I need to remove the mouse listiner with this function before the page unloads function removeML() { //removes mouse listener //Call this function before unloading the pageflip //if you don't do that, the next time you load a //pageflip, the mouselistener will not work! ...more >>

I have an intro.swf file that is basically a movie with sound that is exported for actionscript but not exported in the first frame. I just stuck it in a movie on my timeline and it works great and the preloader works because it doesn't load the sound before the preloader. I use : musicSoun...more >>

Hi All, I'm new to action script, and I just need this one script > How can I script a Flash .exe file to always stay on top of all other windows? Basically what i want to do is have a flash-created step-by-step instructional movie, but for the movie to remain on top of all windows so the...more >>

its common knowlege that myspace and other sites set enableJSURL and enableHREF to false automatically to keep flash widgets from using getURL to launch new windows. looking at the youtube player it seems that they deal with this issue by forcing you to cut and paste the target url into a new ...more >>

I have an index file which loads he navigation and home page files like this //create home page holder this.createEmptyMovieClip ("rotateClip", this.getNextHighestDepth ()); //load homepage rotateClip.loadMovie ("home.swf", [GET]); //create nav holder this.createEmptyMovieClip ("navCli...more >>

Sorry guys, but I am new to Flash and I have a horrible teacher who isn't able to explain this well. I have 2 scenes. I have a button in scene 1 that I would like to link to scene 2. Can anyone please help? I tried several versions gotoandstop ("scene2"); gotoandstop ("2", 1), I just don't kno...more >>

....please help... var webLinks_xml:XML = new XML(); webLinks_xml.ignoreWhite = true; webLinks_xml.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) { if (success && this.status == 0) { for (var aNode:XMLNode = this.firstChild.firstChild; aNode != null; aNode=aNode.nextSibling) { webLinks_cb....more >>

Hey Guys, I have a semi-urgent problem, any help would be appriciated! Basically, I am designing a web page for which the client didn't want it done entirely in flash, so it's an html page with a number of embedded elements. What i was wondering was, is it possible for these seperate ele...more >>

Well.... let me try to xplain what I want... I'm over my thesis, and I am doing a software for kids!.... I have seem a few time ago in abobe website a sample where you change colors by an action script code... I was wonder how do they that?... does anybody know?... please share it with me ...more >>

I'm fairly new to the Flash world and recently downloaded Flash 9 Prof to try. I am creating a CD with a Flash animated menu and several button options. Is there and ActionScript that will open an external file in its associated application (rather than in a browser w/ getURL). Perhaps f...more >>

HI I;m trying to create a path to a movievclip created with attachMovie. I need tio create the path using variable: _root.var1.var2.gotoAndPlay("something"); How can I teel flash that var1, var2, etc are variables and not a relative path? Tks, ...more >>

When I open a popup window with on(release) commande in a menu bar, all the Japanese characters in the bar (dynamic text) transforms into half-byte characters which causes display problems with non-Japanese OS PCs. Even on Japanese OS, you can see double-byte transforms into single-byte. Wh...more >>

:confused; i am a beginner to flash and actionscript. i dont seem to have problems with flash just the actionscript. I have a game which i am producing as part of a uni project. it is just a simple bat and ball game and i would like to put a real time score on the game page which will add...more >>

I am trying to create a mute and unmute button. I have the 2 buttons in a movieclip. On the first frame I have the unmuted button with this code: on(release){ stopAllSounds(); gotoAndStop(2); } In frame 2 I have the muted button but don't know what code to make the sounds ...more >>

I've been working on a flash demonstration app for a client which simulates a user interacting with a website. I've captured all the interactivity using captivate in chunks and have built a container flash file to house the segments of demonstration. I have been having a few teething problems ...more >>

I have a nested xml.onLoad within a function (with a return statement in the function) I need to wait for the xml.onLoad to be triggered before a return statement is sent. Flash does not wait for the xml to finish loading it will just return "undefined"; If you list variables in the debu...more >>

Yes, new to this and starting out simple. I am able to send my feedback form data created in Flash to an email, but after it is sent an open window is still there. What do I do to remove that window or atleast direct it to a thank you message? Here is my script so far: on(release) { ...more >>

I wonder if its possible to insert php page with TABLES in to flash? I succeeded inserting php page loaded with simple text and photos. Looks like tables or divs are not supported or I am using a wrong technique??? Does anyone knows how can I solve this problem? ...more >>

