Flash / Actionscript Forum

I have been successful with passing variables from html to a flash movie by using flashVars; however, I need these variables to be passed to multiple flash (swf) movies. In particular, they need to be passed to a child swf from a parent swf. I have done some research and have learned that the only way to do this in AS3 is by creating a class. I...

how to mention a specific frame when the projector window is inactive? is there any command that show us if the window is active or inactive.

Can someone help me for a actionscript in Flash CS4 how to start 'local' applications like MsWord,from swf file (actionscript 2.0)webbased and as stand alown flash player?

hi is there some kind of way to bring up the file browser window in flash i can do it in html but cant find a way in flash.I want to send this value(location string) to a php file for uploading.I have seen it before its on this applet (http://www.element-it.com/multiple-file-upload/flash-uploader.aspx) but i don't need it to have that many...

Why won't this actionscript program work? http://pastebin.com/xMmzfmmq http://pastebin.com/yMAKu5SH I think this code is from before i fixed some of it, but even when i fixed some, it would not allow me to delete movies or add an user. I know the program is useless because it creates a new database each time it is ran, but it does not have...

There is many discussions on how to use an image rotator with just php displayed in an html page, but that does not display in flash. Basically I am developing a flash based social network and it makes everything a little bit more complicated. I need to retrieve images from the users folder to display in their pictures section. I am hoping someone...

Hi all i am using flex chart and this is the code <mx:AxisRenderer xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" tickPlacement="none" labelRotation="50" fontFamily="Myriad Pro" fontSize="15" fontAntiAliasType="normal"> <mx:labelRenderer> <mx:Component> <mx:Label > <mx:Script> <!]> </mx:Script>

Hello, I've just created a blender animation with 5000 frames. Now I need to export it so that it fits the following requirements: - It needs to be fluent at a transfer rate of only 1000kbit/s - Flash would be highly appreciated These requirements are not my own but they are just there. So now because blender has no way of exporting to...

Hello All, I am facing problem while removing the columns from AdvancedDataGrid. It is crashing at one point and i am unable to resolve it. The code i'm using to remove the columns is like this. public function clearPlot():void { cols = cols.slice(0, 0);

I'm able to create breakpoints in my ActionScript File but when I debug (Shift+Ctrl+Enter) It just prints what it's supposed to without even trying to debug. * are the 2 places I've tried a breakpoint, no-matter where I put it, the computer loops and it prints the numbers from 0 to 10 without pausing or showing anything but the following in the...

I have searched for a solution over many forums and none of the code seems to work. I cannot get AS3 to work with a php script. I am trying to create a registration form in AS3 and then have that information go to mysql database when the submit button is pressed. Here is part of the AS3 code: var variables:URLVariables = new...

Dear All, I am using .swf file in a webbased application.In my machine having internet exploper browser 7.0 and Adobe reader 9.0 version avaiable. But when i running the application in my machine .swf file not loaded properly. But other user(IE 7.0 and Adobe reader 7.0) in the same network using my machine IP address accessing my...

I'm working with Flash as2 movieclips however id on't know what to write next on my script if the frame that I want to be headed is within two movieclips. here's my script: on (release) { _root.productcontent.gotoAndPlay("glugoat"); } but the frame glugoat is inside productcontent, which is again inside another movieclip named...

I've set up a timer for 5 slides flash banner including 5 buttons and play/pause button with infinite loop. Now I want to make the fifth slide stay twice as long as the other four. Can you help me on this? Below is the script. <CODE> timer = 1; onEnterFrame = function(){ if(_root.autoplay == 1) {

Hi all. I am using data grid which will get data dynamically. And i have to put itemrenderer on it, such that the row will be disabled and also the background color should be changed based on the value of the row (say using "data" variable). Please tell me how to do this.

Hello, I have an array of data objects that I would like to send from my .swf to a server-side script. I would like to loop through the array and assign a variable key name to each name-value pair, for example: myVars = new URLVariables; for(i in objectArray){ var keyName = 'obj_' + i; myVars.keyName = objectArray.data; }

Hello All, I want to dispatch an event after loading data into datagrid. Please can anybody tell me how to do that...? <mx:DataGrid id="expPanel" color="0x323232" width="100%" height="100%" doubleClickEnabled="true" itemDoubleClick="rowClicked(event)" alpha="0.6" dataProvider="{expPanelData}"> What event will trigger after loading of...

This AS2 code is a small shopping cart. What I'm trying to do here is change that when the add to cart button is clicked the items are added to the text fields in the shopping cart movie clip. But when it's clicked again, I want the items to be removed from the cart. i've tried changing the code on line 24 to quantities -= itQ; and it works, but...

I have a number of flash objects on my page and I want a user to be able to click on one to navigate to the page. The code I'm using is: <div style="position:absolute; left:378px; top:248px; width:148px; height:152px; z-index:4;"> <object classid="clsid..." width="150" height="150" id="ID" title="title"> <param name="movie"...

Hello all. Actually this is a problem or bug.. :-( In flex builder 3, i am unable to run debugger if i select any breakpoints in it. Many times it won't run and sometime it will run for the same breakpoint. can anybody tell me what is the problem???

I'm making a contact form, and I keep getting two errors when I try previewing it in a web browser. ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable Button is not defined. ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable ComponentShim is not defined. I don't know what these errors mean. Can anyone give me an explanation? I am using Flash CS4 with ActionScript...

Hi everyone :). I quite new in Flash 8 professional edition and I'm trying to Publish a Gif / Png image. I've selected the "Transparent" option in the Publish Settings for Gif but when I publish it, I see a solid white background and a slight grey background in PNG image. I want to put that gif image in my HTML page. I'm completely stuck....

I have a menu on the right side of my page and a flash object in the center. When a certain option in the menu is select a sub menu pops and floats left. The problem is, depending on the browser and OS i.e.(firefix,ubuntu) the submenu is behind the flash. How can i fix this problem. I googled for the last day and the only thing I found was to...

I have a streaming audio player that works, but I want to add a movie clip that plays when the audio is actually streaming and stops when the audio stops. So far, my actionscript plays the animation right away, when I push the play button, even before the audio is actually playing. Here's my code: function getSound(url:String) {...

How do you create a flash in game popup on the same frame? I need to make a popup in flash on the same frame. Basiclly like you reach the frame and randomly (I know how to do random stuff) a popup might appear saying like you got a prize; and I want the stuff in the back to stay the same. Please help me! Thankx in advance dean.