I have no clue how to even begin to debug this. The problem is much more common in Firefox than in IE, but it does happen in both. The critical problem is that my EventListener function startChatClickHandler is not triggered 98% of the time in Firefox and about 5% of the time in IE. Even t...more >>

Hello, I have a MovieClip.... extraInfo_mc I want it to, when loaded into a component loader to display above all other graphics/text. It displays above some but not all (don't know why) they are all on the bottom layer of the main .swf. I've tried in my Loader.swf's actionscript: ...more >>

on(release) { var my_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); my_lv.titleV = titleV my_lv.DescriptionV = DescriptionV my_lv.TimeV = TimeV my_lv.dateV = dateV my_lv.sendAndLoad("newRecord.php", this, "GET"); my_lv.onLoad = function() { trace(my_lv.outputVar); } } So really what I'm doing...more >>

I have a very simple and easy to use password script that works great in versions 6 and 2004. But for some reason does not work at all in version 8, even when the action script is set to 1.0. Any ideas. I would be happy to send the completed file to anyone who wants it. Many thanks ...more >>

When you load a swf into a main swf, it inherits the background colour of the main swf. How do you stop this? Thanks to an yresponses....more >>

Hi there. Have been playing around with cue points in MX2004pro to get my swf movie to advance once the FLV that it loaded was at its end. However, MX2004pro gets really confused if you use the display component in instances in different scenes to call different videos with their own cue po...more >>

I'm using this piece of code to connect flv files, where the address is stored in XML. It loads the files in Flash 8, but not 9. Any ideas? var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); nc.connect(null); var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc); myVideo.attachVideo(ns); Thanks! ...more >>

i'm using flash 8. i'm not particularly farmiliar with ActionScript structure, so i looked in Flash Help. i found this: [h]Example The following example exports the current frame in the current document to myFile.png, using the current PNG publish settings: fl.getDocumentDOM().exportPN...more >>

I had a template in which all the contact fields are made, I just need the code so it takes the info in the fields and eMails it to a specified addy when submit is clicked. Also, I needs some help finding the code to reset the fields when the reset button is pressed. ...more >>

Hello, I need to have a simple draw api circle preloader. I know how to make one using one square, but I just can't make this work with a circle, can anyone please help here? I usually use this: MovieClip.prototype.desenhar_preloader = function(left, top, right, bottom) { this.lin...more >>

Macromedia's documentation implies that once declared _global an Object, function and/or variable is independant of scope, and that _global.varname and varname are synonomous. That does not seem to be the case ... for example ... in root .... _global.test = 1 function(){test++} ...more >>

if ("") { trace("\"\""); } Or if ('') { trace("''"); } output "" or ''. But, 'while' is all right! I don't know what happended?...more >>

this might be a pipe dream, but i would like to create an ad bar on my church's webpage. I would like to just create a series of movie clips and have them each play through for a period of time, then switch to the next. I would like to create the transition between each clip with action scri...more >>

Hi, in the internet explorer i have a problem with scrollpane. When the page is first viewed, the scrollpane component is not loaded correctly. But when i refresh or get back to that page, the scrollpane is alright. So whats my option? I want to redraw or refresh the scrollpane after its conte...more >>

Hi example #1 pulls data from a php script into flash.........my problem is i can't access that data from anywhere else in the script...........I'd like to somehow make.....username = myLoadVars.valid; ....variable global.....or make the php data global so i can access the data from anywhere...more >>

Hi all, I was able to get the preloader working fine. Just curious about one thing. When the swf movie load, the preloader does not start at 0. It will always start at somewhere in the middle. How do I make so that when the swf load, the preloader will always start at 0. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi guys. I have just started to customise an FLV Playback component, and want to be able to detect when the user drags the seekBarHandle. This is so that I can find the nearest previous cuePoint to the time that the handle was dragged to, and run the function that is associated with that...more >>

To offer a user the chance to quit the Flash application and return to the web site, I have a button. What ActionScript do I attach to the button in order to quit the swf and close the window it is in? ...more >>

Hi there! I'm triyng to get the browsers back-button to work with my flash site. The general principle is this: There is an index.html page containing an (not yet) hidden Iframe and the flash movie. The Iframe contains page A, which starts with JavaScript calling a BACK-function on...more >>

Hello! I am trying to scroll a movie clip with a dragger and up and down buttons. I've made all the elements for it (buttons, dragger, mask, mc etc) and just need to know where to put the actions and instance names to make it all work. The elements can be found at www.spindriftmedia.co...more >>

Helo, First sorry to my bad english.=3DP I=B4m developer and my web site have a problem when opened in firefox and safari When I open, the loader appears and disappears as if the content was already, but the content only appears after really loading. This only happens in the firefox and safari...more >>

Hello everybody, I recently constructed a new website and it uses two different swf files. The main swf file main.swf is aligned to the toprightcorner of the webpage, and the other swf buttons.swf is at the bottom of the webpage. What I need now is the buttons.swf to whenever a button is h...more >>

I'm looking to calculate the days since a date and the number of days until a date. Basically I tried getting todays date and subtracting the date(in the past) to get the difference in days/months/years. I was then thinking of converting the numbers to ratios of days, so 1 year=365 dats an...more >>

Hi... Combo box not opening with Labels...why.. whts the problem... I have one movie..contains combo box...it has 6 Lables... when i want load it in another movie..it is not opening the dropdown menu.. can any one help me regrading this.. Satish Kumar Rajula ...more >>

Hi, i have a small problem, i have a button in level 0 with the code: on (release) { with (_level1) gotoAndPlay(); with (_level2) gotoAndPlay(7); } It loads movies into level 1 and 2, the problem i am having is that when the button is clicked twice it will jump to the next frame ...more >>

i uses 2 flvPlackback component to play 2 flv at the same time. Thus i uses all those actionscript that comes with the flvPlackback componet to enable what is necessary to function as what a video player should do. I got a problem here ...i have to control this 2 flv with 1 seekbar or a ...more >>

Help! I've been trying for ages to find a flash movie controller that I can paste into my Fla. Ideally it needs to be a bit like the Media player controlls with play, pause, a bar you can drag along and a display that shows the minutes. I'd be eternally grateful if anyone could tell me where i...more >>