# programming

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1126

[Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md)

**Page:** 1127

---

## [How to make this in CS3 with AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-this-in-cs3-with-as3/267672)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Crueltylizer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Crueltylizer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-this-in-cs3-with-as3/267672 "2008-08-04T17:32:25Z")

</div>

I've stumbled upon this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/menu\_with\_slider.htm and was wondering if anyone could tell me how to make this in CS3 with AC3? Thank you \[smile\]

---

## [Determining rankings in racing games](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/determining-rankings-in-racing-games/267671)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@alexmiller](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexmiller)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/determining-rankings-in-racing-games/267671 "2008-08-04T17:21:33Z")

</div>

This is not a specific programming question, I'm just curious if anyone knows the general answer. I've been playing a lot of Mario Kart recently, and I've been puzzling over the way the game determines the rankings. In…

---

## [Another Question on the kirupa´s xml photogallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-question-on-the-kirupa-s-xml-photogallery/267669)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@djruslan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djruslan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-question-on-the-kirupa-s-xml-photogallery/267669 "2008-08-04T17:06:16Z")

</div>

Hello to all! I was hopping someone can point me in the right direction. Or help me out with this question. How would I go about actually making the images be the links to other pages? I know that the topic on how to…

---

## [Help with for loops and variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-for-loops-and-variables/267662)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@bobcahill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobcahill)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-for-loops-and-variables/267662 "2008-08-04T16:15:49Z")

</div>

I need to have a Flash program I am creating loop through creation of 10 instances that each get populated by different dynamic XML files. Everything works fine, but if I can get some help with my for loops pasted below …

---

## [Controlling buttons in a loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-buttons-in-a-loop/267661)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-buttons-in-a-loop/267661 "2008-08-04T16:00:58Z")

</div>

I'm use to the old method in AS2 where each createEmptyMovieClip had its own instance name. Such as, "Mc"+i. How would I specify the movieclips in AS3? I just have this one instance var mc:MovieClip = new MovieClip();…

---

## [PHP: Do something in the middle of while loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-do-something-in-the-middle-of-while-loop/267660)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Rocketrud](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rocketrud)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-do-something-in-the-middle-of-while-loop/267660 "2008-08-04T15:52:02Z")

</div>

I have a while loop that is returning a bunch of rows. I need to insert a static image file that will appear only once in the middle of the loop Any ideas on how to make it appear after like two rows have been return…

---

## [Building a Gallery Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-a-gallery-help/267659)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@wispas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wispas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-a-gallery-help/267659 "2008-08-04T15:42:01Z")

</div>

Hi, I am trying to build a gallery very similar to something like this: http://www.game.co.uk/Xbox360/Action/Combat/~r334566/SoulCalibur-IV/ Scroll further down to the screenshots section. The page does not need to…

---

## [\[CS3\] Array Restraints & Displaying in Dynamic Textboxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-array-restraints-displaying-in-dynamic-textboxes/267658)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@chulo34](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chulo34)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-array-restraints-displaying-in-dynamic-textboxes/267658 "2008-08-04T15:27:42Z")

</div>

Hello, I am fairly new to actionscript, and I'm trying to learn more under the heat of a deadline. I am working on a project for a client where they want the user to be able to build a package of 10 items from the availa…

---

## [Export flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-flash/267655)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@webbhelp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webbhelp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-flash/267655 "2008-08-04T15:14:57Z")

</div>

Hi! When i export my flash to a swf - file, i press jpeg quality to 100 but the quality is not good because it's jpeg, if it should be gif or png it would be good quality. My question is: How can i get my swf to get …

---

## [Dynamic identifiers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-identifiers/267654)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@danoise](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danoise)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-identifiers/267654 "2008-08-04T15:12:26Z")

</div>

Here's the scenario: I am currently developing a multi-lingual application that makes use of several AS2.0 components, one of which is the DataGrid component. To fill the DataGrid with information, I supply a standa…

