Issue: I have a flash movie that runs as a standalone player on a Demo CD... I also have an install msi file(same as an exe) that when the user is done viewing the flash movie they can click on a menu button in the flash movie that executes the msi or exe located on the root of the CD which ...more >>

Ok I've looked in loads of places and found nothing. Can some point me in the direction of a tutorial or give me some help. I have a _mc of picture that fades to another and so on. And onto of that I'm gonna add about 40 squares and I want each square to have a random alpha to "0" a random amo...more >>

I apologize for the amateur hour below, but appreciate any help. Long story short: I have a movieclip(mcCategory1) that scales up and down during onRollOver/Out. Within that movie clip is another movie clip which is meant to slide down as if opening a drawer (mcDrawer) as mcCategory1 scales ...more >>

Hi.... I'm updating my site, and i have a preloader for every section. I need the preloaders, but i only need them once, after the section is loaded there is no need to wait for the preloader effect. So i tried to add this code at the beginning of every preloader FX: if (framesLoaded...more >>

Hey guys, I've been trying to construct a Class file to consolidate methods for a lot of 'tiles' (MCs) that get dynamiclly added to the running system on call. However many of their functions are regularly fired off (interval) by a listener/broadcaster model, and I can't seem to find any info...more >>

Hi, I'm working on a project and it involves randomly animating some dots within boxes. So I have a box movieclip which contains dots (balls) and they animated within the boundaries of the box. I first created a test animation mimicking one of the boxes and it worked fine but one I port th...more >>

I have a simple SWF file that contains a FLV with a PLAY button & when the user clicks the play button, I'd like to simply track that clicking & play the FLV. I do not have access to the HTML page that runs this SWF/FLV. I want to send a URL (www.mydomain.com/site_A) without opening any brow...more >>

:confused; Sorry if this question is a dumb one, but here goes.... Is it possible to just click on a photo in a flash document I've built and go to a URL? (essentially is is a Flash slide show movie with transitions) I've used the getURL actionscript, but it is automatically opening the ...more >>

Scenario: On my stage are 4 movie clips (lucy, nike, jd, upfront). I also have 12 hotspots that I can drag the clips onto. The play button, when pressed, plays the movie clips in the order that I have placed them. Problem: Once a clip is dropped onto a hotspot, it can't be moved to a new ...more >>

I'm having an issue with the radioButton component from flash mx, this is, when the timeline arrives to the frame where the radioButtons are, at first, they appear like a blank box, and after they became radioButtons, any idea with this? Thanks in advance ...more >>

I need to figure out a way to receive the response of a url call in flash verses the bowser. I need to make a call to a ctrl api that lives in local host. If I use the getURL method it returns a response but in a browser window. I need it to return this value as a string back to the flash obje...more >>

Hi, In my application I have two behaviors for when I go fullscreen depending on whether I am displaying video. In order to aboid double scaling, I use Stage["fullScreenSourceRect"] on just my video portion, when it is visible. Otherwise, I do my own full screen layout (I have noScale fo...more >>

I am writing an application that allows the user to choose a subset of the data that will be displayed to them. I have eight checkboxes on the stage ("check1" - "check8") and each checkbox relates to a particular XMLList (xmlLogic, xmlSetTheory, xmlPredCalc, etc.). I put together an array of t...more >>

lets say I have var myAr:Array = new Array(value, value2, value3); var holdAr:Array = new Array(); holdAr.push(myAr); when I trace out holdAr: value, value2, value3 however, if I trace out holdAr[0], I get the same as tracing holdAr.... how can I push an array into a new array and ke...more >>

How to delete object in AS3? I know that "delete my_obj" works in AS2, but in AS3 you can't delete an object this way, only a property. So how to delete an object in AS3? Thank you...more >>

I have an array and I'd like to dump it's contents into a dynamic text field using a for loop. Here's my loop: var length:int = lotr.length; for (var i:int = 0; i < length; ++i) { characters.htmlText = lotr[i]; } The very last item in the array is the only item that makes it in...more >>

Hello, I've coded some buttons to scale up upon rollover and scale down on rollout. the problem is when the curser rolls over a new button when the old one is scaling down, it stops scaling down at that point leaving it biggier than its start state... any ideas how i can force the butto...more >>

Hi, I need to know how I can find out how to rotate a clock arm to different points on demand. For example if the navigator clicks on the year 1965(see image), the clock arm will need to rotate around from 1999 to 1965 on the dial. this will then result in new information shown to the ...more >>

