# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1779 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1780 --- ## [How to make a counter?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-counter/221706)
**Author:** [@LoungeActx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LoungeActx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-counter/221706 "2007-04-06T15:24:19Z")
I'm trying to make a simple textbox, that starts at a given number, and counts upwards in increments of 6? How would I go about doing that? --- ## [FLASH expandable box needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-expandable-box-needed/221705)
**Author:** [@bernardocw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bernardocw)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-expandable-box-needed/221705 "2007-04-06T15:19:54Z")
Hi there, can anyone help, I had enough of trying to get this small CSS expandable boxes to work: \[COLOR=#0000ff\]http://www.nabaslegalconsultancy.com/site\_flash/index.html\[/COLOR\] Does anyone have an easy solution in… --- ## [Slider Drag Event](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slider-drag-event/221704)
**Author:** [@tonygarcia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tonygarcia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slider-drag-event/221704 "2007-04-06T14:58:55Z")
When making a slider, is there an event I can use that will fire only when I'm dragging the slider? Is there anyway of doing something like this without using OnEnterFrame? --- ## [Masking with custom fonts?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-with-custom-fonts/221700)
**Author:** [@tris3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tris3d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-with-custom-fonts/221700 "2007-04-06T14:41:38Z")
I'm trying to create a simple shine across some of my custom text but for some reason you cannot duplicate the custom font and use it as a mask it just doesn't work. The only option it seems it to paint around the text i… --- ## [Urgent Drawing API help Please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-drawing-api-help-please/221693)
**Author:** [@PrinceTaj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PrinceTaj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-drawing-api-help-please/221693 "2007-04-06T13:46:26Z")
Hi guys, I need some help with modifying the behaviour of the drawing API in flash (See below). Basically, I need to know how I can make it so that only straight lines can be drawn at right angles. If anybody can help,… --- ## [Access Objects from a external .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-objects-from-a-external-swf/221683)
**Author:** [@JohnPopes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JohnPopes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-objects-from-a-external-swf/221683 "2007-04-06T10:17:31Z")
Hey i loaded a flash mx movie into a flash 8 movie, and now i need to detect if a button of the loaded movie is pressed but i simply dont know how. i used: var news\_mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader(); news\_mc… --- ## [Jumping Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-script/221681)
**Author:** [@FlashHed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashHed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jumping-script/221681 "2007-04-06T10:04:31Z")
Hey everybody, I wrote this script that allows you to jump from platform to platform and I am trying to think of a way to put a cap on the height that the player can jump. If you have any ideas let me know. If not play… --- ## [\[help\] Load images and load AS for button?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-load-images-and-load-as-for-button/221679)
**Author:** [@cjj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-load-images-and-load-as-for-button/221679 "2007-04-06T09:22:37Z")
I have successfully dynamically loaded Jpegs into my flash document(using PHP), but then I have another small problem... When I dynamically load the image (example: image\_icon\_bluesky.jpg) I then need to tell the MC th… --- ## [Re: Flash MV](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-flash-mv/221670)
**Author:** [@j260367c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/j260367c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-flash-mv/221670 "2007-04-06T07:00:43Z")
Hihi, I'm pretty new to Flash and would like to know more about how to create a flash animated music video as I have seen very cool animated versions of different music videos. Anybody care to give me some advice and… --- ## [Button within a movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-within-a-movie-clip/221662)
**Author:** [@medicamint](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/medicamint)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-within-a-movie-clip/221662 "2007-04-06T03:54:05Z")
I have created a drop-down menu using 'Creating Drop-Down Menus' from the Kirupa tutorials. The drop-down effect works well, however when I applied action script to the button, it did not work: on (release) { gotoAndS… --- ## [Increasing the Hue of a mc called "mouse"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/increasing-the-hue-of-a-mc-called-mouse/221658)
**Author:** [@Mythic\_Fr0st](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mythic_Fr0st)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/increasing-the-hue-of-a-mc-called-mouse/221658 "2007-04-06T01:24:20Z")
How do I increase the hue of a mc called "mouse" edit \* I mean, in actionscript thanks in advance --- ## [Wath do you think abuout my site?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wath-do-you-think-abuout-my-site/221656)
**Author:** [@papu123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/papu123)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wath-do-you-think-abuout-my-site/221656 "2007-04-06T00:57:45Z")
Wat do you think about my site? www.linkx.ro --- ## [C Preprocessor Fun](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/c-preprocessor-fun/221655)
**Author:** [@pingnak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pingnak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/c-preprocessor-fun/221655 "2007-04-06T00:55:01Z")
In case you want some nifty 'hard' constants, preprocessor-controlled expansion of debug/instrumented/release/code, templates, assertions, to add language elements to AS3, handy-dandy macros of all sorts, and to obfuscat… --- ## [PHP Flash Upload Form?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-flash-upload-form/221654)
**Author:** [@PDidee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PDidee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-flash-upload-form/221654 "2007-04-06T00:43:58Z")
Okay so I know how to create a mail form and an upload file button in flash that works with php. My question is can I combine the two? I want to create a form that will allow a user to fill in necessary fields and upload… --- ## [Image slideshow and scenes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-slideshow-and-scenes/221650)
**Author:** [@leofish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leofish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-slideshow-and-scenes/221650 "2007-04-05T23:34:25Z")
I'm trying to have a multi-scene project with a image slideshow on the first one, and once all the images have been show I want it to progress to the next. I'm using a simplified version the xml slideshow tutorial on her… --- ## [Simple for loop help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-for-loop-help/221649)
