HI, Is there a way to detect from within a flash movie, that the user has closed the browser? I want to send a variable to php page when a user is closing the browser. Thanks....more >>

Is it possible to put multiple movie clips in one array? So if I have myArray[1] = mov_mc, I can do myArray[1].gotoAndPlay(2) and it will do so....more >>

I'm working on an animation that illustrates the concept of half-life (not the video game). I already have the equation that correctly simulates exponential decay. The idea is to start out with 1,024 particles spread out randomly in a square area (about 320 x 320 pixels) and have them disappea...more >>

I am looping through an array which holds the instance name of a checkbox. Therefore the following code should check the correct checkbox. for (p=0;p<categories.length;p++){ mc1.mc2.categories[p].selected=true;} however I don't think that I can right the expression with an array as part ...more >>

I am designing a CD ROM that launches a flash .exe file when loaded. I want one of my buttons on this .exe to open Windows Explorer and take the user to the CD Drive on the computer. Therefore, allowing them to see the file contents of the CD that they just put in their computer. Is there a...more >>

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i've written applications in jsfl that do all you want and more. they are applications that users can access from the flash authoring environement. open the flash help files, click on extending flash and read. if you are proficient using actionscript you'll find jsfl is easy to use. if yo...more >>

I have created a form that loads data to certain dynamic text fields. This form contains a "next" button that allows the person filling out the form to submitt the current data and then load more data into the dynamic text field. How do I make it to where when the person clicks "next" the dyna...more >>

This is a project due tomorrow. I've been having trouble figuring out how to make the fish hit the coral. If you can help, please e-mail me and I'll share my .fla with you. I've never touched flash before this semester, and it's about got me under the pile. Thanks! Joy jojoting25@yahoo.c...more >>

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i have the play/pause, next, and previous buttons done for my audio player, which dynamically loads the mp3s from an xml file. i also have a volume slider. the next item i'm trying to make is a progress bar/preloader. i want this to show the user how much of the song is loaded, and i also want...more >>

What is the best way to teach yourself Action Scripting? Suggestions please... thanks all...more >>

I'm building a hybrid CD that has buttons in it that launch .pdfs. To do so on the PC side I'm using JStart so that when a button is clicked it runs an executable that launches the .pdf in Reader: on (release) { fscommand("Exec", "JSTART_GS_02gs.EXE"); } FYI - "JSTART_GS_02gs.EXE" ...more >>

I have this script... txtPPM.onKillFocus = function(txtPPM) { import mx.controls.Alert; Alert.show("blah blah"); }; When my focus shifts away from the txtPPM textfield I get an infinite loop error. I haven't been able to find a successful method to fix this. Any su...more >>

First of all i know nothing of PHP, but after this incident i will teach myself. I found this link: http://www.flashcomguru.com/index.cfm/2005/11/2/Streaming-flv-video-via-PHP-take -two It shows you how to stream FLV's and use a scrub bar without using a streaming server using a PHP fi...more >>

Hello, I have 108 movie clips on my stage which make up a grid. The grid was generated dynamically using movieclips a while loop. Each movie clip has been given its own unique instance name. Now i want all the movie clips to have the same functions. I did not want to write lines a...more >>

I have some code at this post http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=15&catid=28 8&threadid=1245453&highlight_key=y&keyword1=array that I was using and now thanks to kglad I am fading images instead of scrolling. Anyway, I did a search on arrays here and tried a...more >>

Dear List I'm looking into my options on the achieving the following: 1) A progressive download of an .flv file (we don't have media server, otherwhise we'd stream). 2) Once whole file is downloaded display all the cuepoints in the flv file on the timeline (with some sort of markers)...more >>

in a single scene you can specify the particular instance you're after via: blah.blah.gotoAndPlay(); is there code that allows you to spec out a particular scene so it would be something like: "Scene 2".blah.gotoAndPlay(); ...more >>

When I'm buffering a Video I want to show the Clip 'bufferclip' The problem is that "NetStream.Buffer.Empty" doesn't seem to fire. I put traces in the code to see what's going on and it only returns "full" var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); nc.connect(null); var ns:NetStream = n...more >>

I am doing a CD-ROM by using Flash 8. I got a problem that when click a button to download a file, it open a new browser at i.e. or netscape coz i use getUrl function. Does any one know that any other actionscript has similar function that after click a button, then a zip file/pdf file is bein...more >>

Required suggestion on following issues. 1. When playing a song, if it can not be accessed within 5 seconds, the player advances to the next song 2. When playing a song, the player will buffer the next song. 3. When buffering the next song, if it can not be accessed within 20 seconds, t...more >>

I am new to action script, but as of now I am creating a site where an intro plays out and then returns to a movie clip that is two levels above it. So I can easily write _parent._parent.gotoAndPlay("site"); which works out fine and plays perfectly. But I know there is a way to define someth...more >>

The script validator is rejecting the gotoAndPlay event that I have attached to a button. I am trying to move from one frame to another within the same scene using this code; stop(); SiteDetails_btn.onRelease = function(){ gotoAndPlay("SiteDetails_frm"); }; The following messa...more >>

I am sorry, my question can be slightly of topic, but I hope that AS3.0 and faster AVM can be solution for my problem. I am an electrophysiologist working in vision. One of the major issues in all our experiments is visual stimuli design. Just now I am looking for a suitable design tool to...more >>

The problem is this: I am trying to load a flash 5 swf movie using the loadMovie function. The problem is that it loads on my computer, but it doesn't on the client's computer! I have Flash Player 8. Could this be a problem? Could it be that he's having an older version of Flash player? I ...more >>

I have created a movie that loads various media using loadMovie() and then in many cases performs actions on the newly loaded MCs once the loading is complete. I'm relying on getBytesLoaded and getBytesTotal to know when to run these actions. This works just fine when the content is on th...more >>

Well, you don't parse the xml for the video... With your code you only get the first node 'Category 1' (if you put a trace on totalCategories it will return 6) . So, first you need to change the way you parse the xml to get the data for 'Category 2'. The code to show the video seems correct. ...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to use a external stylesheet to color a movieclip. Or is this only possible with Text? Regads, Micheal...more >>

Hi -- I am using the Progress Bar component to build a simple preloader and noticed while simulating downloads at slower speeds that it does not show up until the movie is about 95% loaded. I have attached my code below... why does this occur? How can I get it to pop up right away so th...more >>

Hi, I want to fade a clip that has some dynamic animations inside (attatched clips etc). It seems to me that the whole clip won't do an alpha tween anymore when using a keyframe tween. Are there any rules to know when it does and when not? TIA...more >>

How can I check for NAN value? I need it for debuggin....more >>