Is there some code I can use for my add to cart buttons that will return a unique description based on the frame that I navigated there from or based on a specific item that has already been added to the cart? My site allows you to add an "item" to the cart and then build on it by adding "opt...more >>

I have an array with the instance names of 150+ movieclips that i would like to set the ._visible property to true/false. How can i do this??? i thought this would work. Am I way off??? for (var i:Number = 0; i < aAllCircles.length; i++){ var myMC:MovieClip; myMC = aAllCircles; ...more >>

I have a menu that is populated by an XML file. One of the tasks of the menu is to call a function with in my movie. I would like to keep it open, so I can just put the name of the function in the xml, and it will call that function when an certain Item is pressed. but I can't come up with ...more >>

Hi On my document I have an image that goes over the canvas but I when I publish it I dont want the image that is not on the canvas to display. Is there a publish setting that I can change to only display the images on the canvas? ...more >>

i ve the code above and the result is someting like this : http://www.yusufonaldi.com/layer/kliploader.swf while preloading it shows the swf files first frames and stops. after loading sometimes it doesn't work, sometimes works if you refresh the page. i did'n solve this problem. what can ...more >>

I am trying to have a looping animation dependent on time, but I can't find a way of getting it to work without a 'while' loop, which always crashes my computer. Is there an easy way of getting things to fade up and down at timed intervals without keyframing it? ...more >>

Hello there.. i=B4m trying to do something, and i=B4m not making it... somebody please help... iahave a picture, and i want to select the last column of pixels XXXX* XXXX* XXXX* X =3D image * =3D selection and split it to the left.... like this: XXXX******** XXXX******** XXXX******...more >>

try: currentDate=new Date(); trace(currentDate.getHours()); trace(currentDate.getDate()); trace(currentDate.getMonth()); //etc...more >>

:disgust; I have a movie acting as button with labels for Up, Out, Over and End. The button launches another SWF file when it gets to the last frame of the End labeled section. The function is called to play from the label OnRelease. The problem occurs when the user moves the mouse off th...more >>

i've read http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/precision_drawing.html , and made many trial , while still cannot write a program acts exactly the same as line tool, which hook on a point while the user make a 1st press, and have the line dragging while the mouse moving ! the code a...more >>

kasil jeans just put out a sweet site that shows off quite a bit of good actionscript. check it out for motivation, i know the team that developed this site. check it out: www.kasiljean.com ...more >>

Hello to anyone who can help. I am loading a client supplied SWF onto an upper level as an external file. Client did not have source art but requested that the background audio loop for that piece be muted if possible. Is there a way to kill that volume for that level or for that external fi...more >>

Hi, I m looking for a good skinnable textfield scroller script ? Any help ? Stan ...more >>

Hi I have successfully done this tutorial and got a form working with exPluda's help. http://www.dmxzone.com/ShowDetail.asp?NewsId=829 But how do I swop the movie clip dropdowns and input boxes for Flash component dropdowns and input boxes? It seems to use different variables? I obvio...more >>

Hi everybody, first of all, I'm from Italy, so sorry for my bad english, hope you understand my requests. I'm experiencing a problem using some simple commands in Actionscript (Flash 8). I've created a function, "creabox", that paint a box 100 x 25 pixel, light gray at 80% alpha with...more >>

Hi, for some reason the attachMovie in this piece of code just refuses to run theListener.onLoadInit = function(loadedMc:MovieClip) { var dropShadow:DropShadowFilter = new DropShadowFilter(0, 45, 0xFFFFFF, 100, 2, 2, 255, 1); loadedMc.filters = ; loadedMc.createEmptyMovie...more >>

I've got an application that I'm developing that creates and displays several forms from an XML file. The form is created on an MC inside of a ScrollPane by attaching MCs to it. The MCs contain one component each (just TextInputs, TextAreas and ComboBoxes for now). When I'm only displaying Tex...more >>

This should be a pretty easy problem, but I can't seem to find the solution anywhere, probably because the search terms are too common. Anyway, why doesn't a dynamic text box inherit its transparency from its parent movie clip. For instance, if you put a dynamic text item on the stage, name it...more >>

