this is the code I'm using var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.[yourdomain].com/externalSwf.swf"); var loader:Loader = new Loader() loader.load(request); addChild(loader);[b]Text[/b] It works, but I don't know how to position the external swf in a specific place I...more >>

Below is a simplified version of my problem. Imagine a span of 42 frame. On frame 1, I have a button that plays the timeline and a stop command. If the user clicks Play, the timeline advances. On frame 2 there is an embedded Quicktime movie that spans 40 frames, and some code that does ...more >>

I'm loading a movie clip dynamically and its registration point defaults to top-left corner. I need to change it to the center, is this possible? if so, how? Thank you...more >>

Hey all, How do I get the name of a _txt or _mc that I drag an MC over? I can drag a_mc to b_txt and when it does I want to store b_txt's name into a variable getMcName() That way if i drag a_mc over c_txt it would store that name instead. I think I have to use .hitTest but not sur...more >>

What is the easiest way to preload external jpgs? The client wants to update these frequently so they should be external, but I want them to show up instantly like the rest of the site once the preloading is done. Any advice? I had thought about loading them into the preloader (at 0% alp...more >>

Want to know if this is even possible I cant seem to find anything on this. Is it possible to have a button that increases or decreases the frame rate? Is there an action that controls frame rate? Or once it is set in the movie properties it is set? ...more >>

Hi everybody, i have this problem i know how i can open a deferent html page inside flash. i create a button and the script looks like this: on (release) { getURL("test.html", "_blank"); } my problem is if i want to open the html page like pop-up window with lock dimantions for e...more >>

I'm trying to get a flash movie to redirect on a click. I used the sample code below: inv_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, buttonClickHandler); function buttonClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { navigateToURL(new URLRequest("http://www.deseloper.com/gnome")); trace("You cli...more >>

Hi I have a movieclip on a timeline that acts as a button. It works fine on the PC but doesnt on a Mac. In frame one of the timeline I have the following code :- reveal_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,revealhandler); function revealhandler(event:MouseEvent):void { firstcar...more >>

Hey party people. I'm working on a project that involves interactive maps. The idea is to have a single flash file that opens with a map of a city. Within this city map there are invisible buttons on certain areas that, when clicked on, show a more detailed map of that specific area. Withi...more >>

For example, right now my links (in Flash 5) have the following actionscript (an example): on(release){ getURL("http://www.google.com", "_blank"); } I know the "_blank" part opens a separate window. I know that replacing this with "_self" takes you from the current page to a new one ...more >>

anyone know of something that will run through your document and tell you if there are any onEnterFrame that haven't been deleted or setInterval that haven't been cleared? and possibly where they are.?.. ...more >>

I'm confused with how onCuePoint works. I've read the help files but still am not sure how to construct this. Here's what I want to do: FLV file in FLV Playback Component. I have cuepoints in the FLV. I have a movieClip instance called "slides" that is stopped on the first frame. When the ...more >>

Hi there, I have an action script that listens for an FLV to finish and then make a white square appear 100% visible. The problem is, the movieclip white square is still clickable when it is not visible on the layer above the FLV. How do I reveal/activate a layer in this case? Perhaps I ...more >>

e.g,there are two independed and noninteract swf file in different domain,all of them call the method SoundMixer.computeSpectrum () , 1.if opening them in different brower instances, the method SoundMixer.computeSpectrum () worked correctly. 2. if opening them in the same brower but differ...more >>

var View14 = new Loader(); addChild(View14); View14.load(new URLRequest("media/PortfolioPORT.swf")); the SWF i'm loading is called PortfolioPORT and it's in a folder named media. I'm trying to load it into a movieclip named View14, but i'm not sure what did what so i named the variable v...more >>

I created a keyListener object and addListener for the object.onKeyDown in frame 1 only. Also, a button is setFocus once press "Tab" key in frame 1. When pressed "Enter" key, it will go to frame 2. However, when press "Enter" or "Tab", there still have some actions like go to next frame o...more >>

:confused; I am loading two different media types on relase of two different buttons into same flv_player. Loading the image I use loadMovie, and for loading the .flv I am using a different method. Having unloadMovie in the button that is loading the flv movie prevents that instance from...more >>

I have a page that loads external jpegs... however it seems totake longer to retireve and display/load the images going through flash than it does if i were to display them as html...why is this... or am I just wrong. thanks J. ...more >>

How could I use setInterval instead of onEnterFrame in this case? The original: this.onEnterFrame = function() { trace(titles[this._name]); } What I would like: titleInterval = setInterval( function(){ trace(titles[this._name]); }, 100 ); Obviously the way I'm using the inte...more >>

Whats the proper way to stop a filter (blur) after a couple of seconds. WHats the syntax? do you use the continueTo method? I've attached my code so far. import flash.filters.BlurFilter; var myBlur:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter(10, 0, 3); my_btn..onPress = function() { tour_mc.filters = [...more >>

i'm on this since november last year... i thing that can't be done... so this is the last post i'll write on any site... i need to load a random .swf, but this is the dificult part... i whant to put the script at the last frame of every banner... cuz... the banners will be differents... and i ...more >>

I am trying to use an xml document to dynamically load the text color into my movie, and i can get the color, but when I try to use that value to change the text color, it doesn't do anything, how can I get this to work? Thanks This is my code: var txtColor:Number = XPathAPI.sele...more >>

Hello, I know it's possible with ActionScript 3, but was wondering if it were possible with [b]ActionScript 2[/b]. I would like to be able to trap a Mouse or Keyboard event so that the event is not propagated to the underlying control, as if the actual mouse click or key stroke never happe...more >>

is it possible to import external text into a dynamic text box so that the text box will expand vertically to accommodate the imported text? every time i import text into a dynamic text box, text will appear "cut off" if the height of the dynamic text box is too short to display all my text. ...more >>

Hello I have a problem. I have a movie clip with buttons, one of the buttons starts a second movie clip over the first, but the second movie clip is transparent (70%) so you can see the firs movie clip. Thats the effect I want to achieve, but the problem is that the buttons from the firs m...more >>

I've created a scrolling Movie Clip using a mask and used a smooth scroll method to move that Movie Clip up and down from the mask. However my problem is that there is no height restriction for the scrolling. Meaning when you click either the up arrow or down arrow the movie clip will scro...more >>