actionscript

pass FileReference between two flash movies

Hi I have an html page with a flash object that provides video chat using stratus. I want to enable file sharing from a different UI on the same html page. I want to use the same stratus connection to send the file. Is it possible to create a small flash object that will present a browse button and let the user choose a file and then p...

Flex/Actionscript : How to change property (label) of all buttons?

I'm new to Flex/Actionscript and have a very basic question. Let's say I have about 100+ buttons. They all have the same label. Now I want to change the label for all with a click. I could give them IDs and then run a for loop, but I'm searching for a neater solution. Thanks for help. Update: Hm, it doesn't work because label of but...

A Better Way To Make SelectedIndex Correspond To Selected Item In Flex ComboBox

Isn't there a better way to accomplish this?: (RegionID is a Flex ComboBox) RegionID.selectedItem=value.Region; var N:int=0; for each (var E:Object in RegionID.dataProvider.source) { if (E==value.Region) { RegionID.selectedIndex=N; } N++; } this.validateNow(); All I want...

How can i change the stage height (in flash) of the main movieclip dynamically according to content?

I have a flash widget (kind of player). I need to dynamically change height of the widget according to the data i am loading in runtime via json. I want to do the resize in actionscript event handler. The version of AS is ActionScript 3.0 ...

Good resources for flash and actionscript tutorials

My brother just learned flash and a little of action script, now he want to know good resources to improve his skills more and more. He want to know some good tutorials to learn from. Note: He learned flash to help him in my web design, and add a new skill plus the web design skills he knows such as CSS, HTML, photoshop and a little pr...

Proper place to put my ActionScript class?

I am writing an ActionScript class and I don't know where the standard place to put it is. In other words, where should I put the package in regards to the hierarchy? In flash.myname.mypackage? What is the standard naming convention? As you can probably tell, I haven't had a lot of experience writing ActionScript classes :) ...

Is there a simple ActionScript class that fetches the content from a URL and returns it?

Is there a standard class that simply returns the response received from a URL given a URL? Looking through the documentation, I found mx.servicetags.HTTPService, but I don't think it's what I'm looking for. Update: The request is happening inside of a function and therefore that same function has to return the result. In other words, ...

Preventing navigation via clicking anchor link in Actionscript

I am creating a textbutton using actionscript. the code is given below. public function createTextButton(parentId){ var mytext:TextField = new TextField(); mytext.x = 478; mytext.y = 225; mytext.height = 20; var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); format.font = "H...

Finding Actionscript within an FLA file

I am dealing with a Flash file which has been created by a third party. It has a lot of folders and files in the library and I can't seem to find any ActionScript anywhere. Is there a simple way of finding the location of ActionScript when the author has been naughty and not labelled it or put it in a sensible place? ...

Is there new line constant in actionscript or flex

I want to add a newline to a string text and I was wondering if there is a newline constant in actionscript 3? For example in .net there is an Environment.NewLine that is a string, containing "\r\n" for non-Unix platforms, or a string containing "\n" for Unix platforms. ...

use instance names in array, #1010 error, as3

Hello I want to use instances in an array, but get an error. How do I use instances in an array? Thanks. Error 1010 'A term is undefined and has no properties' //I'm trying to make two array objects disappear var pink:Array = ["boxInstance1","boxInstance2"]; /* THIS WORKS boxInstance1.visible = false; boxInstance2.visible = false; */ /...

array loop with instances, as3

Hello, There's 3 boxes I'm indexing through with a timer. They disappear in sequence. How do I make them reappear?Thanks boxes disappear in sequence 1-3 var pink:Array = ["","boxInstance1","boxInstance2","boxInstance3"]; var timer:Timer = new Timer(555); timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer); timer.start(); function onTimer...

array works fine, but get warning, as3

Hi, A prompt comes up to dismiss all or continue, but the The swf works perfectly. How do I correct this? Thanks. Error TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties. at testONE_fla::MainTimeline/onTimer() at flash.utils::Timer/_timerDispatch() at flash.utils::Timer/tick() LightUpSign 'array refers to...

AS3 - accessing and editing loaded swf movieclip from main movie

import com.hydrotik.queueloader.*; ................. public class Main extends MovieClip { private var _ql:QueueLoader; private function _loadSTRATIntro() { QLog.log("_loadSTRATIntro()"); this._ql.addItem("res/swf/STRATIntro.swf", this.introduction_mc); this._ql.ad...

What's the meaning of ":" (colon symbol) on this Javascript code "var switchToTarget : Transform;" ?

Hello Guys, Just wondering what's the meaning of ":" (colon symbol) on this Javascript code below? var switchToTarget : Transform; Thanks, Gino ...

How can i define an ActionScript event handler function inline in AddEvent Listener

I have an action listener : myText.addEventListener(TextEvent.LINK,linkClickHandler); As according to this, i need to write an event handler function seperate to handle the text link event. Now my requirement is i need to write that function in the same line isntead of giving its name.ie, something like mytext.addEventListenet(TextE...

Can [ArrayElementType] metadata tag be used on a function parameter

What language construction can be used to make a compile time checking of Array elements type when the Array is a function parameter? Let's use this function as an example: [ArrayElementType("String")] private function GetNumberArray(parameter:Array):Array { var myData:Array = [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]; return myData; } Here we've marked...

How do I enable keyboard inputs in full screen mode?

I heard that the flash action script 3 is disabled the keyboard interaction on full screen mode. How can I enable. ...

Flash ActionScript Grab Query String Value

I need to grab values from the querystring and inject them into a getURL(""); snippet that's in the on (release) {} for a button. So if the URL that contains the embedded swf is http://domain.com/player.html?returndomain=otherdomain.com I'd like to get that otherdomain.com and inject it. Something like var returnUrl = ""; // do mag...

Printing from flash on MAC stretches?

I have a flash movie which produces a certificate for participants in an online course. It gets the pageHeight, pageWidth from the printjob then scales the certficate image to fit nicely in the middle. This is working fine on windows and linux, but on the mac it is not behaving. It is chopping of the right and bottom edge of the certif...