# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1232 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1233 --- ## [Pointing with with InstanceName](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pointing-with-with-instancename/260707)
**Author:** [@druva](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/druva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pointing-with-with-instancename/260707 "2008-05-19T18:03:14Z")
Hi All I want to know how can we assingn an instance name for a movie clip or sprite created dynamically i have used .name and its working fine !! but i am not able to call it from another function!! //////////------… --- ## [Did not get any answer? Drag, drop and copy](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-not-get-any-answer-drag-drop-and-copy/260761)
**Author:** [@escolarm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/escolarm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-not-get-any-answer-drag-drop-and-copy/260761 "2008-05-19T17:56:01Z")
Hi everyone! This is my first post and I begin by stating that I do not know the technical terms to use Flash MX or ActionScript, so I apologize for this and I expect to be clear enough in my questions so I can get an an… --- ## [Help Making CSS Drop Down Menus more flexible](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-making-css-drop-down-menus-more-flexible/260548)
**Author:** [@wyclef](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wyclef)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-making-css-drop-down-menus-more-flexible/260548 "2008-05-19T17:06:42Z")
Can someone take a look at this mess and see if they can help me make these drop down menus more flexible? It's breaking if the main nav link is too long and I can't seem to figure it out. It would be great to have a bit… --- ## [Strange Error using SWFObject with MooTools library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-error-using-swfobject-with-mootools-library/260758)
**Author:** [@NET1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NET1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-error-using-swfobject-with-mootools-library/260758 "2008-05-19T16:53:02Z")
Hi, I'm using MooTools (\[COLOR=#0000ff\]www.mootools.net\[/COLOR\]) javascript library for a drop down navigation in my website. I also use SWFObject to insert Flash elements throughout my page. This, so far, works fi… --- ## [Tansitions between external swfs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tansitions-between-external-swfs/260753)
**Author:** [@tslawrence](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tslawrence)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tansitions-between-external-swfs/260753 "2008-05-19T16:02:17Z")
There was a neat tutorial on kirupa.com a while back that showed how to make smooth transitions when loading external swfs into a "container" on the stage. The link is below. I'm wondering how to do this in actionscri… --- ## [Should be simple but its not \>\<](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-be-simple-but-its-not/260615)
**Author:** [@maadkat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maadkat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-be-simple-but-its-not/260615 "2008-05-19T14:13:07Z")
I'm creating a simple 2 frame website with a flash menu at the top in frame 1 and the body in frame 2. I followed this tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/frames.htm) and sure enough when using the source ev… --- ## [User defined components](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/user-defined-components/260739)
**Author:** [@coolheart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coolheart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/user-defined-components/260739 "2008-05-19T14:08:06Z")
Hello pls help me, does any one know how to create a user defined button in FlexBuilder3.0 using mxml. if any one knows help me. Like buttons, radio buttons, etc... user components what ever shape we want --- ## [Load swf and target url from a (nasty) PHP/XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-and-target-url-from-a-nasty-php-xml/260554)
**Author:** [@flash\_forum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flash_forum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-and-target-url-from-a-nasty-php-xml/260554 "2008-05-19T13:55:04Z")
(Sorry for my english) Hello! Please help me! :bounce: I want load a SWF from PHP/XML. The source: http://... /xml/... .php The source-code: \\\ **Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-another-tween-as-the-other-tween-ends/260736 "2008-05-19T13:36:56Z") Hi, I am currently working on a web site and i cannot run a another tween animaton when i click on another button. i have a main MC( with 4 buttons on it) on the stage and when i click on a button it animates 2 blocks … --- ## [How do I get video to play back at same speed on all PCs?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-video-to-play-back-at-same-speed-on-all-pcs/260738)
