i have been using on (rollOver) { gotoAndPlay(2); } on (releaseOutside, rollOut) { gotoAndPlay(11); } on (release) { var randomMax:Number = 15; var randomMin:Number = 1; var randomFileNum:Number = Math.floor(Math.random() * randomMax + randomMin); trace(randomFileNum); ...more >>

Ive been working from a great tutorial found at http://www.gotoandlearn.com/download.php on creating full browser flash. It uses the BitmapData class and drawing api to attach an image to the stage and have the image tile when the browser window is resized. The problem is that I want my imag...more >>

Hello, So I have been banging my head angainst the wall on this one. I'm basically trying to read an XML file, that will then bestored in an array. I got the first level of the XML heirarchy to work, but I cannot get the second. I believe that it all stems from the issue of being able t...more >>

the code below attaches instances of a movie clip named "item", places it on the stage as according the instruction in the function name placer, and then loads images into the clip via an xml file. as the code stands now, it's placing all the images in the same spot, with the x coordinate ...more >>

Currently I have a game that is in 3D using OpenGL. I'm exploring the idea of posting this on the web, and so far the only Avenues that are open to me are Flash and ActiveX. I have been down the ActiveX route and its ugly. So I'm asking you guys for some help. My Project: - It is a 3D g...more >>

I'm using flash 8 and I created a web page that functions perfect when I see it on my computer but when I put it on the web on my sever weird things happend. Every time the page is loaded it runs differently, sometimes it loads parts, sometimes it does't, sometimes a fade happends, sometimes i...more >>

Hi, I'm using this dock project: http://jrgraphix.net/research/flash_dock.php to make a timeline. Im replacing the icons with year dates 1999 2000 2001 etc... (which i've done) I have a movie clip that is all the info on one graphic that scrolls up or down. Understand. Like one long slide, u...more >>

Hey, I have a map that I have made dragable and you can zoom in and out. The map sits under a mask. I would like when a user zooms out(or in) and drags the MC that it not break the area of the mask (I don't want to see behind the map). Any suggestions? I am on a deadline so any help would...more >>

someone here helped with the code to load random SWF files into a movie clip...however, i need to make sure it doesnt load the one that's already playing, that it goes on to a new one everytime.. var swf_ar:Array = new Array("carousel1.swf", "carousel2.swf", "carousel3.swf"); function lo...more >>

Hi there, I am making a website which includes sliding pages and a popup menu. The sliding pages are in their own movie clip and the buttons to control this slide are located in a main menu movie clip both running in the main timeline. I can control the slider using the following, if t...more >>

This is probably a basic concept, and I've been able to get some of it, but I just can't seem to seal the deal and make this work. I'm pretty clueless with anything that resembles programming, so I need a little help. I have a flash file where the main timeline has stops on every frame. Each...more >>

i am loading a .jpg into a holder movie clip. easy enough. but i want a progress bar that will show the progress then go away when it is complete. im trying to use an if statement to get it to disappear, but i dont know what i should put in the if part. here is my code... one.addEventListe...more >>

Hi, would love help with how to control an external .swf that is not fully loaded (or rather how to stop someone from clicking buttons that effect it oddly). I'm in Flash MX. My main movie loads an external .swf into a target using: _root.pictar.loadMovie("whatever.swf"); The ex...more >>

how can i have a MC play on top of a loaded SWF. right now, when the MC plays, it goes under the SWF in question, i want it to appear over the SWF... the SWF is being loaded into an emptyMovieClip...more >>

I'm trying to use FileReference.download for a user to download a file. (obviously) It's working just fine, for probably 99% of our users. However, for one user in particular, the "Save As..." dialog box never appears. Does anybody know of any firewall/anit-virus/other security settings th...more >>

I've designing an accessible site. I've got tabIndexes setup for all of my important UI elements and it's working nicely: I press the tab key and the yellow box goes where it's supposed to. BUT I need to use a v2 textArea component (and maybe other components) on the site. As soon as I...more >>

I'm currently displaying a Flash Video (instance name = vid) through a movie clip (instance name = top) in my FLA with this actionscript: [b]top.vid.contentPath = "0207.flv";[/b] It works fine. But now I need to figure out how to make the content path dynamic. A variable will be added to...more >>

I know I can use cacheAsBitmap to fade a mask over another movieClip- However I have dynamic text fields- that are populated by xml data... i'd like to fade a mask over them onRelease of a button... I've tried putting the text fields into their own movieClip- however my xml no longer loads... ...more >>

