Flash :: Access Components Residing After First Frame

How To Access Components Of Button Symbol?
Hi all,

I'm new in flash and I would like to get a feedback about how accessing the components (like a Label component) included in a button Symbol. The situation is the following:

Step #1: I would like to to create a dynamic button. This button should be composed of a label component (Label with instance name "vTitle"). I converted this label as "button" symbol (instance name "vButton". therfore, I'm now able to define the different appearances of my button depending on the event (mouse over, down...).

Step #2: Next, I would like to dynamically set the value of my label depending on a parameter called "title". I converted my button as "Movie Clip" and added the parameter "pTitle" as String.

So, now, I have defined what I can call the "context" of my object. Next step if the coding of the event script. When I go to the action section of my "Movie Clip" and click on the "Target' button to locate the "vTitle", I can browse to the button, but not to the title included in this button. Therefor, I checked the options in the "Accessibility" panel of the button and did not found any "Make child accessible" for this kind of symbol! So I do not understand why it is not permit.... :(

Can anybody help me about accessing the internal label of my button symbol ?

Thanks and Best Regards,
Tanguy

Simple Connect Access Other Components
Hi !!

I'm using FMS components, in that I'm not able to connect the simple connect component with other components which were in other frame.

Can any one please help in solving this issue.
Thanks in advance
Anil Golla :

Components Nested In Movies - CAN'T ACCESS THEM
This problem is really killing me. If if have a component like a textarea on _root, then i can access the info in the component just by going (myTextArea.text = "hey guys"). If i nest the component in another movie, suddenly my i can't access the info from the compenent anymore (myMovieClip.myTextArea.text = "Hey guys" doesn't work!). It seems like flash now thinks myTextArea is a movie clip instead of a component or something. i've gotten around this by dynamically creating the component inside the movie, but that's really just not cool.

Any help! Places where i can find help!

Thanks
jason

Access From External .as File, Components Placed In A Movieclip
I am making a "setup box" for my game where players can choose the number of players, assign a color to each player and give each player a name. I had this working when I had the code in the timeline, now I want to see if I can make the same thing using OOP.

The setup box contains several components. One is a numeric stepper. When the numeric stepper changes I want the number of diferent players shown to adjust according to the number picked. I easily did this with code on the symbol with listeners. But how do I have my class know that the numeric stepper on the symbol that it is linked to, has changed (and get it's value), is this possible? Am I going at this the wrong way? Thanks.

Variables Residing In Loaded Movies
Hello,

I'm trying to use a container movie to load another movie, and I can't seem to access the same variables after the movie is loaded as the container has access to (I thought I would be able to).

Here is a sample of what I'm trying to do:
http://www.digitalgoof.com/vartest/
http://www.digitalgoof.com/vartest/vartest.zip (all source code)

The HTML file loads c.swf?path=vartest.swf, so it's passing a variable called path to c.swf, which then tries to load the file in path via:

Code:
_root.loadMovie(_root.path, 0);
Then, vartest.swf just tries to display the same variable, _root.path, via a dynamic text element:

Code:
theVarBox = "path=" + _root.path;
So, if c.swf gets the variable correctly, it should load vartest.swf, and if the value is still accessible in vartest.swf, it should read "path=vartest.swf". The problem is that (as you can see by clicking the link above), the text reads "path=undefined". How do I get all variables available in c.swf to be accessible from vartest.swf?

Thanks for any help you can give me.
-Nate

Targeting SWF Files Residing In 2 Different HTML Frames
HELP please...

here is my problem... I have a site using framesets. the top frame contains HTML content and the bottom frame is a flash navigation bar. The navigation bar animates and changes it's appearance depending on which section of the site the user is viewing.

However, when I cross link sections from text links, etc. in the HTML content frame, I need to target the swf file in the navagation frame and have the navbar animate into the correct postion.

