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Timer
Posted by Tim A. Setliff at 7/31/2006 11:28:20 PM
HI - I use Director but have a project that is Flash only. In Director, I can code in go to the frame and the movie is stopped on that frame. I set a timer and once the time has elapsed, the movie will move forward to the proper frame. I've searched the online help and FlashMx2004 help sectio...more >>


link button to local folder
Posted by sachavaca at 7/31/2006 11:28:11 PM
I am trying figure out how to create a flash button (part of CD-ROM presentation) that opens a file folder in windows explorer. I have found that I can use the ?get url? behavior to open file folders in the default web browser using the absolute pathname, but I need to be able to use a relat...more >>

saving a sfw from within a sfw?
Posted by Sarford at 7/31/2006 11:24:49 PM
Hi guys, For a client I have to make a CMS for sfw files. The user must be able to edit the swf-file and save that edited file back to harddisk or server. I know its possible to import a swf-file, i know its possible to user-edit a sfw-file, i know its possible to upload a swf-file... but...more >>

Duplicate MC
Posted by DjSickNick at 7/31/2006 9:51:32 PM
How can I duplicate a movie clip that is already on the stage and set it's x coordinate to 53.8? I know how to do this: my_mc._x = 53.8; ....but I dont know how to duplicate it. Can someone help me?...more >>

Making a FIXED SIZE, blank browser window
Posted by Ares94 at 7/31/2006 9:23:40 PM
Here's the deal. When I click a link that says SPECIAL OFFERS, I need a Flash animation to open up. In a NEW, BLANK browser window. How do I set the width and heigth of that window using ActionScript? Something like 300x300 px. Anyone? THX! ...more >>

Stop and Play at will
Posted by chombeaux at 7/31/2006 8:45:50 PM
This shoudl be an easy task, but somehow, I can?t complete it. I made a small presentation movie for my costumers, and I want to add a both stop and play buttons. This way, if you like, you can stop the movie to take your time watching an image, and whenever you want, you can click on play to ...more >>

very new at this . . .
Posted by jleibowi at 7/31/2006 8:42:44 PM
Hi all. I thought I had this all figured out - turns out I don't. All I want to do is make a timeline effect I put in stop after the first time it runs. I know I'm supposed to put a stop action or something in, but I don't know how. Any help? - Jamie ...more >>

preloader problem
Posted by udikeren at 7/31/2006 7:37:32 PM
i put an preloader on scene1 as follows: onClipEvent(enterFrame){ framesLoaded=Math.ceil((_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal())*100); gotoAndStop(framesLoaded); info.text=framesLoaded+"% "; if(framesLoaded>=97){ gotoAndPlay(2); } } it works - however it starts to be...more >>



whats wrong with my movie.onMousedown?
Posted by julieta at 7/31/2006 6:53:15 PM
Hi! Sorry to post this , maybe it is just a very obvious thing, but I just don't seem to work well with flash yet.... I have 3 movies that change the displayed texts continuosly when the user rolls over, and if the user rolls out, they stop. If the user clicks on one of the movies, that movie...more >>

key press listener
Posted by s_mccoy at 7/31/2006 6:50:06 PM
I'm trying to create a presentation player that grabs a series of external .swf files via XML. I got everything working just fine except for a couple glitches that I'm presently looking for workarounds. The slideshow is controlled by the arrow keys with left and right working just as you wou...more >>

onRelease swatDepth issue
Posted by flashingnotallowed at 7/31/2006 4:40:57 PM
Hi, I have a few layers to which I assigned DragStop and DragStart commands. the code looks like this...pretty straightforward... mctree.onPress = function():Void { this.startDrag(); }; mctree.onRelease = function():Void { this.stopDrag(); }; however, i would like to have the...more >>

loadVars("relative.path") question
Posted by invictusBob at 7/31/2006 3:36:05 PM
If main.swf is in the site root and it calls loadVars.sendAndLoad("php/doSomething.php",,) it works. I like to keep things tidy though so I try putting main.swf in a subfolder eg swf/main.swf, and change the call to loadVars.sendAndLoad("../php/doSomething.php",,). This doesn't work. ...more >>

