if i want to create an array of MC, so that i can refer to it instead of referring to every single MC when i want to enable=false how would i go about this. var btn_ar:Array = new Array ("seminar_mc", "success_mc", "how_mc", "leverage_mc", "what_mc"); btn_ar.enabled = false; is not w...more >>

I need some help with a few things for some flash games I'm working on. I'm not even sure if the things I need help with are possible to do in flash. If they are I'd really like some help figuring out how to do them. The first thing I need help with is creating an rpg style inventory. What I h...more >>

Hey, i'm working on a game right now where I want around 40 or so animated enemies on screen at a time. Is this even possible with flash? Right now i'm starting to get slowdown when I have 15 or so on screen and they're not even animated yet. This is how i'm doing it at the moment. funct...more >>

Hi I am opening a jpg image in a webpage. I want to click at a point on the image and get the value of the color of that point and display. Can someone please hellp me how I can do it. Thanks...more >>

Hi Community! I am trying to use loadClip to randomly load in an external SWF (this part works great) and then to adjust the alpha of the loaded clip (ultimately I'll have the alpha adjusted according to the level the clip loads on, so different clips will have different alphas). Can't see...more >>

I have a scrollbar that I use to adjust the x and y scale of an MC. The problem is, it scales relative to the upper left corner (0,0) registration coodinates. Is there a way to change these coordinates, so it is always scaling relative to the center position of the viewing window, without ha...more >>

I have a scrollpane that links to a movie clip in my library that holds about 40 buttons. I'm using the scrollpane since the layout doesn't have enough room to show them all at once. This way the user can scroll down to see all the names. These buttons have the names of various articles on ...more >>

Hi all, For some reason I am unable to get my function (updateFields) to be called. Any suggestions as to where I should look? Here is my code: private function rectCalc() { //calculates the coords of the drag point (set to 1 above and below min/max // so the border fits inside t...more >>

We have recently been updating a lot of our older flash files but have had clients reporting that they still see older versions of the updated files. So we have to walk them through dumping their cached files and returning to the site. Is there a way to use actionscript to compare cached s...more >>

Im new to actionscript so naturally im struggling. Here's the script then ill explain the problem.... onClipEvent (enterFrame) { this._x = this._x-7.5; if (this._x<-1550) { this._x = 450; } } This MC consist of a series of buttons that move across my screen from right to ...more >>

I would like to have the user click on a button or movie clip that takes them to a new scene with multiple questions on it, and depending on what answer they choose, come back to the main scene and the button be gone, and replaced with a graphic (that won't have any function). I thought I cou...more >>

Hi Folks - I'm sure this is simple but I just can't see it... and would appreciate some help. I have a bunch of buttons on top of an active movie clip (ie it responds to mouse clicks). When I click on one of the buttons, as well as the button script being activated, the script below on the...more >>

Hello All, Is there a way to pass parameters to even handlers? I have the following code: function onLoaderComplete(event:Event):void{ loader.alpha = 0; timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, fadeInLoaderTimer); timer.start(); } function fadeInLoaderTimer(event:TimerEvent):v...more >>

Why is there no Tree component when working with an AS3 based Flash 9 file? Kevin...more >>

I have a Number:textinput component on the stage with a default value of 20 and a label component next to it. If a user types in a number >= 51 the label displays "Maximum is 50". My question is: How can I reset the textInput back to the default value if a user types in a number >= 51? Here is...more >>

Dear All, I am developing a eLearning course using flash 8. I have done the SCORM 1.2 packaging with all the supportive files. In flash i have done the following code for FScommand value passing for Location and status. The follwing code is in the first frame of my flash file to get val...more >>

Is there a way to get an event to run from actionscript? For example if I have a Mouse CLICK event registered with a movie, and I want it to be run. I know I can just call the function that the event calls, but I cant pass the event object. ...more >>

