in the attached code i would like to increment the value of the data by 1 for each entry into the combo box. how do i do this? for (var x in myXML.idMap) { myComboBox.addItem({data:0, label:x}); } ...more >>

I have a swf that plays mp3s I am dynamically loading multiple instances of the swf into a page. Each swf grabs an mp3 based on the product that it is associated with. The problem is trying to stop any player that's currently playing when you click play on another swf. It seems I can only ...more >>

I am having a big problem. I have two servers Server A (does not have Php) and server B (with Php). Server B hosts the swf and the php files it calls for. Server A only hosts the HTML file that embeds the swf. The HTML has all the allowscriptaccess='always'. When testing Server B all works wel...more >>

Hi, How would I construct a path to then use it e.g. to asign filters to the movie clip I am pointing to? I have tried to construct it as a string as in e.g. tVideoInfo = "_level2.menu_mc.item" + whichUnit + ".main_btn"; (leading to something like: _level2.menu_mc.item1.main_btn) ...more >>

right now I'm using the resolution settings to change the scale mode, but it's not really what i want.. basically, if the scroll bars have to come up, I want the movie to scale to fit, otherwise, it shouldn't scale to fit... have any ideas? Attached is what I'm using now if(System.capab...more >>

I'm new to ActionScripting. I want to pass the value of a variable from one swf file to another. I have a tutorial book that states I can do this with the loadMovie action when I load the second movie; however, it doesn't give me any guidance in how to use loadMovie to pass the variable value....more >>

Hello. I've been using flash for quite some time now - though I would hardly call myself a highly skilled coder, especially now that AS3 came out and I have a hard time adapting to some of it's aspects, the switch from an apparent scripting language to a full-fledged, strict, precise and F...more >>

Like most of the use of swf, my swf is embedded in an html. I'm wondering if I can catch the event in my swf when user browses away from the html. Is swf gets unloaded at the time? Can I do certain things in actionscript when it happens? Help is appreciated. thanks, Ted ...more >>

i have an multiple xml documents each with different number of nodes. each of those nodes will always have 4 child nodes. each of those child nodes may have a different amount of child nodes themselves. i am trying to cycle through the loaded xml document and give a variable name to each, b...more >>

My brain has stopped working for the moment and I can't for the life of me remember how to go to a frame of a particular MovieClip. I've got a button that has a MovieClip with ten frames in it, when somebody rolls over they play up to frame five, I want them the play frames 6-10 when somebody ...more >>

Can somebody help me with a script that I can put in a alarm application that I am trying to developt in flash, I need kind of like an alarm set it to buzz or make a sound every hour. Thanks in advance!!!! ...more >>

Hi - I have a master.swf with a btn that uses loadMovie to bring in INSTR.swf which completely fills the screen. Then theres a button on INSTR.swf that unloads itself and then brings back the master.swf into the same level. ( It works but if theres a better, cleaner, safer way - please ...more >>

I am using the following script to preload external .swf's in my sites. The problem is that when it is interrupted (another link is clicked). It makes the parent .swf freak out (it plays continuously through the entire file without paying attention to stop commands or anything else). Anyone ha...more >>

i've got a dynamic text field on the screen and all of my fonts embedded. is it possible to use 2 different fonts when dynamically setting the fields text with the htmlText property? i've tried the <font> and the <textformat> tags and neither work. I can set it once via a texformat object, but...more >>

I load an XML file on the main timeline and have a function return the values in an array /***************************************************************/ function getStates(st) { for (i in arr_st) { if(arr_st[i] == st) { arr_rlt = [ arr_msg[i], arr_url[i] ]; ...more >>

Hi. For some reason i cant get the nodeName or NodeValue for the <link> nodes in my xml file. It would be great if anyone has any suggestions on what im doing wrong. Thanks Barry. actionScript: ---------------------------------------------------------- // Import an XML file...more >>

Hi, If I want the value 1 to += into input.text when i hit the keyboard button '1', how can I do it with key press? Thanks...more >>

Long version: I've got a "player" app that I've built that shows content from various XML files. I have certain common fonts embedded in it (Verdana, Arial, Times, etc.) that it uses to display text. Now, I've got a client with a special symbol font that I'll need to pull characters from to ...more >>

Hi guys, I've got a problem and could really use some help :sad; . I'm trying to use loadMovie, but instead of entering a static URL I'm trying to get a variable I created to be used as the URL. The variable is a relative reference, eg. picture.gif (I can provide more code if thi...more >>

Hey, When I call the function FileReferenceList.browse() of actionscript2.0 and select a large amount of files to upload,for example 2500 files,I get the message "Sorry,Select fewer files". Could anyone here tell me if the flash player send this message and how can i avoid this message. ...more >>

hello all, am new and thankful to be a part of this forum. does any one here know if it is possible to retrieve a list of jpeg images from a folder onLoad and push them into an array? my goal is to allow my client to insert as many or little jpegs as wished into an external folder and ...more >>

How is something like this done: http://lab.andre-michelle.com/color-traces I'd GUESS that it's a bunch of attachMovieclips that are then unattached, or somehow otherwise released so that they they're not objects that Flash is tracking. Any thoughts, guesses or decoders of "wow"? ...more >>

I've created a class in flash. I don't want to make the document class this class because then I need to import the other classes into this class that I'm using in my movie. I use a dummy clip to bring the class into my movie. On a button's function located in the fla, how do I call a funct...more >>

Hello, I have a movie clip that unfurls text when the user does a mouse over and I would like to cover it back up when the mouse leaves. How would I go about doing this? Thanks...more >>

Hi all, Here's a good question, that nobody seems to have any answers for... I've searched the net and there really isn't that much info at all, so I'm assuming that us AS 3.0 folks are doing a bit of 'trail blazing' , so to speak. Here's my problem : I would like to have a partic...more >>

Hi, This is the simplest way of loading external text into a Dynamic Text Field: [b]loadVariablesNum("YourFile.txt", 0);[/b] Right ... Could anyone please tell me what is the simplest way of animating it ? I need a marquee effect for external text loaded into a dynamic text field ... ...more >>

Hi, please can someone help. I want to change the value of an Array using "splice", but get always a "Type mismatch" error. I have an Array> var sub1val_array:Array = Array(); sub1val_array = myDH.myData_array; sub1val_array looks now like > [Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes,Yes] With a chec...more >>

Hey guys, I'm trying to create a small app that allows you to change the colour of several movie clips. So far I've got several swatches that change each movie clip using the setRGB() function and that works fine. My client has asked for a preview of the colour change though. The idea is...more >>