Can I set a script to gotoandplay a certain frame a number of time and than jump to a new keyframe? Ex: Keyframe 20: gotoAndPlay(1); I would like it to do this five times and on the sixth goto frame 21. Any ideas? -Ethan ...more >>

hi i came across a site www.sofake.com how did they do this? i can handle building a function to alter the x and yscale to "zoom" in and out - but how did they get the seperate mc's (if thats what they used) to zoom in 1 after the other until a given mc. i did notice that the movie uses ...more >>

This is the script I'm using on the button so far, "birdo" is the name of my movie clip after being converted into a symbol. on(release) { birdo._x +=300 } If there's a tutorial for this, I'd would appreciate it. I just don't know the steps for this process, so I'm probably working ...more >>

i've got my sharedobject actionscript working well and good, using the following actionscript: function VisitCheck() { var myLocalSO = sharedobject.getLocal("visitRecord"); if (myLocalSO.data.visited == null) { myLocalSO.data.visited = 1; // your action for first visit here trace("op...more >>

Hello, I am trying to do a simple Memory Game in Flash 8. The examples I have found are much more complicated than what this game needs to be so I was trying to create my own from scratch. There is no random needed just 8 cards on the screen so 4 matches total. When they get a match the pa...more >>

Hi, I?ve been looking around to see if I can find an answer. We have a program written in C+ and VB is it possible to use Flash as an interface with a program created in C+? Has any one done this? We like the way Flash works and looks and would like to use in with the program. Any...more >>

Greetings, I would like to know how one could go about scrolling mulitple dynamically loaded text fields in the same scroll bar. So far I have been able to dynamically load one text file successfully with a scroll bar, but I would like to load various text fields and later down the ro...more >>

Hi, I am having some difficulty getting my images to display in a dynamic text field. The images are linked from a txt file with the <img src=""> tag however they are not showing up in the text area. The rest of the html are rendering fine except the image tag. My example online is here: ht...more >>

So all of a sudden, any time I encounter a flash .swf on a web page, the mouse over just highlights, (creates a border around the swf), the .swf. It's not until I click on it can I then access any buttons or elements that may be available to me. Anyone else have this problem? Any way to ...more >>

I have a button opening a file, but I want it to give the option of open or save as opposed to going directly to the URL of the file and opening in a browser. thanks on (release) { getURL("http://www.website.com/formone.pdf","_blank"); } ...more >>

I have two input text fields : userName and password... Their respective variables are "lowmami" and "trainsap" indicating the ONLY correct username and password. Entering them correctly should send user to a scene called "2". Incorrect entries send them to frame 2 of scene "1" (the text a...more >>

I just found this command a month ago, but now I lost it again. I want to see the file's URL in actionscript (i.e. file:///c:/blah.swf). I think the command is something like _global.url, but that isn't it. Any clues? ...more >>

this.createClassObject(mx.controls.Loader, "my_ldr", 10); var loaderListener:Object = new Object(); loaderListener.complete = function(evt_obj:Object){ trace("loading complete"); my_ldr.setSize(90, 90); } //Add listener. my_ldr.addEventListener("complete", loaderListener); m...more >>

I have another tree. Using the arrows, when I open one tree node, I want other tree nodes to close. I saw a sample that sepiroth had done, but I don't want to click on the whole bar. I just want to use the arrows to expand and contract. Any help would be great. Thanks ...more >>

Well, I could not summarize the topic in the tittle, but I the end is that what I want. I would like to know how can I chance the instance "test" visibility, using a variable. Like this: var instance = "teste"; with (instance) { _visibility = 0; } OR var instance = "t...more >>

I don't know, but I am having the hardest time with this. I want to change the arrow icons. I have this code for setting styles. this.myTree.setStyle("disclosureClosedIcon", "arrow_left"); this.myTree.setStyle("disclosureOpenIcon", "arrow_down"); arrow_left and arrow_down are graphic sy...more >>

I have an image file loaded into a movie clip. The image has a wavy line running horizontally through it, and i want to detect the 'y' value of the line as the image scrolls by, at a specific 'x' on the screen. The line is just part of the image, so is there a way to detect its location by c...more >>

I have two text fields. One for user input, who types a yes or no question(contents irrelevant) and then hits a button which then would randomly bring up one of 50 different answers in a dynamic text box. Then a button to clear the fields to start over. If anyone can point me in the right dire...more >>

