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Quick Question - Need Quick Answer - Load Movie
If I load an swf movie into one mc named "mc1". and then I want to load the same swf movie into another mc "mc2", will the swf need to load again into mc2 or will it already be catched.

I am assuming yes ...

Thanks,
DRB
[Edited by funner on 06-14-2001 at 09:53 PM]

Need An Answer Quick Help
Ok, so Im completly done eith my first flash intro I go put it in dreamweaver 4 and notice theres only one problem. How in the heck can you make it full size on everyones screen and if you cant whats the best route for making it look centered on each resolution?

Thanks in advance,
Shawn J.

Quick Answer...
this script is on a button inside a movieclip in scene 1. anyone know why it doesn't work?

on (release){
_root.gotoAndPlay("scene 2", 1);
}

I'm stumped.

Need An Answer Quick
HI all,

I'm in a bit of a rush for the answer for this question, so i appreciate any quick responses.

I have a looped movie clip, but i want it ot run seemlessly when you enter a new scene. it remains in the same place, but when you enter a new scene the movie starts from the beginning, causing a little jump, which looks rubish!

Could someone please help,

Thanks in advance,
Tom

Need A Quick Answer
my teacher wants me to learn how to use support forums. I need to find out what programming language Flash 8 uses for there interactive buttons / navigation?

I just need a quick answer thank you

More To Be Clear More To Have A Quick Answer
More to be clear more to have a quick answer

The idea:

1- making a presentation using 3 text effect
2- I made each text effect in a separate mc
3- each mc will play on time then it stop and go to the next mc till the last mc stop

The problem:

1- I made one layer for the background
2- When I put each mc in a layer the 3 mc play to gether
3- When I put tne 3 mc in one layer but in 3 key frame one after the other it doesn’t work

Now you know the idea and the problem.
Please I need the answer in easy step
Don’t be late.

Quick And Probably Easy Answer
What is the equivalent of GoTo and Play; for objects. I want to click button1 and have movie1 goto frame 10 and play. The standard goto seems to only allow manipulation of the movie the button is in. Thanks!

Simple Quick Answer? Please Help Me :) Please
What I wanted be able to do

I have 2 seperate flash .swf files on 1 html page, right:::

1 file is always on every page

the other is a heading banner.

I want the top heading .swf file to tell the main .swf file )that is ALWAYS on every page) to load a certain .swf in that certain movie, but from the banner .swf movie

ie.

I want the banner.swf movie at a certain frame to tell the main.swf
to load in Place a certain.sf movie

both these movie are on seperate portions of an html document

this is NOT ONE big flash file.

please help please someone anyone

fs comman whaaatt?

the page I am wekin' is here at http://www.mjdurious7.co-inc.com/

Desperately Quick Answer
I need a desperately quick answer here.

How do I reference dynamic fields to correspond with input fields on another frame?

Thanks

---+++Will It Load After Or Before? Quick Answer Please
Ok I have a "MASTER" swf with various links. Now when I click button "X" in "MASTER" then an "EXTERNAL" .swf gets loaded into "MASTER".

This "EXTERNAL" SWF has dynamic text field in it.
I have setup a preloader in the 1st frame of "EXTERNAL" swf.

On pressing button X in "MASTER" I will see the preloader loading "EXTERNAL" swf. When the preloader loads I will see "external" swf inside "MASTER"

My question- Will the dynamic text inside "external" swf get loaded after the preloader loads or before?

I know if EXTERNAL swf was on it's own then it's preloader will not take the size of the external dynamic text into account and will load the dynamic after preloader finishes loading...but what happens when it's being loaded into "MASTER"

I hope you understand my question :-O

Need An Answer Quick: Random()
This should be a really easy question. Can random() select randomly between letters or strings instead of numbers?
Like this maybe:

milk = random(cookie,box,spoon);

Is something like this possible?

FSCommand Question...need Quick Answer
alright, in flash 5, I was able to do this to load a new window (a new window being another flash movie published as an .exe) in my portfolio:

Code:
//code goes on said button to trigger new windo

on (release){
fscommand ("exec", "nameofFile.exe");
}

but, it doesn't seem to work in Flash MX...is the syntax different?

i need a quick answer please!!

thanks

Animated Buttons..need Quick Answer
ok.

so how do i make an animated button?
do i make a movie clip that has mouse click properties?
i've had some trouble with this so far.

any info/tutorials would be great!!

thanx

Yes Or No Quick Question? Only A Jedi Can Answer This
Can this be done?
I am trying to grab a url from a jsp file and load the url from the jsp file into a flash container and display the contents of the url in flash.

