Hello Everyone. I'm sure you are all a where of the FlashVars attribute for Flash embeds which holds variables for SWF's when they are rendered. I'm attempting to load an External SWF dynamically from within my own SWF and need to provide it with the values normally stored in the Flas...more >>

The phone formatter doesn't work. Run this simple test to see: 1. created a TextInput field with the id of "day_phone_input" 2. enter this a number formatted like this: [b](415) 555-1212[/b] and format it with the AS below and it throws an error. I looked in the PhoneFormatter class an...more >>

I may be confused, but I thought you could use array access notation with strings. Can someone tell me why this code doesn't work (or suggest new code): the code is meant to rewrite the block of text in tText at a rate of one character per frame... (when the function is called once per fra...more >>

Hello, I'm a complete n00b, so please bare with me. I am doing this: loadMovieNum("splash.swf", 1); Now, I'd like to have that movie played on a different position than the default. I'd like it to move 200pixels up (_y = -200 ?). Any idea how I might be able to do this? I do no...more >>

I have a function in my main timeline but I want to call it from a movieClip - I've tried _parent.myFunction() and _root.myFunction() but they don't work while _parent.gotoAndPlay does work. Thanks. Rob Childress ...more >>

Does anyone know where you can download the actionscript 3.0 libraries? They aren't on Adobe Labs anymore.... links anybody?...more >>

Hi there, I am newbie with xml and actionscript stuff. I am building a slideshow with the help of an online tutorial. The image path is stored in an xml file. My .as code does grab the image path, but only displays the last image. I figured this out because I did Debug Movie and it show o...more >>

Is there any way to pause the code for a certain amount of time before it moves on to the next line? Thanks....more >>

Hello, Does anyone know how to stop the active x control in IE from interfering with my flash website? I know it is a security feature of ie, and I could turn it off in the browser, but I want other people with the default security settings to be able to enter my site easily. Firefox and Ne...more >>

I have a slide presentation created and I am trying to figure out how to auto number the slides and display on the presentation. I am new to actionscript and have hit a roadblock, i.e., can't find any tutorials etc. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to accomplish this? thanks ...more >>

I have to use a MX v1 Combo Box for a project and I want to populate the combo box with a data array but I can't seem to figure it out. I have gotten it to work with a v2 Combo box but not a v1 Combo box. Any help would be greatly apprciated. This how I populated the v2 Combo Box: var sta...more >>

I have created a dynamic text box and an input text box. I have produced code that replicates whatever is typed in the input box to display in the dynamic box along with a date and time stamp once a button is clicked. This all works fine, except for the sizes of the fonts. for both box...more >>

I'm trying my hardest to learn actionscript and OOP but I'm finding my maths and programming fundamentals is seriously letting me down with this. I understand [b]how[/b] these 360 turnarounds are created I just can't work out how to code the mouse movement to make the movie clip jump frames in...more >>

Hi everyone, My question is what has changed from flash mx pro to flash 8 pro when calling functions. On frame 1 I have several functions that use to work. Such as function getRaterRatingData(result)... and I could call them from that frame or nested movie clips. But, now I have had t...more >>

Hello, Can I send a variable and a file together? So I would like to use the FileReference upload() method and the LoadVars send() method together to sending a file and a variable to a PHP file during one reloading. ...more >>

Hi all, I'm using fscommand to get a Value into Flash and modify it. Everytime Flash doesn't recognize the value because Flash doesn't wait and the value isn't filled at the modification process. So i found a solution with Buttons, but i want to let this litlle demo-code (attached) run ...more >>

I have an asp page which sends values into flash using &var=value if the value has an & symbol in it then it fails, so i use server.urlencode in the asp page to change the & symbol in the string. This usually works well, but i now have problems if the string contains any unicode characters, ...more >>

Hello I have a variable in an external txt file that is = the name of my button. I have loaded the file in to flash in an object called my_lv. How do I make line three in the code valid ? _root.map.name1900.onRollOver=function() { this._alpha=20; txName=my_lv.+(this._name); // this lin...more >>

i have a banner reading a flv file from an absolute path/another domain. unfortunately, it doesn't load. is there any security restriction i can set for reading external content from a different domain? thanks. ...more >>

Hi, I'm stuck please help. I'm converting a web site to flash, and because we need to use the same template for all pages and because it most be easy to change the images, I'm loading images and menu items in an external *.as file and import this file in every page. The problem arise...more >>

I have a site with a dynamic text box that I have initialized (I'm not sure that that is the correct term) at the beginning with: myText = new LoadVars(); myText.onLoad = function() { textBox_txt.htmlText = this.content; }; myText.load("text/bio.txt"); stop(); Then I have jus...more >>

Hello, I made a small app in flash that sends an e-mail by calling a simple mailing script in php. I used LoadVars to store the separate variables and then a call to sendAndLoad() to call the mailing script. It works. I get the e-mails just like i expected to, but for some reason, after...more >>

I am trying to set up my site using buttons with instance names instead of adding the code to the buttons themselves, as the newer actionscript is supposed to be done. However, I am finding that it only works if I put the code on the same frame as the buttons themselves (in the actions lay...more >>

i m creating an alert box but it seems not working as i have the alert component in my library. But when i call for it Alert.show(), it wont appear! why? function checking(){ if (_root.mc.hitTest(_root.bar) && _root.mc.hitTest(_root.bar2) ){ mx.controls.Alert.show("Hello, world!"...more >>

I have a template from template monster , and for some reason videos wont play in it , its like it totally ignores the video, so i was wondering if template monster put a script somewhere that disables video. Thanks ...more >>

Dear All, Stuck with a peculiar problem.. We have developed a course and content file size in that course is 1 MB. New files get loaded on click of navigation buttons. Network constraints are such that after we click any navigation button, maxium size of the packet can be 100 K. So we ...more >>

Hi, I have a form that is used to submit an email (PHP script). The form and email work well, but I'm unable to proceed to the next frame using the "onClipEvent(data) action script. Bascially, I would like a Thank you or Email confirmation page to follow the submit. Currently, the email...more >>

I want to have a MC move down the y then when it reaches a set value for y it jumps back to the top to drop down the y again. This is what i got but it just stops. what i'm i doing... why does it not work? thanks this.onEnterFrame = function (){ if (this.T_A._y < 143) { this.T...more >>

I forgot the site that allows you to load the swf file so that anyone in the forum can view it to expedite the assistance process. If someone can be so kind as to tell me, I can post the swf file. OK there are two problems that I am experiencing. One is when I click on cat or elephants ...more >>

Hi, I did a Flash slide show that plays streaming audio on each slide. I use the sound.stop() action to stop the sound from the previous slide. This works ok. However, I've discovered that if I click "Next" to quickly, eventhough there are no overlapping sounds, Flash still streams multip...more >>

This is similar to a question I had asked before (http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=288&threadid =1215121). I was wondering if there is a way to reload a projector, specifically an .exe. Will I have to keep the .swf with the .exe and have it load in the .swf e...more >>

can someone help me in flash actionscript? how to make a ball rotate in flash actionscrip and it can stop rotating by press mouse. the ball will stay on same position, it just rotates follow the mouse direction. if you cant get the concept, there is an example which is using javascript to ...more >>