Flash :: Export For Actionscripting? When Is It Neccesary?

Export Image: Export All Frames As Individual Swf
I'm creating several flash files with 20-40 frames each using MX 2004 Pro. I need to export each frame as an individual .swf file. I've found that this can be done through File->Export->Export Image. However, I have to export each one individually, and this becomes very time consuming. Does anyone know of a way to export all the frames as individual .swf files in one step? Am I missing something simple here?

Thanks in advance
Sara

Export Doesnt Export Properly
hi there! im new here

sorry if this is the wrong place to post it but i am having some trouble
im new at flash, i have created an animation before and was happy - worked great

now im trying for a new animation (just simple tweens with alpha etc.) it plays fine in the editor but not when i export it!

why not? whats happening?

ive added the flash file with this

Thanks!

Export Classes At Frame X, Export For At First Frame Preloading Problems.
I have all way been confused by the preloading of classes and object and how they get placed on the play head.

how are you able to make sure that the classes get placed before the object that rely on them and that what needs to load first loads first?

example...

Code:
Document settings:
_____________________________
Export classes in frame 2,

Library settings
_________________________
linkage for Symbol1 is:
export for action script - true.
export for first frame - false.

Errors:
_________________________________________________________
var test:Symbol1 = new Symbol1();
1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: Symbol1.

var test:Symbol1 = new Symbol1();
1180: Call to a possibly undefined method Symbol1.
I also attached the FLA.

The problem I find is that if I export the classes for any other frame besides frame 1 in the document settings, then I have to export any objects in my library that have a linkage to export as Action script to export at the first frame.

This defeats the point of a preloader as the objects usually get placed before any code the executes and make the preloader wait till it loads first.

A Bit Fo ActionScripting Help, Please
I just need a little help with generating or/and using random variables in Flash. I'm pretty comfortable with simple ActionScript commands, bt getting a random number baffles me.

The purpose it very simple actually, I've got 12 scenes in a movie and what I want to do is, at the start do some sort of function and get a random number between 1 and 12, eg. 6, then GoToandPlay scene 6, at the end of scene 6, it should jump back to the start and the repeat etc.....

Any help will be greatly appreciated, Cheers.

Gunzalez
http://www.gunzalez.co.uk.

If You Know ActionScripting Please Help...
Basically, here's what I have:

What I am trying to do is make a nav button that, on the roll over, starts an animation which moves the box to the right (or any side). I have that part done, no problem. I even learned how to put a Stop command after the last frame in the animation so it won't loop!

Here's where I could use some help please. What I would like to do is have it set up so when the mouse leaves the button (Don't know the correct term, sorry) it won't just instantly go back to its original postion. I would like it to go back slow, the same way I have the animation set up to move it to the right. Also, instead of the animation starting every time I rollover and then go back to the original position as soon as the mouse is off of it, even if it's in the middle of the animation, how can I make it perform the animation in whole, finish it first before just going back to the original spot?

Thanks a lot if you can teach me the scripting needed or actions needed to do this.

Is This Actionscripting?
Basically I am just trying to get my flash movie to open in a browser just like this company's flash version http://www.01-la.com/

Is this actionscript? If not, how do I get my html or flash website to open like this?

Help With 3d Actionscripting.
I was wondering if anyone can show me the light? I need to draw a 3d soccer ball. Then I have to take that 3d ball and make it rotate. It goes to how the mouse moves. It will start rotating and then if the user goes over the ball it will measure how fast they went over the ball and make it spin faster. Anyone know what I mean? Any help will be well worth it. Thank you very much and have a great day!
Chad R. Smith

-------www.designcmc.com--------
"We know we are not the 'Flashiest' site but we can hold our own"

Can Actionscripting Do This? Or....
can dreamweaver make search engines like this http://store.nba.com/

I have a client that will be selling athletic wear and wants a search engine also. if dreamweaver cannot do this, how can i create a search button that searches the entire website for keywords?

can actionscripting do this?