Here is how it is broken down:
The jsp file will only have a url link, like http://random/happy.swf inside of the jsp file and whatever other code will be in there so we can call it up.

If you were to copy and paste this url in the jsp into a browser it would display the swf file.

The swf file in flash would act as a container and load the url http://random/happy.swf in the jsp file into the flash file and display the happy.swf file. So the flash file would be acting as a blank placeholder for the happy.swf.

Thanks

Quick Answer To What Is Probably A Stupid Question Please.
I want to give visitors to my site the opportunity to downoad a 'realplayer' movie.
What action do I use from the button?

It's not the same as in dreamweaver where I only have to put a link to the file name (no: '.html' or '.swf')

I have tried doing it that way but it opens a new browser window instead of instigating a download.

If this question is 'unbelievably stupid' please feel free to 'gloat and ridicule me'.....................but please give me the answer!

..............God my brain hurts

Quick Answer To Brief Referencing Question
i have a function called buildLetters, which is in a movie clips timeline. the movie clip has variables in it.

if i do a trace(this["letter_"+i]); just in a keyframe in the movie clip, it works fine - but if i try and use "this" insided the buildLetters function it doesnt work...how do i reference stuff while doing the function?

i need to do stuff like

this["letter_"+i]._x = 30;

while inside the buildLetters function. I tried _parent["letter_"+i]._x = 30; but that dont work. and i cant just do

["letter_"+i]._x = 30;

can i?

please help me reference the ******es

Easy Java-Quick Answer Needed
Hey guys

How would I have a button in flash open a page (getURL) and the page that it opens is a specific size (width, height)
and no menu. I'm just not sure how to do this through flash. Thanks a lot.

A General Html Question Answer Quick
Sorry, I know this isn;t about flash, but heres my problem. On my website, my hope page has 3 small frames. And I have links all over my site. When I click on the link, I want it to load in 1 big frame. How do I do that??? Please let me know becuase, i need the webiste up very soon.

HUGE PROBLEM With AttachMovieClip -probably A Quick Answer Though...
Alright i would REALLY like a quick answer, as it probably only needs one but i'm using the following script to attach a movieclip in my library (exported to actionscript) to "new" movieclips that are being created by actionscript as so:

Code:
_root.attachMovie("NormalCell", "cell"+(xc+1)+yc, 2);

and, so, it works, (and i can call it up by "cell"+(xc+1)+yc) BUT- if i try to make a 2nd one (2nd iteration of function) it erases the first one... even though the debugger says they have different names ("cell32" compared to "cell45") help...???

Pease Answer This Very Quick And Very Easy Question
I have a flash with various scenes. And they all connect to eachother. The problem is when i put something like _root.gotoAndPlay(5) (as if the code was in a mc) in a scene that isnt the main scene it automaticlty goes to the 1st scene to frame 5 instead of going to the frame on its current frame. Why does this happen?

Quick Question Anyone Can Answer, On Variable Named MCs
How can I specify differnt movie clipnames with a variable increment.

For example I want
the my_FLVPlybk name to increment like this: my_FLVPlybk1, my_FLVPlybk2, my_FLVPlybk3, my_FLVPlybk.

But off course this doe snot work:

var num = 1;
my_FLVPlybk + num.contentPath =

How can I do this?

Ron

Real Quick Help- Just An Answer - On This Flash Banner...
I need to make a banner for my site, and I wanted to know if anyone might have a clue to what this banner was made with (like Macromedia Flash MX or something).. Or what I might use to make a banner like this.

The site is http://www.teamx6.net (Banner on top..)

Thanks..

Need A Quick Answer... _name Property... Can It Be Changed At Runtime?
Seems like it should be, but I can't get it to work.

anyone have an idea?

myMovieClip._name = "newname";

does not seem to work.

Quick Syntax Question About Dot-notation, Should Be A Simple Answer.
I need to dynamically determin what "field" to modify.

