I tried this after noticing my DOUBLE_CLICK MouseEvent Listener wasn't working. I have no problem with CLICK, MOUSE_OVER, and such. I remember the mouse scroll not working on Macs in Flash 8, does DOUBLE_CLICK not work on a Mac? ...more >>

AS3 question I have an old AS2 file that loaded content from a server side php script. I'm updating the file using AS3 and have run into a bit of a snag. When I use URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES I get an error that URLVariables.decode() is expecting name value pairs. The output from th...more >>

If I have a movie clip named "my_mc" and a button named "button", and I want the button to scale the movieclip when dragged accross the screen. What would that script look like?...more >>

Hi all, I have a frustrating problem I hope someone can help me with. When I call the method Alert.show(), Flash reports the following error: 256 levels of recursion were exceeded in one action list. This is probably an infinite loop. Further execution of actions has been disabled in ...more >>

Is anyone familiar with a way to insert a question mark into the body of an email via a getURL("mailto:?subject&body=") call? I ask this because I am trying to insert a specific URL i.e. http://sostv.com/fwd/vintage.swf?vid=vintage_01 and the email client disregards the question mark ...more >>

Here is the gist: I am creating a touchscreen application that start with a text field and text input (keyboard) which I have completed already. What I do not know how to do is this: the information (scene 1- name; scene 2- address, scene 3-email, scene 4- ability to go back to a previous ...more >>

Occasionally I can't find the classpath fast enough, such as say the TextField classpath, I actually know this one, but say you're not sure where to find it. I don't always seem them listed in the Help Files Class Documentation either. Any suggestions are appreciated = ][ ...more >>

Hello people, Now then heres my problem: Stand alone exe sits on the desktop >> loads all its .swf's & XML data from a remote domain server >> they inturn load more .swf's & XML data into them from the same remote domain server Can you guess what happens next. "*** Security Sandb...more >>

Hi, I am importing a text file into my flash file and need to be able to do different things depending on what the values of my variables in my text file are. here is my script (its not working) . I'm sure its something very small and very easy. textMC.loadVariables("Demo.txt"); ...more >>

I am guessing that I could get the height and width dimensions from an outside ..jpg by loading it into an empty movie clip. Then fix the stage width to these sizes. If anyone has an easier solution or can shoot holes in this before I waste any time (just a newbie and hobbiest here) I would ...more >>

I am creating a form based application using studio 8, and actionscript 2.0 I have a main page that shows a map that I don't want to change, and then several forms. I want the components in the forms to be in windows so they can be moved and or closed on top of the main map. The components ...more >>

i have this flash site iv been working on, and its been fine, and im ready to get paid. (the site looks bad but shes changed it so much she likes it...) but i use a mac so i test everthing in safari, and firefox. but when she looks at it, she uses internet explorer, and it doesnt show up. i...more >>

I have the below coding and I'm trying to update the text in my text box (my_txt) several times: at launch, at 12:01pm and after about a week. It updates at launch and after a week, but not at 12:01pm. I've marked the location where the error is occuring and coding isn't right. How do I upda...more >>

if i change the code below to say clock1.onRollOver = function() { and continue continue with the function, it works fine. the function only executes when the mouse is rolled over the movie clip. however, as it stands below, the function executes immediately, without a mouse over event...more >>

Ok So I created an myscript.as file in the same folder my FLA is. In that .as file I have a package with a class. Now I go to the FLA and in the first frame of the Scene1 I enter "import myscript.*". And of course interestingly enough the compiler complains : "1172: Definition myscript could n...more >>

I have a code strip that moves a mc when the btn is pressed, but I allso want to apply a "ease out" as you can do when you tween in the timeline. Anyone knows how to do this? This is the code I have to move the mc.. up.onPress = function() { meny.onEnterFrame = function() { thi...more >>

Ok here is my script for an external XML loading Flash Gallery... 1. How do I add a "constant" Pause and Replay on this? 2. Every time I add something to the stage the "fade effect" affects that too! Thanks in advance. -------------------------------------------------------------------...more >>

Is it possible to get a button in my main movie to effect a loaded movie. I need to make one element inside a loaded swf become transparent. What would the code for that look like?...more >>

I'm building a Flash calculator to calculate system specifications. When I publish the file using Flash Player 8, I get NaN for answers. When I change to Flash Player 7 it works swell. If I set the text variables to initial strings, they evaluate as numbers and do the math properly. When I e...more >>

Is it possible to send bitmap data to a second projector. The idea would be that I would have a Movie Clip in one projector where I would load in videos, or images or swf files and I would be manipulating those and I would want the other projectors movie clip to be basically a view of what I ...more >>

I am working on a button that I need help with. The button will move up on mouseover and I want it to stay in the up position. What I need help with is getting the button to stay in the "up" position once the mouse has rolled out and until it is rolled over again. The button also goes to a ...more >>

Hey Guys and Girls, I have a code that I am using for creating a calendar feature - the code is a bit outdated still in actionscript 1.0 and player 6 can someone help me update it to Actionscript 2.0 or even 3.0 and player 9. See below - main problem is the "add" strin, I have tried chan...more >>

I have my site set up on the web, I am trying to set up an email newsletter that has links that link to particular section of the site. The way I want to do it is have individual html pages that hold the flash movie, but each page has some javascript that will tell the flash movie to go to...more >>

Hello Everyone, I have a phone directory style application that i would like to add a print function to. Each entry is listed in a number of dynamic text boxes. I'm looking to print out the dynamic text boxes (including text that is scrollable) without any of the other content showing. Doe...more >>

Hi there, I'm having problems when using sounds within a component. The component contains code that attaches and starts a sound, this works as expected when the component SWF is run on its own. However, when I export the SWC file and install the component into another FLA, either atta...more >>

hi, and thanks in advance for any help available. the usual caveats apply: new to actionscript coding, just figuring it out by brute force. etc. my application is a fairly simple and straightforward graphics reel demo -- the SWF has three frames, a few text buttons, two linked FLV videos, ...more >>

I'm using a flash object in my html and I would like to avoid the annoying click every time a flash object should be activated. I know there is a way by using a 3th party program or script (swobject or something like that) but isn't there a Adobe Dreamwweaver/Flash way of doing that? /Rudy...more >>