I would like to know how is a preloader made i really dont know how i have flash 8pro and do I need a ectension or something? If anyone could give me an example pliz send it to me !!here!!pioeslaley@gmail.com ...more >>

Hello Everyone, I am taking a value from javascript and want to use it in actionscript. I know how to pass the value (mouse X/Y coordinates) in to a dynamic text box but am stumped when it comes to reading that value when it changes and then using the new value in actionscript. I wou...more >>

I would like to give my viewers the option to back up in my movie clip (thumbnail images) on this page http://butlerbuildinganddesign.com/bathrooms.html can I place actionscript on a button. (like the third wooden button) instead of constant clicking? Thanks for any clues? BobbiJo ...more >>

<help>, Ok so this is my problem. I have a flash movie that allows users to uploads two images to a server. What I'm trying to do is have the uploaded images go directly to their user's directory. I need the upload.php file to figure out which person is uploading an image. The php page ...more >>

im looking not to get a logo to follow my mouse around the screen, but to randomly spin away from it when i hover over it? does anyone know where a good tutorial for this is? give me a a post back if u do!! cheers =] ...more >>

Hi Guys, how would I display a html page in a text area? thanks...more >>

Hey, I have problems using the selectedIndex function for my combo boxes. I am simply trying to get the combo box to select the second item down the list comboxBoxName.selectedIndex = 1; trace( comboxBoxName.selectedIndex ); When I tried to trace the value it does return m...more >>

hi, i'm wondering if there is any way to "capture" a part of a flash movie dynamically, then send that image as a jpg. thanks....more >>

I was just wondering if there was anyone out there who knows how to make a downloadable pdf in flash. thanks in advance! ~TheKornGrL:sad;...more >>

On one of my flash movies, I'm inserting text that I'm getting from a PHP page. Is there a way to have the textbox automatically resize with the added text?...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to select a random number between 1 and 3. Add text in front to create my array name... (example: myArray3). The code below is what I've come up with. Am I way out in left field or am I somewhat close? not sure if var Arrays should be in a function or not? Plea...more >>

I have a function which is something like this... my_button_rollout = function(item_id){ if(item_id == _root.selected_project){ _root["sub_menu.item_"+item_id].label_a.textColor = 0xFA7D00; } else { _root["sub_menu.item_"+item_id].label_a.textColor = 0x888888; } } When I c...more >>

I'm pulling data into a flash movie from a PHP page that is pulling data from MySQL. Right now I'm running all services (database/web) from my workstation. When I view the flash movie using http://localhost, it works perfectly; however, if I try to view the page using the complete address ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to get my tabIndex set up to tab through a series of buttons within a movie clip on my _root timeline. I have a movie clip called "menuoptions" on the _root then within that I have a number of buttons called "menu1" etc. I have tried the following but it does not work. ...more >>

Hi all Here's what I don't get. In AS 1, functions are a simple thing. My standard way of working is if there's a lot of functions in a piece, I keep all of those functions within 1 frame script, and then those get referenced throughout. Very simple. But now that I'm getting into AS 2,...more >>

Hi Is there any way to dynamicly (font is loaded when needed) load fonts to flash? ...more >>

Im planning on getting a website to put my flash videos on. I am going to make the first about 7 frames into a preloader, but the plan is to have a minigame going on while its loading where you shoot a sling shot at the words that say "loading..." is this possible and is there any special co...more >>

hi all Is there a way to write and modify xml file from flash without using asp or php. if so how can be it done. thanks bye. ...more >>

I know I've done this type of thing before, but I can't remember how... How do I loop through all the objects on a stage to check their names for a specific substring. On my stage I have a number of movieclips with names that end with either _a_mc or _b_mc. I want to check for everything th...more >>

hi there, can anyone help I'm loading in and out external swf's into levels on a button action with on (release) { loadMovieNum("nameofmovie.swf", 2 ) } what I'm trying to do is: once one movie(movie1.swf) has loaded into level 2, I want to load(on a different button press) anoth...more >>

Hey, I have problems using the selectedIndex function for my combo boxes. I am simply trying to get the combo box to select the second item down the list comboxBoxName.selectedIndex = 2; trace( comboxBoxName.selectedIndex ); When I tried to trace the value it does return m...more >>

Hi all I am trying to stop/pause my MC when I click on an image. EG: on (press){ gotoAndStop._currentframe; getURL("image1.jpg", "_blank"); } But when my image loads into the new window and I go back to the main content window on where I clicked the movie has alr...more >>

what actionscript would i use to set it up so that after every 10 percent is loaded a movie clip called guy goes to and playsat a frame called throw?????i would really appreciate help. thanks...more >>

I cannot seem to get the marginRight property to set correctly if I use a setStyle on the text area component. My text is loading into a LoadVars object from an external file - when I publish to player 6 - fine, when I publish to player 7 - fine, when I publish to player 8 - marginRight i...more >>

Hi all, Having some difficulty getting my sharedobject to operate. All I am trying to do is have my intro animation play only once, so that I can use the same swf on multiple pages without showing the intro animation every time. If the 3rd page was viewed first the intro animation would ...more >>

Hi, I have two classes, both of which take the reference of a movieclip and both have to do something when the movieclip is clicked (onRelease). I tried using the EventDispatcher, but couldn't get it to work for me. Any help will do. MyClass1.as -------------- import mx.events.EventDisp...more >>

Hi Folks I have asked a similar question before but it does not quite answer this problem. I wish to dynamically generate functions based on a number generated from xml - in the example below I use var totalCount to represent such a variable. var totalCount = 4; for (var i = 1; i<...more >>

Hi I have a movieclip prototype thats scales and moves any movieclips depending on the parameters passed in. I want to be able to pass in a function name that is executed when the main function has finished. The problem is the line of code that calls the main function executes the function ...more >>

i have flash project - .fla file, with import of .as file. im using few built in values in this project, but i need to compile .swf more than one time with different params. is possible to create some batch script, which could change value in one variable and store compiled .swf to specified d...more >>

I know how to get a whole row / item using the dataGrid.getItemAt(); method. If i then wanted to reference a specific item from this how would you reference it? i.e If i had a 3 column by 2 row dataGrid and i used getItemAt(); to grab the item in row 1, how would i then get the value of the ...more >>

Ok say I have a big comeplete Flash website. The website is composed of: -The main stage -Movie Clip that loads external swfs 1 (let's call this "A") -Movie Clip that loads external swfs 2 (let's call this "Z") So say A is a movie clip that loads a menu (external swf). Can I control Z ...more >>

I am not sure it this is an appropriate place to post this message, but it may be useful to someone. I have been working on a couple of large flash based applications for some time for a client and these projects are now at the stage where they would benefit from a focussed actionscript ge...more >>

Hello, how might I pass the value of 'i' from a function to an 'onRelease' function that is contained within the original function? I have got my code to work (I have attached it to message) but am not happy with the lines in the 'onRelease' function: var thisNum = this._name.substr(4,...more >>

Hello, I'm having a strange problem with the ScrollPane Control, I've made a movie clip and I'm catching the events in this movie clip from the first frame, something like this: Video_mc.btnVideo.onRelease = function() { trace("Video Button Clicked"); } this was working very go...more >>