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Script Download Button In Flashmx?
Hi guys,

I am currently making a project in flash mx 2004, i am having trouble getting some information on how to create a script on a 'download file/button' in flash, i have a couple of pdf files that i would like the viewer to click and download from my flash site. Can anyone help? Any help/tips would be much appreciated

Cheers

What Is The Differance Betwwen Flashmx & Flashmx 2004( ACTION SCRIPT)
hi everybody,

i know that u will c my question as a general question ,

so i hope i can find a simpla answer for it ,

so i want to know the differance between flashmx actionscript & Actionscript 2.0 , cause i find that its a little bit harder , and i didnt know how to switch between the begginer and the export mode in coding.

"Unexpected File Format" Error When Opening FlashMX File Into FlashMX 2004
I just went out and bought FlashMX 2004 Professional and when I try to load an .FLA from my previous version of FlashMX 6.0 it gives me an error that says "Unexpected File Format". How do I fix this??

Flashmx 6.0 = Flashmx 2003?
I am just curious, but is flash mx version 6.0 also called flash mx 2003?

A Download Link Gets Blocked By Sucurity Warning On IE7... Any Solution To Let People Download Without Having That?
Anyone can kindly tell me how to create a download link (for zipped file) in a flash site that allows IE7 users to download without getting blocked by security message?

The message says "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer blocked this site from downloading files to your computer".

I've tried getURL("

Urgent Help: FlashTyper Download Or Any Other Free Text Animator Download
Hi,

Someone Please help me where to download FlashTyper(Other than Flashkit.com as it is very busy) or any other similar download.

Thanks

Mohammed

Audio Download Link From Flash To Download Dialog
I am defining a URL to an MP3 file and then having a button use getURL onPress to open it. On my computer, this opens a dialog box to save the file.

However, on some computers, it opens the file in Quicktime in browser, I'm guessing just because Quicktime is configured to do so for them.

I want the link to always go to the regular save dialog box, so that it doesn't go away from my full screen Flash site, and so the user can download the file instead of just listening in browser.

Any ideas on how to do this, either by using a different link or a different method?

Download Window Or Forced Download Instead Of Quicktime / Wmp
Hello Forum!-

I have been building my website in flash and have a simple question that I cannot figure out for some reason (maybe its too simple) . Anyhow I have uploaded my mp3 songs of my music and used the geturl and _blank so that when someone clicks on my link the music opens right into thier quicktime player (if on mac) or windows media player (if on pc). I want the user to be able to download the mp3 to there computer (ie like a normal download window appears stating "do you want to download this file to disk" is there some other code or line I need to add ???? It seems so simple? I would really appreciate the help as I have tried a number of things with no success. I have seen that I have to use FileReference but I do not completely understand it

here is what i currently have which is not working... I have a button that I created and placed this in the action within the button

import flash.net.FileReference;
var gettheFile = "http://www.someURL.com/someFolder/mysong.mp3";
var fileRef:FileReference = new FileReference();
function givemetheFile(){
fileRef.download(gettheFile, 'mysong.mp3')
}
yourButton_mc.onRelease = function(){
givemetheFile();
}

any suggestions help or solutions would really help me thanks!

Matt

How To Download The Akamai Download Manager
Hi. I was trying to download the Flash CS4 Trial to try it out, but it told me I needed the "Akamai Download Manager." I searched around for it, but I could not find how to download the actual download manager itself! (I am using Mac OS X if that's relevant by the way).

Can anyone direct me to the download page?

Thanks,
Sportzguy933

Download (mÃ©todo FileReference.download)
Hello!

I am writing from Colombia, so I hope forgive me for my English so basic and aid translator.

My question is this:

I need to use the method: download (FileReference.download method)
to be updated a number of flv I have a computer but the disadvantage is that the customer asked me that was so hidden without participation of a user with keyboard or mouse, you can perform this task?

Thanks

FlashMX
I havn't had the chance to try it, hw is it?

Is it much different from 5?

I know 5 was a big upgrade from 4, so how is it?

FlashMX + OSX + CD Everywhere = :((
Hi,

I'm under contract to create a CD that will perform on PCs and Mac, including MacOSX.

1 -- The CD is created on a PC using FlashMX coz we have a lot of video content, want the CD to be completely self-contained, and love the new video capability of FlashMX.

2 -- Both the PC and Mac projectors are included on the CD.

3 -- We burn an .iso on PC using CD Everywhere to make the CD cross-platform.

