Flash :: Focusing On Form Field

MovieClip Focusing
hi, all.
new to flash action scripts and hope can get help from here.
I want to play a swf in a movieclip.
the problem is, half of the swf file are white spaces,
is there any way that, I can just focus on certain portion of the swf,
rather then displaying all the swf screen?
for example, the swf file have width = 500, height=500,
but i only need to display from x=(0,100) y = (0,200) and ignore the rest of the portion.
sorry, for my bad explanation.
example, i just want to focus the eyes of this icon , and ignore the mouth.
Thank you in advance.

Peter

Focusing Text Box
Hi Friends

I would like to know how we can set the focus in a text box while coming back from the full screen mode. In the normal mode, the focus is getting set properly and it is responding to the keyboard inputs. But once we go to full screen mode and then come back to normal mode, the contents of the text box will be selected (we are using Selection.setFocus("textbox name");), but it will not be accepting any inputs from the keyboard. Once we click on any part of the flash object, then the text box will respond to keystrokes.

Can you please suggest a way to set the cursor to the text box without clicking on the flash object while exiting full screen mode?

Help I Have Trouble Focusing ;)
Hey,

I've built these 2 swf's, ones an interface, the other is the game. I load the game into the interface by using:

game_holder.loadMovie("myGame.swf");

This all works fine in IE but when I try it in firefox my key presses have no effect on the game. If I test the game by directing my browser straight to the swf it works, but only after clicking on the game.

I seem to somehow lose focus after loading it into the interface and can't work out how to get it back? I've been playing around with:

Selection.setFocus(game_holder);

but to no avail

Any Ideas?

Flash 4 Text Focusing
Does anyone know how to focus onto a text field in Flash 4 without clicking on it (i.e. via the Flash code itself)?

Keypress Navigation Focusing
Hi, could anybody help me with the following problem:

page.html opens with a flash movie within it (id = myFlashMovie). in this flash movie the user can navigate using the arrow keys on the keyboard. To set the focus to mymovie i've used a javascript function:

function focusIt(){
document.myFlashMovie.focus();
}

I've called this function in the body tag as follows:

onFocus = "focusIt();"

this works when the page loads up first (i.e. it sets the focus to the flash movie so the user can navigate with keyboard keys) but if you alt-tab away from the page, and then back again, myFlashMovie loses focus and keyboard keys no longer work with the flash movie. Is there anyway of getting the focus back to it after alt-tabbing?

Focusing Loaded Text Box
Hi!
I hope i put this thread on the right place.

I have a problem with focusing text box in loaded swf movie(which is loaded into main swf).

You can visit my test website website and see the problem:

Focus in the text box in the down right corner(search). Now try to click somewhere outsite text box. The focus is still in search text box...
The text box haven't got any AS functions. If I open swf file with this text box, again all is working properly. Problem is when this file is loaded in some other swf file.
If you look at contact, the focus is working properly.

Someone knows where is the problem?

Focusing Parent Window
Hi

I've button on my home page to load a map to a new popwindow. After loading the map earch regions have some content related to that. Click on each regions I want to display the content to the home page; ie the parent window of the popup. I'm still in the search to catch the parent window using a javascript. Anyknows plz let me know. thanks in advance

Focusing Textboxes. - Nothing Working
Hi all,
I’m working on the selection property.
I have two text fields set to dynamic.
I have two buttons which sets their focus.
I have one button that assigns the number 1 to the focused text box.

However ever none of this seems to be working.
The trace doesn’t even want to run.
Can any one point me in the right direction.

Code:

keyclick_sound = new Sound();
keyclick_sound.attachSound("keyclick");
function selecttext() {
if (onPress(to_btn)) {
selection.setFocus("to_txt");

}
if (onPress(subject_btn)) {
selection.setFocus("subject_txt");

}
trace(Selection.getFocus());
}
a1_btn.onRelease = function() {
selection.text = selection.text+"1";
keyclick_sound.start(0, 1);
};

External Interface, Focusing, And Firefox
I've seen documentation saying that the javascript command for focusing into a flash movie won't work in firefox. But, I'm creating an online app in flash that has to initially gain focus, since it will be controlled with a remote. The browser is a modified version of firefox. The only workaround has been to forward commands to flash with javascript, but the movie never actually gains focus. I was wondering if the externalInteface class could be helpful in giving the flash file initial focus. But, I'm not sure how to go about this. IF anyone has any ideas, they would be much appreciated.

