# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1833 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1834 --- ## [Load a variable for an action in frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-a-variable-for-an-action-in-frame/217879)
**Author:** [@riot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-a-variable-for-an-action-in-frame/217879 "2007-03-02T17:35:16Z")
Hi, Kirupers!!! Sorry with some english problems lol Well, what I have: a tableless website with a \[COLOR=Blue\]navbar.swf\[/COLOR\] on the top. For each section loaded (using PHP \> includes) I have the name of the sectio… --- ## [Widescreen: ingenious solution or beginners mistake?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widescreen-ingenious-solution-or-beginners-mistake/217878)
**Author:** [@hoolagon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hoolagon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widescreen-ingenious-solution-or-beginners-mistake/217878 "2007-03-02T17:32:26Z")
Hi, Ive been making websites for only 6 months. The last 2 sites Ive built I have made wide-screen, in order to first; resolve the problem of viewers all having different resolutions. But secondy because I think its lo… --- ## [Calling functions from class problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-functions-from-class-problem/217875)
**Author:** [@liquidFusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liquidFusion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-functions-from-class-problem/217875 "2007-03-02T16:39:20Z")
Hi again. More problems I'm afraid... I'm writing a class that utilizes the whole screen resolution and need a movieClip to adjust itself in accordance to that. That "almost work". The problem is that I cannot call fun… --- ## [How is this done please?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-done-please/217871)
**Author:** [@Jezthomp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jezthomp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-done-please/217871 "2007-03-02T16:14:20Z")
Just wondered how this is done? The rectangular areas when you scroll over they come into focus and the colour fades in. Are they just movie clip buttons? Or something more difficult? As there seems to be one butto… --- ## [Flash Bug? Masked Dynamic Text not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-bug-masked-dynamic-text-not-working/217870)
**Author:** [@kill\_robot\_kill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kill_robot_kill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-bug-masked-dynamic-text-not-working/217870 "2007-03-02T16:03:19Z")
Ok, so I have a very very simple script to change the value of my textbox that is inside a MC called 'two'. I want to mask that textbox, so I did indeed embed the font that's not the problem. When I make the textbox laye… --- ## [myVar = x gives undefined :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myvar-x-gives-undefined/217869)
**Author:** [@kingscooty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingscooty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myvar-x-gives-undefined/217869 "2007-03-02T16:02:45Z")
This is the code i've got, basically checks finds the x,y position of number 2 in a multidimensional array. For some reason sprite.px = x and sprite.py = y give undefined messages when i trace them. What am i doing wrong… --- ## [PEAR: Spreadsheet\_Excel\_Writer - no output](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pear-spreadsheet-excel-writer-no-output/217868)
**Author:** [@DHDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DHDesign)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pear-spreadsheet-excel-writer-no-output/217868 "2007-03-02T16:00:00Z")
i recently installed the pear package Spreadsheet\_Excel\_Writer...the package installed successfully (beta version since no stable is available) and also the OLE package was installed too. I took the following sample scr… --- ## [AS 2 class problem with Stage.height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-class-problem-with-stage-height/217866)
**Author:** [@liquidFusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liquidFusion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-class-problem-with-stage-height/217866 "2007-03-02T15:51:54Z")
Hi guys. I'm writing a very simple AS2 class, that only should create an empty movieClip and fill the stage with a box drawn with the lineTo property. But for some reason, Stage.height always returns a number that is e… --- ## [Overall problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overall-problems/217865)
**Author:** [@zeldafreak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zeldafreak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overall-problems/217865 "2007-03-02T15:40:50Z")
Hey guys, I have been posting for a while on my game that I am currently working on. We have figured out the gravity, thanks to sacrificial lamb :D, but there are so many other problems I have not been able to figure out… --- ## [Can't Find ClickOnce](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-find-clickonce/217862)
**Author:** [@Esherido](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esherido)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-find-clickonce/217862 "2007-03-02T15:16:21Z")
It seems like I've looked everywhere, but I still can't find the ClickOnce installer. \[frowning\] Does anyone know where you can get ClickOnce? --- ## [Problem with bg pattern](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-bg-pattern/217860)