ActionScripting
Could Anyone Direct me to a website, or tell me them selves, how to use key mapping, to make a figure on screen, not only move, but move by actually moving their legs? Pretty much what i mean, how do you make a character actually walk forwards, by moving their legs, when you press a key?

D'oh, this is in Flash MX. Thanks.
[Edited by Xefov on 08-14-2002 at 03:24 AM]

Actionscripting And Mac's
I am having promblems with the flash movie on a site I'm doing. The .swf works fine on PC's but it's not on the Mac. Are there some actionscripting issues with Mac and Pc platforms.

Here's the scripts

Frame One:

oldx = 0;
newx = 0;
x = 0;

Frame two:

x = getProperty('/dragMC/buttonMC',_x);
newx = oldx + (x - oldx)/8;

setproperty('/scrolledMCrecipient/scrolledMC',_x,newx);
oldx = newx;

play();

Frame three:

prevFrame();

Script on button:

on ( press ){
startDrag('',false,-1478,0,0,0);
}

on ( release, releaseOutside ){
stopDrag();
}

THanks

Help Please...(actionscripting Again)
hey its me again..still banging my head trying to do me animation..lol

does anyone kno how you can define the distance from the centre of a movieclip... and also..once you have chosen the distance, you can tell it to play a movie with a hit test method.

thanx

Actionscripting...
i have a mc inside several other mc:s, all with different instance names. what i want to do is that when the mc named "s2" has the x-position (relative to the stage), the mc "page2" will go to frame 2.

if (_root.art.content.pages.page2.s2._x == 303) {
_root.art.content.pages.page2.gotoAndPlay(2);
} else {
_root.art.content.pages.page2.gotoAndPlay(1);
}

any ideas? thanks

If And Else Actionscripting
My Actionscript:

on (release)
{if
(txtname ne "" and txtemail ne "" and txtphone ne "" and txtaddy ne "" and txtstate ne "" and txtzip ne "");
getURL("mailto:service@boydbrothersservice.com");
gotoAndPlay("valid");
} else {gotoAndPlay(invalid)}

And Error Message:

Scene=Scene 1, Layer=Layer 1, Frame=1: Line 5: 'else' encountered without matching 'if'
} else {gotoAndPlay(invalid)}

help?

Actionscripting
K. how would you load a swf file into your web site without it going to a new seen.

Actionscripting
How do you make a volume controle. for a web site.

? Regarding Mx Actionscripting...
I'm a noob at actionscripting...simple as that. But i want to learn! so anyways... my ? Basically i just want my movie clip to play w/ mouseover and to stop w/ mouseout (i dont know the correct terminology yet...) I realize its prob the easiest thing to do ... but i need this to move on w/ my project.

Actionscripting
is it possible to make a loading bar that fades out into the next seen.

Help With Mc Actionscripting
i'm building a flash presentation. i want it to run similar to a ppt presentation, where the user presses the space bar and it advances to the next label, frame, whatever. i have my different sections ("slides") in movie clips on the main timeline.

i was using an "on clip event" goto and play label1, label2, etc. but i'm not sure how to handle it at the end of that movie clip, how can i get it to jump to the next one?

can anyone help?

Actionscripting
Where do you put the actionscripting in the flash.I xouldnt find it.PLease help

ActionScripting
How to dynamically define the size on any object. For eg., how to define the radius of a circle?

Actionscripting
Hello. i would like to know how to make a button like the ones that Joshua Davis has on his sit. Where you clik on it it stay a diffrent color and then it shows you whic ones you have allredy visited wich are in a difrent color.

thanks in advance.

Actionscripting
I have multiple movies on my main timeline that are controlled by tell targets. I would like to not have to tween certain objects in my movie clips. When a main frame on my movie loads how can I load a mc and move it with action script? How do you make a mc follow a path with actionscript? How do I control the timing of this movement with actionscripting?
Thanks.

