Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview
Adobe Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview provides registered users of Flash Professional 8 with early access to the new ActionScript 3.0 language and the ability to publish to the newly-released Flash Player 9. ActionScript 3.0 and the new ActionScript Virtual Machine introduced with Flash Player 9 are among the most significant advances in the history of Flash. These new advancements, made in Flash Player 9, provide a more robust programming model, achieve standards compliance, and deliver ground-breaking performance improvements.

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Dynamic Drawing Using ActionScript
Shows how to use the dynamic drawing methods of Flash to create images and effects generated through ActionScript.

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Dynamic mask in Actionscript 3
In this Flash tutorial you will learn how to create a dynamic draggable mask in Actionscript 3.0.

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Creating a photo album with Adobe Flash 8 and ActionScript
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a photo album using Adobe Flash 8 and ActionScript.

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Dynamic Text: LoadVars and HTML
Often, when you have large amounts of text to display, you'll want to use a scrolling text box. That means you'll have to make the text field "dynamic". That, in turn, means you can't do much formatting of the text field within Flash.Fortunately, Flash can interpret HTML tags. You can use these to create pre-formatted text files and include hyper links.

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Flash Actionscript Goodies
Heres a collection of actionscript scripts and codes to use as reference when creating dynamic flash projects, includes, loops,random numbers and key listeners for keyboard input

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Create an old-style terminal screen autotyping readout text
In this really simple Flash 8 tutorial, I will show you how to create an old monitor readout. It is easy: you will only have to set up a dynamic text field, tweak it a little bit and then write a few lines of ActionScript to give it life.

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Flash Actionscript Programming Basics
There are currently 2 versions of Actionscript.Actionscript 1.0 (AS 1.0) is the version that works with Flash MX.Actionscript 2.0 (AS 2.0) is the new language that ships with Flash MX2004. Most items in these tutorials will cover both AS 1 and AS 2. Where there is a difference I will indicate it.Actionscript 1.0 will work with Flash MX2004 but Actionscript 2.0 will not work with Flash MX.

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Flash Actionscript Programming Basics
There are currently 2 versions of Actionscript. Actionscript 1.0 (AS 1.0) is the version that works with Flash MX. Actionscript 2.0 (AS 2.0) is the new language that ships with Flash MX2004. Most items in these tutorials will cover both AS 1 and AS 2. Where there is a difference I will indicate it. Actionscript 1.0 will work with Flash MX2004 but Actionscript 2.0 will not work with Flash MX.

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Flash Actionscript 2.0 Programming Basics
This course is adapted from the book "C++ Primer" by Stanley Lippman.There are currently 2 versions of Actionscript. Actionscript 1.0 (AS 1.0) is the version that works with Flash MX. Actionscript 2.0 (AS 2.0) is the new language that ships with Flash MX2004. Most items in these tutorials will cover both AS 1 and AS 2. Where there is a difference I will indicate it. Actionscript 1.0 will work with Flash MX2004 but Actionscript 2.0 will not work with Flash MX.

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Clever way to filter Bad Words in Flash
Learn the simplest way to remove bad words or swear words from a flash input field or dynamic field with this quick and easy tutorial.

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Writing ActionScript 3.0 in Flash
The Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview is the only development environment that allows you to create Flash documents (FLA files) that use ActionScript 3.0, although you can also compile SWF files from ActionScript (AS) files using Flex Builder 2.

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Flash MX 2004 ActionScript Learning Guide
ActionScript is the scripting language for Macromedia Flash. It makes your Flash content interactive. ActionScript provides a more efficient way to do things in Flash, from creating simple animations through designing complex application interfaces. With the release of Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Macromedia introduced ActionScript 2.0.

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Introduction to ActionScript 2
The ActionScript is the programming language that Macromedia Flash has used from the very beginning, and that Flash 8 uses too. In general, we can say that the ActionScript will allow us to make everything what we propose with Flash 8, since it gives absolute control over everything related to a Flash movie, absolutely everything.

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Connecting Lines Dynamically in Flash Using ActionScript
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create two draggable circles that will always remain connected via a dynamic line that you will create in Actionscript. No matter where you move the circles, they will always be connected by the line.

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Dynamic Flickering Effect
To code dynamic flickering that can be applied to any MovieClip object in Adobe Flash. The flicker intensity, time between flickering and duration can be easily adjusted by changing variables. It is a great effect to draw attention to particular elements of your interface.

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Flash Painting Program
Create a simple dynamic painting program in Adobe Flash. Use your mouse to paint on a simulated canvas.

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Dynamic Menu
This tutorial describes the ActionScript required to reproduce one of yugo nakamura's dynamic menus.

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Loading HTML-formatted text in a dynamic text field
Although it is very easy to format your text at authoring time, it is not the case when you load text dynamically in a dynamic text field. The best way to format your text in that case is to use HTML. The following tutorial shows you how to format and load HTML-formatted text in a dynamic text field.

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How To Create A Dynamic Web Site In Flash MX
This tutorial shows you how to create a basic website with nothing on the stage. This will involve dynamically loading jpegs and creating movieclips via actionscript. Some of the material covered will be advanced but I will go through it step by step.

