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Thanks ilike2flash,
I'm trying to learn as I go. I'm trying to create an online worksheet for my students that will post to a SQL database when the students take it. I already had the file done...

I can do something like this but it isn't dynamic and I know there's a better way. I'd appreciate any help.


var arr:Array = new Array();
var p1:Array = new Array();
var p2:Array = new...

Thanks ilike2flash, you're a great help.

How can I name the arrays in the loop so I get a nested array like this?


myNestedArray=(p1,p2,p3,p4 etc)

so I can reference the nested array ...

Thanks ilike2,
It worked perfectly.

If I have a varying number of questions in the xml, what is the best way to push the info into individual arrays?


<WORKSHEET>
<QUESTION>...

I can load the xml, but I'm having trouble parsing it.


var myXML:XML;
var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
myLoader.load(new URLRequest("fillinblank.xml"));...

I have a quiz projector file in full screen. I want to prevent students from using keyboard shortcuts like alt+tab or the win key. I tried...


fscommand("trapallkeys", "true");

but it...

I'm still hoping someone will point me in the right direction. :)

Any help, advice, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I want to make some buttons invisible until the print job is done. So I have simply set the alpha to 0 when the print button is clicked. At the end of the printjob I want the exit button to be...

That solved my problem. Such an easy fix! THANKS! You have helped me on several occasions and I can't thank you enough.

I create a textfield in a MC....


var feedback_txt:TextField= new TextField();
feedback_txt.type=TextFieldType.DYNAMIC;
feedback_txt.x=firstPart+5;
feedback_txt.y=45;...

Your advice was hugely helpful. I came up with this and now every issue is solved and everything is working great. THANKS!!


//preloader
loaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS,...

Anyone have any advice? Thanks

I have this code on the first frame of the main timeline.


//preloader
loaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, updatePreloader);
function updatePreloader(evtObj: ProgressEvent):void...

I found the documentation that solved my problem. I needed to disable the new security settings in CS4 before using getLocal().


Security.exactSettings=false;

Now everything works fine.

I should mention. The above code appears on the first frame of the main timeline.

I recently purchased CS4 and am trying to publish some older files with no changes to them and am having the following problem.

I want to place a SharedObject on the local machine. The idea is...

I removed the listener and that solved the problem. Thanks once again.

I think I know what was happening. I stopped the timer and advanced one frame where there was no timer on stage. Stopping...

I have a timer on the main timeline that triggers a function during a quiz that saves variables, scores the question and brings in the next question. At the end of the quiz in test mode I get an...

This is embarrassing. You were right. Thanks for your help. I imported the sounds from a flash 8 library and 'export in the first frame' wasn't checked

Thanks cancerinform for your help also.

I'm sorry cancerinform, but I don't understand.

Thanks designforce for the idea. This doesn't help me though. I have 50-100 questions in a quiz. I need the sounds to match the questions. In...

Thanks for your help Phix. I tried this...


var sChannel:SoundChannel = new SoundChannel();
var soundClass:Class=getDefinitionByName(myQuestions[0][8]) as Class;
var file:Object = new...

This worked like a charm. Thanks for your help!!! And thanks to neznein9 as well.

Thanks for the help. I tried this and the error message is gone but the code doesn't seem to work. The function downloadSuccess never triggers. I assume the syntax to my file on the server in AS3...

What I want to do:
I have a flash quiz (projector file) that students can take home and practice.
I want students to practice at home but take the quiz at school. In the past I used flash 8 and...