Is there a way i could use a hidden swf in the top frameset to pass a variable to the swf in the bottom frameset?? Can this be done with Javascript or some sort of CGI?? My only idea is to have a text file hosted on the server which contains a variable that the navbar keeps checking to decide it's position, and that variable would be updated when an HTML link was clicked... however, i do not know how to actually code this idea?!!

My guess is that there is an easier solution, but I CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT.... all suggestions are welcomed...

thanks.

Unchecking Export In First Frame For Components Does Not Reduce Frame 1 Size
Hey all...

I have a movie all finished up, but for some reason, frame1 is still 56K...I have deselected all "export on first frame" checkboxes, but it seems the component export classes are still loading in frame one...even the Flash help says to simply uncheck export in frame 1 in the linkage settings, but it still is not working...any ideas?

I googled it and it seems a lot of components tend to mysteriously use frame one even with the export option unchecked...if anyone has any info on how to remedy this, please let me know. Thanks.

EDIT: Nevermind...I found out after some more diggin that components will ALWAYS export in the first frame, REGARDLESS of if you have unchecked the option to do so or not. I had to go into the Publish Settings and click the "Settings" button found next to the "ActionScript Version" drop-down box on the Flash tab, then simply manually change the class export frame from frame 1 to frame number 2...

I explained this in case someone else runs into this same problem down the line.

Javascript Button Makes Residing Window Blank W/{object}
Code:
on (release) {
getURL ("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('In_America.html','photoWin','width=800,height=400,left=315,top=285,toolbar=No,location=No,scrollbars=No,status=No,resizable=Yes,fullscreen=No')");
NewWindow.focus();
void(0);
}
This code is attached to buttons in my main page opening different urls. They open great but, in some browsers the main page goes white with {object} in it and the viewer has to hit the back button to get thru to the main page again to click another link. I have been searching for two days but have found no examples of this happening with such simple javascript code. My site: www.josephkurtz.net. Any help would be really appreciated as i think the site is finished after this fix, thanks to this site and others.

How To Access DisplayObjects In Frame 2
Hi,

I having trouble getting a reference to a displayObject in frame 2.

I defined the document class in which I save a reference to the stage.

In frame 2, i want to access a displayObject that has already been placed on the stage with the instance name: "obj1" like this:

Code:
trace( _stageRef.getChildByName("obj1") );
but i keep getting null?
What am I doing wrong?

Access The Frame Label
Hi All, this is hopefully a simple question, but one I can't find the answer to by googleing.

I need to access the current frame label. I would have thought there would be something like _root.getFrameLabel() but I can't find anything.

A forum post I found on flashkit said that there is no way to access the label in AS2, only in AS3.

thanks

Dynamicly Access A Frame Label ?
hi there !

is there any way to dynamicly access a frame label ??

i mean you can either write the target of a goto-command like

_goto("mylabel") - which will access the label mylabel

or

_goto(15) - which will access fram 15

or

_goto(myvariable) as an expression - which will also access a fame number........

any hints - thanks !!!!

Can A Flash File Access A Frame?
If i had a menu made in flash on a webpage, could i make a button access a frame in the page its on?

Jumping To A Frame, Then Access A Clip
Hello,

I have just encountered something very strange in flash 8. I was so sure this would work, but I guess not... or am I just missing something here?

My timeline looks like this (I shall attempt some asci art here, as I canâ€™t seem to attach an image :P):

...[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] - my frame numbers
...[________][ a ][_______________________________] - at frame 16 is some code
...[________________________________][*||||||||||||||||||||] - frame 24-27 is a movieclip

The movieclip is a timerClip Iâ€™ve made, with a class "attached", it looks something like this: (at bottom of this post, -there are more methods then what is shown). The clip is also given a name called â€œtimerClipâ€.