I seem to run into this problem a lot. I've done some searching and can't find the answer. All i need to do is translate the Y position of dragger button to the Y position of an MC. Here's my code, it's close, but not quite there. Anybody have more accurate math? Thank you! var MC_yMin...more >>

how can i disable everything clickable once a movie clip starts to play..say the movie clip is called movie_mc, and its playing on top of a lot of other information, i dont want the user to be able to click anything in the background.. so how would i disable anything clickable?? ...more >>

my output panel.... **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=actions, frame=1:Line 49: Syntax error. var t.MovieClip = home["item"+i]; **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=actions, frame=1:Line 74: Unexpected '}' encountered } Total ActionScript Errors: 2 Reported Errors: 2 my co...more >>

I'm using this bit of code to create button for a gallery... this.thumbLoader = this.thumbHolder.createEmptyMovieClip("thumbnail_image", 0); this.thumbLoader.loadMovie("thumbnail_button.swf"); Now, even though the button will show, it won't do the animation it's supposed to do (the anima...more >>

Hi guys, i have a flash website that i need to put on to a disk so when people load the disk the flash site will start automatically, the website is made up of loads of seperate swf files and i'm not sure the best way to go about it.. any thoughts? ...more >>

Hi, I have a form with combo boxes and text input fields. I am trying to set the tabIndex, but everytime the tab selector reaches my combo box it gets stuck there and can't tab any further ... any ideas what would cause this? Thanks Tim...more >>

I am loading (preloading) 2 external swfs like the following (each script below is built into each swf, referred to by the main swf script (at the bottom). The problem is that when the main.swf is run, only the last external swf to load is run, for some reason. I am trying to run these sequent...more >>

I have a full screen page and I have a button to close the site. I have the next code but it isn't working!!!! and I don't know why quit_mc.onPress = function() { getURL("javascript:self.close();","") return (NULL) }; Please help! Brenda S. ...more >>

I would greatly appreaciate your help as I have been googling an actionscript issue that seems quite simple. I want to layer external swf's using loadMovieNum with a menu located in a main swf. The current swf must remain as there are some transitions; the new one should be placed on the top o...more >>

i want to load a file "xml/multimedia.xml" ... i have the sample code below that i got from a template and want to customize it for multiple swf (this one being multimedia) // load XML my_xml = new XML(); my_xml.ignoreWhite = true; if (_parent.xml_file == undefined) { my_xml.l...more >>

Hi, i'm new to this forum and Flash. In school , we are learning now to do the basics of flash like layers, frames, symbols, and tweens. After a person came in to talk to us about action script, I am very curious about the possibilities it can generate. I currently am trying to make a game whe...more >>

I want to change a button' name "a1" to number 1 . For example,string "a1" to number "1" ,string "a2" to number "2". Thank you for your kind help!...more >>

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I have a movie with some movieclips and some texts in it. The texts are selectable, so that user can highlight the texts and do a ctrl-c copy. The movieclips have onRelease/onPress event listeners, and they work like buttons. Everything works fine until user highlights the texts. After us...more >>

I found a flash ad that uses the images from an XML file. I am trying to make three flash adds all the same height and each with a different width. I did that just fine I have MYSQL database with a table and 5 colums three of which are section1 | section2 | section 3 ...more >>

I have a two frame animation here in Flash, the first frame of actionscript has what is below, the 2nd frame has : gotoAndPlay(1) This has to be a two frame animation were motion is mostly dependant on action script w/ the exception of the model created in Swift______________________...more >>

What i'm trying to do is position the controls MovieClip that will sit snug next to my thumbnails. The tricky part is, the number of thumbnails may change from time to time, and I want to be sure the controls are always being snug right next to the last thumbnail. See my image sample: ...more >>

I'm having an interesting problem with a flash game I'm creating. It is a basic space ship shooter game I'm making and my issue at the moment is with the gotoAndStop function. I have several labeled frames, at the moment specifically "intro" and "game." While in the game I want the use...more >>

Hi, I'm new to flash, so would appreciate any help. I have a dynamic text box and two buttons. Within the text box I would like to display a number, starting at zero. When the up button is clicked I'd like the number in the text box to increase by one, until it reaches 12. When the down butto...more >>

Hi, Does any one know how I can get my externally loaded sound to loop? this is the code I have put together for the sound: var shopMusic = new Sound (this); shopMusic.loadSound ("RedCat.mp3", true); shopMusic.setVolume (50); Would be greatful for any help. Thanks. ...more >>

Hi, In one of our apps, we've a need to continuously load new data (using Loadvars) every x seconds from the server. However, I seem to be having a memory leak issue when doing the same. Consider the following skeletal code: var myVars:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); myVars.onHTTPStatus = f...more >>

I want to put a prev_btn on my fla where I have 50 frames and I am not sure how to write script I made a button symbol and place script on button as prv_btn.onPress=function(){ updateFrame(-1); } and it doesnt work can anyone help. thanks ...more >>