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error 1158 "missing left brace"
Posted by armorsmith42 at 7/2/2007 11:56:37 PM
the following is my code. as you can infer from it's simplicity, I am inexperienced. import flash.events.MouseEvent; import flash.events.IEventDispatcher; fatmax.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,extend); function extend(event:MouseEvent)void: { trace("extended"); } the...more >>


making a photo gallery
Posted by beesbane at 7/2/2007 11:28:21 PM
I am having trouble with actionscript. I am making a photo gallery and my buttons and layout are just dandy everything's looking fine. The buttons do nothing, and i know i need actionscript to make it work but i have no idea how to even begin. I have what i want the buttons to show made in a m...more >>

Array help
Posted by dzedward at 7/2/2007 10:43:40 PM
i cant figure this out.. when a button is pressed "millerbtn" array then the corresponding MC "miller" array should have value _visible = true; i got that.. but then when another button is pressed, i need the old MC to have _visible = false; right now when you press a button, the actual but...more >>

email
Posted by jbd153 at 7/2/2007 10:00:08 PM
This might be an easy thing to do but I wanted to know if someone could tell me or show me where a tuturial is for this... If you have input boxes 1,2,3 and you want a user to push submit and have the info emailed.....how do I do that? Basically just a form with 3 input boxes. I have the...more >>

FlashVars help?
Posted by masterkrang at 7/2/2007 9:57:46 PM
hello, i'm trying to bring flashvars into my swf using this code: shopper_info_txt.text = Number(_level0.user_id); here's the html. can you tell me what's wrong here? thanks! <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-T...more >>

getting a from a nested m.c.
Posted by jonnybennett at 7/2/2007 9:45:45 PM
if I have a movie clip mc1 with mc2 nested in mc1. mc2 has a variable called varNum=2; why can't I from the root get the value varNum using .. . trace(mc1.mc2.varNum); thanks to any responders. ...more >>

change text color dynamically
Posted by relief8 at 7/2/2007 9:29:20 PM
How do I change the color of text in a dynamic textfield by clicking a button?...more >>

Image Flip
Posted by 3-Putt at 7/2/2007 9:00:54 PM
I need a actionscript solution to flip three sections of picture around on the vertical axis one at a time from left to right to form one image on the back side of the flip. Is it best not to use actionscript and manually do this? I'm an After Effects user that does this easily through a p...more >>



Flash CS3 - assigning one class to many symbols?
Posted by Marek at 7/2/2007 7:59:20 PM
Is it possible to assign one custom class to many symbols in AS 3 ? When I type in class name to the "class" field in linkage section, Flash displays warning "please enter unique class name that is not associated with other library symbol". I would like to use singe class to a couple of symbol...more >>

Prevent layer from printing
Posted by relief8 at 7/2/2007 7:46:48 PM
Does anyone know how to prevent a layer from printing? I have one image in my movie at the frame marked #p that I don't want to print....more >>

sendAndLoad - detect "unable to connect"?
Posted by denis_bohm at 7/2/2007 7:11:09 PM
I would like to detect when XML.sendAndLoad can not connect to a server. I have registered onData, onLoad, onHTTPStatus handlers. The handlers are called as expected when a successful request is made. However, if the a connection can not be opened to the server then it appears that none of ...more >>

Printing Problem
Posted by relief8 at 7/2/2007 7:01:12 PM
When I print my movie by clicking a button with this code attached my_print.onRelease = function() { printAsBitmap(_parent._parent._parent.proModel, "bmax") } My movie replay's and goes back to the beginning. Can anyonw tell me how to keep my movie in the same place when the print bu...more >>

Empty or delete and rebuild an Array within a function
Posted by Alex at 7/2/2007 6:05:51 PM
I'm having troubles creating an array from a function. Can somebody tell me how to empty an array within a function? thanks : ) ...more >>

How to use ExternalInterface
Posted by retrobadger at 7/2/2007 4:54:07 PM
I'm trying to use ExternalInterface in a project, put simply I am trying to have an html button run a flash function, nice and simple, or so I thought. It just refuses to work, I think there is just no connection to flash being made, can anyone give me some advice please! Cheers Dan ...more >>

Finding unique paths : Follow up
Posted by Sean Berry at 7/2/2007 4:52:55 PM
> function pathExists(shapeStart, shapeEnd):Boolean { > for (var node in shapeStart) { > for (var key in shapeStart[node].obj) { > if (key == shapeEnd) { > return true; > } else { > pathExists(key,sha...more >>

