Flash :: URGENT Skinning Mediaplay Back Component (FMX Professional 2004)

Weather Component Using Flash MX Professional 2004
Hi,
I found a weather component on Flashkit.com and am trying to build something similar to it. I am having a serious problem with the ActionScript. I am learning from a Flash 4 tutorial and the code is way off because I am using Flash MX Professional 2004. I am unfamiliar with loading ASP into Flash or I would not bug all of you with this problem. I have taken many Flash classes but no one ever bothered to show me how to do anything of real importance.

Please take a look at my attached files and if you can fix the problem please let me know how to do it. I would appreciate it very much. Thanks for your time and your help!

HeADHuRTs(o/o)

Flash 2004 PRofessional Combo Box Component
Does anyone know how to configure a combo Box component in the newest version of Flash to call a function in actionscript in the timeline. I originally had a an older version of the combo box that worked just great. It gave me the option in my properties window to add a "change handler" which was a function that I called "fun". It was a simple switch/case statement that told each dropdown selection what movie to load from the XML, but I have had to upgrage the combo box to a newer version of flash (seven to be exact) cause the old combo box was not working in anything higher than flash 6?

So, all I am asking is how do I get the new component combo box (Which has no Change handler option) in the properties window to read a function for each selection. thanks in advance for your help.

Mike

Differences MX 2004 And MX 2004 Professional?
differences MX 2004 and MX 2004 Professional???

This has been posted before but I can't find it. I don't this there are any differences other then creating "projects".

In the standard one can you import .as files too? I thinkso.

Skinning MX 2004 Pro?
Hi,

I'm going through MX 2004 PRO at the mo trying to skin my components. In Flash MX this was easy and I would often just use code instead.

In 2004 Pro I'm trying to use the new TextArea component which contains a nested ScrollBar component. I would like to change the look of the ScrollBar in the TextArea component but its unfortunately not that easy.

I have tried editing the HaloTheme.fla and saving it as my own theme as per the instructions. But when I import the new theme into my library it still doesn't work?

Anyone got any ideas?

The new components look cool, but they are a real pain to customise!

Any help would be much appreciated,

thanks

grandmasterC

Anyone Have Mx 2004 Professional?
Ok so I upgraded to flash 8 and I can't stand some of the new features....
i lost my install file of the mx 2004 pro.... does anyone still have the trial version setup file of that?

[MX] 2004 Professional
Is there a way to import a sequence of images to a specific x,y coordinate rather than the center of the stage?
Or is there instead a way to move the images on multiple frames at the same time?
Thanks heaps in advance

2004 Professional Or Not ?
hey there

I was thinking about registering my FMX 2004 then i found out that the license is for either FMX 2004 (the normal version) or the Professinal one.

so i wanna know what's the difference & plz don't give me the link to macromedia's website cause I've already checked there but there's too much info than i can comprehend.

I just wanna know if professional has extra stuff in it or do they act as 2 different programs i.e. if i buy professional would i ever need a normal version ??

thx

Basic Difference Between Flash Mx 2004 And Flash Mx 2004 Professional Version.
Could someone plz point out the basic difference between Flash Mx 2004 and Flash Mx 2004 Professional version?

Flash MX 2004 Professional
Is it me or Flash MX 2004 pro does not open Flash MX files!?!?! (Maybe its my version...lol)...anyway if you guyz are experiencing the same thing let me know.

thanks

Flash MX Professional 2004
Can anyone tell me how can I see Actionscript normal mode in Flash MX Professional 2004.

Php And Flash Mx 2004 Professional
Hi

I Have just started using Flash MX 2004 Professional. My big problem is I

want to load the three top 'cards' from a list of 40 cards which are

generated at random (which I have done using PHP code below).

<?
$cards[0] = 'card1';
$cards[1] = 'card2';
$cards[2] = 'card3';
$cards[3] = 'card4';
$cards[4] = 'card5';
$cards[5] = 'card6';
$cards[6] = 'card7';
$cards[7] = 'card8';
$cards[8] = 'card9';
$cards[9] = 'card10';
$cards[10] = 'card11';
$cards[11] = 'card12';
$cards[12] = 'card13';
$cards[13] = 'card14';
$cards[14] = 'card15';
$cards[15] = 'card16';
$cards[16] = 'card17';
$cards[17] = 'card18';
$cards[18] = 'card19';
$cards[19] = 'card20';
$cards[20] = 'card21';
$cards[21] = 'card22';
$cards[22] = 'card23';
$cards[23] = 'card24';
$cards[24] = 'card25';
$cards[25] = 'card26';
$cards[26] = 'card27';
$cards[27] = 'card28';
$cards[28] = 'card29';
$cards[29] = 'card30';
$cards[30] = 'card31';
$cards[31] = 'card32';
$cards[32] = 'card33';
$cards[33] = 'card34';
$cards[34] = 'card35';
$cards[35] = 'card36';
$cards[36] = 'card37';
$cards[37] = 'card38';
$cards[38] = 'card39';
$cards[39] = 'card40';

for($i = 0; $i < 40; $i++)

