I want to create a simple flash document with a text input field, and a button that will go to a URL. The trick is that the text input field needs to replace an element in the URL for personlaization purposes. I got the field, and I got the button. What is the method for getting it into the UR...more >>

In _root level I'm loading a swf that contains button skins(In library with linkage names) And I want to load a button skin in _root._mc level. I can do this using attachMovie but, it adds to _root level because the swf is loaded from _root level. But, I want it to be added to _root._mc leve...more >>

Hello a question about my problem; Is this normal? And how do i solve this problem? this is my code: this.onEnterFrame=rpmrotate; function rpmrotate() { if(instance_six.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, false)) { trace(instance_pin._rotation); if(instance_pin._rotati...more >>

I have a move called termMovie, and in this movie is a dynamic text object named termWin. When I created this object, I set the color to 0x00ff00 (green). And, when I do something like... termMovie.termWin.txt = "Hello world."; it works. What I want to do is to change the color ...more >>

I would like to have 10 boxes on the screen that represent areas for a picker to pick in a warehouse. The user will then decide how many picks they require. My problem is that If the user selects "npicks" I need to accomplish For i = 1 to npicks rand = random(12) blockrand = I want...more >>

I have a very easy question about changing the colour and shape of an object using action scripting. I've created a slider and activated control of the size using action script attached and I just need to know what script to add to make it change colour as it slides as well. Can anyone help me...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to do something really basic, but, I think I am complicated the thing. I'm trying to do a slidebar that when you drag it, a MovieClip begins to move. When your are the start of the scroll bar, the movie clip is at the start and when your at the end of it, the movie clip is a...more >>

I want to run a string of Flash movies which display event notices. I have tried using scenes but I can run two scenes consecutively, but when I put a third in, the result is that scene 2 is missed out. Scenes 2 and 3 hold extenal .swf files. If I put text into scene three instead of the .sw...more >>

Hi, In the Textarea Component how do I find where the cursor is. So for instance if the TextArea.text = x1x2x4x5 and I want to click a button to insert x3 where the cursor currently is. So I click in the text area between 2 and x and click my button. Impossible to do unless I know w...more >>

This is a code i found so when circle touches the MC it goes to the frame onClipEvent (enterFrame) { if (_parent.circle.hitTest (this)) { tellTarget ("_parent.") {gotoAndStop(2);} } } But i want it to go to the second frame inside the MC combining it with creature.gotoAndStop(2) Bu...more >>

I?m loading a movie loadMovie("myPopUp.swf", 1); How can I pass parameters to the SWF? And how do I retrieve the parameters in the second movie (myPopUp.swf)? Any help is greatly appreciated,...more >>

If in an SWF file I create a shared object like this var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("name"); and sore some value in it so.data.my_value="my_value" Then I load another swf into this swf, can I retreive my_value? I.e. can I access so from the loaded file? ...more >>

http://orcad.optimumreturn.com/TextEffect.png I'm trying to achieve text effects as above dynamically. 1) User can enter any text in a text input 2) put each characters into a movieclip 3) Somehow, I need to achieve those text effects as above. Note : I was able to create a curve effe...more >>

Howdy, I'm trying to create a Flash-based navigation that will highlight the page that the user is on. The client wants the cool flash rollovers and will settle for nothing less. They also want the flash menu to highlight the menu item that corresponds to the current html page that the user is...more >>

When loading an SWF using loadMovieNum() how shall I pass a parameter to the swf being loaded? ...more >>

I am creating a roulette game in Flash. I need to get a total of all the chip amounts on the table. Is there an easier way to do it than; totalInPlay = number1 + number2 + number3; ect ect I'm guessing there's an easier way. I've tried putting it in a loop, but it will only count t...more >>

Hi all, I'm working on a navigation system which use the mouse wheel as a mean to move through a 3d space. Anyway, the problem is that it seems that the mouse wheel isnt working until the flash is clicked at first. You can test this with this simple script on the first frame of a movie : ...more >>

Hi all, I have just uploaded my site at www.marklawrencedesign.com, and on my mac (23" screen) it all fits in and looks fine. My mate has just viewed the site on a pc with a smaller monitor and says the links to the left go off the page. my site is 1300 px by 900 px. Any ideas ho...more >>

Hi - I'm new to working with flash so sorry if this is a real easy question. I've been trying to piece this together myself through the help files but I'm having no luck in getting it to work. I have a .flv file in one frame of my timeline. What I want to do is have the video play (while...more >>

