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Using Actionscript And The Drawing API To Animate A Line (2 Points) To 2 New Points
hi everybody - what is the best way to go about this?

at its most basic - i need to animate a line's beginning and end points using tweener to 2 new points somewhere else on the stage.

my first thought is to start with the excellent 3d spinning cube example that kirupa made on kirupa.com and backtrack from there.
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/acti...ces_depths.htm
but i'm hoping to find a much simpler and efficient way of accomplishing what i need.

the problem that i know i need to get around is this.... i have to find a way to have the Tweener class give me updated positions of the x and y of the two points which make up the lines. and somehow i have to use the drawing api to 'get inside of' tweener to update the stage accordingly - reason for this is that these lines will need to use the elastic tween and bounce around a bit.

i'd appreciate any help

cheers! - tom

Convert WMV File With Defined Cue Points To FLV And Keep Cue Points?
Hello, I need to know how to do this. I have wmv files with defined already cue points. I want to convert the video in to a FLV to play it over the net with flash, but I want to keep the cue points defined in the wmv. Is there a way to do this automaticaly or can I save the script lying under the WMV file defining the cue points in to a flv script. It is important that everything is done almost automaticaly because I have a lot of wmv files....

Help
thank you in advance

Finding Points Between Two Points
This seemed more likely to be answered here but if this belongs in Math and Physics please move it.

If I were given the following coordinates, how would I calculate the end points of the red segments? There's a 5 point gap between the endpoints and the corners.
EDIT: I've written the function, I just need the math.

Can Anyone Here Answer This?
here's what i'm trying

on (release) {
_root.b = + 20;
gotoAndStop (2);
}

i need this to work to where it will add 20 to whatever is already in the input text variable. the button i am using this on is a checkbox. when it is un-checked i want it to subtract 20. Can anyone tell me how to do math into a variable?

Thank you!

-Prostorm.net

Does NO ONE Have The Answer?
I've been asking this question a lot and getting no where.

Here goes. i've created a Flash movie that is being made into a self-running movie that will be distributed on a CD. I want to link to an external file that is also on the CD. HOW? It is NOT the getURL thingy, cuz THAT launches the default browser.

ANY IDEAS, pleease. Al

There's An Answer, I Just Don't Know What It Is...
Please refer to my previous post with a boring but descriptive title:
http://board.flashkit.com/board/show...hreadid=213316

Can I Get An Answer........ PLEASE?
I have been working on my site...and when I test it..everything looks and works fine. When I put the .swf files on geocities...I view them...and the whole site/movie is "STRETCHED" to my monitor resolution. (1024x768) I checked on res of 800x600..same thing!! When I created my movie...the dimensions were 700x350. WHAT IS HAPPENING?..and mostly,..how do I fix it?? Also,....when I click on one of the buttons to call on an external .swf.......it doesnt play right. Everything is fine when I "TEST" movie....but on the server....I get these two problems.. PLEASE...give advice if you can. Thanks -whispers-

P.S. Update...I uploaded same files to another server..all works fine...Theother problem is the resolution problem..why can you even pick a stage size if it doesnt matter on the finished product?? GEEZ..LOL..

I Don't Think Anyone Can Answer This One.
Hi,

I have been trying to do something using action script for days now, and despite having no luck asking about functions last time, I am trying again to get help from the comminuty here at Flash Kit.

I am using a function, and whilst in that function I want to move a said Movie Clip (with an instance name) accross/up/down the screen steadily. If while in the function I use 'set property' to move the movie clip, it moves it so fast, that it appears to be instantanious!!

1) Is there anyway to use some sort of delay while in a loop?

2) Is there anyway while in a function to goto a frame and play, but return to that funtion afterwards?

Any help will be appreciated.

Gavin

PRO's Only... No One Has Been Able To Answer This One
Under the advise of the forum I broke up my one swf(2.0meg) into 10 seperate swf's. I call them by >>>>

on (press) {
loadMovie ("company.swf", "dummy");
}

each movie has its own button..

the problem is when i press the button again it-reloads the swf into the blank mc (dummy) all over again. How would I change the code to check if its already loaded then play... like "IF swf is there PLAY, if not loadMovie then play" Something to that effect. If someone has a better idea I'd sure like to hear it.

Please Help, I'm Not Getting The Right Answer...
Hi. i have asked this before, and the answer was great! But I want to ask it again because the answer wasn't something I had in mind, so now I will ask it again, but more specifically:

I know all about those "chromeless windows" you see at http://www.microbians.com, but that's not exactly what I want. I made a Flash site that has it's own title bar with a close button incorporated into it. Is there a way to launch the Flash site from a web page so that the flash that launches does NOT have an Internet Explorer title bar at all, nor does it have the microbians title bar. I'm sorry, i'm terrible at explaining stuff. Anyway, i just want it so that the ONLY thing that launches is the flash movie, with absolutely NO title bar or pre made buttons, like from microbians. If this is possible, please let me know. Thank you.