Focusing Out Of Textfield When Pressing Enter
How do I focus out of a textfield when the user presses enter?

Focusing Browser Windows From Flash Player
Hey all,

I searched for a post along these lines and no cigar.

My problem is this:

I have a full-screen Flash presentation with a bunch of links to websites. Problem is, after the first browser window is opened, all other browser windows appear invisibly behind the projector. In other words, the full-screen presentation is stealing focus.

I hope this is an easy one... Any ideas?

Trying To Pass Text From Form Text Field To A Flash Dynamic Text Field
Hi, I was hoping someone might enlighten me as to how/if I can do this...

Currently I'm using javascript which works fine to pass text from textfield A to textfield B:

Code:
window.onload=function()
{
document.forms.form1.shirtText.value=document.forms.form1.KitGroupID_16_TextOption_38.value
}
Is there a way to pass the textfield A text to a dynamic text input (flash) as I'd like to use the font embedding flash offers. I can make it work when loading a value from a txt file but I'm not sure how to access the value identified above as KitGroupID_16_TextOption_38 and make it appear in a dynamic input box. Eventually I might want to have 3 font choices for the user but I'd like to just see if I can get this working properly first.

Your help/advice would be greatly appreciated,

-Scott

Tab Key To Next Form Field
I have a form-like interface. I want to polish it off by setting it up to allow the user to press the tab key to advance to the next input text field. It seems that there should be a tutorial for this, but I can't find one. Any suggestions?

Form Field
Hi
How do I apply a script like this to a Form text-field?

<input type="text" value="Newsletter" onFocus="clearText(this)">

This javascript is placed in the header of the HTML-file

<script>
function clearText(thefield){
if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
thefield.value = ""
}
</script>

The script empties the textfield as the user clicks it!
The textfield has the varible letterField applied to it in the Flash-file.

Lars

Form Field Value And No Value
How can I do this in flash. You know how in html forms you can do this:

PHP Code:

onblur="this.value='enter email address';" onfocus="this.value='';"

What I have are some form fields that have some text in it as a defalut value then when the person sets focus in the form field the value disappears. Now if the place a value in the form field then move to the next form field thus losing focus on the first form field. I would like the info they input in there to remain there. But if nothing was placed show the default value. I know how to do it in html but not in flash. Pleez help. Would love to do some flash forms.

Strange Focusing Behaviour With Html-enabled Menus
Hi everyone, I got this strange assignment, I have to figure out why someone else's code somehow fails in a specific place.

The URL: http://www.marioruiz.es/frame3eng.html (click 'Enter Mario Ruiz') - click on projects section / then on the first project 'Corner / 2006'

Now try to scroll down; as you can see, the scroll ceases to work unless you click like hell or jerk the mouse so the scroll regains focus.

As I told you I did not program this crap, however what I found is that the projects' list is loaded from a php file, being the textfield html-enabled, each project 'link' having AS triggered that displays the selected project images etc. As soon as you select one of these projects this jerky behavior takes over; so I guess there is some bug regarding html textfields having href links screwing up focus.

Is someone aware of this? Even if I can't fix this, an official explanation would suffice I guess. Well I HOPE you can help me on this, thanks!!
.......................
Luis aka Proupin

HOW DO I CREATE FORM FIELD
HOW DO I CREATE FORM FIELD?
THANKS....qetret

Field Focus In A Form
Hello, I have a form that contains a back button, when you click the back button the movie goes to frame one where data can be input again. What I am trying to do is get the form to focus on a certain field when it goes to frame one again. I have tried Selection.setFocus and it doesnt seem to be working. the form clip is a movie placed on _level0. This is the code I am using for the back button. What am I doing wrong?

on (release, keyPress "<Left>") {
gotoAndStop (1);
Selection.setFocus("_level0.fname");

Searcher

Form Field InFocus
Hello,

I have a form and want the first text entry field to be in focus when the flash movie loads. ie, when the user starts to type in, the cursor is already in the first box.

