I am looking for an actionscript that works like "soundComplete". So I need when the externally loaded FLV completes navigate to another frame label in the FLA. I have been scouring the net and help doc and I can't find anything but Cue Points. I think the Cue Points feature is more than I nee...more >>

There are three movie clips in question here. 1. The main movie. 2. A clip loaded into an empty container movie clip on the stage that comes from the library via "linkage". 3. A movie clip within that loaded clip. The loaded clip (Clip 2) is a movie clip with a multiple choice question...more >>

ComboBox causes MovieClip to load improper (x y) I am working on an application and been banging my head at this load problem for two days. Well, I traced it to the ComboBox. (A necessary object for my needs). I've posted a demo of the error along with a link to the .FLA file here: ...more >>

Hi everyone. I?ve gotten a lot of good help here so far and plan to return the favour as I build my confidence. I?m an intermediate AS2 coder starting to use better OOP practices. I have searched for the answer to this but have not found anything, perhaps because everyone else learned it a...more >>

I am trying to position an element into the upper right hand corner of my movie clip after I programatically perform a tween. After the tween, however, there is a bit of "error" built into the width and height of my movie clip -- the larger the tween, the greater the built-in error. This makes...more >>

Good nigth, I got a question for you, I am doin' some plays for kids (In flash, of course!!!), because I am developing a website for kids... I am workin with variables, but they don't work, I don't know why?, because they lose their values when a clip movie or a button start, I don't know if i...more >>

I have a parent movie clip with several MC which has on(release) trigger in it. I would like to attribute a trigger to this parent MC. such as on(rollOut), which make the parent movie._visible = false when you rollOut. It would make an effect like a scroll bar. But this doen't of course w...more >>

k i want the guy to swing his sword whenever the button is pressed but i cant seem to get it to work, can someone tell me whats wrong? http://h1.ripway.com/matt123789/sword.fla...more >>

i feel i'm going crazy here. i've been developing a site using mx2004 for a few months now. last night, i did some work, saved and shut down as usual. today, i opened it up and am suddenly getting "error opening URL" on a loadvars.sendandload. even though nothing has changed, i triple checke...more >>

I need some advice on how to set up a row of dynamically loading images. I first tried loading thumbnails from an xml file into an empty mc on stage which works but they load on top of each other. I tried adding them in a loop and adjusting the x value of the loader mc. Doesn't work. My next t...more >>

Hi, I'm making a game at the moment, and alot of it is coming on nicely. There is just one issue that ive been trying to crack (with help from some people) and have still not managed to find a good solution. I have an object following the mouse, see the attached code, and i want to put other...more >>

Hey guys. heres the script thats currently giving me a headache. stagePop = function (targetStage, targetArray, targetThumb) { eval(targetStage).setScrollContent("reg"); for (i=0; i<eval(targetArray).length; i++) { eval(targetStage).tmp_mc.attachMovie(targetThumb, ("thmb"+i), eval(ta...more >>

Im triying to create a button inside a movieclip. That button must be a text with a specific text. And then, because there are a few buttons i want every button moved a few pixels on X. I want them on the lowest depth posible because i have a MC that moves hidding them. OK, my code is thi...more >>

I have a scrollbar that is reading text from an array but it seems that it only want's to display the text if i choose to script it with the toUpperCase(); and the toLowerCase();. Is there a way that it can read the text on using a combination of upper and lower case text. So, basically the wa...more >>

Hi there, I am new in designing flash websites. I am having problems making an email or contact form on the website. Could someone please look at it and tell me what you think the best way to get it to work? I have the layout, but the submit button doesn't work at all. http://www.ditcomput...more >>

Hi everyone! I have a project (game) wich contains sounds, bitmaps and even a embeded movie. The project is over 5 megs so, a preloader is necessery. Problem is, my sounds that are in the library and are called via ActionScript (Linkage: Export for actionScript) wont play unless I check the ...more >>

Hi, Can anyone tell why the trace statements in the following piece of code both return undefined, please? var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); var mclListener:Object = new Object(); mclListener.onLoadComplete = function(target_mc:MovieClip, status:Number):Void { ...more >>

Does anyone know if this is possible and if so, where I might find some reference... I am wanting to (at runtime) check the library for any bitmaps and place them onto the stage using ActionScript, one every 10 frames. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. Mark ...more >>

I would like to fade my audio rather then make the change all at once. How would i do that? Brian ...more >>

Hi! Is there any way in Flash ( or with any plug-in that can be added) to do an advanced sound analysis of the sound that comes from the microphone? I need to be able to read other things than the sound volume, like the sound frequencies and so on. Thank you. ...more >>

