Can someone provide guidance on how to build a flash installer? Thanks Chayil:sun;...more >>

http://www.eurythmics.com/index_e.htm I'm assuming it's a drag feature but how do they do it in 3D? ...more >>

This is probably more of an .html dilemma, but I'm curious how to open a .pdf from my Flash webpage, without losing the page. By opening the .pdf in a blank window, the browser likes to open a blank window, then open the .pdf in another application (Acrobat or Preview), leaving a blank browse...more >>

What code is needed to completely remove the imbeded scroll bar on the right edge of IE? Ive seen sites that have removed in favor of a custom one in a different location. I've heard its just a simple scroll = no but I cant get rid of it. I can get it to not scroll but its still there. M...more >>

I'm basically using this code: This is my text file: &text01link=http://www.dominicdesign.com &text01=<b>News/Updates</b> And within my flash file I have this Scene 1: stop(); loadVariables("text.txt", "_root.textMovie"); Now, If I just test the dynamics, it works fine. Howe...more >>

hi I was trying to create a popup window. I tried all the scripts that I found on the web (all java scripts) for that action, step by step, and got to a conclusion that for some reason there is a failure in the connection to the java script. looks like the boton dose not get any command. d...more >>

For some reason this application works as it should in the flash dev environment, yet once it's in a PHP page it won't access or talk to the WebService as it should. Is there something extra I need to include the the SWF embedded in a page will access the WebService properly? ...more >>

I have a alphaTo tween taking 1.2 seconds... 1.2 seconds after onPress, the alpha drops to 0, and shows what is behind it. the problem is, one of them has buttons on it, and even though the user can't see the top button, it's stuill there, and covering over the smaller buttons behind it...how...more >>

Hi, In a game im making im trying to get a movie clip to appear on stage (which is not a problem so far) every few seconds (say 5 seconds) and then move (left or right) according to weather the mouse is to the left or right of another (the main character) movie clip already on the stage....more >>

I have a mc button that when clicked generates a empty mc, puts a text field in it and displays text ("hi!"). The problem is if one were to keep hitting the copies of that mc and text field are made over and over. i figure that there must be some way to check for the existence of the clip ...more >>

I'm trying to a brochure request form to work on my friend's wakeboard camp website. The address is "http://www.wakeboardingcamp.com/brochure.html". In the Flash file I have the following script on the actions layer: stop(); send_mc.onRelease = function() { mail($address, $subject, $mes...more >>

A beginner so please be gentle with me. I am trying to achieve the following: Have a Dynamic text box that we change the text in. we do on a button on (release) { var text1:String = "Bart"; } The text box shows Bart. I now need to make bart onclick link to http://www.some...more >>

I need a script for a button, when clicked it opens an external PDF document in Acrobat or whatever. I also need a script for a download button to download that document from the CD to the users computer. Can anyone help me out? ...more >>

Just started learning actionscript, and I was following along with a tutorial for a simple tween when a button is clicked. I thought I did exactly as instructed... odd that it gives me 5 errors. I've checked it and re-checked it... still have no idea what's wrong. This is all new territory for...more >>

Hey, my movie starts off by loading a swf into a blank MC. Then unloads it and loads in another, when i hit close i want it to go back to the first swf. This is the code ive written on (release) { _root.car_hold.loadMovie("carDrive_IN.swf") with ("carDrive_IN.swf") { ...more >>

I im having problem solving this .... Is it possible to change a specific color on a bitmap ??? Lets say i have a bitmap of a blue coup and want to change the blue color to red, (the only blue color in the bitmap is that of the coup).... Please help ... /Samsan ...more >>

Hi- Here's a very basic Flash movie that has a scrollPane component ( I dont like scrollPanes, but I'm dealing with a scrollPane for now) : http://www.swisshall.com/orect/orig.html Then here's the same Flash movie loaded (using loadMovie) into an emptyclip in an otherwise empty Flash...more >>

can anyone show me a script that gets the number of characters in a string loaded from an external 'txt' file into a dynamic text box.? please....more >>

When I remember this right, it was announced that in Flash 8 developers would have the chance to define Meta Tags and Key words for search machines. I can't find anything in Flash 8!? Could someone point me to there? ...more >>