This is somewhat related to a previous question I had. I have a string with a few lines like this: <?mso-infoPathSolution solutionVersion="1.0.0.1" ProductVersion="11.0.6565" ?> <?mso-application progid="InfoPath.Document" ?> What I want to do is create a general function that is simil...more >>

How can I get a referance to a sub menu of a menubar or menu component created by XML? I'm using menubar component of Flash mx 2004 menubar Component and trying to get a referance to a submenu (or sub sub sub menu etc...) of a menubar component. For example; File (Menubar) |New... (Menu) ...more >>

Actionscript 2.0 Still trying to get a handle on 2.0's syntax structure. Here's what I've done: on (release) { if ($version != "") { _root.PrintOut.orientation("landscape"); print ("_root.PrintOut", "bframe"); } } mike ...more >>

Hiya, I was wondering, is it possible to create a keyframe in the flash IDE that does not capture the clip state, but only the script state? I would like to have several clip instances on the stage with a timeline containing several keyframes. Currently, when I modify the clips on keyframe1,...more >>

Hi forum, I am using the MovieClipLoader to load images into a web site. some are jpg's some are gif's. Now the problem is that jpg's load properly and appear on the stage but gif's don't load...(well at least they don't appear on the stage) I know MovieClipLoader doesn't load animated gif's...more >>

Hi can anybody help me in correcting the script onClipEvent (enterFrame) { \\the script is i the car_mc movieclip if (_root.car_mc, hitTest(_root.glow_mc)) { \\car_mc and glow_mc are two movieClips _root.num = "Col...more >>

Hi, I'm passing variables to Flash by using strings in the embed and param tags. When the variables are received by flash the .swf goes to a specific frame label. It works in Netscape and firefox but not in IE. Anyone know why? The code I am using is: <object classid="cl...more >>

Selection.setFocus("txt1") txt1 is the instance name of the text box used. When i enter the particular page i want the cursor blink in the first text box( txt1) but the above scripting is not working out. Please help to sort out this. ...more >>

hi please say the actionscrit required for a movie clip to bounce away when it hits anyother movie clip so that after it hits it moves in random direction ...more >>

Hey all, Im trying to create a little menu here. It has 8 options (with rollon animation, selected, rolloff animation), so I thought I would have a variable for each menu option. So when menu option 1 is selected my variable (navvar) will = 1. Here is my if statement / loop. //fo...more >>

Hi there, I have a flash game that is a maze and the user moves through the maze using the mouse. Because I cant directly control the mouse position. I am moving a cursor relative to what the mouse is doing and that works fine. The thing is if the hardware mouse hits the edge of the SWF...more >>

Ok i created my flash intro animation and at the end of the movie i want it to automatically load to a webpage http:www.eaglechassis.com/index1.php does anyone know how i can do this. Thanks for anyones help in advance ...more >>

i'v been using flash mx for long time now and i want to upgrade to flash 8 so i could use the new features .. but the problem is i'm not expert in action script and i'v know that the versions after MX don't have the (normal) action mode which contains clickable menu to choose actions from it a...more >>

I am using Flash 8 and publishing to SWF6, AS1.0. I have switched up publish settings and doesn't seem to change anything. This script: var dZ = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("dropZone_mc",10101); dZ.loadMovie("survey.swf"); onEnterFrame = function(){ trace(dZ) trace(dZ.loadFrame)...more >>

Hi I have very little knowledge when it comes to xml and servers, and I'm wondering if anyone could push me in the right direction for a project I'm trying to make a program where several people can connect to a server through flash and transfer data between their computers (does this ma...more >>

How can you set the XML connector's URL to a variable? I have a variable called "thisURL" and an XML Connector called "myXMLConnector" Thanks much....more >>

I have minimal experience with action scripting. I was able to script a play button and a stop button but I cant figure out how to get the mp3 to play automatically. Id like the mp3 to load when the page opens while retaining the ability to operate the play and stop button oncce youre the ...more >>

Okay, I was working my way through the MX 2004 game development book, and then I had the opportunity to make a game to teach good foods from bad foods. So, I altered the whack a capsule game that was in the book pretty significantly, mostly using it as a jumping point. My problem is this:...more >>