# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1860 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1861 --- ## [Can't get nested movie clip to play](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-nested-movie-clip-to-play/216018)
**Author:** [@gwh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gwh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-nested-movie-clip-to-play/216018 "2007-02-13T00:28:11Z")
Hi everyone, I have a movieclip on one of the frames on the maintimeline. Within this movieclip is a nested movieclip which itself is contained by another clip. The first movie clip plays to a certain frame where I've … --- ## [Loading XML(names) from array?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-names-from-array/216015)
**Author:** [@indigo\_child](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/indigo_child)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-names-from-array/216015 "2007-02-12T23:51:44Z")
ok so i have this array from which i wanna fetch names of the XML files i want to load in their XML object, so i write like this but it doesn't work var meniXML = new Array("onama", "ponuda", "ref\_lista", "show\_room", … --- ## [Please need help w/ a close/exit button on external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-need-help-w-a-close-exit-button-on-external-swf/216014)
**Author:** [@Meethos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Meethos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-need-help-w-a-close-exit-button-on-external-swf/216014 "2007-02-12T23:24:16Z")
I will give you a general idea of how the site is and where my problem is. I have a main stage where all the animation and buttons are displayed. I also have a border area w/ some text etc. and not really much going on… --- ## [My swf disappears when I postback on my site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-swf-disappears-when-i-postback-on-my-site/216012)
**Author:** [@LianaEnt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LianaEnt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-swf-disappears-when-i-postback-on-my-site/216012 "2007-02-12T22:52:34Z")
Hi all, I finally got a really nice background going on my asp.net site using Flash 8 by Z-Indexing the swf as 1 and the rest of my page as 2. Now I added a login button to the page. But when I press the button and the… --- ## [Still got scrollbar problems?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/still-got-scrollbar-problems/216011)
**Author:** [@Wicky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wicky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/still-got-scrollbar-problems/216011 "2007-02-12T22:50:03Z")
I've skinned the scroll bar (UI component) by updating the sampletheme.fla file. When I add dynamic text the thumb/dragger resizes to show how much text is in the scrollable text box. Is it possible to disable this fun… --- ## [Where to put a database on a server? ("Newbie")](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-to-put-a-database-on-a-server-newbie/216009)
**Author:** [@biffabot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biffabot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-to-put-a-database-on-a-server-newbie/216009 "2007-02-12T22:38:55Z")
Hi im quite new to php and databases and im wondering where to put a database on a server i have a practice site and a database i have tested it on my testing server on my computer and it works fine but not sure where to… --- ## [I need help with XML attributes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-with-xml-attributes/216007)
**Author:** [@Motorman007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Motorman007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-with-xml-attributes/216007 "2007-02-12T21:58:39Z")
What I’m trying to do is. Have flash loop inside my xml file to find a attributes that will till flash to do THIS or DO THAT. \ \ \ **Author:** [@o111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/o111)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/got-the-layout-no-idea-on-how-to-code/216005 "2007-02-12T21:41:05Z") \[FONT=Verdana\]As the title says, I've done the layout for a site. It's nothing big at all, just a very simple design for a 1 page website which is going to be my "simple-portfolio-while-waiting-for-my-new-to-come-out" si… --- ## [\[Flash8\] Can't even set the text in a simple Label component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-cant-even-set-the-text-in-a-simple-label-component/216004)
**Author:** [@dalewb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dalewb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-cant-even-set-the-text-in-a-simple-label-component/216004 "2007-02-12T21:08:50Z")
The following code should work fine, but I've grown to realize that when working with flash components, things often don't work like you think they should. All I am trying to do at the moment is make the stupid thing vi… --- ## [Need help in automating this popup](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-automating-this-popup/216002)
