Hi, Currently which (free or opensource) development kit for AS is the best? I have owned a Flash MX 2004, but the IDE suck! Thanks....more >>

I'm going a bit nuts trying to figure out how to access the cue point parameter information I embedded when I encoded my falsh video. Help has numerous examples showing how to see the name and type of cue point, but I'm not seeing how I can list the parameter values when I get to the cue poi...more >>

I have recently Posted a topic on targeting duplicateMovieClips however I feel another problem im running into is the need to change the hierarchy of my movieClips on the fly. For instance... If there was a method that would take a movieClip and place it inside another movieClip on a specified...more >>

Hello, I am trying to create a scrolling ticker that rolls across the bottom of the page (like what you see on news channels). What I currently have works but it looks a little choppy. I use SetInterval for my ScrollTicker function, within that function I modify the ._x of the textbox (txt...more >>

Hello, I am trying to create a scrolling ticker that rolls across the bottom of the page (like what you see on news channels). What I currently have works but it looks a little choppy. I use SetInterval for my ScrollTicker function, within that function I modify the ._x of the textbox (txt...more >>

I may be loosing my head a little on this one but it seems like it shouldnt be that hard. I am trying to duplicate a movieClip from one MC into another MC a quick example would be if I had two MovieClips "A" & "B" and inside of "A" I had a MovieClip "C". now what i would like to do is du...more >>

hello, in flash 8 you have the ability to upload files, great, but i would like to incorperate a drag and drop UI to upload files. the user would drag a file from their local machine to the flash movie and flash would upload it... any ideas? tutorials? or hints? little help :) corey ...more >>

I have a variable on my Main Slide: _global.n = 0; trace(n); on the second slide in a movie clip on the seond frame I have: n=1; When it traces it, it stays at 0. What am I doing wrong? Should I be sending something to the main slide to tell it to change n to 0? Everything I ...more >>

hi, I want to parse some data from some sites into flash. the idea is: var xmlHTML:XML =3D new XML(); xmlHTML.load("http://www.google.com"); xmlHTML.ignoreWhite =3D true; xmlHTML.onLoad =3D function():Void { trace(this); } the problem is that my xmlHTML object doesn't load the exact sour...more >>

Hi, Im trying to increase the x & y scale of a mc when the mouse moves towards center and decrease as the mouse moves out from center. Im trying to avoid using a mouse listener because it causes lag. What I have so for is this: setProperty("pointerMc", _xscale, ((drag._x)+800)+1); setPrope...more >>

I have this: currentPhoto = _root[_root.collection + _root.activeStyle + "photo"]; loadMovie(currentPhoto,img); to change the background of the SWF file. Now what I need is a way to change the background of the HTML file containing the SWF with the same image. In other words, something...more >>

I have a movie on _level0 that contains a movie clip named "scenario1". Inside the the movie clip there is a global variable named tree, initially the value is 1 (it changes). The movie on _level0 loads a movie on _level2 with a button that is intended to forward the movie on _level0. The...more >>

copy this code in your layer as code: var tt:Number = Number("1002.36"); trace("tt: "+Number(tt)); trace("\n***********\n"); trace(Math.floor(Number(1002.36)*Number(100))); trace(Math.floor(Number(tt)*Number(100))); and you will see: tt: 1002.36 *********** 100236 ...more >>

I have a game that I wrote a while back that is no longer functioning when it is played in Internet Explorer. However, it still works fine if it is run directly in Flash player. The game loads data from an XML file, and it appears for some reason that flash can't load the XML file when in...more >>

My project requires me to import a text file into a dynamic text field by using the loadVariables() function. My problem is that the text file contains a ampersign "&" . It seems that the ampersign stops the rest of the text from being imported into my flash movie. Is there a special characte...more >>

Ok I have a great slideshow that uses an external XML file, but we've converted the XML file to write on the fly using a .cfm page... Whoever helps me with this will get a great working version of this but I need help making it work if I publish it as Flash 7 or 8. Should I copy and paste cod...more >>

I have a movieclip in my library named picker2_mov. It has its identifier set as piecker2_mov and its AS2 Class as PickerButton I have instances of the picker2_mov in another movie clip - this also has a Linkage Identifier set. When I run my movie I get this: **Warning** The linkage ...more >>

Hello, I have three movies. A loader SWF that loads an intro SWF where the user makes a selection. Then a main SWF where the selection of the first SWF should be used. I load my movies at level 0 using loadMovie("homepage.swf", _level0); Loading works. I tried everything to pass on the ...more >>

