I am using Flash 8 Pro I am doing some goto Onclick frame selection in a flash movie I don't want to add a button.. I want to to be able to select a section on the movie and click on it then it switchs to a different frame kinda let's say I have a copied of a Internet Explorer,interne...more >>

Hi, everyone i want to make Photo Gallery like that on iTunes Program can some one help ... ready files or tutorial ...more >>

Hi, I am working on my first flash project for university and have managed to create the buttons. The script I am using is: on (release) { gotoAndPlay("main page", 1); } for each button and all appears to be fine when I am still working on the movie. However when I tes...more >>

Hi, I'm using a movieclip (link below) to display a large, detailed view of an image within limited space. I need the image to stop moving when the cursor rolls out of the movieclip and start moving again when the cursor rolls over. Please take a look at the example.swf I've hosted. Ther...more >>

So I guess it's been a while since I've worked in Flash... I've been using this script from Flash to the Core for quite some time. I'm finally re-designing my site and found that one of my most used scripts doesn't work anymore. Anyone know how to do this in AS 2.0? What this does is play ...more >>

Ok, I'm trying to figure out how to use "asfunction" a little differently than I have in the past. Unfortunately, I'm not even sure if this is the way I should be going about this. Basically, here's what I want to do. I want to embed a .swf into an HTML page, and by utilizing a hypertext l...more >>

i've just recently discovered the matrix class, and particularly defining the SKy property. i have two requests to help me grasp this concept. 1-can someone show me example code that will fetch the current SKy value of a movie clip that has been skewed on the y axis? 2-can someone show ...more >>

Using Action Script, I mean? If I put a ball on the stage and make it a movie, I can make it vanish by putting ball._alpha -= 100; If I put an input text field on the stage and reference it by name that doesn't work. If I turn the text field into a MC it STILL doesn't work. ...more >>

http://thelocalbuzz.info/Back%20Ground%20-5.swf HI can anone help me a little with this please. I can get the depths to swap and the pics to enlarge, but not together. Im using the code below on (rollover) { _root.MB.swapDepths(1); } ...more >>

Hello, I'm having a problem with this code. I'm working on tempPath3 which is a variable that contains a movie clip that I want to turn on. The variable contains the explicit path to the movie clip, and I think that might be the issue. I traced the output of the variable, and it looks lik...more >>

I'm trying to create a movie clip that displays a QTVR when the mouse drags over it. The images are loading dynamically and this seems to be causing a studder upon scrolling across the image. the correct image will appear if the mouse stops, but if i drag too quickly, it can't seem to keep u...more >>

what is the property feature "use runtime bitmap caching" used for? mousing over the checkbox gives an explanation, which i understand, but i don't know why you would use it. i think it may help with a problem i'm having too and wanted to check with you guys to see what you use it for and th...more >>

:confused; I'm trying to build a form in flash that is emailed using CGI script. I'm just lost and confused and I just can't seem to figure this out. This is the CGI coding for HTML and I just need to convert it to use in CS3: <form action="http://www.hostmonster.com/monstermail" enct...more >>

I am having trouble trying to figure out how to properly extend the Event class to add parameters to events. Here is what I have. If anyone knows how to do this properly please let me know. package internalAssets{ import flash.events.Event; public class DomainEvent extends Event{ /...more >>

I'm using the following code to dynamically load random images, jpg files. It works for the first time, but it does not work when I refresh(reload in firefox) the browser.The swf file and jpg files are in the same directory.Please help.: onLoad = function () { var i = random(6)+1; thi...more >>

:confused; Can anyone help me with the following script. on (rollOver) { //Movieclip GotoAndPlay Behavior this.gotoAndPlay("over"); //End Behavior } on (rollOut) { //Movieclip GotoAndPlay Behavior this.gotoAndPlay("out"); //End Behavior } on (release) { ...more >>

Hi all, I know I am asking alot of probably rudimentary questions these days...I apologize in advance. My question this time: why use namespaces? What is their real purpose? I don't see a great difference between using a namespace and say just making a function or something... If you k...more >>

I cannot figure out why this error keeps getting thrown. I've tried everything I've known and I'm sure it's a simple solution. I've created a class that has embedded assets and I keep getting the following error at runtime. TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiation attempted on a non-constructor...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to make a package and place it in the root of the classpath? I.e. put it in AS3.0/Classes/myClass.as ? I couldn't get it to work until I put the myClass.as in a folder with the same name as the package name but I wonder if it is possible to place a package directly in th...more >>