4 -- We're testing, and find that the CD doesn't work on ANY Mac system -- primarily fullscreen won't stay fullscreen, only the first page??? But everything works great on PC.

5 -- We now suspect that FlashMX [or is it just the FlashMX/Mac projector?] has a problem on OSX.

6 -- We also now know that CD Everwhere does not support OSX, and we're waiting to hear from them if CD Everywhere supports FlashMX [they say they're doing tests now].

Any further info, experience or problems with these (3) culprits would be much appreciated. Thnx, Metrov

ASP To FlashMX
I need some help...
I am converting a small app from ASP/Html to FlashMX, there is a few codes that I could not find that is similar in Flash,
1-var1=right(input,2)
what this does is var1 will be equal to the last 2 number from input, how do I get the last 2 numbers
2-var1=cint(right(input,1))
once that I have seperated the last 2 numbers and select one of them to do a math function, do I need to convert them to numeric or I can leave it as it is and use
Number(var1)

Hope you guys understand what I am trying to convey.

FlashMX. Yes Or No?
I used flash5 for my web site (not web designer just another muppet) and I've seen some flash6/mx stuff and there were a few good features I liked. Is it worth gettin MX and updating?

www.king.me.btinternet.co.uk

FlashMX And PHP
Ok. I have a .swf with a form. That .swf (Let's call it contact.swf)is loaded from a movie called ("index.swf") Now I have all the correct coding but when the email gets sent out there is no information from the flash form. I used the loadvariables code on my submit button and nothing worked. When I used the GetURL command the email gets sent out but like I said with no flash information. What am I doing wrong? Could someone please send me a working copy so I can compare. Thank you.

FlashMX And SQL?
I looked around in the tutorials, and the only info I can find about having Flash do something with SQL are things dealing with mySQL and PHP, not SQL and ASP which is what I need to use with this.

(Normally I'd be all over mySQL and PHP, but this project is using MS-SQL and ASP. =/ )

Can someone point me to a tutorial or info on what to do to do simple queries and inserts into a SQL table using Actionscript?

Thanks!
Liam

FlashMX Bug
why it doesn't work in cases 12/100 (0.12) and 15/100 (0.15) but successful to check 16/100. 14/100, 13/100.

let's try:
http://www.wildbutharmless.net/bug.html

input the nums of the blank
and fill the answer
click button to check

for 12/100=0.12 and 15/100=0.15, it fails......

Can Someone Please Help?[FLASHMX]
I am currently using the "attachMovie" to insert a predefined movie and then using "loadMovie" to load a jpg into that newly created instance of that movie and it does just that. This is the problem: When I refer to that movie that was just created in an onRelease function or anywhere else in the movie, it does not do anything but if I comment out the loadMovie (when the jpg is, I think, loading into the newly created instance of a movie) then the reference to that movie in the onRelease function and beyond works fine.

I don't get it

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP-I have been stuck on this for two days now

Code:
menuXml = new XML();
menuXml.ignoreWhite = true;
menuXml.onLoad = function() {
menuItem = this.firstChild.childNodes;
for (var i=0; i(lessthan)menuItem.length; i++) {
item = _root.picturesFrame.attachMovie("targetClip", "targetClip" + i, i);
item._x = 0;
item._y = 250*i;
imagePath = menuItem[i].attributes.url;
imagePath2 = menuItem[i].attributes.url2;

loadMovie(imagePath, _root.picturesFrame["targetClip" + i]);

item.onRelease = function() {
getURL("http://www.google.com");
}
}
}
menuXml.load("decor.xml");

XML In FlashMX
Howdy,

I'm looking to try and develop a small app that would display DB content within FlashMX. I've created a coldFusion page that translate the DB data into XML, I've tested the CF file and it reads the DB...no problem. But the flash player is unable to read the XML data... could anyone give me a hand or point me out to where I can figure this out? basically within my flash file I have the following:

Dynamic text with an instance name of text;
actionScript:

roomsXML = new XML();
XML.prototype.ignoreWhite = true;
roomsXML.load ("http://localhost:8500/test/controller.cfm");

stop();

my CF file has the following code:



SELECT * FROM rooms










pardon the comment codes; the forum didn't post teh original codes properly... thanks in advance.