Does anyone know if it's possible to dynamically attach movieclips from the library, to existing motion guides which are already on the stage, and let them tween? We also wanna give each animation an own speed, independend of the framerate of the movie. (Our goal is to let busses dr...more >>

I am exporting an FLVPlayback component into a standalone exe file and it seems the buttons for playback (play, stop, etc) have disappeared. Is this a known issue? Is there a way around this, or do I have to create my own buttons? ...more >>

Hi There, I have a graphic saved as a movie clip which I'd like to convert to a progress bar component (or at least to act like a progress bar component) . . . how is this done? Is it even possible? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Kevin. ...more >>

.....please look http://www.nagaoka-id.ac.jp/gallery/gallery.html ...how to control movie clips using mause scroller...?...more >>

...please give me some script how use combobox component using xml files.......more >>

Hi, I have a Flash 8 movie that has two frames. In the first is a picture of a TV and a click here button. When you click the button it goes to frame 2 what has a FLVPlayer move (I just imported the FLV file, no coding and called it "Commercial") and it starts playing. What I need to...more >>

Hi i want to load two external swf files in frame 1 before i animate the fade effects alpha that is on top of them to reveal them in frame. I can get it to work fine for 1 swf file but cant see how to get it to work for 2??? Any help would be great thanks Neil ...more >>

Hi. Not sure what is going wrong here - hope someone can help. I have a class (skeleton code attached) that takes care of all the button presses and key stroke admin. I have set up an evennt listener for a play button, and a listener for the space bar, - both should call a common function. W...more >>

I have loaded two external movieclips as below. From within "frontwork.swf" I would like to click on an existing button and have the first movie clip unload. How can that be done? Code appreciated Thanks _root.createEmptyMovieClip("logocontainer", 1); logocontainer.loadMovie("logoStelle....more >>

Hi! I'm trying to do following: I'm loading a hexadecimal color value (like 0xFFFFFF) from an external file into a Flash-movie. I'd then use the value to change a movie clip colour. I'm using Flash 8 Professional, but my code should be compatible with MX 2004 / Flash 7 too. I succeeded...more >>

I have an array of movie clips and want to make the clips nested so i can click on them. .. this.createEmptyMovieClip("mcc"+i,this.getNextHigh estDepth()); .. To make them nested and be able to click on a MC how can I refer to each MC with a button press with array notation eg How ca...more >>

Hi, I receive the name of a movie clip from an xml file as a string. I want to be able to use that name to issue an gotoAndPlay command. Is there any way of casting a String into a MovieClip name. This is what I have so far highlight_xml = new XML(); highlight_xml.ignoreWhite = true; highli...more >>

[q][i]Originally posted by: [b][b]khalidebrahim[/b][/b][/i] i am new to actionscript, can you explain how to attach this code. many thanks[/q] If you are new to actionscript, this code is way beyond beginner status. You should go backwards and learn some more fundamentals. We could spend hou...more >>

Lets say I have 10 scenes. Every scene fades in from 0%-100% Alpha from frame 0-30 and then stops Then there are 10 extra frames after frame 30. (30-40) That fades, moves.. the scen to white again. The scene goes to frame 30 and stop. Then when the user click on button X > go from 3...more >>

Hi, I am struggling to change lines of loaded text from xml. Basically I wrote few sentences in one child of xml file but when i loaded it to dynamic textfield I cant change the lines. (i tried with <br> /n both didnt work, textfield was multilined) thank you for your time ...more >>

Hi, I can't get the value of the loadVars value outside the onload function. IT works inside the function but I get no display outside. var nameVars= new LoadVars(); var txt1:String; nameVars.onLoad=function(){ trace("Loading"); //text_var=nameVars.my; txt1=nameVars.files; ...more >>

i'm trying to do a basic fighting-type game in flash. so far i have the preloader, the enter your name box, the code so it won't let you continue until you enter your name, and the code so that guy moves, the code for the bounding box so people can't leave the screen, and the code so that the ...more >>

I ran across a bug using the combobox change event listener with an Alert.show call. The movie runs into a recursive loop that is caught and stops the movie. 1) add a combobox to the stage and name it 'cb' - add two labels using the parameters tab 2) drag an alert instance from the compo...more >>

Hello, I've received some conflicting information about how text fields should be referred to and I'd really like to clear it up. One place I read that you should always use the var field in the text field properties panel to give your text field a variable name, and you shouldn't use the ...more >>

Hi there, quick question... Is it possible to have Flash do a "screengrab" of what is currently on a screen (or in a specific part of the screen), and have it saved as a .jpg to be used later? Any info would be most helpful.. ...more >>