Flash :: [AS]Events Calendar-Need Guidance

Events Calendar
hi!

I'd like to do in Flash MX 2004 (i'm soon upgrading to 8 so if it is easier with it tell me!)a Calendar showing the days of the month and the events happening on that day. The user can either click on the day to get more info on the event or else select another month... (the current month is shown on the "front screen").

Now at the backend there will be a system were the site admin (or any other authorised user) inputs the events for each day.

So I just wanted to hear your views and suggestions (or if you know of any ready made app) which does this job.

I'm thinking of doing a backend site where the user selects a date, inputs event title and event description in an HTML-PHP form. This info is saved in a MySQL database and then flash looks for each day in the database and loads the appropriate info.

problems I think i might have:

Is MySQL the best approach or can I use something else? maybe XML?
How can i make flash get this info quickly, especially to extract the days and title and display them.. what kind of search do you suggest? just search through database table for days consecutively?
Is there a function in flash which loads the days automatically or do i have to write down all dates-days-months (e.g. November 16 2005 is wednesday)?
I hope I was clear enough, and thanks in advance for your help.
ask if you need further clarification!

regards.
Matt

[AS]Events Calendar
Hi,

Building a site for an events planner in flash. The client would like a traditional tabular calendar with each event date having a remind option. The interested party could leave an e-mail and an auto response would e-mail a reminder a specified number of days in advance. Would this be a flash/php app, or could someone suggest the appropriate compliment to actionscript for such a purpose?

Events Calendar For Client
Hello everyone,

I have a question and I am hoping that someone can guide me in the right direction.

Currently I am making a Flash website for a coffee house and the owner would like to have an events calendar that will allow a site visitor to view dates and their events from month to month. My client also wants to be the one in charge of updating this. All that he wants to do is to be able to add events. I am making the rest of the website using text files, dynamic text, and variables so that as long as he has notepad he can keep his information current without my help.

I am wondering where I should start. I have read some things regarding PHP (which I have only used once to make a form in Flash) and actionscript but am not quite sure how all of it works together. What would I have to make so that a client can update on their own?

If anyone happens to know of any links where I can get examples from or some clear information I would greatly appreciate it. I have been searching around for awhile and haven't had much luck.

I thank you in advance.

Spark Events Calendar
Hey all.. I found the spark events calendar which can be seen in action here on flash components but I can't get it to work... All I want to be able to do is have dates of my bands gigs assigned to days then whenever you click on a date it gives information of the gig. If anyone has any idea pleeeease help me !

Cheers, Johnny

Auto-events Calendar From Text
Trying to run through an events text file as in:

day1=&title1=&copy1=......etc.through 31,
then put 3 dynamic text boxes on stage:

day
title
copy

If the frame number is one, it sets the variable to read day1, title1...etc. and time outs with an mc, then goes on, if the text variable is "", it will go on. Have tried many variations but can't get it.I'm missing something, Thank you in advance.

Reskinning Spark Events Calendar
I love Spark events calendar and getting more and more familiar with the component, one area of the component I can't seem to grasp is changing the look.

I understand how the Component Skins work in the Library but it doesn't seem to make the hardcore changes that I see in the example sites of Sparko's Download site.
http://sparkos.com/downloads/components/eventscalendar/

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Raoul

Datechooser As An Events Calendar - Array Help
hey

i've only been battling with mx 2004 pro for a couple of weeks now, and i'm struggling a little with the datechooser component. i have updated to version 7.2, which did tackle a bunch of issues, but my problems still stand.