Example.

Code:
myMovieClip.{An expression}._visible = false;

The expression in "{}" will determin what sub movie clip of 'myMovieClip' should become invisible.

The expression could in pseudo code look something like this (I know this is wrong syntax)

Code:
"myImage" add number
where 'number' is the variable that is appended to see if it is 'myImage1', 'myImage2', 'myImage3' etc. that should become invisible.

How can I do this with actionscript??? What should that expression be.... if it is even possible. If it isnt, how else do I do it???

Hope I made it understandable I am ususally suck at explaining things

Thanx.

Onde Pik

Object Bigger On Click - Quick Answer Would Be Fantastic
1 MOVIECLIP
2 BUTTON

I require a movieclip to increase/decrease in size when a button is clicked.

To stop at the smallest size I set. And stop at the biggest size I set.

(Not -next -previous commands in a button to select a different frame.)

Is there any such actionscripting to solve my problem?

Thanks in advance

Noob Question Needing Quick Simple Answer
ok, i know this is one of the most noobish questions one could ever ask but here goes:

How do I, when my timeline gets to a certain frame, tell a movie clip to go to the second frame of its local timeline (it has a stop action on the first frame btw).

I kno I have to apply an action to that certain frame but for the love of me dont kno what... ive tryed using SetProperty... and i kinda fuzzled it up.

The instance name of the movie clip i want to get to frame 2 is: "mc.body" (without the quotation marks).

Cheers for the help all.

Ciao.

Nemesis Eventide
a.k.a kid_dude_64

Quick - Easy Question Please Answer Quickly: Imported Swf
Hi - haven't used Flash for a while and am encountering two embarrising problems with importing a .swf banner into my main flash site.
I have created the banner seperately and then am importing it thrugh the library onto the stage.
Problem one: Real easy one - how they hell do I stop ot looping? The original has an Action:Stop command at the end and when played alone works perfectly - but when played as a banner within the main page it continues to loop, I thought there was an option in the property inspector but it only seems to allow the loop/play once option under Graphic which is no use as this obviously should e considered a movie clip..
Problem two: The banner has some text that slides in from the side - when imported into the main page, the text can be seen sliding across the stage towards the banner. Obviously if I play the file alone in a resixed windows it's fine - but when imported to the main project you can actually see the text running across the whole page to get to the banner.
I'm on a strict deadline please please please respond a.s.a.p

Best Way To Script A Quick-slow-quick Movement ?
Hi

I'd like to make a clip move across the stage like this :

- first it moves fast and then decelerates to a slow crawl for a short while then re-accelerates and moves fast to the end of its movement

what's the best way to do this ?

is it better to use mx transitions or intervals or another system ?

thanks

Quick Quick....masking Problelm
Hi everyone
Um facing a problem regarding masking
well, i know how to mask texts with objects that I CREATE like a circle, for example the masked layer has text & the mask layer has a circle that I DRAW USING FLASH...this if fine...it works well
My problem is my masking does not work when i the mask layer has an object that is imported, for example an imported heart instead of a drawn circle....it does not work at all....!!!!
What's the problem?? & How could i solve it??
Any help is highly appreciated
thanks in advance

Project Opp - Quick $ Quick Job
I have a project that requires a rotating menu. It needs to be done today. If anyone is interested they should reply with their email address or send an email to eerkel @ hotmail .com.

I will then send a Fireworks file that shows clearly how the menu should operate.

Thanks

I Need Your Quick Assistance, Just A Quick "check, See, Tell"
Hello! Could you please go to this address

http://www.geocities.com/friendlyflashfun/clock.html

And tell me if my clock shows up?? I have FlashMX 7 Pro and it doesn't show up on my computer.

If it does or doesn't show up on yours could you please tell me how to correct this problem?

Thanks in advance,

Kelly

Quick Bit Of Help Please
I am creating a site in flash 5. All that I need to complete the look is a moving background.

I would like flash to randomly chose one of number of movies clips e.g.
background1.swf background2.swf background3.swf

Then after it has played to end, choose another to play.
I have looked at other posts, but cant figure out how to transfer it into this.

Quick Help
ok, lets say i have a button, and when you click on the button i want a text box to say whatever is in a text file, is this possible using actions?

