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load unload movies
Posted by jojorobby at 7/16/2007 11:50:56 PM
I want to create a movie that loads an swf file, then once the swf file is finished playing, it unloads that then loads another file. Once the files are done playing, I would like it to loop over again. I know it's fairly basic but I can't seem to grasp the actionscript that is needed for th...more >>

An Alternative to Fscommand?
Posted by PAI_T-Bone at 7/16/2007 9:36:03 PM
I am currently using fscommand("exec", "ch02.exe"); to call up an external file when a button is pressed. however for some strange reason this no longer works in Cs3, flash 8 player. it has been stopping an additional movie clip from loading into a blank overlay. But i digres...more >>

Simple conditional question
Posted by dkd;alkje;oihp[oihjl at 7/16/2007 8:13:05 PM
I want my Flash file to respond to a cookie. If the cookie is set and the value of the variable "splashflash" is set to "A", I want to set the alpha property of a movie to 20% I can trace the value of the cookie through a dynamic text field. The letter A shows up, so Flash must be getting ...more >>

NOT not behaving
Posted by evil_muffin_man at 7/16/2007 6:26:51 PM
This should not be happening. The code (further) below returns this: You have aquired teh clam: false You have not aquired teh clam: false You have aquired teh clam: true You have not aquired teh clam: false true false false true var clam1:Boolean = new Boolean(false); ...more >>

Animated button function
Posted by verndoggy at 7/16/2007 5:41:17 PM
I have a button that's an animated movie clip. Using actionscript on rollover it does one thing and upon rollout it does another. Onrelease it loads an external swf file. What's the best way to get rid of the rollover state of the button (so that it becomes static) after the swf file has load...more >>

lost with transitions._xscale
Posted by luciewong at 7/16/2007 4:55:26 PM
Hi, I have a slide show, loading images from a folder dynamicly into a sliding Thumbnail panel. And I have a stage, when a pic in the thumbnail is clicked, showing the pic in bigger format. All works fine - actually same as shown at this page: http://www.ruthk.net/butterflies/slideshows/...more >>

How to use an embeded font in an input field
Posted by MCR at 7/16/2007 4:40:34 PM
I've embed a font called Bliss 2 Light in my library and it has a linkeage name of bliss_light. I have an input field on the stage and in the font pull down menu it shows the font as bliss_light* But when run on a pc without this font it defaults to a times roman style font. What stage ha...more >>

Flash Calling Javascript
Posted by Cwray at 7/16/2007 4:27:04 PM
So I am working on a flash script that will call a javascript function when certain events occur in the flash movie. To stat with I just created a movie and on the first key frame put: call('clicked','test'); stop(); Then in the html i put: <html> <head> <title>Flash / SEO...more >>



How to load a movie clip?
Posted by Chris R McCarthy at 7/16/2007 4:13:48 PM
Hi everyone, I have a movie clip symbol (movieclip1) that I've inserted into the first frame of my document. What I want to do is load another movie clip (moveclip2 -- from my library, not an external .swf) after movieclip1 plays. I've tried attaching some action script at the last frame...more >>

loadMovie loses button functions
Posted by returnbutton at 7/16/2007 3:41:03 PM
Hi, I have a movie player and I want users to be able to customize the control buttons. I am using a loadMovie to load the user button in and THEN assign the play function to that button, but the function seems to get lost (http://www.aspcp.com/playtest) I have referred to the actions...more >>

Image gallery From an XML file...
Posted by ierick at 7/16/2007 3:19:02 PM
Will flash reconize an XML file that is parameter based (Call Functions) into a database to create a type of listing service to show homes for sale? My client is wanting a basic image gallery for now that will later become a a fullfledged interactive document later down the road for showing ...more >>

Stopping progressive flv
Posted by Flyer2005 at 7/16/2007 3:14:06 PM
I am using the FLVPlayback component in Flash 8. The scenario is simple, I have a menu which loads and plays progressive flv files i,e. http:// My problem is that if a new selection is made from the menu I cannot seem to stop the first from downloading. I have seen many different suggested...more >>

