# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1496 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1497 --- ## [Cannot find the .fla but have the .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-find-the-fla-but-have-the-swf/242320)
**Author:** [@bash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-find-the-fla-but-have-the-swf/242320 "2007-10-24T19:21:45Z")
Sometime ago i created a flash website for a friend of mine and just the other day he asked me to make amendments on it. Unfortunately for the life of me i cannot find the .fla file. I do however have the .swf file. Is… --- ## [Help integrating Flash slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-integrating-flash-slideshow/242319)
**Author:** [@silvep77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/silvep77)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-integrating-flash-slideshow/242319 "2007-10-24T19:11:30Z")
I am working on a friends Flash based website and he wants to incorporate a slideshow onto one of the pages. His site is one of these flash templates you can purchase online. I created a slideshow using flash and xml and… --- ## [Best way to prepare a strategy game?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-prepare-a-strategy-game/242318)
**Author:** [@Dragy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dragy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-prepare-a-strategy-game/242318 "2007-10-24T19:02:09Z")
Hi there, I’m going to develop a strategy game soon, and it’s going to be the first one I’m doing in flash, and some tips could be very helpful! :smirk: One of the main questions I would like to ask is, what’s the best… --- ## [URGENT: I need help linking an external video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-i-need-help-linking-an-external-video/242315)
**Author:** [@Annie\_Weiss](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Annie_Weiss)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-i-need-help-linking-an-external-video/242315 "2007-10-24T18:16:11Z")
I'm new to the Flash program and I need help with linking an external video to my flash document. I used a Media display component with no buttons, just the display. I can't get the video to play within the swf file… --- ## [Flash Snow 3.0 Layering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-snow-3-0-layering/242314)
**Author:** [@BLACKOUT1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BLACKOUT1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-snow-3-0-layering/242314 "2007-10-24T18:11:43Z")
I am curious as to why you cannot use multiple layers for the SNOW 3.0. I want 3+ separate layers of different 'snow' but only the bottom layer will show up in the scene. Why is this, and how can I get around this? --- ## [Character Creation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-creation/242313)
**Author:** [@bombingTokyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bombingTokyo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-creation/242313 "2007-10-24T18:11:13Z")
So i'm building a multiplayer game as a test to see if I can actually complete it. I started it about 6 months ago in Flash 8, but I'm converting it over to CS3 now. Anyway, my question is about making a character creati… --- ## [Please need help with CreateMovieClip!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-need-help-with-createmovieclip/242312)
**Author:** [@Bacello](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bacello)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-need-help-with-createmovieclip/242312 "2007-10-24T18:01:37Z")
Hello i need some help with AS. I have a 3 buttons button 1 button 2 button 3 when somebody clicks on one botton(button1) it should create a new movieclip and load a external swf( lets call it 1.swf) in it. meanwhile… --- ## [LocalConnection: Solid or Brittle?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-solid-or-brittle/242311)
**Author:** [@jedhu0920](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jedhu0920)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localconnection-solid-or-brittle/242311 "2007-10-24T17:59:19Z")
I'm building a site that will stream audio and video recordings in a custom Flash 9 media player. The recordings will stream in a pop-up window. However, I would like to display some info about the currently playing re… --- ## [Record/Save Audio with Flash Media Server](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/record-save-audio-with-flash-media-server/242310)
**Author:** [@mprzybylski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mprzybylski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/record-save-audio-with-flash-media-server/242310 "2007-10-24T17:45:04Z")
Hello everyone, I'm trying to record audio from my microphone and save it out as an .FLV or .MP3 (or any other kind of audio format) file. I've gathered from my research that I need Flash Media Server which I do have ac… --- ## [\[Flash 8\] Buttons that play external SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-buttons-that-play-external-swf/242309)
**Author:** [@303Pig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/303Pig)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-buttons-that-play-external-swf/242309 "2007-10-24T17:30:31Z")
Hi y'all, I'm working on a piece that has 8 external swf's that play when their corresponding button is clicked. each button instance is scripted in this fashion (with the obvious changes for file names): on (release… --- ## [Can you help me](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-help-me/242302)