Need Some Help With Actionscripting
I am trying to turn http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Anima...-402/index.php into a banner so it would work just like that but i would be able to put my pics in it. I have done everything except the actionscripting , and that seems to be the prob , if someone could be of some assistants that would be good

this is what i ended up with

www.dopetimbs.com/banner attempt2.fla

thanks a lot

Cd-rom Actionscripting
Hey Everyone,

I'm about to start designing a cd-rom flash movie for a band i've got a job for but I'm not sure on a bit of actionscripting, I'm just wondering if there is a block of actionscript or a parameter that makes a flash movie launch in full-screen mode automatically? (i'm going to launch the movie from an autorun.inf file)

Also I was just wondering if there is a piece of code that can close the movie/window on call of an event?

Thanks,

Actionscripting
Hi,

I wanted to know what actionscript would I use to play the prevframe of a movieclip once I roll out. Here is the code that I use for the roll over:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse)) {
tellTarget (guest) {
play();
}
}
}

so its like unloading the movieclip once I roll out.
Thanks

I'm New To Actionscripting, Need Some Help
Yes, i recent bought the macromedia book thats supposed to teach actionscripting. I find most of it very confusing and i'd like to ask some questions. Im using Macromedia Flash MX... so if anyone would like to help me or answer some questions i may have as i slowly slowly work my way through this book please email me. Hwap462@hotmail.com thank you
Andy

Actionscripting
hello I bought the book flash mx 2004 H.O.T and i thought it was great..I actually learned and understand(still learning) symbols, tweening, buttons, masking, text and basic interacting (action scripting)

teh problem is that the book does not go into anymore detail about action script...i tried to follow the help guide from macromedia but its hard for me to amke sense of it..

my question is that i want to know what books do you recommend for action scripting...and also on a side note how long did it take you guys to become good in flash??

thanks in advance

Too Much Actionscripting? Maybe?
help me! PLEASE!
i made this neat navigation using different tutorials from you guys and it was working till i put in the leaves, you'll see, now my buttons to link to the different parts of my html site dont work, ill post both the .fla and .swf file...thanks!

.swf link
.fla link

oh yeah i put it up to see how it looks on my site so if you want you can see more of what im talking about artistic[dash]ambience

Actionscripting Help PLEASE
Good evening board!

I am playing around in Flash, and another Flash-like program called Swish. I am attempting to call a movie to play inside of a flash file, but while I got the movie to show, I need help adjusting the coordinates.

Does anyone know where I can go to adjust the coordinates and/or find out how it appears in the syntax. Thanks a lot all, and I look forward to posting more and learning more through you all.

-Courag

Actionscripting Help
Okay... I'm lost right now. My question is like with a simple code like.
my_income=75;
my_expenses=30;
my_savings=my_income-my_expenses;

I want people to be able to punch in there income in a little text box and then punch in the expenses and then press a button and have it calculate it, but I just don't know how. Can anyone tell me how to do it, and explain like I was a 10 year old?

I Need Actionscripting Help
I have a movie clip and I want it to got to frame 29 when I roll over it so I did this

on (press, release, releaseOutside, rollOver, rollOut, dragOver, dragOut) {
gotoAndStop(29);
}

I did that on the movie clip. The problem is that when I roullover it It goes to the movie clips 29th frame and not the actual scene.

PHp Actionscripting
Here is what I'm trying to do I'm trying to use a flash to send variables to a php script.

My problem is that it isn't working ITs simply supposed to e-mail me with the information that is put into the input text boxes.

HEre is the PHP:
<?;
$name= $_POST[name];
$phone= $_POST[phone];
$email= $_POST[email];
$street= $_POST[street];
$city= $_POST[city];
$state= $_POST[state];
$church= $_POST[church];
$time= $_POST[time];
$ToEmail = "timh@championsclub.org";
$ToName = "Timothy Henley";
$ToSubject = "Christmas Party Volunteer Application";
$EmailBody = "Name: $name
Phone: $phone
E-mail $email
Address:
$street

$city
state
Church: $church
Best time to be reached: $time";
$EmailFooter="
This message was sent by: $FirstName from $REMOTE_ADDR If you
feel that you
recieved this e-mail by accident please contact us at www.championsclub.org.com";
$Message = $EmailBody.$EmailFooter;
mail($ToName." <".$ToEmail.">",$ToSubject, $Message, "From: ".$Name." <".$Email.">");
Print "_root.info.substatus=Complete - Your submission has been sent"; ?>

