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+ Symbols In Loaded Variables
Hello everyone I have a problem. I am pulling variables in to flash from a data base, one of those variables is a url, these urls have + symbols in them. When flash gets the variable it changes the + symbol to a [space]. This corrupts the url and thusly it doesn't work in the browser. I cannot change the variable being sent to flash. the database won't allow it. how can I get flash to not change the symbols to spaces? Thanks in advance

Felix_Man

Problem With Symbols In Loaded Variables
Hi,

i have a basic content management system which outputs a text file in the format for flash to load variables from, however I am having troubles with symbols & and + to be specific. If the user types & into the cms then it throws all of the fields from that point on (obviously thinks its looking for a new variable), and + symbols just concatenate the text.

Is there a way I can get flash to load & and + as text rather than processing them as actionscript symbols?

Cheers

Utilizing Exported Symbols From A Loaded Swf?
i have a movie that loads in a .swf file that is basically a library of graphic objects, all exported with IDnames and all. The idea was that i could make skin-style changes by loading in different movies and applying alternate graphic objects. i've run into a snag of course, loading an swf file with those objects and using attachMovie('IDname',newname, etc....) does not attach the movie object.

in one movie clip i load the "library" swf into a blank movie clip.
i then try to use attachMovie to place an instance of one of the libraries exported objects to the base of that clip.

thisMC.library //where the library swf lives
thisMC.exportedInstance //where the exported item should go..but it doesn't

I know that the swf is being loaded, i placed a variable in the libraries timeline to indicate that it has been loaded. resulting in:
thisMC.library.ready=true

on all of the items i wish to use in this fashion, i have checked off export for use in AS and export for runtime sharing, as well as export in frist frame, i have a URL input in the field and there is a copy of the library swf located there. yes, it is up to date.

I have also tried dragging the items in the library to its timeline and then exporting that out. still no results.

Before anyone says it, with this setup i CANNOT simply drag and drop the library symbols from the library movie into my main movie. It defeats the whole purpose of being able to dynamically swap the interface elements out.[b]

How Do I Attach The Symbols Present In The Loaded SWF?
Ok i dont know if this question has been asked before but its drivng me nuts and i have been pulling my hair.. i hope some one out there can save me some hair .. ok coming to the problem i am loading an external swf "assetmc.swf" into my main movie file "main.swf". and the "assetmc.swf" contains symbols i want to use in my main move using attachmovie method . i already exported them for actionscript use in the linkage . the loads movie fine in the "main.swf" but i cant get my attachMovie method to work here is the code

var container:MovieClip = createEmptyMovieClip("container", getNextHighestDepth());
var mcLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
mcLoader.addListener("container");
mcLoader.loadClip("assetmc.swf", "container");

how do i attach the symbols present in the "assetmc.swf" for instance i have symbol label "dsc0" how i cant attach it to another dynamiclly created clip "display"

Utilizing Exported Symbols From A Loaded Swf? MX
i have a movie that loads in a .swf file that is basically a library of graphic objects, all exported with IDnames and all. The idea was that i could make skin-style changes by loading in different movies and applying alternate graphic objects. i've run into a snag of course, loading an swf file with those objects and using attachMovie('IDname',newname, etc....) does not attach the movie object.

in one movie clip i load the "library" swf into a blank movie clip.
i then try to use attachMovie to place an instance of one of the libraries exported objects to the base of that clip.

thisMC.library //where the library swf lives
thisMC.exportedInstance //where the exported item should go..but it doesn't

I know that the swf is being loaded, i placed a variable in the libraries timeline to indicate that it has been loaded. resulting in:
thisMC.library.ready=true

on all of the items i wish to use in this fashion, i have checked off export for use in AS and export for runtime sharing, as well as export in frist frame, i have a URL input in the field and there is a copy of the library swf located there. yes, it is up to date.

I have also tried dragging the items in the library to its timeline and then exporting that out. still no results.

Before anyone says it, with this setup i CANNOT simply drag and drop the library symbols from the library movie into my main movie. It defeats the whole purpose of being able to dynamically swap the interface elements out.

Does LoadMovie Recognise Previously Loaded Symbols?
Hello,

Its probably going to take a flash genius to get this but here goes.....I have a site which i am creating, where 3 different movies/swf's are loaded into a movie placeholder. As these movies are all quite large in size and share some common symbols(graphics), I was wondering if Flash realises that the same symbol has been loaded in via another of the movies. Ideally I would like to know if using symbols from Movie1, would mean that Movie2(containing common symbols) would load any quicker.

This would enable me to use more of the symbols from one of the movies in another... saving me time and more importantly, bandwidth.

Thanks for any help guys!