i'm trying to create a feature whereby external sources would be loaded that would have details of events on a certain day, and disable days where no events have been booked. so, i got the idea of loading a file with a delimited list of the dates, which could then be split into an array, since disabledRanges uses an array anyway, thus:

myDC.disabledRanges = [new Date(2004,7,12),new Date(2004,7,28)];

which disables the 12th and 28th of august. so, to load the external file, i've been using:

stop();
loaderate = new LoadVars();
// function called after variable has loaded
loaderate.onLoad = function() {
tempDates = new Array();
disDates = new Array();
// note: 'delicious' is the name of the variable in the file being loaded. don't ask.
tempDates = loaderate.delicious.split("#");
for (j=0; j<=tempDates.length -1; j++) {
disDates[j] = "new Date(" + tempDates[j] + ")";
}
gotoAndStop(2);
};
//
// load variables from external file
loaderate.load("datearray.txt");

so, disDates is set as an array of the disabled dates. when i trace disDates on frame 2, i get:

new Date(2004,7,28),new Date(2004,7,2),new Date(2004,7,17),new Date(2004,7,9),new Date(2004,7,20),new Date(2004,7,12)

which, so far, is all fine. however, when i use the following line:

myDC.disabledRanges = disDates;

...it does nothing. how do i fix this?

ready for part two?

i'd like each date that has an event attached to it (i.e. the non-disabled ones) to return an event when clicked. however, i'm slightly confused, since you can set selectedDate thus:

myDC.selectedDate = new Date(2004,7,8);

but when you trace selectedDate when it's clicked, you get:

Sun Aug 8 00:00:00 GMT+0100 2004

which is a little more complicated than (2004,7,8). obviously, i need the calendar to return a usable date without all the excess garbage so i can determine what date the user clicked on, and so fill a textfield wth the appropriate data.

does anyone have any idea what i'm talking about and could they possibly help?

thanks

johnny

Free Events Calendar Component
hi all.

i just want to say that i've been posting on this forum for the last month and a half and probably bugging the crap out of everyone here. regardless, my calendar component is complete and i want to give it to you all as thanks for helping me thru this. it was an enormous learning experience and my actionscripting is on a different level now.

special thanks go out to these people listed below, without whom this project would never have come to fruition:

Konsu, Dunc, LuxFX, jbum, Shotsy247, senocular, scudsucker, nunomira, and lexicon.

i am indebted to you all.

this component, i think, will only work for MX2004. it is built to accept multiple, non-continuous dates (unlike the DateChooser component). so you can highlight and link whatever days you want.

simple install the .mxp file and then take that activity.xml file and place it on the same level and in the same folder as the .fla you're throwing it into. this xml file is where YOU put in the dates you want selected. you'll see how it works, it's a very simple file.

thanks again to all those who helped. let me know if there are any questions or comments.

best regards,

fumeng.

Updatable Flash Events Calendar
Hi All

I am a student at lincoln university that needs to design an updatable events calendar within flash. I have found something similar to what i want to technically achieve...

http://www.jerryscript.hostrocket.com/flash/calendar/

im not sure as to how it works, which i suppose is where you guys come in. Please if anyone could help, and have any suggestions as how i can achieve an event calendar where you can add/edit notes on any given day of the month, i would be most grateful.

The calendar im designing will need to be typographic, so design wise im sound, but its just the techy actionscript side im struggling with. Although im sure its something to do with XML...

Thanks again

Peace...

Dynamic Events Calendar Tutorial Anyone?
Hi guys,

Just wondering if anyone knows of a good events calendar tutorial. Preferably XML based?

Thanks in advance

Free Events Calendar Component
hi everyone.

i've developed a Version 2 Events Calendar component that will accept multiple, non-continuous days (which the DateChooser component does not do). i just finished it and i wanted to give it to you all as thanks for helping me so much this last month on this forum.

in particular I'd like to thank the following people, without whom this project would never have been completed. i'm indebted to you all:

prophet, cycom, bodyvisual, thoriphes, claudio, scriptflipper, hga77, senocular, e.s.x.s., and mcgiver.

i've learned so much from all of you.

now to the component. please don't yell at me for not packaging this as an .mxp. i tried and well, failed...

open up the attached zip file:
EventsCalendar.swc and XMLMember.as go here:
Program Files --> Macromedia --> Flash MX2004 --> en --> Configuration --> Components.

activity.xml needs to be on the same level and in the same folder as the .fla you're putting this in.

activity.xml is where you put the dates in. open up the file and you'll see how i did it. i marked the dates i wanted highlighted and then put in the url where you get taken when you click on that date.

thanks again to those who helped me. if you have any questions, please let me know.

p.s. you'll want to skin this -- i focused on the programming, not the design. you'll see.

best. -- fumeng.

