Hi , Anyone has a good word count function? One that will ignore long white spaces and newlines? Many thanks Golem...more >>

I have a simple question cursor returns to text field onclicking outside in flash 8.0 can anyone help me?...more >>

The following code plots X number of points on an image for me. All the data is already loaded and the points draw correctly. The issue that occurs is only the last rollover works. Any others do not work. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks. for (x = 0; x <=...more >>

Hey guys. You'll see my php file down below. Here's what is going on. My PHP file serves as a path and file name generator. It's purpose is to simply generate a list of all the jpgs inside a given directory and return the list back to flash. This is working flawlessly directly from the...more >>

I'm using MX 2004, and I need voiceover timeout prompts. What's the best way to accomplish the timing? I've used onEnterFrame to count down some timers, but, but I've had mixed results - they don't have to be too accurate, just working with some predictabillity. I'm also concerned that using ...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to use a XML object in a class I'm creating. Something like this: class MyClass { // vars private var myXML:XML; private var myString:String; // constructor function MyClass(url:String) { this.myXML = new XML(); this.myXML.ignoreWhite = t...more >>

I'm having a issue: I have a mc on the main timeline, inside that mc i have multiple mc's, in one of those mc's--we'll call it content2_mc--on the actions layer I have: label="s" + _root.link; gotoAndPlay(label); and on the buttons i have: on (release) { if (_root.link<>1) { ...more >>

Please help! I'm trying desparately to get the audio to fade over a 3 second period when the movie gets to a specific frame near last few frames of my movie but haven't been able to find any code that works for me. I've seen several that work for button but haven't been able to convert the ...more >>

Im having some issues getting my flash contact form to communicate with my form.PHP I have been scouring tutorials but im just not getting what exactly goes into the PHP file. My variables are different from the tutorials I have seen. This is what I have I guess my main question is how do...more >>

Hello all, I have a thumbnail gallery that I am working on. The gallery works fine and when you click the thumbnails it loads the respective swf into the container.picture movieclip. I have used the tween class to fade a set of clips in a single swf in a loop infinitely. The pro...more >>

This is really easy I think, but I just couldn't find out how to do it... How do I get a string converted into a number? So, if I had "2" and "5", for example, I'd want them to add together to be 7, not "25"... I dunno if this information is necessary, but I have a long string of numbe...more >>

My project here is getting pretty complicated, and I fear that in trying to explain this, I might confuse you. If so, please let me know. To start with, I am generating a grid through xml. In the code supplied here, there are about 800 little 25 X 25 squares. All of these squares are mcbutt...more >>

Ok, I need some help for something relatively simple which for some reason I've not been able to find any information on at all? Hopefully it will be something easy to fix. Essentially I have the following: [li]my main movie "Home.swf" [li]another movie "Sub.swf" I've loaded "Sub...more >>

i'm trying to build a menu that is invisible until you hover over the area where the menu will be positioned. It's not really a drop down menu as i dont want any elements to be visible until you hover over the area, which will then make the menu appear with various buttons. Is this pos...more >>

I'm new to flash, just experimenting with what I can do. I have a work with preloaders to load images from online. So when button1 is triggered by the mouse rollover, I get picture1 to appear. I have a fade in set there, though I need to find a way to get a fade out from one image when another...more >>

i have a button and i want it to print a frame when pressed this is what i've got: on (release) { //I need to print a frame labled "c2" } thanks...more >>

Hi guys I've got a clip with some code that I've got linked to an xml file. I've changed a couple of links in the fla and the xml but the fla is still looking for the original variable name. I've checked all over the scene but to no avail...:confused; I KNOW this is going to be a reall...more >>

for (i=i; i<=1000; i++) { with("_root.karta.brodovi.brod"+i){ lineStyle(0,16777215,100); moveTo(xxx,yyy); lineTo(xx,yy); } } the problem is this line with("_root.karta.brodovi.brod"+i){ when i put with(_root.karta.brodovi.brod1) it works.... but how to make it work inside for ??? h...more >>

Hi I am working on a webpage that allows the user to download files from the server. However i am not sure how to modify the code to show the download status so the user knows its actually download sumthing - i was under the impression that this is supposed to show automatically - if so - wh...more >>

I have a series of movies that I have made into SWFs. I load the first movie into the base file into an empty movie clip that I have named "swfLoader". When the loaded movie is finished playing I want it to perform a function to load the next movie. How do I do this? I have done this before wi...more >>

I'm completely baffled and could use some major help from the gurus here. I have a .swf I've published where I have the export actionscript classes set to frame 7 (right after my frames 5/6 loading loop stuff). When I publish the ..swf and upload to the internet it says it is 557KB in size, ...more >>

I have made a simple ComboBox, which works fine to produce a drop-down menu list as the following: // MyComboBox.fla // with an instance of ComboBox // named "swf_load_box" // on the stage. trace("loading mark:"); swf_load_box.addItem("test1", "test1.swf"); swf_load_box....more >>

Ive searched numerous forums and links to try and create a preloader that uses the alpha to fade a movieclip in while loading. Here is what i have tried... (using Flash8) myLoaded = Math.round(getBytesLoaded()); myTotal = Math.round(getBytesTotal()); myPercent = myLoaded/myTotal; myBar...more >>

Hi, I am using a template that was written in flash 6 and am trying to add extra functionality that requires it to be published in flash 8. When I try this it reports an error in the preloader code. Here it is: [Q]t = this.getBytesTotal(); l = this.getBytesLoaded(); p = l/t*100; _r...more >>

I have a button that when pressed moves a graphic on screen. I would like it so that it moves only 1 pixel if you click it once, but if you hold it down it moves at an increasing pace. I have used a setinterval to move it constantly when the button is held down, but would like to add this a...more >>

hi i have a movie clip, instant name - mmm i have a button, instant name - bbb what action do i have to give the button to make the movie clip move up when i press the button? what action do i have to give another button to make the movie clip move down when i press the button? thanks ...more >>

hi i have a movie clip, instant name - mmm i have a button, instant name - bbb what action do i have to give the button to make the movie clip move up when i press the button? what action do i have to give another button to make the movie clip move down when i press the button? thanks ...more >>

How can i use Netstream for local playback if it is possible?...more >>

I'm using get Timer() to pause animations before they start again but am worried that, having 8-10 of these in a movie, is not an efficient use of memory. Someone told me to use setInterval() instead. Does anyone know if that is a more efficient method? (for an application accessed online.) ...more >>