---

## [Duplicate mouse listeners... any ideas?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mouse-listeners-any-ideas/267651)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@merkin51](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/merkin51)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-mouse-listeners-any-ideas/267651 "2008-08-04T14:30:39Z")

</div>

I'm currently implementing the revised Kirupa scroller into a project of mine, and have settled on working with MichaelxxOA's great class. Here's my code: import mx.utils.Delegate; class Scroller { // Scroll moviecl…

---

## [Unicode problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unicode-problem/267648)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pavanshinde](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pavanshinde)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unicode-problem/267648 "2008-08-04T13:29:34Z")

</div>

Hello all I am creating a application. Which will user external text from XML. The text is in hindi unicode. But when i load the xml and assign this text to a dynamic text field it wont word wrap. Its breaks the line an…

---

## [Collision detection? AS 1](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-detection-as-1/267647)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@scott1969](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scott1969)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-detection-as-1/267647 "2008-08-04T13:18:35Z")

</div>

I want the basket the fox is carrying to glow when an object goes into the basket. A good glow for the good object and a bad glow for the bad object. What is the best way to go about program this. Below is the scripting …

---

## [Changing The Speed Of A Movie Using setInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-speed-of-a-movie-using-setinterval/267645)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@99benns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/99benns)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-speed-of-a-movie-using-setinterval/267645 "2008-08-04T13:08:41Z")

</div>

Hi, if anyone could help with this it would be great. I'm using AS2 with CS3 and flash player 9. I'm making some video tutorials, you select the title of the tutorial in the file, it loads the relevant tutorial SWF up …

---

## [Script inside MoveClip attached using addChild does not work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-inside-moveclip-attached-using-addchild-does-not-work/267643)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Droozle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Droozle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-inside-moveclip-attached-using-addchild-does-not-work/267643 "2008-08-04T12:47:34Z")

</div>

Hello everyone, I bet this question has been answered before, but searching for those answers is not easy when the keywords I can chose from are "MovieClip script addChild" :crying: I am using Flex Builder to create …

---

## [Flash movie icon](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-icon/267642)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@lindsm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lindsm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-icon/267642 "2008-08-04T12:37:37Z")

</div>

I took a .wma movie file and converted it to a .flv flash movie. Here is the code for my test. How do I make this come up as a "icon" that can be clicked on to play and opens in a new window? (ex. ieee.tv) \<object c…

---

## [Byte Array webservice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/byte-array-webservice/267639)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@peterco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/peterco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/byte-array-webservice/267639 "2008-08-04T11:49:59Z")

</div>

I want to send a picture from Flash as a bytearray via webservice to a MS SQL, and then be able to read it into Flash again. Do anybode novs if this is posible?

---

## [Syntax Coloring](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/syntax-coloring/267638)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@r3h0ld3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/r3h0ld3r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/syntax-coloring/267638 "2008-08-04T11:21:38Z")

</div>

Hey all, I had a quick question about the syntax coloring of my actionscript in CS 3. For some reason I never get anything colored except for comments and traces, anyone know why? The settings are default and I even …

---

## [Can I start learning Actionscript 3.0 as first language?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-start-learning-actionscript-3-0-as-first-language/267630)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@nike\_shoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nike_shoe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-start-learning-actionscript-3-0-as-first-language/267630 "2008-08-04T09:04:10Z")

</div>

I don't know much about programming. I only know some html & css. Now I read that learning actionscript 2.0 first is a waste of time as 3.0 is totally new & different. Now can I pick up Actionscript 3.0 as first language…

---

## [Using joins to quickly cross compare tables?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-joins-to-quickly-cross-compare-tables/267629)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@DesignerMichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerMichael)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-joins-to-quickly-cross-compare-tables/267629 "2008-08-04T07:29:46Z")

</div>

I'm wonder if joins would help me do this fast I have one table of id's, and I want to count how many of those id's match id's in the second table. Something like this perhaps? SELECT COUNT(t1.uid) FROM users AS t…

