Dynamic Tree using FTree Component and .tab file

Here I am going to explain how we can build a dynamic tree using FTree Component that comes with Flash UI Components Set 2. Hierarchical nature of XML makes it more suitable for building Tree Views But I have decided to use simple tab file (Tab delimited text file)...

Pre-Alpha version of FCF Chat

Greg Burch and Mike Chambers are working on a new frame work for multiuser applications with Flash Communication Server. You can see the pre-alpha version of their chat application here [via:mesh on MX]

Tooltip Component Demo by Stuart

Stuart has created a nice demo for Tooltip Component that comes with Flash UI Components Set 3 (Which is part of The Macromedia MX Developer Resource Kit) You can have a look at it Here

Director projectors for Pocket PC!

Werner Sharp has just announced a public beta of the “Export to Pocket PC Xtra” for Director 8/8.5. This Xtra will actually take your .DIR and convert it into eMbedded Visual C++ code that will then compile in the freely available eVC IDE from Microsoft....

Unable to *continue* with Auto Format!

Beware that auto formatting eats your actionscript some times !!! See the following code for (var i = 0; i<5; i++) { if (i == 2) { continue; } trace(i); //traces 0, 1, 3, 4 (skips 2) } If you apply Auto Format to the code it becomes for (var i = 0; i<5; i++) {...

Flash Remoting MX Launched

Flash Remoting for .NET and Java App Servers now launched, for more info: * Flash Remoting Support Center * Complete Documentation * Flash Remoting online forums * Macromedia Flash Remoting MX Product Information * To purchase from the Macromedia Online...

Corrupt Movieclip?

Yesterday I faced this problem. When I imported a audio file into a movieclip of a heavy flash file, It imported the audio but it was truncated (the end portion of the audio is missing) I even tried importing the audio into new flash file and drag and drop it in the...

Problem importing sound?

When our flash file becomes big and complex we often face this problem. When we try to import the audio we get “One or more files were not imported because there were problems reading them” even when you are sure that the audio format is flash compatible....

Dedicated Project Explorer

It is always better to keep all our current project files under projects folder in properly named sub folders particularly in a collaborative environment. Also you may be keeping your project files in a server. In such cases the following tip really helps! You can...