-Kenneth
wicket1110@yahoo.com

Yes Or No Answer Please
If i load an external swf into a dummy clip on the mainstage and basically park it. Can I call it later to _level.whatever and the swf will be already be cached?

Maybe Your Answer
I believe it may be because when you load movies in flash you must specify a level. _root = level 0. If you are loading your sound movie onto a different level then calling _root. won't access it.

Still No Answer
the site is http://www.3d-advertising.com

i programmed the main site to load three separate movies and the whole thing works flawlessly on my computer. when it's uploaded, the 3 small movies don't load in to the main movie.

the code for the initial movie launch is:

loadMovieNum ("swf/portfolio.swf", 1);

it's an action on the main timeline. then the numbers have:

on (release) {
unloadMovieNum (1);
loadMovieNum ("swf/portfolio.swf", 1);
}

etc etc

as i said... this works perfectly on my computer. i loaded the site as a main swf and a directory "swf" with the other portfolios inside.

thoughts?

A Yes Or No Answer :-)
I am planning to go from Flash5 to MX. As I know now, it is possible to load jpg-images dynamically. In Flash5 I have used a preloader that is counting bytes loaded. If I load an image into a Flash MX-movie, will my preloader also count the bytes of that image?

Happy Flashing
Metaman

I Really Need An Answer
Hi all,
my flash movie was made under flash MX and doesn't work with a flash 5 player. How can i detect whenever the guy has flash 5 or 6 ? Thx, hacook

Answer
you could use go to scripting

if there were 15...

you would need a true false variable too
that would start off with one value that would be changed by the last and first frames

if(vartrue==true)
goto(frame--)

NO ONE KNOWS THE ANSWER?
OK can someone please help me with this as it's gettin beyond a joke.

I'm kinda new to flash but have built a site and everytime I view it in the web browser there is a white border round the edge.

I've tried various different publishing settings with no joy. I've read other threads about this and they give the same advice about changing the html doc. using "0" as a value for the position of the page. I'm completely stupid when it comes to this as I can't see where it needs to go? I'm using Flash 5 and simple text to change the html doc is this ok ?oh and I'm on a Mac. Can someone help me with this in plain english as I've lost my head trying to sort this out.

Hopefully cheers

No One Seems To Have An Answer - Please Help
i have a horizontal scrolling movie which works fine. but I can't get all the images i need on one line. if you look at the slider movie, you can see i have several images i want to add to the line. someone suggested i shrink them and then when the movie plays, expand them? i have no idea. they just wont fit on the authoring environment space provided.

Please download the movie and take a look. i am desperate for a solution! thank you.

http://www.ogleinc.com/test1.fla

Can Anyone Answer This ?
If i drag a scollpane on stage i know how i can load a mc into it, but can i also load a external swf into it ?!?

if so how ?

thnx

Assenoost

Nobody Seems To Answer....
I am trying to create a loop inside a movieClip that creates empty MovieClips loads a jpg into them and then assigns them an onRelease event.

Why won't this work:

for (i=1; i<=10; i++) {
this.createEmptyMovieClip("puppyholder"+i, i);
this["puppyholder"+i]._x=i*100;
this["puppyholder"+i]._y=180;
this["puppyholder"+i].onRelease = function(){
this["puppyholder"+i]._alpha=20
}
loadMovie("puppies/puppy"+i+".jpg", this["puppyholder"+i]);
}

Can I assign an onRelease event to a dynamically created movieClip in a loop???

Please help!!!!
Nobody seems to be able to answer me on any of the other forums

Nobody Seems To Know The Answer
Please advise if you can help with the following - thanks
1) Can u or can u not...
duplicate mc's to another path
ie. starts as _root.Fred you want to copy it as _root.Bob.Fred2

2) attach mc's to path other than where you've loaded the symbols?

I need to import symbols and give them actions in the main movie eg.
_root.LoadMovieNum("blabla.swf",1)

then access the symbols inside _root.Fred + _root.Bob + _root.Jim
but this doesn't seem work and I don't want to have to load the symbols several times to use in different paths

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Andrew

Seems Anyone Knows The Answer To This
Hi,all flashers!
I'm having problem with some duplicateMCs whose color I'd like to change with the color object methods.
The original MC has two animated nested MC and I'd like to change the color of these two nested clip relative to the duplicateMC. In fact, I've created a color object and seemingly the path to the two nested MCs is correct, but the result is that the color doesn't change and besides, the corresponding nested MC inside the duplicated MC does't longer follow the animation, but is stacked at the origin.
Could anyone of you suggest any solution?
Thanks a lot!

