Hi there.. I have a class in which there are properties (IE - _myColor). Now suppose withing my class I have an onPress function defined... IE targetMc.myBtn.onPress = function():Void { trace("The current value is: " + _myColor); } Now obviously this will not work because it is ...more >>

Hi, I have a map with each city represented as a dot (MC). When you mouse over the dot, another MC with more city details/text quickly fades in, and fades out when you roll out. But I can't get the full fade effect working. Need your advice... In the dot MC, I put: on (rollOver) { ...more >>

Hi, I have a map with each city represented as a dot (MC). When you mouse over the dot, another MC with more city details/text quickly fades in, and fades out when you roll out. But I can't get the full fade effect working. Need your advice... In the dot MC, I put: on (rollOver) { ...more >>

:confused; Thank you for reading! I have a loader that loads external jpgs with button presses. works fine I would also like the loader to load am image when it reaches a frame label, just as if I have pressed the button on that frame. The way I thought to be simple didn't work. I...more >>

I would like to duplicate sourceClip_mc not as a sibling of sourceClip_mc , but as a child so that I can use for example sourceClip_mc._alpha = 50 to change the transparency of the source MC and all its duplicates. It appears that there's no simple way to do this but I'm probably wrong! Can an...more >>

Hi, I have a flash movie, which reads an xml file and displays the contents on the stage. This works fine. However, when I link to the flash in a html page (flash and xml reside on different server to the html) there is no data displayed, only the defined variables. I'm guessing this i...more >>

First I'd like to say...im very desperate to solve this problem soon and highly appreciate anybody that can help me! I've uploaded a flash site from FrontPage, using flash 8 pro, with activex update. I also have the dynamictextloader in my pages. I used the loader component as well. For so...more >>

i have a situation on a website where the contact page uses php scripting allowing the user to send the email form..the problem is diosplaying an alert message when the email has been sent... i think it is to do with the different levels i am using on my website. i have a background level,...more >>

Why does flash place the texts on top of each other although the ycoordinate changes within the loop? var ycoord = 10 ; for (i=0;i<10;i++){ _root.createTextField(i, i, 10, ycoord, 0, 18.6); _root[i].text = "Here's text # "+i; _root[i].autoSize = "left"; yccord += 100; } ...more >>

hi, can anybody gives me an good exemple of this function ? I so that exemples from help from Adobe Flash, but i do not understand how it works. PLS reply....more >>

hey im trying to load this swf http://fishermenbasketball.50webs.com/musicplayeraaaa.swf into my flash movie but i want it in a certain spot I am terrible with scripting and I need lots of help i dont have any clue could any one help me with the command ...more >>

I am creating a picture viewer, this is the scripting for the onRelease thumnails that load a largePic. The first time you press the thumnail the setInterval doesn't start until the onLoadInit, however the next thumnail you press starts the setInterval actions before the onLoadInit. AnyIdeas w...more >>

Is there a way to create a short time delay within actionscript coding? i.e. a line of actionscript is executed, then a pause of however many seconds, then execute the next line of actionscript...more >>

Hello, Does anyone know if there's a way to tell flash to wait on a frame until a video finishes playing, and then go to the next frame? (I'm using progressive download. It has audio that needs to stay in sync.) Thank you for your help! ...more >>

I have some buttons in my movie clip that do not work when I put the movie clip as the contentPath of my ScrollPane. Do I need some action script? I thought my buttons were simple, nothing in the hit area, static text that shows up when you are in the over and down and a hit area. Thank you...more >>

hey guys, how do you actually load html links from a text file? can it be done the same way as calling a normal text file? are there special instructions or techniques that i need to take note of? thanks in advanced. A ...more >>

Hi Guys, I am in a slight twist now. The thing is like this, I am loading some swf files to a movie clip called sub_mc. What i want is when the user clicks on the link ?link1 submenu1?, the movie introduction.swf is loaded into the movieclip sub_mc and starts playing. Once this movie fin...more >>

Dynamic picture viewer. Please check out this url, http://www.discrete-properties.com/imageView/picView.htm it has the swf of the picture viewer, that I am trying to create, it also has alink to the source code, for anyone that is interested in helping.. thanks. problem 1... I want...more >>

I made a dial, lets call it gear1. It functions adequately using mousemove and some trigonometry. If I want to have animation of a larger gear (gear2), lets say one with 5 times the perimeter, the logic is basically gear2._rotation = gear1._rotation/5, but since flash autoresolves _rotation ...more >>

Hello all... Everyone here is so helpful, thought i'd nag you guys one more time ( sorry ). I'v created a website and i want some groovy tune in the background throughout the entire thing. After much seeking I think i got it all under control. I used the code: var snd_1:Sound = new S...more >>