I am from a delphi background. In delphi I either declare a variable as public (the variable is available throughout the project) or private (the variable is used within a function). In flash what is the relationship throughout the project? _root _level10 this. etc etc...... Also h...more >>

how do I control size and font if a dynamic text? ...more >>

Are score and game_score reserved names in AS? The Flash8 buit in editor does highlight them as such, yet variables with these names return strange values ...more >>

How do I force a dymnaic text to show in two lines? ...more >>

hello, I have some buttons and above those buttons I have a movielclip, which hides the buttons. But when I move the mouse aver the movieclip, I still get the finger and I am still able to pres the buttons. But I want the movieclip to hide the buttons completely, also they must not be ab...more >>

how can i get text and images together in a dynamic text box. text box is dynamic so i could use a scroll bar...more >>

Just like the topic says: Is there a way to delete all existing variables? Also, it seems when I use the command 'delete', it doesn't delete what I tell it too. ...more >>

I have a main menu on my site, but anytime i click one of those buttons and the secondary button list/movie clip comes up, the initial set of buttons (menu) disappears. The problem is, also, that I need to keep the secondary set of buttons up (which are thumbnails in my portfolio site) because...more >>

i made a movie clip and within the movie clip (my menu) i put the buttons on in layers and applied the neccesary actionscript, but when i drag the movie clip onto my main scene, and preview the swf, the buttons dont work, however the mouse actually changes to a hand when i hover over them...more >>

Is is possible to test what frame the playhead is on? Something like? if(currentFrame == "wait"){ //do something... }else{ //do something else... } What would currentFrame be in AS? Thank you for the help! Brian ...more >>

PLZ ALL users write here all you know about making gams in Flash...more >>

What are techniques to model an expolosion or similar effects when a number of objects start moving apart? Could somene please provide a link to a relevant resource? ...more >>

I have several movie clip buttons. I select the button, go into actions and type: getURL("http://www.beaniebabycastle.com/beaniebabies/c1.htm", "_blank"); When I view the published .html file, the button links automatically pop up in the browser without even clicking on the buttons. I do...more >>

HI I need to send data from flash to php file, or use getURL but with out open the page, or if open the page make it hide,plz help * I make a game that can control with external xml file , used in TV chennel ,now I need send data from the game when finsh the action to the data base xml...more >>

kglad, kindly gave me the bolow code for a mouse inactivity timer. I tried to modify it a little bit, but it still is not completely doing what I want it to. I would like this to count down, and if the time runs out, to move to a different frame. If the mouse does get moved, to just reset th...more >>

Is it possible for actionscript to return the number(and possible names) of all the files in a specified directory? I find myself wishing that I could write a code that could automatically display the contents of a folder for a possible gallery or mp3 player. Thanks. ...more >>

Is it possible to pass variables from one swf movie to another swf movie. The variables that will be passed will come from the first swf, which on a button click will load the second swf. How can u pass the variables to that new swf movie without making them global variables? ...more >>

Hi, thanks in advance for any guidance on this. You know how you can change the registration point of a MC in the properties dialog box? I'd like to do the same thing for an empty MC created via AS, so that I can position the thing in the center of the stage easily. If it were only one...more >>

I have been working on this with no success. I want to follow the mouse but not like what is currently out there. I want to follow the mouse exactly. With the current follow mouse what happens is if your moving your mouse an you make a sharp turn the object following make a quick turn missin...more >>

mmkay... sorry for the lame posts. Hopefully this one is more informed. I have an 8x8 grid of buttons - each 44 pixels wide and long. I want each button to behave differently when a user clicks it. I have this code... (note that I use depth as intended but it also serves as a uniq...more >>

Hi, i want learn how to make a preloader using flash 8. I've searched but havent found a Tutorial.I want to begin with a very simple preloader,can somebody help me? Thanks for ur feedback. jimmy...more >>

Can someone point me to a tutorial or page to make this idea work? I want to loop a different .flv after the movie player played the initial .flv file. Thanks...more >>

Is this a crazy idea using Flash? What I am thinking about trying is creating an application for sizing mechanical equipment. This application would use predefined graphic shapes/icons from various equipment type menus that reperesent pieces of actual mechanical equipment (compressors, pum...more >>

hello, i am new to actionscript, so please bear with me. I am trying to load an external jpeg list and having issues. here is the code: i am not sure what the issue is - the first slide displays fine, but everytime i click the next button, it just flashes and shows the first slide again. ...more >>

What would be the fastest way of clearing an array without deleting it? Could you set all values to null or undefined and it would work? For example, say I have an array of 4 numbers: 3, 4, 5, 6. Now, for some reason I want to clear all the values and set only one value, so now I have an ar...more >>

Hi I hope you can help: I have a dynamic textbox with the var set to "pres" and a text file named "bio.txt" which contains the following variables: &pres=something &page= test &page1=something else &page2=etc. When i click the button called "next_btn" for the first time I want it t...more >>

Hi, everybody! Can somebody explain, is there any chance of getting file path working with FileReferenceList? This is the code: var listener:Object = new Object(); listener.onSelect = function(fileRefList:FileReferenceList) { trace("onSelect"); var arr:Array = fileRefList.fil...more >>

