Hello All: Thanks for reading this: What I'm trying to do is make it so that when a user moves her mouse over my menu, the menu will stay. Attached is my Action Script: var newLayer = 99; this.createEmptyMovieClip("menu2_mc", newLayer++); menu_mc.onRollOver = function () { menu2...more >>

I have a project in which I have a menu screen calling out swf's in a sub folder. These swfs also have progressive flvs associated with them. I will building projector files to deliver the project. I am having problems getting back to my menu screen after playing the video when I build my pro...more >>

I'm having a problem with my onPress being triggered. I have a parent MC, let's hypothetically call it "sections". It has a bunch of MCs in it, let's say by the name of "section_1", "section_2", "section_3". On the first frame of the first and only layer inside my parent MC (sections) I have a...more >>

Hi there, Im having a litlle issue. ill try to explain: I have a function that creates dynamic movieclips after making a query by flash remoting. It calls this function for each record. Here it is: function createPictures(b) { this.createEmptyMovieClip("l"+b, this.getNextHigh...more >>

Hello friends, So, I am trying to learn how to write classes. (Same as before) The IDE say's the Syntax is correct, but it still spits errors in the flash file.. Here is the code: import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.*; class Mover extends MovieClip { private var Instance:Mo...more >>

Hello friends, So, I am trying to learn how to write classes. (Same as before) The IDE say's the Syntax is correct, but it still spits errors in the flash file.. Here is the code: import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.*; class Mover extends MovieClip { private var Instance:Mo...more >>

hey all, i'm trying to build a simple password authentication system using a textfield. what sort of validation should i use to check the contents of the form field? here's my button code: on(release) { set("forminfo", formfield); if (_level0.forminfo == "123") { gotoAndPlay("...more >>

I'm trying to write a little learning game in Flash, using XML as the data source, but I can't get any XPATH statements to work. I've written tons of XPATH against this structure in JavaScript, and the XPATH statements evaluate properly in XML Spy, but I always get "undefined" when I try to t...more >>

hi all, i bought a flash template for my personal site and it has a sountrack on it with a music on/off button at bottom of screen. for my portfolio section, i'd like to showcase some video work that has sound as well if i leave soundtrack on - they play over each other, if i turn soundtra...more >>

I fonud these're lots of flv files don't have the onMetaData info in their head, but the only way to get the duration infomation I konw is to get it by the event onMetaData. and if this file doesn't get the onMetaData info in its head, onMetaData event won't be fired. thank you all. :) ...more >>

I have created an application that uses the DataGrid. I have set the data provider to an array of objects. One of the properties in these objects is a boolean value. I have set the DataGrid to editable and it works well. editing a field changes the appropriate property of the an object in...more >>

Hello, I am trying to load different external swf files into a loader Movie Clip in my main program. For example, I have main.swf, bio.swf, and help.swf, and I'm trying to load them when a button is pressed in my main timeline. This is what I did: I created a new empty Movie Clip with an...more >>

Hi - On the main blank stage I'm loading the "master.swf" which contains all the navigation GUI. As a preloader visual I have a movie clip ("loaderani_mc" ) which is a simple timeline tween. I'd like this animation to move in coordination with the numbers being displayed in loading_txt , so...more >>

Hey, Pretty new to flash but I'm getting there, Just a quick question for a problem I'm Stuck On. I Want to make a Portfolio in flash for a project I've been given. I've made the menu and the buttons but i need to be able to click the buttons to take you to different frames with the diffe...more >>

Hi, I have a nuber= 0.00999999995 and i need to round it to 0.01. I mean round the numbers but with 2 digits of presition. any ideas? tks...more >>

Hi everyone, I've never used this before, so go easy on me. I'm having trouble with getting a dependable combobox functioning. Actually, I don't have a clue. So could someone point me in the direction of a tutorial or functioning example I could download as a guide. I have one for MX, but it h...more >>

Ok, i'm new at action script so i have a problem I have a sound inside a movie clip (sound_MC) in the main timeline, and i have another movie clip with a button inside, and I need that button to control that sound movie clip on (release) { gotoAndStop("off_radio"); // this goes to ano...more >>

I have a flash presentation that has a rather long opening so I want to place an event listener that lets me hit the escape key and gotoAndPlay frame (378), I get a syntax error, any one have an idea what the problem is? var hotkey:Object = new Object(); hotkey.keyPress"<Space>" = function...more >>

How to make the \n from an XML texte node to work. When I put the XML text in the textfield, the \n appear in text. But if I used a text directly in the Flash code, and I use the \n, that works. Any Idea ...more >>

I have a project where I have to gather some user input and save it to a file for later use. I was thinking I could format the data as XML and send it to a folder on the server as a new .xml file to be read later. Is it possible to do this directly from the actionscript, or would I need an int...more >>

To try solving another problem I've been playing with the getProperty function. I ran into an interesting issue. This line compiles: var PVSForm = getProperty(_root.session.windowMgr[0], _x); but this one doesn't: var PVSForm = getProperty(_root.session.windowMgr[0], contentPath); ...more >>

Hi, We have got a swf which loads another swf. everything works fine, we can change things in the loaded movie through the loader. But now we need the buttons in the loaded movie calling a method or trigging an event in the loader. We have been doing that by using LocalConnection, but now ...more >>

i am having trouble with attachMovie....i am attempting to use a movie clip button to open a movie clip that is embedded within another movie clip. in the code below, i am trying to use the p1A button to show the indyButtonMovie that is being loaded into the infoBox_mc clip. currently, when i ...more >>