Thanks.....Rob

Single Field Form
i've got a script and form that works perfectly with .php

now i want to create a SIMPLE form with just one field that will collect email addresses from visitors (like a newsletter sign up type thing). all i need is a single input text field, a send button, and the script and .php to make it all work.

i thought i had it, but i can't get it to work at all. is there an easy way to do this or does someone have one already made and working that i can take a look at?

thanks,
Clint

Form Field Question
I have a form with three input fields... in frame one i would like to have buttons that direct the cursor to the appropriate field in subsequent frames.

example:

i have a three buttons
email, name, message...(they go to frame 2,3,4 respectively)

i would like to click the email button and have it go to the input text field that is for the email address...

or click name and go to name field
and so on...

i have the tab order correct where it tabs through correctly.
but when i click name... it still goes to the input field for email..

which is the one on top...

is this possible

Problem With Form Field
Hi all
I have a problem with a php flash form processor i downloaded from this website
the flash form works fine and i get the email with all the fields information...
but in the "comments" field of the form - set as multiline - if you hit the "enter" button while writing the text only the first line will arrive in the mail...the rest is ignored by the php form processing file...
can you help me solve this?
here is the php code used...

<?
/************************************************** ****
**
** Flash Mx PHP Mailer
**
** By - David Khundiashvili
************************************************** *****/
/************************************************** *****
Enter your site details below!
************************************************** *****/
// Enter your contact email address here
$adminaddress = youremail@yoursite.com;
// Enter the address of your website here include http://www.
$siteaddress =http://www.yourwebsite.com;
// Enter your company name or site name here
$sitename = "yourcompany";
/************************************************** *****
No need to change anything below ...
************************************************** *****/
$date = date("m/d/Y H:i:s");
if ($REMOTE_ADDR == "") $ip = "no ip";
else $ip = getHostByAddr($REMOTE_ADDR);

if ($action != ""):
mail("$adminaddress","Info Request",
"A visitor at $sitename has left the following information

First Name: $fname
Last Name: $lname
Email: $email
Telephone: $telno

The visitor commented:
------------------------------
$comments

Logged Info :
------------------------------
Using: $HTTP_USER_AGENT
Hostname: $ip
IP address: $REMOTE_ADDR
Date/Time: $date","FROM:$adminaddress");
mail("$email","Thank You for visiting $sitename",
"Hi $fname,

Thank you for your interest in $sitename!

Cheers,
$sitename
$siteaddress","FROM:$adminaddress");
$sendresult = "Thank you for visiting <a href = "$siteaddress" target = "_blank"><u>$sitename</u></a>. You will receive a confirmation email shortly. ";
$send_answer = "answer=";
$send_answer .= rawurlencode($sendresult);
echo "$send_answer";
endif;
?>

check the $comments field...the problem happens there...only the first line will be read but if you hit enter and type more all the other text will be ignored...
thanks!

Multi-field Form To Be Sent Via Asp
Hello!

I know that there are several tutorials that show how to make forms but I'm having a heck of a time making one work.

I need to create a form that has 10 input fields in it and have that info sent to an email address via asp.

Does anyone have a multi-field form along with an mail.asp that I can look at?

thanks!

Reseting Form Field
I've created a simple form with one input field for viewers to submit an email address to join a mailing list. It works great, the only problem is after they click the submit button, the input field (message) doesn't reset OR my dynamic text field (mailstatus) thanking them for joining. Can anyone help?

this is the actionscript for my button:

on (release) {
subject = "Mailing List";
this.loadVariables("http://www.djbreak.com/simplemail.php", "POST");
}

this is my php script:

<?php

$email ="breakgetnice@aol.com";

$subject = $HTTP_POST_VARS['subject'];

$message = $HTTP_POST_VARS['message'];

mail($email, $subject, $message);

echo "mailstatus=Thank you for joining!&thescript=done&";

?>

Why This Form Field Does Not Work
i set up text feld set it to dynamic

then attached the scroll bar

and still i can not see the scroll bar just the whitefield where the scroll should be

can someone tell me what i am doing ewrong

Only 1st Field In Form Clears
Hello and thank you.

I am using Flash 8 to make an email form.
I have 5 fields but only the first field clears when you click
on the clear button.

