Flash MX & Dreamweaver MX

[Designer]

I don't know if i'm posting this in the correct forum bet it seemed the most appropriate.

Does anyone know of any good online (free) tutorials on using Dreamweaver MX and Flash MX. Or any good books available in the UK (for a reasonable price).

Thanks

D

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

I find in Blackwells they have a good range of books on all things computers, at good prices, if you want you could buy online but I prefere to see a book and look through it before I buy it, Flash MX has a tutorial in it (used it when I had the 30 day trial) and that could be a starting point.

[Designer]

Thanks for the reply WTBF,

I tried the inbuilt tutorial but not had much luck with it (find ir hard to follow and look back on what i've done), would prefer a site I can just download some info from if you know one.

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

I found one here http://www2.bc.edu/~bessetci/mc021/Flash%20tutorial.htm when searching google, it doesn't create anything brilliant but it seems to cover everything, I just wish I had the money for flash. Its not the best way to make websites, but it does look good when you use it for school projects (at least at my school).

[GimmeDaMic]

Try FlashKit.com. They've got a pretty good selection of tutorials for Flash MX. I don't know about for Dreamweaver MX though.

[Designer]

Thanks guys,

While i'm here does anyone know how I can add a hitcounter to a personal webpage (or is it difficult), very new to doing this kind of stuff

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

If your webserver supports ASP then I can explain how to make one. If it supports any other types of languages then I am sure other members will help out, if you have no support for any programming languages then you can get free counters on the internet, but I always prefere to make my own.

[Designer]

Thanks WTBF


Im just using AOL's free FTP space (think i got that right) so im not sure what that supports.

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

I don't think that supports any programming languages, but I have never used it so I am not sure, if you want to see if it supports ASP make a new page and call it test.asp, put this in it:

<%
Response.Write "MY Webserver supports ASP"
%>

If you upload that and open it, it will tell you if you have ASP support, although I doubt you will.

As for a free counter try http://counter.sparklit.com/?sparkKe...bd04274cbfc0b0 but a word of warning: most free counters use javascript, and I have found this can cause problems with HTML validation.

[Designer]

Thanks WTBF but no code came out in the post

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

Strange, it does on my computer, here it is without the code tags:

<%
Response.Write "My Webserver Supports ASP"
%>

You can make the file with Dreamweaver, but I would recomend notepad for something this small, just make sure the file extension is .asp.

[Designer]

Still got nothing WTBF

Using my laptop at the mo. on your post it just saye code:




then post continues

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

Here is the file you need, for some reason you can not see it. You will have to change the extension to .asp since I cannot attach asp files.

Edit: I have to go now, if your server supports ASP then PM me and I can give you the code to put into the page, if not just use a free counter, like the one I linked to above.

[Designer]

Thankyou WTBF

Just downloaded it and renamed it as test.asp and uploaded it, when i tried to access it just got the action cancelled message from IE so i assume that means that my freespace doesnt support asp (correct?)

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

Normally when something doesn't support ASP it just displays nothing, but I imagine that AOL would be different, so you will have to go with a free counter then.

[Designer]

OK then WTBF, checked that site you gave a link to. Do I have to register with them and is it free?

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

I used to have one with them, you have to register, but it is free, and all it is is the number of hits with a thing that says "powered by sparklit" at the bottom. I would like to see the site when its online, I always think that people who are starting out in webdesign have some very good ideas, and don't just use old ones.

[Designer]

Thankyou,

When I'm up and running i'll start a new thread for opinions on the site

Thankyou WTBF for all your help

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

Well if its like your paintjob/fan mod then it will be very good.

[Designer]

Thankyou,

It's gonna be a guide to doing some of the mods i've come across or come up with. I'm still working on a new case (gotta go out and buy a new dremel) so when I've got some more photo's I can do some more to the site. Thinking of including a guide on how to solder (properly) and not get dry-joints, because i've seen a few posts before about people not sure on doing jobs like replacing LED's and that sort of thing

[WhatsThisBoxFor?]

If you are planning on using flash (as the title of the thread suggests) I would just recomend you don't use it for everything, javascript can do slideshows etc, so unlike how some websites use flash, there are alternates and when I visit a site as long as it works I don't mind if when you move your mouse over a button or something it doesn't move / or using a javascript image rollover rather than flash.

Good Luck

[MSIuser]

I would say use flash instead of javascript, because personally i don't like javascript (from a web user point of view). I like flash but only if it looks professional. Otherwise I would much rather a web gallery with just a new page for each photo like dreamweaver can make for you.

[Designer]

Thanks for all your reply's guys.

WTBF I found this aricle eventually on AOL's help pages for making a counter as they've included the feature for users of their freespace, link below

http://members.aol.com/wwwadmin/counter/counter.htm

Thanks again guys