Hi Friend I have got a small query for you, Basically we are making a Flash Based CD rom presentation which even includes product catalog. This product catalog has Category=> Sub Category then the product i know a way how to do this using access as a database and then query it and work w...more >>

Hi, I am facing prob with the input textfield in simulations... whenever I am typing some text in input field, it shows reverse typing. eg. when I type "Flash", in input field, it shows me "hsalF". I am using Flash MX 2004 & have tested this on Flash Player 7 & 8. Its normal input field......more >>

So, I've seen a post asking about this from 2005 but it got no response. So here's another shot at the question. I have a TextArea bound to an XMLConnector... I need to determine whether the width of the characters exceeds the width of the TA, and then resize the TA's height. I can do al...more >>

Hello, I'm working with a flash file that was created in Flash MX, and was not created by me. When I export this file to a swf using the new Flash 8, I get the following error message: **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Actions: Main, frame=1:Line 8: Error opening include file mc_tween2.a...more >>

I am trying to make the movie play random frames when it is opened using the following script: gotoAndStop(random(13)+2); I managed to do this successfully using numbers in each frame to see where the movie was but then found that when I added content(images and movie clips) to the fra...more >>

I am able to dynamically generate movieClips in a loop. However, I wish to enable each of those duplicated movie clips to have an onPress function. Can that be done? If so, how? relevant code: button.onPress = function() { // button is clicked, revealing parent movieClip which will conta...more >>

So I can use onClipEvent(intialize) to set a moviclip state when it's loaded. But I'd rather use an event listener to code everthing from one place. Does anyone know if I can create an object with onIntitialize or initialize as an event???? Any input is appreciated. Thanks. ...more >>

im using the following script to make menus that open and close, but i cannot get the sectios to space out. can someone help me. i would like at least 10 pixels between each section. script is: // Variables var speedo = 20; // constant speed for menu opening var speedc = 40; // con...more >>

:brokenheart; i want to make a shape on the mask layer to follow the mouse so that it will look like a torch light and the user can control the movement of the torch....more >>

hi iam kishore i need your help the problem is When i place the mouse over a button it should display a message and also when place over the button it should be animated how is this possible can any say thank you :) ...more >>

Is there any way to get the URL value parameter (i.e. document.xml) to load from a variable? In other words, an example: I have variables that are passed to Flash, one of which is a var named 'xml_var", which in this case would be 'document.xml'. Is there a way to get the URL value ...more >>

Is it possible to attach a stylesheet to an input text field and have that text pick up the style? I have dynamically created my own text fields, and have succesfully attached a stylesheet and written htmltext to use the style, that's not a problem. But when the text field is an input text f...more >>

What I'm trying to do is make it so than when you load my html-based homepage, the logo is animated and plays a sound. When the sound is over, the logo ceases to animate and is static for every other page. I have the logo as a .png already on the page and would like people without flash to sti...more >>

Hi, I'm pretty sure this is simple, it's just that I've never used a listener before. I want to play an flv and use cue points in the flv to have text in a dynamic text field change, just to describe what is playing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. ...more >>

I have a movie and i want to disable buttons and inputs from it. Here is my code that doesn't work (bit of a newbie)... _root.inputA.enabled = false; _root.buttonA.enabled = false;...more >>

Hi there I'm trying to use setVolume on individual sound objects. What I'm finding is that when I set the volume for one object, it sets it for all sound objects. My controlling script is a class object that defines a new sound object as a property of itself: this.sound_object = new ...more >>

Hi. I'm working on a pretty big product presentation in flash. The presentation is "doable" with like no AS at all, but the timeline(s) would be huge and a nightmare to work with, therefore I like to do as much as possible with AS. My problem is that my MC gives me 50-90% cpu-load on a 1,6...more >>

I am using a colormatrixfilter and applyFilter() to fade out a bitmap. My CMF looks like this: 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .9 0 This should slowly fade it out. When I 'Test movie' i see it slowly fade out. When I open the .swf file in the stand alone player (or in a browser...more >>

I have several movieclips in scene 1...............inside each movie clip are action scripts saying to go to labels which are in scene1 Because the labels are not in the movie clip the movie just loops each time it comes to the actionscript and does not go to the labels in scene 1??? Is ...more >>

what scripting is needed to remove the hand cursor on a button object. I used this.useHandCursor = false but it doesnt seem to work on an actual button....more >>