# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1813 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1814 --- ## [\[AS3\] fully functional pre-loader... is it even possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-fully-functional-pre-loader-is-it-even-possible/219280)
**Author:** [@skatehead](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skatehead)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-fully-functional-pre-loader-is-it-even-possible/219280 "2007-03-15T11:15:14Z")
hey so i have a pre-loader, and it works fine... until i start unchecking 'export in first frame', and dumping everything on frame 2 like i did back in AS2 even though im moving to frame 3 before tying to use any of th… --- ## [Dragging and Dropping Using Drop Targets](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragging-and-dropping-using-drop-targets/219279)
**Author:** [@andrewmeda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrewmeda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragging-and-dropping-using-drop-targets/219279 "2007-03-15T11:13:52Z")
Hello, I've just been checking out the useful Flash tutorial on Dragging and Dropping Using Drop Targets. I was wondering whether there is a way that a user can save thier results before closing the .swf file? And th… --- ## [Controlling the speed of a movie clip with AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-the-speed-of-a-movie-clip-with-as/219277)
**Author:** [@danx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-the-speed-of-a-movie-clip-with-as/219277 "2007-03-15T11:00:33Z")
Hi, I wonder if anyone could help me out. I'm trying to control the exponential speed of the attached movie clip with AS but don't know where to start. I want the words to scroll through slowly at first and over 4 se… --- ## [LoadMovie and transparency in main movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-transparency-in-main-movie/219276)
**Author:** [@mr\_sweden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mr_sweden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-transparency-in-main-movie/219276 "2007-03-15T10:48:10Z")
Hello kirupas, I am loading a photo gallery (swf) in a movieclip in the main movie of my site. The main movie contains a transparent menu on a layer above the photo gallery, but the movie keeps loading above all th… --- ## [How can I draw a fieldset/groupbox container?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-draw-a-fieldset-groupbox-container/219275)
**Author:** [@clockwork](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clockwork)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-draw-a-fieldset-groupbox-container/219275 "2007-03-15T10:14:30Z")
Hi all, first post from a long time lurker. I hope the title makes sense, I'm using Flex and AS3. Here we go... I'm trying to draw a surrounding box around various groups of objects (radio buttons, check boxes etc.). N… --- ## [Making a sequence that never repeats](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-sequence-that-never-repeats/219274)
**Author:** [@Mythic\_Fr0st](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mythic_Fr0st)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-sequence-that-never-repeats/219274 "2007-03-15T10:13:42Z")
Ok, basically, I have "10" profiles, and I want to set it up so each of them play someone once, but not they same person (PROFILE BEING THE NAME) EXAMPLE, tracing it would show "profile 1 vs profile 5" "profile 4 vs pr… --- ## [There's no way to save an image at runtime?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/theres-no-way-to-save-an-image-at-runtime/219271)
**Author:** [@Dazzer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dazzer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/theres-no-way-to-save-an-image-at-runtime/219271 "2007-03-15T09:28:23Z")
I have an application I'm building. It a sort of diagram builder. Now how can I get it to save a bitmap of it locally (not sharedobject). Or even a xml file for saving or something? Maybe zinc? Program is preferably … --- ## [I must be missing something (I'm a noob!)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-must-be-missing-something-im-a-noob/219270)
**Author:** [@Sarah\_h](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sarah_h)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-must-be-missing-something-im-a-noob/219270 "2007-03-15T09:26:06Z")
Hi All, This will show myself up as a complete newbie!! I've created a movie clip, it's on the stage. I want to create another MC just like the first but with some text and image changes. I duplicate the clip. When I t… --- ## [How to load images like Flash Earth](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-images-like-flash-earth/219269)
**Author:** [@nightbird0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nightbird0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-images-like-flash-earth/219269 "2007-03-15T09:25:54Z")
Hello Guys I think all you know about the amazing flash application Google Earth's Flash version \[COLOR=#333333\]http://www.flashearth.com/?src=nasa\[/COLOR\] I have a huge image .. about 16 mb JPG. It is a map of big… --- ## [Query on Flash video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/query-on-flash-video/219268)