Question About Accessing Symbols Within A Loaded Movie.
Ok I'm helping build a website, that loads in external swf's for some of the different pages, that are semi complex, and have symbols that I need to be able to have access too and control from the root timeline.

I've figured out the way to do it with an existing symbol using attach movie.

Code:
this.mc_1.btn_1.onRelease=function() {
trace("Button 1 clicked");
var clip:MovieClip;
clip=_root.attachMovie("movie_3","mc3",this.getNextHighestDepth());
clip._x=300;
clip._y=250;
clip.onMouseDown=function() {
startDrag(clip);
}
clip.onMouseUp=function() {
stopDrag();
}

clip.btn_3.onPress=function() {
trace("Button 3 pressed");
}

clip.close_btn.onRelease=function() {
trace("close button pressed");
clip.unloadMovie();
}

}
Is there a good way to do the same thing with loadMovie, or another similiar method?

Many thanks in advance,

Miles

Editing Graphic Symbols By Copying And Pasting To Make Slightly Dif Symbols
Hi!

I am using flash to create moving people symbols. I created a "singular person" symbol and saved it, I then copyed a few to make a "bunch of people" symbol, when I go to edit these copyed and pasted symbols each saved symbol changes. Also I am saving them as graphic symbols at the moment.

thanks,

Helen

Overlapping Symbols Inside Symbols With An Alpha Tween
Hello,

In the attached example, Is it possible to prevent the purple overlap area from showing and just be red since red's on top? I have characters that use symbols for arms, legs, etc. and I want to fade them in and out sometimes. The problem is, the areas where the limbs overlap look weird so I have to resort to converting them to shapes on one keyframe. This seems limiting and annoying. I was wondering if there's a command, extension, or property to fix this. Thanks in advance.

Is It Not Possible To Assign Instance Names To Symbols Within Symbols In Flash CS3?
Detail question on nha khoa Adobe group

OK, so I have a player object. I created a symbol that is linked to the player. Inside the symbol I have 2 symbols. 1 is the sprite that displays the player, the other is a rectangle box that is used for collision detection.

I tried giving the collision box an instance name in the property editor so I could reference the collision box from code. The Player symbol is linked to a Player class I wrote earlier so it creates an instance of the Player class. The error I get is this:

ReferenceError: Error #1056: Cannot create property myCollBox on Player.

myCollBox was the instance name I gave that collision box symbol. I thought maybe I had to make the collision box also linked to a class to be exported for action script, but that didn't seem to help.

Graphic Symbols And Movie Clip Symbols
what is the difference between creating a graphic symbol from an image with it's own timeline animation and creating a movie clip symbol from the same image that can be animated in the main timeline?

Or do I totally misunderstand the difference between the two?

Movie Symbols Vs Graphic Symbols
to movie or to graphics?

I remmember in flash 5 movie symbols compiled smaller than gaphic symbols. is that still the case in Flash MX?

Graphic Symbols Vs Movie Symbols
to graphic or to movie?

I remmember in flash 5 movie symbols used to compile smaller than graphic symbols...is that sitll the case in flash MX?

Listeners On Symbols With Symbols Inside Of Them?
I have a symbol (a) with a symbol (b) inside. I have a rollover listener on symbol (a) however, when I roll over symbol b inside of symbol a I loose my "MOUSE_OVER".

It is as if symbol b stops its parent from being considered "rolled over"

Am I building these wrong? or mis-understanding something?

I need it so that the rollover for symbol a works no matter what is inside it.

Thanks!

Button Symbols Inside Button Symbols
Can someone correct me if I am wrong... but I want to confirm that button symbols cannot be placed inside the rollover frames for other button symbols(?)

I was making a button roll over effect.

Btn Symbol 1 (the primary) needed an 'over' image, so I made Btn Symbol 2 and place it on the keyframe; however, the rollover effect would only work if used the original bitmap OR a Graphic Symbol in the 'over' frame for the button.

Just wanted to make sure I was understanding this correctly - basically, that you can't place button symbols inside the rollover frames for a button symbol.

Thanks...

Symbols
what does this <> mean in actionscript?

Symbols
I'm developing a short cartoon with a friend of mine. Is there a way I can e-mail the symbols I've developed?

