Can I control streaming video in Flash 8 using Actionscript 1 or do I need to use Actionscript 2? We have a large application that was built in Flash MX. It would be a daunting task to convert the entire app to Actionscript 2, however, we would like to take advantage of the streaming video cap...more >>

I have made a flash banner. Each time this banner is shown it calls a PHP file hosted in a different domain that counts the number of times this banner is shown. This PHP file writes into a TXT file in the same domain its hosted. Because of the new security politics with the player I would l...more >>

Hi all, Is there anyway for me to have different row heights on the same data grid? Example: rowOne height = 20; rowTwo height = 40; Any ideas? Thanks for the help, - Jon...more >>

I've created a Sound object to accept various MP3's streamed from the web. However, when I load a new MP3 the position doesn't refresh to indicate that a new MP3 has begun playing. My understanding is that the position should get reset to 0 when a new clip is loaded in. Am I wrong? Has any...more >>

im want to know how to make and object move left when i hit the A key i know how to do it with the arrow keys but not the Letter Keys Can you tell me and make and exaple Sincerly, rbr1234...more >>

I have a basic set of buttons that each load a separate movie. When I click the button it loads the movie appropriately. When I click on another button (while the first button is still playing) - the second movie loads, but the first continues to play. How can I get the first movie to ...more >>

The Flash help states: "Some properties of the TextFormat class are not available for both embedded and device fonts." But fails to explain (SURPRISE!) which properties are limited and how, why, etc. Can anyone fill in this missing info? I cannot seem to dynamically change the color of ...more >>

I have created a main interface swf file and then a number of othe swf files. I used this code to load each of the other swf files once the proper button has been clicked. on (release) { stopAllSounds(); createEmptyMovieClip("movie_holder", 1); movie_holder._x = -650; movie_holde...more >>

I'm relatively new to flash. I'm trying to create a button that will go back to the LAST frame of the previous slide. I've tried this: on(release) { prevScene(); } I've tried this: on (release) { //Movieclip GotoAndPlay Behavior gotoAndPlay("scene...more >>

I need to create a "command line prompt" simulation whereby a user can enter strings into fields with an interface that resembles a DOS window and DOS prompts. With what I've done, the user must enter the correct commands exactly correct to continue to the next line prompt (of which the eleme...more >>

Ok I have a button that is nested in a movie clip called btnMC. Below I have charted the path where btnMC resides. Main Time Line(Scene 1) --> firstMC --> logoMC --> logo2MC - -> aboutustxMC - -> submenuMC --> btnMC ...more >>

im building a XML mp3 player using flash 8. i used the xml connector to connect my songs to the player. im trying to add a pause button and forward button to my player but i need some help. how do you pause it? also is there a way to the music play continiously in like a playlist? my code...more >>

I am trying to make a scrubber for the user to scrub through a streaming mp3. the scrubber will move along the x-axis as the song plays, and the user may click and drag it to go to a certain part of the song. but something seems to be wrong with the song.position property (or of course it coul...more >>

This may be a really simple question for someone, but I have no idea. I feel pretty confident that its not user error (of course who ever really thinks its user error) because I haven't done anything to set the movie size parameters other than the document settings (width 350 x height 400) an...more >>

Hi, I would like to convert 24-bit png files with alpha channel to swf (with alpha channel). I tried Flash Image Builder, but it seems to have problems with 24 bit or alpha or whatever. Does anyone know a good tool to do that oder should I betty use MM Flash? TIA...more >>

Dear members, I have problem with the Mx 2004 Menu component. This is my coding to create run time menu using the menu component. /******************************************************************************* transMenu.setStyle("borderStyle", "MenuBorder"); transMenu.setStyle("...more >>

Hi, For Quiz component questions that use checkboxes or radiobutons, can someone advise how to change the text color of the checkbox or radiobutton choices? Thank you, Greg...more >>

Hi All Fairly new to actionscript and trying to get my head around targetting movie clips. When I attached a call back function to a MC, for example :- this.onEnterFrame = function () { somecode; } Within the call back function, how should I reference another movieclip or compone...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know how I would validate that a form's fields are not left blank and in the email field that it is in the correct format? In my form mc I have the following fields I need checking: Text86 Text87 body1_txt accommodation These fields need to be checked that the...more >>

Anyone can help me find specific documentation on mx.transitions subclases (Fly, Wipe, Zoom, etc) and TransitionManager? I want to know wich properties can be set to the init object param, such as: _maxDimension, shape, xSections, ySections, etc to each Tween and how do they work. I co...more >>

Hi, I'm about to do my first isometric 3D programming. I'm looking for coding inspiration and perhaps tutorials. Does anybody have any good links? : ) Jakob...more >>

I would like to ask for your assistance. I have an xml file which is loaded into a datagrid component. I don't know how to make the components of the list behave as links. This is part of the xml file: <doc n="1"> <label>Pilot: Good News, Bad News</label> <data>docs\doc1.pdf</data> ...more >>

