Hi. I'm trying to build code which waits and do nothing until a button is pressed. This code doesn't work as expected because it doesn't wait. X=function(){do something} key1.onPress=X; key2.onPress=X; key3.onPress=X; trace("doesn't wait"); Any help will be most appreciated. ...more >>

I am having a problem displaying the bullets after loading up text with loadVar. When I used device fonts like Arial. The bullets are displayed properly. But as soon as I use embedded fonts. I am not able to see the bullets. I there a workaround. Is this a Flash MX bug? ...more >>

Hello, I just started learning about the possibility of linking to external .as files, and creating classes for buttons. I was able to make some buttons that were dependent on classes in external .as files. This works, but it seems that every time that I change the .as file, I have t...more >>

I was hoping somebody could tell me if the following is possible. On my main movie timeline I have a movieClip object called mc_book. mc_book is a movie clip I made that has its own time line. On that timeline, from frames 5-10, is a text field called page1. from frames 11-15 is a text field ...more >>

Hello, I'm creating a photo album sorta thing... I'm stuck. I've got the pictures in each frame... pretty basic. All i need is the action script. How do I make my "Next" button go to the next frame (the next pic) and how do I make the "Previous" button go to the previous frame. And how do I di...more >>

i know there are many posts related to this, but I can't seem to get an answer that works for this... I have a button inside of a movie clip. i want the on (release) to set the text of a dynamic text box over a graphic, which i want to change the alpha to 50% (the graphic is within the same...more >>

I've been working as a student on ActionScript for a few weeks now. I'm rather new to it, but I've programmed before in similar languages. I've been trying to write a simple script that would allow me to create a movie clip when I click the mouse, just to experiment for a game I want to make...more >>

Hi there. I have a movie with 4 buttons that load a movie clip. I have a movieclip behind the 4 'content' movie clips that acts as a panel to frame the content. My problem is, I want this 'panel' movie clip to slide in and then stay in place whichever button the user clicks onto first. S...more >>

In MySQL table I have text and numbers too. If I load the variables in the Flash, the numbers are not numbers, but text ('mag'). Why? The next simple equation is don't working: space = 873 - (y + mag + 33). The actionscript is next: var MySQLdata:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); MySQLdata.onLo...more >>

I'd like to know if anyone has a way of having buttons in a SWF loaded into one browser window change variables in an SWF in another window....more >>

My Buttons stil wont work, I tried the whole putting the action on the same frame as the button, but now when i play the movie the button will work only once and then stop working after that...as well, it comes up with a script error .... **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Resume Button, frame...more >>

I am just starting to learn flash, and encountered a basic problem..... I have a symbol (movie clip) on the first frame I have put stop(); in the ActionScript. It is supposed to start playing when a user comes over it. i put that symbol on the main scene and tried to make it start movig whe...more >>

MC runs normal forward and then slows down during reverse play. I have 25 images scrolling accross the screen. I have 4 buttons. a) Button play b) Button play fast (skips frames) c0 Button play reverse d) Button plays reverse fast (skips frames) The first 13 images play fine both for...more >>

I am just starting to learn flash, and encountered a basic problem..... I have a symbol (movie clip) on the first frame I have put stop(); in the ActionScript. It is supposed to start playing when a user comes over it. i put that symbol on the main scene and tried to make it start movig whe...more >>

I am trying to do the following to difine MCs in a variable. The variables don't work right. What am I doing wrong? var i = 1; var mcOne:MovieClip = image_0+i; var mcTwo:MovieClip = image_0+(i+1); trace("mcOne is: " + mcOne); trace("mcTwo is: " + mcTwo); So the variables are not wo...more >>

Is it possible to control the playhead of an swf loaded into a movieclip using loadMovie?...more >>

I'm loading in FLV files in a mediaplayback component from our hard drive/servers. For some reason, the little control bar that normally would let you jump to the middle of the video just stays at the end. How do I get that thing to work? ...more >>

say you have a textField and you wanted to make it rotate from the center, not the top left corner. I cant find the x/y values for the rotation origin. are these values accessible at run time? the other alternative would be to dump the textField in a moveClip and move it aroud so the movie...more >>

I'm not such a great action scripter so be gentle. That being said, I'm trying to make my movie advance to the next frame after a streaming mp3 has completed playing. I'm using the media controller component to play the streaming mp3. I'm building the Flash in Flash Pro MX2004. The mp3 is ...more >>

Im trying to learn flash, and have got most of the very basics down. Right now I want to know how to take a vector image and have flash make that image appear as if I am drawing it right on the stage. You know, one line at a time, each line appearing from starting point to end point as if I we...more >>