A Flash-optimized machine?
Posted by grandraggidy NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 7/2/2007 4:04:55 PM
I'm working on a kiosk user interface that will be exclusively running Flash on the front end. We're trying to spec out a machine that will be the "perfect Flash engine" to drive a relatively processor intensive Flash-based user interface. The interface is for a company "address book." This add...more >>

I need Flash Player 7
Posted by h2oman421 NO[at]SPAM msn.com at 7/2/2007 3:33:04 PM
Ok, so I need to find a place I can download Flash Player 7 so that I can install QB Pro 2005 and then I will update the flash player again. UGH!!! Help. ...more >>

Loading External Text Issue With Ampersand
Posted by tomyknoker at 7/2/2007 2:10:17 PM
I am loading external text and inside the text there is an ampersand (&), I think Flash thinks this is a new variable or something because it stops there... Anyone had this issue before? I have embedded all the fonts... ...more >>

Referencing an image external to a flash movie
Posted by NDWebDeveloper at 7/2/2007 1:43:42 PM
I want to be able to allow a client to upload an image and as long as the dimensions are the same the movie will update automatically....more >>

couple of questions
Posted by jibysk at 7/2/2007 1:33:19 PM
hi .. i have a couple of questions ??? How do you make two SWFs interact with each other? How to make flash content accessible for a blind/dumb user? What are compiler directives in Flash? Where and why CDATA is used ? What is the max length of string can be used in any attribute of ...more >>

Sound problem on timeline
Posted by leodsmith at 7/2/2007 1:26:36 PM
Flash CS3 / Win XP -I am simply placing a sound file from the library on to the stage. -When playing the movie, I get this weird distorted "chorus" type of effect. -I've never experienced this in previous Flash versions or projects. -The sound files are all fine and it happens with multipl...more >>

color code from XML to Color.setRGB method
Posted by jibysk at 7/2/2007 1:25:26 PM
hi all How to pass a string (ex. "ff00ff" ) as a color code from XML to Color.setRGB method in flash? thanks in advance jiby...more >>

Opening URL Targets with AS3
Posted by choreo at 7/2/2007 4:34:06 AM
I have the following code on my Actions Frame 1 (copied and modified from the Flash CS3 Help Files): function loadPageFrame(event:MouseEvent):void { var myURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.adobe.com/"); navigateToURL(myURL); } Btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,...more >>

How do I prevent my loaded .swf from looping?
Posted by mckanns at 7/2/2007 1:28:14 AM
I converted an mpg movie to an swf using Ultra Flash; I end up with a nice ..swf, but it loops. How can I prevent this video from looping when I bring it into Flash? Is there a way to load the movie, then unload it after 10 seconds of play (one iteration)? Please help - I'm desperate. ...more >>

Some actionscript missing but too blonde to know what
Posted by abdezines at 7/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
:confused; Can someone please help me. I have a group of 10 moving buttons grouped into one fash element which has been used in a pure flash website. However now I want to use the same flash button group in a html based website. I know that here is a problem in the actionscript and I have trie...more >>

Sending form data using loadVars
Posted by Stu from TDG at 7/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
I am trying to send a simple flash form to an asp page using loadVars, The asp page is not receiving the variables any idea why? here is the actionscript: I have tried tracing the dataOut and I get what is in the form fields -----------------------------------------------------------------...more >>

removeMovieClip problem
Posted by ++ Barry ++ at 7/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi. I have a movieclip that contains a button. This movieClip is being duplicated a number of times. The button inside the movieclip contains the code attached below. When a button is pressed i need the movieClip to unload / be removed. For some reason, probably obviouse to everyone but me...more >>

FLV Playback - Browser Compatibility
Posted by alpedroza at 7/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
Just to get this out of the way, I'm an Actionscript newbie. So if my code is way off base, please advise. I am one of the webmasters for RaceLegal.com. We just updated the whole web site and the client (RaceLegal) wanted to add video with commercials adverts. I developed a video player...more >>

unloadMovieClip problem
Posted by ++ Barry ++ at 7/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi. I have a movieclip that contains a button. This movieClip is being duplicated a number of times. The button inside the movieclip contains the code attached below. When a button is pressed i need the movieClip to unload / be removed. For some reason, probably obviouse to everyone but me...more >>

character interaction
Posted by chickenanimator at 7/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi I have a problem, i'm not sure how you would do this I have a character on the stage which the user can interact with by pressing buttons which takes you to a frame on the main timeline with an animation of something happening to him, then it goes back to the main page with an idol ...more >>

Loading external SWFs question
Posted by michaelfb at 7/2/2007 12:00:00 AM
I don?t like the blank screen whilst each new SWF loads. Is there a way to make the loaded SWF hang around until the next one is ready? Thanks in advance. ...more >>


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