{

$count = count($cards);

$random = (rand()%$count);

if($cards[$random] == "")

{

$i--;

}

else

{

$deck[] = $cards[$random];

$cards[$random] = "";

}

}

srand(time());

$Z = (rand()%39);

for ($index = 1; $index < 4; $index++)

{

if ($Z == 3) { $Z = 0; }

$Card = $deck[$index];

$NewCards[] = $Card ;

$Z++;

}
;
$choice1 = $NewCards[0].".jpg";
$choice2 = $NewCards[1].".jpg";
$choice3 = $NewCards[2].".jpg";

echo "choice1=$choice1&choice2=$choice2&choice3=$choice 3";

?>

I then want choice1, choice2 and choice3 to be sent to their respective

MovieClip positions which I have named holder_1, holder_2 and holder_3.

However I don't know the ActionScript to make this work.

This is my code attempt

loadVariables("http://localhost/card_test.php", "GET");

loadMovie("http://localhost/images/"+choice1 , _root.holder_1, "GET");

loadMovie("images/"+choice2 , _root.holder_2, "GET");

loadMovie("images/"+choice3 , _root.holder_3, "GET");

Flash Mx 2004 Professional
i got this and got rid of flash mx but have found this one difficulter to inout actionscript.
in flash mx, on the popup actionscript entry thing you could drag what you wanted into the input field and change the variables (eg, frame number etc) from a little thing that was above the inout field, but i dont have that in mx 2004 professional! could anyone help me with this? is there a way you can get it?

cheers.

Flash Mx 2004 Professional
components>mediacomponents>media controller

does anyone find any tutorial or help files on configuring this thing to controll a imported video clip?
i have searched in the mx2004 pro help but not found anything.
thanks
slimpixi

FlashMX 2004 Professional Vs. JSP
We have an database application here done in JSP, for 1 department. Now they want to add another departments database application into this one, so that both dept's use the same app for all their stuff.

Sounds good, but I'm trying to convice management that the better way to go is with FlashMX 2004 for the app, with the screens, etc. (I recently took the Macromedia training course). I like the Flash app better, no page refreshing, data binding (like the bike trip example on Macromedia's site: change something, and the total is automatically recalculated.)

To be fair though, I don't know much about JSP. I'm looking for some sort of comparison, white paper, etc, that compares and contrasts JSP with FlashMX '04, so that I can enumerate to my managers exactly why we should move to Flash.

Any suggestions? I checked Macromedia's site for any white papers, but couldn't find much. Any help is appreciated, thanks!

Iframes In MX Professional 2004
i made some buttons in flash i want them to link to an iframe in html called "iframe". i used to be able to do it but now that mx professional 2004 doesnt have the easy option u have to do everything manualy.

can someone tell me the sciprt i would use and if u no how to use the action scripting in easy more for professional mx

Flash MX 2004 Professional?
1. What happened to the "Normal" and "Expert" mode for editing actionscript in Flash MX 2004 Professional version? Since it is the "Professional" version, have they done away with the "Normal" mode?

2. How can you slow down or speed up an audio file in Flash?

Flash MX 2004 Professional
Hi all,

some of you please be so kind to help me out urgently.
I am a first time user for this version. My last experience was Flash MX 2000. Now with this new method in using slides, when I try to test run my movie, I was shocked it does not autoload the child slides.
Could anyone please tell me how to activate it.

Do I need to include actionscripts? i tried "gotoslide()" but it does not work. even tried autoload() also doesn't seem to work. is my method wrong or am i using the wrong command?

Please help. Many thanks in advance.
if you have the answer please add me in your ym (my id: wyinyin@yahoo.com) or msn (my id: sydneywong78@hotmail.com)

- Carmen

Buttons In MX 2004 Professional?
DARN it...

