Hi, I am just starting to get my feet wet with ActionScript and have run into a bit of a problem. As a learning project I am trying to port some newsticker code I have previously built with Java to Flash. The Java code was built over 7 years ago and runs super smooth, even on hardware back i...more >>

I have an image on my web page that is larger than my monitor screen and thus cannot be seen all at once. I have managed to use ActionScript 3.0 to program the mouse to drag the image across the screen so I can see the hidden parts beyond the monitor. Now I want to use the mouse wheel to zoom...more >>

Hey guys, Im working on a flash project that dynamically loads other flash videos into a 'holder' movie clip. This holder should never be larger than 500x330 however, some of the files it loads may be larger than that. At any time, there maybe 1-N files because Im using XML to store the f...more >>

the question's in the title. ive got a swf but i've gotta run it on a nokia n800, which means trace() content will be lost and - boy! - do i need it! so how can i set my swf up to output its trace content to an external txt file? ...more >>

Hallo everybody, I have created a flash site in Flash 8 where I wil sell some t-shirts. Now I have created a "Shopping Cart" within PayPal. PayPal gave me the HTML code that I can use for my "Buy" buttons and "Check Out" button. Because the buttons of my site are made with Flash which...more >>

Hi guys, I have a movie player that uses custom code instead of components and all is well. But now I need to loop the videos instead of just having them play through and stop. Does anyone have a block of code that will pull that off? My current code is attached. Thanks! var...more >>

hi there is there a way to stop a movie with a button and also stop any movie clips that are in the current frame? ...more >>

What is the best method to create an easy to use flash file that will allow horizontal scaling with a fixed vertical size? This will be for a blog header in a variable width design at http://makelightreal.com I have tried the basic stage properties and found [b]StageScaleMode.NO_BORDER...more >>

I have an odd problem that's been slowing me down today. Basically I have one SWF file. That SWF file loads a few other external SWF files at different times during play. I also have a set of controls (Play, Pause, and Restart). The problem I have been experiencing is with the Pause. When p...more >>

Hello, I am fairly familiar with Flash, however, I have just recently taken a class in ActionScript 2 as I had no experience whatsoever working with ActionScript. I now have a basic knowledge of how it works, however, I have Flash CS3 and so when I have tried declaring a variable with code ...more >>

Hi everyone, I'm trying to have a menu that travels through the screen horizontally; in order to do that i have a movieclip instanced texto and the following code is on the MC: onClipEvent (enterFrame) { _root.texto._x++ } and in that MC (already moving) i have a button that should...more >>

:confused; I can't figure out why script that works in Flash does NOT work when placed in an external AS!? As an example: employment_alpha_btn.onRelease = function() { gotoAndPlay("eaccess_rollout_to_employment"); } This will work when placed on a frame in Flash, but it will NOT wo...more >>

Hi everybody! I've a mc with 3 textInput fields in my library, when I attach it to the stage, I need this fields to be disabled, but it doesn't work, the code is like this a = _root.attachMovieClip("componentes","comp_mc",_root.getNextHighestDepth()); a.field1_txt.enabled = ...more >>

Hi How can I make a information (menu, movieClip... ) be locked at the bottom, left, right, top no matter the browser size? like in http://www.unit9.com/creativemind/ thanks!...more >>

This problem is totally weirding me out.. I have a flash application which communicates with php files for data in xml and get/post.. I load data with XML,load and send with LoadVars.sendAndLoad I load data from several php files, and all load fine, except for one, and only in ie. From...more >>

I have a stage listener for resizing the stage. It works fine when the stage is resized. How do I make it trigger the method when the flash movie is loaded? resizeDisplay(Event.RESIZE); // doesn't work. import flash.display.Stage; import flash.display.StageAlign; import flash.displ...more >>

minutes = hours_txt.text*60+minutes_txt.text; If I enter the text in hours_txt is 5 and minutes_txt is 10, why is that the result of the calculation is 30010 not 310?...more >>

Is it possible to sort slides with actionscript in a *Slide presentation? *mx.screens.Slide...more >>

i´m doing an offline project where i´m calling flv files in different frames. Want I need is to say that when a specific video finishes(that is on frame10), i want to go to the my main menu:let´s say frame 2. I using a FLV PLayback to run the videos! and calling the videos using the contentp...more >>

I'm new to AS2 and I have been so frustrated trying to do what I think is easy. I've searched and experimented for hours and my brain is sizzling. I need to have a search box, and when the user types in a term and hits submit, I want it to go to a URL and add "srch=<whatever is typed in the ...more >>

Hi, I have a problem here that I can't seem to figure out with my limited action script skills... ;) I have this picture which has the dimensions 5599x660 and it's kinda like a moving background, it's moving to the left. Now, when it reaches the end I want it to be replaced by the sa...more >>

I have a mc called "mc3" which is contained within the mc "gridClip". If I use the "this" keyword to send the name of the mc (that gets clicked on) to a function(below) it sends:"_level0.gridClip.mc3". No surprises here. Note also that trace(nameOfClip) DOES = "_level0.gridClip.mc3" from withi...more >>

Hi, I'm working on a sort of Message board for my site. I'd like to add functionality to it by letting users submit information such as Title, Name, Subject, Link and Message in addition to logging the date it was submitted. I need the information to be sent to an rdf file on my server and t...more >>

trying to load http://www.sandsmuseum.com/cars/elise/thecar/side.jpg with MovieClipLoader i get the following (see code) responses first from firefox then IE when tracing params from MovieClipLoader's onLoadComplete and onLoadProgress methods any ideas why kids? :) // firefox ...more >>

ive just tried to load a progressive jpg - with a swf compiled as player 7, AS2 - from a local, trusted (security allowed) domain using the MovieClipLoader class and running in flash player 9... .....and it loaded! like, a progressive jpg?!?!? that's not supposed to happen, right? ...more >>

Hi I've got a user-controlled gallery on a webpage which is working fine at the moment: http://www.aztec-events.com/who.html The client now wants it to be a slideshow however. Rather than start from scratch, is there any way to keep it as it is, but make it act as if the user is clicki...more >>

Hi, I have a flash web made by "Flash Slide Presentation". And when I am going through slides I can use also keyboard left and right arrow keys. Is any script that blocks left and right arrow keys?...more >>

hi, I'm currently at university and have been asked to make a flash portfolio, however my artist is concerned about the security of the software. Can i use action script to disable the print screen button the the keyboard? or change the image in anyway when the button is pressed? anything to s...more >>

i was studtying abt Object prototype property. Please tell me whats wrong with the following code var ss:Sound=new Sound() trace(ss.isPrototypeOf(Sound)) // false why everytime it gives me false... ...more >>

hi, anyone know how to fix this problem ? the chinese"?????? character cannot be display in flash textfield, only can show ?111?. i download a code javascript from this site http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/ var so = new SWFObject("so_tester.swf", ?sotester", ?300?, ?300?, ?7?); so....more >>