123

Is This A FlashMX Bug?
Hi,
When I copied some frames from a scene to another scene, I encountered this (stupid) problem:

At old scene (Where I copied from):
- Frame 100: nothing special
- Frame 101: no action.
- Frame 102: some loops (which I have to play it many times)
- Frame 103: I placed an action: gotoAndPlay(102);

At new scene:
- Frame 1: nothing special
- Frame 2: no action.
- Frame 3: some loops
- Frame 4: edited action: gotoAndPlay(3);

...but, in new scene the movie still went to frame No.102 instead of frame No.3 -> the movie didn't work.

Restart FlashMX, and retest/publish it, everything was going fine; but after some saves, the error encoutered again (go to frame No.102 instead of No.3)...
I have tried to create a label to go to, but it didn't work as well.

I couldn't understand why..?? is it a bug?
Thanks

ps: My .fla is nearly 100MB, could it cause the problem?

Flashmx Help
hi, i'm in need of loads of help with various flash projects, anyone willing to help me out with some of them?

FlashMX Bug?
Hi!

I dont know what do to...

I tried all ways to put variable into function gotoAndPlay() without success.

Example:

I need to jump to frame labeled frame_name.

So I assigned action to button:
on (release)
{
state = "name";
play();
}

then on next frame:
gotoAndPLay("frame_" + state);

and it wont work

if i write gotoAndPLay("frame_name");
it jumps to correct frame.

Please help!

Thanks in advance

Dean

FlashMx And Asp.net
Hi,
I tried for a while to have access to my fscommand in my flash swf from a aspx(asp.net)page.

I tried a lot of things but without success.

I have had the shockwave com reference to my project but I can't have access to the fscommand.

Please help

Flashmx & Php Way To Go?
Hi ppl, my question is that i have been given a small project to do.

the client wants a nice flashy interface, and wants to display very little information for about 10 other clients that would log in with username and passowrd. My client also would need to be able to update the information regularly and easily.
whats the best way for project like this?
the interface flashmx...but the DB?? with php? asp?
what about XML????

also, if anyone has the time, and wants to work with me, we could work out some payment
regards and thanks!

mike

FlashMX + Vb6
Hi,
I need to add a flashMovie in a vb6 program.
It worked well when I specified the path in the field property "movie"

But this way I have to copy my swf on a disc.

I'm looking for a way to embeded my swf directly in my vb6 program.

I thought that maybe resource library could be an idea but I'm not able to make this work

Any Idea ???

New To FlashMX
I am NEW to Flash MX and I was wondering when you use something already in gif or jpg form does it need to be changed to a Fla and if so how do you do it? For instance I already have a logo made for my website I'm doing and I want to incorporate it into Flash as either a fade in/out or bouncing, flipping etc but it is in a gif format now. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Flashmx & Php Or Xml Way To Go?
Hi ppl, my question is that i have been given a small project to do.

the client wants a nice flashy interface, and wants to display very little information for about 10 other clients that would log in with username and passowrd. My client also would need to be able to update the information regularly and easily.
whats the best way for project like this?
the interface flashmx...but the DB?? with php? asp?
what about XML????

also, if anyone has the time, and wants to work with me, we could work out some payment
regards

mike

3D On/in Flashmx..
hi,

lately we see more and more cool effects (flipping interfaces displays, 3d robots, book pages flipping etc etc) in design made with flash, now i know there made with a 3d program like maya or 3d studio, but these programs are not realy beginners friendly, does anyone have tips on making these cool effect ir others programs that can be used and are more beginners friendly or does anyone have tutorials explaining these effects...

Flashmx Help
I am new to FLASH and I am having a hard time with a few things. Although I should be asking this question LAST, let me start by asking it first

Can someone please explain to me how I get to show the person browsing that the flash movie is loading on his net page? u know.....that line that shows us loading X%? how do we do that?

thanks!

angie

3DS Max And FlashMX?
Okay...so I'm mostly wondering what a company like whoswe (click) would have used to render that awesome stuff to Flash...and have it look great still (chrome, etc)? Any ideas?

FlashMx Help
how do i know what the width of the movie is?
which object do i use?
and..
could you define the Stage,_root,_level[x] objects?

FlashMX
I am thinking of upgrading to flahmx if i can add video to my movies.

i read that flash mx support mpeg videos, which is what i can create with my digital camera.

I want to directly transfer my MPEG video from my camera and include it in my flashMX movie?

how does it work? will the movie transfer and become a series of keyframes?

