Hi all, I am new to XML & would like to know what are some of the online resources you veterans find useful out there? Or even books perhaps. Much Thanks....more >>

Im making a three related VB program and i want to integrate them into one package, for the easier access and navigation on those program, I make a flash file which serves as interface or menu for the navigation. My problem is how to call or run on those program in just one click of a flash ...more >>

hey, i'm new to flash, and i have this side menu where i have a flash document wit a buch of buttons linking to various pages. once i tested it, i forgot that i needed the target = "main" so instead of a new window popin up it's in the same window. i want to put this code in but is is possib...more >>

Hello, I used a sample of macromedia to get a XML file with the names to the swf files i want to import in the stage. That works (for now). But now i also want to at a link (using getURL();) to the movieclip where the swf file is placed. Can someone help me? Greetings, Spaantje ...more >>

Hi, I am building an application in flash that speaks to a database using PHP. I know you can remove rows from a database in PHP using a DELETE in the SQL statement. Does anyone know how to delete a file like a jpeg?, I would press a button in flash it would then call some PHP script, does...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a flash banner rotator that runs using PHP at the backend. The way in which the flash banner is called into the script is by using the following PHP: <? php include("http://www.mysite.com/banners"); ?> I have also used this in other ways such as: <?php $file = f...more >>

I'm in the process of expanding an admin area for a website (coded with PHP and MySQL) and would like to get my client list into a flash combo box. the main columns I would need would be the account and the company name... In a regular example would be <select name='client'> <option ...more >>

Hi I'm trying a bog standard file upload to my remote web server, the swf is in the same domain as the images directory and the PHP file. It's exactly as laid out in the Unleashed book: (see http://www.emllabs.com/article.php?articleId=121 ). However, I get an HTTP 406 error whatever I do. ...more >>

hey guys, i have successfully created a php file that reads and echoes the contents of a directory in the string var1=value2&var2-value2... how would i got about passing these values into an array? ...more >>

For some reason, when I edit my website in FrontPage and save the changes, the swf file that is the menu disappears when viewed in Safari but not Internet Explorer. There is no problem when I first ftp the pages...it's only AFTER I (or a client) edits the page in FrontPage. This is the onl...more >>

hi all I'v made a flash site that has components in different frames that play a .flv music file and a button to cycle through the frames. It works perfectly on my hardrive but when I load it to the web it wont play the music. I have checked the file names etc. Any ideas? Thanks...more >>

When running flash on a web page you usually have to click the Flash object once and then once again to click a button. Is there a way to avoid this because many users are missing the second click and wondering why nothing is happening. Or, am I missing something very simple? Regards...more >>

Is it possible to access the properties of an image when it's been loaded in to an swf? I am thinking of the properties which can be edited and displayed in the Windows directory listing. The image 'contents' field could then be used as the caption for the image viewed in flash. ...more >>

I need to dynamically insert ([b]attachedMovie[/b]) a movie that has a [b]ComboBox[/b] with in and then I need to bind this [b]ComboBox[/b] to an existing _root.myXMLConnector. Please help! Scott. ...more >>

Hi, I have made a .swf file that scrolls boxes- these boxes will in the end contain products contained in a ASP database. Here is the problem, I don't know how to get the Flash movie I have made to retrieve data from an ASP database. The default page is viewable at http://whitesartgalle...more >>

I have a flash form which all of the fields are sending correctly through the php code. The flash radio buttons I added with the [B]groupname == topic[/B], doesnt send with the rest of the information that is being sent to the email. My question is how do I get the flash radio button info t...more >>

Please help! I'm working on a school website and have a 'Stop Press' panel on the home page which is used for breaking news e.g. School Closed Due to Snow.... The home.htm file contains a flash insert to do the animation which in-turn is supplied with the news announcements from an XML file....more >>

Is it possible to pull questions from a data file into flash without having to create new frames for every question. This would be a multiple choice test. We currently hand type the questions into multiple frames and grade at the end. Thanks ...more >>

according to a Flash MX book I'm using, the following should work (their own example): The Flash movie: - button with script: on (release) { loadVariablesNum("xxx.php", 0, "POST"); } - input field set to variable "Name" - dynamic text field with variable set to "FromPHP" The P...more >>

