# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1216 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1217 --- ## [Auto unload external swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-unload-external-swf/261809)
**Author:** [@Glaswegian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Glaswegian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-unload-external-swf/261809 "2008-06-01T02:30:27Z")
Hi - I'm new to ActionScript so would appreciate any help or ideas. I have a drag and drop puzzle external swf that plays from a main file. When the users are done with the puzzle I want it to automatically unload wi… --- ## [IE external interface bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-external-interface-bug/261869)
**Author:** [@redSkyBurning](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redSkyBurning)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-external-interface-bug/261869 "2008-06-01T02:11:54Z")
I've seen this bug described in a number of places online but so far no answers, so let me throw it out there again. I'm working on a page with a number of buttons whose color and text are set by an external interface fu… --- ## [Open Source Flash IDE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-source-flash-ide/261820)
**Author:** [@bobcooper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobcooper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-source-flash-ide/261820 "2008-06-01T00:33:17Z")
Hi there, I was not sure where to post this... I have been thinking about going open source with flash as it is incredibly expensive and I don't like being tied down to a corporation and having to pay for updates ev… --- ## [Active area](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/active-area/261859)
**Author:** [@mmarmor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmarmor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/active-area/261859 "2008-05-31T22:49:20Z")
I have a swf file that have 2 images-buttons, with its text description (a short title in static text). The 2 buttons have the following actions on (press) { loader\_mc.loadMovie ("xxxxx.swf"); } Afther pushing th… --- ## [\[AS2.0\] Full-Screen scripting help needed (desperately!)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-full-screen-scripting-help-needed-desperately/261630)
**Author:** [@sorevolutionary](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sorevolutionary)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-full-screen-scripting-help-needed-desperately/261630 "2008-05-31T21:58:40Z")
We've designed a flash website with large dimensions, 1440x900. The idea is that the website browser frame is launched once the user click on the 'enter' button of the index.html page. Here we were going to use javasc… --- ## [How can i get the current cursor position in TextField?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-current-cursor-position-in-textfield/261821)
**Author:** [@amitmagician](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amitmagician)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-current-cursor-position-in-textfield/261821 "2008-05-31T21:45:54Z")
Hi, I want to get the current cursor position in text field while typing So please help me. Amit --- ## [Adding Components To Datagrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-components-to-datagrid/261508)
**Author:** [@dubbeat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dubbeat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-components-to-datagrid/261508 "2008-05-31T21:18:33Z")
Hi, For the past while I've unsuccessfully being trying to figure out how to add a button (or movieclip) to a cell in a datagrid. You can see what I've been at here (not much to show for the hours spent :() http://… --- ## [Bitmaps with classes instead of identifiers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmaps-with-classes-instead-of-identifiers/261851)
**Author:** [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmaps-with-classes-instead-of-identifiers/261851 "2008-05-31T21:18:21Z")
I'm learning AS3 now for the very first time \[smiley\] I've been putting it off, as I have been in an AS2 comfort zone, but it's silly really, at some point I need to learn AS3, I may as well start now. I've got my he… --- ## [Need to Modify a Kirupa Pop-up Tute](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-modify-a-kirupa-pop-up-tute/261684)
**Author:** [@will\_s](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/will_s)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-modify-a-kirupa-pop-up-tute/261684 "2008-05-31T18:52:57Z")
Sometime ago, I read Kirupa's Javascript tutorial: "Launching a Centered Pop-Up Window" and used the code to good effect on four buttons on a swf that brought up four different html pop-ups. However, I always had to warn… --- ## [Offstage content of swf shown as transparent area](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/offstage-content-of-swf-shown-as-transparent-area/261850)
**Author:** [@jabirraju](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jabirraju)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/offstage-content-of-swf-shown-as-transparent-area/261850 "2008-05-31T18:43:23Z")
Hi I have a loader on stage it loads external.swf. The problem is that after loading the external.swf into the loader, it shows transparent area in lowerside and to the right. This transparent space is actually in the … --- ## [Flash Exporting to avi DIVX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-exporting-to-avi-divx/261480)