NT SET Symbols
Is it possible from Flash to read the symbols available in an NT environment

ie the same stuff that you can see with the SET command at a dos prompt

ie

NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS
OS=Windows_NT
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:WINNT
TEMP=C:TEMP
USERDOMAIN
USERNAME

Using Symbols What Is The Best Way ?
Hello there

I'm currently doing a project and I am using a lot of symbols and was wondering is it better

-To have 1 symbol and then drag on to scene and change the colour of it

-Or to have many duplicates of a symbol but of diff colours so that i can drag each diff colour item on the scene

I'm trying to keep file size low

Thanks

A Newbie

Symbols
question to you good people is that does flash have a library of symbols (zodiac) trying to find one or do i have to download it and then manipulate the graphic
jdm

Symbols
I created a symbol and I would like to be able to click on it and have a layer become visible...however I have no idea how to reference the symbol, or the layer. This seems really simple, I just have no idea howto use the objects. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve

Symbols
Hi, I have a question that will show exactly how much of a newbie I am! I'm trying to save a drawing as a symbol. I go to Insert from the menu and select Convert to Symbol. The problem is that it is grayed out. How do I save something as a symbol? (I have only a trail version right now.) Thanks for the help. MCorn

Too Many Symbols
Hi

i found out its easier to make stickman movies if i divide all the body parts into symbols and then motion tween them, my question is..

If i iclude too many symbols and tween them, will the size of the movie increase or will it stay the same as like a frame by frame animation...

and if i create too many sysmbols, what problems would i have?

Symbols Help
ok
i have made a whole body as a symbol right.... well i want to make the symbol do the slow motion thing with the layer of the alpha behind it! but i cant colour the symbol in!!! so that means that i cant make the slow motion thing with the body!!!! so how can i still do the slow motion thing with the symbol? is there any way that i can change it back so its not a symbol ( without undoing )???

if ya know what im sayin then send back plz

-Reece

Symbols
Hi, I need some help with the preloading screen. Right now, I have the dynamic text boxes to tell the bytes,etc, and I don't know how to insert the loading bar I made. I have inserted a button, but I forgot how to. Please help me, I would greatly appreciate it.

Symbols...........? :s
After creating my first ever symbol I expected it to be saved in the main FLASH library,but it was'nt,I had to select WINDOWS from the toolbar then select Library.How do you select where they are SAVED?
I also don't understand why,after I created the symbol,I had a 'TWEEN 1' image also listed in the library which,if deleted,stopped my symbol from animating.The symbols
that come with FLASH don't have TWEEN 1 files for each one.
Also after closing the movie I was working on I found
the symbol I had created had been deleted,how do you
save them permanently so you can go back to them in future?

Hope you can help a poor newbie coz my heads hurting now!!

Ipa Symbols
Hi.
Is it possible to insert ipa symbols using the same codes as you would for html into Flash?
Thanks.
raspie

Symbols Are One...?
I stick more than one symbol on a layer, and when I drag or resize one, it drags or resizes the other. Why do they stick together? Do they have to? Must I always put symbols on separate layers in order to animate them separately?

Symbols
This is a true noobie question. I am trying to follow this tutorial.
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/...?tw=multimedia
When it gets to the creating legs part it says put front and back legs on the walk layer. Down towards the bottom of the same page it says "Now we should have two layers on our "legs" symbol. Not the walk layer?
Secondly later on in the tutorial she bends the legs but since they are symbols I don't see how she can break them.
Since I am writing this in Iowa that may be the problem but I sure would appreciate some help.

thanks!!
jhay

I Have 3 Symbols,
i want to shape tween them together to get one symbol

Symbols
If I were to make a character walk, do I have to Make the legs symbols, or is there an easier way?

Symbols
hi.
is it posible to swap a movie clip with another via scripting.

eg. i have 2 movie clips
1 is black
2 is coloured

when the mouse roll's over movie clip 1 it swaps it with movie clip 2.

is it possible with action scripting?
any help is greatful.

chris

How To Add Symbols?
i am reading about flash .. but what is confusing right now in the book i am reading , is adding symbole to my main time line.
well. it sayes, that , i should create the symbole. OK thats easy. when i do that, I have the symbole ( ovel shap ) on my stage . then the book state that , i should go to my main time line and add the symbole to my stage , well, ofcourse i am not able to do that, since the shape that i drow and selected as graphic symbole still on my stage.
can someone please explain what should i do , ??

Help With Symbols
How do you change the size of your work space while creating a symbol? When I click insert>new symbol>movie clip it brings me to the new movie clip's work space which has x dimensions from -730 to 730 pixels and y dimensions from -730 to 730 with 0 obviously being in the middle. The thing is.. I need to to extend to aleast 800 on the x dimensions. Does this make sense?

Symbols
Is there a way to delete symbols. I made a ton, but in the long run I don't need alot of them.

