Hi, I'm working on a numbers pad and want to add a "Clear" button to clear the last digits that were entered. For example, if you enter 1, 2, and 3 (123), and hit "Clear" 3 times, it will delete 3, 2, and 1, in this sequence (clears in reverse order of what's entered). I'm using a numbers pa...more >>

Is there a way to attach a runtime created textField to a runtime movieClip below is the code to create each. would I attach it inside the creation of the movieClip I don't think you can use: _mc.attachMovie("textFieldName", depth); createEmptyMovieClip("thumbs_mc", 2); thumbs_mc...more >>

I want to load a dynamic text field from an external text file. I have the following code which works perfectly as long as the dynamic text box is on the main stage: ---------------------------- //Retrieve text field/value pair from file Test.txt loadText = new LoadVars(); loadText.lo...more >>

I'm cross-eyed looking at this thing! Please help! Trying to load resize and reposition an external swf when I click a button. The code below is on the button. Plus, I need to put a button on top of the movie clip so the user can (at any time) click to go back to the a main menu. Figured I...more >>

Tengo un array bidimensional en ActionScript con los datos para la creaci?n de campos de texto din?micos. Por ejemplo, el array es algo como: Hi everybody. I created a bidimensional array in ActionScript with the necessary data to create text fields. With that information, I need to crea...more >>

I am creating dynamic movieclips via loop to load data into each movie. The new names of the movie clips will be something like "MC" add loop. now the problem is that i have tried many ways to get the getBytesLoaded() property for them but its not working i have trying something like ...more >>

Just a simple question. Don't need to know if it works or not I have tested it. What I want is to understand. Here it is: If I use the Export for actionscript and I unselect the Export in first frame, the item that will be linked by the ID in the library must appear on the timeline. Nor...more >>

Can you directly tween some property other than "_x", "_y"...physical on-screen built-in properties? Or would I pretty much have to do some trickery with event listeners and do some calculations based on one tween to make another tween (with easing) of some other numeric property I'm track...more >>

Hi, what is the difference between loadMovie and loadMovieNum ? sorry for my english...more >>

Quick summary: I have a number of flv files and an FCS to stream them from. All I'm trying to do is write some simple actionscript that loads whichever clip the user has selected. I'm brand new to using streaming media, and the distinction between the video object and movieclip object is...more >>

I have a movie that has about 10 scenes. When I click on the stop button it does nothing. I am using this script: on (release, keyPress "<Space>") { stop(); } Anyone have any idea why this doesn't work? ...more >>

Hi wonderd if anyone knows how to reproduce this JS lightbox effect in flash http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/ can this effect be incorperated into flash, i really like the way the images float over the browser (just wanted to know if it is possible to do or anything simalar? ...more >>

I have looped item and window to use the same photo in two different places. I can't get the unique Id for the window loop clicked into the last line of code to control the alpha: "_root.project["window" + Id].pix._alpha = 100;" Is there a way to do? Any help is appreciated. thanks yogi b...more >>

when you create a prototype function for a movieclip, you're adding a new method for all movieclips. not all (and not any) movieclips need to use that method. for example, mm/adobe created an onDragOut method for movieclips but you may never use it. (i don't think i've ever used it.) ...more >>

Looking for some help. I have a main swf (a.swf) file that loads multiple swfs (b.swf etc). I want to apply an attribute to a specific mc within the loaded swf (b.swf). i.e. movie clip: drag in b.swf so in a.swf i have put: _root.createEmptyMovieClip("b" , 30); loadMovie("b.swf",...more >>

I have a .as file which contains the code for a class called Base64. When I try to pull it into my code using the '#include' method, is it generating the following error!? **Error** C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\Touch Screen Project\Touch Screen Slides v7\Base64.as: ...more >>

I'm writing a little video player for my website using the FLVPlayback component. The way I have set it up is that all my FLV files are located in a directory on my server. I tell the player which FLV file to play by passing it a variable in the URL for example: [Q]video.swf?q=10[/Q] I t...more >>

Im trying to apply a prototype funciton to a movieclip and for the life of me I cant get my head around it e.g. myFunction.prototype = function(){ this.onPress = function(){ trace("working"); } } myBoxMovieClipOnTheStage = new myFunction(); I would expect the "myBoxMovieClipOnT...more >>

Visual Basic has the capability to define a User Data Type as follows: Type myDataType foo as Boolean bar as Integer anArray(1 to 10) as Integer end Type Then you can create a new array of this this type as follows: myNewVariable(1 to 5) as myDataType and a...more >>

i want to smooth loaded images (jpg) in flash8 let's say that i have one layer, one frame and the following AS: [h]_root.loadMovie("q.jpg");[/h] the _root could be an object, but the behavior is the same so in flash7 CTRL+ENTER, right click and zoom ---> RESULT: zoom with image inter...more >>

I just developed a problem with hidden rollover buttons. Not sure what is causing the problem. I have a button layed over text - when the cursor is over the button, the rollover state reveals a text box. There is no code on the button. The problem is that a mouse click will cause the main mov...more >>

Hi, I am new to Flash/Actionscript development but a somewhat experienced coder. While trying to build a small application in Flash 8 Professional, I have run into a perplexing problem. Apparently, my code gets too big or too complicated ... at below 300 lines :-O I have a scene with two fr...more >>

is there an easy way to assign default values for function parameters? example: function stuff( var1:Number = -100, var2:String = "not set") { code; } thanks...more >>

Hi friends, I want to change the source of image. How do I modify it to load external image? Please Help me... Thank you very much.. Regards. function postImgsToArea(mask_mc:MovieClip, imgs_array:Array):Void { var masked_mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mask_"+mask_...more >>

I have a flash page which takes a users input and saves it to a .xml file.........There is no problem with writing to the xml file once but if i try to press the submit button the second time i get this error in the input window myTextVar=test&onLoad=%5Btype%20Function%5D %3C%3Fphp%0D%0A%...more >>

Hi, I am a novice at best at Action Script. Am trying to use Selection.setFocus() to highlight a region of text in an input text field. But when I position the cursor using; Selection.setSelection( strLen - 2, strLen - 1 ); it puts a "1" digit inside the text string in the display. ...more >>

Hi, I hope someone can help me with that. I am getting in an "expireDate" from a Database. It can be for ex. "5/21/2007" . This date is a String. 30 days before that expireDate is reached, I want to send a reminder to the client, like "your membership is going to expire". How can I...more >>

With Safari on Mac OSX, I have a problem sending vars in a window named "thisWin". myVar.send("../cgi-bin/redirect.php", "thisWin", "POST"); The SWF opens a new window it should be called "thisWin". But with javascript alert says there is no name. So, the second time, i trigger myVar.s...more >>

q)Can you use a scrollbar with just actionscript and no UIcomponents? q)So how do you get the movieclip at a small size and add a scrollbar to it so it can scroll a large screen?...more >>

This is a bit of a weird one and I am not sure it even belongs in this part of the forum, but hopefully somebody else have had this problem and found a solution. Example of the problem can be found here: http://dev.fortune-cookie.com/bug/ This bug only applies to Internet Explorer T...more >>