what is the proper way to increment a variable with a mouse event listener? var myMinVarable:int = myNewMinVariable; myNewMinVariable = 0; var myMinDMinVariable:int = 10 button1_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick); function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void { button...more >>

I'm creating an interactive cd-rom and was going to use Director Mx. But as I did some research, I was under the impression that Flash could be used to do the same thing. I am just becoming aquainted with Director and know nothing about programming with Flash. Is Flash as capable as Director i...more >>

Hello, I found this strange bug while coding, and wrote it in the simplest way to be sure it was true. Try opening a new AS3 FLA file, and write this code in the Actions Panel: [hr]function someFunc(x1:String, x2:String, x3:Number=0):String { var my_result:String = "result"; retu...more >>

I know this is probably easy but my mine is hurting from the videoplay i just built. I need to make a variable to pass a url to from flash. example Actionscript importXML.load(this.xmlloader); var xmlloader = "importdata.xml"; How is this done ...more >>

http://www.fedlerstudio.com/flash/shell.html The site uses the timer class to fade in the background image (I already realize the menu is hard to see on lighter images - will be fixed in the final). Every once in a while, my tweens actually stop between 20% and 40%. The problem exists he...more >>

Im kinda new to Flash and Actionscript also im using flash CS3. Right now im working in an actionscript 2.0 document cause i found a nice pre loader tutorial that uses actionscrpit 2.0. My problem is that im trying to turn a button into a link to a web page, Im using this actioncrpit hit....more >>

I have a flash file that loads random movie clips. The code below is on frame 1. I have a gotoAndPlay at the end of the timeline to start it over so it will cycle through all of the clips instead of playing one. I don't think this way is really the best way to do it...but it's what I have so f...more >>

Have some experience loading XML files, but this is a new issue to me. I see my accented characters displaying properly in my text editor. And I've confirmed that my font is OK in Flash by testing a dynamic text box--the accents in the test appear OK, so it's not the XML file or the font, it s...more >>

Hello there, I am about to begin a project that will involve designing and maintaining a Flash application for a period of 4 years. During this time, we want to capture statistical data on which content of our flash application has been accessed more frequently. Is that something that can be m...more >>

I have been creating a lot of live gauges and meters for a web based dashboard, most work great. I am now trying to create a Flash usage meter like the CPU meter in Windows task manager, but cannot seem to get it working. I am fairly new to Flash so I consider myself a newbie so I may be appro...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to get a video application to work. The basic question I have is: can i get multiple videos on a flash streaming server to play in a single FLVPlayback instance? (I want the user to be able to choose the video based on a button, not play in succession.) Or do I have to set up a ...more >>

my actionscript now is on (release) { printAsBitmapNum(1, "bmax"); } i want to print only the MC which the button is located on, or an defined area. thanks...more >>

i create a dynamic text field, i want it notified that, when got value send in the text field, then go to play another frame. i found some tag like event listener and text event . but i dun know how to used it. any expert got any suggestion or advice show me? ...more >>

This must be the most basic question in the world, but I've been searching the documentation for an hour. All I want to do is to draw a line on the stage, and then change its color (or endpoint positions) dynamically using ActionScript. This is the 1st step to creating complicated dynami...more >>

Hi I'm currently in the process of converting a number of old AS2 project to AS3. The following script loads in an XML file, pulls the filename and tooltip in to their own arrays (no ArrayCollection here, grrr), then it loops through the X number of Nodes to and uses Loader and URLRequest to ...more >>

Hi i have a flv video file. is there a way to import it to the timeline so that there is a keyframe for each second? i want to be able to add keyframes into the video timeline ...more >>

I have about 200 images I need to import into the library. Is there any way to automate the linkage identifier or do i have to do them all manually? Thanks ...more >>

I'm using the "TweenLite" class in my ongoing project. Im guessing there are more than me here that are using it. If I have a object that i want to be tween ... lets say... 500 px to the left EVERY time i press a button (like an array of pictures) how do I write the arguments to the tw...more >>

Hi, i'm working in flash 9/AS 3, and added to one of my swf (which loads into the main one) a combo-box component. when its data provider property is empty, and i play the main swf - the combo box is there, empty of-course, and nothing happens when i click it. however, when i add data manua...more >>

How can i detect when a particular frame is left? i.e. The user is viewing fram x, they click one of several buttons or perform a particular action which causes the swf to move to a different frame how can i detect when it exits the original frame x? ...more >>

i used flash call variable of word chinese or japanese word from html , the dynamic text field can display word from param variable. but i used javascript to send Chinese, Japanese word to flash, the dynamic text cannot display the word. any expert who know about make dynamic text box suppor...more >>

i take a static textfield, change some of it values thus: var tf:TextField = this.getValue()._txt; tf.type = "dynamic"; tf.multiline = true; tf.wordWrap = true; tf.autoSize = "left"; trace(tf._height +" : "+tf.textHeight ); textHeight prints as 13. however, taking a screen shot and...more >>