How would i pause this for loop before it goes through again? i was thinking about using setInterval, but the way its used doesnt seem like its possible? static function create(mcNum:Number):MovieClip { var posX = 10; var posY = 10; var fWidth = 590; var fHeight...more >>

The following AS 3.0 code snippet from the manual (page 135): //************************************ //Compiles only in standard mode someFunction.counter = 0; function someFunction():void { someFunction.counter++; } someFunction(); someFunction(); trace(someFunction....more >>

You are supposed to be able to drag an object from the side bar and it duplicates on the main screen. There are two problems first the movie clip only persists one at a time and second the newly created clip doesn't release when the mouse button is released the first time. on(press) ...more >>

Hello! im trying to animate a movieclip created within this class (tmpMC) However, if i try to call update, or from within the constructor, nothing happens, or i get an error about calling non static functions. Here is the class: class fauxBox extends MovieClip { // var myMC:M...more >>

Hello all. I have a 'UI' module that loads in other swf files based upon which button the user clicks. It is able to locate and load the swf files with no problems. The problem arises with combo boxes. Whenever the swf loaded with the loader has a combo box, the box does not work properly....more >>

Hi, I need a solution so I can send mails through a projector (.exe) I tried using Jugglor but it has caused other errors that I can't fix. So does anyone know of another solution that I can use to be able to open the users outlook or mail program by just clicking a button in flash!!! Plea...more >>

I want to make my Replay button go back to the beginning of the movie and play up to a certain frame, then skip about 20 frames and then go to the replay button at the end of the movie. Can I do this with the button code, or do I need to make a different scene for the part I don't want to repl...more >>

I have a list of FLVs and want ot show an instance for each of them in a scrollpane. I put a scroll pane instance on the stage. Assign a content path to a Movie clip in library. In this movie clip I placed following lines of code //=======================================================...more >>

Is it possible to use the XML object to parse internal xml instead of loading an external file? I am writing an application that converts arrays & objects into xml. In my development, I am displaying the xml in a text field on the stage. In testing I want to read this text field as a x...more >>

Hi, If i have a load of movie clips on the stage can i reference these from an array and then have them move on the stage, so something like... (the code below is just a guess), or could i give them a rollOver stage? Anyone have any ideas on this? Cheers.. var myArray = new A...more >>

1140 - ActionScript 2.0 class scripts may only define class or interface constructs. I am getting the above error 100 times with different instances. Can someone tell me what this means? I can still do and see what I ve done but I get this error in the output. ...more >>

Here's what i need to do: Send email input field text and 2 hidden fields, which I am thinking I would just set the fields up but make them not visible with the values already input. The info needs to be sent to a email campaign account with Sendito on their server. I assume I would use some...more >>

I am scanning in a very old book as jpgs using the convention, "page_001.jpg thru page_110.jpg. Because there are so many pages, I am using the URLRequest to go get them one at a time. Is there a way you can get at the URLRequest value which would give me the jpg's name? I want to use a for...more >>

Hi, i have a problem. I would like to retrive xml data from an external file. An than i would collect data from that xml to be compared with some id buttons. ex. IF (xml output atributte) == (id of button), than dissplay button red, else dissplay blue. I have no problems till here. T...more >>

Hi My AS2 is not too good and Im wanting to move onto AS3 learning after my current project. Ive been working on a tutorial and managed to get a navigation system where buttons react to each other, ie. change state and then move to the appropriate place in the movie. It all seems t...more >>

Is there an easy fix to having text on whole pixels to avoid the fuzzy look of text? It gets really annoying having to manually input the text x,y coordinates to make sure they are on whole pixels. i have tried using the "snap to pixel" and that does not work. Any help please! thanks, da...more >>

I have some url endcoded text stored in a mySQL table, being retrieved through remoting, and returned in an array. All is well - except one thing: I have a single text field that I place both the headline, and body into. My problem is that the headline seems to have a return in it - though it ...more >>

How do you change the name of the projector window from saying "FLASH Player 9" to a name that I define? Any help is much appreciated. ...more >>

Hi, I have 4 input variables and a permissible output: inputs = hookload, drag, area & speed and need to get the sqrt after the calculation of (drag*area) then multiply by speed but I keep getting syntax errors. permissible = ""; calculate_btn.onPress = function() { if (speed>...more >>

Hi guys, I'm having a bit of trouble getting classes referenced in the standard import manner to be forced to be included at runtime by the compiler, without making a token instance. i.e i want to force the inclusion of import Shapes.MyBox; so i can use it later on with a "getDefi...more >>

Hi guys, This one's quite advanced... I'm working on a online book project that takes a .pdf, converts each page into a JPEG and stores them to a unique folder. I have created a flash file that the user is directed to upon the .pdf's upload which detects via a querystring, the folder ...more >>

At run time I'm creating an mc for printing and attaching several labels and graphics. The height of the mc vary each time. When I tried to print this mc using Print("mc", "bmax"); the mc is srunk to fit the page. This is a problem, because if the mc is too large and shrunk too much you cant...more >>

Hi all, I want to create menu dynamically. It will load the values using XML. How to do this? The menu item will be displayed in the bottom of the screeen. Give me any sample or idea? Thanks in advance ...more >>