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Hey Steve:

I'm pulling text in from an external data source: in this case a simple .txt file.

As in:
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copy=Here is some copy and if I want an ampersand I have to use the escape code %26...

Hey all,

This is a consistent problem I've run into. Can't find the correct escape char code for curly quotes/n quote marks.

When I run a trace function to find the "’" character ....(trace...

Here's how I've handled this situation:

I create an 8.5 x 11 inch movie clip on the pasteboard of the .fla which is invisible to the viewer of the site.

I have a "mirror" dynamic text box in...

Just set the x limitations in the constrain to rectangle box to be the actual x coordinates of the clip you are dragging. That way, it can't go left or right at all.

If the button is in the...

hemingway+a/studio

hearts,
tom

We have created a Flash-based site for a client. There is one page, home.html that loads different .swf files for each section of the site, so the viewer never leaves that html page.

Our client...

So we're creating this standalone Flash .exe on a CD. Also on the CD will be some jpgs. We want to create the functionality that when the user clicks a button, the "Save" dialog box pops up, and the...

Actually, I found the answer here:
http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=303513

I just needed to put a "this" in the
rawFile = new Sound(this);

Hmmm...itdidn't seem to work if I just have the mp3s sitting in the _level0 Library. If I give them a Linkage Export property it WILL work, but it makes the _level0.swf huge: I've got 8 total mp3s to...

email:
tom@octanedetroit.com

Code to load demo1.swf:
on (release) {
_parent.gotoAndPlay(8);
_root.sub3out=false;
_root.bg.newHEX = "CC6600";
loadMovie ("demo/demo1.swf",...

So I'm using the attachSound script to reference a clip in the library of the movie, so I can Play and Stop it with a few buttons, and everything is working just dandy. No problems.

The problem...

fscommand ("quit");

Not sure this is exactly what you're looking for, but here's the double-click code I use:

on (press) {
up_first_click = getTimer();
if ((up_first_click-up_last_click)<=350) {
//...

Ash,

Anyone who uses the word "whilst" in a subject is OK in my book, so here goes:

Use a simple looping script in another MC to do your continuos action, and call it from your button.

on...

Dave,

Well, use a variable to keep the loop going while you're in the rollover state.

on (rollOver) {
mc.gotoAndPlay(2)
mc.repeat=true
}

on (rollOut) {

Dave,

In your spinning cube mc, put a blank keyframe in frame 1 with just a stop command.
Frames 2-11 are the cube animation.
Then, on the button:

on (rollOver) {
mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

Errogers,

Something like this should to the trick:

if (_root.clip1._x>=_root.targetx) {
loadMovie ("cliptoload.swf", _root.emptyclip);
}

(The only reason I wouldn't put an ==_root.targetx...

If the text doesn't have to be from an outside file, just put the text and the images in the same movie clip and scroll using whatever you usually use to scroll. You won't have any problems. Use a...

No! Only one answer per customer!!!

:/

Post away. I shan't be around, but there's plenty of people here who know a lot more than I do, so someone will be sure to help.

Best,
Tom

Hey Rambeezi,

Instead of trying to do it all in the main movie, why not have each movie load the next after it's done? I think it'd be easier.

Quick basics: You'll need an empty movie clip with...

EC,

I'm thinking the tween thing isn't going to work.

How about an mc or function that changes the startColor to the finishColor gradually like actionscript movement?

Use getRGB to get the...

BTS:

The code is

_root.onesheet.gotoAndPlay(5)

Make sure you've given the movie clip you're targeting the instance name "onesheet" or your file will skip to frame 5 of the menu movie, since...

Erik,

I'm not following you exactly—I hope this helps.

Script to set the _x and _y positions of movieclipa to those of movieclipe:

movieclipa._x=movieclipe._x;...

The problem you're having is that is soon as you load something into _level0, the command that follows it (the gotoAndPlay(255)) doesn't execute, because you've loaded that other movie on top of your...