This is the action script that I have. Any ideas?

on (rollOver) {
gotoAndPlay("s1");
}
on (releaseOutside, rollOut) {
gotoAndPlay("s2");
}
on (release) {
_parent.your_name="Name:";
_parent.your_phone="Phone:";
_parent.your_email="Email:";
_parent.your_weddingdate="Wedding Date:";
_parent.your_message="Message:";
}

Flash Form Field To ASP
I am using cs2 (flash 8 action script 2).

I want to take a field and send it to an asp page to use the information for a search.

It seems to recieve it in the asp page, (only it is huge---literally-see attached)

The field is named Qzip

My Flash Action Script is:
on (release) {
getURL("http://www.4manscramble.net/content/courses/search.asp", "_self", "POST");
}

My asp code isnote this is the basics as the real search is a ton of trig code)

strZIPCode = Request("Qzip")

If strZIPCode = "" then
Response.Write "<font color=red >We are sorry the zipcode wasn't read right. We have sent this issue to our team. Feel free to try again</font>"
strZIPCode = "44024"
Else
Response.Write "the zipcode is: "&strZipCode&""
End If

DatabaseQuery = "SELECT Latitude, Longitude FROM ZIPCodes WHERE ZIPCode =" & strZIPCode & " "
Response.Write ("<br>The Query ="&DatabaseQuery&"<br>")

Dim rsZIPCodes: Set rsZIPCodes = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
rsZIPCodes.Open DatabaseQuery, dbConn

If rsZIPCodes.EOF Then
'ZIP Code does not exist - report to user...

Response.Write "<font color=red >We could not find that zip code. Feel free to try again</font>"

Else
do the search

//////////////////////////
at this point it seems the data passed but reall it hasn't.

If I use a regular form text field. No problem

Drop-down Form Field In AS3
Hey all,
Is it possible to make a drop-down form field w/in AS3? I don't need to send any data externally or anything -- so I don't need (I assume) any PHP code.
The selected value from the field is simply going to change a variable in the timeline.

Thx

How Do I Validate This 3 Field Form?
Here is my function checkForm.

3 Fields - Name, Message & Email

Name = This should be more than 1 character
Message = This should be more than 1 character
Email = This is booleon set (True or False)

If these 3 Fields meet up to this criteria - I would like it to proceed to the else statement I have below.

I would like a method of validation which is alot more effective than the one used below:

ActionScript Code:
function checkForm() {

var myName = _root.pages_mc.nameField.text;
var myMessage = _root.pages_mc.messageField.text;
var myEmail = _root.pages_mc.emailField.text;

//VALIDATE NAME & MESSAGE FIELD
if (myName == ""){
_root.pages_mc.errorField.text = "Please fill out your name";
Selection.setFocus(_root.pages_mc.nameField);

} else if (checkEmail(myEmail) == false){
_root.pages_mc.errorField.text = "You have entered an invalid email address";

} else if (myMessage == ""){
_root.pages_mc.errorField.text = "Please leave a message";
Selection.setFocus(_root.pages_mc.messageField);

} else if (myEmail == ""){
_root.pages_mc.errorField.text = "Please write your email address";
Selection.setFocus(_root.pages_mc.emailField);

} else {
_root.pages_mc.errorField.text = "";
myXML.firstChild.appendChild(myXML.createElement("entry"));
myXML.firstChild.lastChild.attributes.myName = myName;
myXML.firstChild.lastChild.attributes.myEmail = myEmail;
myXML.firstChild.lastChild.appendChild(myXML.createElement("myText"));
myXML.firstChild.lastChild.lastChild.appendChild(myXML.createTextNode(myMessage));
myXML.sendAndLoad("processXML.php", receiverXML);
}
}

I've tried it running the function above and it seems to process the else statement when the if statements say otherwise. So a better method would be really helpful.

Referencing A Value Within A Form Field
Hey all...

Within my org. we have a set of variables that we can use within our .asp forms that are stored on a DB but can be called within our forms. Basically when a user longs into their machine and opens up one of our html/asp forms their user information Name/department/title/phone/branch address are auto populated within the 'profile' section at the top of the form. Below is an example of the code used:

<td width="450"><input name="UserName" type="text" id="UserName" value="<%=g_emp_fullname%>" size="50" maxlength="100">

Instead of building forms via html/asp I would like to try and build a 'smart' form via flash and pass all of the variables collected to a processessing .asp page that generates the email.