**Author:** [@pacificdigital](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pacificdigital)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/query-on-flash-video/219268 "2007-03-15T09:23:09Z")
Dear Gurus, I came across this website: http://www.mentoshelpline.com from India (local). Am a flash designer and often do video in flash. But I never got the right speed and compression for flash video (both swf & flv… --- ## [How get random letter with Flash mx?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-get-random-letter-with-flash-mx/219267)
**Author:** [@Napalias](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Napalias)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-get-random-letter-with-flash-mx/219267 "2007-03-15T08:22:42Z")
How get random letter with Flash mx? I want create movie symbol with this letter. --- ## [Building An Online Store](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-an-online-store/219265)
**Author:** [@tomyknoker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tomyknoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-an-online-store/219265 "2007-03-15T08:04:04Z")
Hi guys, I've built a pretty big site in Flash and was going to put the online store under a seperate URL and use CubeCart as it seemed the easiest way. I sort of had a rethink, as the store would only have 10 products… --- ## [Simple question re: Scaling animation to different screen resolutions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-re-scaling-animation-to-different-screen-resolutions/219263)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-re-scaling-animation-to-different-screen-resolutions/219263 "2007-03-15T07:06:54Z")
This is a pretty straightforward question. I'm working on my own photography website and an important part of the project is simplicity and BIG IMAGES. Before I start designing and scripting away in Flash, I want to make… --- ## [Relative easing in Actionscript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/relative-easing-in-actionscript/219260)
**Author:** [@lacohido](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lacohido)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/relative-easing-in-actionscript/219260 "2007-03-15T05:48:50Z")
So Im wondering if there is an equation for easing to a position relative to its native position using AS. For example, if i want a Symbol to move 100 pixels up from it original position. Is there a way to do this withou… --- ## [Smooth Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smooth-preloader/219253)
**Author:** [@Vexir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vexir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smooth-preloader/219253 "2007-03-15T03:29:29Z")
Simplistik posted code a long time ago of a smooth preloader, I just can't find it anymore so I'm gonna assume its dissapeared off the face of the forums in some hack or the other. In that case, does anyone have a soluti… --- ## [For Loop Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loop-question/219251)
**Author:** [@lacohido](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lacohido)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loop-question/219251 "2007-03-15T02:47:23Z")
Hi there- I using a for loop for a redundant action that I want to happen across 5 buttons. OnRollOver the button rotates. OnPress the button moves to a new position. It looks like this: for(i=0;i\<5;i++){ \_root.swatch… --- ## [Moving my Guy up and down a hill on a bumpy shape?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-my-guy-up-and-down-a-hill-on-a-bumpy-shape/219250)
**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-my-guy-up-and-down-a-hill-on-a-bumpy-shape/219250 "2007-03-15T02:18:41Z")
oh god, im trying to figure out how to move my box who's bounding box is a square obviously, how to move him/the box along a squigly shape if it's on the floor(Stage.height).... --- ## [Thud simulation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thud-simulation/219249)
**Author:** [@Vexir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vexir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thud-simulation/219249 "2007-03-15T02:04:27Z")
I have a rectangle dropping from the camera (where it would be coming through the viewer kind of, that angle) and I need to convey a sense of weight, including sound and slight vibration of the movie, but I wasn't sure h… --- ## [MTV replica loader!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mtv-replica-loader/219247)
**Author:** [@marito](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marito)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mtv-replica-loader/219247 "2007-03-15T01:52:12Z")
Hey guys! If you go to MTV.com you will notice their preloader. I tried to replicate this, what do ya'll think? SWF: http://www.mydatabus.com/public/daniela/z/mtv.nene.experiment.swf FLA: http://www.mydatabus.com/pu… --- ## [XML Gallery Tutorial Dynamic Scale Fix](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-tutorial-dynamic-scale-fix/219246)
**Author:** [@digitalberet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digitalberet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-tutorial-dynamic-scale-fix/219246 "2007-03-15T01:44:59Z")
Evening, I am pretty new to actionscript and was trying to build a gallery based on the Kirupa xml gallery tutorial, with thumbnails. I am wanting to load larger images into the movie clip and then dynamically, porport… --- ## [Embedded Font downward spiral](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-font-downward-spiral/219244)