Hi, is there any event that is broadcasted when MovieClip reaches end of its timeline? Checking _currentframe==_totalframes onEnterFrame slows application. ...more >>

Hello. I'm creating a small introduction animation and as part of this 2 sound files need to play at the same time (maybe more later on). I know Flash can play up to 8 sound files at once as long as each has been given it's own instance, which I did as follows. _global.volumeLevel = 50...more >>

Hi all, Is there any way to parse a particular node in XML? Please note, In the loading XML, the node structure can be in any user defined format (ie the number of child nodes can be 'n ' number of nodes) I want to search a particular node in each child node and to parse. Please he...more >>

I am making an application which uses a number of mp3 files which are coming from diffrent recorder/artist. i faces problem when reading them. Can someone list the posssible causes and check point so that I can set those things for the application to run smoothly... Thanks Amit ...more >>

Howdy Ok, this is probably really basic, but it is toatally baffling me! I want to open my flash file and have a specific movie/graphic invisible. Only when the user hits a button will the invisible element appear. The context is an image gallery with a more info button. When the user h...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to use the Accordion component without a Flash Form Application ? or do I have to create an external swf using a form ? Here's my need. I have a screen with 2 parts (Content-Link and Content). By clicking on Link, I need to replace the Content-Link part with the Accord...more >>

Hi all, It has been suggested that i use the attachMovie () to create my 3 looping adverts, Can some one get me started. Lets say i have: advert1 advert2 advert3 Each of these are movieclips, i want them to have a get url on and i want them to loop one after another over a p...more >>

Can I control sound with AS if it was place on the stage, rather then attached with AS? Thank you! ...more >>

I am in the process of developing a new site where I would like the buttons to ease to a different section of the page while also allowing the user to drag to a different part of the page. The problem comes in when you drag the page, the buttons are all off because I've given them coordinates...more >>

I am designing a website for a client that wants a randomly selected image to appear on the home page. They also want to be able to change these images themselves without manipulating the .swf. There is a pool of 6 possible images. I would like to generate a random number from 1-6, and the...more >>

Dear all, I am a very new one to for use fscommand to communicate with LMS I am using Flash 8 to publish my SCO with SCORM 1.2 template and test with API Test Wrapper for SCORM 1.2 (Click2learn, Inc.) the result is it can comunicate correctly. But, a problem is when I try to insert som...more >>

Hi kglad, I tried both ways, but no luck. Strange how it's working one way and not the other....more >>

I would like to know how to limit the number of variables the GetUrl method sends when I use it with the POST method. I would like to use the POST method as it hides the variables you send. However, as I understand it, if you use the POST method, it sends "ALL" the variables on the timeline. ...more >>

Smalltown, a VC-funded startup located in downtown San Mateo, CA, is looking for engineers to join us in building an innovative Rich Internet Application. The company is in stealth mode, but we can tell you we?re developing a fully interactive Web solution that redefines the term "local advert...more >>

I am an experienced developer, new to Flash. I am trying to understand the ActionScript environment, and have run into a simple problem. I create two frames. The first has an Input text field instance called Frame1_txt, the second frame has a dynamic text field called Frame2_txt. The...more >>

Hey guys, I've made a flash projector file that has buttons that open up .swf files on seperate browsers, with the help of the "On Release - Go to Webpage" Behavior. I have the actionscript set up so that it looks like this: on (release) { //Goto Webpage Behavior getURL("D:\\CAD\\...more >>

Hi, I created a simple swf that includes the ComboBox component-- the data in it is being fed through an external XML file. If I test it alone, it works fine. But when I load it into another parent swf using loadMovie, it suddenly won't work. It shows up, but no data appears and it will...more >>

Is it possible to make a button execute actionscript after a couple frames have played? For example, I have a navigation icon with a few buttons. when you click a button, the screen zooms in on the whole navigation icon, and it's the same for each button. but then i want the zooming animat...more >>

Hi. I'm using the following script in Flash MX to send email, however it isn't working: on (release) { getURL("mailto:thewizard@thewizardofwindows.net"); } AM I doing something wrong? The email will not laungh when the button is clicked. Please help. I searched the archive...more >>

I have now tried to find a way to bind the "PRNT SCR", "SYS RQ" button on keyboard. The reason to do this to block unwanted screenshot possibility. I have blocked right clicking, imported images into flash, nad so on... The only thing that remains is to get this button blocked. So for ...more >>

I'm trying to attaching a mc through actionscript onto another mc. I want it to goto and play at frame or label when the mouse clicks on it. I know how to do this if the mc is already on the stage but not when it's created through actionscript please show me. ...more >>