I need the correct code for using the target=_blank action. I would like for my users to go to a new page but in a different window. It's own window. So, how would I write the script? Here is my current script. Please tell me where the "target=_blank" goes. on (release) { getURL(...more >>

I want to know if it is possible to filter using xpath with the sample xml that i have attached, or do i have to change it and add addributes to it. Right now i am using " XPathAPI.selectNodeList(this.firstChild, "/document/City"); " but i want to filter it by the city name in the xml . Than...more >>

I modified a Tsunami menu I got on Kirupa.com, and whenever I try to test my page locally, I get this Adobe F:ASH Player Security Window popping up: Adobe Flash Player has stopped a potentially unsafe operation. The following local application on your computer or network: C:\Documents an...more >>

I'm in need of some tutorials/examples for loading external swfs placed in empty movie clips using loadmovie into the main movie. I have actionscript and alot of interactive features within these loaded swf files and I'm having a heck of a time figuring out how to code and path the AS from...more >>

I'm in need of some tutorials/examples for loading external swfs placed in empty movie clips using loadmovie into the main movie. I have actionscript and alot of interactive features within these loaded swf files and I'm having a heck of a time figuring out how to code and path the AS from...more >>

Hi all, I am developing a flash site however wish to have a form where users can email me enquires etc. I have found lots of tutorials using Flash forms and PHP however I wish to use ColdFusion as most of the site will be using this server side script when it finished. Can some one pleas...more >>

I was trying to create an external class to retrieve the Yahoo Weather which I could call from several fla files. I do not yet fully understand how to make something wait until all of the external data is retrieved. Well, nor do I fully understand classes yet, but at least I'm getting some...more >>

Hi there- I have a small Flash movie I'm trying to complete, it's my first go around with Flash 8 so I appreciate your patience: I built an array with some actionscript which seems to work fine (I can trace it and all is well in the trace window). Now I'm simply trying to display it to ...more >>

Hello, Can any body please help me to refresh or unloading & then loading simultaneously my swf file. Is there any Script to perform this job. Exactly, i have some check boxes covered\masked by a layer. Hence, when the user press the layer, the back ground color of the layer becomes red...more >>

I have given up on trying to save my movie's data into a text file, and I'm using a shared object to store my data. In short, my problem is that when I store data and trace it right away, all seems fine, but when I go to retrieve it later, everything except strings and numbers return undefined...more >>

I am using fscommand full screen with noscale and i want the movie to sit in the top left, however it seems to only work with the html and i need it to work with the swf, any help would be great...more >>

Hello, I am new to Actionscript and Flash, however, I think I have a good understanding of how to link scenes with buttons. I have tried every combination that is suggested in every discussion topic I have found on the subject, but it still... doesn't... work! I have done this before, and...more >>

Hi, am prototyping a demo for doing usability testing. The demo uses a Wizzard of Oz (WOZ) approach where a wizzard simulates an "intelligent system" based upon the user actions. The user would just use the mouse to select different functions on the application. The wizzard would press...more >>

My button in Flash currently launches exe file that unpacks aviplayer.exe and plays movie (mymovie.avi). Instead of this I want to simply call aviplayer.exe and have it launch mymovie.avi at the same time. Perferably in full screen mode. Any ideas. I think this should be easy but I am not fa...more >>

What is the most effective way to iteratively load movie clips? I have the names of this clips I want to load in an array which I am cycling through with a "for" loop, but what's the most effective way to be sure one is loaded before I move on to the next? Is there a way to pause the loop unti...more >>

Hi everybody, I have to show a html text letter by letter in actionscript. Until here it is not very difficult but I found a really anoying bug and I can't find any solution. I need your light if you have a bit of time. So, I create a textField. I cut the string letter by letter to show ...more >>

when using a form application within another form application: IE main application is a Flash Form Application and the application it loads is also a Flash Form Application, I can't make the Window Component access items in the Libray. When the Windows Component draws it tries to load a fi...more >>

Hi, I'm starting to think about how to code a world clock in actionscript. I'd like to have times for up to 5 locations. I was wondering if it is possible to connect to a time server and tell it a location, or use the time server's location and work out the difference or whether it was bes...more >>

Is there a way to change/remove a button's frame at runtime? For example how do I set a button's "up" (initial) frame equal to its "over" frame? Something like (wild code ahead): _button1.frames[0] = _button1.frames[1]; ? ...more >>

I have a training simulation project, and for it my team has created some custom Flash components. Of these, there is a linkButton that is transparent on the stage, and when the user mouses over, it changes color so that they know they've moused over it. On release, it checks to see if it was ...more >>

I have been poking around and not finding any info on this. What I want to do is change the height of the STAGE (not a MovieClip) based on which view I'm showing the customer at a particular time. For instance... I may have a thumbnail and a detail view for a product. I don't need a lot ...more >>

I'm creating a kind o lotto report and I'm trying to simplify the code... there will be about 40 results to test... (in the code its num1, num2 ..... ) if I keep doing like this, the code will be huge: A = 0; B = 0; C = 0; D = 0; E = 0; F = 0; G = 0; conc001 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]; num1 ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to access the contents of a MovieClip I placed inside a PopUpWindow component, but can't figure how to do that. I have created the window with something like this: var SAedit_win:MovieClip = mx.managers.PopUpManager.createPopUp(_root, Window, true, {closeButton:true, titl...more >>

i would like to animate an array of mcs, one after the other, use setinterval to control the speed of the animation sequence. what would be the best approach to this. does anyone have an example? thanks ...more >>

Hi I have a problem with onData event. I created main swf where other parts/swfs are loaded and in one swf I have created email form and this swf is loaded into this main swf. There is used onData event and function which should do something but it doesnt work because onData event is not...more >>

I want to make a dropdown menu like in regular programs. I tryed using the combobox, but I cant get it to work right. Is there a way to make a dropdown menu?...more >>