**Author:** [@lloyd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lloyd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-exporting-to-avi-divx/261480 "2008-05-31T17:56:46Z")
Hello! when i go to export to movie in flash and slect an avi. with compression in the drop down you get lots of options like cinepak and Xvid. also theres divx (mpeg4) i think it says well i got divx pro but after i… --- ## [On time warner flash menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-time-warner-flash-menu/261842)
**Author:** [@libman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/libman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-time-warner-flash-menu/261842 "2008-05-31T17:48:54Z")
Hi folks, I have a basic grasp of Flash. I saw the flash menu at http://www.timewarner.com/corp/ that I liked and would like to learn how to make something similar. The menu that I am interested in at the above link an… --- ## [\[Flash 8\] Line cursor trailer... noob needing help :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-line-cursor-trailer-noob-needing-help/261726)
**Author:** [@emmielou101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emmielou101)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-line-cursor-trailer-noob-needing-help/261726 "2008-05-31T17:11:54Z")
Hey everyone, this is my first post in this forum. I'm a bit of a flash beginner and hopefully with some help will one day be able to help out people like me! I have a cursor follower which is a little animated bee. … --- ## [Looking for BIG help with a Flash project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-big-help-with-a-flash-project/261839)
**Author:** [@1076](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/1076)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-big-help-with-a-flash-project/261839 "2008-05-31T15:04:01Z")
Hello. I'm pretty new to programming(as in, I started Wednesday), and I'm trying to make a Flash game. So far, I'm pretty happy with the way I've got my program to run, but then I came to hit testing. Now, I try not t… --- ## [The wispy effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-wispy-effect/261816)
**Author:** [@ryan\_mckenzie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ryan_mckenzie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-wispy-effect/261816 "2008-05-31T13:46:41Z")
Well I wasn't too sure what to call it, so I just titled it relatively to the effect. I am making a flash site. I've got the pre-loader all setup, and have started working on the "intro". Have a look at the following f… --- ## [Is this slow to load or not?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-slow-to-load-or-not/261833)
**Author:** [@tseyigai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tseyigai)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-slow-to-load-or-not/261833 "2008-05-31T13:27:46Z")
I have a site I just worked on for our art gallery and a friend told me it took too long to load, but on my server it loaded in 4.5 secs. Would you check it out when you get a chance and let me know? http://inhistruthpro… --- ## [Re-useable swf / importing text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-useable-swf-importing-text/261567)
**Author:** [@c03cg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/c03cg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-useable-swf-importing-text/261567 "2008-05-31T11:28:15Z")
Im creating a flipping boook for a friend, who will occasionally need to update pages / text, but without using flash. All of the text for the individual pages is stored in a single text file (pageText.txt) in the form… --- ## [duplicateMovieClip Depths problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-depths-problems/261827)
**Author:** [@meatramen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/meatramen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-depths-problems/261827 "2008-05-31T11:23:50Z")
\[FONT=Arial\]Hi Kirupa forums, this is my first time writing here, but I knew where to go since this is place has been extremly helpful to me in the past. Alright so... I started on making a top-down shooter, and found s… --- ## [Pulling data from mysql db in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-data-from-mysql-db-in-as3/261789)
**Author:** [@sharkb8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sharkb8)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-data-from-mysql-db-in-as3/261789 "2008-05-31T06:56:25Z")
How do you pull data from a mysql database in AS3? --- ## [Preloader loads swf - main swf giving error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-loads-swf-main-swf-giving-error/261687)
**Author:** [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-loads-swf-main-swf-giving-error/261687 "2008-05-31T06:51:32Z")
So I have a preloader.swf that loads index.swf index.swf document class is Main.as Main.as takes a movieclip from the library and adds it to the stage (tile bg tutorials only as 3 version). When index is compiled i… --- ## [Multi sendAndLoad issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multi-sendandload-issues/261777)