Hi guys, I've just been asked to create an online gambling game in Flash. And to be honest, i don't know where to start and can't find much (if any) info out there. Is there a standard proven direction to go in, certain technologies that work best for this type of project. Known issues...more >>

I'm not sure why this won't work. Perhaps someone on here could help me out. I have 4 buttons (code from 2 of them below) a user can select from. After a user makes 100 selections, I would like to send the results to a php file. So, I need to record the results of each selection and after ...more >>

I am building a scrolling list that pulls data from a xml file, and binds the data to a list component I am trying to figure out how to change the look of the list component. I need to create a rounded backgound for each list item and I would like to use a symbol for this. I can't find ...more >>

I have a question for those in the know... We are a shop of Java devs and would like to implement widgets that look like the google flash widgets they've been using in various apps (for example: http://finance.google.com/finance?q=aapl or the graphing widgets you see on Google Analytics). So ...more >>

I want to move my object from left side to right then when it reaches the right edge of the stage I want it to play again from the left edge. It seems very basic , but I am still new to the Action Script concepts and have a difficulty to program it the righ way. I will appreciate any help ...more >>

Dear all, I need your help to deal with preloaders in Flash CS3. After reading some comments in other forums, I still do not have clear how to proceed. This is the situation. 1. I have a project (flash project) which loads dynamically movie clips (from now mc) to stage. 2. Those ...more >>

I can't kill it! :confused; I have a library clip with a window UI object in it. I place the attached code into the window. Now another script attaches the said clip into the storyline. When I click the 'close' button, it says "clicked" and tells me the object I'm trying to remove does...more >>

I am new at this, so forgive if i am overlooking something simple. I am using CS3 I want to make a replay button at the end of a short movie. I made text object replay? made it into a button set a key frame selected the button on the stage. tried to add this to the actionScript e...more >>

I am trying to make a flash movie that has a bunch of buttons. On the click of one of these buttons, the value of one of four variables increased by a specific amount. At the end, the one with the biggest value determines the object shown on the last frame. It is basically is a sorter to see w...more >>

I have created a dynamic textfield on Stage without any instance name. In AS file i want to change the text value but unable to do so. Can we do it in this way.?? package { import flash.display.Sprite; public class Test extends Sprite { public function Test() { trace(this.getC...more >>

I have a form with this code: form id='mailinglist_form' method="post" action="http://url.com/index.php" > <div> <input type="hidden" name="XID" value="2d23601ce3401a2c2c643a5e9f66b26318ef07d9" /> <input type="hidden" name="ACT" value="3" /> <input type="hidden" name="RET" value="htt...more >>

I have a two frame page - the left frame is a custom flash Tree object that parses an IMS-compliant manifest (basically a tree menu structure) and the right frame displays the loaded page/object in that manifest. If i run this from a server, it works fine and displays all links in the right fr...more >>

Hi, I'm back with another question. I want my exam to show a percentage at the end. I guess I'll concatenate a 'percent sign' at the end, but right now I'm having trouble with the math. There are 13 questions. This is what I have: score = Math.round(right/13*100); The scores are c...more >>

I have a class that I use to extend MovieClip so I can add extra data to it. Along with other things I add a textField to the object when Instantiated. (I am including the basic class below) I have different movieClip symbols in the flash libray that I want to call when needed and add this fun...more >>

let's say I had a slide bar like a graphic equalizer type can I make a sliding bar that has 5 position 2 up 1 middle 2 down and when it slides it changes frames like the middle position is the main page and you move the bar to the up state all the way to the top and I just went to frame ...more >>

why can't i use the variable "numOfItems" outside the function in the code i've attached below? i need to have a variable that gets it's value from the number of nodes in an xml document and used later, on the root timeline, outside the onLoad function of the xml, after it's been loaded. ...more >>

I have an action in web service=A3=BA def get_user_name() return session['user']['name'] end When i call this action in web page, it returns "leo" The problem is: How to let the same thing happens when i call it in a flash using actionscript? ...more >>