Stopping video from playing
Posted by libguy at 7/31/2006 3:04:22 PM
Looking for a way to stop a video from playing when a button is pressed to load another file. Seems like this should be easy, and maybe it is, but I can't seem to find anything to help....more >>

Actionscript color tweak
Posted by cristi.b at 7/31/2006 2:47:09 PM
Hi I know that for example you can do a simple slideshow by altering the -alpha property in action script in an onEnterFrame event... You can also do this without action script by selecting a movie clip type of object, selecting the Color dropdown inside flash and chosing Alpha. In that dr...more >>

seekToNavCuePoint not working when streaming
Posted by funk101 at 7/31/2006 2:43:13 PM
I'm trying to seek to a nav cuepoint on 'ready' event. *This works locally,* but does not seek when rtmp'ing off live server. /** * seek to cuepoint * on ready event */ var startPoint:String = 'tq_1_start'; var lObj:Object = new Object(); lObj.ready = function(evt:Object):Void ...more >>

Tween class issue
Posted by forums.macromedia.com at 7/31/2006 12:36:43 PM
Hi I have a button which when clicked creates a new tween a moves a car movieclip from left to right: moveCar.onPress = function () { var carTween:Tween = new Tween(mcCar, "_x", Strong.easeOut, mcCar._x, mcCar._x+100, .4, true); carTween.onMotionFinished = function() { t...more >>

sound in slide presentation
Posted by Reggie Bliss at 7/31/2006 7:46:18 AM
Hello, I am trying to use two different audio clips in separate slides of this presentation. For some reason, the sounds want to play in the first slide. Tried a stopAllSounds (); command, still didn't work. Tried calling the sound in the specific slides, still nothing. Is there a way...more >>

Passing args via listener object
Posted by fred_sl at 7/31/2006 3:28:13 AM
I'm wondering if it's bad style to pass arguments in a listener object when loading images with Loader. I have a Canvas class with a method that loads images. It sets an event listener that needs access to the Canvas class data. I tried to get Delegate to work with Loader inside my class but h...more >>

Yet another preloader question
Posted by Hecktic Design at 7/31/2006 3:12:31 AM
I had posted a topic on here a few months ago regarding a preloader problem. I gave up on it for about a month and ahalf, but have since gotten most of it figured out. Basically, I have a preloader that is supposed to load a movie clip which dynamically displays images from a xml file. The ...more >>

Easy question... how do I install/import a class?
Posted by rusty0412 at 7/31/2006 12:35:17 AM
Hello, I downloaded a class named MovieClipLoader6. However, I have no idea how to add it to my movie ( I tried import to library )... I searched google but I only found info on the import command....more >>

targetting movie clip
Posted by gryllsie at 7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
I have a function on my _root timline like this: function scalefacts() { investfacts.gotoAndPlay(20); trace ("scalefacts function found"); } Now I am accessing this function from a button that is on the forth level deep, and my code is: on (release) { _root.scalefacts(); }...more >>

player 6.0 as not working in 7.0
Posted by srinivasarao at 7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
i was developed code using plash player 6.0 when i am changing to 7.0, i am getting errors. why its happed please any one can help me to solve this problem ...more >>

one swf to another?
Posted by Dz(00) at 7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
is it possible to send variables from one swf within a browser window to another swf in another browser window using ASP? I basically have a form within one swf which when completed and the user hits submit, I need to tell another swf that the form has been submitted. any help would be ...more >>

swapDepths difficulties
Posted by flashingnotallowed at 7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, Thanks to 'KGLAD' i got the 'draggable objects' issue resolved... however, I am also trying to add swapDepths to my new layer objects, and am having some diffuculties with it. I got the layers to Swap, but i'd like them to swap on a double click and not a single click like it does ...more >>

XML, Classes, others..
Posted by Vladimir Wolfshade at 7/31/2006 12:00:00 AM
Umm, hello folks! I have had a few issue with my actionscripts earlier, either I am not reading em correctly, or I forget a step..but I cannot seem to get it right.. Here it goes: I have designed some interface for some game of mine to create characters, the character files are stored in...more >>


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