got a little problem - maybe one of you guys can help... This is a bit of code from Lee brimelow Carousel turtorial. What I'm looking to do is put this carousel inside another movieclip so I may then tween it upon a release function. Anyone have any suggestful tips that will lead me in t...more >>

I'm trying to write a function that will Fade In a given mp3 called via the following method: var sAmbience:Sound = new Sound(); sAmbience.load(new URLRequest("ambience.mp3")); var sAmbienceVol:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform(0.7, 0); I also want a function that will Fade Out the s...more >>

hello; I am trying to call a class.method using a reference to the class: my_class = function() { this.listener_method = function( args ) { trace( args ) ; } my_object.register_something ( this , "listener_method" ) ; } my_object = new Object(); my_ob...more >>

I have a single scene, which contains side by side movieclips. The movieclip on the left contains a series of buttons. I would like to have these buttons control which frame of the movieclip on the right side of the screne is displayed. Please help. Thanks, Michael ...more >>

I'm making a drop down menu from scratch and everything seems to be great except that my sub menu item won't animate. Everything seems properly placed to me, but I may need to change something in the action script. It's best to see it in action here.http://www.jp-graphics.net/viewer4.html ...more >>

Hi All, Was curious if there is code that when you have a move clip and inside the movie clip you have a scroll bar that controls the movie clips timeline so you can scroll forward or backwards similar to the scroll bar in quicktime...also with the buttons..stop..pause ..play etc... An...more >>

I have a shell type Flash file that loads an external .swf from a variable passed in through the FlashVars param. If all the files are in the same directory it works fine. But if I move the .swf files to another server and try to call them nothing shows. Here is the code to load the .swf (...more >>

As of now, im using URLLoader to send a variable to a php file and use that to connect to mySQL, the php file then echos back an XML with the results. Once that is back in flash I parse it out and use the data. Once I receive the data my application begins to run [u]extremely[/u] slow. I've...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to figure out how to put a comboBox in my Flash form and normally I just use something like: countryList.dataProvider = ["Country1", "Country2", "Country3", "Country4"]; var listenerObject:Object = new Object(); listenerObject.change = function(evtObj:Object) { ...more >>

I managed to get my flash to call an external js function successfully, but can't get a js function to call back in. Hoping I'm just missing some dumb little thing. I've looked at a bunch of samples and can't figure it out... Flash movie name, id in the HTML is listenInLibraryPlayer In the...more >>

Hi, I need a little help of my friends, with some ActionScript 2.0; function hideBespokeText():Void { mainShow_mc.textOne_mc._alpha = 0; } hideBespokeText(); mainShow_mc.onRollOver = function():Void{ showBespokeText();{ delete this.onEnterFrame; } } ...more >>

hello; I am looking at Robert Penner Easing Equations; he includes this equation: c*(t/=d)*t + b what does the =d mean, specifically the '=' ? thanks dsdsdsdsd...more >>

I have a flash movie(generalPlayer) that in turn loads another flash movie(converted from powerpoint) and plays it. I have this generalPlayer loading in a java JDIC browser window. Since i cant make flash automatically grab keyboard focus after the movie is loaded into the browser(one has to...more >>

In the past, I could dynamically add variables to a movie clip to assign values to them so that I was able to read them later per movie clip. It doesn't seem like I can do this now. Is there anyway to do it? Also, this is in a class, and when the student has answerd the quesiton, I need...more >>

I'm doing a flash based web site for school and need help with buttons i am making. They are "piano" keys in which i need them to play a sound when i press the button down, but the sound should stop when i release the button. Please I really need the help!! ...more >>

I'm fairly new to CS3 and haven't messed with any of it's settings. I've had to relearn a bit so bear with me. I'm building an fla using onRelease and frame names to navigate. The concept is simple, yet my code doesn't work. I'm clearly doing something wrong and a kind kick in the right direct...more >>

I am new to AS3 and have a doubt on Registration point for Movie clip / Sprite. Please help me the sample code for this I simply draw a line using AS3 in flash environment. but i used graphics.moveTo for center. but if i run this it is simply taking x,y axis 0,0 and move around the stage....more >>

I am trying to create a MovieClip at the root level, inside that MovieClip I am creating several dynamic MovieClips. To each one of those MovieClips I am trying to add an onPress event so I can do something as the MovieClips are pressed. This is the code I have: var vPos = 12; var hPos =...more >>

Hi there I am trying to find a way to convert a number to a character for a game I am working on. Currently the users score can be sent to a friend via a query string e.g. www.mygame.com/game?usersscore=111.11 This is not ideal as all the user needs to do is alter the query string to ...more >>

hello. i've an array and in a function and i don't know how to get it out of the funktion because i want to use it in a dynamic way. ?return? does not work. i try it last night for 3 hours and i find no way. please help me an sorry for my teribble english, i'm a german one. bernhard ...more >>

I need to write a function to check if a NetStream object with the name "stream" has been created yet and then act accordingly based on if yes or no. Is it possible to check for that in ActionScript 3.0? ...more >>

Hi guys. I'm currently using Flash's export as .exe feature and it seems that no matter what with the .exe Flash uses GET instead of POST even if I use POST in the actionscript. Now I know I've seen this in the documentation and floating around the forums but does anybody know if it is possibl...more >>

I have a movie clip that holds a text field that can be changed either by typing in to it or clicking buttons (also contained in the movieclip). Once the text field has focus there seems to be no way of getting rid of it other than clicking in another field. I have tried using Selection.setFoc...more >>

Hi In that code if the user Type the value " assdfa" it need to display not available... if they typed the name kelly or bill then it display the correct value....it's working fine How should i do for un avilable values... ~~Sk var my_array:Array = ["bill_...more >>

