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"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??

Error With Flashmx Help File
I just downloaded mx and when I click on the tutorial my browser opens and quickly shuts down giving me the following msg:

IEXPLORE error has caused a general protection fault in USER.EXE.

Probably not a flash problem, but was wondering if anyone else was expiriencing this.

Thanks in advance,

AntiX

E-mail FlashMX .exe File
Trying to e-mail an .exe file. In-house it works fine. It's got the pretty little f and everything. I sent it to myself at AOL and downloaded it. When I tried to run it, it said it is not a valid WIN32 application.

Any ideas?

How To Import RTF File In FlashMX
Hi everybody!

Does anyone have a tip to get the content of a RTF file preserving all of its format (fonts, styles, indents, margins, etc) in Flash?

I already tried using "copy and paste". This actually brings the rich formatted text but pastes as a lot of individual text objects (one for each line of text); The inconvenient is that Flash speeds down when that amount of text is on screen (exasperating).

I have to create 20 movieclips with long rich formatted text for tomorrow morning. So, time is too short for either re-formating it in Flash or using that lot of individual text objects which slows the application.

Thanx in advance, guys (and please, excuse my incipient english).

FlashMX & External Database File
Does anyone know if flashMX can read an external tab-delimited data file. I found, online at macromedia, a generator template for flash 5 that supposedly could read these. Can flashMX do the same?

Can You See The File Was Made By FlashMX On The Pocket PC?
I download the Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC from
http://www.macromedia.com/software/f...etpc/2002.html

and I used a example that download from
http://www.macromedia.com/software/f...cketpc/devkit/
These files are ppc_6 color picker.html and ppc_6 color picker.swf

In the beginning, I put the .html and .swf into the Pocket PC and used the Pocket IE run the .html file. But actually,I couldn't see anything on the Pocket PC. Did I make the mistake for step?

If you did some examples(the file was made by Flash MX) on the Pocket PC that is success,please tell me thanks!

Best regards,

softip

How To Launch A Batch File From FlashMX?
how can i launch a .bat file from flashMX or a flash6 swf?

Open FlashMX File In Flash5 (can I?)
i got a file from one of my friend and he developed it in Flash MX (Flash 7). I don't know much about Flash 7 and that's why i want to use it's libraries in my Flash 5.

How can i?

FlashMX File Uploader (cont'd)
Ok, i know now how to setup the whole flash file uploading thing, but now im confused... heres my code..

PHP Code:

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function browseFile()
{
document.all['file1'].click();
}
function submitFile()
{
document.form1.upload.click();
}
</script>

<form name="form1" action="mp3upload.php" method="POST" enctype="application/x-url-encoded">
<input id="file1" type="file" size="19">
<input name="upload" type="submit" size="19">
</form>

Then i just make the BROWSE button in flash GETURL("JAVASCRIPT:BROWSEFILE();"); and the same for submit...

and everything works, except in my mp3upload.php script.. i dont know what the variable for the file is because theres no NAME="" in the file input. only ID="". But if i add the name="" field then i get JS errors. hmm.. any clues?

How To Create Text File Using Flashmx 2004
Hi,

how to create .txt file on your computer using flashmx 2004.

Please help me.....

regards,
ramana.

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.

FlashMX Publishes EXE File Size MUCH Bigger Than Flash 5
i have this flash file that when published (as an EXE) with flash5 is 674k, but when published with flashMX is 1109k. the publish settings all appear to be the same. where is this extra, annoying 400+k coming from?

thanks,

Newbie Trying To Recreate <input Type=file> In FlashMX
I need to be able to send multiple files to a file server from a local drive to a remote server.
Started with fscommand to call a javascript but one value is being written to all... also needs to work on Netscape too. Attached is the file that I downloaded from this site and tried to modify. Can anyone help I'm on a deadline...

White Noise In .flv File FlashMX 2004 Professional
I have exported a .mpg video file to .flv file for use within a MediaDisplay component. The .mpg file video and audio are very clear however when I export the .mpg to .flv format the end result creates white noise over the original audio. The picture still looks great. It sounds like the white noise one hears when a TV station has just gone off the air ...

My Audio Stream and Audio Event settings are set as follows:

Raw, 44kHz, Mono

I've also tried to export the original .avi to .flv for use in the component with the same white noise result.

I'm on a tight deadline and could really use some assistance please.

Thank you in advance!

Loading HTML File Into FlashMX - Ordered List Problem
Working with HTML tags and entities in Flash MX. But, cannot find the script for an ordered list(example: <OL> in HTML) in Flash. Please advise.

Creating The HTML "multipart/form-data" File Button In FlashMX
Is it possible to recreate in FlashMX the HTML "File" button that allows a user to browse their hard drive for a file to upload?

I found one thread posted back in May 2001 by ignition, but the reply he got seemed more to do with DOS than Flash!

Thanks to any who can help

Loading External Text File Into Text Area (flashMX)
Hi,

I am trying to load text from an external text file into a textarea in FlashMX. I am able to set the contents of the textarea by using a string ("test thingy"), but I was wondering if anybody could point me in the right direction on hoe to include text from an external file.

Used to set string:
scroller.text="test thingy";

Thanks a bunch,
Niklas Wahlberg

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

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.

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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?

Flashmx File

How do I load a flashmx file as my first page? I've tried and can't get it to work.Thank you kindly

How do I load a flashmx file as my first page? I've tried and can't get it to work.

Thank you kindly