hello. here is my situation: please read on, i tried to make it and easy read... i have a 2 buttons that have this code on them: on (release) { stopAllSounds(); unloadMovieNum("50.swf", 50) unloadMovieNum("50.swf", 51) loadMovieNum("http://www.mysite.com/flash/50.swf", 50); } ...more >>

I am a little new to actionscript and don't know how to do something. I wrote a program that gets mp3s from an XML file and loads them in a custom designed mp3 player. I need to create a Play button that after being pressed switches to a Stop button (different graphic) which I cna then use ...more >>

Hi, I've made a little Flash intro for a site I built in Golive. I have no knowledge of Flash whatsoever and I need some help to make sure that as soon as the intro finishes the visitor is redirected to the homepage. I made the intro in Imageready (so all frames ended up being bitmaps in F...more >>

I have a text field I'm loading text into. This text is has an amp symbol in (&) denoted in html as &. Basically, I need to know the requirements for special characters and how they are rendered in flash. Especially when they are being pulled from an external file that has multiple vari...more >>

I am trying to figure out the best way to Monitor the status of loading of an ASP generated XML file. I created a class that handles the loading of the XML but because it continuously being updated I need to monitor its loading status. import mx.utils.Delegate; class WeatherStati...more >>

And so far as I can tell really has no reason or rhyme. I've set up many masks using this exact same process before, and I can not figure out what's causing the issue. Working in Flash 8 Professional. I've got a movie clip with a graphic in it, and another movie clip with a series of ...more >>

Hello, I attached a pared down version of my .as file, which is imported into my flash (.fla) file. I can't seem to call the initCircularArray function from my class constructor. The trace function in the initCircularArray never gets called, and the onLoad(success) trace returns 'tru...more >>

Hi guys, I'm trying to use stylesheets with an html enabled textArea. My goal is to be able to use something like this (see Fig 1 below): What I am currently using is listed in Fig 2. This works as long as I wrap my text in Fig 1 in paragraph tags. I would like to be able to use so...more >>

I am using a dragable MovieClip. When dragging it around in the movie it remains where I put it when the movie comes to the end and loops. BUT, when the same movieclip is assigned new x and y coordinates (by a button), and then dragged around, the movieclip jumps back to the starting posit...more >>

How can I get 3D people in flash? But I want it loading from a file (Like php will output it for me). I would like to know this because: I want people on my site (not done yet!) to create an account with a 3D person icon. But I haven't got a clue. It needs to be also, people able to make new p...more >>

hi does anyone knows how to send values from flash variables to javascript. this is my code. here i'm getting as the doc value as undefined. can anyone help me please. var doc = "http://www.ignitemediahosting.com/csp/" + "ConvenienceChannelOTPOverview.ppt"; getURL ("javascript:NewW...more >>

I need to parse some information from input data fields to be saved to a .txt file on the users computer. The flash file will be published as an .exe flash projector. This will not be used for the net, but will be used on some computers at a trade show where the user fills out his/her det...more >>

Posting this here becuase most who know Actionscript also probably know ASP or PHP. Using the above in Flash, it's easy to pass variables from a Flash movie to just about anything using the GET or POST method. As you know, this is done without any interruption of the Flash movie, and even ...more >>

I am trying to load detail.swf and start on frame 6. It will load but only start on frame1. createEmptyMovieClip("container",4); loadMovie("detail.swf", "container"); tellTarget ("_level4"){gotoAndPlay(6); } container._x = 0 ; container._y = 0 ; ...more >>

Hi I'd like to retreive the value of the currently selected text in an input textbox. Selection.getSelection is not a function for some reason so has anyone got an alternative way to do this? Thanks, Ciar=E1n ...more >>

i have a dynamic text fields being fed HTML text, yet I am not able to get [I] and [B] tags to work. why not? i have this: page_text.html = true; and am using text such as this (with <br>, <a>, [U] tags): Climate change 2001, the scientific basis. Contribution of Working Group I to ...more >>

Hey All! I have made some dynamic text on my main page with arrows to scroll up and down. I also have a scroll bar however it does not work. I have not added any actionscript for the bar because I do not know how to code it. Can anyone help me with writing the actionscript for the scroll b...more >>

I have several questions about actionscript and everything and anything will help me out a lot. Here they are: From javascript (for questions 1-3) 1) is there a way to iterate through objects in a swf file? For example, if the swf has children swfs or some control that I want to target...more >>

I have got a perfectly working (offline) movie and I wondered why the dynamic content will not show online. I have a dragable menu and I have frames that have my content on. My menu is a movie clip. I tried to have the dynamic text box on the frame that I want it to view the content but now ...more >>

Hi guys, im interested in making a sound equalizer...but not the kind you use to adjust the Bass, High End, Mid range, etc... I mean like the Visualizations you have in Media Player, WinAmp, iTunes, etc... (if you look in Media Player under Visualizations---=>Bars and Waves---=>Bars..... I ...more >>

I want to set height and width to textfield based on the content size of which is not known before I want his done when creating many text fields through loop. Can anyone help me....more >>

As the title suggests, I'm trying to find a good way of getting an ActionScript/Flash dynamic array into PHP, so I can serialize it and store it in a DB, then simply give back that same array when it's called. Are there any popular techniques? The array will always be a different size, contain...more >>

I need a favor. Do a simple fameset (frame1, frame2)in HTML and put a flash button in frame1 write on the button to open an other HTML page in the frame2 ==> getURL("content.html", "frame2"); EXPORT IN FLASH 8! (please check this) and test the the button...! on my side it ope...more >>

hi, i've defined a class and inside that within a function i''m calling the getURL function and passing the variables using the POST method. but while compiling the compiler throws and error of [b]There is no property with the name 'POST'[/b] when i try to assign ths "POST" to a string...more >>

i'm trying to preload an MP3 file by about 20% before playing. this should be somewhat simple to do ... i've got a bar loader going, and everything works. but the sound actually does not play until 100%. why? _root.preload = 20; - - - var my_sound2 = new Sound(); my_sound2...more >>

Hi, I'm new with actionscript 2.0, I found some great tutorials online on how to upload files using flash. works nicley, however, how can i select a file, continue to fill out a for and after submitting the form upload the files as wel. right now i got a listener that does this: ...more >>