At frame 16, is some code (which is actually in a function, but from testing, it doesn't really matter):
gotoAndStop(24);
trace(timerClip);
timerClip.startTimer(10000);
stop();

I call that function/run it at some random frame (between 16 and 23) and my timer doesnâ€™t go off. Yet, when I trace â€œtimerClipâ€, it is able to find it (it comes up â€œ_level0.timerClipâ€). I can still, play it manually, etc (by calling whatever methods the Movieclip class has). Is this actually not doable in flash? -jumping to a frame, and calling the clips on that frame? *somewhat confused*

Attach Code

// just here to show how my class is setup (what I meant by â€œattachedâ€)
class TimerClip extends MovieClip {

public function TimerClip(){
}

public function startTimer(inputTime:Number){
// some implementation here
}
}

Edited: 09/08/2007 at 10:25:45 PM by Some1Won

AS3: How To Access Object That's Only On One Frame Of A MovieClip
Hello,

When you have any object that's only in one frame of a movieClip, it seems this object is "null" and can't be accessed through code. I find it really strange and I must be doing something wrong, but what I do is simple: got the first frame showing something and on mouseOver show a second frame with a "x" button on top right to close the "window". So this "x" button is a movieClip I placed in frame 2 only, and gave it a name. It used to work with ActionScript 2 so either I was being lucky and it should not have worked, or AS3 has some new way of doing this. Any help?

MC Access Frame Label Of Seperate MC
I have a button in a movieclip that I want to goto a framelabel of a different Movieclip. Both Movieclips are on the same scene but are seperate. How can I do this.
Thanks

UI Components Load Into Frame 1?
I have a flash movie which contains various scrollable text boxes. I used the generic scrollbar component to control the text scrolling, & this works fine. The problem is that when export the movie as a .swf, all the scrollbar component data is loaded on the first frame of the movie, no matter where the actual scrollbar first appears (eg frame 10). This means my preloader doesn't work properly, as a large chunk of data loads first. How do I stop this scrollbar component loading on frame 1?

Many Thanks
S

How Can I Tell When All Components In A Frame Are Loaded?
Any event triggered?

thanks

[F8] Must Components Export On Frame 1?
I have a simple movie with just photos and scrolling text in it using the TextArea component. My preloader becomes 65k if the AS2.0 classes aren't set to export on frame 2. But then the TextArea component stops working properly (it only works if the AS2.0 classes are set to export on frame 1). Any ideas? thanks
Dan

Access Movie Clip's Frame Names
Hello all,

Hope this is not a repeated topic, if it is sorry in advanced. I'd like to known if there is any way to access (using actionscript) the frame names given in a movie clip that is then inserted to the main timeline. In other words access a movie clip symbol's frame names from the main timeline. If anyone knows any other more elegant way I'm open to suggestion, I just really don't like using things like mcInstance.gotoAndPlay(_global.var)

Thanks in advance

How Do You Access A Frame Label From A Loaded Movieclip?
Not much else to say, here is my code, so far:

//addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mousePress);
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, mouseRelease);
var file;
var framesArray:Array = new Array;
var loader:Loader;
var selectedFile;
var instanceName;
var concatName;

function mouseRelease(event:MouseEvent):void{
fileOpener();
}

function fileOpener() {
var imageTypes:FileFilter = new FileFilter("(*.swf)", "*.swf;");
var allTypes:Array = new Array(imageTypes);
var fileRef:FileReference = new FileReference();
fileRef.browse(allTypes);
file = fileRef;
fileRef.addEventListener(Event.SELECT, selectHandler);
}

function selectHandler(event:Event):void {
selectedFile = file.name;
loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest(selectedFile));
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.CO MPLETE,contentComplete);
myLoader.addChild(loader);
}

function contentComplete(event:Event):void {
/* instanceName = selectedFile;
concatName = instanceName.substr(0,instanceName.indexOf("."));
loader.name = concatName;
var labels:Array = myLoader.currentLabels;
for (var i:uint = 0; i < labels.length; i++) {
var label:FrameLabel = labels[i];
trace("frame " + label.frame + ": " + label.name);
}
//displayFrames();*/
}

function displayFrames() {
}

Access On A Frame A Class Instance Variable
I have the following class:

