I have been noticing that when using the auto formatting feature in CS3 it will add semi-colons before and after curly braces and remove correct indents in code. According to Senocular of senocular.com has noticed this also and has posted some info also. This is a huge issue for me since I hav...more >>

Hello, I've created some code that allows me to rollover an image and have a tool tip or info box pop up and follow the cursor, and of course disappear when I rollout. But i'd like to take it a step further and instead of just going visible and invisible on rollout/rollover, i'd like to fade...more >>

I am having trouble loading images that are called in from a text file but this works fine in IE I am not sure what is going on. But the text from the text file is loaded in so it is loading the text file ok. This is how it is called Frame 1 tarea = new LoadVars(); tarea.onLoad = functi...more >>

Hi all, I have a TextField that I'm using to display chat messages and stuff. Adding text using .htmlText += "new line" seems to work OK, however look what happens when I remove a line: Before: <p>[formatting][B]nick[/B] message1</p> <p>[formatting][B]nick[/B] message2</p> <p>[formatti...more >>

Hello Forum Members, I have a question. I think the coding (if possible) would be fairly complex. Here is what I would like to do. I would like to have a mask shape that I could drag over an image. The shape will be a circle, sorta like a magnifing glass - transparent (alpha = 0, or ...more >>

:frown; Newbie...... I have a button that I would like to use as a hyperlink to the home page of our site. With this link I would like it to play a sound and then execute the "link to the home page. Currently, I have the hyperlink working, it forwards to the home page and it play the so...more >>

Hello, is it possible to return 2-D array in function? I have this but returns undefined, all testing inside function works though, I am calling function by: imageThumbsFineArtArr = calculateThumbWidths(numOfSeriesFineArt, numOfImagesFineArtArr, "thumbImageFineArt"); thanks for any he...more >>

I have a text field that is created by ActionScript, and it brings in its content through an external html file. The content is then styled by an external css file. Later in the swf, this textField goes through an alpha tween using the Tween package, and it disappears. If possible, I'd lik...more >>

HI i am try to make a program that saves external text files. i have found this script: fscommand ("save", name+".txt"); but this doesn't funtion... does anybody know a script??...more >>

I have a root swf that loads 4 other swfs into it, right now i have each swf loading one at a time however i want each swf to load immediately after the previous one is done whereas right now each swf only starts loading after the previous swf finishing playing. ...more >>

Hi. I've created a Flash movie and now want to add a simple print button to it - one that will just bring up the users default print dialog box. I've created a new layer, highlighted the first frame and dragged a print button in from the library. When I press F9 to bring up the Actions p...more >>

I can get the External Interface call to work in Safari and Firefox just not IE 7. [b]ActionScript[/b] var image:String = String(ExternalInterface.call("getImg")); [b]Javascript[/b] <script> var img = "billboard/subpages/become_sub.jpg"; function getImg(){ return img...more >>

I created a contact form that has the box labels placed as the initial text in the input field. I have used the selection.setFocus. Is there actionscript in the selection class that will make the initial text in the input field initial text dissapear when the user clicks on the field or tabs t...more >>

Basically we have built an e-learning manual entirely in flash, with separate swfs for the separate modules,sitting in an html page. However this is a dual project and while the solution is fine for one client, the other client has now said that it needs to be integrated into their Plateau LMS...more >>

I know it can be done. But just can't find how to do a submenu that shows when you roll the mouse on main menu, and hides if your mouse is anywhere else. I can imagine that I can create the sub-menu with a movie clip symbol containing each command or choice as a button. But waht I don't know i...more >>

Sorry for yet another "onRelease code not working". I've done the forum searches, tried posted methods, nothing. The banner is <a href="http://www.panoramtech.com/products/directions3.html">here</a>. Here is a screenshot of the http://www.panoramtech.com/products/screen1.gif for the bu...more >>

Hi, I have l logo animation but i don't want it to play every time a user runs over it with mouse. I'd like it to start playing after the user has stayed on the banner for 1 second (30 frames in my case). So if the user leaves the logo before 1 second, the animation wouldn't start. ...more >>

Anyone have tips on how to troubleshoot package/class definitions? Is there a button I can press that will 'prove me wrong' and reveal it to be in another location???...more >>

Hi guys, It's been donkey's years since I used Flash, and I thought I'd just be able to jump right on in again just to make a little navigation menu with four buttons that each take the user to a different page on the website I'm making. Hah! I've got my four buttons, each state on each ...more >>

Essentially, here's what I'm trying to do. I have a movie clip that is a mask that I can move around. When I reach certain areas of the stage, I want a new mask to expand (scale up or something along those lines) and reveal more of the background. Can this be done or do I need to have multiple...more >>

Hi, I have only a superficial knowledge of Actionscript. Stop, Go to and Play ... that's about it. I am building a site with buttons that I want to link to other html pages within the same site. I don't want the links to open in a new window. From what I've ascertained in Adobe Help,...more >>

Hi, I have only a superficial knowledge of Actionscript. Stop, Go to and Play ... that's about it. I am building a site with buttons that I want to link to other html pages within the same site. I don't want the links to open in a new window. From what I've ascertained in Adobe Help,...more >>

I'm creating a flash movie so that when you rollover the .swf, it will trigger a one time event. Essentially, what I need to happen is the .swf to detect it has just been rolled over and to change a boolean value to "true". How do I do this? Keep in mind, I don't want to add an extra button or...more >>

I would like to load a youtube video in a flash movie. I have absolutely no idea how to do this. I have the URL of the movie and I have the target movieChild. All I want to do is to load and play the video frm within the fash movie I have created. Can anyone help me. I am using FlashMX. an...more >>

I'm still working on getting what I had working in AS2 working in AS3 - hehe looks like "ass" doesn't it? I'm playing with the drawing api sample provided by Adobe to try and work it all out. My particular problems are based on getting things to work with a MouseMove event. I'd be very grat...more >>

Hi Dudes, I have a nested MovieClip. I'm facing some problem when writing the code for both the inner and outer MovieClips. I'm writing onRollOver state for inner and outer MopvieClips. The event is triggered for the root MovieClip(outer one) but not for the inner MovieClip. I want ...more >>

Hello, I found the syntax TGotoFrame that you can use in javascript to go to a certain frame number in your movie using javascript. But this TGotoFrame is similar to GotoAndStop .. and not gotoAndPlay.. so if you place a function on that frame it would not work. Is there another...more >>

Hi, Is there a way to load item labels of a list component from an external .txt file? Thanks...more >>

Hi all, I am trying to launch Windows Explorer from Flash and tell it to browse a specific folder on CD-ROM. Actually I can launch Windows Explorer by copying an instance of it to fscommand folder and using fscommand("exec","explorer.exe"); but I can not set the path which explorer i...more >>