I create a button on a MC that button is only to go next frame everytime i press. Well if i select a text somewhere on the flash and i press the next button.It will work but on next frame if I dont move the mouse and try to click again it doesnt work the button.... If i move the mouse ju...more >>

im working on a site at www.trad-guitartuning.com, when im playing mp3 if move to another page which is on another frame sounds just keep randomly repeating im using the below script on a button to load mp3s in to a sound object eg six six.loadSound("notes/6d0_dadgad.mp3",false); the s...more >>

I would like to build a timer that counts down and triggers a timeline action once it gets to 0. Everytime the user clicks on anything inside that file, the timer would reset itself and start over. So as long as there is activity, it would not get to the end, but if the user would abandon th...more >>

Hi, I have perhaps rashly undertaken the challenge of developing a form for an accountant. The customer will input a range of numerical data and this will be processed into a final quote for a years services. The form is spread out over several frames to keep it visually clear. I hav...more >>

I have about 70 buttons on a page - and I want all of them to get the same eventlistener... can I add it to all of them with one fell swoop?...more >>

I have a menu that I created as a seperate fla file. It has rollover effects on and off. I now want to bring that menu into a different fla file (like a top header to the page). If I bring it in as an SWF the rollovers do not work. Is there a way to include an existing file and still have ...more >>

how wouldi go about setting up the action script so that if the _y of character is equal to or greater than the _y of tree that the tree is in front of the character, else the character is in front of the tree? Im not sure how to do this please help. ...more >>

:moon; Hey, I have three quesetions regarding movie control through action script 1. How Can I Play a specific range of Frames in a Movie clip? (eg from Frame#3 to Frame#29 total of 30 Frames) 2. How can i Reverse a movie clip in frame to frame animation? (eg 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) 3. How ca...more >>

I just created a dynamic flash jigsaw puzzle that uses a sendAndLoad to read in the fastest time info from my database and then write to the database if a new record is set. Since I'm using the bitmap api, my swf requires the 8 player and works great with 8,0,24,0. However, some users said...more >>

How can I change the FPS of a WHOLE flash movie with actionscript added to a timeline frame? Is this possable? Thanks in advanced.:beer;...more >>

Im creating a pretty advanced "split-down-strings-to-arrays" page and got the idea of making it dynamic in flash. This is clearly possible, however one want to make it as neat and sweet as possible. Thus... I got some functions... ----------------- myLoadVars = new LoadVars(); myLoad...more >>

I'm new to Flash but come from a Java programming background and I'm finding Flash with ActionScript a great tool. I'm building my first all Flash 8 website. It's going well. I have several MovieClips that act as buttons using AS. I'm keeping all my AS in a single frame, mostly. My ...more >>

loadMovie("filename.swf",0); works fine However var filename="filename.swf"; loadMovie( filename,0); does not.Why is that? ...more >>

I've recently been trying to wrap my head around the Listener Object (which had always seemed confusing to me). Tutorials made its workings clear, but what they don't seem to touch upon is the WHY and WHEN of using it... First, what I've read has said that "Your listener object can be any o...more >>

Ok i am testing my movie... when i got to test movie from going to the menu (control---> test movie) my movie works fine... things are moving like they should be and text is being loaded where it should be . (i am actually loading a movie dynamically using loadmovie and that movie is loa...more >>

Ok i am having a problem with my movie... when i test it using test movie it is fine but when i preview in HTML or run the SWF on it own i am having a problem... and i spotted the items i am having a problem with but problem is i dont know why. i am loading a movie dynamically in my m...more >>

hi can anyone say how to add a fuction to a button that when the button is pressed it should change the background color and say the procedure for a movieclip also :) please HELP:confused;...more >>

Hello, I already have a swf file. it is big. it is 4MB. I want it to be dynamically loaded on demand. How can i make a preloader to appear during the loading process? General question: is preloader best embedded within a movie or the way iam trying to do is also correct? Thanks ...more >>

I have the following code : on (release) { var leveli; var intro2:MovieClip = attachMovie("Man_mc", "man_mc1" , leveli); manname._x = 208.85; manname._y = 142.4; leveli = leveli +1; This loads the movie onto the screen bu the _x & _y cords are wrong If I use . on (release) { ...more >>

Hello, I'm creating a site that will have two seperate SWFs on screen. One will be playing music, the other will contain a start/stop button for the music. I'm using LocalConnection to communicate between the two SWFs. I have this working, sort of. The music will start playing, I can stop ...more >>

How do I check from AS if Mouse is shown or hidden? ...more >>

This bit of code copied from a tutorial works fine except Escape key reacts only if any other key was pressed before. If after loading the file Esc is the first key pressed it does not react no mater how many times it is pressed. In other applications Esc works fine Is this a known problem or I...more >>

Hey, i know there is a way to assign a numeric leading property to dynamic text throught us the AS TextFormat class, and there is a boolean value to determine if text is kerned or not through TextFormat. What I want ot do is assign a kening number to the text like you can using the ...more >>