Anyone know how to make a button link to a website in MX 2004 Pro? I tried the methods on the other threads, but they didnt work at all...

Any help? Thanks

FLASH MX 2004 Professional - HELP
I have recently upgraded from flash 5 to flash MX pro and I am having real problems finding half of the action script commands.

Am I doing something wrong or is there a 'non' professional version of MX.

As a example, the coding for pop up windows. I have spent the better part of an hour trying to do the coding to open a new window in 'self on a button link in MX.

Eventually I did it in Flash 5, write down the code and then typed it in manually in MX', (the problem being I didn't know the code was actually "_self".)

Flash 5 did all the harder coding stuff like underscores for you. Does this mean I have to become massively proficient at remembering the finer points of web coding, rather than the computer doing it for me like in Flash 5?

Flash Mx Professional 2004
hi,
I recently changed from an older flash mx version to flash mx 2004 professional. Now, I m not very advanced with actionssript, but I was able to work around in the older versions, since there was this panel above the actions-script itself, that basically told me what to do.
In this newer version I seems not be there anymore.
Is there any possibilty to still work with this panel?
Would this panel appear in flash mx (not the professional version)? Or are my only solutions either to learn finally actions-script or to go back to the an older version of flash?

thank you for an answer...
really don't know what to do ;-(
sonygitanne

XMLConnector For MX 2004 Non-professional?
Is it possible to install XMLConnector for the basic version (non-professional) of MX 2004? If yes, can you tell how?

Php And Flash Mx 2004 Professional
Hi

I Have just started using Flash MX 2004 Professional. My big problem is I

want to load the three top 'cards' from a list of 40 cards which are

generated at random (which I have done using PHP code below).

<?
$cards[0] = 'card1';
$cards[1] = 'card2';
$cards[2] = 'card3';
$cards[3] = 'card4';
$cards[4] = 'card5';
$cards[5] = 'card6';
$cards[6] = 'card7';
$cards[7] = 'card8';
$cards[8] = 'card9';
$cards[9] = 'card10';
$cards[10] = 'card11';
$cards[11] = 'card12';
$cards[12] = 'card13';
$cards[13] = 'card14';
$cards[14] = 'card15';
$cards[15] = 'card16';
$cards[16] = 'card17';
$cards[17] = 'card18';
$cards[18] = 'card19';
$cards[19] = 'card20';
$cards[20] = 'card21';
$cards[21] = 'card22';
$cards[22] = 'card23';
$cards[23] = 'card24';
$cards[24] = 'card25';
$cards[25] = 'card26';
$cards[26] = 'card27';
$cards[27] = 'card28';
$cards[28] = 'card29';
$cards[29] = 'card30';
$cards[30] = 'card31';
$cards[31] = 'card32';
$cards[32] = 'card33';
$cards[33] = 'card34';
$cards[34] = 'card35';
$cards[35] = 'card36';
$cards[36] = 'card37';
$cards[37] = 'card38';
$cards[38] = 'card39';
$cards[39] = 'card40';

for($i = 0; $i < 40; $i++)

{

   $count = count($cards);

   $random = (rand()%$count);

   if($cards[$random] == "")

  {

    $i--;

  }

   else

  {

     $deck[] = $cards[$random];

     $cards[$random] = "";

  }

}

srand(time());

$Z = (rand()%39);

for ($index = 1; $index < 4; $index++)

{

if ($Z == 3) { $Z = 0; }

$Card = $deck[$index];

$NewCards[] = $Card ;

$Z++;

}
;
$choice1 = $NewCards[0].".jpg";
$choice2 = $NewCards[1].".jpg";
$choice3 = $NewCards[2].".jpg";

echo "choice1=$choice1&choice2=$choice2&choice3=$choice3";

?>

I then want choice1, choice2 and choice3 to be sent to their respective

MovieClip positions which I have named holder_1, holder_2 and holder_3.

However I don't know the ActionScript to make this work.

This is my code attempt

loadVariables("http://localhost/card_test.php", "GET");

loadMovie("http://localhost/images/"+choice1 , _root.holder_1, "GET");

loadMovie("images/"+choice2 , _root.holder_2, "GET");

loadMovie("images/"+choice3 , _root.holder_3, "GET");

Preloader Mx 2004 Professional
Last edited by wolfïto : 2003-12-02 at 16:19.

nevermind

MX 2004 Professional Actions Script
Hey ,

I'm playing with the new 2004 professional and I'm having a real issue here.

