on (rollOver) { gotoAndPlay("s1"); } on (releaseOutside, rollOut) { gotoAndPlay("s2"); } on (release) { if (_root.link<>4) { if (_root.G<>1){ _root.link = 4; _root.play(); } } } this is how the links are done on this site and I have never seen them pos...more >>

I am attempting to use "fscommand" on a button to execute a .bat file that would open a folder on the desktop of Windows. I've succeeded opening a PDF file using the START command in a batch file, but can't figure out how to open a folder. I can easily do it with an Applescript on the Mac ve...more >>

Hi, how can a swf be randomly selected from a group of say 12 possible swfs (in this case named "koan_#.swf"), then played in a movie clip target (which in this case has the path "_root.koan_loader_mc"), then, when each koan swf is finished playing load and play another koan swf from the same...more >>

I have a .txt file and I'd like to have the text load directly from it into flash. How do I do this? Is this right at all, because it doesn't work for me: loadVariables ("concertdata1.txt",_root) This is applied to the first frame of the text box layer. ...more >>

I'm trying to do something EXTREMELY simple, but all of my ideas run into dead ends. I simply want to have a box fade in and then fade out. No problem, right? If someone could give me a hand, that would be great. So far, I can get my box to fade in. The box is a mc on layer 1 and the AS is ...more >>

I know this may be more complicated than you can fully detail in this thread, but even getting me started would be great... I was wondering how you could make a circular graph with two parts, such that a user could click a dividing line to dynamically alter the amount that is filled on eac...more >>

Ok, I'm not having any luck inserting javascript attributes into the getURL (javascipt=newWindow etc.) field. Unless someone knows how to do that properly, is there perhaps a way to create a movie within a movie or just have a small blurb appear when you run the mouse over the link in questio...more >>

Hello, This is my first post...I need some help figuring out where and what code to insert into my fla file to make my swf mp3 player stream instantly instead of waiting for it to preload completely then play the song. Here is a link to the fla and swf files...http://www.freeclyde....more >>

Scene 1 -> Movie Clip 1 ---> Button 1 ---> Button 2 -> Movie Clip 2 ---> Button 3 ---> Button 4 -> Movie Clip 3 ---> Dynamic text What I want to do is make variables in movie clip 1 or 2 but be able to access them them the dynamic text in movie clip 3. My problem is that the va...more >>

I made a dynamic text box, labeled it with the file name in the properties box, and have this code on the first frame to load the text: loadVarsText.load("concertdata1.txt") It's not working...what am I doing wrong? ...more >>

I have three sites that need a shared object function that will place a cookie on a user's machine to keep both the flash animation header from playing on all sub pages as well as on return visits. Here's one example site www.nbwifi.com Please contact me with yrou estimate on how much you woul...more >>

Hi All, I'm wondering if there is a way to reference the name of my published SWF so that I can make corresponding XML files that "belong" to their parent SWF. For example: I want to create a SWF file that I name animation01.swf that references animation01.xml and animation02.swf that re...more >>

I was wanting to create a site that has some content on it that scales but other parts that do not, when the window is resized. I found a tutorial that shows how to create it so the content scale 100% with browser but i don't want my images etc... to scale, just a few elements. Here is an exam...more >>

Hello, I'm attempting to create a website with a background image that pans when the mouse moves around. The image is enclosed by a border to hide where the image ends. I have worked a script that links the image to the mouse movement but have been unable to stop the movement continuing pa...more >>

can some one point me where i'm making a mistake in this code: it's specific with the sendAndLoad method, seems that it dosen't = execute, so it won't execute the onLoad. flash player 8 - local security:access network only. var login_lv:LoadVars =3D new LoadVars(); login_lv.username ...more >>

Hi, I am doing a picture Slideshow using Flash and XML. My slide show is working great but I want the user to be able to click on the current picture and have it load in a larger version of the picture in a popup window sized to the particular picture they clicked on. I just cant figure o...more >>

