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all groups > flash actionscript > may 2007 > threads for friday may 4

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Changing the value of a var
Posted by cre8ive1974 at 5/4/2007 8:10:38 PM
I have no idea if I am even asking this right. is it possible to change the value of a var by pressing a button? ...more >>

Can LoadMovie load movies into a specified footprint?
Posted by davidupenn at 5/4/2007 7:29:41 PM
Hello All - I have a nice scrolling movie, with images floating from right to left across a TV screen image. It's a 205 x 205 square and the timeline has a layer for each image. Each image starts outside the right-hand side of the TV screen and ends beyond the LEFT-hand side of the screen...more >>

global variables
Posted by dzedward at 5/4/2007 7:01:42 PM
how to turn off global variables in flash?...more >>

loading jpg images before flv plays
Posted by charlestrent at 5/4/2007 6:24:59 PM
I want to load a jpg image into my Flash player for 3 seconds before the flv starts playing. How can I change the jpg via javascript or html? What are the considerations for small and large videos and buffering? Thanks ...more >>

Not sure how to explain this LOL
Posted by DJ James at 5/4/2007 5:59:47 PM
I was wondering if its possible to have a packaged Flash file (either SWF or EXE) and be able to write code in a text box such as _root.createMovieClip.... etc... then have that code RUN on the stage... is this possible? is there anything in Flash that will allow you to do it, or is all Action...more >>

Javascript and Flash
Posted by TaylorTay619 at 5/4/2007 5:19:14 PM
I am trying to create a pop up window from flash using javascript. I got this code but I keep getting an error message. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this? Any help greatly appreciated. article.onRelease = function() { getURL("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('scans/phagArticle....more >>

embedded swf in accordion not working
Posted by martoons1 at 5/4/2007 5:00:57 PM
I've loaded an external swf into an accordion, but the internal nav code isn't working. the external movie has a slding menu system that works alone, but not when loaded into the accordion component. Is there a path i should prefix the code with? the internal code now prefixed with _root. ...more >>

AS3 addEventListener Question
Posted by KinseyFobes at 5/4/2007 4:57:01 PM
I want to create a generic event handler for a mouse Click event. If I use the same handler for multiple movieClips, how can I determine which movieClip initiated the call? Thanks Kinsey I am the center of my own universe! ...more >>



freaking load variables!
Posted by Optikalefx at 5/4/2007 4:39:57 PM
so maybe someone can see what i cant. I have 2 php files, pass.php and setVoted.php setVoted.php echos &ToF=2 and pass.php echos &ToF2=3. When i run this script it traces only up to loaded, why wont it go any farther? (it does load the pass.php variables into dynamic text boxes, but im u...more >>

loop and more
Posted by kristiehewlett at 5/4/2007 3:51:30 PM
game can be downloaded from https://lamp.cpcc.edu/~klh46d02/kris Question 1 of 3 Frame 10:I have 8 items, and when they are all moved to _x = 800,one at a time onrelease, I want the timeline to move to frame 11. Below I have the script I wrote so far, that isn't working. Please tell me ...more >>

Load movieclips question...
Posted by seamushamus at 5/4/2007 3:49:22 PM
Hi, I have a question. I want to use this flash file that I found, but it needs to be changed a bit if that is possible. When you play the file, several words that are in the action script are loaded and placed randomly on the screen. This is the part of the code where the words are made ...more >>

How to delete an object of a custom class
Posted by lergo at 5/4/2007 2:32:02 PM
Hi Can anyone please tell me how to delete an object of a class so that the object stops running/ceases? I have included a simple example. How can I stop flash from tracing "Class is playing"? var c:DeleteThisClass = new DeleteThisClass(); delete c; class DeleteThisClass {...more >>

Changing the centre of scaling?
Posted by lots_of_lumocolors at 5/4/2007 1:51:30 PM
Hi, I'm a bit of a newbie at using actionscript so sorry if this is an obvious question. I'm trying to create a scalable, panable map (http://uploader.polorix.net//files/290/mapexp1.swf). The only problem is that the zoom in / out function zooms from the centre of the map image, rather tha...more >>

delete onRollover function
Posted by twistedpancreas at 5/4/2007 5:09:05 AM
how do i delete a onRollover function for a mc? if i have this AS for a mc: movieClip.onRollOver = function() { movieClip.glow._visible = 1; }; and then later on down the timeline don't want the (movieClip.glow._visible = 1;) action anymore, how do i delete it without using: ...more >>

What is the code for linking a button to a URL?
Posted by PrimeWebDesign at 5/4/2007 3:51:54 AM
Tried the script from Flash 8 but it wont work says I have errors? So I have a button that when clicked I want it to go to a URL, what do I put in as the script?...more >>

sending variables
Posted by pandx at 5/4/2007 12:00:00 AM
Someone please help me before I pull my last remaining hair out...>_< Let's say I have 2 movie clips, "main.swf" and "section.swf" playing simultaneously, and "section.swf" is layered on top of "main.swf". How do I manipulate a variable of "main.swf" from "section.swf"? For example, the...more >>

Troble loading variables in nested clips
Posted by jerza at 5/4/2007 12:00:00 AM
I am having trouble loading variables from a text file into a dynamic text box that is nested in a movie clip. I have a stage then a movieclip with an instance of lot25 then inside that I have a dynamic text box called lot25text. I can get it to load on the main stage. I can get it to trace th...more >>

disable all within an mc
Posted by Dz(00) at 5/4/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi - is there any way of disabling all the buttons within a particular movieclip? thanks in advace.......more >>


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