Hi, How can i reset the '_root.onEnterFrame' of the following script? I'm basically trying to get the movieclip to move away from the cursor. I can get it to do it the once, but the first time i cant get it to move. here is the script.. thanks for any help... accel = 30...more >>

The stage has 5 (or more!) dragable movie clips. I have them starting and stoping the drags correctly but the layer / movie clip/ object hierarchy stays the same. but they can get piled on each other. I would like the current dragged MC to "jump" to the front of the stage. Any ideas in ...more >>

i'm trying to send some data from a list component to another web page, and have flash collect it and take you to an appropriate frame... this is what i'm using to send the data getURL("http://www.myothersite.biz?seminar="+list_box.selectedItem.firstChild.fi rstChild.nodeValue, "_blank"); ...more >>

if i load an external .swf is there anyway i can make the loaded .swf control the parent .swf's timeline? basically, when the loaded .swf gets to the end i want it to load another .swf and move the playhead to a different point on the parent .swf's timeline. any help or pointers would be awe...more >>

You know how you can create a Movieclip object, add a function or variable to it, then call that function or change that variable from within the SWF that includes it? I wanna be able to do that, only with SWFs that are loaded at run time. My "main" SWF is simply a menu-type thing. The u...more >>

I've seen script that uses this targetInstanceName and I'm not sure how it works. I'm trying to use the following code but don't understand how or where to reference either a external SWF or a movie clip that is on _parent. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks in advance!! // Public: pT...more >>

Hello, I have a main movie file that loads a swf through loadclip. There are several dynamic movie clips in the library of the loaded swf (all set to export in first frame). I'm trying to create a popup window (using the Window component) by using code in the main movie to popup cont...more >>

Hi - I have a single text field (dollar_t) that must show a different dollar amount for each button on the stage. No problem - I just wrote a bunch of "onRelease" functions - one for each of the 10 buttons - with the correct amount "hardcoded" in and it looked good. But then the customer ...more >>

In AS 2.0 I used to refer to the main timeline with _root. I can't figure out how to do it in AS 3.0. I have a button in a MC that, when clicked, should cause to main timeline to gotoandplay the frame withe the label "s1". Any help is appreciated. Al ...more >>

I have a keyClass handler that plays a sound based on variable in each loop of the script. The problem is I only want the key to work one time each loop. Any ideas. I have attached the code for reference. var keyListener:Object = new Object(); keyListener.onKeyDown = function() { ...more >>

I'm developing with Flash 8. I'm trying to figure out what conditions will trigger the datagrid to call doLater(). I am not dynamically creating a datagrid with "new" or createObject(). The datagrid is already placed on the stage and I'm simply adding columns and populating it with data thr...more >>

I have a rotating image (swf files) array on http://www.applefcu.org that is displaying properly, but dies after an indeterminate amount of time. I have no idea why the bitmaps aren't being cached so that the files would continue to appear. There is no logical explanation for the script to ...more >>

So I have an array that has the instance names of some movie clip symbols.... I want to grab one at random and perform operations on it. So I set an array with the string names and grab one at random. var log_array:Array = ['truckStop_mc', 'blackJack_mc']; var index:Number = Math.round(...more >>

Hi, I´m using an XML to generate mc´s, each mc (exported from library) comes with an empty array. The thing is, that I attach it and have to populate the array with the images in the xml. I tried everything I know but it does not work. The mc´s are attached OK with teir text content...but...more >>

Okay, it didn't take me long to fudge this and I'm looking for the insight I know I don't have. I have 30 instances, each with the attached onRollOver/Out functions. Now I'm being told that in addition to that, text must appear in a field below, and each instance must call a different piec...more >>

I have been searching through google and here to find a form tutorial using the latest flash app-CS3, targeted to the latest flash player. I already have the PHP code, now I just need to create the form. Is there a good tutorial out there? Thanks for any help with this. Rob ...more >>

["print" + currentWork + "_mc"].x = 0; This line of code aint working.... Can someone tell me why =) ?? ...more >>

Hi, I have a movie clip to which I attach several others always at the same depth so one replaces the other. I was trying to change the size of the attached movies by setting the ._width and ._height properties and also by using the xscale without any luck. I finally experimented with a ...more >>

I want a button which has flashing text inside it. When i click the flashing text, i want it to go to an url. My current error is: 1061: Call to a possibly undefined method addEventListener through a reference with static type Class. I really am confused! Does anyone know why it isnt w...more >>

I'm using hitTest to see if a movieclip is touching another movieclip. The problem is that one of the movieclips is a border and the other movieclip is on the inside of it. Because of this hitTest returns true. Is there anyway to use hitTest to see if one movieclip is intersecting the 'sh...more >>

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, Wonder if anyone could help me? I am creating an interactive Flash video with hotspots. I have my video in Flash and I have created the hotspots at different points in the video. What I want to ...more >>

I am creating a training program and i want the user to left click to create an action and then right click to create another action. Is this possible and if so what would the script for right click be. Do i need to add an action script to the start to turn off the right click choices? ...more >>

I have created a Flash site using "Macromedia Flash 8 Slide Presentation". Can somebody help me creating a simple preloader of this site? Because this action script is not working: ifFrameLoaded ("End") { gotoAndPlay("Start"); } gotoAndPlay(1); This is an example for site wic...more >>

Buenos dias, me gustaria saber si alguien tiene idea de como se puede averiguar el nombre del flash que estas ejecutando. Pongo en situacion imaginemonos que quiero leer informacion de un xml que tiene como nombre el mismo que el flash que ejecuto de tal manera que si cambio el nombre del fl...more >>