This in depth tutorial from the award winning ActionScript.org will teach you in a step by step manner how to implement a percentage preloader which displays such information as bytes and percentage loaded so far, and remaining. The code is all explained in detail and very little knowledge is assumed.
Learn how to use Get Property to retrieve all possible information about a MovieClip via ActionScript. This details tutorial is written with no assumed knowledge and includes numerous examples and easy to understand explanations. A Set Property tutorial is also available.
SharedObjects allow you to store information on a user's system from within Flash, like a typical Cookie but with many extended features. In this free tutorial you will learn all about SharedObjects, their applications and how to write good code to create and retrieve them.
This tutorial covers variables and their ever day applications in Flash ActionScript. Written assuming no former programming knowledge the tutorial covers variables from the ground up, providing practical examples and even tests. ActionScript.org is an award winning resource site packed with free tutorials such as this one.
Often, that unusual thing you want to do has already been done and is waiting for you in a Java library. But how do you get to it from Flash?
This example shows how to access a Java object through ColdFusion in Flash. The process is also very similar in JSP and PHP.
This tutorial covers 2 new cool features which are unique to Flash 6 and above. These are setMask and setInterval. This demo could not have been possible without these features.. or at least without setMask which really is the more interesting one of the two, for this example's purposes.
It is always difficult to learn a thing when you even don't know how to start. If you think programming is absolutely a strange thing, couldn't imagine how to write ActionScript. Wish this tutorial document will help you to know how to start ActionScript, find out what you need in ActionScript.