XML Events Calendar W/ Date Picker
Could someone PLEASE point me to a tute on how to create a basic XML-driven events calendar with Flash Calendar/Date Picker?

A Kirupa tutorial on this would be great! [hint hint]

Spark Events Calendar XML- Loaded Into Another Movie
Hi. Need big help. I'm making a local bar directory using Flash. I have a main .swf movie. When clicking on bar buttons, that bar's .swf is loaded into the main. No probs here.
I am using the Spark Event Calendar xml verison in each bars .swf. Works fine when I publish it.
Problem is when the bar .swfs are loaded ito the main, the calendar doesn't work. I get only the present month (June) with no events on it, and can't select another month.

Is it something to do with paths? I don't know what to change in the Spark Event Calendar script. Please help.

Main movie is bar.swf. The loading into area is called target_box. bar movie is called bar.swf.

Building An Events Calendar With The DateChooser Component
The AS2 DateChooser has just the functionality I need to build the events
calendar that I have to build .. however .. while I know what to do in
theory, I'm stumbling on (a) whether it will work and (b) syntax.

I want to display an instance of the DateChooser (myDate) and access the
selectedDate property when the user selects a date. Then I need to pass it
to the main events page preferably on the same page with something like
this:

SELECT EventTitle. EventDescription, EventLink FROM Events
WHERE EventDate = MMColParam

MMColParam 1 myDate.selectedDate

The page itself is ASP. I am thinking I would probably define a variable
and perhaps use LoadVars to load the selected date from Flash .. not
something I have done before.

Perhsps something like

dim eventDate
eventDate = myDate.selectedDate

I'm sure that's not the syntax .. but I think that is the theory. I should
be able to access the selectedDate property of the Date Chooser instance and
feed the date into the query to select the events on that date and list
them.

Will this work? Am I out to lunch? :)

Thanks,
Nancy

How To Insert A Flash Calendar In My Website, Flash Calendar
My boss want to add a flash calendar in our company website, but I don't know how to do, Anybody who can help me? Or recommend one?

Our demands:
1.can change the background(our website color is blue)
2.can using scripts JSP, can select data from our database

Register Classes - Mc Events Vs Button Events
I'm experimenting with register classes today, and wasn't careful typing the code with only button events for my custom movie clip class.
First I wrote

Code:
CustomClass.prototype.onMouseDown = function(){
this.gotoAndStop("blue");
}// end onMouseDown
Then all the mc-buttons in my movie went to the blue state. (.fla provided)
When I realised the error, I corrected it, and now it works.
I just don't understand what happened.
Do Movie Clip events turn out to be class methods (don't know what to call it in Java script, only used to Java), while button events stay instance events??
Hope somebody have the time - it's not about life and death, but it would be really nice to know how these things work.

Just Need A Little Bit Of Guidance
Ok i have a sort of shooter game..
here is the idea
I have 2 movie clips and one is a bullet one is a .. tank i want the bullet movie clip to delete itself on hit with the tank and i want the tank to register the fact its been hit and subtract a number for everytime its hit till it gets to 0 and dies.
if anyone has any idea how to help me i would be most grateful

Need Some Guidance
OK here is what we are trying to accomplish. We are creating various flash animations that are to be used as educational examples for online Educational websites. These include drag and drop examples, flash card excersises, and so on. My partner and I were wondering how, if its possible, to make it so that images and text can be dynamically loaded into the various movieclips of the excersises, so we can dynamically load the data accross many animations instead of customizing each animation. We have been told by our superiors (we are students, and this is a part time job) that this is possible with XML.
Basically, what we are looking for, is a little guidance and/or direction on how to go about doing this. WE have created the basic layouts for the educational animations and created the various movie clips where the imagesare to be laoded, and the include a dynamic text field where the text is to be located, but need some direction on how to go about loading the information dynamically. Any and all help is greatly greatly appreciated.

