did they achieve that effect?...more >>

Does the simulate download feature not work with preloaders? I see from a search that this question has been asked before but not answered. My experience is that it doesn't but it would be nice to have confirmation from a more authoritative source! ...more >>

I have 2 conflicting problems... I have a lot of input text boxes that need to be focused and tabbable. This following code sets focus correctly, but the tabbing doesn't work... Selection.setFocus('iLoggin.inputLoggin'); iLoggin.inputLoggin.tabIndex=1; iPassword.inputPassword.tabIndex=...more >>

The flashvars="" tag of the <embed> is very nice, but is it possible to send flash variables through another html page? Let me explain my goal: I have a flash video player that I would like to only have on instance of. On my "video.html" page, I have links to my "player.html" page that refre...more >>

Another, maybe simple task where I'm stuck atm... I'm loading a MovieClip with a MC on my stage as taget. I can adress the MC now with "_level0.target" but when I try to manipulate MCs below that, lets say "_level0.target.test" nothing happens. setProperty("_level0.target", _x, 55); move...more >>

I have spent over 9 hours trying to figure out how to customize components. After battling the beast for all that time, all I have left to do is get the font color and face to be what I want. But, I've hit a wall. Look here: http://s153921539.onlinehome.us/guestbook.php I'm getting g...more >>

is it possible to have an infinite sound loop? using something like this... var s:Sound = new Sound(this); s.attachSound("loop"); s.start(); s.onSoundComplete = function() { s.start(); } how many times will it loop ? and if it is a finite number of loops is there another way t...more >>

Is there any way to create timed pauses with actionscript? (eg, instead of putting a lot of extra frames in., keep the whole thing cleaner and more percise.) Thanks! -Randy...more >>

Hello all, in a kind of calendar application, I have an Array of MovieClips. Each MC has a 'day' and a 'month' property. Now I want to sort that Array, and I'm wondering if I could use the Array.sort or Array.sortOn methods. I tried days.sortOn(day), days.sortOn("day") etc., none of them a...more >>

I'm loading external swfs for display in a main swf. The swfs load just fine using the MovieClipLoader method with onLoadInit. The problem is the actionscript in the external swfs doesnt seem to be executing at all, leaving all the fields and functionality of the movies blanked. These swf...more >>

Hello. I'm currently tinkering away with a Flash projector. The problem I have is it requires minimise functionality with it (like a normal application, you can shrink it down to you menu bar at the bottom of screen, and then click on the icon to bring it back again). I was recommended...more >>

Hi, I just made an upcounting number app, see it http://flash.4dimension.nl. But the problem is that each field, I must add some code in flash/AS. It's not so dynamic. Now I would like to turn this AS, what I have right now into dynamic AS with a for loop. It's a combination with buttons a...more >>

Hi there. I want to load a MC into another SWF. I'm using the MovieClipLoader, and it runs pretty smooth. BUT.. how do I get the stage size of the imported clip? It seems the _width and _height values only check the content of the first frame. So if there is just a small dot in the center...more >>

This script was made by somebody can someone help me to understand how to change things in it. I got the script from here. http://www.actionscript.org/movies-results.php?searchTerm=&page=4&category=navigation This the file you need to look for. MX MX 3D-Rotation Nav...more >>

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I made a movie which contained more frames than flash can handle, so I've split all the scenes into separate swf files. Now I want to create a loader which will load all those scenes (with preloader), and have a menu with which you can select which scene you want to view. This is a continuous ...more >>

Instead of long-winded details I'll just attach the link. Once again I'm working with the "xbox image button". You'll see that when it's rolled over a movie clip menu will enter scene from left. I've scripted that menu to exit stage left on rollout. When you try this you'll see the issue. The ...more >>

When getting a block of text from a database and displaying it in Flash, it places large spaces between paragraphs. For example, in the database the text looks like this: "Blah blah blah blah. Blah blah. Blah blah blah. Blah blah." But when i is displayed in Flash, it looks like th...more >>

I want a symbol/movie clip to load on screen when another movie clip is loaded. how can i do this with actionscript thanks...more >>

I have this preloader, it will not work, i tried everything and have nitemares now almost about preloaders..please help? the mp3 i ant this to be the preloader for is on the 2 frame, next to the keyframe with the actions added to it. thanks a lot in advance st = new Date(); startSe...more >>

_root.attachMovie("ClipInLibrary", "AddedClip", 60); AddedClip._x = 50; AddedClip._y = 50; _root..AddedClip.removeMovieClip(); _root.attachMovie("NextClipInLibrary", "AddedClip", 60); AddedClip._x = 50; AddedClip._y = 50; worked fine in Flash 7. In Flash 8, it works the first...more >>

How do you force a combobox to open upwards? I know it automatically does it when a combobox is near the bottom of the stage, but is it possible to force this? Thanks for any help, ~Oni....more >>

Hello, I have attached the following AS to a mc: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { // get the distance from the center of the mc to the mouse dx = _root._xmouse+this._x; dy = _root._ymouse+this._y; // set the scale of the mc this._width = dx; this._height = dy; } ...more >>