I'm very very very new to actionscript, and I have just been messing around with the studio 8 trial version, and I just had a question. From javascript, can I get property values (GetProperty) of an object in swf2.swf, where swf2.swf is an element of swf1.swf and swf1.swf is the main swf. So...more >>

I made a flash coloring book. I want add the pages with a loadMovie into an empty mc. empty.loadMovie("horse.swf"); The rollover effects work but the coloring part does not. Here is the code for one of the coloring mc's. on(release) { _root.hue = 0x666666; colorselected = new C...more >>

I have XML files with both .swfs and .jpgs externally being loaded into a main ..swf file via clicks from buttons. The .jpgs and .swfs are loaded into a container entitled "picture" I have this preloader setup (code below) but the files don't seem to be preloading. Since the files are b...more >>

I can't seem to set tabs in my text field. I see that I can add that property to my textFormat but how to I "type" a tab? Hitting the tab key does not seem to work for me....more >>

Hi, I'm making a game that pits the user against two other computer players (think jeopardy). I had made this game years ago in other software, and when I first made it in flash, I made it a "single player" version....now I want my bot players in there! Anyhow, I already have the code...more >>

Im creating a game that enemies come on to the stage that you shoot at. The enemies and shots are attached into arrays and everytime a instance of eather the "enemy" or "shot" comes onto the stage the array gets another attached to the bottom of the array so it never runs out. After the enem...more >>

Hi, I've been trying to create a recursive XML parser, and been partly succesful with it. I've already been able to parse the xml with the next code: private function mParseXML(xmlToParse) { for (var n in xmlToParse.childNodes) { var tempObj:Object = new Object(); tempObj["type"...more >>

I have created a menu and made the text buttons that move from one area of the flash site to another. When I turn on the "Enable Simple Buttons" choice under control the buttons work and go where they are supposed to. When I test the movie, the buttons show the up,over,down and hit states bu...more >>

I don't know where to report something like this, but I just spent half an hour or more trying to figure out why my DoFScommand function wasn't being called, and I finally figured out it was because the C is capital. In the documentation for Flash MX, it lists the function name as myMovie_DoF...more >>

I really need someons help. I am still learning actionscript, but need a job completed by Monday. I got the following script from O'Reilly's web site: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/excerpt/ActionScriptCkbk_chap1/index1 ..html?page=1 However, the sound does not pause at all,...more >>

AS2.0 language ref. says "The custom tab ordering defined by the tabIndex property is flat. This means that no attention is paid to the hierarchical relationships of objects in the SWF file." But I have a form split between two MCs in one .swf and no combination of ..tabIndex, .tabEnabled et...more >>

this makes no f-ing sense and I want to cry. I have a class called Note, it receives some text, makes a movie clip makes a textfield on the clip and shows it. Each instance can receive text any number of times and itll keep the text in an array and when it comes time to show the note, it...more >>

Hello, I have developed an online test with 5 sections. Each section is one scene in the Flash movie. I am using Flash 8. At the end of each section there is a button the user presses to go to the next section. The action in the button is: on (release) { myData2.sendAndLoad("Newprocess...more >>

I have several movieclips placed on the timeline that I want to be invisible and not run until the user clicks a button. The movieclips are linked to a class I set up: Code: class Hidestop extends MovieClip { function onLoad() { this._visible = false; this.stop(...more >>

Hey there, I'd like to append multiple strings in order to create an instance names. The code is placed below: // I have 3 buttons contained in a MC with the instance name "container" // I've created an array of the button instance names var myArray:Array = new Array (button1, button2,...more >>

I have the following in Flash 8 BriefLook_mc.btnStudentLife_mc.onRelease = function():Void { this.createEmptyMovieClip("craveLoader_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth()); [h]this.craveLoader_mc.getURL("BWC_Crave.swf", "_blank"); [/h] } This opens a new window for BWC_Crave.swf ...l...more >>

Hi, does anyone know if you can set the height of a textfield AFTER you created it using Mclip.createTextField("body",1 ,0 ,0 ,400, someHeight); right now i can only get the textHeight after i've created the textfield and set the format using setTextFormat(); (wich is logeical becas...more >>

Please can anybody out there help!!! I have several movieclips which contain buttons to make that mc play. Once all of the buttons in each mc have been released and all mc's have played, I need to be able to gotoAndPlay the next frame or scene. The user shouldn't be able to goto the next ...more >>

All, I'd like to be able to connect a Datagrid component with data in an Access DB using ASP scripting middleware. Has anyone successfully used datagrids in that manner? I'd be interested in learning how successful it was, problems encountered, and so forth. TIA, Marc Lee Denver CO ...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to develop the copy paste options through actionscript. For example at run time I have a colored image and i want to copy a fix area of this image and paste it on other x, y position. We can use two button, one to copy and one to paste. Gunjan ...more >>

I'm creating a music player that loads info from an external XML file. I'm using Flash8. I did this tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/maskfonts.htm because I need to scroll a prompt message that is masked. And my problem isn't the mask (fonts are embeded it's fine) but t...more >>

Hi! I have a transitional tween class animation assigned to "mc_logo" on frame 1. However on frame 100, I have "mc_logo" animated on the timeline by regular keyframe animation. I have assigned the tween class animation to "mc_logo" on frame 1 and the regular timeline animation starting on fr...more >>

I am developing Flash training programs for my company. The programs are called from the companies secure website. While the Flash training programs are running in their own window, the secure website in the background closes down due to lack of activity. When I change menus in Flash you ha...more >>

Can anyone suggest a good resource for learning all the rules of concatenating in AS 2.0? I did a quick search online and here but there are tons to sift through. I'd really like to "get" this. I keep running into problems in my projects with this and try things several different ways but ...more >>

I make a website in flash and when i click on contact page it redirect on php page when you fill form email has been sent after that this php page redirect in to flash particular frame for message display. I need help how php redirect in flash particular frame of page. ...more >>

Dear people, happy greetings to you all. I would like to find some way of using a simple variable structure to do 2 things: Pick and play a random sound from say - a selection of 5 sound files. Do something similar with movieclips. If someone could point me in the direction of any tuto...more >>

Hi! Another problem: I have imported a Movie Clip in a movie: var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); mcl.loadClip("Legend_movie.swf",legend_mc); How can is it possible to make the Movie Clip (Legend_movie_mc) dragable? legend_mc is dragable before the Movie Clip is loaded...more >>

Hi! Is there anybody who can help me with a simple (?) problem: I have loded a movieclip into a movie: var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); mcl.loadClip("Legend_movie.swf",legend_mc); In the main movie a variable is changed by on EnterFrame: figure_mc.onEnterFrame =...more >>