**Author:** [@o111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/o111)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-bg-pattern/217860 "2007-03-02T14:55:33Z")
Im trying to make a bg pattern fill the browser from flash. It does that now, but if you resize the browser to a larger size the pattern doesn't keep on appearing (understand?). Plus, I've got this white frame around the… --- ## [Flash Form using components & PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-using-components-php/217855)
**Author:** [@BiGg\_RiE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BiGg_RiE)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-using-components-php/217855 "2007-03-02T14:20:28Z")
COuld someone please post a link or create a tutorial on how to make a functional contact form using components i.e. combo boxes, radio buttons, check boxes and input text fields using either var names, instance names or… --- ## [Sliding Menus with subtext or buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menus-with-subtext-or-buttons/217853)
**Author:** [@tsnevillecom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tsnevillecom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menus-with-subtext-or-buttons/217853 "2007-03-02T14:07:30Z")
OK, y'all. I'm about to pull my teeth out with a pair of rusty pliers. I don't think I've ever had this much trouble in Flash before. Anyway... enough of my whining. Here's the situation... I have sliding menus. They a… --- ## [Nav Menu Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nav-menu-help/217852)
**Author:** [@cew](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nav-menu-help/217852 "2007-03-02T13:34:12Z")
Hi - I have a nav menu set up as follows: Nav movie clip (then within the movie clip) -\> button1 (movie clip), button2 (movie clip), button3 (movie clip), button4 (movie clip), button5 (movie clip). The buttons are s… --- ## [Need a contact form for my web site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-contact-form-for-my-web-site/217851)
**Author:** [@iorgobe2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iorgobe2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-contact-form-for-my-web-site/217851 "2007-03-02T13:28:35Z")
Hello, I need a contact form on my website, that will send to my email address what the visitor enter in the form fields. The problem is that I can't run any php scripts.. is there a way to use some html form? ;(;(;( --- ## [Flash/PHP/MySQL Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-mysql-tutorial/217848)
**Author:** [@Laalun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Laalun)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-mysql-tutorial/217848 "2007-03-02T12:31:07Z")
\[FONT=Century Gothic\] Hi all, \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Century Gothic\] Apologies in advance if someone else has asked the same thing already. I have had a look. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Century Gothic\] \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Century Got… --- ## [Loading random external swf - with multiple instaces](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-random-external-swf-with-multiple-instaces/217847)
**Author:** [@johnnybaby](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnnybaby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-random-external-swf-with-multiple-instaces/217847 "2007-03-02T12:26:43Z")
Hi there I was wondering if there was a way to modify the current tutorial regarding "loading random movie clips from external swfs", into MC containers on the stage ? I would like it to do the following Have m… --- ## [Changing Font in ComboBox (Flash UI Components Set 4)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-font-in-combobox-flash-ui-components-set-4/217846)
**Author:** [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-font-in-combobox-flash-ui-components-set-4/217846 "2007-03-02T11:56:41Z")
trying my best but cant find it ??? any help much appreciated thanx in advance cheers --- ## [Passing Variables from a loaded movie clip to main?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variables-from-a-loaded-movie-clip-to-main/217845)
**Author:** [@Robbe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Robbe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variables-from-a-loaded-movie-clip-to-main/217845 "2007-03-02T11:53:29Z")
All, Not sure why this is beating me up, but it is... I can't seem to load a movie clip, and then pass some variables from that loaded movie clip back to through stage\_mc it is loading into - to the SubClip. The stru… --- ## [Flash 8 Random Navigation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-random-navigation/217844)
**Author:** [@juliecat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juliecat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-random-navigation/217844 "2007-03-02T11:34:46Z")
Dear people I'm trying to set-up a simple random navigation using labels and an array that jumps to different points in the timeline. I've used a simple onpress handler to initiate. As far as I can figure this should w… --- ## [Formating Input Text Box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formating-input-text-box/217843)
