http://www.personalhurricanecenter.com/test/xml.xml My actionscript is returning the right node...this isn't a problem of trying to find it or anything like that (have had that problem). The problem is that I'm accessing it like .childNodes[1].nodeValue for date, time, lat, lon, etc. But...more >>

I created this SWF with linked FLVs. Works great locally and on my company's web server, but not on our client's. I selected progressive download when I imported the video. Very confused why this isn't working. http://www.midtownreston.com/MidtownReston/Floorplans/Blackburn.html Thought it...more >>

I cannot find any info on how to disable the TAB focus on the IE window and keep within the swf file I am viewing. I've set up my tab index fields, and when I preview the movie - it works fine. However, when I play it in IE, the TAB goes to #1 - then up to the address field in the toolbar. It ...more >>

Hey all. I am drawing lines from some xml data based upon which item in the list the user selects. Problem is, if they have already selected the item, I want the lines(few hundred each) associated with it to be destroyed, disappear, anything as long as the user does not see them. I am able ...more >>

var myObject:Array ; myObject['name'] = "1"; myObject['age'] = "2"; myObject['sex'] = "3"; for (var s in myObject) { trace ("myObject." + s + " = " + myObject[s]); } this doesn't work... i want to print out "name=1", "age=2" thanks......more >>

Im not totally sure how to explain this, so please bear with me... I have two movies, movie1 which loads movie2 onto level9. Movie2 has some actionscript and a dynamic text box that loads an external text file. Problem is: When i load movie2 by itself in the browser, it works just fine,...more >>

I've come across a rather strange problem with the MovieClipLoader - I have an actionscript file, which simply creates an empty movie clip on the root and loads a movie into it. The root of the movie clip is locked before the swf is loaded. class loader { public function loader(n:Num...more >>

Hello I have a horizontal scrolling mc that works great for my purposes. After load you can move the mouse to the left or right to activate the scroll direction and speed. However, I when the mc first loads I would like to have the scroll already started (slowly from right to left). I h...more >>

I want to enhance a script I found as a tutorial on http://www.lukamaras.com/tutorials/actionscript/load-jpg/loading-external-jpg-im age.html essentially, it's comprised of two parts. The first part which can hopefully remain the same is function startLoading(whichImage) { loadMovie...more >>

Hi, I am trying to change the label on a accordion component. Basically I want to have the enduser pick colors in a movie clip and when they are done, I want to change the label header on the accordion to done and advance to the next Child. So I also need to know how to trigger the click o...more >>

Hello all, First time poster. i've been teaching myself actionscript for a couple of months now, right now i'm trying to figure out the code in a movie sample a friend sent me. i have pretty much figured everything else in the movie except this line attachedObj.display = displayStar...more >>

I have fonts that came with a flash website template. How do I go about loading them so flash8 can see them. I tried putting them in the windows fonts but I still have to choose a substitute. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks ...more >>

Hello, hope someone can help. I'm importing HTML into a TextField called "webText_htm". I'm also calling CSS and it is working to style the text. Player 8 and ActionScript 2 When I mouseover the TextField, the cursor changes to the I-bar. Second problem is that <a href=""> is not signalli...more >>

I have been looking all over for a simple "hello world" example, on how to connect to a database, and pass a param, and return a dataset. I would like one that does not use components. (Actionscript only). That uses ColdFusion 7.x and Flash 8. Can anyone point me to one? ...more >>

Hello - I have inherited a project at the company I work for. We had an outside group set up a flash app / site that has a number of scenes. What I want to do is have a background image that a user picks out, which is quite easy to do. The problem that I've run into is that when the sit...more >>

Hi everyone, I've currently got some thumbnails that open a new browser window. Here's the code I'm using in my movie: Launch_mc.onRelease = function() { getURL("javascript:var windowHnd=window.open('Print/Kaiju1.html','Kaiju','width=1024,height=663');"); } Unfortunately it do...more >>

what is its deal? most of the time it works...but sometimes it doesnt - help! _root.onEnterFrame = function() { if (news_mc._currentframe == 62) { news_mc.gotoAndPlay(63); news_mc.enabled = false; activeBtn = news_mc; myMCL.loadClip("birdLine.swf", 5); } else if (ne...more >>

I have this PHP file called "activities.php" <?php mysql_pconnect ("localhost", "root", ""); mysql_select_db ("myDB"); $qResult = mysql_query ("SELECT title FROM activities"); $row = mysql_fetch_array($qResult); print "&title=".$row['title']."&"; ?> The output of this code is: ...more >>

I have the following code: <node> <node label="Create Lesson Activity"> <node label="How to start an new activity"/> <node label="Option 2"/> <node label="Option 3"/> </node> Is it possible to use the first node "How to start an new activity" as a link to impo...more >>

ok a member named KGlad helped me alot but I think he just stopped cuz he got frustrated :P I'm very ignorant in php the actionscript isn't so bad becuz its just like java but I've only taken intro to java so :P and it stall has its differences. Some hosts give me this message in a popupmenu w...more >>

Hey, I'm trying to populate my entire flash site from an XML spreadsheet. No problems, except that I'd like to store body copy as HTML strings. Is there a way to insert HTML text into an XML document without it being parsed as XML by Flash? Thanks! ...more >>

:embarrassment; Within a movie, if you mouseover a button, another clip plays (spinning DVD). However, when you continue to mouseover the button and reach the spinning DVD inside the button, it disappears. When you click on the area where the spinning DVD is suppose to be at, it appears and...more >>

Hi, I am trying to get this code to work in flash, its a password input box for a photo hosting site. It works fine in HTML, but I am unsure how to implement the same thing in flash. Any ideas or a point in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Matt ...more >>

Hi I really want my Flash/HTML page to automatically adjust the size to fill the viewers browser when entering my site. At the moment im publishing my flash movie so it is central within my HTML page - I dont want the movie to change size, i just want the HTML browser window to re adjust a...more >>

Hi, I am just learning how to use flash and I want to import a word that is a graphic from Photoshop, in Photoshop it has a trandparent background but once I bring it into flash to work on it, it has a solid white background, How do I make it transparent so that only the letters are solid? ...more >>

Hello everyone, I've worked on some code with a little help from some people here and I've gotten everything to work. The problem I am having right now is getting my cross fading images to sit inside separate movie clips that are on my home ..swf. The code I have so far is as follows: ...more >>

Hello all, I have used the asfunction to call a webpage, when i test the movie within flash the button works perfectly, however when i publish the file the button does not seem to work when it is pressed. Is there some coding i need to allow it to work withing the browser? Please find...more >>

Hi, i'm looking for a way to 'watch' a property of a MC like the 'watch' funtion of objects. in other words, i want a function to be called every time the visibility of a certain MC changes. what's the most simple way to do that? thanks, eRez ...more >>

I have a flash site that is 100% wide and 100% tall. How on earth do I align a single movie clip to the bottom of the browser? Or to the left? Is there a way?...more >>