Symbols Etc.
here's my process.

build a section of a site in a MC, name it "section one"

copy the MC and name it "section two"

duplicate the graphic symbols that occur within that movie
in the library and rename them ( image01 becomes image02 )

go into image01 and import the image that will replace it in that
section.

swap out image01 in section one for image02.

my question is, if i import that image into an existing graphic symbol,
is it actually converted to a symbol ( as images are supposed to be )
or do i have to "nest" it inside the symbol image01.

and

if i am only using the image once, is it that important ?

Symbols
alright i'm currently working on a new animation. the problem is i don't know how to make the characters move with out having to erase and do frame by frame animation. should i convert each body part to a symbol? i'm confused.

AS Symbols Please Help
i came across this line of code:

_root.link<>_root.url+"_home"

and wanted to know what the "<>" actually doing?
thanks

What Are Symbols?
Ok, I know what a symbol is. But I'm a little confused as to what their benefit is in Flash. I find that I can import images and tween/move them around in Flash. My question is, why "Convert to symbol"? What does it do that simply moving an imported image does not? What benefits come from working with a symbol vs a non-symbol? Thanks.

Help On Using Symbols
I am new to Flash- I have been playing around about 2 weeks. I have successfully used the "Building Your First Flash Application" tutorial to create the menu slide show and then gone back and used those lessons that to create a completely new slide show.

I have learned to make a self executing slide show using symbols and the time-line. I suspect my excution is clunky, but it worked.

My goal is to create a slide show which I will export to a CD using projector. I want the slide show to have a "next" button. However, instead of the using .jpg files, I would like to use movie clip symbols and I have no idea of how to call those from the main time-line.

I want to use movie clip symbols because I want to have text moving into the picture, not just static text nested next to it. (Or perhaps I am going about this all wrong and there is an easier way to achieve the same results?)

Can someone direct me to a tutorial that will show me how to create a slideshow using symbols? Or if such a tutorial is not available, how to edit the action script in the "Building Your First Flash Application" tutorial to refer to symbols instead of .jpg files.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Symbols Help
I'm losing symbols in flash cs3 library every time I re-open? don't understand why?
I'm new to flash and when I create animations in symbols library then close and reopen later, many of the symbols (or just some of the symbols) have dissapeared from my animations and the library altogether. Can't figure out what I'm doing (or not doing) to delete them? in the animations, the layer for the missing symbols still exists in the time line yet there is no symbol there and also it's no longer there in the symbol library. I have made sure the layer is 'viewing' it but it seems to be just gone.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated?

Symbols
Hello,

I have almost completed my flash website yet i'm coming accross a problem and hoping there is a solution for it.

For my content i'm using a dynamic text field with a css text. Yet i would like to use symbols such as the euro sign, the amp &, and language signs such as the acsented letters.
Is this possible?

thanks in advanced

vehn

Symbols Or Not
Was wanting some opinions on whether converting everthing in your fla file to symbols (including lines, text inside movies etc.) makes a difference to the file size of your swf file. Any hints would be usefull.
thanks

I Don't Need Symbols
Hi. I'm a long time Flex user but I'm very new to Flash. I have to use Flash for my current project because I need the end result to be fully self contained.
I prefer working with bitmaps rather than symbols. I like to create Sprites and MovieClips programmatically. This means I have no need for the symbols that are automatically created when I import images into the library. I find myself having to take the extra step of deleting these symbols every time I import an image. I have a lot of images to import, and it's becoming a little annoying.
Is there any way to turn off the auto creation of symbols?

And as long as I'm here, is there any way to import more than one image at a time? If not, there really should be.

Thanks for any help.

How Do I Get Rid Of Symbols
Hi,
i have used this code to place a symbol on the canvas as a frame loads:
this.attachMovie("symPanda8", "choice1d", this.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:217, _y:230, _width:150, _height:151.4});

so how can i get rid of it when i have finished with it? i have tried a blank new key frame in the next frame and have tried choice1d.visible = false; but they don't seem to work, the only way i can seem to get rid of it is by setting the alpha to zero and disabling it! but i don't want to do it that way, would prefer it to just go!!!!!!

would be grateful for any suggestions!

thank you

Symbols Or Not?
Did a search and am wondering:

Do I have to make a symbol if I use it only use an image one time?

CSS & Symbols. Please Help
I'm creating a flash web site for the newspaper I work in. This is the second time I've been using flash to make web sites. This time I chose to write the texts content in external .txt files using css.

Now, the problem is I'm from Norway and here we use symbols like 'Æ' 'Ø' and 'Å' frequently. Everytime flash renderes the txt files into html, the symbols we use here in Norway turns out in squares [] and the rest of the sentence dissappears.

Is there a way to fix this problem? If so, please let me know.

Symbols Or Not?
Did a search and am wondering:

Do I have to make a symbol if I use it only use an image one time?