I am rather new to Flash. I have created several drop down buttons in flash for a webpage. I have set the action to open the links in the same window but they are opening in a new window. I am wondering if it is because when opened the flash buttons come down too far on the page. Is there ...more >>

When I use LoadVars to pull in data from a server and then trace what comes in, it looks like this: 27%0D%0A=&onLoad=%5Btype%20Function%5D where '27' is the only actual piece of data I need. Is there some way of omitting all that other stuff? Should I have the server send it back with a ...more >>

this.alphaTo(0, 1.2, customEasing1); that is the code I used, but all it is changing is the outline of my box...it isn't changing the white background, or the black text. I have another box of the exact same dimensions, doing the exact same tweens at the exact same time nested behind it, a...more >>

Hi all... Can I get the color of a pixel with ActionScript like Eyedropper tool?...more >>

I want to make the variables in bold available to the rest of the class, here's the structure of the class: class ABC { var fooTitle:Array; var fooBody:Array; var fooRef:Array; function ABC() { populateFoo(); } public function populateFoo():Void { var fooXml...more >>

Hi there :D, I am building a flash website atm. What I wanna do is: on mouse release = play the animation and once it has come to the last frame of the animation make the playhead skip to a different frame. Can anyone help me plz? :D ...more >>

Hi all I am working on two different Flash sites, which are complicated for my knowledge of Flash, and in both projects, I am running into a similar problem. I think there is some basic thing I am not understanding about actionScript; maybe you can pinpoint the problem. In a nutshell, in ...more >>

Is there a way to get the _level number that a movie is loaded into? I have a .as script and I want to do attachMovie() from one of the functions, but it only works when I do _level1.attachMovie(). _parent.attachMovie() doesn't work, neither does this.attachMovie(), so I'm looking for a...more >>

hi, everyone know that in flash we have 3 types of texts in Flash (1.static, 2.Input, 3.Dynamic). I'v created a textbox using "Input type" and selects "border" option from the property window. any possilbity to change the border color of that input textbox ?? plz help me to find the soloutio...more >>

hi evrybdy, can anybdy tell me, how can I protect my (.FLA) file because one of my client need the source file i.e: fla. plz tell me any link or software that help me to do. Thanks. Raheel...more >>

Hi, Thanks to Rob i have managed to get the effect i want and he has kindly given me the code to add a geturl to each of the images on the ferris wheel effect. The only thing is that when i view it it does not work so maybe i am missing somthing, see what you guys think: // create an ...more >>

Is it possible to make two check box components mutually exclusive?...more >>

Hi, The swf receives values externally and draws a graph accordingly and this image has to be saved as gif or jpeg in a folder. Is this possible. Thanks, Manu...more >>

Hello, is there a way to read the sound level inside an audio file via actionscript? I'm not relating to the output volume (which I can set with setVolume). Thanks for your answers ...more >>

I can't remember the last time I've been so tired and frusterated of Flash. It's 2am and I just spent the last 2 hours trying to solve this problem: getURL("anything at all"); does nothing at all in IE. No warning, no nothing, just silence. I know the code block is being executed by plac...more >>

I have a toggle volume control that has the following code below. What I'd like to do is turn off all the sounds in my swf, not just one. I tried duplicating the attachSound code but it stops the last line of code with attach. With the code below it stops my sound linkage name "MySoundTrack" I...more >>

Ok i got a code from the help om Flash 8 pro and it said i could skip scenes and frames but when i tried it it could only skip to the next scene and the first frame. and only one button works! so can u help he with another code. O ya i was wondering how could u apply a action into the button i...more >>

I have a background that is a bitmap image. I created it in photoshop with a 4x4 stage. (Let me just say I'm new to this actionscript and copied my code from a tutorial.) So I made my stage 4x4 with a transparent background. I then drew a white line diagonally and made the layer opacity 40%. ...more >>

Hi all, I have a slideshow that has a few different soundtracks that are loaded in dynamically depending on which slide is showing. I have a Pause button that pauses the slideshow and soundtrack and records the position of the soundtrack, so that when the Play button is pressed, the slideshow ...more >>

I have a banner ad with an embedded URL. However, I want to enable the people using the ad to include a dynamic ID so that when people click on the ad the receiving page recognizes their ID code, so the URL must be in the form of <http://www.domain.com/?referralcode=0000>. I figure the best wa...more >>