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Simple (on Mouse Exit) Script Needed
I know very little of action scripting and need help. Is probably simple, just can't figure it out.

In FlashMX on the MAC (probably universal problem).

This will be used for a "menu that pulls down" and has buttons within it.

I'm trying to attach a script that while the cursor is within the menu area, does nothing, but when it exits the menu area, will "go to frame 1". I cannot use the standard "rollout" command because if you move the mouse too fast, it doesn't register the actual "roll-out". I need it to recognize that the mouse is not on the menu area anymore and perform the action.

In laymens terms,

While MouseWithin, Do Nothing,
If MouseNotWithin, goto frame1

Thanks alot for any input.

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Possible To Exit Out Of Actionscript? - Similiar To PHP's Exit Function
Hi

Is it possible in actionscript to do something like this? I have a lot of functions in my project which display various screens of my project. At the start of each screen I run a function to check out certain things (EG is user banned etc etc). What I want to happen is if those actions are true then to jump to a another function, run it, and then stop all processing of any further scripts. EG Below:

function show_screen () {
_level0.check_settings();

Some more code under the show_screen fuction.
}

At the moment it runs through the check settings function and would then carry on with the rest of the code under the show_screen function. What I want to happen is the ability to exit out of processing anymore scripts should a condition = true in the check_settings() function. Something siliar to PHPs exit() function which stops all processing would be very handy.

Can anyone help?
Thanks.

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Hello,

Is it possible to let a movieclip play together with the systems time ?

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and if possible, how can i do that ?

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Hi peeps quick question... prolly simple to answer but can't figure it out.

Lets say you have 30 seperate frames in your main timeline.
Each frame loads an outside .swf movie.
It running at 29fps.

I am looking for AS that allows me to syncronize and makes the frame stop for an exact minute and on to the next frame without any user interaction.

i tryed
time = new date();
min = time.getMinutes();

but im just a little confused on what to do next...

Thanks,
SightStorm

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this was what I needed from palading,
but was trying to do compicated things, so in easier terms I want to say:
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_root.var.text="Value"

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hey guys, hope you can help ,me out with this one.

What I want to do is have a loop that will run every few seconds. I thought about using a simple while loop but that would do like 30 loops instantly, I also considered making a movie clip with 20 empty frames to represent a time gap between "plays" but that seems a little messy.

Ideally I need it to run every second (I know it will be more/less on different computers), I know it will be using the get timer (I assume) so any help would be great.

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yo, flashwise , how do you program a frame action- loop to loop for just just six seconds and then stop. ...like to produce in Flash 4
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Ok...here's what I've got. I have a 10 second .swf file that I generated in Wildfrom SWFX. I created an empty MC in my Flash file, and put the MC on frame 1. On frame 2, I inserted the loadMovie Script.

What I want to do is have the .swf sit there for about 60 seconds, and then re-animate. I've tried getTimer(), but with no success. I even tried doing a little
var i = 1, if i < 720, i++ (assuming 12 fps)
but that didn't work either.
I was able to make it work by going ALL the way out to frame 720, and inserting a gotoAndPlay(1) script, but this is only handy since I'm just looking for 60 seconds. If I was trying to do 5 or 10 minutes...I'd be screwed! Thank you in advance for your help. Peace to everyone.

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I've been looking around on Flashkit and I can't find my answer (maybe I've just overlooked it). I want to find a script that will not let an action take place until a given time and date. Anyone know where I can find that info? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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Does anyone know how to incorporate a time out function into my Flash MX CD-Rom, where if they don't navigate for awhile it bounces them back to the login page? Or if not in Flash then just HTML/javascript?

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I have searched everywhere in the literature but to no avail.

I want to do two things: Have a line of type appear for 'x' seconds and then pass to the next piece of type (Like an automated PowerPoint presentation); and I have a voice track running with bulleted type points appearing in sync with the voice. I wish to avoid mile long time lines. Is there a way to tell the bullets to appear according to time?

Thanks for your time and attention.

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modpod

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hi there
what brings me here this time is that i need to make load a movie whenever has passed x time of inactivity. So if a user has stopped using the mouse or whatever when playing the swf it loads a chosen movie.
thanks in advance, i know i can trust you to give light to my problem.

andré henriques

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Timed Movie
hi there
what brings me here this time is that i need to make load a movie whenever has passed 30sec of inactivity. So if a user has stopped using the mouse or keyboard when playing the swf it loads a chosen movie.
I was told i needed to use getTimer and onClipEvent(mouseMove) but i don't know how i can do it. I tried but i wasn't able to put it to work. I'm a total newbie at actionScripting so if anyone could explain me better...
thanks in advance

andré henriques

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i've got this situation where i need to delay the loading of an external .swf, by about 2 seconds, before it's starts to load into my movieclip holder.