**Author:** [@unstabledreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/unstabledreamer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-help-me/242302 "2007-10-24T16:01:15Z")
what i am trying to do is make a calculator for a mortgage company using a form. What i need is the basics on how to make it work. Basically i need a code that says take the input from this textbox this text bos and this… --- ## [addEventListener question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addeventlistener-question/242300)
**Author:** [@absolutezero342](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/absolutezero342)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addeventlistener-question/242300 "2007-10-24T15:52:11Z")
When you use addEventListener functions, is there any way to add parameters to the function that is called? for example: some\_mc.addEventListener(Event.ENTER\_FRAME, onEnterFrame); function onEnterFrame(e:Event):voi… --- ## [PHP server query](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-server-query/242298)
**Author:** [@chaztheman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chaztheman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-server-query/242298 "2007-10-24T15:37:57Z")
Hi! tricky one here! This php server query is already set up and working: http://www.thenemesisclan.com/query/query.php I would like to have a dynamic text box change to online when the \[error\] = 1 and then change … --- ## [I hate text in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-text-in-flash/242296)
**Author:** [@Dan0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dan0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-text-in-flash/242296 "2007-10-24T15:14:27Z")
Hey, Don't get me wrong I love flash. It is doing everything I want beautifully, but ever since actionscript 2.0 has been around I loath using text in flash. I had the same problem as I am having in the first versions of… --- ## [Grow Type Menu Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grow-type-menu-help/242294)
**Author:** [@mediumman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mediumman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grow-type-menu-help/242294 "2007-10-24T14:26:48Z")
I am using MC\_Tween to create a grow type menu....there are 9 items in a vertical line....when you roll over an item it scales to 100% from 80%.....this causes the other items to move both up and down in the line to adju… --- ## [Passing parameters to event in a for loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-parameters-to-event-in-a-for-loop/242292)
**Author:** [@AndreasCS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AndreasCS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-parameters-to-event-in-a-for-loop/242292 "2007-10-24T13:46:22Z")
Hey all I'm stuck at a problem when creating children in a for loop, then passing the i:int to a MouseEvent.CLICK event to each child. They all get the last i:int used in the loop. So I made a custom event but passin… --- ## [Clickcounter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clickcounter/242285)
**Author:** [@MrH2o](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MrH2o)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clickcounter/242285 "2007-10-24T12:54:58Z")
I had an idea of taking two pictures of a hand with a nutcracker in it, the first with the nut whole and the second with the nut cracked and then make it a button. It should also have a counter on the side so users can… --- ## ["Wheel Of Fortune" Game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-game/242284)
**Author:** [@greendog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/greendog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wheel-of-fortune-game/242284 "2007-10-24T12:50:43Z")
\[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica\] I need to create a "Wheel Of Fortune" style wheel, where if a person clicks a button it spins, slows down, and then stops at a random location. Not sure where to start though, please he… --- ## [CD EXE optimising](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cd-exe-optimising/242282)
**Author:** [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cd-exe-optimising/242282 "2007-10-24T12:21:28Z")
Hi I presently have a promo CD using Director and was planning to transfet to Flash. The apt is only 36MB (50MB total with externals) but it takes what seems to me far too long to load. Is it possible to optimise … --- ## [Export dynamic movieclip traced over video - online?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-dynamic-movieclip-traced-over-video-online/242280)
**Author:** [@johnnymeerkat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnnymeerkat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-dynamic-movieclip-traced-over-video-online/242280 "2007-10-24T12:05:37Z")
Okay, this is mostly pie-in-the-sky thinking from an idea a friend of mine had: We've got an .flv video which has been imported directly onto the stage. At runtime, a movieclip then dynamically loads an image from the … --- ## [Vertically-oriented text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-oriented-text/242277)
