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How to create a timelined flash animation without using .fla only actionscript ?

Any sample code on the net available ? Thanks. ...

How to access server-side files in Flash

I'm still a newbie at flash, but is it possible to have Flash get files from the server it is currently on, and then send those files somewhere? ...

What are alternatives to Asterisq's Constellation Framework for actionscript?

i would like to present data in something like Constellation Framework... but without flash what other options are out there? python, html5, javascript would be great, but i have no preference other than no flash (i don't own CS) EDIT: i have found a handful of html5 examples without much source code and infoVis. ...

SoundChannel object plays small portion after being stopped and played again

SoundChannel object is stopped and played again. When played again it plays small portion from the previous position and suddenly jumps back to the beginning. It doesn't play the whole sound before looping. This happens only once, then it loops normally. It happens again if I stop and play. public function play():void { channel = cli...

How to sart Adobe Air App with arguments?

How to sart Adobe Air App with arguments, is it possible, at least with native apps? ...

How to get ability to start up multiple same Adobe Air applications?

How to be able to start up same Adobe Air applications multiple times? How to make it to my app? ...

Caurina Tweener and Alpha

Hi guys, Usually I work with TweenLite but I had to modify the code of someone else who worked with Caurina Tweener. I have a basic problem with it! On my scene, I have a simple movie clip filled with black. In this movieclip a bitmap file (jpg). When I make a tween on the alpha of my mc, it seems that there is a delay (in the alpha...

Linking AS code to symbols defined in an external SWC?

(apologies ahead of time, I only really know Flash; my Flex experience is basically nil. There may be a very standard and obvious workflow solution that Flex people know about) I have a number of UI elements that are graphically quite complex (they're not components, they're just Sprites). Since it takes a long time to compile them, I'v...

Pure Javascript FlashPlayer: why can't I make it work ?

There are some demos here: http://paulirish.com/work/gordon/demos/ I downloaded blue.html as well as blue.swf on my local pc. But opening it I can't make it work. Why ? ...

Decompile an SWF

Hi What language would I need to use to decompile an swf file automatically on my server, not like a desktop app. A bit like http://www.showmycode.com/ And could anyone point me in the right direction to get started? ...

Which is the best way to design Flash site with some content

I am new to flash and just learned some action Script 3 with some events. I have to build site with dynamic menus and then contents for each page using xml. Is there any example on web to show how I can build the site. What is GAIA , will it help me or I should code my self Thanks ...

Javascript / Flash : When exactly are flash external callback methods triggered ?

I have a flash application using callbacks to javascript functions (eg. when it receives some data over a socket, it'll call a js script which would change the content of a div according to that given data). Afaik, there is no actual mutual exclusion in javascript so I'm not sure if I can/need to simulate something like : callbackFunc...

What if (stage) init(); means in actionscript ?

I'm creating my first as3 with flashdevelop I don't understand what the instructions mean: package { import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.events.Event; public class Main extends Sprite { public function Main():void { if (stage) init(); else addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO...

Korean keyboard handling is different on Win 7 Ultimate K then on a regular Win 7

Hi, I have a Win32 application which hosts a windowless flash activeX. When I'm trying to enter Korean keyboard input on a regular Win machine (after adding Korean support), everything works fine. However, when I trying the same thing on a "real" Korean windows (Win 7 Ultimate K), the text comes out strangely. I.e., pressing the "z" but...

Relative context-root fro flash application

Hello, i' m using BlazeDs. In services-config.xml we got following configuration of endPoint. <channel-definition id="any-amf" class="mx.messaging.channels.AMFChannel"> <endpoint url="http://{server.name}:{server.port}/{context.root}/messagebroker/amf" class="flex.messaging.endpoints.AMFEndpoint"/> </channel-definition> Before c...

Move one child movieClip to another movieClip in Flash Action script 3.0

I have three movieClips (Columns) and each MovieClip contains diffrent number of child movieclips. I want to drag each child clip to another Columns. So how can I change the child to another parent in action script 3.0 ...

Render Flash (SWF) frame as image (PDF,PNG,JPG)

Hi! I would like to write a python script that takes a bunch of swf files and renders them to individual image files. Each swf file has just one frame (text, pictures etc.) and no animations at all. I have already tried the render command from the swftools toolset (The windows version), but the resolution of the resulting image is too ...

Is it possible to allocate memory to the Flash IDE on Windows?

When editing a large fla (400mb - don't ask!) Flash will sometimes run out of memory and tell me to allocate more memory (in Finder I think). Obviously these are instructions for Mac that have erroneously made it to the Windows version - but is there anything I can do to allocate more memory in Windows Vista? ...

External XML using AS3.0

Hi, How can i load external xml file in Action Script 3.0, I have seen a tutorial http://webdeginer.blogspot.com/2010/06/external-xml-loading.html, is it right or I have to see any more tutorials. Thanks, K Swamy Vishnubhatla, webdeginer.blogspot.com. ...

Scrolling text 'news ticker', Flash

Hey, My text animation scrolls from left to right, which is OK. I want to keep it simple but change it up little. How do I get the text to go right to left? Thanks. AS3 Example mask = customMask; var my_str:String = " Ad hoc ad loc and quid pro quo "; function addUm():void { my_str = my_str.charAt(my_str.length - 1...