Hey yall I am trying to pull next set of 6 from xml and am getting undefin on press. Right now 6 of the containers i made load up with proper xml data loaded into them from library. Then on press nothing. Here is how I am going about it: Any direction is much appreciated and respected. ...more >>

I have been playing with this code and can't seem to get it to do anything, even display an error message. Ideally, when the app is launched, it will rotate some hands on an analog clock to display the current time. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I will be very thankful. Thanks...more >>

I lifted this awesome collapsing menu script from http://www.senocular.com and am now making tweaks to this. The file can be found http://www.trpvolunteers.com/learnmore.zip Two questions: 1. I figured out how to make it so that they automatically start with a 20 pixel buffer before cl...more >>

I've been developing a Flash video player and I've been trying to implement fullscreen support, but for some reason when trying to exit via the escape key, it has to be pressed twice for it register. It works just fine if I use my button to exit full screen. Here is what I am working with: ...more >>

Hi, I wrote a class that implements a simple FLVPlayback component with some other methods. I create instances of this class at runtime "inside" an array and add them to a visible layer like this: this.imageArray[index] = new videoImage(iWidth, iHeight); this.imageLayer.addChild(this.image...more >>

I am trying to load a series of images on the fly (one at a time) Psuedo code would look like... 1)Using loader... Load image... Wait for loaded Event??? (Event.COMPLETE, Event.INIT, nothing seems to work) 2) Event handler initiates next load... goto 1 I'm new to AS3 so I'm probabl...more >>

I intend to develop and sell a flash app that will be distributed as an EXE. I'm thinking about a mechanism to activate the app once a user pays for it and then tie the activated copy to the user's machine.. Is there a way, using actionscript or any other flash mechanism, to 1- grab a uni...more >>

Hi people. Whatever I do (seems like) I end up with the following message in Flash CS3: "ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable is not defined." I have no clue to what causes it, and therefor I cannot seem to fix it. I've been trying to look for answers online, but all I got out of that...more >>

Hi!! I´ve learned how to do a dynamic slidshow by watching: http://www.learnflash.com/wp/2007/basic-animated-slideshow/ and http://www.learnflash.com/wp/2007/buttons-for-dynamic-slideshows/ but there are still one thing I miss in my slideshow and that´s a "caption" do any one know how ...more >>

I am stuck on something easy and just hitting a blank. So I am building an interactive code window where the user has to type or copy and paste SQL code into this window. The input text field checks it and response correct or incorrect. The problem I am having is the formatting of the SQL...more >>

Hi, I'm using Flash Pro SC3. I'm not able to get my swf animation to open an external URL from the last frame. I created a "Skip Intro" button and added code that works (see code below): skip_intro_btn,addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, buttonClickHandler); function buttonClickHand...more >>

Hi, I have a flash website and one problem with it. When I push on a button, it has to open new window. thumb1.onPress = function(){ getURL("http://...............as.html", "_blank"); } But I want that the opened window will be no resizable, no location, no menubar, no scrollb...more >>

I have an rss feed using a class I found online to access an rss feed. It works fine locally. When I take it online it doesn't work. I have the crossdomain.xml file on the root of the server. Any ideas? ...more >>

I am trying to mock up an interface for a froduct that I am working on. (S) button.http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i246/idesign3d/Flash_question.jpg The interface consists of various screens accessed through a main menu matrix, very similar to the menu on a cell phone. These button icons a...more >>

Hi, The subject basically says it. In the string table I can enter multiline strings, no problem. Also, in the development environment they show up as entered. Text like this in the string table This is the demo text, first line. Now I start a new line. Shows up exactly like this. ...more >>

I am using Flash CS3 on a Mac. I am trying to do something I have done many times before- that is create a button made with a movie clip. This is done with an invisible button going to the various states in the MC using frames. I am making sure the frames are NOT on the same keyframe as the ST...more >>

How do I add a progress bar to a flash? And is it necessary to make a progress bar? because sometimes when i play a flash game thats really large (file size) sometimes the flash window is just a blank white screen. is that because the flash game is loading? If that's true than can someone...more >>

I am trying to make a game that uses the arrow keys and i was wondering how to make it so that when my person hits a wall, they stop moving in that direction and dont go through the wall. heres my actionscript for some reason i cant get the "&&" to work. And i think i'm not using it cor...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to load SWFs from a remote site into a loader component in my site. This works fine as far as the loading goes but the loader component won't fire the onComplete event that I have assigned to it. It works fine when loading files local to the main movie so I know the code is g...more >>

I'm new to runtime shared libraries, so figured someone will see what obvious thing I'm doing wrong. Given: 1. Created a Assets.swf with one exported MovieClip symbol with a linkage name called "Symbol1". "Export for actionScript", "Export for runtime sharing", and "Export in first ...more >>

What is the AS3 equivalent of this AS2 code? I don't want to have to type this for every MC or button (especially if there are many): [b]Button.prototype.buttonMode = true;[/b]...more >>

Well I have a menu on Frame1 of the main stage with 5 movieclips as the menu bars. Pressing the 1st menu should move the frame of the main stage one postition (to frame2). Pressing the 2nd menu should take you to frame3 of the main stage. Etc, etc. Anytime I put the 'gotoAndStop(2)' direct...more >>

:confused; i'd like to generate a popup window, much like how on apple's website, the close-up pictures pop up (http://www.apple.com/keyboard/), or something similar. basically, i'd like my viewer to be able to click on a small picture and have a bigger picture pop up in its own window, w/...more >>

Hi there! I've been following a tutorial (found at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml_flash_photogallery.htm) and I'm having difficulties centre aligning the anchor point inside the empty movie that loads the images from the xml document. At present the anchor point is located at...more >>

I am having problems using URLLoader to send data to a server side script. What I am doing is loading in a file as binary data and converting to Base64 then sending this Base64 string within an xml string. It is working fine with very small files of only a few kb. However if the files ar...more >>

Howdy folks, why does this script not work in Flash MX 6.0: var numOfItems:Number = 10; var radiusX:Number = 50; var radiusY:Number = 20; var centerX:Number = Stage.width/2; var centerY:Number = Stage.height/2; var speed:Number = 0.05; for(var i=0;i<numOfItems;i++) { var t...more >>

Hi all. Let me preface by saying that I'm fist-and-foremost a designer... and an actionscript novice. I have an external .flv and I simply need to be able to pause it with a frame action and start it back up with another frame action. I found some references to "flvStream.play" throu...more >>

Hi everyone! I'm a unexperienced flash user and I have I very basic question (I think..).. How can I play a video file on a webpage without getting a huge swf file size? Probably the best way is to load movieclips or swf containing the videofile into the original swf file, but I also ne...more >>

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how you get your flash site to fill the browser regardless of size, is it done with actionscript or is it on the html side of things. Here is an example of a site that does it well. http://www.ragnarokexperience.com/index.php thanks Gav ...more >>

I have dipped in almost every search engine and this site to locate some easier way to create dynamic image gallery in Flash 8 AS2 using ASP (as i am conversant with ASP only, although i found many sites suggesting PHP and XML). I'd be very greatful to u all if u could provide me some help in ...more >>

i am trying to reveal an image with gradient masks. 1. i create an image layer, convert to movieclip, give an instance name "flower_maskee" 2. i create a new layer with a radial gradient circle (0 alpha on one and, 100 alpha on the other), convert to movieclip, give an instance name "oval_...more >>