Is there a way for flash to "get" the url site thats its one? Because I want to make it show up a message if someone copies it to there site. ...more >>

I'm making a Flash movie with various scenes, which need to play different songs at the start of each. I do not want to make a button to toggle the music, I just want it to play automatically at the first frame of each scene, just different songs. I'm sure this is simple, soujnds simple enou...more >>

Hi, I am using 2 movie clip loaders - one to load jpg's and one for external swfs. They are both working but.....when i'm on the photo section, and try and load an external swf, the swf loads, but the photo doesn't go away. What code do I use?? Thanks!!! ...more >>

I'm building my first site using a shared library swf file. I'm wondering about what elements have to be linked for everything to work properly. For example: In my shared library swf, I've got a menu movie clip built. Within it, there is another movieclip with 6 buttons, a couple motion...more >>

Been trying to implement a random sound picker on the main timeline. (Keeping in mind it needs to work in AS1) All my sounds are correcly identified under the "linkage" propreties. Somehow, my array value always comes up undefined. And none of the sounds would play. Help would be greatly...more >>

The script below loops endlessly, I need it to stop after the last line of text. Help? >:( // dimension of stage stageWidth = 500; stageHeight = 300; // speed of scrolling text scrollRate = 1; // count used to wait between each line of text waitCount = 0; // current depth at whic...more >>

Please tell me what's wrong with my script..... on (press) { startDrag("_root.b1", true); } on (release) { stopDrag(); } ifbOverlap:Boolean = b1.hitTest(bowl2); setProperty("_root.b1",_x,"182.8"); setProperty("_root.b1",_y,"188.3"); tellTarget("_root.WELLDONE"){ play();...more >>

Hello. I have this code: colors = [0xFFCC00, [b]0xFFFF00[/b]]; alphas = [100, 100]; ratios = [0, 0xFF]; matrix = {a:100, b:20, c:5, d:100, e:0, f:10, g:100, h:10, i:5}; beginGradientFill("linear", colors, alphas, ratios, matrix); I use it to fill a clip with a gradient color. I w...more >>

Hi I have a movie clip that contains a gradient fill - which I want to fill with another gradient so that when I use the onRollOut function it fills up the movie clip Thanks in advance... Mark ...more >>

Hi - I know this has to have been posted but I can't find it. Sorry for the duplicated post. Its been a long time since I've done any coding. I have a button within a movie - a box pops up with an error message: **Error** Symbol=partners_mc, layer=Layer 1, frame=5:Line 2: ')' or ',' expecte...more >>

This is maddening, but I must be missing something simple. First, I have a frame that loads a variable from an ASP page which writes either "&checklist=1" or "&checklist=0": [Q]sendVar = new LoadVars(); getVar = new LoadVars(); sendVar.email = email.text; sendVar.sendAndLoad(...more >>

Hello all, I designed a site in Flash. It requires Flash 8 and on both my Mac and PC it looks/works fine. But my client claims that on both PCs she has in her office, the site freaks out in IE. It works fine if she goes through Firefox - just IE is a problem. Would you all mind taking...more >>

I have a text box with a ton of text in it (multiple paragraphs). Functionally, what I'd like to do is have it so that I can have people click on (or roll over) certain words, and then a definition pops up in a blue box (kinda like a tooltip)... I could make one "box" movieclip with a dyna...more >>

I have an XMLConnector that I wish to trigger (i.e., download the xml file again) every 5 seconds. It works fine on Firefox, but doesn't work on Internet Explorer. What happens on IE is that it works the first time, but every following time I trigger it, it simply doesn't call the "afterL...more >>

I need to make a keyhandler which will respond to the alt key being pressed, but all i get is the menu. in my experience most prgrams do not activate the menu's unless the altkey is released with no other action, OR if alt+? is selected. So, i am hoping that there is a way to make it so t...more >>

I'm trying to move an image from position Y:0 to Y:-100 using actionscript when the .swf file loads, as this is smoother than conventional tweening??...more >>

Actionscript 3/Flash 9 introduces the Document Class. I think I understand the concept that it enables you to link an external .as file which then acts as if it is the _root class. Firstly, is that correct? Secondly, given that you can create code in external .as files in ActionScript 2, what'...more >>

Hi, i woluld really like to create a customised preloader but im not sure how. What i want to happen is for the name of my website which is central on my holding page to change colour as the movie loads. changing the way a normal loading bar would change (but the text as the loading bar) ...more >>

I have 2 movie clips , and 2 buttons, the buttons are going to be used to show/hide a movie clip. This is the actionscript I have entered, but it does not work: function showliner(eventObj:Object) { this.liner_mc._alpha = 99 }; function hideliner(eventObj:Object) { this.line...more >>

Hi guys I am trying to control the position of an external swf file, which has been loaded in using onload, but want to know is it possible to control the X and Y position of the loaded swf - possibly without having to use a container empty movie clip to load into. Many thanks! :grin; ...more >>

Hi all, I am a new user to flash and not familiar with actionscript, got problem while attaching quicktime(.mov)file to stage.... i do have couple of buttons on stage which let people to view a quicktime file when viewer press on either one, since the file size for each quicktime file is ...more >>

im having some problems that are starting to make me mad. import mx.transitions.Tween; import mx.transitions.easing.*; flix.onPress = function() { new Tween(hometext, "_x", Back.easeOut, hometext._x, 560, 10, false); tween_handler.onMotionFinished = function() { _root.gotoAndPlay(2...more >>

I am loading multiple image within multple loader component. All the loader component are loaded within the movie clip.How do I use single preloader to load all the image from the url. Plz give me solution ...more >>

HI I'm trying to retrieve information from the server which can return one of three numbers and actually outputs in the format of: [Q]formOK=2[/Q] This is code in my Flash movie. I'm trying to monitor this value and will call a function when the variable is received: formDetails =...more >>