Play multiple movie clips - with sound
Posted by eholz1 at 7/16/2007 2:51:56 PM
Hello Forum members, I am a total new comer in terms of flash and action script, self-educated and Adobe forum and internet educated. I can now click a button and stop and start a movie clip, use attachMovie, and even mute sound in a movie clip (not video). I am currently using Flash 8, ...more >>

Bug in Auto Format
Posted by koloraby at 7/16/2007 1:51:04 PM
I copy a large chunk of code into a new project in CS3 and press the Auto Format button, the result was that some of the '(' character disappear the code before: aoX = (aR * 0.607) + (aG * 0.174) + (aB * 0.201); the corrupted code after aoX=aR * 0.607 + aG * 0.174 + aB * 0.201; Be care...more >>

Buttons showing up from other levels that should not be
Posted by jakeryan90 at 7/16/2007 4:32:46 AM
Hi, I am very new to actionscript and have a question about the loading and unloading of levels. Currently I am trying to build a site with a main navigation area called "main.swf." When you click on a button within the middle of the movie, it launches another external movie called "photos.s...more >>

Flash Document Sizes?
Posted by cayennecode at 7/16/2007 4:04:14 AM
Does anyone have any stats on how larger Document sizes perform on various machines, and at what size performance starts to drop like a rock?...more >>

flash as3.0 screen shot with php
Posted by C-Rock at 7/16/2007 3:08:19 AM
hello, i'm so close to actually getting this to work and i'm breaking down and asking for some help. here is my actionscript and php codes, why doesn't this work? the link for a preview and the error: http://www.richardson-graphics.com/testJpegSave/finalIndex.html import asfiles.en...more >>

MovieClip's as Sprites...?
Posted by cayennecode at 7/16/2007 12:50:59 AM
If I set the Library symbols base class to flash.display.Sprite, and place this symbol inside another Sprite object, the Error panel tells me that the parent Object needs to import the MovieClip class. But if I create a custom class for the child Sprite, and make it extend the Sprite class...more >>

Loader component plays wrong scene after loading
Posted by masterkrang at 7/16/2007 12:41:52 AM
hello, i've created a montage in flash that displays photos consecutively on the timeline. i have the montage.swf called into the main.swf using the AS 3.0 Loader class (see code attached). the problem is, when i call the Event.COMPLETE function that add's the child montage to the stage, the m...more >>

flash and .htpasswd
Posted by cicnats at 7/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
I am building a flash content editor, which loads data from php scripts from a server. It loads sucessfully when the swf is on the same server, and when I test the project locally from inside Flash. But now I've thought that it would be a good idea to protect the folder on the server that cont...more >>

Need help with Flash Buttons
Posted by radu.miron at 7/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hello ! i'm new to Flash, and have to make a small application in Flash, so I could put it on a site. Tried to modify a .fla i had, so that when i click on a button, another web page should open, at a specific address. I saw that there is a function "getURL(URL,window_type,method)"- as i r...more >>

applying actionscript to button - please help!
Posted by parksy102 at 7/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
working in cs3. i know now that to apply an actionscript you have to work in a new layer making sure the button has an instance name. i cant work out the correct actionscript though and its really frustrating. button instance name: myBut when the mouse either rolls over the button or the...more >>

Mail with an attach
Posted by ermagodeoz at 7/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi there, I need to develop a formulary to send a mail. I know to develop with PHP + actionscript, but now I have to allow that the user send a file with a button. I have seen code to upload the file, but I dont know how to "mix" the formulary (the mail) with the file. Is there any "...more >>

How can I get the font list of local
Posted by stray_ay at 7/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi, everyone. In AS2.0, I can use TextField.getFontList() to return a array that include all font family of local. However, AS3.0 no longer supports it. How can I get the font list of local in AS3.0? Thanks ...more >>

getting the current url
Posted by PixelPaul at 7/16/2007 12:00:00 AM
hi, was wondering if someone can help me... is it possible to get some text out of the current url... the user is say at his url... www.site.com/directory1/directory2/ i want to get the name of the directory1. ...more >>


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