Asp/php Help Or Guidance
** First off sorry for posting this twice, my internet connection is playing up and i submitted this twice by accident**

Hey,

I know this isnt really a flash based question but could anyone point me in the right direction, i think i will need to use php or asp.

Anyway, heres my problem..

I have a table with a list of option in it, each option is a training module, i want the user to be able to select any number of modules (with check buttons probably) to create a custom training scheme, finally I want the user to be able to change the order the options are displayed in.

Any ideas? i dont have much knowledge of php or asp so not looking for any script yet, im mainly looking for a point in the right direction.

Many thanks

David

Need Guidance Please
Hi, I am designing site at the moment and was wondering what would be the best approach to have each section of the site animate in and when the user goes to a new section the existing section animates out, prior to the new section loading in. For each section there is a small clip of video so will probably use levels to load in each section. Thanx in advance.

Looking For Guidance
Hi everybody,

I am about to start making the jump from Avid editor to a bit of flash work. Like so many things with software it's easier to learn when you have a project in mind before you dig into it, so here goes.

I would like to create a simple game. Here's the premise. I have pre-recorded 150 answers from my subject (former wrestling superstar Angelo Mosca). What I would like to have is a text field where a user can ask a question of my subject. When they submit their question the video answer will be displayed randomly. For any old timers out there basically I want to create a magic 8 ball game.

What I have done to this point is edited my HDV footage into the clips that I want and I have exported the 150 clips as QTIME ref files out of avid.

The next step is sorenson squeeze to create swf's? or flv's? Currently I have been delivering flv's but those files are not interactive. I know my encoding dimensions but do I go swf or flv?

Once I have my files encoded I head into flash mx and start to learn action scripting?

Any resources or links to similiar games or resources would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

j

Need Some Guidance On What Should I Do.....
Hi everyone,
i've been to this forum twice and received very generous help from everyone. i'm still a basic user of flash, but now i'm required to find out how to do these function in flash. i've attached a few screen captures. I'm kind of required to create a multiple selection function as well as the ability to save text at the point of selection..... i've look through the tutorials and this forum... i have not come accross what i'm looking for... is there anyone can give me a hand and lead me? Thank you so much.....

Smile! Never allow anyone to take it away from you.....
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Warmest Regards,
Radiance Tan

Just Need A Little Guidance
Hello all,

I could use a little help with some Flash animation. I'm a Flash novice, but have read plenty of articles and tutorials, so I understand the basic concepts and have a pretty good grasp of the general principles of Flash design.

If you would, please take a look here:

http://www.sony.net

When the animation loads and the cubes start moving, notice the mouseover effect. I'm trying to do something very similar. I have floating objects similar to the cubes. On mouseover, I need to:

1. Have a semi-transparent background color appear (like Sony).
2. The moused-over cube needs to stop, while the others continue to move behind the color overlay (like Sony).
3. I have an animation and some text that I want to appear on top of the color overlay.
4. On rollout, I want it all to go back to normal (like Sony).

I'm not asking for a step-by-step tutorial, but if someone can give me some general directions, that would be much appreciated (something like "build this, put it here, add this AS, etc.").

Thanks, all.

zayd

A Little Guidance...
ok... I'm trying to make an application that includes live video and audio. I've found that i might need flash media server, but i'm not sure if it's actually necessary to go this way. Also, i'm using flash 8 educational version and i was wondering if i need the actual non educational version to make this idea work...

