I need help figuring out a formula for a dynamically-generated diagram. Of course the lines will be drawn using the AS drawing API and I know I will need six coordinates total (the start point, the moveTo point, the curveTo point, the anchor point, and the end point) to draw the line. The...more >>

Hi i'm having problem of writing a value to a global variable in a function and using this variable affterwards. My problems is the following i have a firstProduct variable that is initialized as global at the begining of my code and the i have an XML on load function where i should take the f...more >>

I have a flash app. set up with several variables. Is there a simple action script that will allow the user to maintain their choices after closing the ..swf and re-launching it? Thanks in advance for your help. ...more >>

While troubleshooting a Flash app, it took me hours to figure out that you need to make a duplicate of an Array variable if you are passing it between objects. Otherwise, any alterations that you make to the array will result in the original array being altered as well as the "new" array. ...more >>

I'm really starting to hate AS3. I'm a basic user and I was BASCIALLY just starting to get the hang of AS2 when Adobe had to go start changing things with AS3. grrrr... so now: mc.onRollOver = over function over() { this.gotoAndPlay(2) } No longer works. I'm being told th...more >>

I have a large navigation, which consists of mc's with buttons inside. These buttons of course have the actions onRollover, etc. Everything works great when I rollover everything and does as it should. When I move the mouse a little fast over parts of the navigation, some mc's stick in certain...more >>

Hi! Please write me somebody how can I load an swf file in [b]actionscript3[/b]? I am a beginner in AS3... Thank you, WSION...more >>

How can i draw a movieclip that contains an external swf onto a BitmapData variable? I'm loading the movieclip with: moviecontainer=_root.createEmptyMovieClip("moviecontainer",10); moviecontainer.loadMovie("pacman.swf",0); Then i initialise the BitmapData var with: var snap:BitmapData ...more >>

Since in AS3 one can't add script on movieclips, and it seems when converting an MC into a component and adding a parameter then the parameter/variable isn't being reckognized as existing by the MC/component .... does anybody know a good start point on how to create components in CS3? Follo...more >>

i have this problem... i have arrays that contain those values: grupoGra: item0_mc,item1_mc,item2_mc,item3_mc,item4_mc grupoWeb: item5_mc,item6_mc,item7_mc,item8_mc,item9_mc,item10_mc,item11_mc So, when i click this button, im trying to SET ALPHA at those movieclips... but it's not worki...more >>

I'm a bit confused... basically what I am doing is creating a movie where I am doing this.lineto to create lines between certain spots on a map. I want these lines to display at different times so this is what Ive decided to do: 1. Frame 1 create an array with the x and y co-ords and t...more >>

I have a variable in my Flash that relates to a date. The variable values are always in the form of mmyy. Therefore a value of 0407 refers to April 2007, a value of 0505 refers to May 2005, and so on. I'm trying to figure out how to take the variable value and use only the first two digits...more >>

So iv got some buttons that use the sound object to load some mp3s. they load fine, and usually play all the way through the problem is i also have some actionscript tweening going on. But that shouldl affect the sound, but it seems as though it does. For some reason they songs dont alw...more >>

I am currently working on a project for a church. I need audio and text to load depending on the litergical season. I have typed this script up but it i not working. Can someone tell me what i did wrong. I am still new to Flash and have never done anything with this many variables before. ...more >>

Hello, I can't seem to figure out why I cannot assign the _visibility to the variable tempPath. I'm sure this is super simple, and I'm just missign somthing obvious, but it is driving me nuts. Anyone have any insight into this? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks Steve for...more >>

I've been programming for a while, i learned by examples and playing with the script.. but now that im creating more advanced programs, i think my scripts are a bit longer than they should be. Such as: if (weaponmax1 == 2) { p1w2._visible = "0"; p1w3._visible = "1"; p1w4._visibl...more >>

Hello. I'm a student at Flash and I have been recently exposed to the world of action script. My teacher at school apparently doesn't know much about action script and I need help quick because I need to hand in my portfolio by this coming thursday morning. The problem of mine is that I ma...more >>

http://thelocalbuzz.users.digital-crocus.com/Back%20Ground%20-5.swf Hi im trying to get the animation on this site to always be on top, basically i want the animation that is enlarging to always be on top, i can get the images to swap depth but not enlarge at the same time, this is the co...more >>

Hi! How can I do this in AS3: loadMovieNum("test.swf", 2) ??? Why change Adobe the simple commands to complicated commands in AS3? Why wasn't good for example "on(release)"? It's simple, don't like this: mybutton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,testfunction); function testfunc...more >>

Hi can anyone help me with this small but annoying problem please?:) I have the script below on main timeline frame. scale_up.onRelease = function() { var scaleUp:Matrix = new Matrix( 1.2,0,0,1.2, bubbleInstance._x, bubbleInstance._y ); bubbleInstance.transform.matrix = scaleUp; ...more >>

I've made a game where the you catch things that each have their own individual score, when you catch one, a card appears showing details of that thing (displayClip). In this displayClip there is a dynamic text box that has the amount that the thing is worth for the score. This then gets sent...more >>