Code:
class KeyboardTester extends MovieClip {

var output:TextField;
var keyboard:OnScreenKeyboard;
var text:String;
var frameCounter:Number;

function KeyboardTester() {

//Create a keyboard and position it on the stage
keyboard = OnScreenKeyboard.place(this);
keyboard._y = Math.ceil( output._y + output._height )+1;
keyboard._x = 1;

//Start listen for what the user types
//Listener for EVENT_OUTPUT instead of EVENT_KEYPRESSED,
//EVENT_KEYPRESSED would return us things like notification of when
//the left shift key is pressed, which we don't care about
keyboard.addListener(OnScreenKeyboard.EVENT_OUTPUT,this);

//Reset this timer. We use it to create a blinking cursor
frameCounter = 0;
//User html text so we can create our blinking cursor effect
output.html = true;

//Reset the text the user has typed
text = "";

//Refresh the stage
repaint();
}

/**
*
* This class is called by the onscreen keyboard whenever a user types
* output of interest.
*
*/
function receiveOutput(evnt:Object):Void {

//Handle backspace input
if (evnt.data == "backspace") {
text = text.substring(0,text.length-1);
//Append any standard input
} else {
text += evnt.data;
}
repaint();
}

function repaint(Void):Void {
//Simulate a cursor by alternating the font color of a pipe at the end
var interval:Number = 10;
if (frameCounter % interval > interval/2) {
output.htmlText = text+"|";
} else {
output.htmlText = text+"|";
}
output.scroll = output.maxscroll-1;
}

/**
*
* Repaint to make a blinking cursor
*
*/
function onEnterFrame(Void):Void {
frameCounter++;
repaint();
}

}
Could anyone tell me how to access on a frame the variable output, so as to take the typed value in a textfield from an on-screen keyboard and search an xml file?
Thanks apriori.

Getting Data Components To Export On Frame 3
Finally went to ColdFusion and some data connectivity. Installed the Data Connection Wizard and DataGrid Column Editor and whatever else was there already for data/web services. I'm trying to get my standard preloader to work:

1) Import the Standard Components FLA from External library into my main file, making sure Export in first frame is off.
2) In Publish settings set all classes to be exported in frame 3.
3) Have a 3 frame preloader than jumps to Scene 3 (the main movie) when done.
4) Scene 2 stores all the crap so it's available (i.e., the big fat components in use in the movie).

But now that I've added all these data components, there doesn't seem to be a way to get them to export properly to frame 3, so I am stuck loading all my classes on frame 1, which makes preloading useless, because by the time it starts even registering, it's already done, i.e., no user feedback for a long time than bang, there you go...if you've not moved on thinking the site has crashed LOL.

Specifically, I need to get this thing to work with all the data classes happening in frame 3, by following my steps above as far as preloader and scenes and AS publish settings goes:

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/coldfusion/articles/guestbook_print.html

I'm lost, I don't see any way to add uncompiled clips or anything like that...you can't select off export in frame one with these data components...

Any suggestions?

Shawn

Access On A Frame The Output Text From An On-screen Keyboard
I have the following class:

Code:

class KeyboardTester extends MovieClip {

var output:TextField;
var keyboard:OnScreenKeyboard;
var text:String;
var frameCounter:Number;

function KeyboardTester() {

//Create a keyboard and position it on the stage
keyboard = OnScreenKeyboard.place(this);
keyboard._y = Math.ceil( output._y + output._height )+1;
keyboard._x = 1;

//Start listen for what the user types
//Listener for EVENT_OUTPUT instead of EVENT_KEYPRESSED,
//EVENT_KEYPRESSED would return us things like notification of when
//the left shift key is pressed, which we don't care about
keyboard.addListener(OnScreenKeyboard.EVENT_OUTPUT,this);

