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Button visibilty in targeted movie
Posted by kimG at 1/6/2007 11:58:05 PM
Hello All, I hope you are doing well. I was hoping you might be able to help me with a bit of code. I have a main move that calls up another movie loaded into loadswf_mc (this mc holds mainPlayer.swf). I want to be able to hide a button in that swf. Here's the code I have: _root....more >>


Contact Form
Posted by Oneofayykind at 1/6/2007 11:23:16 PM
This form I used to use for flash MX now wont work in flash 8. I keep getting syntax errors and cant figure out what I need to change. Anyone have any suggestions? on (release) { errorV = "Please fill in all fields"; if (F1 eq "") { errorV = errorV add newline add "*first name"; ...more >>

Watermarks
Posted by Zorro at 1/6/2007 11:09:23 PM
I need advice on how to create a corner semi-transparent watermark, similar to that used by lynda.com. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I know a graphic's alpha value controls its transparency, but I am looking to include the types of bevel found in the better watermarks. I am handy at cr...more >>

external Interface and FireFox Browser
Posted by Andante17 at 1/6/2007 9:56:48 PM
Hello, I hope some of our findings for this issue will also help other people with similar situation. What is happening in FireFox is the clickable elements embedded in our flash movie cease to function after 1 click. SWFobject is being utilized on our webpage, with "allowScriptAcc...more >>

rotating a nested movieclip
Posted by globalExpress at 1/6/2007 6:53:40 PM
I am trying to rotate a nested movieclip by pressing the nested clip then pressing a rotation command. It works when the clip to rotate is on the _root layer but not when it is within another (which must not rotate). I need to maintain this nesting because I have a zoom and pan function associ...more >>

checkbox component depth problem
Posted by .mabe at 1/6/2007 5:46:56 PM
my flash movie shows on some mouseovers tooltip-like text-popups. now i need some checkboxes. but when i use the component (flash8) the whole depth structure gets messed up and the tooltips and other movieclips are shown at other depths than i set in my classes and as-sources. if i deactiv...more >>

Image from File
Posted by lisandro_lazaro at 1/6/2007 5:30:27 PM
When I load a image from file ,Can I add effects an move?, What function I can use?...more >>

Button doesn't go to keyframe
Posted by nicknamesaretaken at 1/6/2007 11:27:38 AM
Hi folks, I have a problem with some buttons. I am using the script: on (release) { gotoAndPlay ( 30) } I have added this to each instance of the button so that every time it is clicked, you go another screen which is on Frame 30 in my timeline. When I play the movie, cli...more >>



play video
Posted by jagguy99 at 1/6/2007 7:31:18 AM
I want to create a swf file to embed on a webpage. I want the swf to play a video at runtime (passed as a parameter). Can this be done ? I tried this without success in a FLV object var vid:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); vid.connect(null); var vidstr:NetStream= NetStream(vid);...more >>

& symbol in a .txt file problem
Posted by vinnio at 1/6/2007 7:15:09 AM
I have made textfields where I'am loadingin text from a external textfile but the problem is that in my loaded text there a lot of & symbols in it and the file is seeing it as a close symbol... How can I still use the & symbol between the &exmaple text & probem& ? ...more >>

Math.random, exclude one number
Posted by iLogger at 1/6/2007 6:40:02 AM
Hi, this code: var extract = Math.floor(Math.random()*10); trace(extract); is very useful to extract one number (starting from 0 to 10). What if I want to extract a random element except 1? For example, I need to be "extractable" any number from 0-10 except 3 (that is: 0,1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9]...more >>

Form Email Script
Posted by crjcaptain at 1/6/2007 4:24:22 AM
I need the code to send a form to my cgi -bin at my hosting company. I can do it in html but would like to do it in flash. I have everything I need except the proper code for the hidden files which redirect the form fields to my email address. See exerpt below... if (name_txt.text != ...more >>

Random text question, how?
Posted by khalidebrahim at 1/6/2007 2:29:03 AM
hello, it's my first question in adobe community, how to make a menu as this at https://www.indigo6.com, i think he use class, thanks in advance ...more >>

How do I not reload a .swf that is already loaded
Posted by GreenMartian at 1/6/2007 2:21:40 AM
I have this actionscript attached to a button that loads a .swf in level 10: on (release) { _parent.images.gotoAndStop(1); loadMovieNum("57Evinrude.swf", 10); } What would I need to add to the above to stop the movie from reloading the same .swf if it's already loaded and I press...more >>

Displacement Map FIlter resize
Posted by Wai Lam at 1/6/2007 2:18:31 AM
Hi all, i have a movie clip inside another movie clip, say like a_mc.b_mc. I apply the displacement filter to b_mc. and do resize on a_mc. The filter seem not follow the resize of a_mc. Now, i need to resize the bitmap in the filter inorder to make the filter effect correct.. I...more >>

Flash 5 repeating a clip
Posted by Capdetrons at 1/6/2007 1:59:54 AM
I need to repeat an animation as soon as this one ends but if I place a gotoAndPlay action in its frame it won't work. It does with a Stop() in the following frame but then I can't start it over again. ...more >>

AS3 Accessing External SWF objects
Posted by DSedov at 1/6/2007 12:57:32 AM
Hello I do understand that in Flash 8 (AS2) you can create and empty clip, then load SWF file and access objects inside it through this movieclip. For example if I have an instance of somethig called "inst" and I compile SWF, then after I load it in another project I can do MovieClipName.i...more >>


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