XML Vs FLASHMX
Hello guys!
I have a little problem:

I want to make a "news bar" ...something like CNN television(in the lower
part of the screen there is a bar where the news is showing up).
The problem is that i want to read the data from an xml document.
My xml document will look something like this:
<flights>
<f Destination="MADRID" Price="145"/>
<f Destination="PARIS" Price="130"/>
<f Destination="BUCHAREST" Price="110"/>
</flights>
...and so on
In flash i want this data to appear something like this:
MADRID 145 :: PARIS 130 :: BUCHAREST 110
and the flash movie to update the data read from the xml document.

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Regards,
Dragos.

http://www.inwww.ltd.uk

FlashMX?
hi...i'm new to flashMX.
The last time i used flash was way back when flash4 came out...and only for the duration of the 30day trial.

Anyway, does flashMX have any actual effects? Like alpha blending, or zooming and bluring? Anything at all...
From what I've been able to gather off the net, anything to do with special effects is done by some graphics program like photoshop...

Here I though flash was supposed to be pretty good at that stuff...I'm dissapointed to say the least. That's why i'm asking now. Am i wrong? Does flash actually have effects available? Like swish?

As1.0 FlashMX
object.prototype.gvalue = 4;

This code does produce a gloabal variable if initialized on the main timeline movieclip. If placed on a second nested clip, onClipEvent(load) the value is not passed up to the main timeline, thus it is not truly global.

Question, is there a method, function to created a truly global function so no matter where it is initialized it is read globally?

iaustin

ASP + FlashMx Help
Hey everyone. I'm sure this question gets asked a lot so please bear with me...
Ok, Basiically what I am trying to do is dynamically change the text in my flash file from an ASP recordset. I want to have people click a link, and then on that page where they go the flash movie will load. Depending on the link they click, the content of the movie should change. Any suggestions???

Book For FlashMX
ne new book available for mx or to publish

please tell me if nebody know

Cd-rom With FlashMX And Videos
i think about to produce a cd-rom for a customer with flash.
generating a projector file with flash and tweaking it with jugglor (http://www.***********.com/?section=tricks_jugglor).
Has anyone some experience with this process...??
AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE THE VIDEO OPTIONS OF FLASH MX ON THE FINAL PROJECTOR FOR MAC AND WINDOWS??
i heard about problems using and CONTROLLING flashvideo on a projector file?

FlashMX Plugin - Bug
Hi,
In a file created in Flash5 there is kind'a TV which runs in a loop 10 line items (one after another) and after the 10 comes one after another 3 loading of swf and then it loops again...and again ... and again.. and so.

All that worked fine - 100% on explorer browser Flash5 plugin, when i installed FlashMX plugin the content of the TV - what looped before - doesn't loop anymore, it runs once, and then it stops.

Also, The ASP page is in frames: in Flash5 plugin = fine, FlashMX need to do refrash because one of the frames swf doesn't load on the first time.

HELP is needed very much !!!

Thanks in advance,
Maya.

FlashMX/Director
Please Help!!!

Dos anyone know if Flash MX can cooperate Macromedia Director 7/8???

I have earlier, imported Flash 5 into Director without any problems, but after using Flash MX, I cant get Director to import my Flash movies. (it's like I cant find the movie when I want to import, as it dos not support the format!!)

I have also upgradet to windows XP, is that the problem???

I'm going nuts - Please help me!!

Cookies In FlashMX
I am looking for the best way to allow users to skip the first page of a website using an check box and cookies.

The checkbox would say click here to bypass this page in the future and store a cookie to remember this setting.

Could some please provide me details on how to set this up? Or is there a better way to do this with FlashMX cookie features?
Thanks.

Javascript, FlashMX, And IE For Mac
Hi. This is specific only to IE for Mac. Have been trying for days to pass a variable from javascript into a .swf using IE(5) on Mac (OS9 & OSX) Have had great success with Netscape (4.7) and both IE and NetS. on PC. Is is just not possible to pass variables from j.s. into Flash using this browser or even call a funcion inside of Flash from j.s. event?
I remember before IE5 on mac you couldnt even call anything outwards (a j.s. function within flash like simply opening a window). But now is it that you can call and pass variables from flash out to j.s. but just not the other way around?
If is possible please, would love to see example.
If not...why is that???
millions of thanks,

To Download From FlashMX

Hey guys im just wondering, lets just say i have a file, a zip for example, in my flash movie.I want people to access that file and download it.How do i go bout doing that?Thanks<

Hey guys im just wondering, lets just say i have a file, a zip for example, in my flash movie.

I want people to access that file and download it.

How do i go bout doing that?

Thanks

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