Hi! I?m new here. I hope I can find my answer. I have this example about a gallery of tumbnail which I?m interested to follow http://ppersonales.ciudad.com.ar/isadoradesign/fa34.zip I did it, but it only works in the 1st. button, the second that appears in the 2nd line of pictures (pin...more >>

Hi, All, As I see, the MovieClip._url retrieves the SWF URL. But is there any way to retrieve the hosting HTML page URL, where the FlashPlayer is embedded? Thanks in advance! ...more >>

Hello all Please check out this html page to see if anybody can give me a simple way or a little more help with arrays to complete this supposedly fun project that's kicking my shines. thank you all who've tried to help my cram this info into my brain. http://http://skysflashtest.5...more >>

I've made a projector presentation which has navigation to jump between scenes but also needs to play automatically. So, at the end of each scene I've place actionscript to direct them to the next one ex: gotoAndPlay("Scene 19",1); and I've tried ex: gotoAndPlay("Scene 19","start"); for a ...more >>

I have a box graphic made in Flash on the screen. The size of the box is 100 pxls x 150 pxls. I also have 3 buttons on the screen. When the first button is pressed the box will resize to 200 pxl x 300 pxls. When the second box is pressed it will resize to 50 pxls x 75 pxls and whe...more >>

well i am having trouble with paraphasing a xml file in flash i am a noob with flash but i know the actionscript well the basic does anyone know a basic turtorial that works with xml...more >>

I downloaded and installed the classes that come with "Flade" I am trying to learn how to use the classes that comes with it. In my actionscript I have: import org.cove.flade.util.Vector; import org.cove.flade.util.Line; var p1:Vector = 5; var p2:Vector = 40; var x:Number = 10; ...more >>

Anyone have a function that checks for phone number input errors? Something like: If (number is less or more than 10 digits){ giveError(); } else if (number contains erroneous characters){ give Error(); }else if (number starts with 0 or 1){ give Error(); } ...more >>

I am loading external SWFs into a MCL. Everytime a new SWF starts to load my preloader, which is movieclip, becomes visible. The problem is that the SWFs become visible before the preloader reaches 100% and start to play. How can I ensure that the SWFs don't show or start playing until the ...more >>

wonderful, this is working. Thank you both, kglad and micahkoga. I could have saved 6 hours. But what is it? Is it not against any strict data typing? It's not a String, it's not an Object, is it a variable? Could not answer earlier, I think at the moment it?s very difficult to navig...more >>

Here's the code for a background image that I have been using: var my_pb:mx.controls.ProgressBar; my_pb.mode = "manual"; this.createEmptyMovieClip("img_mc", 999); var my_mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); var mclListener:Object = new Object(); mclListener.onLoadSta...more >>

Hello all, I'm struggling with arrays. I know there is a sample that came with the software that allows you to pull from one array and insert it into another array and sort one field, what if you want to sort many fields? Are there other samples out there or tutorials strictly on A...more >>

I am working in Flash for really the first time, and I have gone about as far as I can go on my limited knowledge. The website I am working on uses flash to "animate" the text when a new page loads (the text comes up from the bottom of the screen quickly, appearing as a black line and then exp...more >>

Hi, I'm working on an old project, dating from Flash 5, and after I do redesign in Flash MX and export movie as Flash 6 some functions are not working any more. I have HI SCORE results that should be exported as a TXT file, and reviewed if needed. Problem is that in newer version of Flash Pl...more >>

I am looking for a way to change the font size of a dynamic text field using action script. The idea being... when i rollover an icon... the text in the field will change (which it does) and the size of the font will increase. And then go back to normal on rollout. Help ...more >>

Hi May be simple, but I don't find how. I know how to use it. There is many Listener for many object, ok. What I want is to create a Clip or anyother Object. Script all I want inside, then create a Listener that will allow me to check data progress or anyother things. Well Juts want to built...more >>

I have seen and read dozens of posts regarding this issue, but do not see any that answer my specific question about resizing a dynamically populated textfield in flash. I have a base MovieClip that will be used to make the buttons of a navigation menu. I have a class that defined that mov...more >>