**Author:** [@tripdragon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tripdragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-automating-this-popup/216002 "2007-02-12T20:46:05Z")
I have a button that pops up a box display But I have so many its driving me nuts.... Someway to auto array this somehow would be nice... reading but just need a pointer somewhere import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.\*; … --- ## [IE support for li bullet images?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-support-for-li-bullet-images/216001)
**Author:** [@fasterthanlight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fasterthanlight)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-support-for-li-bullet-images/216001 "2007-02-12T20:40:03Z")
Hey hey! quick, simple question... I've been googling for a while now but to no avail.. I've got a site where I have custom list item bullet images, and it works on every browser except some random version of IE (I … --- ## [Dynamic text multiple variables :S](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-multiple-variables-s/215998)
**Author:** [@formatwizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/formatwizard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-multiple-variables-s/215998 "2007-02-12T20:12:01Z")
Hiya, for a school project i've got to use several dynamic text boxes. those are populated with categories (above the white text blocks) who are retrieved from a mysql database by a .PHP file. when i run the .PHP f… --- ## [One object with a mouse event over another](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-object-with-a-mouse-event-over-another/215996)
**Author:** [@snailface](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snailface)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-object-with-a-mouse-event-over-another/215996 "2007-02-12T20:06:52Z")
I know I've come across this before, but I can't seem to find anything on it. I've got a movie clip with an onRollOver event. As a child of that movie clip I have a button. Because of the onRollOver event on the par… --- ## [Dynamic Text Column Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-column-tutorial/215994)
**Author:** [@eviltwin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eviltwin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-column-tutorial/215994 "2007-02-12T20:01:25Z")
hello, all. i remember seeing a tutorial somewhere that detailed the means that sites like fwa use to dynamically generate columns of text with 'prev' and 'next' buttons rather than a traditional scrollbar treatment fo… --- ## [Stage Visibility](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-visibility/215989)
**Author:** [@DeletedUser12345](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DeletedUser12345)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-visibility/215989 "2007-02-12T19:34:15Z")
Hey everyone, Is there an easy way to make every movieclip, symbol, button etc. on the stage visible or invisible w/ actionscript? I'm talking something like "stage.\_visible = 100" or some such command. I'm making a ki… --- ## [Platformer AI](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platformer-ai/215988)
**Author:** [@AdamZZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AdamZZ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platformer-ai/215988 "2007-02-12T19:23:08Z")
ok i have tried to make AI and failed the code is not even worth posting here \>.\< but do you think you can help me with simple AI, the only thing i need help with is have a bunch of enemys on a map and make every enemy t… --- ## [Wordpress extensions!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wordpress-extensions/215987)
**Author:** [@evildrummer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evildrummer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wordpress-extensions/215987 "2007-02-12T19:16:28Z")
As part of my months challenge of experiencing the blogging craze I need to get the most out of it and people said wordpress really shines with extensions SO.... what are the best extensions you reccomend? --- ## [Getting Current URL (not \_url)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-current-url-not--url/215986)
**Author:** [@imvain2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imvain2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-current-url-not--url/215986 "2007-02-12T19:16:02Z")
I'm looking to get the url that the flash file is being displayed, and not the url of the actual flash file itself as \_url retrieves. --- ## [PLEASE Help with Loader/XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-loader-xml/215985)
**Author:** [@Brisa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brisa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-loader-xml/215985 "2007-02-12T18:57:28Z")
I can trace everything, but when it coems tothe contentPath, it's undefined and it doesn't trace, so it doesn't load. I've been stuck on this for a week. I need help, please!! Here's the code. I have a Loader in my lib… --- ## [Multiple Radio buttons/Multiple choices](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-radio-buttons-multiple-choices/215982)
**Author:** [@rahnebuster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rahnebuster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-radio-buttons-multiple-choices/215982 "2007-02-12T18:09:21Z")
I want to create a screen that has 4 radio button groups. Once choices have been made for each group, I need to store those choices somewhere so that when a submit button is selected, it will run a specific movie clip b… --- ## [Check my blog out. I made it!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-my-blog-out-i-made-it/215981)