Also, on another project we're streaming videos, not live, and i thought of just hosting the videos in our server... but i've encounter some articles saying that i'd also have to use Flash media server to play these videos on my swf files...

i don't know, i'm just confused

New To OOP Need Some Guidance...
Hi guys

I'm trying to convert two simple scripts to OOP so I might get a hang of it. I read the great article on Kirupa forum by Senocular, and desided to give it a go.

The only thing my samle class does is printing a movieclip when a button is pressed. For some reason this class doesn't work? Gives me errors on the var's...?? Hmm... any OOP programmers who can help me out get the main idea of OOP?

my class

ActionScript Code:
public class printClass {
var myPrintjob:PrintJob = new PrintJob();
var thePrintClip:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
var thePrintButton:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
//
function printClass(target_mc:MovieClip){
var thePrintClip = target_mc;
}
//
function printIt(button_mc:MovieClip) {
var thePrintButton = button_mc;
button_mc.onPress = function() {
var myPrintjob = new PrintJob();
var myResult = myPrintjob.start();
if (myResult) {
myResult = myPrintjob.addPage(0, {xMin:0, xMax:400, yMin:0, yMax:400});
myResult = myPrintjob.addPage(thePrintClip, {xMin:0, xMax:400, yMin:400, yMax:400}, {printAsBitmap:true}, 1);
myResult = myPrintjob.addPage(1, null, {printAsBitmap:false}, 2);
myResult = myPrintjob.addPage(0);
//
myPrintjob.send();
}
delete myPrintjob;
};
}
}
my .fla

ActionScript Code:
import printClass;
//
stop();
//
var printThis:printClass = new printClass();
printThis.printClass(thePrintClip);
printThis.printIt(myButton);

Need Some Guidance
Hi guys
I need some guidance from you. I almost reach the final stage of my project. My scenario is I have multiple instances of UILoaders on the main stage. The user can drag and drop those UILoaders wherever he wants on the main stage. The user can put one on top to replace them too.I am successful in implementing till now.I used AS 3.0. Finally i have to create a new application using somehow the same code in which if user places UILoader on top of already existing UILoader, the new UILoader does not get replaced but moved/ gets away to give place to the placed video on the main stage. in other words :- Let's say 4 UILoaders are placed in 2x2 matrix position on the main stage and if you place 5th UILoader in center (on top) of all the 4 loaders, then all the 4 UIloaders will animate to bounce outwards to give space to 5th UILoader. I used hitTestObject and hitTestPoint in my project but I am not sure which way to go in this case. How would animation work in this case and which is the best approach to tackle this kind of situation.
Anybody has any idea how would i do that?
Your help and guidance will be highly appreciated.
Thanks a lot
Anuj

As3 Guidance
I would love to get some help with an actionscript 3 file.

I have a file from flashden and I'm trying to learn by example. It's a menu that's working great, but I can't figure out how to attach movie clips to the items.

Any help would be so much appreciated!

ActionScript Code:
var _menuItemsAndContent:Array = new Array({name:"Home", mc:new MovieClip}, //name and mc, leave mc empty if you don't use it
:confused:{name:"Who am I", mc:null},
{name:"Curriculum Vitae", mc:null},
{name:"Contact me", mc:null},
{name:"Projects",mc:null});

function onSubMouseClick(event:MouseEvent):void {
//here are the the 3 methods that can be used to change the content

//returns item id/it's position in the _subBtnsAndPos array
trace("id " + event.currentTarget.name);
//returns the items name
trace("name " + _subBtnsAndPos[event.currentTarget.name].name);
//return the MovieClip that has been accosiated with the item or null
//if you haven't use that feature
trace("MC " + _subBtnsAndPos[event.currentTarget.name].mc);
}

A Little Guidance
Say you're setting up an interaction like a drag and drop. You've got 4 objects that need moved. Once the user gets the 4 objects to the right place, a text field appears and says 'great job'.