//Reset this timer. We use it to create a blinking cursor
frameCounter = 0;
//User html text so we can create our blinking cursor effect
output.html = true;

//Reset the text the user has typed
text = "";

//Refresh the stage
repaint();
}

/**
*
* This class is called by the onscreen keyboard whenever a user types
* output of interest.
*
*/
function receiveOutput(evnt:Object):Void {

//Handle backspace input
if (evnt.data == "backspace") {
text = text.substring(0,text.length-1);
//Append any standard input
} else {
text += evnt.data;
}
repaint();
}

function repaint(Void):Void {
//Simulate a cursor by alternating the font color of a pipe at the end
var interval:Number = 10;
if (frameCounter % interval > interval/2) {
output.htmlText = text+"|";
} else {
output.htmlText = text+"|";
}
output.scroll = output.maxscroll-1;
}

/**
*
* Repaint to make a blinking cursor
*
*/
function onEnterFrame(Void):Void {
frameCounter++;
repaint();
}

}Could anyone tell me how to access on a frame the variable output, so as to take the typed value in a textfield from an on-screen keyboard and search an xml file?
Thanks apriori.
Could anyone tell me how to access on a frame the output text of the above class, so as to take the typed value in a textfield from an on-screen keyboard and search an xml file?
Thanks apriori.

Document Class Access Of Button On A Specific Frame
I have a button that exists on a certain frame in my flash movie. I'm getting a null reference error when I try to compile the movie. Here's what the trace window reports:

onConnect1 running! chatService has connected.
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at MethodInfo-289()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEventFunction()
at flash.events::EventDispatcher/dispatchEvent()
at net.flashmog::FlashMOGService/socketConnectHandler()

The code is attached.

Attach Code

package {
import fl.controls.TextArea;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.*
import flash.text.TextField;
import net.flashmog.FlashMOGService;

/**
* A simple chat application.
*/
public class ChatExample extends MovieClip {
private var lastErrorMessage:String = '';
private var chatService:FlashMOGService;

public function ChatExample() {
this.stop();
chatService = new FlashMOGService('11.22.33.44', 1234, 'chatService');
configureListeners();
chatService.connect();
}

private function configureListeners():void {
chatService.addEventListener(Event.CONNECT, onConnect1);
function onConnect1(evt:Event):void {
trace('onConnect1 running! chatService has connected.');
gotoAndStop('username');

function submitClick(evt:MouseEvent) {
if (usernameText.length > 0) {
usernameStatusText.text = "Registering username with server...";
chatService.server.registerUsername(usernameText.text);
} else {
usernameStatusText.text = "You must enter a name!";
}
}
submitButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, submitClick);

} // onConnect
} // configureListeners
} // class ChatExample
} // package

Access Function On Root Frame From Movie Clip?
Hi,

I'm trying to have my movie clip call a function in my root timeline frame 1, but I'm not sure how to or even if this is the best way to do this.

I have a function that shuffles trivia questions then randomly shows one for 10 seconds, then the answer for 5 seconds. Then I want it to shuffle again and display another question/answer etc...

So I added an addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME) to the last frame of my movie clip, but I'm not sure how to make it go back to the main timeline and play again.

Thanks for your help.

Tony

Export Classes Frame - Display Obj Access Issues
Hi! Well, briefly (fla attached):
- there's a movie clip in the stage (box)
- box has some code like this inside:

Code:
stop();

var holder:Sprite = new Sprite();
holder.mask = masker;
addChild(holder);
From the stage main timeline, frame 5, there's a command like this:

Code:
trace(box);
trace(box.holder);
it traces:

Code:
"[object box_1]"
"[object Sprite]"
THE PROBLEM:

as soon as I set the export classes frame to something different form 1 (for ex. 4), the trace actions traces this:

Code:
"[object MovieClip]"
"undefined"
So, THE QUESTIONS:

- Why are the trace different?
- How can I reference box.holder from the stage main timeline when I export classes to a frame different from 1?

