flash-8

How to output/trace all variables and values in a Flash swf

Is there a simple way in Flash 8 when loading an swf or anywhere really to output all the loaded functions, movieclips, and variables/values? ...

Arial Font Missing using Flash CS4

hi guys, I have a (old) Flash Document ".fla" file created in Flash 8. It just has a static textbox with "Hello World"(many more text boxes) in it . (just for the question. ) The font set is Arial 12pt Bold (thr. the Flash 8 IDE). When i open the same file in Flash CS4 IDE i get the Missing Font Dialog and then it asks to Map "Arial...

How does the use of the FLVPlayback component in Flash CS4 Pro (AS2) differ from same component in Flash 8 Pro

I have a project developed using Flash 8 Professional which uses the FLVPlayback component to load video from our Amazon S3 bucket. Everything works great. I have tried to bring this project into Flash CS4 Professional and swap the Flash 8 FLVPLayback component in the library for the CS4 component. When I publish however the video does n...

Flash ActionScript 2.0 problem with the object's _visible parameter

Hey guys, I've been trying to build something simple in Flash 8, and I stumbled across something weird I cannot explain: I have an object, and at some point of the program, I want it to be visible (it is invisible at first), so I write: _root.myObj._visible = true; _root.gameOver.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth()); //so it will be...

Flash Components falling apart despite grouping. (AS2)

I am a newbie flash developer who is trying to create a "message box" symbol in my flash application. This message box should appear on an event, so I have as2 code like this which is trying to achieve that: (mcError1 is the instance of my symbol). _root.mcError1.visible = true; _root.mcError1._x = 100; _root.mcError1._y = 8...

How to get a byte stream from a url link?

I'm currently trying to open a stream using AS2 and parse the incoming data. How can I do such thing using strictly AS2, flash 8 or lower? Essentially I want to read the incoming data from a radio station from SHOUTcast and parse it's meta data. I don't need to playback this station. Thanks! -Jona ...