What would the code look like to instantiate this text field once the 4 objects are in the proper place?

Guidance
Can some one tell e while playing through internet a sound any audio format ( like streaming) does it stores in temp file ( local Hard drive). whats the security level of it.same with the text content and images.

waiting to hear from you all soon....

A Little Guidance ...
Hi Guys,

I have attached I file that I've been battling with for a bit. It's a pretty simple file. As the file loads there is a basic animation eventually turning into a menu. The onRelease event for the "Click Here" button animates "_off" the current selection menu (select_mc movie clip) before animating "_on" the new movie clip (called 'owner_mc').

My goal is simply to have the onRelease event for the "Click here." button within the 'owner_mc' to animate "_off" the 'owner_mc' before animating "_on" the 'select_mc'.

Keep in mind the "_on" and "_off" are labels within the movie clips that have already been created.

'owner_mc' resides within Frame 16 on the 'Home Owner' layer on the main timeline.

***********
The attached file works to a point.The initial menu (select_mc) is loaded fine.
The onRelease event for the "Click Here" button (located within 'select_mc') animates "_off" the 'select_mc' before animating "_on" the 'owner_mc'.
The onRelease event for the "Click here." button (located within 'owner_mc') animates "_off" the 'owner_mc' but WILL NOT animate "_on" the 'select_mc'.
***********
You will see from the code below that I'm using 'onEnterFrame' to control the "_off" and "_on" animations.

Code:
owner_back_mc.onRelease = function (){
gotoAndPlay("_off");

owner_mc.onEnterFrame = function (){
if (owner_mc._currentframe == 15){
_root.select_mc.gotoAndPlay("_on"); // select_mc refers to the 'selection menu'
delete (owner_mc.onEnterFrame);
}
}
}
I'm not sure where exactly on the main timeline (frame-wise) "_root" takes me - to Frame 1 or the last frame that was accessed?

This could really play a factor because 'select_mc' does not come into play on the main timeline until the initial animation plays through and stops ... on Frame 16. My guess is it is a scope/targeting issue of some sort ... but I'm not sure where.

One thing that really interests me is if a 'stop' action is placed in Frame 1 of 'select_mc' movie clip ... the call below (on Frame 16, 'Actions' layer of the main timeline - that is part of the initial animation) never takes place:

Code:
select_mc.gotoAndPlay("_start");
That makes no sense to me ... a label is used. It should simply move to the frame labeled '_start' and play. Between this and the fact that 'select_mc' is sitting on the main timeline and the code above (_root.select_mc.gotoAndPlay("_on") doesn't work - leads to believe there are issues within the 'select_mc' movie clip. Some code likely either needs to be added or moved to the Actions layer within 'select_mc'.

I've attached a 'scaled-down' version of my real FLA file. It's not zipped or anything. It will truly only take a moment for anyone out there willing to lend a hand to take a look. Anyone that is willing to do so - I would very much appreciate. It's likely something simple that I'm overlooking.

If by chance, a solution is found - will you please describe what steps should be taken to fix it rather than simply uploading the revised file? Reason being, as stated previously ... this is a 'scaled-down' version and I will need to apply necessary changes to my real FLA file.

Thanks in advance for anyone willing to lend a hand.

DO NOT USE THE FILE ATTACHED TO THIS POST ... (Almost.fla)

USE THE FILE IN THE NEXT POST ... (Almost-rev.fla)

Guidance With Php
Hi..
I am making an application wherein i will need to send the properties of shapes to a text file. That is, its x, y, xscale, yscale, rotation etc. Now the thing is, there could be any number of such shapes. And then, i also need to retrieve those values to redraw them onto the stage.

So how do i go about it? i mean do i create a new loadVars() instance for each shape and send it to the php file? Will that not create a separate text file for each shape??
And how do i get those variables back into the swf? Do i create just one loadVars then or do i create a new loadVars for each shape? How will i know how many to create if there is a separate text file for each shape??