Please help!

Access On A Frame The Output Text From An On-screen Keyboard
I have the following class:

Code:

class KeyboardTester extends MovieClip {

var output:TextField;
var keyboard:OnScreenKeyboard;
var text:String;
var frameCounter:Number;

function KeyboardTester() {

//Create a keyboard and position it on the stage
keyboard = OnScreenKeyboard.place(this);
keyboard._y = Math.ceil( output._y + output._height )+1;
keyboard._x = 1;

//Start listen for what the user types
//Listener for EVENT_OUTPUT instead of EVENT_KEYPRESSED,
//EVENT_KEYPRESSED would return us things like notification of when
//the left shift key is pressed, which we don't care about
keyboard.addListener(OnScreenKeyboard.EVENT_OUTPUT,this);

//Reset this timer. We use it to create a blinking cursor
frameCounter = 0;
//User html text so we can create our blinking cursor effect
output.html = true;

//Reset the text the user has typed
text = "";

//Refresh the stage
repaint();
}

/**
*
* This class is called by the onscreen keyboard whenever a user types
* output of interest.
*
*/
function receiveOutput(evnt:Object):Void {

//Handle backspace input
if (evnt.data == "backspace") {
text = text.substring(0,text.length-1);
//Append any standard input
} else {
text += evnt.data;
}
repaint();
}

function repaint(Void):Void {
//Simulate a cursor by alternating the font color of a pipe at the end
var interval:Number = 10;
if (frameCounter % interval > interval/2) {
output.htmlText = text+"|";
} else {
output.htmlText = text+"|";
}
output.scroll = output.maxscroll-1;
}

/**
*
* Repaint to make a blinking cursor
*
*/
function onEnterFrame(Void):Void {
frameCounter++;
repaint();
}

}
Could anyone tell me how to access on a frame the output text of the above class, so as to take the typed value in a textfield from an on-screen keyboard and search an xml file?
Thanks apriori.

Preloading, Movieclips&Components Exported On First Frame
Hi,

How to preload a flash movie which has movie clips and components loading on first frame?

All my movie clips are dynamic and I had to chek in the Export in first frame option. Components in default are exported to the first frame.

Help me out
Kirthi

Components, Calling Frame Label From ComboBox
Are you allowed to post urls to other forums on here?
Because I have seen a post on another forum that is
similar, but it didn't solve my problem.

How do you call a Frame Label from a ComboBox (Component)?

Tried this:
"Drag your combo box onto the stage and give it an instance name.. ill be calling mine 'combo'.
Add the values to the label array.
In the 'change Handler' parameter... type 'gotoFunc'.

On the frame that the combo box sits on... we're going to declare a function which is called whenever a selection is made:

CODE

gotoFunc = function(){
mc.gotoAndStop(combo.getValue())
}

This function runs when the selection is made and tells the 'mc' movieclip to gotoAndStop at the frame with the same label as the selection made.

hope this helps.. "

But it doesn't work...

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

From Jack

Loading Components With Changed Export Frame..
Hello

I want to export my classes to frame 2, instead of frame 1, due to better preloader function. But when I do this, I can't use my textInput components. Shouldn't they work anyway? I have all my library items that I need to export to actionscript on frame 2, allso because of better preloader function, and they all work but not the inputText component. Why is this?

regards, henxon

Components And Preloader : Export Class On Frame 2
Hello,
I was looking for a way to display a preloader that start from 0%.. I have a basic preloader working on 3 frames on a 1st scene, going to the 2nd scene when done loading.. Well that works but it doesn't start at 0%. So i tried the "publish on frame2" trick, but the components i use aren't loaded if i do that...
So is there a way to display a good preloader that starts at 0% with a movie that contains components??

Thanks..