The flash movie in my server (www.mydomain.com) is trying to access data from a different domain (www.otherdomain.com). I've placed the crossdomain.xml in the webroot of the otherdomain. I am getting flash error on accessing the data from otherdomain. When I tracked the HTTP request sent, i...more >>

I am trying to get the player to load scrollable text from a html file. I can get it to load the text - or at least the first 18 or so lines of text & then it stops. This text scrolls just fine. Anyone have any ideas why it wants to stop after a certain amount of text? Is there a limit or a...more >>

Hi I'm pulling text from an XML file that was created throug Filemaker. Some of the text has special characters like ampersands or quotes etc. In the XML file those characters look like they would look in a regular HTML file (&amp; or ') But once it's imported into the textfield in Flash i...more >>

I am a DBA and I provide data to the developers at my company in XML format. The developers create Flash graphics and use the XML to populate data variables. I want to start requiring the developers to make calls directly to my MySQL databases so anytime i have to make a change to the underlyi...more >>

I am trying to create a 'Password' database with flash to push both to and from an external database, the only problem is that I do not want to have to run IIS or Apache or any other web server. Is there any way to read a non localhost/web based type database within flash? If so can someon...more >>

I have a standalone flash app that needs to get user input and send it to a remote server / database. When I use the method below, a browser window opens which I don't want to happen - I want the data to be sent but not display the page. my_lv.fname = fname; my_lv.lname = lname; my_lv....more >>

I am looking to select XML in flash from an external XML file by a tag's value. var xnRoot:XMLNode = this.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild; How do I select like the forth child by its value of "my text value". ...more >>

Hi, I am calling an image from a server to be displayed in flash using php, mySQL. If the image is in part of a browsing gallery where there are eight images on screen all in movieclips how do I get it so when a movieclip is clicked it recognises what image it contains and then goes to ano...more >>

Hi All, I am quite new to flash and actionscripting. I have a question regarding an offline application I am looking at building. Here is the problem: I will have a certain number of excel spreadsheets over the course of a month. Each day a new spreadsheet is created. Each sheet wi...more >>

Hi, I am loading 8 images into 8 movie clips using a random number generator. it is working but it loads in the same images in places. I need the 8 images to be different. They are being loaded from a mySQL database using php. Does anyone have any tips? I'm using this actionscript code...more >>

I have made a track/artist/album database linked to an XML file as a 260x150 px module to load into my main SWF page when the user clicks a button. When tested as a lone SWF, my track list module works fine. However, when it is loaded into the main SWF, the comboBox does not respond, but the f...more >>

Hello, I am doing a website for a band. They want to be able to update their tour dates dynamically. Right now, all I have is an external text file loading into a dynamic text field. I have enabled HTML formatting for that field, but I can't seem to format the text nicely. It behaves stran...more >>

Hello all, Simple... I am loading text into a dynamic text field via XML and styling it using a CSS stylesheet . But here is my problem, how can I use the <sup> and <sub> tags. Now, I have read on live docs that the Flash player does NOT (that's right, does not) support these properties of...more >>

Hi Can u please inform what exactly you are looking for. Thanks ...more >>

Hello everybody once again. I cannot find the solution for this problem yet. I have an XML based photo gallery which I'm using to present my portfolio. I'm trying make the "title" of each picture to work as a link. I'm lost guys, could someone help me? I am attaching the two files: FLA and...more >>

Hello All, I am trying to add an rss reader to a website. I got a working reader from a member of flashkit that did /does most of what I would like. However there are a few things I would like to change and can not figure out where to put the proper code. Below is the action scropt ...more >>

Hello all, I work for a fairly high end automotive radio supplier, and there is some debate as to whether Flash or Flash Lite can be used within an car audio system. The system contains radio, navigation, jukebox, bluetooth, and a myriad of other features. But the system lacks the subtle nuanc...more >>

Hi every body i have a problem regarding the integration between flash and ASP file i have an ASP file that gets a record set from the database i don't know how to send this record set to flash and place it in a data grid thanks in advance rany ...more >>

Hi, first of all I am using Flash MX 2004 and have Office 2003. I am trying to use my flash form to insert data into a ms access database but it is not going too well. I have 4 input fields on the flash form and a submit button, ActionScript on the Submit button is as follows... on(p...more >>