---

## [Is "this.something" always faster than"something" inside a class?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-something-always-faster-than-something-inside-a-class/267628)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zhangxiaorui](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zhangxiaorui)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-something-always-faster-than-something-inside-a-class/267628 "2008-08-04T07:20:19Z")

</div>

Just like what I asked in my title? Thanks \[smile\]

---

## [\[flash8\] simply load image from xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-simply-load-image-from-xml/267626)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tannayr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tannayr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-simply-load-image-from-xml/267626 "2008-08-04T06:38:27Z")

</div>

Ok, I have been searching for a month now, and I've been unable to locate and have used other forums and have been unable to recieve assistance doing what I want, and the funny part is, what I am trying to do seems like …

---

## [Loading and Unloading an External .SWF on certain frames](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-and-unloading-an-external-swf-on-certain-frames/267625)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@aspiringFlasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aspiringFlasher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-and-unloading-an-external-swf-on-certain-frames/267625 "2008-08-04T06:18:21Z")

</div>

Is there a way to load an external swf onto, say, frame 7, and unload the sucker on say, frame, 12? Just wisk it away to neverneverland when the playhead hits the right frame/s? Is there a way to change it's visibility…

---

## [Error in IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-in-ie/267619)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@sarav](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarav)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-in-ie/267619 "2008-08-04T05:39:35Z")

</div>

Hi All, Am developing a multi user card game using flash with .NET, in my game i met a problem like cache. That is in that result each players earning or loss their points, for that in some browsers like firefox,flock…

---

## [Flash media server whiteboard component with freehand](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-media-server-whiteboard-component-with-freehand/267613)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@alaric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alaric)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-media-server-whiteboard-component-with-freehand/267613 "2008-08-04T01:23:30Z")

</div>

Hi does anyone has a working example of a freehand tool in the whiteboard component that works with FMS?

---

## [Print and manage symbols Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-and-manage-symbols-problem/267609)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@spectator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spectator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-and-manage-symbols-problem/267609 "2008-08-03T22:47:55Z")

</div>

Hi all. I faced up a problem. I have a mc which I duplicate with AS, there are also buttons to add and remove instances of this mc. I store mc instances into a sprite container. But when I create my file I set up some va…

---

## [When can stop() not actually stop? (AS3)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-can-stop-not-actually-stop-as3/267608)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@arby](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-can-stop-not-actually-stop-as3/267608 "2008-08-03T22:47:51Z")

</div>

Heres a tough one for you experts. I have a game where occasionally all the stop() actions that I put in the first frame of my movieclips decide to go on strike at the same time. The resullt? a blinking mess. They just k…

---

## [Creating a copy of a MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-copy-of-a-movieclip/267606)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tibberous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tibberous)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-copy-of-a-movieclip/267606 "2008-08-03T22:20:03Z")

</div>

I have a movieclip that I need to copy. The movieclip loads items and adds them to its stage, so I don't just want to make one like it and then have to reload the objects.

---

## [Load swf into another swf & jump to a frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-into-another-swf-jump-to-a-frame/267604)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@aspiringFlasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aspiringFlasher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-into-another-swf-jump-to-a-frame/267604 "2008-08-03T21:26:12Z")

</div>

Hi! I work with flash 2.0 in CS3 When I click a button I want to load an swf in a higher level of a "main" swf and jump to a certain frame of the "main" swf. Is that possible? and if so, can you please help me out wi…

---

## [Loading multiple images from XML and store in an Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-images-from-xml-and-store-in-an-array/267601)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@dixi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dixi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-images-from-xml-and-store-in-an-array/267601 "2008-08-03T20:51:26Z")

</div>

Good evening to all. First of all, I'm registered for like, forever on Kirupa, but I can't remember introducing myself. So, here I go: I'm Gertjan from The Netherlands. I'm a designer/junior developer (in training) @ S…

[Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1125)

[Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1127)
