Well, I must've left some brain cells somewhere while on vacation. I thought I was on a groove swing learning Flash, but I've been hitting the proverbial brick wall all day with this one. I have a class which attaches a movie clip in my library. That clip in turn has a clip that I want t...more >>

My code loads random movie clips from the same folder of the files "17_1.swf", "17_2.swf" and so on to "17_50.swf". If I have files that don't start with "17_" but I would like to load them anyway without having to change all of these file names, is there a better way for me to write this code...more >>

I have just loaded a drop down menu onto my site. it requires you to click the spacebar to activiate. is there some bit of code that im missing. www.thinkbabybottles.com...more >>

I have assetts loading into my file with an xml doc. The images and text is loading fine but when I try to load in external .swf's i get a error. I am sure my mc on the stage is labeled correctly and that the files are in the right location. here is the error and the code. Error openi...more >>

I am having some problem with some combo boxes, the are in a movieclip and the labels are added in manually, The only thing I have done with them so far in script is just changing the X and Y values, when you are in the main movie clip and click on the button that loads the clip with the combo...more >>

I'm looking for a script to place on a button that will make the movie return to the frame where the previous button was clicked. My current work in progress is here- www.avistarmedia.com/mcclure.html I'm open for any technical suggestions. ...more >>

Hi, I want to develop a drag and drop activity in Flash that can be extensible. For instance, I will like to provide an interface where the user adds questions and answers to a ?question bank?. The user can then select say 10 questions from the question bank that can be offered as an activ...more >>

I was hope someone will be able to help. I have managed to get the print class to print a MC and all is working well. However it could be better by printing in landscape instead of the default portrait. Is there any ActionScript that can be used to set the orientation of the system printer?...more >>

It looks like my version of Macromedia Flash Professional 8 can not read the #include script. What is the problem ? **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 1: Error opening include file NetServices.as: File not found. #include "NetServices.as" Total ActionScript Error...more >>

Hi I have an URL: http://portal.com/teste.html?idLinha=1&idModelo=2 I need to write this variables inside flash. which command I must use? I obtain to read of an file text but I want to read direct of the URL. Please I need this urgent tip. Regards ...more >>

What is .this or this. why do people use it. I created a really simple program without the this. made of a object of the class and set variables in that class and displayed them on the screen without using the this. why do people use it > ...more >>

I see init() functions in programs. Why do people use them. Why isnt it in reference. I see initClip() but not init(). why would the program run twice if you dont program it to....more >>

i am trying to bulind a slider to fade btween 3 image Image 1(Past0, Image 2 (Present), Imag2 3 (Futher) info Image 1 is Constant as it is the base layer Image 2 is Variable inatly set at 100% Alpher (middle LAYER) Image 3 is Variable inatly set at 0% Alpher (top LAYER) i want ...more >>

Running in a player (e.g. exe) not in a browser window: If I create a movie where the stage size is fixed, the window in which the player runs still can be resized. What bugs me is, that then objects which are not on stage may come into view. Does anybody know a solution to this? Either pr...more >>

I am working a game where I want all the keys that are not a letter or backspace locked out, or that they dont do anything when pressed, does anyone know how I can do this?...more >>

How do I share a library among different fla files? For instance I have three fla files which will use the same images. Is it possible to share a font type among these fla files too?...more >>

HI! I have two movie clips. And I wish that the second one begin to play at particular frame of the other. The actionscript is: if (tipi_mc._currentframe == "tipi_mc_11") { test.gotoAndPlay("test2"); } But it doesn't work. What is wrong? Tnx ...more >>

Alright. I'm fairly new to Actionscripting, so if we can somewhat lame out the tech talk to mild to medium I'd appreciate it. what I am trying to do is create an swf movie that will interact with a PHP script. first lets start with saying the PHP script reads the directory that it is currently...more >>

i havent started with a blank, script made movie clip. I want to add frames from action script 2, and be able to reference/show the induividual frames for a video game and not a movie. I dont realy need animation, i just need certain frames to show, that i want to load load(from a non scrip...more >>

Hi Guys, I need to learn how to make dynamic text non-clickable, like those in loaders. Any Ideas...? Thanks in Advance :grin;...more >>

Hi Guys, I need to learn how to make dynamic text non-clickable, like those in loaders. Any Ideas...? Thanks in Advance :grin;...more >>

Hi Guys, I need to learn how to make dynamic text non-clickable, like those in loaders. Any Ideas...? Thanks in Advance...more >>

How does one make specific words or phrases within a static text field link to an external .SWF. I want to single out specific words that correspond to other pages in the site. EXAMPLE: wherever the word "contact" appears within a body of text, I need it linkable to the "CONTACT" page. ...more >>

I have names in some text files split up alphabetically by every 3 letters (abc, def, ghi, etc.). I'm using a slider to navigate between the different files. When it loads in initially via frame script it works fine. Here is my code: [b] loadVariablesNum("print/pm0000abcNames.txt",0); ...more >>

HI - I'm looking for flash-open source websites that show physics, anything similar to levitated.net. Anyone know of any other good resources along these lines? thanks.....more >>

I have a site containing movie clip animations that are 435 frames long. This seems to be causing lagg times when the pages(.SWF) are called up, depending on processor speed. Sometimes the viewer is looking at a blank screen for as long as 5-10 seconds before the next page loads. How can I ...more >>

I've created a drop down menu with images which seems to work when I hit Publish Preview. When I put the swf file into Dreamweaver MX the file doesn't show up on the site. There is basically a large blank square. The bottom of the browser says "errors on the page". I'm assuming that I'm missin...more >>