What I can't figure out is how to, within flash, reference the...value="<%=g_emp_fullname%>" , within the Flash form fields so the values come up.

I would like Flash to auto-recognize the values just like my .asp page did.
Any ideas on code referencing within Flash is greatly appreciated as always!!

Regards,

SKURGE

Form Field Focus?
Hi, I was wondering how to make a form field in flash that has text already in it when the form loads, and when the user clicks the field that text dissapears so they can enter their text.

I've also seen these forms that will put the initial text back if no text is entered and the user clicks a different text field.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

Form Field Validation And ASP
Hello

I have a simple Flash contact form with name,email, message, etc fields and would like ASP - not Flash - to validate the fields. So if a site visitor completes the form and presses 'submit' while having omitted the @ sign, for example, from his email address, then ASP would tell Flash to display something like 'Please complete the email address field'.

I have some ASP (VB Script) which does this, but how do I pass it to Flash, and how would I get Flash to display it in a simple dynamic text box next to the form? And what happens if more than one field has been incorrectly completed?

Many thanks for any help.

_Postman

Get Form Field Values
Hey Guys,
I'm trying to grab the values of two text fields called "userinput" and "passinput" then turn them into variables.

This is what I have
on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") {
var user = (w.e code i use to grab the value);
var pass = (w.e code i use to grab the value);

then the rest of my code continued blah blah blah

}

If you could help me this would be great.

Form: Active Field
Hy guys!!!
I have made a form with 7 input text boxes.

What i want: when i play the movie i want the first input text box to be "active" (as i have clicked with the mouse in it).

It's attached variable is: "name" .

I don't want to add an animated line outside the text box...

Regards,

http://www.inwww.ltd.uk

[AS]add A Form Into Text Field
Hi, I just wondering if I can add a form into a text field, is there anyway to do it? any component or tutorial on this? thank you~

Form Field Out Of FOCUS
I made a form in flash with focus to change the highlight color but i can't set to multiples field

texto=new Array (ncto,cidade)
texto.onSetFocus = function(oldFocus) {
texto.background = true;
texto.backgroundColor = 0x9DCECC;
text.border = true;
texto.borderColor = 0x336699;
texto.textColor = 0x336699;
};
texto.onKillFocus = function(newFocus) {
texto.background = true;
texto.backgroundColor = 0xffffcc;
text.border = true;
texto.borderColor = 0x336699;
texto.textColor = 0x336699;
};

what should be worng?

thanks
molotophy

Highlight Form Field
how can I make a highlight form field.
like when the mouse click in the filed to type the box change color.

thanks in advanced
molotophy

How To Validate A Form's Text Field
I'm not very good with scripting, and am having a problem with a simple form that has 3 states: the form itself; an "invalid" error frame; and a "thanks" frame for successful submissions.

I need to setup 2 conditions for a field, in which the user types in their name. it's named "lotusnotesID".

if the field has any blank spaces, it should goto the "invalid" frame that displays an error message and asks them to retype their ID. if the field doesn't have any periods between their name (e.g. john.m.smith) they should goto the "invalid" frame and retype their ID.

my actions are set up in a button within the form. it reads as follows:

on (press) {
if (lotusnotesID == "Key.SPACE" ne "." ne "") {
gotoAndStop ("invalid");
} else {
loadVariablesNum ("http://creativeservices.accenture.com/client.stage/sfmoma/cdontsMail.asp", 0, "POST");
gotoAndStop ("thanks");
}
}

as far as I can tell, it's setup correctly. the problem is that when I test it, the submit button will take me to the "invalid" frame if the text field contains a space, or is missing a period, or is blank, but once I'm in the "invalid" frame and retype the ID correctly, it won't submit properly and goto the "thanks" frame. also, if I type the name correctly initially, it works fine.

am I using the correct operators? any ideas?

thanks very much,
dan
eeth22@yahoo.com

Focusing On Form Field

Im building a site with Flash MX and need to simulate the use of the DOS prompt.In order for this to work, I need the input filed at the prompt to get focus right away. I dont want the user to be forced to mouse click on the field in order to start typing.Any help would be great.

Im building a site with Flash MX and need to simulate the use of the DOS prompt.

In order for this to work, I need the input filed at the prompt to get focus right away. I dont want the user to be forced to mouse click on the field in order to start typing.

Any help would be great.