I need to add a target to this actionscript, for a button: on (release) {getURL("limpieza.html");} Normally I'd just use the behavior menu and assign the target that way (i.e. target="_top"), but my target="TopFrame," which obviously is not an option in the behavior menu. So I'm adding it ...more >>

Hi there. I've got a draggable mc that needs to swap to another image (but still remain draggable). Problem is when you release the draggable item, with the changed image, it sticks to the mouse (until clicked down). Check out my example http://home.exetel.com.au/twistedpancreas/drop...more >>

I have a thumbnail gallery that is called in with xml- On stage is a movieClip that covers the entire thumbnail area with the alpha set to 0. what I'm trying to do is onRelease- have that mc brought to the front and it's alpha state tween to 100- i've not much experience using 'getNextHighestD...more >>

Hi, Im trying to make a site using teh MovieClipLoader Class, but I have following problem: While people are watching the first animation they are not using their full bandwith, so its very smart to load the rest of the site. So, while they watch frame 1 i would like to load some exter...more >>

I'm creating a presentation screen in flash and have a question. I have a page with three buttons on it. One of which would take you to a website. This is the code I have in place. on (release) { getURL("http://www.botox.ca/", "_blank"); } Now for some reason it's not opening t...more >>

I find that Sound.position does not reset to 0 when using Sound.loadSound(). It seems to continue with the last value. If a loaded sound is stopped at position 500. Starting the sound again plays the sound from 0 but position starts at 500? I have worked around this by making a new sound ...more >>

Hello- I am trying to figure out how to do a certain navigation technique in Flash. Essentially, I have a menu screen that has 8 links on it. Whenever a user clicks on one of these links, a transition plays and it leads you to the section you clicked for. The transition is the same for e...more >>

I have tried to download and open the Flash files from the AS2 samples "Samples.zip" here: http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flash/samples The fla's do not open..."failed to open document." I tried Flash 8 and 9. Other files from the .zip file open fine, even .as files in...more >>

Calling all Actionscripters! HELP! I am new to actionscripting (fairly) and I am stuck. I am trying to create a series of buttons which scale up to 125% of their size when the mouse is rolled over and scale back when the mouse rolls out, tweening in between the two states. I have...more >>

Hello- I am working in Flash CS3 and can not seem to get the "Quality" global actionscript setting to work. On the first frame, I have the following code: import flash.display.StageQuality; StageQuality.LOW; I am not sure why, but the movie will not play back in Low quality mode when...more >>

I am saving a simple text file with some xml tags to the server via PHP. What PHP actually writes to the disk is the text file plush a bunch of HTML tags that it "thinks" shold be there. Anyone??...more >>

I think I need a bit of help here. I am working on a piece in which I want to keep track of what all users -- whenever they might view the piece -- do within the piece. There are really only two options for users [A or B] and I want to keep track of what each viewer does and then the total...more >>

I wrote this function so that certain buttons are disabled on frame 14 and enabled when the timeline is not on frame 14. When I test it, the function doesn't work unless I call it on fr 1 AND fr 14. Shouldn't I be able to call it once and have it work no matter what frame the timeline is ...more >>

Game Specification: Car Racing Game - using, up /down /right /left, arrows. Right and Left rotate the vehicle (make it realistic) up and down send the vehicle the way its facing. This game has its own place in a Game Website with already 45 other games. Problem: Hi, Im from A.C. On...more >>

i have a button that when clicked, displays a pop-up window with a form to fill out, well, in firefox and safari, it works fine, however in IE, its not doing anything, not even displaying a pop-up blocker message here is what i'm using for the button another problem, is a gradient m...more >>

I have a issue with my scroll arrows. When dragging the scroll bar is stops at the predetermined points on the Y axis. When using the up/down arrows, it ignores that boundary. How would you set that limit? Thank you in advance. ----- ...previous code scroller_mc.onEnterFrame = fu...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to implement a "secure" copy and paste in my app. By "secure" I mean that I'm trying to make it as difficult as possible for a user to copy content from a large TextField and paste it say in a Word doc for redistribution. I already have custom copy / paste buttons that work...more >>

Game Specification: im making a game and im having to track a users angle and the angle they face in changes what happens when they press the ,lets say up key. Problem: i need to know how to put an if inside and if eg. if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) { (here i need to do different actio...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if there is a special method to loading a video in an SWF. I'm trying to load a video of a fairly static character speaking. Currently i load it as sequence of frames from the timeline , this is proving very slow on lower end machines as loading bitmap after bitmap cau...more >>

how do i call - in flash - a javascript which is in my html page?...more >>

Alright I used dynamic text before but this seems to never work UNLESS the dynamic text is on the root 1)I have a movieclip 2)It as a load event that change a text from a dynamic text USING the this. My_text.text = "A" 3)It has a empty on press event (To turn this movie clip in a button ...more >>

hello everyone, im facing a problem with some codes... can anyone tell me, or have any idea of what this line means? set("/:win", 0); do anyone have any idea of what /: means in flash? thanks a lot..! ...more >>