They seem to have drastically changed the way the action pannel works. For starters, let's say I put a button on the screen and try to add a "play" action to the button.... All it does is put in play() , but does not include any of the Event Handlers.... So it doesn't work...

Did they change 2004 so that everything has to be hand written or something?

Can someone elighten me as to what they've done here.

thanks

Using Gradients In Flash Professional 2004
how do i use gradients? i cant seem to figure it out......and is there a good place to find tutorials for flash 2004....all i can find is plain flash mx....

MX 2004 Professional (Actions Window)
Just got a copy of MX Professional and in the 'actionscript' window, it is set default to 'EXPERT MODE' .

Please don't tell me they did away with the "NORMAL MODE' for amateurs like me. I can't find any way to set it to normal.

MX 2004 Professional + Macintosh Issues
Has anyone had any issues with on a Mac with 2k4 Pro, particularly with the media display component? In this particular instance I have a splash page with a media display component calling an .flv. If I load the HTML page from my local hard drive or post it to a URL it will function properly. If I burn it to a CD, which is what the project is for, or if I post to a server on a local network it will bring up the word display and then not play the file. Of course on a PC it works just fine in all scenarios that I just metioned.

Any advice or even mention of someone experiencing similar problems would help to ease my sanity.

Thanks!!

Dangerous Flash 2004 MX Professional 7.2 Bug
I am experiencing what appears to be a very dangerous bug in Flash 2004 MX Professional (version 7.2) and was wondering if anyone else has experienced the same. Oddly enough, I have not seen anything listed in the MM Knowledge Base.

It appears that the Keep Use Count Updated Library feature remains incorrect, for a prolonged period of time, displaying "0" for Use Count. Sometimes it does not update AT ALL.It appears also, that the larger the Library is, the worse the bug. [COLOR=dark-blue]And if you have imported symbols in your Library, sometimes the Use Count NEVER changes from 0.[/color]

I have also experienced Image Library Symbols NEVER register with a Use Count > 0 even though I know they are being used.

Has anyone experienced the same apparent bug?

My machine has a 2.40ghz Pentium 4 processor with 512mb RAM with plenty of HD space. Don't make sense!

Flash MX 2004 Professional Different To Tutorials.
hi, i was looking at some tutorials and i tried to do some but it wouldnt work because things were missing so i need a little bit of help.

Professional MX 2004 Student Version
I am in a community college working on action scripting in the Flash Professional MX 2004 student version. Last semester I took Flash MX. Action Scripting seemed easier in MX. My question - is there a similar version of action scripting MX located somewhere in the Flash Professional 2004 student version? If so how do you turn professional off and turn MX on?

Thank you,

Cartooning Lady

Progressive FLV File In MX 2004 Not Professional
I have produced a FLV video file and now would like to set up my flash page to play it. Progressive download is the way to go (large, long, video but low veiwership expected). All the instructions and tutorials on this subject that I have found so far are for Flash MX 2004 Professional. But it appearently is not the same for regular Flash MX 2004.

Is it possible. Can anyone help me or point me in the right direction?

Thank you very much.

Jed

DOWNLOAD FLASH MX 2004 PROFESSIONAL
Hello,
i'd like to download the trial flash mx 2004 professional version, but i'm not able to find a site from where i can download it.
Does someone know one?

thank you
Giulio

Flash MX 2004 Professional Good?
I was thinking about upgrading to Flash MX 2004 Professional. To the ones that have Professional, how do you like it? My assumption is that Professional has better video stuff, is this true?

Thanks

Flash MX 2004 Professional Help Needed
Hi All,
First time post. I am an e-Learning trainer who is building my first application and I ran into a problem no one seem to have a solution for. Please take a peek and tell me what I have missed.

I am building a virtual application that replicates on of our work programs that new employees need to learn. The short story is this. The user must enter a specific login script into an Input Text Field. I than want them to press only the Inside Enter key( As that is how this program is designed). When the Enter key is pressed, I need flash to verify the Variable which I have named "loginScript", if the user entered it correctly it will direct it to a specific frame label, if not it will go to another. " " Sorry for the long winded intro. The code I have used will work fine if I launch the SWF inside an HTML page, but when I launch it via a Blank_MC, the enter key does not react. Here is the code.... I am at the end of my ropes with this, so any help will be appreciated.

on (keyPress "<Enter>") {
login = loginScript
if (loginScript == "hello xo1234,custrel.tahp") {
_level.gotoAndPlay("login2");
} else {

_level.gotoAndPlay("error1");

Thank you in advance.......