Hello there, I have a dynamic text box that contains the numebr 0. I want it so that everytime the user clicks on a button, the text in the dynamic text box (called: txtscore) increments by one. I tried implementing this code but it doesn't seem to work: score = txtscore.text; ...more >>

I went to bed last night thinking that I had solved my preloader problems... how little I knew! I hadn't tested them in a browser, and the results aren't as I had hoped!. Okay lets start with the components problem. I have uploaded the fla for download. I have also uploaded the swf. ...more >>

hiya i've developed a site in Dreamweaver using a flash navigation bar (i know all about SEO and have html links also) i've been puttin off actually linking the pages but it has come to that time now. So on the buttons i add the actionscript on release open ulr..... however as the page...more >>

I have a button that resides inside a movie clip. I would like this button to go to a diffrent movie clip. This is the structure of my file Main timeline Movie clip I want to target (aboutustx) Movie clip with button. (submenu) The movie I want to target does not reside on the mai...more >>

I load jpg dynamic in a topbar with random. When the last images is loaded I would like it to loop. How can i do that?...more >>

i haven't the time to go back to college to learn flash. I am only interested in completing a few basic tasks. perhaps someone could just show their expertise and answer my questions. i bet i will be able to follow your explanation. i find the flash help utility to be a nightmare, not addressi...more >>

ive made an if statement which executes an event if two variables equal each other. The only problem is that it only executes for numbers ending in 11, i've debugged the program line by line and even when the variables match up it doesnt enter the if statement, only for the numbers 111, 211, 3...more >>

I am currently trying to use OOD again in my Flash project after many failed attempts. I am using ?Essential ActionScript 2.0? by Moock for reference. What I want to do is make an OOP Flash application framework, similar to his example in Chapter 11. I want to basically pull data from sever...more >>

I know this has been discussed in this forum before, but I've read through the different posts, read the manual, read Moock's book, and the Flash Bible -- and I still can't get tabIndex to work properly. I'm beginning to wonder if an input box made with the authoring tool be tabIndex(ed), or i...more >>

Hello, I'm learning actionscript right now, and I'm using a Lynda.com book by Shane Rebenshied. It's great, and I'm learning a lot. I was viewing one of his video tutorials on how to make a scrollable text box scroll continuously with one click, and, having a little bit of programming e...more >>

In short: I have a variable that is a _root.variable. I want to pass it to a page using the query string (via the GET Method). What is the correct syntax for that? In Long: I have a variable in a cgi page. Name is "var1". I am sending that variable to my flash movie by including it in...more >>

This is my code for my first frame of the preloader so far- if (_root._framesloaded >= _root._totalframes) { gotoAndPlay("start button", 1); } else { var p = Math.round(_root._framesloaded / _root._totalframes * 100); } I have a dynamic textbox on the first frame of the pr...more >>

This is the code i have so far (it's a streaming song) the 'positionScrubber_mc._x - 145)/229' gives me the percentage that the scubber is along on the bar that holds it. and i multiply that by the duration of the song, so that should give me the position in the song that i wnat to move to...more >>

Hey there, Looks like forgot how to correctly link a button to a scene. Below is the language I have for a button's action, but when I preview the movie the button does not link to the scene. What am I doing wrong? I've also tried gotoAndPlay, and every scene contains a stop action. I'm using ...more >>

I was wandering if it was possible to disable the mouse, so that when a user clicks on a button the mouse is disabled from clicking any other buttons until whatever function the button pressed has been performed. I have a lot of buttons loading external data and I've found that if a user ...more >>

my next movie is loaded into 'mc_x' using the getNextHighestDepth(); command: mc_x.createEmptyMovieClip('mc_x2', mc_x.getNextHighestDepth()); my problem is that i also need to delete/unload the movieclip loaded into the last depth of 'mc_x'. can anyone show me how? ...more >>

how do i make a button that prints the screen?...more >>

hi all. I had create MS Access database , Now I want to create forms (Application) by macromedia flash how can i do that? For Example : *database name: DB! *The fileds name: Field1 Please help me. nawaf thank you ...more >>

dear all, this is my first time to post my question in here hope someone can help me to solve my problem in building a flash component. i am now using flash mx04 pro, now i want to build an photo gallery component. the component will load an xml and show it into an combobox, and then load an...more >>

I am not the best at FLASH. I am just trying to make a very simple photo portfolio. Very simple. I need to PRE LOAD all my images so when I have people click on the thumbs I can have the photos be there instead of people waiting for them. I load my external jpegs into MCs. It works fine. ...more >>

Hi, Anybody knows when i using a remoting component in to flash8 , problem is that i install it n my company then it working properly but when i installed at my home then it display errors, when i put remoting component on stage then the output panel display textfield.stylesheet Th...more >>