PRELOADER .FLA When Components And/or Export On First Frame (Linkage)
Ok! A lot of you have discovered that when using components and or exporting stuff on the first frame (Linkage), most preloaders, although they still work, won't show up but very late in the preloading process.

One workaround is to create a new preloading movie, which sole purpose in life is to load your present movie, in which the present preloader should be removed.

It's very simple and basic. Once you get it working for you, you can easily modify the displayed elements (loading bar, text dislays, etc...), but outside of replacing the name used in this script ("content.swf"), with the name of your file, you shouldn't modify the rest of it, unless you're really sure of what you're doing.

Also make sure that you reset the stage size of this .fla to match the size of your present movie, and set the same framerate that you used in your movie.

Here's what it looks like:

http://odin.prohosting.com/~oldnew/preload5.htm

And you can download it here:

http://odin.prohosting.com/~oldnew/myloader3.zip

You'll have to hit a second link in the middle of the page to continue downloading the zip package.

If that doesn't work, you can try:

http://odin.prohosting.com/~oldnew/myloader3.fla

Enjoy!

Regards,

Scenes Used To Program - No Route Made To Access A Frame Label.
This the movie explorer screen of the 5 SCENES in the app.

1) Is it OK to program different sections of game using scenes like so or would it be better to use forms.
2) "gameinit" - no route is mentioned as if all scenes know that gameinit is on the JUEGO scene. I thought you would have to get to it ie: _root.juego. etc

presenta_etc
Actions for boton_start
on (press) {
gotoAndPlay("gameInit");
}
juego
nextL
Actions for Frame 120
gotoAndPlay("gameInit");
done
Actions for boton_start
on (press) {
gotoAndPlay("gameInit");
}
gameover
Actions for boton_start
on (press) {
gotoAndPlay("gameInit");
}

Components Turn Invisible If Classes Are Exported In Frame 2
This isn't a question, but I've seen a couple of questions about this, so I thought I'd mention something I've just found:

If you go into Publish Settings, and set the Export Frame for classes to be something other than 1, then components seem to disappear.

I set my export frame to 2, since my preloader is in frame 1, and I thought this would speed things up. I haven't seen any increase in speed, but it did cause my text boxes, buttons and a list box to become invisible. Setting the export frame back to 1 made everything look and work properly again.

Flash is different, isn't it?

Use FCS Components In Flash MX 2004. Components Already Installed. Help
Hi,

I have Flash communication server 1.5 insatlled and Flash MX 2004 too. When I create new fla file and want to use Flash components, I don't find them to use. I dont see any panel etc to use them. Some one tell me how to list the components to add them in my Flash fla file please

Thanks

[f8] Array Access Notation To Access A MC Within A MC?
Hi,
can one access the contents of a movieclip - that contains another mc - using Array Access notation??

I am loading a bunch of similar (ie, based on the same template) external swfs individually on level0 on the main timeline. because there are many swfs, i want to control the button/mcs in those external swfs from the main timeline. i have a different number of buttons in each swf, and each button goes to a different label. so i am trying to figure how to dettermine the name of the loaded swf, in order to get to the buttons inside that swf...

I was thinking to name each label the same name as the corresponding button object name. and each button/label name be derived from the name of the containing swf... I could put the name of the swf in a variable, and use it as a gotoAndStop() argument...,

i can provide code, but i'm lost and it's gotten messy...

Any ideas GReatly appreciated.

Removing Components From The Components Panel
This seems like a stupid question, but I can't seem to get my old components out of my Components panel!

I put some custom made components, just for a try, into the folder

C:Program FilesMacromediaFlash MX 2004enFirst RunComponents,

found them in the Components Panel, but wanted to get rid of them immediately. Deleted the components from the folder, but they don't seem to disappear from the panel! I have no idea where they come from, since I should not have them even on my hard disk anymore!

Cheers!

Flash Components Vs. Flex Components
I know almost nothing about Flex. Just wanted to establish that at the outset.