Is there any way to dynamically load gif animation? It is said in help: "If you load an animated GIF, only the first frame is displayed" Is there any solution to load animated gifs?????????? I know that there is an "AnimatedGIFLoader" for Flex but i'm useng FLASH! IT'S urgent! please give ...more >>

hi, is there a way to cache external jpg images prior to them being called with the loader component? download them in the background and not when the parent movieclip is loaded? i am trying to keep the user from having to wait either at the beginning to load the flash mc, or during it as...more >>

I'm using the following code to load online random images, jpg files. It works for the first time, but it does not work when I refresh(reload) the browser.The swf file and jpg files are in the same directory.Please help.: onLoad = function () { var i = random(6)+1; this.createEmptyMovi...more >>

hello, im using this great tutorial from gotoandlean.com but have run into some problems im trying to load jpg's into a flash with xml, using the following code -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- var x:XML = new XML (); x.igno...more >>

Hello, I seem to have ran into one of the many oddities in flash. Only this time, I can?t seem to get around it, nor can I even tell what is wrong... My code is pretty simple I think, just 1 method right now (at the bottom) The file that both of these loaders, ('loaderObject' and 'anot...more >>

Hi there. My custmomer has a small LAN and he asked me to connect them also through a webcam, so, everytime I press a button, the camera turns on at both sides (the two computers) and when conversation comes to end, you just click on another button and pc goes to sleep or goes back to main men...more >>

Hello, I´ve done a movie with two frames controled by onResize. It works fine in the first frame, but when I do a resize of the browser staying in the second frame the movie comes back to the first frame. If I use only one frame, the result is similar. The objects comes back to their i...more >>

I have created a halo menu with submenus, and would like to make the 'buttons' that I have made actually go somewhere. Trying to get my "History" submenu button to go to a webpage with the below url. Wizzard has created this: [b]getURL("http://kountertacticssquad.bravehost.com/KTS%20HISTORY....more >>

I am currently creating a tile-based map. Actually, I am trying to use Bitmap class to draw the tiles to the offscreen buffer. However, it seems that the help document only described how to load an image from external file but I want the image to be included in the swf. So my first question...more >>

I?m unable to load external SWF files from a drop down menu. The menu consists of three buttons within a MC, with the following AS: btn5.onRelease = function(){ loader_mc.loadMovie("test1.swf"); } btn6.onRelease = function(){ loader_mc.loadMovie("test2.swf"); } btn7.onRelease = f...more >>

Hi all, i use: _root.attachMovie("mask", "msk", 3); _root.createEmptyMovieClip("imgCont", 1); So I create a movie clip that i want to mask then i load an image into the created Mc loadMovie("test.jpg",imgCont); then i mask the imgCont MC using the msk MC imgCont.setMask("...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to get variables from asp to flash. ///code in ampReal.asp var swf_objId = window.document.ampReal; //document.getElementById(objId).setVariable( varname, varValue); swf_objId.setVariable( varname, varValue); I am using above code in asp to send the variables...more >>

Hi everyone. I'm having difficulties triggering the onProgress event in my file upload script. Somehow the script never evaluates to the updateProgress. Do you know why? import flash.net.FileReference; import flash.net.FileReferenceList; /**********************************************/...more >>

I have a PushButton that I want to set up so that when I click it, it will open a specified PDF file via Adobe Reader (my default software for PDF's). I know that such files can be opened using getUrl but that way opens them in an Internet browser window. I don't want this to happen I want t...more >>

To manually associate a movieclip with a class, you would have the Symbol?s Linkage set to the class. I could do this if there is no other option but it would be cumbersome to attach ( attachMovie() ) several empty movieclips to the stage since the instance will be dynamically built. Ther...more >>

i creat a new movie clip .i use loop for display movie clip.it's name numberofnode = 3 and i want to drag it when use loop. var numberofnodes = 3; for (i=1; i<=numberofnodes; i++) { this.createEmptyMovieClip("node"+i, i); var node = eval("node"+i); node.beginFill(0xFD0B0B); node...more >>

Hi, i need to create a var that contains animation instructions that can be called up and applied to a movie clip when a button is pressed. At the moment i have a movieclip called 'mover' that moves down 54 px when a button is pressed (see below command), but i need it to animate 54px in...more >>

Hi there, I would like to ask if it is possible to load a certain movie clip after a sound clip has finish playing....more >>

Hey, i'm trying to create a game where I need to be able to spawn a bunch of different kinds of enemies so i figured i'd write a function to create an enemy. Here's what I came up with. function createEnemy(enemyName, enemyPicture, xvar, yvar){ this.createEmptyMovieClip(_root[enemyName]...more >>