Flash MX 2004 Professional - What Player?
Page 295, Ch 7 of the Flash Anthology has a chart of UI Components available on MX, MX 2004 and MX 2004 Professional.

What player would a viewer need to have installed if I created my forms with the Pro version and incorporated components available only in Pro?

Flash MX 2004 Professional Differences
Hi,

What are the main differences between the regular and pro versions? Generally speaking, just looking for a quick overview.

Also, when can i expect to get a copy?

cuse

Flash MX 2004/2004 Pro - Bring Back The Old Undo - Petition To Macromedia
Many of you will know that the removal of the movie clip specific undo is causing us enless hassles and this isn't one of those features that we just get used to, this is a serious workflow hindrance.

We have been discussing in this in more detail here if you want to read more first http://webforums.macromedia.com/flas...hreadid=709486

I don't want this thread to become another discussion about it as it has already been done, but I do want to get a petition together of emails or names which we can send to macromedia or maybe they will take notice here, so If you feel the same way that I do then reply here.

Mx 2004 Professional - All Expert Mode For Actionscript Or What?
I just upgraded to 2004mx and what happened to me selecting a button and selecting get url and POP in goes the

on release {
get URL("blah.html")
};

code. It seems like with mx2004 I have to type in all the actionscript. It also seems like everthing wants an instance name in front of it like instancename.button.blah blah blah. Am I missing something? Can I get to my old simple normal view for Actionscript with this upgrade? I don't want to have to type in actionscript for every single time I want a button to do something.

Opening Flash 6 Mx In Flashmx Professional 2004
this may sound a silly question but only now i started working on flash mx professional 2004 and i can't open a flash 6mx document in the professional 2004. Is it normal? I can't seem to find a solution...

Flash MX 2004 Professional Slide Preloader?
Hi...I was just wondering how to code a preloader for Flash MX 2004 Professional slides. Also where do I place the preloader code within a slide presentation? I am a novice in Actionscript, and had been able to script simple preloaders for Flash MX movies, but I know the same code does not apply for Flash MX 2004 Pro slides...

I saw the following thread:
http://www.flashkit.com/board/showth...hreadid=504735 with information on a simple Actionscript 2 preloader that is saved as an external file - could this be used with a Flash MX 2004 Pro slide presentation?

Also, I have seen a few books out on Flash MX 2004 Professional, but not as much on the Flash MX 2004 Professional with information on slide presentations - I would appreciate it if someone could recommend a good book or resource on that subject... thanks in advance!

Insert Button: Flash MX 2004 Professional
Can someone tell me how to insert buttons in flash mx 2004 professional? I really don't understand. I am really trying.

MX 2004 Professional Data Connection Advice, Please
My employer is considering upgrading from Flash MX to Flash MX 2004 Professional. I need to learn more about data connection in this new version.

Right now, we mostly use Firefly components to send/receive data from our web site to our server. They're OK - easy enough to use if we don't need anything complicated like a SQL statement with wildcards, and we like not having to use ASP as middleware. But the Firefly components are horribly slow when it comes to large amounts of data. And we're going to have to deal with larger amounts - hence the need to upgrade.

I'm having a hard time figuring out the options for data transfer in Flash MX 2004 Professional. Ideally, I want an option that doesn't require me to use middleware, and is speedy, speedy, speedy.

I haven't found Macromedia's web site very helpful - lots of hype, not much information. So can anyone tell me more about this, or suggest where I can learn more about it? Thanks for any help, all!

How Do I Test A Preloader In Flash Professional 2004
This is probably a stupid question but I can't seem to figure it out. I'm not sure how i view it locally directly from flash in a way that I can actually see if the preloader is working.

Opening Flash MX File With MX 2004 Professional
I have a friend who helped me to create this animation, but he is using MX and I am running 2004 Pro. When i try to open his file with MX PRO, all I get is a blank movie.

Any help is much appreciated, as I am over a deadline already.

Thank you so much, document is attached!

Volume Control (Using Flash Mx 2004 Professional)
Hey all, this is my first post, w00t!

I was wondering how i could get my set my volume to affect the whole flash, I am using _root.setVolume = Number.

It's not working, if it should be working like that let me know, cause i'll fool with it and make it work, if I'm doing it wrong, please let me know!

email wtfonion@yahoo.com

Oh yeah, does anyone know when flash 2005 is gunna be out. =D.

Thanks.