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Custom Curser
Posted by chrisf671 at 9/15/2007 11:03:23 PM
Hello Im new to flash so im still learning all the basic action script and things like that, and ive found this code to add to a movie clip to make it drag and be your curser, but when i try to use it the thing its dragging is always way above the where to mouse is , so it makes it hard to...more >>


scrollpane loading
Posted by samuels2921 at 9/15/2007 10:39:31 PM
how can i tell pane1 to load movie1.swf when btn1 is released and many other buttons and movies. on (release) contentpath("movie1.swf"); //button 2 movie2.swf sorry for short posting im on my phonee ...more >>

I need a preloader bar that works :]
Posted by J.Rocker at 9/15/2007 7:15:20 PM
I use codes like this to load movie clips into a loader. However, i cannot figure out how to create a preloader that will show its progress, since most BAR tutorials are for AC2. Can someone tell me how to do this with AC3? Thank you. function toCLR(e:MouseEvent):void { view14.rem...more >>

cs3 bug - global objects and frame labels
Posted by dMotive at 9/15/2007 6:32:12 PM
Just found a bug that took me an hour to figure out. A strange problem occurred when I had a global object and a frame label named the same. Example: _global.discussion = new Object(); //lots of functions here I was directing the timeline of a movieClip to the frame label "discussio...more >>

AS3: Problems width load SWF
Posted by eze_diablo at 9/15/2007 6:03:59 PM
sad, sad, sad. i have 2 swf movies: 1. Index // class loader instance -- "use the this property" 2. main // class liquidStage instance -- "use the stage property" i suppose that its my problem a want to load the second swf into the first, but the second can´t find their original stage...more >>

giving a button multiple functions
Posted by lstar12 at 9/15/2007 5:42:43 PM
I'm painfully new to actionscript, and having a hard time finding basic information on get Property and set Property, and I'm not even fully sure either of these variable controllers are what I need... I have five scenes that relate to a basic menu (Home, About, Menu, etc) , and want an im...more >>

AIR in FlashCS3
Posted by Flasher111 at 9/15/2007 5:30:58 PM
hi@all, i am new in this Forum and i download the trail version from Adobe flash CS3 because i want to know how the new as3 works. Then i found an install file to install AIR on Flash CS3. I am really happy that it is possible to creat AIR files with flash^^. Now to my question: I disabled ...more >>

AS3 Loading XML and Display on Stage
Posted by Nancy - Adobe Comm. Expert at 9/15/2007 5:08:41 PM
I haven't done much with AS3 .. just simple Flex stuff, but I have to load XML from an external URL and discovered this was much easier to get what I needed with AS3. My problem is the XML loads and I can trace till the cows come home, but I can't get the code right to display the information...more >>



for loop + position mc's
Posted by hcciii at 9/15/2007 4:29:31 PM
After attaching movie clips to my stage, I am attempting to reposition each clips _x coordinates using a combination for(loop) and onEnterFrame. Because I need to reference each movie clip by name, I use a for(loop) to created generate MC names and then store it in a variable called "cp". ...more >>

UnloadMovie problems
Posted by Patronise at 9/15/2007 3:12:08 PM
My problem is that I'm wrestling to make the LoadMovie and UnloadMovie functions work for me. Here is the layout of my flash file: I've got several seperate flash files and I can jump to any one of them by pressing a specific key to load another flash file. Here is the code I'm using for this ...more >>

While Loading MC
Posted by greatscott90 at 9/15/2007 2:55:55 PM
I'd like to load a swf into a movie clip, then stop the movie clip. What line of code can I use after: loadMovie("Second.swf", BlankTwo_mc); and before _root.BlankTwo_mc.stop(); I just learned that I need to wait until the movie is loaded to control it, what line of code do I use to de...more >>

Can an external swf movie clip control action on the parent timeline?
Posted by ekora at 9/15/2007 2:32:13 PM
I have an instance where I'd like a movieclip inside of an external swf file to control action on the parent timeline... any ideas? Is it a function command? Here was my attempt at it... //importing external swf file "entrypage" using empty movieclip "container" on main parent timeline ...more >>

math concatenating stings and numbers?
Posted by TheMadMax at 9/15/2007 2:17:32 PM
I am creating a fairly basic calculator that calculate stock option values and percentages etc, I am having no problems changing a text field to a number and performing basic math but what I like to know is how to make it a little more dynamic. I have three input textfields: Number o...more >>

Email Form Validation-Flash 8 Professional
Posted by janst at 9/15/2007 2:08:57 PM
:embarrassment; I have been looking at this too long now! I need to ask for help. I have a simple email form - Name-Company name-telephone-email-message The code that I have on the send button is this: [Q] on (press) { // Make sure the user filled in all the required fields. if...more >>

FLASH FORM
Posted by Mary Alice at 9/15/2007 1:32:17 PM
I am using Flash Professional 8. I am creating a website for a company that requires a form. I need to have a simple actionscript so the form information will come to main email address. First, I need to test it, so for testing (to see if it works) I want it to come to my email: art.design@com...more >>

Stage.height x html margins
Posted by bionotavailable at 9/15/2007 12:56:30 AM
i?ve found a curious bug here. flash cannot check Stage.height if you set all html margins to zero. here is the test i?ve done: var txt:TextField = this.createTextField(?txt_fl?, 0, 0, 0, 300, 50); onEnterFrame = function() { txt_fl.text = Stage.height; } the problem is when you are usin...more >>

Stop movie from playing on refresh?
Posted by Dkmafia at 9/15/2007 12:29:03 AM
I recently had to edit a link on the flash banner. Previously it played once and I assume had a cookie to prevent replays every time you changed pages. Now it plays EVERY TIME. Please help. I would like to play once for a new user, then thats it. ...more >>

Cross package referencing
Posted by Beatie3 at 9/15/2007 12:00:00 AM
I'm hoping this is a no brainer question someone can answer easily for me and shake their head at me with a tut tut. I'd happily look silly and have an answer than have a too hard question and none. I'm trying to copy pixels from a graphic drawn using code in one package/.as file onto a bitm...more >>


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