Hi I have menu links which when clicked do the following: var div2Tween:Tween = new Tween(mcDivider2, "_x", Strong.easeOut, divider2X+15, divider2XFinish, .4, true); div2Tween.onMotionFinished = function() { dispContent(); }; the code and tween work fine, but if the user click...more >>

I have an input textbox, if the user clicks 'submit' and the box is empty, it returns "please type answer here" in the input box. Is there a way to make it so when the user clicks in the input box it will turn back to blank and be ready to type instead of having to select the existing text an...more >>

Ok, I have a _root variable called _root.Color1photo (&Color1photo is in the variable text file and well defined). Now, this variable must be loaded as such: loadMovie(_root.Color1photo, img); But, there are more that one variable that has to change depending on the number (Color1photo, ...more >>

I have a movie clip, "identity_movie", placed inside of another movie clip "buttons_movie". How do I create an action inside the "identity_movie" button that will return to a frame in the parent "buttons_movie"? basically, I am trying to move from the nested movie clip to the parent movie ...more >>

I am preparing a flash presentation (movie) which will be contained on an autoboot CD. All the files will be contained in a folder. There are some items which are too big for me to fit into my presentation but i would like for the information to be available. I would like to add a linked bu...more >>

Could someone please help me with this form? For some reason, it just won't send. I've included the FLA, SWF and ASP files located here: www.d-mag.org/testform/sent_out.zip ...more >>

I'm trying to pass additional variables to the upload script using the following function: [Q]import flash.net.URLRequest; import flash.net.URLVariables; upload_btn.onRelease = function() { var params:URLVariables = new URLVariables(); params.date = new Date(); params.ssid...more >>

I am parsing an XML document and would like to dynamically generate multidimensional arrays based upon the number of children in each node. The problem I am having is getting the syntax correct to generate the arrays. I would like to create myArray0 myArray1 myArray2 etc... I have ...more >>

Hi, I have a horizontal sliding menu that works how I want it to except that I'd like to have it loop and appear continuous left and right instead of stopping when it gets to the end of the buttons on the left and right. What's the best way to modify the script below to make it continue le...more >>

All, Has anyone experienced the phenomenon of the browser not passing keystrokes to Flash? In my piece.... http://www.mlmultimedia.com/agilent ....we want the spacebar to pause the video. It works, but only after you click inside the Flash piece. Prior to that, the keypresses are g...more >>

can someone please tell me how to fix this action script for a gallery so it plays through automatically? Please help im still learning this. function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { xmlNode = this.firstChild; image = []; description = []; total = xmlNode.childNodes.length; ...more >>

Hi guys, Im getting confused with swapDepth for navigation buttons. I have a button mc's that use this for stacking but something weird happens on just the press event. I have tried to take away the press event but the problem makes it more difficult. This was the script i tried to tweak o...more >>

Hi, I have main.swf that loads page.swf . I want to have a button inside page.swf that tells main.swf to do something. How do I refernce the timeline of Mian.swf I use mx2004 Thanks, Robert ...more >>

Someone please help, I have buit an animation and can't apply the stop action to my final frame so the animation just replays over and over. BIG PROBLEM. Console saying: Jul 19 20:23:22 Brad-Haynes-Computer crashdump[230]: Flash crashed Jul 19 20:23:24 Brad-Haynes-Computer crashdump[230]...more >>

I am considering the purchase of a Intuos3 9X12. Any comments or advice is greatly appreciated. ...more >>

Hi all! I have a movie clip with three buttons inside, and i want when you roll out the movie clip, movie goes to frame 1. I have tried different possibilities , but when roll out works, buttons don't, and viceversa. How can i do it without lose the buttons functionality? Thanks for...more >>

Is there a (unique/flash) soap header send when I call a webservice though the webserviceconnector? I have a .net webservice and want to know if the call is made from the flash (swf) file? So does flash send some extra data when .trigger(); the webserviceconnector? (apart from added param...more >>

I have a Flash application (client) that needs to connect to a socket server via a wireless connection. This connection can drop out if, eg, the client PC moves out of range, and so the Flash application needs to be able to automatically reconnect. The code block attached is a stripped d...more >>

I have used a loader component which will load image dynamically from site.But its scale content property does not work properly.somtimes its work properly but sometimes its not. Would any one please give some solutions ...more >>