Hi, I have a MySql database with some content that I want to access from my Flash movie through a PHP script. I actually get things to work (sort of) since I can pass content from the database, through the PHP script into my Flash movie - but the problem is the formatting of the content be...more >>

When you have two buttons that end up one on top of the other, is there a way to tell it to disregard the one at the bottom and just use the top one. This is what's going on: I have a stage that has an image with "hotspots" (invisible buttons all over) I aslo have a pull-out menu on the si...more >>

hi friends please help me to load an swf file inside with it. it is for my site i will explain u my friend please don ignore my questions..... my first swf file is my menu as header the next page should be my about us page as an .swf file likewise the third page for portfolio as other .wsf fil...more >>

I created a component that allows you to display a song listing. I need to create various instances using it's constructor, then add them to a main scrollbar control. Before putting it in a loop, I wanted to make sure I could add a single instance, with this code: var NewListing:mediaUni...more >>

Any good ActionScript mathematicians out there? I keep getting "NaN" on this value, but should not be. lambda = (Math.sqrt(((x*2)+(y*2)) - R0) * (1/R1)); where: x = x coordinate y = y coordinate R0 = radius of a circle R1 = radius of another circle With this variable, I get a...more >>

Hi, I'm really new to CS3 but I would like to learn how to create Buttons that control the animation (frames). What Actionscripts do I have to use to do onMousedown and I want to stop at the last frame (which is frame 270). Please guide me. I appreciate you guys so much. ...more >>

function finished_loading(e:Event) { var externalMovie = MovieClip(loader.content); view14.addChild(externalMovie); ExA.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,TRANSA); function TRANSA(e:MouseEvent):void { Control14DWN_animator.play(); [b]Activates an animation[/...more >>

Hello all: I have a series of movie.swfs that are repeatedly looping in at different levels and I am running into some trouble debugging them and tracking what is going on. Is there a way that I can set up a trace with a command that will spit out the number for the level it is currently o...more >>

I am trying to style my text box with CSS in Flash. I have the following AS. stop(); var thePath:MovieClip = this.scroller_all.scroller_slider; thePath.infoScroll.textbox.html = true; thePath.infoScroll.textbox.autoSize = true; thePath.infoScroll.textbox.condenseWhite = true; var c...more >>

Can somebody tell how I would go about changing a subclass URLRequest from the mainClass or what I'm doing wrong here? Thanks. package sdClasses { import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.net.URLRequest; public class Image extends Sprite { private var _file...more >>

Hi to all; I was testing as3 and I made a very simple example of tween. But when I run the swf the cubes move ok until suddenly some of them stop with no reason. This is happening every time I try the swf, some times happen on 1st loop some time happen on 20th loop, I don't know if this is ...more >>

I have a number of MP3 files which I want to import into a flash audio player I have built. Despite the fact that I am happy for the tracks to be listened to via the flash player I would prefer that the users weren't able to download the MP3 files directly. I am currently storing the MP3's abo...more >>

Can anyone help me out here... I have a crane game i'm making, moving the crane around works fine... when you move the crane back far enough it is going to hit the cabin of the crane, break the glass, and the cabin should shake. the problem is, i just use a setInterval to rotate the cabin a co...more >>

Hello! Im having ome issues with my attach movies and deleting them. I can do it once, but then, if i use the function again they pop up but cant make them delete again. POP > DELETE > POP > DELETE(not deleting) // ADDING MOVIES criarBotoesJogos = function(){ var c...more >>

hello I have already created a speech bubble button which is inside a movieclip and is draggable and resizable. I have created an input text box over the button so that you can drag the speech bubble around by the edge and click in the middle and you can type. my only problem is that as i...more >>

Hi I have been using Dreamweaver for a few years now, gradually self teaching myself and have just ventured into it's sister program 'Flash' with the aim of producing a simple animated button that does the following; = on up state - logo/text 'static' = on over state - logo change / te...more >>

I've been experiencing this problem. Sound.start() doesn't always start. A lot of times, it does, sometimes, it doesn't start for me. Has anyone experienced the same? any suggestions?...more >>

First off: Hi. I'm new - to the forum and to Flash. I'm currently writing a flash app that requests a XML feed from a Java controller and loads child swfs into various parts of the stage based on the settings/URL details received from the XML feed. Its nearly there and I've got my head r...more >>

Hi All, I have a Flash exe that opens a pdf (in front of exe) using the fscommand and BAT file system. The files will be delivered on CD and we want the user to be able to find the pdf without launching the exe. The name 'fscommand' is not very intuitive though - is there a way to rename thi...more >>