I've never quite dealt with anything like this before...I'll do my best to explain it. My Flash file takes info from a DB through PHP and displays them into several different radio buttons. IE displays the information correctly, but FF/Opera do not. I tried using static data, which displ...more >>

Hey guys, hope someone can help me out with this! Haven't programmed in a while, but a friend asked me to look at this and figure out why it isn't working. It's a simple form, with the text boxes labeled inTxt_1, inTxt_2 ..... inTxt_13. The ActionScript looks like this ... Code: ...more >>

Hi, I have a main SWF movie where I declare a global variable : _global.languagechoice = "french"; on the first frame. I later user loadMovie to load a second SWF into the main movie. I can't seem to access the "languagechoice" variable though. here is what I have tried : if (_globa...more >>

Firstly, I'm VERY new to both Flash and ActionScript, so please bear with me if I ask stupid questions. I have a very simple button -- the symbol contains just a shape and an (empty) dynamic text box (with the instance name "theText"). I want to place several instances of the button and us...more >>

Hi, Can someone please modify this tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm) so that it does this: one of the external swf's has a button in it that loads another external swf in a different area of the stage, so now there would be 2 external swf's displayed on st...more >>

Hey Everyone :) I have a loading bar on this site; http://www.OneForTheDitch.net - and i had someone test the site from their PC, and they didnt see the laoding bar! Why is this? They said it was just a blank screen and they only could see that it was loading from the status bar that is ...more >>

Hey Everyone! OK, so this web site was working fine - then i went back in to add the loading bar and cut down the picture sizes... then when i went to reupload it to the server all the buttons starting acting up! Now i dont know if this is just because im reading it off my computer and ...more >>

I am implementing a drag and drop script which works fine, but I want to advance the script so an event ocurrs after the drop happens, for instance say the movie clip that you are dropping into changes color or displays text upon release. My current code: n (press) { startDrag...more >>

I am somewhat of a newbie....Anybody know how to use URL links in a ComboBox dropdown menu? NEED HELP!!!!!!! I'm trying to make it so that after selecting an option, the user is directed to another URL within the same browser window. Using flash 8! Thanks, ...more >>

I've been trying to build these tabs that when press move forward (I know how to do that). The problem is I want to keep a certain order. A(f),B(b1),C(b2),D(b3) (at the beginning A is at the front(f) and the rest are behing(b)) 'click' C A(b1),B(b2),C(f),D(b3)(C is at the front) I di...more >>

I keep getting this error message; **Warning** The linkage identifier 'Back Arrow' was already assigned to the symbol 'Buttons/Back Arrow Button', and cannot be assigned to the symbol 'Buttons/Back Arrow Button', since linkage identifiers must be unique. There is only one 'Buttons/Back A...more >>

Hi, I need some help. I have my ActionScript reading a php page and it loads a variable in a text box. Here is the script. addressVars = new LoadVars(); addressVars.load("game3.php"); addressVars.onLoad = function() { _root.theName = addressVars.prize_number; } This works ...more >>

Hello, I recently became interested in the webcam features of flash. I came upon a problem, but I coudn't find a solution, so I came here. Here is my question: Is it possible to capture a stll image from a video stream (from the webcam) and save it to a location as a bmp or jpg using flash...more >>

Hello everyone....I am very new to flash and actionscripting and am self taught using mostly web research. I am building a site with a menu and a banner that is controlled by the menu (two swf files). I have managed to get them to communicate however, I am stuck at this point. When "bt_1"...more >>

This will seem like a dump question, but I'm having a hard time cracking the enigma. Say you have a blank fla file and you add this code: [h]var mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); mc.loadMovie("A_Movie.swf");[/h] Raises the error" Target not found: Target="undefined" Base="_level0" The er...more >>

how does flash handle movies that have different FPS. Say the main movie has x FPS and it loads another one that has y FPS What will happen?...more >>