What is the current state of Adobe Flex and what tools are commonly used? [more inside]
posted by Riemann on Oct 2, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm building my first Flash program, and I need help with a problem with collision detection... [more inside]
posted by monkeyagent on May 30, 2009 - 4 answers

ActionScript 3.0 trouble: rollover effects. [more inside]
posted by reductiondesign on Mar 4, 2009 - 11 answers

What's the relationship between the ActionScript namespaces fl.* and flash.* ?
posted by iconjack on Oct 14, 2008 - 4 answers

Flash-physics-filter: I'm working on a simple flash game similar to curveball, but I can't figure out 1) how the script determines the amount of spin/curve to put on the ball, and 2) how the AI gets progressively better as the levels increase.
posted by c:\awesome on Sep 19, 2008 - 11 answers

How do I convert a shape drawn with ActionScript to a movie clip that can have mouse actions in Flash (ActionScript 2)? [more inside]
posted by nímwunnan on Aug 19, 2008 - 4 answers

How do I take a graph that looks like this and display it in a web friendly format? Oh, and there's 300,000 of them. [more inside]
posted by christonabike on Apr 17, 2008 - 6 answers

Mailing list, forum, or other community for advanced actionscript coders? [more inside]
posted by malphigian on Mar 20, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm trying to make a flash file scale to the width of a div. Friends, Romans, Actionscript People, how do I make this happen? [more inside]
posted by Mayor Curley on Dec 7, 2007 - 11 answers

I'm trying to get the local webcam to stream to the stage on Flash CS3 actionscript3. When I run it, I get a blank screen and no errors. Any help at all would be appreciated. Here is my code so far: import flash.system.SecurityPanel; Security.showSettings(SecurityPanel.CAMERA); var cam:Camera = Camera.getCamera(name); var vid:Video = new Video(); vid.attachCamera(cam); stage.addChild(vid); Thanks! [more inside]
posted by univac on Nov 30, 2007 - 3 answers

How do I get Flash to play a FLV and then go to particular URL when it's done? [more inside]
posted by aaronetc on Nov 11, 2007 - 5 answers

Does anyone know of a book that covers Flash CS3 from the ground up? I need it all, from beginner stuff to Flex. I'm hoping to find a book that has a general introduction to Flash, a language reference for Actionscript, and a thorough review of Flex. This is asking for a lot. Perhaps what I need is a series of books? [more inside]
posted by jeffmueller on Sep 3, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm developing in Actionscript 3, and I hate (hate, hate, hate) Flex Builder 2. What are some other good options for as3 development on OS X? [more inside]
posted by Tlogmer on May 14, 2007 - 4 answers

Can someone recommend a good ActionScript book for an experienced programmer? [more inside]
posted by whir on Mar 30, 2007 - 8 answers

Can Flash/ActionScript play multiple audio clips simultaneously, while maintaining sync, over a timespan of, say, 4-7 minutes? Preferably while presenting only one set of playback controls (stop, play, pause, and maybe positioning) to the user? [more inside]
posted by baylink on Dec 21, 2006 - 4 answers

How can I change variables in a Flash movie based a URL parameter? [more inside]
posted by kirkaracha on Dec 4, 2006 - 6 answers

Work is paying for a Flash Actionscript class. What are the best ones available in or around Boston, Massachusetts USA? I am Straight Outta Newton and work in Allston, so I would like something in those areas, but I am willing to go anywhere in Metro Boston/city if the course is very good.
posted by Mayor Curley on Nov 27, 2006 - 2 answers

Flash 8 / Actionscript 2.0 – How do I draw dynamically in a custom class. [more inside]
posted by miniape on Nov 12, 2006 - 4 answers

OK. So I have five movie clips on the stage named b1 - b5. When the user clicks on one the other four need to gotoAndPlay. I could write a function for one object then cut and paste and just change the names, but that seems inelegant. What I think I need to do is generate an array containing the five objects, then, when the user clicks on one of them, that one is removed from the array and triggers a function that loops through the remaining clips in the array and does the goto. Does that make sense? And if so, how would I do it? And if not, what is a better way? In other words, user clicks on movie named b1 and b2-b5 do something. user clicks on movie named b3 and b1,b2,b4, and b5 do something. Thanks! [more inside]
posted by Grod on Jun 29, 2006 - 22 answers

