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could u please tell me about action script i wanna learn flash action script from where i can learn from begging
please tell me..............

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For — you already know how to animate in Macromedia Flash 8 and want to learn scripting. Replies from and raised version and resource choices; below is a compact, practical path that fills common gaps and helps you build small, working pieces rather than reading theory alone.

Start small and practice with tight, useful tasks:

  • Learn how timeline/frame code and symbol instance names interact. Put stop(); on a frame and test navigation before adding complexity.
  • Add a UI button and use an event handler to control the timeline, for example: myButton.onRelease = function() { _root.gotoAndStop(3); }. Give symbols clear instance names.
  • Control MovieClips: show/hide with _visible, change alpha, use onEnterFrame for frame-by-frame motion, and practice attachMovie / createEmptyMovieClip to load or reuse assets.
  • Load external data and media with LoadVars and loadMovie and handle success/failure callbacks. Watch cross-domain/security restrictions when loading remote files.
  • Try a small project: a preloader (bytesLoaded / bytesTotal), or a single-file slideshow that uses one controller clip to manage state.

Troubleshooting and habits that save time:

  • Use trace() and the Output window. Test with the debug Flash Player so trace messages appear.
  • Pay attention to scope: missing instance names and misplaced code on timeline frames are the most common causes of “undefined” errors. Centralize navigation in one script where possible.
  • Avoid many independent onEnterFrame handlers; one centralized loop is easier to control and profile.

Context and next steps:

  • Flash 8/ActionScript 2 is fine for legacy learning, but browser support for Flash ended; for new projects learn modern targets (HTML5/JS or newer authoring tools). Still, the programming fundamentals above transfer directly to ActionScript 3 or JavaScript, so focus on event-driven coding, clear naming, and simple projects you can finish.

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Member Avatar for JasonHippy

Have you tried this?? heh heh! :)

But seriously, you haven't given us much to go on. Which version of flash/actionscript do you want to learn?
Are you going to be using one of the official Adobe/Macromedia Flash IDE's? If so, which one?
If not, do you plan to use AS3/MXML with the free Adobe Flex SDK? Or are you planning on using some other 3rd party flash development software? (e.g. FlashDevelop, MiniBuilder, Swishmax etc.)

Also are you running Windows, Mac or *nix?

Cheers for now,
Jas.

Member Avatar for sukhvir singh

actually i wanna macro media flash i can animate & making but don't know about action script so that's why i want to learn action script from begging so that i can understand easily

Member Avatar for sukhvir singh

flash 8 version learn script

Member Avatar for JasonHippy

Well if you're using Flash 8, there are lots of tutorials and examples that ship with flash (open up the IDE and check out the help menu and the help system).

I can't remember the path to the actual files for the examples that ship with flash 8 (all of my Windows machines are dead..I'm currently running *nix, so I can't check either!) but the paths should be documented in the help. Try a few of the examples and tutorials. From what I remember the tutorials and examples range from absolute beginner to advanced...You'll soon pick things up!

Also google for actionscript 2 tutorials, there are thousands of tutorials out there on the web. There are also lots of books available for AS2 / flash 8. As flash 8 is so old, 2nd hand copies of the books should be available for relatively low prices.

There is also the official actionscript 2 online reference hosted on the Adobe livedocs website which documents every aspect of Actionscript 2.

Cheers for now,
Jas.

Member Avatar for Member #334542

Just google it for basic tutorials, If you are new to actionscript, then start with AS3.0 basics if you know Oops, otherwise start with AS2.0

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what could you do with actionscript?

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Whatever you do in other programming languages and more than that is Animation thru actionscript. If you utilizing 1000 frames for an animation you can control that in a single line. you can create gallery, you will connect database with some additional plugins, you can create e-learning tutorials. Totally it will add more interactivity to the user.

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try adobe flash'z inbuilt help ;) its the best ..

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