**Author:** [@zero\_one1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zero_one1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-oriented-text/242277 "2007-10-24T11:27:36Z")
I'm trying to build an application with the interface which looks similar to a book shelf. To give you a quick idea you get a list of item names (imagine books) displayed next to each other and then there are next and pr… --- ## [I need some help with simple adding and subtracting wifh actionscipt](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-some-help-with-simple-adding-and-subtracting-wifh-actionscipt/242276)
**Author:** [@sterling\_silvr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sterling_silvr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-some-help-with-simple-adding-and-subtracting-wifh-actionscipt/242276 "2007-10-24T11:19:31Z")
In a collision i need to learn how to subtract or add with a text field i made. This is a two player game, so i need two sets for health and amo. And i also need to lean that if it reaches zero that it would go on to any… --- ## [Number Input in Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/number-input-in-firefox/242273)
**Author:** [@PuLse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PuLse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/number-input-in-firefox/242273 "2007-10-24T10:24:59Z")
Hi, I've discovered a little bug with the input of numbers in a textfield via firefox. If you're not using the numpad (I'm using a notebook), the numbers simply won't display in FF, unless you open the swf directly. E… --- ## [FLV's in a row](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvs-in-a-row/242272)
**Author:** [@friet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/friet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvs-in-a-row/242272 "2007-10-24T10:02:01Z")
Sorry for the crappy title. I have a few intro and outro movies (commercials) and some 'content' movies. What I want is this playback: one of the intro's (w/o controls) -\> one of the contents -\> one of the outro's (w/o… --- ## [How to download flv from server evertime?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-download-flv-from-server-evertime/242271)
**Author:** [@Casperados](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Casperados)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-download-flv-from-server-evertime/242271 "2007-10-24T09:50:21Z")
I have designed a flv player, its working fine... but everytime once the flv video gets cached into the browser cache.. and played from the cache from next time onwards... but i want the player to download the whole f… --- ## [FLVPlaybackCaptioning trouble](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplaybackcaptioning-trouble/242268)
**Author:** [@thatguythatsme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thatguythatsme)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplaybackcaptioning-trouble/242268 "2007-10-24T09:21:39Z")
I'm using the FLVPlaybackCaptioning component in CS3 and I'm having some difficulty stopping the captions from displaying automatically. I've applied a skin to the FLVPlayback component that has the Captions button but w… --- ## [Query abt textFormat](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/query-abt-textformat/242267)
**Author:** [@flashnewuser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashnewuser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/query-abt-textformat/242267 "2007-10-24T09:02:37Z")
Hi All, I'm having 2 input text boxes. 3 color, Bold, Underline,Italic option near one text box. What ever I typed in the text box, text color, bold option all are applicable in that text box. B… --- ## [Some formatting questions, lash and php - and thankyou!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-formatting-questions-lash-and-php-and-thankyou/242266)
**Author:** [@davidg369](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davidg369)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-formatting-questions-lash-and-php-and-thankyou/242266 "2007-10-24T08:52:37Z")
Hey everyone, Thanks to the forums here and Senocular's tutorial I finally have a working flash and php mail form (and I mean finally, took me awhile)! Yay! I have a couple of formatting questions though if anyone ha… --- ## [Putting clickable thumbnail Buttons inside Scroll Movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-clickable-thumbnail-buttons-inside-scroll-movieclip/242265)
**Author:** [@Zaterra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaterra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/putting-clickable-thumbnail-buttons-inside-scroll-movieclip/242265 "2007-10-24T07:26:34Z")
Hey everyone, I have this problem with my image gallery in Flash MX 2004. I try to put clickable thumbnails vertically inside a Scroll Movieclip. When the images are not yet converted to symbol Movieclip, but are jus… --- ## [Preloading multiple internal movies one at a time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-multiple-internal-movies-one-at-a-time/242263)
**Author:** [@Clinton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Clinton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-multiple-internal-movies-one-at-a-time/242263 "2007-10-24T07:13:05Z")
Hi I'm a little lost...i was just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction...basically i have a flash movie, with multiple internal movies, which i want to load one by one. So basically the first placehold… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1495) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1497)