> that should work except I misspelled 'Interval' :p var inter = setInterval(unpause,seconds*1000);...more >>

i am trying to script an animation and need to work out the length of a curved line I have drawn in flash which is now a movieclip. could someone point me in the right direction as I m totally stuck... shaun ...more >>

I have created a simple menu flash movie for a small web site that contains two scenes. The first scene is the preloaded and the second scene is the web site interface. After clicking on a menu item the user goes to an html page. When the user returns to the flash main menu, the preloader is ...more >>

Hey Peoples, Hope everyone had a great weekend as I did. I've been conceptualizing on a new interface for a client. The idea is for me to be able to add each button to the menu by placing them into an array. Making this array as a seperate class, I would be able to add a button, remove ...more >>

I have some swfs that are used together for a project I am working on. When it is streamed, Both IE and Firefox work, but when played locally, weather Hard Drive, CD, or Thumb Drive, I am having Browser specific problems. When published to Flash 7 or lower, IE works and Firefox does not. When ...more >>

I'm trying to use swapDepths() and thought it would be a good idea to see the current depths of my movieClips. Using trace() I discover that the depths are set as follows: zoomPointer_mc:-16308 zoomBtn_mc:-16325 indhotel_01_mc:-16342 indhotel_02_mc:-16350 indhotel_03_mc:-16358 indh...more >>

I have the code below on five buttons (with appropriate name variation). When I rollOver, rollOut everything is working the way that it should. The exception is that if you rollOver the buttons quickly, the rollOver code executes, but the rollOut code does not. What changes can I make to the...more >>

Hi, We've created a navigation system in Flash that's using top level buttons in a movie to initialise dropdown menus based on http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dropdownmenu.htm. Our nav is demoed http://studionorth.co.uk/demoarea/studionorth/our-approach.htm. The problem we're ha...more >>

Hi, the clue is in the question really. We have a massive learning course which we are in the process of converting from CDROM to our webspace. I just wondered if there is any code I can use which will enable my preloader to detect whether it is on CD or web, as opposed to having two comp...more >>

Is ther any chance to make a window less flash animation is ther any way? plz tell yar... Tnx for adv. :)...more >>

We using the flash Learning interaction template and have run into a problem: the movie is not accessible if using keyboard only navigation. Has anyone experienced this problem? The next button does not seem to receive focus. As far as we are aware all tab orders have been set correctly. ...more >>

I want to create a flash that shows a number of pictures in sequence (fade in, display for 2 seconds , fade out) Without showing "Previous/Next" buttons. On what websites can I download tutorials or .fla for that ? Thx TC ...more >>

well i like to say i know a fair bit of actionscript, but unfortunately, i know NOTHING!! about how to manage databases. I have always been interested in creating a highscore table for a flash game. I've searched many sites for an answer and over 6 months later i still don't understand lol. ...more >>

I have mc1, mc2, mc3 etc. and one clip called mask_mc. I want mask_mc to work as the mask for all but it doesnt work. It only works if I have one mc. Must I create one separate mask for each mc? This does NOT work; mc1.setMask(mask_mc); mc2.setMask(mask_mc); mc3.setMask(mask_mc); ...more >>

Hi all, I am creating a movieclip dynamically using createEmptyMovieClip and inside this movieclip i am creating a textfeild using CreateTextField(). I am using a different font for the textfield. the setFormat function is working but i need to embed the font but it doesnot work. it takes the ...more >>

Hi, how can I test if progressively downloaded video reached its end so the swf file that plays the flv can go on? Thanks, Pavel....more >>

I have some data from MySQL table and I don't understand why don't display the value. If I don't use ' var nev:String = "nev" + n ' all is OK, but with this is nothing displayed (in ' trace(this.name) ' all is OK). Please HELP!!!! Thank you, WISION var n:Number = 10; trace("n="+n); ...more >>

Please help me with the following! I'm trying to launch a Powerpoint Slideshow from a .swf file. (File.pps) I've tried the fscommand but it doesn't work: (It does nothing) fscommand("exec", "C:\Program Files\Motswedi\Powerpoint\File.pps") I've tried to launch a .bat file that opens th...more >>

hi, does anyone know how to set background color property of the whole movie using only AS?...more >>

I am new to AS, but Im trying to learn! I just read many many articles tonight, but I cant figure out something very simple... I have MC1 (an icon) above MC2 (a box), and theMC1 is chasing the mouse.... but whenever MC1 catches up with the mouse, MC2 stops playing... I tried to use ...more >>