**Author:** [@rtFlash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rtFlash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-font-downward-spiral/219244 "2007-03-15T01:30:52Z")
I've trawled the forums and despite lots of threads I can't find the answer to my problem. I am using Flash 8 and publishing to Flash 6. I have an external .as file in which I am creating a text field and loading text … --- ## [HELP! Dynamic random grayscale easing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-dynamic-random-grayscale-easing/219242)
**Author:** [@bobllama](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobllama)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-dynamic-random-grayscale-easing/219242 "2007-03-15T01:13:17Z")
I'm dying here. I'm making an interactive image that's grayscale. Whenever the \_parent MC is clicked, the different elements of the image randomly shift in grayscale. I have patchworked a thing together that works, but… --- ## [Display Random Words](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-random-words/219239)
**Author:** [@tomyknoker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tomyknoker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-random-words/219239 "2007-03-15T00:40:16Z")
Hi, I want to have a name appear on my Flash page stay for 10 seconds, and fly off then another name and so on... So it would sort of be like "her name was... JENNY", and the "JENNY" would be the bit that changed... An… --- ## [Removing Parts of a MC Name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-parts-of-a-mc-name/219232)
**Author:** [@DeletedUser12345](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DeletedUser12345)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-parts-of-a-mc-name/219232 "2007-03-14T23:12:08Z")
Hey all, I need to remove parts of a movieclip name for an application I'm developing. In this application, clicking on one of the movieclips will trace out its name (and eventually pass the name to another function as… --- ## [Random file name included in the variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-file-name-included-in-the-variable/219230)
**Author:** [@miketye](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/miketye)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-file-name-included-in-the-variable/219230 "2007-03-14T22:55:07Z")
Im working on a page that displays a random quote. So I have got my files with a quote in each, but I cant get the variable script in flash to get a random file name instead of having to specify one. How can I do this? … --- ## [Problem with External Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-external-preloader/219228)
**Author:** [@f\_l\_a\_s\_h](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/f_l_a_s_h)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-external-preloader/219228 "2007-03-14T22:14:05Z")
I made a holder for my external swf files in my flash site, however, why do the external files turn bigger when they're loaded? I made the external swf files the same size as my holder, but they get bigger when loaded in… --- ## [Personal AS council](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/personal-as-council/219225)
**Author:** [@Esoltas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esoltas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/personal-as-council/219225 "2007-03-14T21:49:53Z")
I know this is a big and kind of secret demand. Would anyone want to volunteer themselves to be an AS tutor for a few questions? I just need some personal council about a game that I'm making. Any comment would be apprie… --- ## [Refresh content with \ tag](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refresh-content-with-select-tag/219223)
**Author:** [@goto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refresh-content-with-select-tag/219223 "2007-03-14T21:29:31Z")
Hi everybody, I have a problem, sure you can help me again with php. Ok, Im creating a management system for a calendar I created on flash. it is just a form to insert events into a mySQL database. I know how to do it, s… --- ## [Possible to print multiple swf's in one printjob?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-print-multiple-swfs-in-one-printjob/219219)
**Author:** [@perfunct](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/perfunct)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-print-multiple-swfs-in-one-printjob/219219 "2007-03-14T20:32:13Z")
Situation: an html page with multiple swf's. Desired functionality: one print button (html-based) at the top of the page should create a single print job containing the contents of all swf's on the page. Anyone d… --- ## [Stringy's thumbnail gallery code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stringys-thumbnail-gallery-code/219217)
**Author:** [@gitkua](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gitkua)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stringys-thumbnail-gallery-code/219217 "2007-03-14T20:09:23Z")
Hello, Somehwere on this forum I found Stringy's thumbnail code, which enables looping the thumbnail images loaded from xml. Everything works great, thanks for thant Stringy! I owe you one! But.... I want the thumbnail… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1812) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1814)