I have tried using the mailto: that includes the email + subject + body. When I test it, my mail program (MAIL on the Mac), only populates the email address, but not the subject or body? Is this a proplem with MAIL on the Mac or am I writting the mailto wrong... mailto:steven@address.com?s...more >>

Hi all, I use NetStream seek() function to jump to certain point of a flash video file(flv). If I only use ns.seek(5); it doesn't work. But if use ns.play(); ns.seek(5); it works. I know ns.play() shouldn't be there...more >>

First, I cannot get the class to make the leaf rotate... that's another issue... but also, I cannot get multiple leaves to react. I tried David Stiller's recommendation from his blog on controlling multiple mcs but it's not working for me. This is not working: var allLeaves:MovieClip; ...more >>

Can I resize a .swf file being loaded into an empty movie clip? Thanks. Rob Childress...more >>

Hey all, I have a small mc that has 10 or so frames. On each frame I am displaying different content. I am atempting to create a kind of date selection peice of code that will check todays date and then for the playhead to go to the specific frame I have signaled in the AS. eg. n...more >>

this is a follow mouse with elasticity code, works fine. the problem is about the limit area witch the movieclip can move or not in the bold area of the code, i can stop the mc but only in one axis, for ex: if(x_ziel > 608){ x_ziel = 608; } it stops following the mouse but only in the...more >>

I'm using a button component in Flash MX 2004. I've succeeded in pulling in the Sample theme instead of the standard Halo. I can set certain styles, like color and fontFamily, but I can't figure out how to set the backgroundColor or borderStyle. I read that some of that is dependent on the ...more >>

hello! =] i can´t manage to work this code in flash8(actionscript 2) i mean, it only works when I set it to be a "flash 6 version" or lower but, im pretty sure this is an Actionscript 1 code (although i publish in flash 8 AS1 and continues not to work, only in version 6) and i REALLY...more >>

hey all, im trying to find some actionscript that when a button is pressed it will bring my flv from my player into full screen mode, any ideas?...more >>

I have a scrollpane with a paragraph of text. In the paragraph I want to create button actions to several words. The selected words will each load and external swf file. How can I do this? I see you can turn some word into hyperlinks to webpages, but it does not allow you to apply a...more >>

hey all, im trying to find some actionscript that when a button is pressed it will bring my flv from my player into full screen mode, any ideas?...more >>

Could anyone please explain this to me. If I have a button in my main .swf timeline, and I want this to open another .swf called "VWBillboard.swf" to play above on button release. Firstly do I need to identify the VWBillboard.swf somewhere before coding the button? Secondly what would th...more >>

Hi, I have a site with ~100 SWF videos, loaded from links in different pages. I have a video player built in Flash 6, which works fine if I have embedded a FLV into a clip. However if I try to import my SWF movie, it doesn't. If instead I try to loadMovie("testmovie.swf", this); int...more >>

Hi i was just wondering if there are any other ways to make a movie load quicker or run smoother. I have a preloader at the start of my movie, but when the user clicks on the navigation and the file goes to another scene the transition isnt very smooth, its either takes a while or is really ju...more >>

I have a movie where I want to grab two variables after they have been set and send them to myself in an email. Below is the code I have but it is not working. Does anyone know how I can accomplish this? If this isn't possible is there any way I can send the variable information to a text file...more >>

Regarding this problem: After parsing an xml-file and looping through the nodes, i want to create text-fields in a movie (later that must become a scrolling ticker). Somehow that does not seem to work. I cannot use the instanceName ot textfield and fill it with text. This is the exampl...more >>

Hi, I am currently in mind blowing problem of multilingual app with shared font. A simple test application would be a text inputbox and a dynamic textfield. Now I create a shared font. Working fine for english, german, french and simplified chinese. But in case of russian or thai fonts......more >>

Hi i was just wondering if there are any other ways to make a movie load quicker or run smoother. I have a preloader at the start of my movie, but when the user clicks on the navigation and the file goes to another scene the transition isnt very smooth, its either takes a while or is really ju...more >>