**Author:** [@vyravan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vyravan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formating-input-text-box/217843 "2007-03-02T11:31:00Z")
I have a input text box and want to format the text entered. How to do that? could anyone help me? --- ## [Whats wrong with these loops?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-wrong-with-these-loops/217842)
**Author:** [@jimjiminyjimjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimjiminyjimjim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-wrong-with-these-loops/217842 "2007-03-02T11:07:48Z")
I have some code that seems to have a problem. I can't seem to pass the x variable from one loop to within another loop. var myLv = new LoadVars(); var myNv = new LoadVars(); myLv.sendAndLoad("buynowmodels.php", … --- ## [CSS basics, creating this design](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-basics-creating-this-design/217836)
**Author:** [@adityadubey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adityadubey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-basics-creating-this-design/217836 "2007-03-02T10:19:24Z")
Hi all, I am just a beginner in CSS. Can someone tell me how to create a rounded bordered table? All I need is the outlined area without background colour, just the 1 px border colour on the edges. Or Attached is a sampl… --- ## [Timeline Direction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-direction/217835)
**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-direction/217835 "2007-03-02T10:03:27Z")
Can anyone point me to some advice concerning controling the timeline playbacks' direction (of an MC) ... Using AS, I would like the time line to play - and then reverse and then play etc .. rather than looping the fra… --- ## [Follow mouse, but only along X or Y?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-but-only-along-x-or-y/217834)
**Author:** [@HalfpastDead](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HalfpastDead)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-but-only-along-x-or-y/217834 "2007-03-02T09:59:52Z")
Could someone point me towards a tutorial or .FLA to show how to do a mouse follow but only along one plane? I want to make a menu similar to the one at this site: www.ravijour.com Thanks! --- ## [Simple "IF" statement question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-statement-question/217833)
**Author:** [@kptgreg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kptgreg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-statement-question/217833 "2007-03-02T09:40:48Z")
I have been reading manuals for hours and can find this. I am loading some text from a XML file, if there is no text at all I want to go to frame 5. If there is text do nothing. I can't find out how to write this. I … --- ## [\[AS3\]\[Flex\] Webservice vs Load XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-flex-webservice-vs-load-xml/217831)
**Author:** [@pete\_zahut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pete_zahut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-flex-webservice-vs-load-xml/217831 "2007-03-02T08:42:50Z")
Hi, I'm currently working on a project that contains a lot of data, about 14.000 records. This means an xml file of about 3mb. Now my question is: Should I use the xml file to load all the data at once, or should I u… --- ## [\_xmouse & \_ymouse for screen OUTSIDE of swf? Possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-xmouse--ymouse-for-screen-outside-of-swf-possible/217829)
**Author:** [@Head\_In\_A\_Pan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Head_In_A_Pan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-xmouse--ymouse-for-screen-outside-of-swf-possible/217829 "2007-03-02T07:05:36Z")
I've been fooling around with both a java & a flash xy mouse tracker... Can flash/swf detect the mouse x & y coordinates OUTSIDE of the swf? My problem is that as soon as I roll out of the swf borders it stops working. … --- ## [\[F8\]\[AS2\] I need help with array / \_mc scope](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-i-need-help-with-array--mc-scope/217828)
**Author:** [@joshchernoff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joshchernoff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-i-need-help-with-array--mc-scope/217828 "2007-03-02T05:26:13Z")
why wont this work? some\_mc\["nested\_mc\_name"\].onPress = function():Void { trace ("test") }; I'm trying to make a dynamic function so I can pass a string var for the name of any nested movieClip I want on the fly. --- ## [CSS element displaying incorrectrly in firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-element-displaying-incorrectrly-in-firefox/217827)
**Author:** [@macneilslt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macneilslt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-element-displaying-incorrectrly-in-firefox/217827 "2007-03-02T05:14:04Z")
Hello, I'm having a problem getting the footer navigation links to display correctly in firefox. http://www.skatemack.com/html/information/benefits.html notice how the main content is pushed against the footer navig… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1832) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1834)