**Author:** [@ad0ac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ad0ac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-for-loop-help/221649 "2007-04-05T23:20:36Z")
I've been experimenting with a simple imageViewer class, implemented like this: var viewer1:thumbLoader = new thumbLoader(target\_mc); viewer1.loadImage("whatever.jpg"); my question is how would i use a for loop to ma… --- ## [Layout Design and Screen Resolution](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-design-and-screen-resolution/221648)
**Author:** [@MSCave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MSCave)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-design-and-screen-resolution/221648 "2007-04-05T23:09:31Z")
\[COLOR=Silver\]Hey everyone, I've been searching for a way to display my layout correctly regardless of the users screen resolution. But I really like how \[Derek Punsalan did so in his layout design for \[URL="http://s… --- ## [Adding a menu under a page curl effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-menu-under-a-page-curl-effect/221644)
**Author:** [@cookingkym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookingkym)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-menu-under-a-page-curl-effect/221644 "2007-04-05T22:33:26Z")
Hey Everyone. Im needing some help on how i can add a menu navigation under my page curl button effect. So when the user rolls over the corner the page curls up and out comes the menu, where you can click on. I can o… --- ## [Loader Component scaling content to include off stage items](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-component-scaling-content-to-include-off-stage-items/221641)
**Author:** [@rolando\_lopez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rolando_lopez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-component-scaling-content-to-include-off-stage-items/221641 "2007-04-05T22:04:05Z")
Hi everyone! I'm trying load an external swf file into a loader component and it works great. However when that external swf file has an asset off-stage (that can't be deleted) the loader component will scale down the e… --- ## [Absolute Relative URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolute-relative-url/221639)
**Author:** [@ViRiPuFF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ViRiPuFF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolute-relative-url/221639 "2007-04-05T21:41:07Z")
Hi I'm new to Flash and ActionScript. I've created an animation that contains a command button this I have published in a Web page. This page is called Index.html and lives in a Folder called Animation that lives i… --- ## [Moveable circle around another circle - No Overlap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moveable-circle-around-another-circle-no-overlap/221638)
**Author:** [@nemoBejingler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nemoBejingler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moveable-circle-around-another-circle-no-overlap/221638 "2007-04-05T21:18:41Z")
Hey all. I have two MC's, circular in shape. One of the circles is stationary and you can drag the other. I'm trying to get the moveable circle to be able to move around the circumference of the stationary circle, but no… --- ## [Loading grid images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-grid-images/221635)
**Author:** [@cookingkym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookingkym)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-grid-images/221635 "2007-04-05T20:13:54Z")
Hey everyone. Im in need for some help. I'm wanting to create a portfolio of images, i have a grid of thumb nails, ive made them into buttons, so they load the larger jpg from my folder outside the swf file. So whe… --- ## [Any way to call an instance name in AS?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-way-to-call-an-instance-name-in-as/221633)
**Author:** [@TheSaladCaper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheSaladCaper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-way-to-call-an-instance-name-in-as/221633 "2007-04-05T19:51:54Z")
Edit: First problem fixed-- another question! Is there any way to dynamically give a movieclip an instance name? This little process is gonna be spread out to a couple hundred dots, and while it's not really all that h… --- ## [Getting to the Node of the problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-to-the-node-of-the-problem/221629)
**Author:** [@Multi\_Task](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Multi_Task)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-to-the-node-of-the-problem/221629 "2007-04-05T19:24:21Z")
After reading some of the tutorials on here I am still having problems getting to the right nodes in a XML file. My XML that I am reading into flash is: \[SIZE=2\]\\[/SIZE\] \[SIZE=2\]\ **Author:** [@jarmanje](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jarmanje)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filling-flash-page-with-pictures-generated-from-php-file/221627 "2007-04-05T18:49:35Z") Hello there, i asked a similar question to this a couple of days ago, but i've got a step further at least and so know my question more specifically Basically, i've created a php file which grabs ID, name, URL1, URL2, … --- ## [Importing Video (.mov) Audio Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-mov-audio-problem/221625)
**Author:** [@jensendesigned](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jensendesigned)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-video-mov-audio-problem/221625 "2007-04-05T18:27:29Z")
Hey all, I imported an .mov file to flash in order to progressively download from a web server. The video was imported successfully but the audio didn't come with it. I know the file contains audio because it plays i… --- ## [Simple question - attachMovie?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-attachmovie/221624)
**Author:** [@superbungalow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superbungalow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-attachmovie/221624 "2007-04-05T18:16:22Z")
Hi, can anyone give me a simple explanation of the attach movie function and how it works? Thanks. --- ## [ME GOING CRAZY (for loop problem)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/me-going-crazy-for-loop-problem/221623)
**Author:** [@natronp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/natronp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/me-going-crazy-for-loop-problem/221623 "2007-04-05T18:14:59Z")
i want to take an array and have one for loop which will affect items below an array position and another for loop to affect items above an array position. so if i have 6 dynamically attached clips and i click on the t… --- ## [FF does not display bold text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ff-does-not-display-bold-text/221610)
**Author:** [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ff-does-not-display-bold-text/221610 "2007-04-05T16:57:21Z")
I am having toruble with FF displaying bold text in my menu. In this case the text Bedroom should be bold. No problem on IE. http://dev-schrock.virtualhorizons.com/gallery\_bed.htm --- ## [Flash 8 HTML load line break error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-html-load-line-break-error/221609)
**Author:** [@FlashCurious](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashCurious)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-html-load-line-break-error/221609 "2007-04-05T16:52:56Z")
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