How can I change the position of an object in a Flash file with data from an external (XML) file? [more inside]
posted by kirkaracha on Mar 9, 2006 - 5 answers

Flash Actionscript Problem. _rotation rotates a movie clip how do flip a movie clip (as in mirror image). I have tried _flip, _mirror and looked all over but cannot find the correct syntax. Cheers if you can help
posted by spooksie on Nov 28, 2005 - 1 answer

anyway to mute background audio in flash video? [more inside]
posted by grafholic on Oct 29, 2005 - 1 answer

Programming/geometry: in a Flash program (you don't need to know Flash to answer this), I'm trying to place rectangular images at random positions on the screen. There are already images on the screen. I need to make sure that the new, randomly-placed images don't obscure the images already there. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Sep 29, 2005 - 25 answers

I have a programming issue with sorting an array. [more inside]
posted by sjvilla79 on Sep 20, 2005 - 10 answers

Anyone know how to use an XMLSocket in flash (using actionscript) [more inside]
posted by delmoi on Sep 16, 2005 - 5 answers

I have some ActionScript and I need to change the keyboard controls from the arrow keys (up, down, left and right) to a, z , comma and period but nothing seems to be working... Please hope me! [more inside]
posted by stringbean on Mar 1, 2005 - 2 answers

It looks like I'll be dusting off some of my Flash skills to do some contract work. There's a snag though. I'm used to (light) coding with ActionScript circa Flash v.5 and the company uses the newer Flash MX and ActionScript 2.0. I'm wondering how hard it will be for me to catch up and figure it out. Has anyone had to make the leap (and quickly at that)? [more inside]
posted by picea on Feb 17, 2005 - 3 answers

I'm a graphic designer who is looking to advance my actionscript skills in Flash. What is the best way for "non-coders" to learn more advanced coding? [+] [more inside]
posted by quadog on Jan 20, 2005 - 7 answers

Browsing the hard disk from a flash webpage.
a) is it possible?
(I know it is - i've seen a component that does it. But i want the actionscript that does it)
b) help
(i just need some pointers - tutorials, actionscript snippets and so on) [more inside]
posted by FidelDonson on Dec 6, 2004 - 13 answers

Flash MX question, is there a way to load a page from blogger (or an xml page) into a dynamic text block with a scroll bar?
posted by drezdn on Nov 25, 2004 - 3 answers

Is anyone out there on the net making good, full-length (ie. half an hour) cartoons in Flash?
posted by Jimbob on Aug 25, 2004 - 3 answers

Actionscript: Is there any way to determine the index in a string of a line-break, when that string is presented in a text field?
posted by FidelDonson on Aug 22, 2004 - 4 answers

XML: I'm writing a Flash/Actionscript program that reads in an XML data file. The info needs to be sorted alphabetically, but people will be continually adding new data to the end of the file, so it will have to be resorted often. There's no easy way to sort XML data in Actionscript (and doing so would slow down the program too much, anway), so the data-entry folks will need to sort the data externally to the Flash app. Are there any (free?) applications that can sort XML data by a node of your choice? I need a solution that can run on a Mac or a PC -- or it could be web based.
posted by grumblebee on Aug 18, 2004 - 16 answers

Actionscript: Is there any way for a SWF file to read the name and/or path of the XHTML file that loaded it?
posted by signal on Jun 24, 2004 - 9 answers

I've got a Flash file banner, and an HTML equivalent, with the requirement that people without Flash don't get asked to install it and just get the HTML version... [more inside]
posted by holloway on Jun 21, 2004 - 6 answers

Flash Actionscript issue: I have a flash menu, with a series of links dynamically assigned using item.onRelease = function(link) {getURL(this.link);}; They work fine in flashplayer 7, but not at all in flashplayer 6. [a lot m.i.] [more inside]
posted by signal on Mar 17, 2004 - 7 answers

I was interested in making a flash animation that looks like an 8 bit nintendo game, and was wondering if there's an easy way to do 8 bit art?
posted by drezdn on Feb 20, 2004 - 8 answers

Inside, I've posted a question about computer programming, regarding organizing class libraries and packages -- and also regarding good programming practices. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Feb 4, 2004 - 6 answers

Does anyone have a good solution for copying files (say... image files) from a CDROM to a user's local disk using a Flash interface (and any appropriate add-on)? It should be cross-platform happy, and specifically able to be developed on the Mac.
posted by jpburns on Jan 14, 2004 - 0 answers