**Author:** [@tapps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tapps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-get-video-to-play-back-at-same-speed-on-all-pcs/260738 "2008-05-19T13:36:42Z")
I've got a flash CS3 slide presentation with a series of FLVs streaming locally & syncing with text & graphic tweens on each slide. The problem is the presentation is going to be used on a number of different PC laptops… --- ## [Anyone familiar with DevCon?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-devcon/260695)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-devcon/260695 "2008-05-19T12:56:28Z")
How would I uninstall a specific driver with it? Thanks. --- ## [\[cs3|as2\]Positioning loaded image after loadMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-positioning-loaded-image-after-loadmovie/260684)
**Author:** [@audiohominis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/audiohominis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-positioning-loaded-image-after-loadmovie/260684 "2008-05-19T12:23:20Z")
Hi, guys. This is probably a beaten subject but even after reading many post a couldn't understand how to go about it. After doing the following: this.crateEmptyMovieClip("myMC",this.getNextHighestDepth()); m… --- ## [Greatest number in an array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/greatest-number-in-an-array/260687)
**Author:** [@mcguyver82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mcguyver82)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/greatest-number-in-an-array/260687 "2008-05-19T11:58:43Z")
How would one go about finding the greatest number in an array of numbers? For example, if you had an array like this: (4, 8, 3, 19, 6, 11) What would be the code used to rifle through the entire array until the gre… --- ## [BitmapData's threshold like function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdatas-threshold-like-function/260726)
**Author:** [@titus1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/titus1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdatas-threshold-like-function/260726 "2008-05-19T11:21:54Z")
hello, i want to load 2 swf files, one with images(as background) and one with text(over the prev) now i want from the text one to show only text, not it's background too, so i am using img2.threshold(img1, img1.rect… --- ## [Stage a static type?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-a-static-type/260717)
**Author:** [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-a-static-type/260717 "2008-05-19T11:17:02Z")
I want to move along the timeline (all this code is in frame1) function moveToNext(event:TweenEvent) { trace(stage); stage.gotoAndStop("body treatments"); } I get the following error: 1061: Call to … --- ## [Scraping videos using the URL in php](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scraping-videos-using-the-url-in-php/260720)
**Author:** [@arvi\_mca](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arvi_mca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scraping-videos-using-the-url-in-php/260720 "2008-05-19T09:53:36Z")
Hello Everybody, i want to scrap the videos from others webpage by giving the url of the webpage. I have already scrapped the image from the others websites, but i didn't know how to scrap the videos using the php coding… --- ## [Selecting all (\*) within WHERE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-all-within-where/260630)
**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-all-within-where/260630 "2008-05-19T09:30:09Z")
I have a .php file with the following query: $query = "SELECT '$q' FROM Votes WHERE (AGE='$age' AND RACE='$race' AND GENDER='$gender')"; I'm feeding these variables in from Flash. This option doesn't allow the user… --- ## [\[as2\]Flash Beginner needs help removing a movie clip!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-beginner-needs-help-removing-a-movie-clip/260700)
**Author:** [@VanessaRyan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VanessaRyan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-beginner-needs-help-removing-a-movie-clip/260700 "2008-05-19T09:25:20Z")
Hi there, I have a text field that loads HTML inside a movie clip, and I CAN remove all text with the following code, but not the textfield itself. No clickable buttons will work in that space after the text field has on… --- ## [\[FlashCS3\]Beginner needs help!Browser maximize code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashcs3-beginner-needs-help-browser-maximize-code/260714)
**Author:** [@jbhann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbhann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashcs3-beginner-needs-help-browser-maximize-code/260714 "2008-05-19T09:10:55Z")
Hi, I have very little knowledge of code, actually I have zero knowledge of code, and I need help with making my website use the entire browser window without margins. I found the tutorial "Maximize Flash in your Brow… --- ## [G O A L - Thermometer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/g-o-a-l-thermometer/260711)
**Author:** [@artavenir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artavenir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/g-o-a-l-thermometer/260711 "2008-05-19T09:01:55Z")
Hi I saw this meter http://www.pi.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/goal-thermometer.html at an older thread and I was able to animate it. Only thing is it won't work if I changed the values to let say 80.5% (only works with 80% … --- ## [XML nausing me up](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-nausing-me-up/260457)