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Realistic Flash Water Effect
We will create a realistic water reflection in Adobe Flash using Actionscript. After completing this tutorial, you will be able to apply the effect to your own photos and web graphics. I will also highlight the key variables to tweak the effect.

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Creating a Digital Clock
In this tutorial, you'll discover how to use dynamic text fields and Actionscript to create your own digital clock for your Flash website.

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Introducing ActionScript
We believe you'll find ActionScript a satisfying companion - especially as you delve deeper into the relationship. Although you may not necessarily think of scripting as a creative endeavor, a working knowledge of ActionScript can spark all kinds of ideas - ones that will enable you to create dynamic content that can interact with your users on myriad levels. Best of all, you'll get the satisfaction of watching your ideas grow into working models that fulfill your projects' objectives.

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LED spectrum analyzer meter effect using dynamic masking
This tutorial describes how to produce a spectrum analyzer meter effect using dynamic masking in Flash MX, with some actionscript.

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Do-It-Yourself Scrollbar
This tutorial was written for the Flash Designer software. This is a pretty good scrollbar for scrolling text or other objects within your Flash movie. It doesn't require too much coding and it uses simple ActionScript commands that most people learn soon after getting Flash Designer. It resizes itself automatically for the number of lines in your HTML text field.

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Dealing with Data Types
In this tutorial we are going to discuss and learn about one of the new introductions to Flash Actionscript. Some basic data types existed in Flash 4 such as strings, numbers and boolean though they weren't formalised until Flash 5. As you have probably figured out, Flash 5 Actionscript is a lot more complex that its Flash 4 parent but it's complexity delivers something the internet needs - more power :)

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Realistic Flash Smoke Effect
We will create a realistic smoke effect in Adobe Flash using Actionscript. After completing this tutorial, you will be able to easily adjust the smoke effect with key variables.

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Calling PHP Functions from Flash
This tutorial assumes that you already have expirience with PHP or other programming languages. In this tutorial I will introduce PHP's dynamic function construction in combination with Actionscript. This combination allows you to execute various tasks in Flash with only one PHP script.

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Fantastic Text Effect without writing any ActionScript
Normally, to create a good text effect, you need to take advantage of ActionScript by using Flash, which is not so easy for us flash beginners. Here I would like to introduce you a flash design tool, with which you can create a lot of fantasic text effects with just a few clicks. Don't beleive it? Take the following tour and you will be convinced.

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Integrating Flash and mySQL
This is just a basic tutorial on how to display data in a mySQL database in flash quickly and easily. You can develop this code further to create dynamic Flash movies that feed off a mySQL database. In this example I'm using an eCard project I'm working on. The code will connect to my database to get the card information (the to, from, and message) and display this data in the flash movie. Also note that you should have dynamic text fields named as each of the variables your want to display in your flash movie.

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Drag & Drop In Flash
Dragging and dropping is used everywhere. Not only in general file moving and placing, but also within games. It my be necessary to move a certain item elsewhere for a puzzle or adventure game. We're going to take a look at the basics of dragging and dropping in Flash. It is a very simple effect to conquer. It only requires a few lines or Actionscript to work, and I shall explain what the Actionscript is telling Flash to do. If you would like to see an example of what you can create, click here.

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Flash Matrix - Animated Code Effect
I'm going to show you how to code the Matrix falling code effect using Adobe Flash and Actionscript. You will be able to adjust the dimensions, the number of lines, perceived depth, fall speed and more.

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Basics of Using Text in Flash
This Tutorial explains the basics of Text in Flash. In Flash there are 3 types of Textboxes - Static, Input & Dynamic. Static text are used for titles, labels, or other text content that appears in a flash document by default. Input text options are used for user interactivity like obtaining username or other information in a Flash form. The third type of text is a Dynamic text, that are used to display text that changes dynamically at runtime.

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How to make a Flash preloader using Actionscript 3
In this tutorial I will teach you how to make a Flash preloader using Actionscript 3. The idea is that we will create a very small swf that we will use to load your main swf file using the Actionscript 3 Loader class. Because the preloader will be a very small swf, you dont have to worry that it will take much time until the preloader itself is downloaded

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Display Date with Adobe Flash8 and ActionScript
In this tutorial it will be explained how to display the Date with Adobe Flash8 and ActionScript.

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Draggable dynamic masking
This Flash tutorial will teach you how to create draggable dynamic mask.

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Creating Falling Snowflakes in Flash Using ActionScript
Learn how to create a realistic snowflake animation using ActionScript.

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Make a Multifaceted Menu with Dynamic Contents, Tip and Information
This will be the most interactive and remarkable lesson on flash menu, that you have ever learnt. We are going to make a flash menu that will show tips, dynamic interface and user friendly.

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Creating a colored gradient background for your Flash movie via ActionScript
In this lesson, I will show you how to create a background for your Flash document using no design tools at all! Besides being far more easy to change then a drawn graphic, this background created with ActionScript will adapt itself automatically to any size your movie may have.

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Exploring the Flash Professional 9 ActionScript 3.0 Preview
This article walks you through creating a new shape using the drawing tools in Flash. After learning how to interact with the shape so it reacts to button clicks and mouse movement, you'll see how to move the ActionScript from the main Timeline into an external file that you can link to symbols in the Library or to the main Flash document itself.

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