ANd here is the Actionscript:

on (release) {
if (!name.length){
substatus = "Please enter your name before sending";
}
else if (!phone.length) {
substatus = "Please enter a valid phone number";
}
else if (!Email.length || Email.indexOf("@") == -1 || Email.indexOf(".") == -1) {
substatus = "Please enter a valid E-mail address";
}
else if (!street.length) {
substatus = "Please enter a street";
}
else if (!city.length){
substatus = "Please enter a city";
}
else if (!state.length){
substatus = "Please enter a state";
}
else if (!church.length){
substatus = "Please enter a church";
}
else if (!time.length){
substatus = "Please enter a time in which you may be reached.";
}
else {
loadVariablesNum ("submission.php", "0", "Post");
substatus = "One moment submitting registration.";
}
}

Any clue on what is worng in the scripting?

Here is the url of the .swf. http://www.championsclub.org/getinvolved/christmas/

Actionscripting
OK,I've got a main page,(swf), and a secondary page with a "home" button on it. I can write the script to get it back to the home page, but, I want it to go to not frame 1 but frame 500 where I have put a label of "home" on the original swf. I have tried every kind of action scripting I can think of. I use loadmovie, and that's fine but it starts at frame1. I tried a second line added to that of gotoandplay("home") and it still starts at frame 1. Please help me as I have spent about 8 hours on this so far and getting nowhere!!!

Is This Done By Actionscripting?
can anybody tell me how this is done?
http://www.dcpulsemag.com/portal/lookbook/issue01.swf

Cd-rom Actionscripting Help
hello...

I'm making a promotional cd-rom for the leisure centre where I work. I am using flash as the main part of the interface, but would like my flash movie to fill the screen, depending on how big the viewer's screen resolution is set at...

I have no idea what the actual code would be for this...I'm not new to action script, but have just not had to / wanted to make a full screen flash movie before...

Also, does anyone have any tips / hints on making a cd-rom like this...?

many thanks...

Actionscripting...
Hello,

I intend to have an animation with balls moving around which leave paths of fire burning away in the balls' pathway.

So how should I do this best?

Oh, and I use Flash MX.

Kaerwek

Actionscripting Help
When I copy and paste the code from the tutorials such as the snow tutorial, it never works. I always get an error output message that states "...unexpected } ..(something to that nature). What is it that I need to know to fix this error and how do you know what to fix?

Actionscripting Help
Here is my link...
http://webspace.westwood.edu/daniellerussell/index.html

The file that need to be looked at is banana republic nav/potatohead

With the potatohead file, I was supposed to make the buttons to a specific action. For instance, make the model have green eyes with red lipstick. Here in my work, it did not work out that way. I need to know how to make the buttons stop on a specific action and how to make the movie clips work accordingly.

ActionScripting HELP
Ok so if I have a MC called guy and a MC called shop, I can use Keyboard to navigate guy and this is what I am trying to do #

If guy is hit-testing shop, I want a dynamic Txtbox to say: - Press Space to Acess Shop - Better get your wallet first! -
And If I press SPACE while guy is hit-testing shop, I want to gotoAndStop to another location.

This is the AS i dreamed up:

Code:
onClipEvent (load) {
if (this.hitTest(_root.guy)) {
description = "Shop Keeper, Its best if you have some money on you though";
if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {
_parent.gotoAndStop("eleswhere",1);
}
}
}

So could anyone tell me what's wrong and how do i fix it?

Actionscripting A FLV
I need to return to the main menu when a FLV is finished. What code do I use to find out the movie is done and where does it need to be placed? In the menu there is a selection of FLV files that can be played. Where is the best place to attach the FLV controls? Should I put them in the menu itself or pass a variable to the controls? Thank you.