Need Quick Help
hi there

I am doin a job where i want to make a slide menu. Its actionscript but it dont function and i dont know what the problem is, in another fla it does function, i downloaded it from here. Please if anybody who knows about slide menu and know actionscript good or so. I want to send the fla to you, so can have a quick look over it and tell me what the problen is.

Please i need help,

zheelo

Quick Help Please
Hi there

Can i make an if statement with, if the mouse courser is out of the swf then do something. If yes how. Can flash recognize when the m.courser is out of the swf???

please help me
thanks
zheelo

HELP QUICK PLEASE
Just downloaded the swish demo and it won't let me use it without a key ?
There is a key displayed but not accepted !

Please help,

Regards
Mick

Quick Help...
I need to some help on linking a button from a movie to a Scene. I have tried all I can think of in order for it to work. Here is the Action Scripting I am using on the button:

on (release) {
gotoAndPlay ("Scene 1", "Friends");
}

Yet evertime I run the scene it just replays the current movie again...

can anyone help me here???

Quick ?
if (_ymouse>70) {
reelSpeed = (_xmouse-center)/10;
reelPos = Math.round (reelPos+reelSpeed);

I would like to constrain this action to happen within (_ymouse>70 & _ymouse<125)

What operator should I use?
How would I write this?

thanks
sean

"Without deviation (from the norm),'progress' is not possible."

Two (hopefully) Quick Qs...
Ok my first problem is lame and is definately suited for this board.. How do I link a picture to a web site?

And now for moy OTHER question.. How can i make something transparent it flash? i make the background transparent in photoshop, but when i copy it over to flash the background is white, and i cant figure out how to get rid of it... (is there some kind of magic wand tool like in PS?)

Please Help It's Quick
I am new in flash and
I download a SWI file , and i have flash mx ,i only can read (Fla, and Swf), how does I read the swi file???

thanks,,,,

Its Quick , Please Help
why can´t i import an mp3 file, when i try to import it to the library or to a frame, it says "flash doesn´t recognize the file format," then it passes to quicktime and says that were errors reading them, but this passes with each mp3 file i want to import to my movie, please help....

Quick Help Me....
I got 5 days to complete all my flash files. I already got some codes for a helpful flash helpers. But now I got another questions.

I using a drag and drop objects.
My questions is how to let the users know if they have drag and drop the objects correctly.
E.G. I have two lots of objects which will be drag and drop accordingly to two groups Animals and transport.
How am I going to let the users know if they have drag and drop the objects at the place. And how to tell if they have do it wong.

I need help badly...5 more days to hand in my project..........

I Need Some Quick Help...
Can you tell me how to make the squares go the other way? I need them to go from the right to the left. If you could tell me how I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks for your time.

This is the link to the file:

http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Scrip...5269/index.php

Can Someone Help Me Quick It'll Only Take U A Min
can someone please download the attached swf file, import it into flash and save it and post it back up as a FLASH 5 fla please!

i done it at home in flash mx and im in uni now and i need it as a flash 5 fla urgent!

thanks!

Slinky

Quick Fix?
Ok, so I've wasted all day on this trying to set variables, I'm wondering if theres an easy way to do this.

I have fifteen button MC's. Each one changes some variables, sets some dynamic text and tells a "fader" MC ( a white rectangle on a higher layer that tweens its alpha down to 0, causing the illusion that the text is fading in) to play. The second time the button is clicked, the text "fades" back out. The problem is that when i click on one button, (b1) the text fades in fine, but if i then press another button (b2) the fader does not work properly.

I donno if thats enough info to solve the problem, but maybe someone has some insight or knows of a similar problem?

thanks in advance.

Need Quick Help If Possible
Hi guys/gals...

I've created a portfolio in Flash MX based on the pre-created template...you can go here to view the movie:

http://www.ks-studios.com/Jeff/port.html

The portfolio has "prev" and "next" buttons, as well as an "autoplay" to go through the slideshow...with a delay of 4 seconds between each image. Each image is on a separate keyframe in one layer....1 frame per picture.

What I need (quickly if possible) is to know how to START the movie on autoplay....as of now, when it loads, you have to click "Autorun" to make it autorun.

any suggestions? Thanks in advance!