hi, i've got a Loader component on a swf i call holder.swf i am loading an external.swf in this loader i have a variable called music in holder.swf. is there any way for me to access the variable music that was defined in holder.swf, from the externally loaded external.swf? in code: ...more >>

When using :LoadVars and .load to load my variables... how can I keep from going on to processing in the next frames (that will use those variables) until the load is finished? Here is what my code looks like now. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ var Menu_Story:LoadVars = ne...more >>

I'm just getting started using the JavaScript SetVariable in my web pages to send information to a Flash movie. One thing I'm stumbling on however is how to specify which sound clip to play. I have a two layers on my timeline, one with sound A and the other with sound B. Based on a variable I ...more >>

Hi, I made a preloader, witch is a SWF file with a progress bar and a container, in this container will be loaded the page SWF witch is a flash presentation, my problem is that the page SWF has sounds for buttons over state, and if I run the SWF it works, but if it's loaded by the preloader I...more >>

I need to render a name (visitor of the site - input comes from an input text field) on a glass. Not letter by letter but the whole name onces the visitor clicks ok. I'm using an embedded font. Any ideas how to do this? ...more >>

Hi I've been experiementing with actionscripting transitions between sections... this is the first site I have tried this with (last 3 had swf loaded in one after another rather than transitioned between). I used some code from kirupa.com which works for loading movies in and out, but I a...more >>

Hello - building my first site. created a preloader.fla and also a master.fla that i want the preloader to load into. 1. when i preview just the preloader file, it starts displaying my flash page before the progress bar is complete. 2. when i preview my master file, the preloader does not ...more >>

I've been working with actionscript for a while now, but I don't know what to do with this! I'm trying to make an ultra simple mouseover effect using the movieclip.onRollOver method. IT WONT WORK It's a movieclip inside a movieclip. The movieclip I want to animation onRollOver is cal...more >>

Is there anyway to be more accurate with the timing of two sound objects dynamically in actionscript? I know that I could use the start method to position both streams to the second but is there a way to sync them more precisely? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, I have seen on a few sites an effect where a cool graphic of some kind grows from a certain position. Does anyone know how this is done or even better has a link to a tutorial. This site kind of shows what I mean, just follow the enter site link and watch the graphics grow from be...more >>

I have created a blank page and by clicking on the stage area a random graphic and random sound appears. Whats wrong is that when I click a second time the first graphic and sound are deleted. I want to keep each graphic and sound but be able to delete them when they are clicked on. Can...more >>

I am using the Quiz Template. I would like when users rollover the control and reset buttons for their cursor to change to a hand. Like it does for the navigation button (forward button) on the bottom. Anyone have any ideas? I'd be grateful. ...more >>

Hi everybody :D, I can understand why I am getting a syntax error??? **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 10: Unexpected '&&' encountered if (testtext.text >= 010107) && (testtext.text <= 080107) { Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1 you ha...more >>

I have a flash movie that contains a .flv video of 2 "talking heads" on one side. On the other side is an area where various charts and graphs appear in relation to what the 2 people are discussing. I need to have a "fast forward" and "rewind" button that can fast forward both the .flv and t...more >>

hi, i want to know if there's a smart way of creating long-ish, easily editable pauses in movies clips using actionscripting (instead of just throw in dozens more frames in the timeline)? i'm currently using a loop as such: i++ if (i<500) { gotoAndPlay("waitingForUser"); ...more >>

I'm trying to load jpgs to my scrollpane dynamically. I noticed the compiled scrollpane component in flash 8 is very large in size (> 130kb) which i cannot afford to use. Instead I'm using the flash 6 scrollpane which is not precompiled and only several kbs after compiling to swf. However, ...more >>

Hello I know I have asked this question before, however I haven't really got a definative answer. I am trying to protect the work I have spent a year creating from being stolen. 1/ Most large sites have got a copyright for their sites? anyone know how one goes about this.? 2/ Is there ...more >>

I use Flash for Web design, and am entirely new to actionscript. Despite this, I've been tapped to teach a one week, 1/2 day camp this summer called "Creating games in Flash." I'm madly cramming actionscript, but I think most of it is way too hard for most kids. Can anyone suggest 1 or 2 ea...more >>

Hi... I have a query.... I used a input text box with instance name "a". And i have to compare the value given by the user and proceed to next step. But when i give "0.48" and compare it, i'm not able to proceed. my answer should be "0.48" only. but when i declare a variable called "...more >>

First off, I am a new Flash8 user (less than 3 months). I've read a lot of posts on how to create a SWF using Dynamic Images, but to tell you the truth...I can't seem to figure it out. I'd like to recreate the following SWF using my own data as this particular link < http://www.respectso...more >>

Hello, I used a sample of macromedia to get a XML file with the names to the swf files i want to import in the stage. That works (for now). But now i also want to at a link (using getURL();) to the movieclip where the swf file is placed. Can someone help me? Greetings, Spaantje ...more >>