Hello: Well it has been a long time since I've been emerged in Actionscript, and I'm struggling getting up to speed with some of the changes. I wrote a bunch of code that uses the "eval" function to dynamically reference variables and my movie is running slow. This may or may not be relate...more >>

Dear Forum How do I most efficiently empty and reload a DataGrid. I have tried to datagrid.removeAllColumns() function but then when I reload the dataGrid with the new data everything is gone.... Any wise advice? Thanks SK ...more >>

Hi, I saw this code one day and I'd like to have explanation on it : "class myClass extends Movieclip{ .... this.createEmptyMovieClip(String(y), i+10).attachMovie(this.items[y].id,'_mc',1); ...... this[y]._x = [b]this[y].x[/b]=left+i*(this.icon_min+this.icon_spacing)+this.icon_spa...more >>

I'm trying to create a color picker that will let me mouse over an image a determine what value the pixel color is. I found the following code in the Flash help. But, when I use it, it creates a color block over my image. I understand why it's done, but it's not what I'm trying to do. Instead,...more >>

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I am trying to make a little flipbook, but I havr the following problem Each page I want to make has to be a more or less perfect rectangle. Whenever I curve the pages or distort them, FLASH merely distorts the picture inside a white box. The actual page stays rectangular. Is it even pos...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to pass the 'clickTagURI' variable to the 'clickThrough_mc.onRelease' handler defined inside the 'response_lv.onLoad' handler. I'm currently stuck trying to access "response_lv.clickTagURI" from inside the internal event handler. I also cannot access it as a global variable ...more >>

Is it possible to have a textInput field update another textInput field (and vise-versa)? In other words, I want to be able to type a number (percent) in one field and have the other field display the whole number value. As well, I want to also be able to type in a whole number and have t...more >>

I am trying to create a transparent video overlay for our site, I can get the video posted and it works great but I wanted the video to stay in the bottom corner even as you scroll. Here is an example site I found that is doing what I want to do, the video may take a bit to load but if you no...more >>

Hi, I created a flash file that pulls text files and images. I have the text files and images posted to the web and in my flash file I have absolute url's to the location. When I test the movie on my computer it works fine, but once I upload the flash file the images pull in but the text ...more >>

I'm trying to build a photo gallery that uses the following code.. picButton.onPress=function(){ var MCL:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); MCL.loadClip ("otten.swf","holder"); } That works swell, however when I click another button I have it load into the same "holder" MC, s...more >>

For some reason I am having trouble making a movie clip loop X number of times and then stop. The movie clip is on the main timeline and then inside the movie clip (instance name "hotel_MC") I named the frame "start" and added my code to the last keyframe. Attached is my code. Why is this not ...more >>

Hi, I am working on flash editor using actionscript where user can drag the textbox control from left side and place in the screen, i am able to place that textbox and user is able to type the text in textbox. Now my problem is once user type text into textbox and then select another c...more >>

Hi, I am doing a flash editor using flash actionscript where user can place controls like textbox, background images, videos, images, oval, rectangle, pencil drwaing etc. i have succed in building this . In that editor there is option for Copy, cut as well as paste , now i need to do codi...more >>

package { import flash.display.*; import flash.events.*; public class scrollUnit extends MovieClip { function scrollUnit () { this.stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE; this.stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT; this.stage.addEventListener(Event.RESIZE, resize...more >>

I've been able to create a draggable movie clip in flash. I want to be able to have the user drag the movie clip over another clip and then perform more actions based on the dropTarget event. Is this available in CS3? ...more >>

How do I open a Named Anchor link in flash to open to a specific part in an html document? i tried using the "index.htm[b]#info[/b]" in get URL function but it doesnt find the anchor (<a name="info" id="info"></a>) on the webpage it opens. I need it to open in _self also thanks in ad...more >>

I ran into a problem and isolated it into a small Flash movie. Just create a new Flash movie, draw a shape, convert it to a MovieClip, and put the attached code onto the MovieClip instance. Basically, I set the _alpha to 0 on Load, then on EnterFrame I either add or subtract by increments of 1...more >>

I'm new at flash so I'm sure I'm just missing something, but I don't know how to link a button to a .jpg file that the user can download? Can anyone help me please I can't figure it out....more >>

I've never had a problem setting a variable using a timeline based flash app. - var1 = _root.var1 or _level0 But for the life of me, I can't figure out the syntax. None of the these work....more >>