I think I have seen something like this before. In this example "myMC" is a reference to some dynamically created empty movie clip. myMC.x = myMC._x This would be used in an initialization to keep the original x coord of the movie clip. So that, later, myMC.x (thr original location) ca...more >>

I am loading content into an MC. For the sake of debuggin what I have right now, I would like to be able to trace the content of several MCs in my movie. I am loading content like this: main_loader_mcl.loadClip("content/0.swf",topLoad); How can I trace that movie clip so it returns what is ...more >>

Hi, I;ve tried making an array global by using the _global property, but it doesn't seem to work. I've also tried to define the array on the _root frame script and then use it from another movieclip, but again it doesn't seem to work. Has anyone got any tips? Thanks for any help, ...more >>

Any help would be great. I have a cd that has 6 powerpoint files on it. I need to build an interface in Flash with 6 buttons that can open each respective powerpoint file when clicked on. In case the computer doesn't have Powerpoint on it, I would like to call up the Powerpoint viewer to...more >>

Hi all, I have a movie that uses the same loaded jpg image 161 times. Right now, each time the image is used, I load it dynamically. I'm trying to figure out a way to load it once, then use it again and again in the movie. I have no idea how to re-use an already dynamically loaded jpg in t...more >>

Hi there all you action scripters...I know just the very BASICS of action script so I'm not sure there is a way to do this but if you wouldn't mind answering this post I'd appreciate it! i have an html page that has a flash file in it full of 'thumbnail" photo buttons. I have a second ht...more >>

if i were to make an rpg or platform game, is there a code that i can use for gravity?...more >>

is there a way i can use wild cards, and if you dont know what i mean they are the things like, *. so like if you were going to have multiple walls in stead of doing hitTest.wall1, hitTest.wall2, i could do hitTest.wall* or somthing like that? ...more >>

Hi All, I have this code btnSweden.onPress = function() { x1 = _xmouse; y1 = _ymouse drawTool = true; } mouseListener.onMouseMove = function(){ if (drawTool){ if (_xmouse>838 & _xmouse<1012 & _ymouse>266 &_ymouse<315 ) { Line.clear(); Line.lineStyle(3, 0x00...more >>

hi I am making a flash prasentation. and i am having some problem to load images randomly from root folder in swf file. All images comes with fade in and fade out effect. amd same as it is with image title. So how can i do it. Please help ...more >>

hi i am trying to call a function from say 1.as file to 2.as and it doesnt work is there a special way of doing this??? thank you...more >>

Hi, I've made an important project unsing Flash 6 and I'm in troubles to updates to flash 8. It's about functions call, i was using to call functions from buttons : i've put the function in in the main time line action layer. function testfunct(){ trace("ok") } a...more >>

I usually play sounds in ActionScript with the following code: var theSound=new Sound(); theSound.attachSound("bla.au"); // Where bla.au is the linkage name theSound.start(); This all works like it should when I play the swf normally. But when I load the swf into another movie with Mov...more >>

.... this seems like a simple task but i cant seem to do it... i have a created a movie clip to serve the purpose of a button... in this movie clip there is a dynamic text and all the titles on the these buttons are set on the first frame of the movie clip....like this imc_menu.b1.buttTex...more >>

is there a way to make a live video feed??? any help thank you...more >>

Hi All Can you put a link from a html page that when clicked takes you to a another html page with a flash movie in but jump to a certain frame of the movie? Thanks Carly...more >>

Hi, i am trying to fill a textfield with dinamic text from a ".txt" file. So, first, i set the text and then set the TextFormat. But... when i do this my textfield go blank. I have tryed with several params of the TextFormat object and i have seen that the problem is made when i set up the ...more >>

I have HTML tags in my XML content file, but need to wrap CDATA around it. My XML node looks like this: <pageintro><!]></pageintro> in my XML actionscript I parse the node like this: intro_txt.htmlText = content_xml.firstChild.childNodes.firstChild; and in my actionscrip I have also ...more >>