Someone's GOT To Be Able To Answer This...
Ok, I kind of posted something like this earlier, but let me explain my problem a little better...

I have a flash site where the menu links cause a rectangle (just a graphic) to fade in to 75% transparency in the main area of the site, and I am having no problem there...but after that rectangle fades in, I want to put scrollable content (with scroll buttons on the side) on top of the rectangle. That's it!

I just need to put my content (let's say, text) over the rectangle, so that when all has been loaded, you will see scrollable content (with no background itself), on top of a transparent rectangle, on top of the background.

Please tell me there's a way to do this?
Thanks

Does Anyone Know The Answer
I built a small game that writes the name of the player and the final score to a text file based on the numerical value of the final score. I would like to create a file which is determined by the players name. For example, if the players name is John, then the file name will be john.txt and the final score will write to that txt file.

I am using the following script.

if (score <=0) {
fscommand ("save", "fail.txt");
}
if (score >=1) {
fscommand ("save", "pass.txt");
}

I really need to resolve this. Please help if you can.

Thankyou

I Think I Know The Answer
I'm currently working on a website, on the sites index page i have script that opens up a .swf file to full screen using javascript, no problem. However when the .swf file opens to full screen i get a white screen, then (dependant on connection speed) it goes to the loading page after about 15seconds.

Does this mean i have to much on the loading page and so its taking time to load up the "loading page". However all i have is a vector drawn logo, three lines of text and an animation that says loading and has 10 circles that fill with colour one after each other, so not that much.

It would be easier to show u but its for a company and until i figure it out they've got me to put it in a normal browser.

any ideas? or have i answered the question?

Andi

Could Someone Please Answer?
Is it possible to make a intro using swish2, then place it along with an autorun file on a cd rom, to do this function - after the swish intro, display an enter here, then when that enter here is clicked, it will play a different flash file I have made with a different program. The flash file I already have isn't all that exciting so I wanted to add a dynamic intro. If this can be done, how do I link the other program to play after the swish2 has played?

Someone Answer These For Me
I need to know one how to do random images in flash. And two streaming audio such as an mp3 to a site please help me out. Thanks alot guys

Somebody Has To Have The Answer.
I have a problematic preloader. I am using the exact same preloader throughout my site. It works without fail on the initial load of my site, but the problem lies within. I am calling a seperate swf to load within the main movie. The loaders always go through the load phase (0 - 100%), but fail to move on from there about half of the time. I have tried this on different machines and os's. The faster the connection it seems the less likely to fail, but still no guarantees. It just hangs… Any ideas helpful at this point.

Here is the problematic site. http://mindteadesign.com (The flash side of course) Once initially loaded move on to either innovations or solutions, both have the same problem. I am using the getbytes function and to move on from there _root.gotoAndPlay(). I have tried rewriting the script with every variation I can think of with no luck. I know it is not the script so I will not put the whole thing in here.

Using Flash MX

Cheers,
Z

I'm Sure That No One Can Answer This......
before you read this message you have to download the attachment......

in the picture (the attachment) you see a black part with red cirkels in it: lets imagine that those are my buttons.......when you go over them with your cursor the blue part has to slide from the back of the black part to its current position. Than when you click on the blue part you have to move to the linked page.........but when you move from the blue or red parts the blue part should dissapear..........I know, it's a little bit difficult explanation, with maybe many wrong language.........i can't help, i'm from holland.......

I hope there is someone who can help me.............

Oh yeah, i almost forgot: i use Macromedia Flash MX

Im New Could You Answer This
Well ok i was watching xiao xiao and i noticed how it looked like he was walking and every time i try to make my dude walk the legs get joined into one. How do i fix that? Can i fix that? Also how do you make them flip or turn?

Noone Has Been Able To Answer This
The _width property requires a wait period when you load from an external source (a picture for example) Why is this?

How would one go about loading this picture and obtaining thie loaded picture porperties all within a single frame?

So far noone has been able to explain why this is! see attached file

Still No One Knows This Answer.
here it is again.

I am hoping some guru will figure out this problem:

I am in flashMX, working with a dynamic scroller, loading external txt. files.

All I want/need is a link to another html page.
here is an example:

http://www.carpeinternational.com/thetest.html

and it will not work. I have selected, in the properties section of the swf. to show the text as "Html". There is still no luck.

DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE A SIMPLE SOLUTION?

thanks.

gg

NOONE To ANSWER?
i have already sent my request about this kind of problem. I'm busyed from project which need involve a lot of external documents into my movies. That documents is Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF files whose holds a many pics and tables, and i want to hold them in theirs original states. So if you know how to script this, with load movie or others ways please tell write me.
Thanks a lot

Maybe Someone Knows The Answer To This.
If I wanted to make a boss, and that boss went around shooting a gun, but he just didnt shoot aimlessly he had a target. What would be a code that might help with this problem.

A.I. - I guess you would call it.

Answer
to increase. it started at zero and went to 100% (left from right).
could you open the latest file i sent? i think its much clearer if you see the fla-file.

martin )

C'mon, Someone Has To Know The Answer
I have a SWF that loads three external files that are passed to it dynamically. The loaded files are two JPGs and a SWF. Using a simple 3 frame design, I am trying to show a loader bar for the progress of the combined load of all three files. My code is not picking up the total byte size of the files to be loaded.

In essence, my getBytesTotal() statements are returning 0. Thoughts?

The design is shown below. Image1, Image2, and Animation are variables that hold the location of the files to be loaded.

Scott

--------------
Frame 1:

// Create the container SWF
createEmptyMovieClip("backgroundLoader", 0);
backgroundLoader._visible=false;

// Draw the loader bar on level 4
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("BarLoader", 4);
_root.BarLoader.beginFill(0x555555);
_root.BarLoader.lineTo(0,0);
_root.BarLoader.lineTo(400,0);
_root.BarLoader.lineTo(400,20);
_root.BarLoader.lineTo(0,20);
_root.BarLoader.endFill();
_root.BarLoader._x=80;
_root.BarLoader._y=190;

// Load the first image to level 3
backgroundLoader.createEmptyMovieClip("Image1", 3);
backgroundLoader.Image1.loadMovie(Image1); // Image1 is a JPG that is dynamically passed to the SWF

// Load the second image to level 1
backgroundLoader.createEmptyMovieClip("Image2", 1);
backgroundLoader.Image2.loadMovie(Image2); // Image2 is a JPG that is dynamically passed to the SWF

// Load the animation to level 2
backgroundLoader.createEmptyMovieClip("Animation", 2);
backgroundLoader.Animation.loadMovie(AnimName); // Animation is a SWF that is dynamically passed to the main SWF

// Determine the size of what is to be loaded
bytes_total = (backgroundLoader.Image1.getBytesTotal() + backgroundLoader.Image2.getBytesTotal() + backgroundLoader.Animation.getBytesTotal());

----------
Frame 2:

// Check the bytes loaded
bytes_loaded = (backgroundLoader.Image1.getBytesLoaded() +
backgroundLoader.Image2.getBytesLoaded() +
backgroundLoader.Animation.getBytesLoaded());

// If everything is loaded continue with presentation
if (bytes_loaded >= bytes_total) {
gotoAndPlay(4);
}

// Otherwise, show the loader bar
else {
loadpercent=int(100*bytes_loaded/bytes_total);
_root.BarLoader._xscale = loadpercent;
}

-------
Frame 3:

gotoAndPlay(2);

The Least That Someone Could Do Is Tell Me That They Don't Have An Answer For Me.
I thought that this place was for people like me to come to get help. What good is it if you refuse to help me or even aknowledge my question. If you can't help me just say so.

Please I Need An Answer
I design my sites in dreamweaver and flash mx. I just noticed that if I turn my monitor settings to 16bit, the colors are all washed out on the website ! even the part where flash is added the color of the png is washed out. Are most viewers monitors set to 24/32 bit ?? if not, how do I make sure the sites I design look nice under 16 bit ??
thanks !

How Can This Be ? Please Answer
Hi

How can I do like this mask ???

please find the attched file..

Thanks

Why No One Answer ?
HI
Please any can answer me ???this is my old post
http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...61#post3034761

any fla example please ????

Thanks

Plz Answer Now, K?
I got some objects named, target0, target1, and target2. How do I call one of these objects target[n].

Someone Please Answer This
hi there,

i am making a game. in the game i have an MC with a line in it.
how could i make movieclips attach to the line randomly, get them to follow the line then disappear at the end.

someone please answer this as i have now had quite a few unanswered posts.

thank you.
zlatan..

Don't Know Where To Look For The Answer To This ... Help?
I have a project due soon and I can't figure out how to fix this problem.

Right now, I have it so that the preloader and play button are on the same frame. The problem, obviously, is that a user can play the movie before it's finished loading. What I want is for the play button to automatically "pop up" when the preloader has completely loaded. I don't know how this is done, though... Any help?

(Sorry if that didn't make any sense..Let me know and I'll try to make it more clear)

Thanks!