I'm very new to php so i have only a theoretical understanding of how it works. I only need to do the AS part of it.

Need A Little Guidance
I have a movie clip on my stage that is the container for dynamically created movie clips that hold JPGs loaded in from xml. The images are spread across the x axis and are being controlled by "+" and "-" buttons to slide the images along so you can keep viewing them. To see what I mean take a look at

http://ostari.com/ronnie/airbox/

right now the plus and minus buttons just do a simple onRelease that finds the currentX and slides it 750 pixel either way.

ActionScript Code:
plusBtn.onRelease = function() { curX = _parent.projectMC._x; _parent.projectMC.slideTo(curX-750,null,0.5,"easeOutBack");}minusBtn.onRelease = function() { curX = _parent.projectMC._x; _parent.projectMC.slideTo(curX+750,null,0.5,"easeOutBack");}

That method I guess can work, but its not that dynamic. I want the images to be centered every time they hit the plus or minus buttons no matter what size their browser window is. Right now the images are not really centered and im not even sure if 750 is a good number to use. I would rather have a dynamic variable in there.

So basically im asking if you guys have or can think of a smart way of going about this? thanks.

Need Some Guidance
My Friend recently tasked me to design a Band site for him. Its not my first experience with Flash, but I am still kind of newbie.

The site I wish to replicate is sort of like this.

http://www.aliazmat.com/

I don't want to replicate it wholly. I want to make a good navigatable version with buttons and all. Although I am familar with doing buttons, but my skill is limited, so here's the things I need to ask.

How can that effects on the guy's face be created?
How do you actually load things from an outside source while the Loading bar progresses?
Finally should I create different scenes for each page? Or 1 big Movie?

Looking For Help Or Guidance
So I Had A Web Designer That Was Going To Design My Website For Free And He Said That He Would Help Me Out On January I Waited And Waited And Then Asked Him Could He Help Me, He Said He Was Sorry And He Couldn't So Now I Have To Create My Own Website Which Is Not A Problem But Somethings I Don't Know How To Do. So I Was Hoping Can People Help Me Out For Free Or Give Me Some Guidance How To Do These Stuff. The First Thing That I Would Want To Do Is Make A Preloader, Could Someone Make Me A Basic One And Send It To Me? Or Could Someone Make Me One? Or Could Someone Give Me A Link To Learn How To Do This? When People Go On To My Website I Would Want The loader To Start And When It Goes To 100% I Would Want There To Be A Button That Says Enter And When They Press It They Go To The Home Page, I Would Also Want A Image There.

Sorry People About My Caps I Just Realized I Was Doing It Again When I Nearly Finished It.

Need A Little Guidance
I have a movie clip on my stage that is the container for dynamically created movie clips that hold JPGs loaded in from xml. The images are spread across the x axis and are being controlled by "+" and "-" buttons to slide the images along so you can keep viewing them. To see what I mean take a look at

http://ostari.com/ronnie/airbox/

right now the plus and minus buttons just do a simple onRelease that finds the currentX and slides it 750 pixel either way.
Code:

plusBtn.onRelease = function() {
curX = _parent.projectMC._x;
_parent.projectMC.slideTo(curX-750,null,0.5,"easeOutBack");
}
minusBtn.onRelease = function() {
curX = _parent.projectMC._x;
_parent.projectMC.slideTo(curX+750,null,0.5,"easeOutBack");
}

That method I guess can work, but its not that dynamic. I want the images to be centered every time they hit the plus or minus buttons no matter what size their browser window is. Right now the images are not really centered and im not even sure if 750 is a good number to use. I would rather have a dynamic variable in there.

So basically im asking if you guys have or can think of a smart way of going about this? thanks.