**Author:** [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-nausing-me-up/260457 "2008-05-19T09:01:01Z")
Hi, As stated the other day, XML is something I ignored until recently, now that I see how useful it is I shall be using it all the time. I made my first XML gallery yesterday, and now I'm just polishing it up. I h… --- ## [Hittest with duplicate movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-with-duplicate-movieclip/260713)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Pancake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Pancake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-with-duplicate-movieclip/260713 "2008-05-19T08:01:03Z")
I have a problem with my hittest, here's a link to the file: http://rapidshare.com/files/115977969/randomness.fla.html the problem is, whenever the first duplicated movieclip (or original movieclip) leaves the stage,… --- ## [\[Dreamweaver\] Argument hints](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-argument-hints/260690)
**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-argument-hints/260690 "2008-05-19T03:39:09Z")
I have seen in some IDE's such as Microsoft Visual Studio that if your method header comments are in some standard syntax, you can get parameter hints when you're calling your own methods. Is this feature available in Dr… --- ## [Employer wants ColdFusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/employer-wants-coldfusion/260701)
**Author:** [@gokujou](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gokujou)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/employer-wants-coldfusion/260701 "2008-05-19T03:36:15Z")
Hello, I am a designer and developer and I typically use Flash, XHTML, and PHP. But I have an opportunity to work for a smaller company doing ColdFusion development and some design and they are willing to pay me for mo… --- ## [Ghost Prototypes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ghost-prototypes/260699)
**Author:** [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ghost-prototypes/260699 "2008-05-19T03:00:03Z")
Flash is leading me to believe that my prototypes for the MovieClip class are haunted. Seriously. I have defined a couple of methods for the MovieClip class (setOutline and reloadItem), but recently changed a fair bit of… --- ## [loadMovie but positioning "DOWN RIGHT"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-but-positioning-down-right/253442)
**Author:** [@jiten](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jiten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-but-positioning-down-right/253442 "2008-05-19T02:11:36Z")
Hello everyone, I have been trying this: I need to loadMovie a jpg and/or swf files, so far so good... however, what is really important in this case is to load that movie but from th TOP RIGHT position of the moviecl… --- ## [Reading Menu Data From XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-menu-data-from-xml/260609)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Zero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jay_Zero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-menu-data-from-xml/260609 "2008-05-19T02:04:47Z")
Do you know what's the problem with my function that I'm not able to print the fetched Xml value outside of the function? See the Trace commands with the comments. Thank you. function fetchMainMenuData() { … --- ## [Security issues on Audio Stream](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/security-issues-on-audio-stream/260649)
**Author:** [@Ikinsey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ikinsey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/security-issues-on-audio-stream/260649 "2008-05-19T01:33:18Z")
I'm writing a streaming audio player in flex for a client of mine. Everything is going fine except for the security issues. I'm using computeSpectrum to draw a sound channel visualization and that function is one of t… --- ## [Take snapshot of stage, possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/take-snapshot-of-stage-possible/260671)
**Author:** [@optimusvlad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/optimusvlad)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/take-snapshot-of-stage-possible/260671 "2008-05-19T01:13:47Z")
Is this possible?: I would like to take a snapshot of the contents of the stage at some point in time. The snapshot would be some kind of image data which I can then mess around with. At the point where I want to take … --- ## [Calling shaddowbox from AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-shaddowbox-from-as2/260693)
**Author:** [@blakerblaker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blakerblaker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-shaddowbox-from-as2/260693 "2008-05-19T00:42:18Z")
I'm trying to call the Shaddowbox Image Viewer from a flash button without any success. The normal instance for calling it would be: \Image Name\ I've tried to initialize w/ jav… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1231) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1233)