you can see what i'm working on here : go

if you click on 'faq', and then click on 'tickets', you'll see that i have a background rectangle (grey) that shifts depending on what section you are on on the site. so, i'm wanting to attach some sort of delay to each button, so that it lets the rectangle finish shifting before it starts loading the external swf

i've tried just putting the preloader on frame 40 (a crappy way of getting the pause) but obviously flash is still preloading the external swf, and then when it pops up the prelaoder is half the way through it's cycle - messy!

all help appreciated.

paro

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atleast a few hints of the code required to do this? i know setinternval() or gettimer() has something to do with it but their conventions are so odd to me.

thanks.

here's the actionscript i got going that renders the xml menu items:

Code:
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menuItem = this.firstChild.childNodes;
for (var i=0; i<menuItem.length; i++) {
item = _root.attachMovie("itemClip", "itemClip" + i, i);
item._x = 0;
item._y = 18*i;
item.itemLabel.text = menuItem[i].attributes.name;
item.myUrl = menuItem[i].attributes.url;
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Hi

I was wondering if it was possible to have a script in my main movie that can call upon other swf's at certain times of the day.

I have a segment that runs all day and night but at 12 noon and 3 pm I would like the main movie to call upon a pre-determined clip.

Any help would be appreciated

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i have this script for a shooting game
hp=50;

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}
}

and that takes away hp i want kind of a wait after the hp is taken away so that it "shoots" every 3 seconds, instead of very rapidly

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Hi,

I am haveing some trouble with using get timer to populate a textfield. Hopefully someone will see my what I am doing wrong...

Code:
_root.onLoad = function(){
chat[name].box.update("Double click anywhere to move me");
}
function Intro() {
introTime = getTimer();
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} else if (introTime>6000) {
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}
The onLoad works but the "Intro" function does not. Is there a better way to set up a textfield to populate on a timed event?

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NTD

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Hi,

I have seen a couple of white boards that allow for multi user drawing features and that somehow use a timed function to slowly remove the individual user drawn lines. How is this done? I have a demo white board I am exploring, however, I can't seem to figure out an "erase" function.

Code:
function drawLines(name, lines, color, thickness) {
// Loop through all of the lines that another user sent to you
lines = lines.split("|");
for (var i = 0; i<lines.length; ++i) {
lines[i] = lines[i].split(",");
var temp = lines[i];
drawLine(name, temp, color, thickness);
}
}
function drawLine(name, pos, color, thickness) {
// Physically draw a line on the screen, whithin a specific user's movie clip
var x1 = pos[0];
var y1 = pos[1];
var x2 = pos[2];
var y2 = pos[3];
var clip = users[name].clip;
clip.lineStyle(thickness, color);
clip.moveTo(x1, y1);
clip.lineTo(x2, y2);
}
Then to handle the multi user part.....

Code:
var username = _parent.es.username;
function moveReceived(type, ob, from) {
// You just received a "move" from another person. A "move" in this case is data representing lines drawn
// The user that sent the lines
var user = users[from];
if (user instanceof Object == false) {
// If you have not yet added a movie clip to hold this user's lines, then add it
addUser(from);
}
if (from != username) {
// Create the lines on the screen, if it didn't come from you
var lines = ob.lines;
drawLines(from, lines, ob.color, ob.thickness);
}
}
function sendLines() {
if (myLines.length>0) {
// I'm doing a 'join' because the WDDX packet for the long array was completely enormous
var ob = new Object();
ob.lines = myLines.join("|");
ob.color = myColor;
ob.thickness = myThickness;
// This sends the ActionScript object 'ob' to everyone in the room.
_parent.es.sendMove("all", ob);
}
myLines = new Array();
}
I have tried using getTimer to remove individual lines and then update the erase with this...

_parent.es.sendMove("all", ob);

Basically, I have been trying to "remove" the line object. I would like to draw the line in reverse only erasing as I go instead of drawing.

Here is a demo....

http://ntdesigns.net/myWhiteboard.html

Any suggestions?

Thanks
NTD

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Code:
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How would I enable a MovieClip to play a certain animation at certain, maybe even, random time? In this case I have a cellphone that I wish to "ring" every minute or so. If I haev an animation that shows it ringing how can I tell the main time line to go to that ringing animation every couple of minutes...?

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movie3.swf
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play for 30 secs,
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play for 30 secs,
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I hope this appeals to someone who can help me

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Here is a link to the movie --> http://www.bigdropnyc.com

Here is the code I'm using for the pause...

Code:
stop();
function letsWait() {
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//
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Hi I am not Flash expert and I need some help if somebody could.

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Hello.

I am trying to create a script that waits a certain amount of time then goes and plays the next frame.
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=======
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Is there a simple script to 'auto quit' a Flash movie in a certain amount of time? Say 10-15 seconds? It's an ending scene to just give a summary of the whole movie and I want it to just stop (exit) automatically. Thanks a lot for your help.