Hi, I have been working on a web site that I have just recently tested and noticed a wierd error: The playback appears fine in IE however in Firefox the scripted animated elements do ot apper correctly. Please visit the site in IE and Firefox: http://www.attila.reinhardt.com/clients/...more >>

im new to flash so i dont know a lot. first of all how do i get flash to open other programs, and how do i get flash to open html links? thanks a lot....more >>

Hi, trying to use the tween class on an MC that has a single dynamic text box in it. For some reason when the text is static the tween works perfectly, but when it is dynamic the tween fails. Is there a workaround for this or is it just one of those joys of developing in Flash? che...more >>

Hey guys, I was recently able to get AS3.0 to connect to a MySQL database using PHP. However, my employer decided that he wants me to use a Java Servlet for the communications rather than PHP. I have written the servlets and they are all working properly, however, I can't get flash to run them...more >>

Hi I'm currently using Flash MX on a Mac running OS 10.4. When I publish a SWF file the e-mail link in it doesn't work. Within the Flash file itself I've added the action mailto:someones@domain.com to a button. It simply opens up the default internet browser (Safari) when clicked, instead ...more >>

I have a movieclip(2) within another movieclip(1) on frame 4 with a stop action. When movieclip(2) ends I want to continue to frame 5 in movieclip(1). Normally, I use _root.gotoAndPlay(5) if I had a movieclip on scene1, but im not working on the root level of scene 1 yet, Im working from m...more >>

Hello, I?m attaching movies (mcButton) to a ?movie container? (mcMovieContainer). The attached movie has a Dynamic Text field to which I want to change the text, I?m using the code below but it is not working. I can attach the movies but I can?t change the text. How can I do that? btnA...more >>

I'm trying to use LoadVars to bring a user ID into Flash from a PHP page and then put the user ID into a dynamic text box. The user ID is created from 2 separate numbers that are received via a form. The problem is that I can't get Flash to load the variable. If I hardcode a number in then eve...more >>

Hi, I would like to set up a form that users can fill out on my web site, and then submit it to a php file on my server. How can this be done? I am still new to all this so I'd greatly appreciate an explanation with easy to understand steps. I would like to have several fields: title, ...more >>

Ok so what i would like to do is set up a page that has 36 images on it. But every time anyone goes to the site i want them to show up in random order. I have jpgs they are all labeled 1.jpg, 2.jpg 3.jpg and so on. I have used code that pulls the images form a folder that the swf isnt in like ...more >>

I was wondering has anybody come across a way to access the audio buffer in Flash so you can have the ability to write sounds directly to Flash?s audio output. Thanks......more >>

I have a script that gets the names of images from a database. If the image name returned to flash is blank then the script says don't even try to load the jpeg. This all works fine. However if for example only 3 image names are returned as not blank it takes a lot longer to load those 3 image...more >>

OKay does anyone else have any issues with flash?. It is probably my scripting. However if something works 9/10 shouldn't it always work??. I have a script that sends data to php and saves it in mysql. 9/10 this script will execute fine, however occassionaly, usually if the php script hasn't b...more >>

stop(); //----------------<LoadVars>------------------\\ var myLoadVars:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); //----------------</LoadVars>------------------\\ //----------------<Bluehost>------------------\\ var Sendtoemail:String = "me@mysite.com"; var Redirect:String = "http://www....more >>

SWF being loaded with MCL, the loaded SWF has sound on the timeline.. When I unload the file using unloadClip, the clip will go away, but the sound will still play until something else is loaded into the holder.. i've tried mcLoader.unloadClip(myHolder_mc); mcLoader.loadClip("", myHolder...more >>

Ok this is going to take a small bit of explaining but stick with me: I have two layers in the timeline, one with no key frames (layerA) and the other with all key frame for every frame in the layer (layerB). In layerA I have the action script to declare a FileReference variable and I also...more >>

Hi, I want my flash program to get the same variables from the server every 10 seconds or so. This is because these variables change frequently on the server side. The trouble is LoadVars will only get them the first time I use its load function, but never again after that. I tried mak...more >>

While setting up external links, I am finding that every time I have the link open in a new (_blank) window, two windows will open up with the same link rather than one. I guess two is better than none, but does anyone know why this is happening? And also how to fix the problem? I tried using ...more >>

I am running MX 2004 and while using the mediacontroller and mediadisplay component I am unable to pause an .flv while it is loading. Once it is completely loaded, the pause button works as normal, but while it is loading, then it wont pause. I think it is because of the actionscript I ha...more >>

Hi, I am a moderate flash designer and mostly make animations. I don't work with actionscript too much so I really need your guys' help. I need 2 things. [b]First:[/b] I am making an internet fax demo where I want someone to enter their email in a simple text box, click send, and it will em...more >>

What is the name of the application that extracts the code from a swf in cases where you don't have the source file? And does anyone know where I can find it? Thanks...more >>

I am making an application to play flvs using FMS stored in the FMS aplication. For this I created an aplication named "abCom" in <FMS install directory>/application/abCom. And copied a file "video19.flv" in <FMS install directory>/application/abCom/sharedobjects/_definst_. Created an inst...more >>

Hy, everyone! I`m trying to make a function that tests to see if an URL is valid and return true if it is, false otherwise, so that I can use it in an 'if' statement. The way I try to do it is by using two event listeners for the 'contentLoaderInfo' proprety of a Loader: one for Event....more >>

Hi, i am new to action script , i want to duplicate the movie clip then when i want to set its location via "setproperty" but i can't get any success please guide me where i m making mistake. i am incrementing the x and y coordinates but every time it gives me 0 value of both x an y at every...more >>

Hi, I am just wondering why a constructor cannot be declared as private under AS 3.0? It was possible under AS 2.0 and in many situation it may be logical to declare it as private, for example a class which instanciates its objects only through one of its public static classes. Dec...more >>

Hi, i am new to action script , i want to duplicate the movie clip then when i want to set its location via "setproperty" but i can't get any success please guide me where i m making mistake. i am incrementing the x and y coordinates but every time it gives me 0 value of both x an y at every...more >>

Ok im using cs3. I have a sound board im working on. and I have many sounds on it. Ok so there is a group of sounds that are seperate from the rest. These 5 are loops. When 1 is clicked it will play the sound loop till the stop button is hit or another sound is played. OK so how do i set...more >>