I finally managed to get the downloading bytes count from a FLVPlayback component, but eventhough it seems to work well on my fast cable connection, I cannot get it to work on my old 56k dialup. It starts off fine, but as soon as it hits the count of 497,617 bytes (on +/- 2MBs files), the pl...more >>

Basically I want to load the date of the server from a Perl script to my Flash. However it looks like the onLoad function doesn't load successfully; it always goes to the else condition. What i am doing wrong here? Please see the scripts below: ***********************************************...more >>

I am a fairly new user to Flash Mx 2004 Pro. I am creating a form in flash where a user will select an image (on their PC) to be uploaded onto a server. The server side scripting will be in PHP. I want to stock images directly on the server and not in a database. I have seen that Flash 8 ...more >>

Hi, In our project, we have seperate controller file for all the code and seperate for graphical assets. I mean, they both generate seperate swf files. Controller actually load the graphical assetts by Loader. I am still using Flash9 preview, as it will take a couple of days to get licence...more >>

I am trying to publish my video collection on my website (sort of like YouTube, but on small scale). I am using Flash 8, progressive download and one of the video templates posted here: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/vidtemplate_vidshowcase.html The problem is that the examples a...more >>

Anyone see this: I'm using a grid component to display a record set returned from MySQL using AMFPHP. It works great except when I use the embedded scroller to scroll the grid data. When I get to the bottom of the list, the scroller stops but if I keep moving the mouse down, the top item sh...more >>

Hey!! i would really appreciate some feedback on this one: var btnRandom:Array = new Array(); btnRandom[0] = "Diablo"; btnRandom[1] = "Gory"; btnRandom[2] = "Calok"; //randomize tNum from 0 to 3 tNum = random(3); stat = (btnRandom)[tNum]; ...more >>

:frown; I am totally confused. I am modifying code written by someone else and need access to a class that is never created directly. What the author did was write a class and assign it to a library object using the Linkage Properties|AS 2.0 class. He creates a form using as the contentpa...more >>

hi , i am having a swf file with several menus. on clicking on the menu it loads another one swf file. each swf files have different sound file. if i mute the sound in one swf the sound in other swf files also must be muted . how to do that? thanks in advance.... ...more >>

Greetings, I am looking for help or tutorial to create custom scroll bar for scrolling dynamic text. The graphics for the scroll bar need to be custom artwork to match the site.(this I can do...) Any help or direction to accomplish this? Thanks for any help. smiller ...more >>

I learned to make these simple but cool buttons on a tutorial last night, but the tutorial failed to complete the training by explaining how to make a down action and how to make that down action go to a hyperlink or two a different place on the timeline. I intuited the down action, which see...more >>

Hello, I need to play a movieclip when the timeline has reached a framelabel on another movieclip. Any help would be greatly appreciated. logobutton_mc.onRelease = function() { _root.darkwindow_mc.gotoAndPlay("fade"); _root.darkwindow_mc.[b]whenTheTimelineReachesFrameLabel[/b]("black...more >>

Can someone please tell me how to change the height of a button or movieclip in actionscript. thanks....more >>

Hey everyone, just a quick question. Why do the Comma and Fullstop seem to have no Key Codes?? I am trying to make a keyboard in flash where the buttons light up as you press them (aiming for a typing tutor like program). So my program wont be of much use if i cant use ',' or '.' in sente...more >>

I have a flash file which utilises colision detection on non-square shapes. It works fine if loaded up on it's own, but if i load it into another swf file using loadMovie, the collision detection seems to ignore the irregular shape and utilises a square bounding box around it, this messe...more >>

I have created a keyframe with a static graphic and the next keyframe that has a movie clip that runs for 5 secs. Actionscript on the first keyframe (33): [b] stop(); countDown = function(){ gotoAndStop(34); } timer = setInterval(countDown, 5000); [/b] AS on 2nd ...more >>

I have a dynamic text field, the content of which is coming from external XML. I have attached a standard (albeit refreshed for look and feel) UI Scrollbar component. When a new piece of XML is loaded, and the content is refreshed, the scrollbar remains in the position is was last left in. Is ...more >>

Hi, We are trying to port an application from desktop to Windows CE 5.0 (FP7), the problem is that everything which uses the localConnection class doesn't work. Is that a limitation of Flash Player 7 for Pocket PC or is that me who doesn`t know the "tricks"? ;) Other Flash movies (publ...more >>

Hi, I made a flash movie and I want the loading to load at the beginning just 25% of it (which is 1000 frames - long movie...), and then to start and play the all movie. this is how I hope the movie will keep on loading while the movie is being play. Now, the problem is, that after the 2...more >>

Hi, I have created desktop flash application and I have used Combobox in it. When user opens the combobox and then switch to another aplication and again come back to flash application the combox remains open. I want to close that combox box. Where or how should I write code to close that ...more >>

Hi, We have an app which uses XMLSocket class, the question is: when should we close the socket? Is there any event which is called when the flash movie is closed? How do you guys release resources?? Cheers ...more >>

Hi I have a problem when I'm calling Web Service with interval of 10 to 60 seconds it returns it's nodes twice... which is strange because I checked my methods.. they seem to be ok .. I checked the WS it was ok... I tried to debug but you know the debugger in flash is horrible and of course it...more >>

Hi there, Can anyone more use to this stuff than me help over this actionscript and whether it is possible. Is there a way of getting Flash to play movies and jpgs stored in a folder. Then to play in order and fade in and out between them, then for this to continue for an infinite amount...more >>

How to make and save to servet a video from webcam ? Like in this site : http://www.twango.com/webcam ...more >>