Hi I was wondering how to make a video playable again once the full the duration of the video has played. I press play and nothing happens. For the record my play button is also used as a pause button. Here is the actionscript I'm using: on (release){ ns.pause(); if (stopped) { ...more >>

I'm trying to use the Asfuction to create a hypertext link to another frame label in a dynamic text field. I tried to use the following and it doesn't work- Beat_Poets.htmlText = "<a href=\"asfunction:gotoAndPlay("Howl"); \">Howl</ a><br>"; } Does anyone have a solution? ...more >>

Hi. When creating a custom class in an .as file, I declared getter/setter methods using the get/set keywords. When I make the methods public, Flash says there are no errors, but if I make any of them private I get the following error message: "A member attribute was used incorrectly....more >>

Hello, I'm now using this code to check if i'm at of a movie but i wonderd if a movie is stoped because the buffer is not fully loaded will "NetStream.Play.Stop" also be called or only if you at the end of a movie? Already Thank for the reaction. Greetings. Spaantje my_ns1.onSt...more >>

I've put the skeleton of something here: http://www.leetilford.com/tests/portfolio.html Note the crisp type up front. Choose a category (bathroom or dining for instance) and see that the dynamically loaded type becomes blurry. This only happened when I used a preloader to load the catego...more >>

I have a very simple stop() action in my first and last frames of a slide that is under the master slide. No other code. The oddest thing is that the first stop() does not work, though, the last stop() action does work. I figured this is something to do with Flash Presentation type documents s...more >>

I need some help with this program, can you find the problem? The X's aren't showing their scores for some reason. http://img126.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sawikclr1.swf...more >>

hai to all, i am struck with a problem. plzzzzzzzzzz help i have 6 menus where the text is displayed from a html file.i kept the text box in a movieclip.its fine working. now the problem arises. when the mouse is over the menu the respective xml will be loaded into the flash. this is...more >>

hello! i need help with an array derangement function. it's basically a shuffling function, but all of the elements of the new array must be in a different position. here's the definition from the dictionary of algoritms and data sctructures: Derangement: A permutation of elements, where n...more >>

I have a linked clip in my library that is a thumbnail. Well the only thin inside is a code to load a thumnail jpg. Here is the situation. I use a for loop to add a seri of these linked clip displayed on the stage. All the same clip, at different pos _y and only the thumb path is pass to the...more >>

:confused; Can anyone explain to me what I need to do in order to use the flash player? I have a 64-bit operating system,but the player will only run on a 32 bit-browser. I do not know how to accomplish this. ...more >>

Hi, Does anyone know how to control the length of a line with dynamic text input? I have two buttons, one that increases the value of a dynamic text input by 1 each time it is pressed, and another that decreases it. The screen displays the resulting number. I want to draw a line that inc...more >>

Hi! I inserted a textInput component and made a button for it so that when clicked it goes to another frame and then back again but on the return the textInput field is empty, how do make it retain the previous data that the user entered? Paul ...more >>

Dear all, I am using Flash8. I create a loading progress as an example showed: Frame1: - put a movie named "bar_mc". - Put this actionscript: [Q]var pctLoaded:Number = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded()/this.getBytesTotal()*100); bar_mc._xscale = pctLoaded; [/Q] Frame2: - P...more >>

When a video I created has played its duration how do I get the video to go back to the start again ,but not play. I have created a play/ pause button that has the following actionscript: on (release){ ns.pause("Cashel.flv"); } What must I do to amend this actionscript? ...more >>

Hello everybody. I'm a relative noob with ActionScript, and often the solutions I come up with are needlesly complicated due to me not being aware of a simpler solution. So before I embark I'd just like to bounce this off of anybody. Any feedback is most appreciated. I want a paragraph of...more >>

Hi All, I am loading an external swf into an emply mc when a button is clicked. I have the movie fading in when the button is clicked by the following code on the button: on(press){ import mx.transitions.Tween; var alphaTween:Tween = new Tween(_root.loader_mc, "_alpha", null , 0, 100...more >>

Hi I've looked around the usual haunts for help on this topic so I thought I come here, as I probably should have to begin with. I have a swf file that appears at the top of every html page on a site that I'm working on... every time a user changes the page they are looking at the swf ...more >>

Basically i need someone to help in getting a flash form within a flash site to work properly by going over the action script with me. ...more >>

Hi, I basically have two flash swfs which need placing in an HTML template which has navigational buttons. Once the first swf has played/complete, I need to send a message to the javascript to allow the user to click the 'next' button (in the HTML template) to then play the second swf. The...more >>