Hi all, I have been unable to get the XPathAPI to work. Here is my code: var layerList:Array = XPathAPI.selectNodeList(this.firstChild, "/ViewContext/LayerList/Layer"); //grab the name for(i = layerList.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) { var xmlNode:XMLNode = layerList[i]; var...more >>

ok i am almost there. i have the data loading and the scrollpane loading, but the data is not IN the scroll pane, but on top of it!!! here is the code...(i think that from what i can tell that the scrollpane seems to be loading first and setting the contentpath to container_mc when it is empty)...more >>

Hi, everyone I have a very basic quiz that I'm experimenting with. I'd like, at this point, just to count the questions and see if I can display the number at the end. I initialized the variables - right, wrong - on the first frame. I don't want the question counted if the user clicks a ...more >>

How can I write an actionscript that tells frame 1 to frame 1000 that I want all movie clips to be set to alpha = 0%. ...more >>

I am trying to create a username and password to access my website (I know that doing this in flash isn't very secure, but I don't need a really secure login) I have the following on my enter button actions: on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") { if ((Username+Password).toLowerCase() == "myU...more >>

I am opening a window using getURL('http://www.website.com/newMember.html','BLANK'); this opens fine in a new window... as I wanted... however in the window I have just opened I have another getURL('http://www.mywdot.com/terms.html','BLANK'); This time it does not open in a blank w...more >>

Well I asked the same question yesterday and got some responses but none f them worked the way I needed. To explain really quickly I have six movie clips called cap1 cap2 cap3 cap4 cap5 cap6. Each movie clip is in scene1, cap1 goes 90 frames then cap2 starts and goes another 90 frames and so o...more >>

Hi Wondered if someone could give me some advice. I am working ona project where a user can pick an avatar and enter chatrooms. The idea is to display the avatrs to represent people in the different rooms. Currently there are around 25 different heads and bodies (which can be mixed andmatch...more >>

I'm getting an error: TypeError: Error #1006: value is not a function. I'm trying to return a value and placing it in a value of an array. Shouldn't this work? private function parseXML( xmltree:XML ):void { // extract "project" node using some xml magic var projectNode:XMLList =...more >>

Having a little problem here and as far as I can tell it is just that the second tween starts before waiting for the first to finish. Basically on a click event it should slide out a scroll pane to the bottom of the screen, change the contentpath of the scroll pane, then slide it back up. ...more >>

Hello, This is probably really easy to do, but I'm still new at scripting, so please be gentle ... :smile; Here's what I'm trying to do: When the main swf loads, welcome.mp3 plays once automatically. On the timeline, I have a movie clip with an instance name of BGM_controls. Inside ...more >>

Hey all, I'm working on a flash based picture gallery for a fairly specific website. The client submits text and images by way of a form into a database. PHP later renders an XML index of the paths to that data which my SWF file downloads. This works great on a broad level... but every ...more >>

Can I initialize a variable that works on several different scenes in my movie? I'm trying to have a "game" where the user can click on certain buttons that will take them to different scenes to answer questions. I want the user to be able to click on any button in any order, so I was thinki...more >>

How do I have a function or method with optional arguments? Do I use ? (rest) or is there some other way? Basically I am doing my own MatrixMath class and I want to have a static method MatrixMath.dotProduct(A,B,symmetric):MatrixMath Where A and B are instances of a MatrixMath and symm...more >>

I am creating several text fields dynamically using createTextField, then, when I no longer need them, I'm using removeTextField to delete them. The problem I'm encountering is that, as soon as I add a component to the stage (such as the UIScrollBar) - even to a totally different part of the m...more >>

Hi i am trying to take data that i recieve from a database and put that data into a scroll pane. I can recieve the data fine and put it on the page, but how can i add this to a scrollpane? here is my code to get the data on the page. function getShirts_Result(rs){ cant = rs.re...more >>