For some reason I am having trouble making a movie clip loop X number of times and then stop. Inside the movie clip (instance name "hotel_MC") I named the frame "start" and added my code to the last keyframe. Attached is my code. Why is this not working? Thanks! this.hotel_MC.count++...more >>

Ive created a simple flash player that uses an xml playlist and i have successfully connected it to my list component.My problem is that Ive created a instance of a forward button and i want to make it go to the next video in the playlist and highlight it in the list component.Im not sure exa...more >>

Trying to change an input textField's data (dollar increase) when I change the data of another textField (percent increase). I have three inputTextFields and one dynamic textField on my interface. One inputField on top, two side-by-side below that and one below that (like a baseball diamon...more >>

Dear Forum I'd like to hide a column in a datagrid? I'm getting ID's from the database that the user doesn't need to see but that are necessary to communicate back with the database. I'm using the dataGrid component to list the content. Is it possible to hide the ID column in the data...more >>

I have been looking at the nikeplus.com navigation bar at the bottom of the page and was wondering if anyone had insight on how to begin creating something like that. Specifically, the actionscript animated boxes rising on mouse over and lowering on rollout. I have a been able to create some...more >>

Hi, I have a running movie clip on top of other things. At a certain frame, it should disappear. How can i use actionscript to achieve this? I don't want to/can't use a simple new KF and delete it, because i want that when navigating back, the movie plays on, wihtout starting from the begin...more >>

I thought sending a var directly to the event handeler would work but i was wrong. How can you adjust/conditional a function so that when one button is clicked it does one thing and the other another? function nextClick(event:MouseEvent, mess:String):void { trace(mess); } getStarted...more >>

I would like to have a way to call all MCs with similar instance names without having to know the entire name. I built the word "step" into the beginning of each clip. I thought the new ReExp class would be good for this. Where do I go from here. PS: they are all located on the main timeline. ...more >>

On the Adobe site and in several other posted locations is a pdf document showing the AS3 class hierarchy. If contains mistakes. e.g. under the flash.filters package, there are two ConvolutionFilter classes. One should be labeled DisplacementMapFilter. This file is secured and cannot be re...more >>

hello guys well we've been given a Flash homework from school. i've basically done a step preloader, and it preloads all other swf files well. the problem is we are supposed to preload this file called kerplunk.swf downloadable from this site http://3dclass.multiply.com/video/item/25 wh...more >>

See http://www.seanberry.com/scrollPaneInTheAss.html for reference Have an interesting situation here. I am using a scrollpane to hold a loaded movieclip (scrollContent_mc for reference) which contains several mask/image combinations. The images within scrollContent_mc can be resized by u...more >>

There are some movie clip instances on the stage (not dynamically created at run time). Now, I want to do this: use a variable to hold a instance name at runtime. then use this variable to reference the movie clip it points to. Problem: suppose this variable is named "mc_ref". it fails t...more >>

Hi, When I view my swf in a browser I get an error stating that AC_RunActiveContent.js is required. This doesn't happen on my computer when viewed locally, but it happens on others whether it's hosted locally or remotely. The only thing embedded in the page is a swf that has action script ...more >>

Hi let's see if I can explain what I'm trying to do, and what the problem is. Basically I'm telling a symbol to move from its current position to another. But instead of putting a number behind symbol._x = I placed a variable. For some reason, the symbol won't move to the x coordinate nu...more >>

how to replicate the problem: draw a rectangle 350 pixels high and say 10 pixels wide with a stroke width of 1. draw a rectangle beside it 30 pixels high and 10 pixels wide with a stroke width of 1. convert this second rectangle to a movieClip called test. draw a rectangle beside test 30 p...more >>

i using DIV to put my swf (Param=wmode value=transparent) on top of the html, after that i can see that the swf background is transparent. but one thing happen , the html link has been overlap by the swf. i cannot click even highlight the link of the html. any expert understand my meaning...more >>

Im trying to create a button to close the SWF im running... i havent been able to find any good code that might imply how to do this... any ideas?...more >>

I have a problem! i want a certain frame to jump to a a different scene. Ie when it play sto scene 169 to go to scene 2 - named - Reaction...more >>

How can I swap from a movieclip "a" to movieclip "b" if "a" (instance name "a") is already on the stage whereas "b" is in the library....more >>

I have animated movie clips as buttons. When the animation reaches the point where the cursor sits on the button it vanishes. Here is the script I have on the main time line: //news_mc is the instance name of my movie clip button news_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, newsPage); ...more >>