**Author:** [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-my-blog-out-i-made-it/215981 "2007-02-12T18:07:25Z")
Hello everyone, I'm not sure where this goes but I made my own blog it has: admin area to post, delete and edit (edit is still in testing \[wink\]) plus is uses paging. Linky To view the admin area use these details: U… --- ## [Question about a dynamic value i have set](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-a-dynamic-value-i-have-set/215980)
**Author:** [@philipz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/philipz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-a-dynamic-value-i-have-set/215980 "2007-02-12T17:58:50Z")
Ok, I have a flashproject in where i have a dynamic text field given a variable name (var). The name of it is "deadline" In the begining of the timeline i have defined that deadline=0 Then on various places in the time… --- ## [Sorting multidimensional arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorting-multidimensional-arrays/215976)
**Author:** [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorting-multidimensional-arrays/215976 "2007-02-12T17:23:17Z")
Does anybody know how to sort multidimensional arrays? I followed the instructions on the book PHP and MySQL Web Development but it doesn't seem to work. The instructions are here: http://www.samspublishing.com/articles/… --- ## [PHP: Catchable fatal error: Object of class DOMElement could not be converted to stri](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-catchable-fatal-error-object-of-class-domelement-could-not-be-converted-to-stri/215975)
**Author:** [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-catchable-fatal-error-object-of-class-domelement-could-not-be-converted-to-stri/215975 "2007-02-12T17:11:09Z")
Im trying to create an XML file from the input of a form. It works fine. But then, I wanted to add to the file data from session variables. It's something like this: $stat = $doc-\>createElement('status'); $root-\>appen… --- ## [Good Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-tutorial/215973)
**Author:** [@Powerfan5000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Powerfan5000)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-tutorial/215973 "2007-02-12T17:08:21Z")
Does anyone know a good free tutorial for making a custom flash video player? --- ## [ExternalInterface.addCallback is a gip!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-addcallback-is-a-gip/215970)
**Author:** [@duncanhall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duncanhall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-addcallback-is-a-gip/215970 "2007-02-12T16:55:03Z")
So I want to be able to click a regular HTML link from my page, which calls an AS function in my swf on the same page. 'Not too difficult' I hear you cry, with the help of ExternalInterface.addCallback. Except, it does… --- ## [XML and a ComboBox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-a-combobox/215967)
**Author:** [@wjaspers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wjaspers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-a-combobox/215967 "2007-02-12T16:35:14Z")
I'm trying to load an XML file from the internet in a CD-ROM flash application and seem to be getting nowhere. The XML object needs to retrieve the results of a PHP script with 2 variables. The first being T (territory… --- ## [CONFUSING! scaled components can't dispatch events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confusing-scaled-components-cant-dispatch-events/215962)
**Author:** [@dalewb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dalewb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/confusing-scaled-components-cant-dispatch-events/215962 "2007-02-12T15:31:35Z")
Okay, the Flash 8 Actionscript Bible states that you can resize components through pixels or percentages, but if "an instance is scaled, it does not dispatch any events" (pg 588). What if I were to put a component insi… --- ## [\[F8\] Can anyone help me optimize my code?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-can-anyone-help-me-optimize-my-code/215956)
**Author:** [@CraigMayhem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CraigMayhem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-can-anyone-help-me-optimize-my-code/215956 "2007-02-12T14:43:18Z")
(EDIT) You might have to clear your cache - the intro skips if you've seen it once!(/EDIT) Hi all... Here are 2 sites - the same swf, but the intro movie (I hate intro movies) on this first runs fine on my local machin… --- ## [Links spacing on mouseOut in Flash Player 9, WHY?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-spacing-on-mouseout-in-flash-player-9-why/215954)
**Author:** [@jacoblindblad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jacoblindblad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-spacing-on-mouseout-in-flash-player-9-why/215954 "2007-02-12T14:22:05Z")
Hey there. Could anyone tell me why THIS is happening in Flash Player 9, and not in 8?! (it's the 2nd line, where it says: "creation of African Command (AFRICOM)" marked in grey) It's a standard getURL - so I don't re… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1859) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1861)