**Author:** [@one\_way\_7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/one_way_7)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multi-sendandload-issues/261777 "2008-05-31T03:40:39Z")
Hello, I'm trying to setup a simple query. Two buttons in a .fla, each button upon click sendAndLoad a different value. That value (root.fromfla) is then passed (POST) to a php file and processed into a seperate variab… --- ## [Random KeyboardEvent problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-keyboardevent-problem/261810)
**Author:** [@Fidodo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fidodo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-keyboardevent-problem/261810 "2008-05-31T03:35:08Z")
\[FIXED\] For some reason I certain keys won't set off a keyboardEvent when I test my project in Flash3 using ctrl+enter. When I test it through the normal flash player it works fine though. It's not a huge problem becau… --- ## [Using one class for multiple images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-one-class-for-multiple-images/261806)
**Author:** [@cold\_wolf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cold_wolf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-one-class-for-multiple-images/261806 "2008-05-31T02:20:59Z")
I'd like to add some variety to my particle engine by emitting a different image than the one that came before it. Because each image in the library requires its very own class, I'd can't figure out an efficient way to g… --- ## [Horizontal News Ticker](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-news-ticker/261748)
**Author:** [@wahiche](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wahiche)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-news-ticker/261748 "2008-05-31T01:31:56Z")
I have a question about a horizontal news ticker. i am looking for one that scrolls right to left, smoothly, and when it gets to the end of the string starts back from the beginning and is XML driven. I am pretty sure … --- ## [SWFAddress almost working, but not quite!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-almost-working-but-not-quite/261658)
**Author:** [@stewartwill84](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stewartwill84)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-almost-working-but-not-quite/261658 "2008-05-31T01:31:13Z")
Hi I'm a beginner at actionscript and am in the process of rewriting my whole site. i'm trying to get to grips with SWFAddress for deep linking and back button implementation and am having a bit of a headache. I've cr… --- ## [One of the things that bothers me about using classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-of-the-things-that-bothers-me-about-using-classes/261774)
**Author:** [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-of-the-things-that-bothers-me-about-using-classes/261774 "2008-05-31T01:03:45Z")
is actually just an interface issue, that one must save the doc before exporting. I like to be experimental in my coding, change lots of things etc, keep exporting, and if I make a big \*\*\*\* up, I can just close the doc… --- ## [XMLSA class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xmlsa-class/261802)
**Author:** [@surf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/surf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xmlsa-class/261802 "2008-05-31T00:43:16Z")
Hi where am i going wrong? /\*\* \* ... \* @author $(DefaultUser) \*/ import com.skivecreative.xml.XMLSA; import mx.utils.Delegate; class script.Billboard { private var lRoot:MovieClip; private var xmlToLoad:XML; … --- ## [\[CS3\] Embed movie does not work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-embed-movie-does-not-work/261800)
**Author:** [@callmenone1346](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/callmenone1346)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-embed-movie-does-not-work/261800 "2008-05-31T00:14:56Z")
Hi all, I have created a small flash file and while trying to add to a site, the search feature does not work. The link to the movie is http://www.mediafire.com/?mivxbmjmpwe I have tried Publishing with Flash 6 throu… --- ## [Book on flash development](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/book-on-flash-development/261708)
**Author:** [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/book-on-flash-development/261708 "2008-05-30T23:46:03Z")
Does anyone know of a good book or article that presents strategies for building entire flash sites? That is, using external SWF's vs internal library classes, advanced loading strategies, methods for keeping code tigh… --- ## [\[AS2\] - onEnterFrame + movieClips problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-onenterframe-movieclips-problem/261690)
**Author:** [@switchBack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/switchBack)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-onenterframe-movieclips-problem/261690 "2008-05-30T22:41:10Z")
Hey guys. I have a really strange problem and for the life of me I cannot figure it out. So I'm hoping you guys have some insight. A quick rundown of the code is I am creating movie clips that I then am trying to scrol… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1215) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1217)