Actionscripting Help
Hi all,
I'm a newbie to flash, and a newbie to this site.
I was wondering if anyone knows how to use flash actionscripting to get the flash player to move to one frame to another, without it having to be in a movie clip?
What actionscripting would you use to make it work?
If anyone can help me out, i'd really appreciate it.
Thanxs

Actionscripting Help
ummm, im pretty much in a bind here on trying to figure out something with the full browser, and how to do a gallery similar to this...

http://moma.org/exhibitions/2007/jeffwall/

so if anyone could help me out it would be much much ablidged...thank you.

Actionscripting (Ugh).
Can anyone tell me why this isn't working? I'm learning actionscript and my first lesson isn't working. I made a movie clip with the instant name 'mcQuit'.

mcQuit.onPress = function():Void {
trace("Why isn't this working?")
};

In this case the lessons from Lynda.com are created from MX and I'm using 8, is there an actionscript conflict here?

New To Actionscripting
Hi guys,

I have been using flash mainly for animation to past 5 years, however I have never really delved into the the actionscripting side of things.

I am currently working on bettering skills bit by bit and wondered if anyone could guide me in the right direction. I am currently using Flash pro CS3 but am used to basic AS2. Is it better to learn AS3 or stick with what I am used to.

Also I would like to pass a scenario by you guys and possibly get some direction on this too.

I am creating a flash movie that will load in various weather animated movie clips i.e. heavy rain, sunshine, etc... This will be based on some conditions I have from an RSS/XML weather feed which is currently setting some variables (that bit works). However I do not know how to load in the movie clips that I have made depending on the value of the variables.

I hope all of this makes sence, please correct me if i am wrong.

Regards

Damon

[F8] Actionscripting Help
Hello, I have created an .fla whit actionscripting (script is not my, it is from tutorial) anyway every thing was fine until I the last one.

Save the file and open it then test movie. Move your mouse on first images (on some hat or jackets) and you should get a toolbar on the image where shows information. Now try to move your mouse on the lastest ones clothes, now the information shows under the image. Why is it? I was checking the action script and I was doing everything like whit the first ones images.

Please help me.

Help W/ Php And Actionscripting
EXAMPLE URL:
http://dev.etkinllc.com.gamma.reol.n...hp?propid=1119

WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN:
when you click on the thumbnails of the "MORE PHOTOS", it'll open up the full image in replacement with the image shown in the flash movie.

ELEMENTS:
$propid < (property ID)

THE ACTIONSCRIPT:

Code:
accel=1;
stop();
Stage.showMenu=false;

if (img==1){
loadMovie("img_property/"+propid+"-1.jpg", _root.loadme);
}
else if (img==2) {
loadMovie("img_property/"+propid+"-2.jpg", _root.loadme);
}
else if (img==3) {
loadMovie("img_property/"+propid+"-3.jpg", _root.loadme);
}
else if (img==4) {
loadMovie("img_property/"+propid+"-4.jpg", _root.loadme);
}
else if (img==5) {
loadMovie("img_property/"+propid+"-5.jpg", _root.loadme);
}
else gotoAndPlay(2);
THE FLASH TAG IN THE PHP PAGE:

Code:
<?
$results = pgdbsql ("SELECT * FROM properties WHERE propid ='$propid'", "etkin");
$propid = $_GET['propid'];
if (!isset($img)){
$img='0';
} else {
$img=$_REQUEST['img'];
// echo 'img =' . $img;
}
if (file_exists('img_property/'.$propid.'.swf')) { ?>
<object class="main_img" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="423" height="266" id="<?= $propid ?>" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
<param name="movie" value="img_property/<?= $propid ?>.swf?propid=<?= $propid ?>&img=<?= $img ?>" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" />
<embed src="img_property/<?= $propid ?>.swf?propid=<?= $propid ?>&img=<?= $img ?>" quality="high" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="423" height="266" name="<?= $name ?>" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
</object>
<? } elseif (file_exists('img_property/main_'.$propid.'.jpg')) { ?>
<img src="img_property/main_<?= $propid ?>.jpg" border=0>
<? } else { ?>
<img src="img_property/property_na.gif" border=0>
<? } ?>
... SO WHAT HAPPENS IS, THE PHOTO DOES NOT update, and all i get is the black bg.

would love to have some assistance on it!

Thanks.
-ps