Hi I need to make the cursor blinking on thet textinput component when i run the flash file... at first ~~ Sk...more >>

Hi, I'm currently doing an interactive flash for a company and for many obvious reasons I'm programming it as object oriented. I do at some point attach an empty movie clip which I fill with many texteFields, movieClips and I also load an external image using the loadMovie function. I decid...more >>

Where can I get a tutorial on how to create a catagorial menu with a built in array? I want to create the structure below using actionscript without XML. A nested loop thing? Books red books blue books Cars red cars blue cars thanks, yogi ...more >>

Setup: I am using Flash MX, we have created a flash based survey that is passing information to a pearl script. The form is working but more information is needed. i need information about the url that they used our survey. we have a very large website and we need to know where they were and ...more >>

Hi everyone, I'm having a problem with loading an array from a text file to play flvs in sucession. I 'm using LoadVars to load the array from the text file. I can trace the array and trace elements of the array. But the problem I'm having is that the videos are not playing. This even ...more >>

:confused; I'm trying to load 4 swfs to the stage. Think of an mp3/fm tuner/video player. I'd like to have the playlist, status bard and menu stay seperate swf files. Thanks in advance for your help ...more >>

I know this is going to sound like I'm a smart aleck but I'm just trying to figure it all out and so far things have not been answered in a way that I can understand. I must be missing something because I can't seem to figure out the reason for actionscript (.as) files. I don't come from a pro...more >>

I am using Flash Professional 8 to develop, and player 8 to view published swf files in an html window. I have looked through the posts, but nothing seems to apply. [b]OVERVIEW:[/b] I have a main environment which contains a graphical banner, back and next arrows, and a 'Print' popup con...more >>

Using Flash CS3 with AS3. The sound added to the over state of a button plays both on the over state and the down state. Try this simple trial. 1. Draw a rectangle 2. Convert to button 3. Double click on button and add key frames for over/down/hit states 4. Select the over state 5....more >>

I'm working on a Flash touch screen app. I'd like to create buttons that maintain an active state while the user is on a certain screen. How can I accomplish this quickly....more >>

Hello, I am creating a game pretty much like jeopardy. What is happening is that you click on the number value you want, like 100 for example. When it gets clicked on, there is a tween that occurs and then the question appears on the screen along with all of the contestant names. If o...more >>

Hi I have a MovieClip called _mcButton. This MovieClip contains a Button Component called _myButton. The linkage id for the _mcButton MovieClip is called _mcButton and the AS 2.0 class = compButton (export for ActionScript selected, etc) I have an external class called compButton.as (See...more >>

I want to generate variable names in a loop and assign a object refe. to it. ex. public var missing1_mc:MissingGameObjects; public var missing2_mc:MissingGameObjects; public var missing3_mc:MissingGameObjects; public var missing4_mc:MissingGameObjects; Now in a loop i want to do the fo...more >>

Hello! Okay, I have been noodling around with a pretty simple exercise in order to learn some Flash basics. I have a rectangular frame, upon which four separate graphical objects "parade by". These objects can be clicked and dragged around the frame, and the entire thing loops. In...more >>

is there an easy way to remove x ammount of characters from a string value?? IE: var greeting = "hello"; (truncate 3 char from the end); trace(greeting) // "he"...more >>

function preloadProgress( event:ProgressEvent ):void { var loadedPercent:int = event.getBytesLoaded( ) / event.getBytesTotal( ) * 100; loaderText.text = loadedPercent + "% loaded"; twirlsMask.scaleY = loadedPercent / 100; } Anyone knows the problem? It keeps saying: **Error** Scene...more >>

I am trying to keep all text in one text file, but have three TextArea boxes that are created with AS into which the external text file loads the text. Can I set variables in the text file and then pull them into the TextArea's instead of making separate text files for each TA? Any help wou...more >>

Hi, I'm new to Actionscript. I am using a program called Page-Flip (http://page-flip.com) to make an online catalog. Everything is working fine, but I am trying to modify it a little using Actionscript. I'm trying to use SharedObject to have the document remember what page of the catalog ...more >>

Hello, My next challange is to make an astoid belt that moves in an eclipse around a planet. I can do this without actionscript but i does not look very nice because you have to swap the depths of the planet if the astroid is in front or behind it. I would like to know if this is pos...more >>

What are the differences between linkage identifier and instance name of any object(mc,symbol etc) Some commands in flash require linkage identifiers to me provided.What if the movieclip is being created dynamucally.How would then the link Id be given. On the other hand if movieclip is s...more >>

Hi! We are making a game in school, it's a boat crossing the ocean. We have a problem that the boat doesn't stop when it gets to the end of the screen, it just continues moving away. So, If anyone can help us with the code that makes the boat stop inside the border... PLEASE This...more >>

Hi, As of this writing, if you ever visit the french canadian version of msn (http://sympatico.msn.ca/defaultf.aspx) you would notice what iam trying to achieve: the TD bank banner sometimes expands out of the html table where it is loaded/embeded and some portion of it gets bigger to cove...more >>

Hi, Can anyone direct me to a ressource where i can know the main differences AS 3.0 as brought as compared to the 2.0? For instance, does it know include all the libraries to communicate to a mYSQL database without the hassle to pass thru php? ...more >>

The form information does not come to email, even with the revisions. Also, I need the form, after clicking on SUBMIT button, to go to a Thank You page (which I created in Flash 8). See the scripting with the revisions but still that does not help. Form goes no where. ACTIONSCRIPT the F...more >>

Hi, How can i tell to my flash presentation to use the full screen mode in order to not show the projector menu bar ? thx. RAF...more >>