A client sent me an API component - an swc file - to use in a project I'm doing. I installed it in my Flash folders, but it didn't show up in the Components panel when I launched Flash. When I queried the client about it, he said that it was actually a Flex component.

My question is, what's the difference between a Component written for Flex and one written for Flash ? Can a Flex component be adapted for use in Flash ? In that what I received is a .swc, I'm assuming it has to have been written in ActionScript.

Any help would be hugely appreciated. Many thanks.

CS3 Missing Components Or How To Use Flex 2 Components In CS3
Does anyone have a good resource for how to use Flex2 components in CS3?
I found an install that said it would install Flex2 components in CS3, but all it added waas the UIMovieClip for packaging Flash MC in swc's for Flex.

Right now I am specifically trying to solve the missing dateField component in CS3.

But I would like to find out if anyone has found a good resource for alternatives to all missing components in CS3.
I'm hoping the answer is not to build them from scratch.

Thanks,

Hunter

Components Inside Components (Flash 8)
Hi,

I have an Accordion component which needs to contain a number of small forms, each of which is built as a MovieClip containing TextInput, Button, ComboBox, etc.

So, I build my little forms in Flash, make them into MovieClips, give them a linkage identifier and assign them the AS2 class "mx.core.View", as the documentation says.

Then I use ActionScript to attach these to my Accordion control, using my_accordion.createChild(). OK, fine. Works nicely.

The problem is that in the next few lines of code I also want to be able to populate the TextInput and ComboBox components which reside inside my accordion. I can't do it. Trying to do so fails silently. Tracing out the path to the Components shows that they are "there", but if i put some content into, say, one of the TextInputs up-front (i.e. in the Properties panel inside Flash) and then try to trace... my_acc.my_form.my_textInput.text... i get undefined.

So, it looks like the components inside the form inside the Accordion aren't yet "initialised" when I am trying to get/set their values. I've seen similar behaviour before, but it's not clear in the documentation how to get around it.

Anyone help? What is the correct way to use components inside components like this? I don't want to have to call a second function or put any code on the timeline or anything like that!

Many thanks,

Andy

Communication Components Do Not Appear In Components Panel
Hi! I've installed Flash MX and Flash Media Server. I would like to use the communication components in flash MX however, I can not see it in my communication components panel in flash MX. I've already added the communication components.fla to my ---Flash MX/First Run/Components directory under the
Macromedia Flash MX installation directory and updated the ASC files
in my /scriptlib/ directory.. But after adding this, only four components (audio conference, av presence, chat and connection light) appeared in my component panel. I need to use other components but its not available. What should I do? Any help will be appreciated.Textcommunication components

Add On To Using New Built Components Or For Building Components?
My version of Flash won't even let me use components created by other people... Is there a plug-in or an add-on that I have to get to use components that didn't come with Flash? Is there something else I need to get to build my own components? If so.. Where can I get it? Is there a homepage I may purshase it from? Where? How much?

[Q] Disabling Parent's Button Access For Child's Button Access
Hi All,

Havent been to the forum in a long time due to an enduring school term
now that I have gotten back into it, I got into a slight problem

How do I disable the parent's onRelease attributes so that I can allow the child's onRelease function to run . It is a menuSystem where the parent shows first then the subMenu mc are attached to the main Menu.

I tried mc.enabled = false, but this disables the child button actions as well
I tried mc.onRelease = null; which doesnt seem to work
I tried delete this.onRelease BUT maybe cause of syntatical errors, theres no response

Thanks all

Previous Frame Overlay..... Frame By Frame By Frame By Frame By Frame By.....
Hello there.

I am trying to create a small animation just as a little bit of fun. I would like to do it frame by frame.

I have a simple question to ask about frame by frame animation.

When drawing frame by frame, you would usually have a transparent overlay that you can compare with the next frame. Is there a way to do this in flash without having to copy the previous keyframe into a new keyframe on a new layer?

Thanks Emdiesse