Looking For A Tutorial And/or Guidance On How To...
First off, I'm not a Flash/Web Designer by profession and would rather not learn the intricacies of advanced action scripting in order to achieve my desired effect. I have a basic understanding of action scripts (I can effectively modify and apply scripts from tutorials to my needs) but not enough to be able to write and apply my own for what I am trying to do. I know that if I just spent a weekend or so learning, I could probably figure this out but was hoping someone here had seen/written a tutorial or could help in some way.

I'm building an internal website for my group at work (all in Flash) and a scene of the movie is going to be for links. What I've envisioned is a bunch of links set around a stage, so to speak. When the user clicks on one of the options, it would sort of rubberband to the "stage." And a description of the link would appear beneath the link title. Clicking on the description would open the link in a new window. Now, I can handle the movie with the descriptions and know how to call that, but I don't know how to make the links (buttons) do what I want (the rubberband effect). I'd also like users to be able to drag the links and have them shoot to the stage from the release point.

Any help any of you flash maniacs can provide is greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,

jordan

Question, Need Some Guidance...please
Hi everyone!

This is kind of complicated, so please bear with me.

I am trying to make a flash page for something unique.

I play a game called Counter-Strike and there is a plugin it uses to allow people to view the current map being played (as well as other information) over the web.

I have spent 3 days banging my head trying to get this to work. I currently don't have a solution.

Here is the link to view over the web:

http://63.217.31.146:27015/test/mytest.w

If you were to view the source code from the browser you would see the following code: (I am aware of the missing '<' in the code. This is the only way I could show the code. It kept generating the code as a page.)

(This code is generated/dynamic to the original source code, which is listed below.)

Code:
html>
head>
title>*SDD* CS 1.5 Server</title>
/head>
body bgcolor="#999999">

center>
!-- Show the hostname in the title and as title on the page -->
h1>*SDD* CS 1.5 Server</h1>

!-- Show the current map pic -->

img src="/mappics/cs_havana.gif" border="2" width="300" height="225">

!-- Show the map name -->
h4>cs_havana</h4>
/center>

/body>
/html>
This is the original source code which I wrote:

Code:
html>
head>
title>{c.hostname}</title>
/head>
body bgcolor="#999999">

center>
!-- Show the hostname in the title and as title on the page -->
h1>{c.hostname}</h1>

!-- Show the current map pic -->
{v.mappic:/mappics/{W.map}.gif}
{v.mapok:{@file_exists:{W.moddir}/addons/w/www{v.mappic}}}

img src={v.mapok?"{v.mappic}"} border="2" width="300" height="225">

!-- Show the map name -->
h4>{W.map}</h4>
center>

/body>
/html>
Now this might sound strange, but the original source code is called mytest.w. Not mytest.html. This is the file extention the plugin uses to recognize to process the highlighted variables.

I would like to grab the variables and be able to display them in flash. Could anyone please, please offer some guidance on how I should approach this?

Many, Many Thanks in advance.

Take Care,

- Alex

I Know This One's Easy But I Need Some Guidance...
I need to know how to make a mouse stop a movie clip on a rollover, and then have the movie continue when it rolls off. Can someone explain it to me as simple as possible??? Thanks for your time!!!

Web Hosting? I Need Guidance:)
Hello, I have been asked by a friend to design a small site for her in flash, she wants a full domain name so I can't use a free service. I have a few questions about the role of a small, home based designer.

1. I don't have the knowledge or money to host the site myself, so what is the procedure for hosting her site? Do I find a hosting company and tell her what the yearly fee is, and then she pays for it? Is that what most home based designers do?

2. When we have decided on the name for the site, eg www.hersite dot com, do I have to go to any sort of agency and secure the name first, or do I just go to the web hosting company we have chosen and let them sort this out?

3. I realise that FTP must be used to send my files to the host but I don't know anything about this procedure - any advice?

These questions must seem stupid but I have spent most of my time learning studio MX and have not delved into the site hosting side at all. It seems vague and I can't seem to find answers on any forums, that's why I have chosen to come to you people.

I hope you have the time to review my questions and kindly offer advice.

Thank you.