# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1902 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1903 --- ## [I hope a simple question regarding my preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hope-a-simple-question-regarding-my-preloader/212631)
**Author:** [@crankT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crankT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hope-a-simple-question-regarding-my-preloader/212631 "2007-01-12T17:13:21Z")
I know my loader works, I have seen it operating as it should. Now however, since I have imported all my images and stuff the loader doesn't show up till like 97% of the site is loaded. Why is this so? :hangover: Th… --- ## [Modify existing XML file with this PHP script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modify-existing-xml-file-with-this-php-script/212627)
**Author:** [@hombr3w311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hombr3w311)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modify-existing-xml-file-with-this-php-script/212627 "2007-01-12T17:03:06Z")
Hello All, I have been working with this file to manipulate an xml doucment as part of a CMS. The trouble I am having is that it formats the xml in a way that when the flash file reads it, its not reading properly. It ex… --- ## [Flash Image Gallery with Auto Transition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-image-gallery-with-auto-transition/212623)
**Author:** [@designrunway](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designrunway)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-image-gallery-with-auto-transition/212623 "2007-01-12T16:32:23Z")
I was wondering if it is easy to create the photo gallery with a couple twists: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/photogallery.htm 1). I would like the photos to auto-transition after 5 seconds or so without the user … --- ## [Help with Buttons to open a swf in a container](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-buttons-to-open-a-swf-in-a-container/212620)
**Author:** [@Tonydouglas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tonydouglas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-buttons-to-open-a-swf-in-a-container/212620 "2007-01-12T16:11:49Z")
Hi I have a button and have used this code in the actions panel: but.onPress = function () { \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container", 1); loadMovie("acoustic-education-em22ftp.swf", "container"); container.\_x = 15… --- ## [XML thumbnail grid loading order problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-thumbnail-grid-loading-order-problem/212617)
**Author:** [@kdeath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdeath)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-thumbnail-grid-loading-order-problem/212617 "2007-01-12T16:02:48Z")
First off, this is an incredible and invaluable site. Thank you to everyone that started it and continues to contribute to it. I really didn’t want to have to post a new thread about this. I searched for an answer all… --- ## [I have inherited a mash of code (image scroller)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-inherited-a-mash-of-code-image-scroller/212615)
**Author:** [@Mediaman\_12](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mediaman_12)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-inherited-a-mash-of-code-image-scroller/212615 "2007-01-12T15:50:30Z")
So as someone has left where I work, I have got to update one of his jobs. It's a set of images that scroll left and right with the mouse and scroll to the left when first loaded, also they enlarge when moused over, oh a… --- ## [Can you help me with some slideshow code?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-help-me-with-some-slideshow-code/212611)
**Author:** [@jigsawtash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jigsawtash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-help-me-with-some-slideshow-code/212611 "2007-01-12T15:14:29Z")
How can I stop this slideshow flicking through the images automatically? I just want it so that people click next or previous and then it goes to the next or previous. If you want to see what its doing now, go to www.… --- ## [Dynamic Scrollbar (scrollbutton) Height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-scrollbar-scrollbutton-height/212610)
**Author:** [@thatguythatsme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thatguythatsme)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-scrollbar-scrollbutton-height/212610 "2007-01-12T15:12:53Z")
I am currently trying to adapt a scrollbar to change the size of the scroll button depending on the size of the area its trying to scroll. The scroll bar is a full screen scrollbar which scrolls a movie clip. Ive tried… --- ## [How to make a animated flag](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-animated-flag/212608)
**Author:** [@larencexx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/larencexx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-animated-flag/212608 "2007-01-12T14:18:27Z")
How to make a animated flag If anybody interested just give me the tutorials and advice Thank u --- ## [Preventing SWF from playing after CACHE download](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-swf-from-playing-after-cache-download/212602)
**Author:** [@alemieux34](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alemieux34)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-swf-from-playing-after-cache-download/212602 "2007-01-12T13:35:00Z")
I'm trying to figure out a way to prevent someone from taking a SWF file out of the browser CACHE and use or distribute it as a fully-functioning piece. One way that I could think of, would be to have the SWF file look f… --- ## ["Clip changing with "onEnterFrame" event now not changing with "setInterval.”](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clip-changing-with-onenterframe-event-now-not-changing-with-setinterval/212601)
**Author:** [@Pup\_100](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pup_100)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clip-changing-with-onenterframe-event-now-not-changing-with-setinterval/212601 "2007-01-12T12:59:55Z")
Hi, I have built a simple site where the logo at the top of the page has been constructed as a masked grid, the idea being that the logo is revealed as each cell in the logo has it's color changed. The color is chan… --- ## [Slideshow / XML Gallery Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-xml-gallery-help/212600)
**Author:** [@wavygravy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wavygravy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-xml-gallery-help/212600 "2007-01-12T12:53:14Z")
Hi there, this is my first post! I am not a programmer, but have managed to combine the slideshow, image gallery and hover features of the provided scripts to create a slideshow that you can control with the previous and… --- ## [Exporting Sounds For AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-sounds-for-as/212593)
**Author:** [@duncanhall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duncanhall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-sounds-for-as/212593 "2007-01-12T11:49:52Z")
I've just started adding some sounds to a game I am making, but can't figure out how this is affecting the filesize of the final swf. I have a wav file that is 90kb. I imported it to the library and then chose to "Expo… --- ## [Cant get XML to load](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-xml-to-load/212592)
**Author:** [@rave\_t](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rave_t)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-xml-to-load/212592 "2007-01-12T11:48:40Z")
Hi i got this swf file on my site that will load xml data to a textbox. But i cant get the data to load. Im using Flash Professional 8. This is the code: \_root.text\_mc.swiftText = "loading.."; var my\_xml = new XML(… --- ## [Moving things around in flash....how to select EVERYTHING](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-things-around-in-flash-how-to-select-everything/212591)
**Author:** [@jigsawtash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jigsawtash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-things-around-in-flash-how-to-select-everything/212591 "2007-01-12T11:45:58Z")
Basically I bought a template which i have altered to the point of it being unrecognisable, but am having a problem with the size of it. The main menu bar sits just below the bottom of the page, which means you have to… --- ## [Gallery with two containers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gallery-with-two-containers/212584)
**Author:** [@michey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gallery-with-two-containers/212584 "2007-01-12T09:57:10Z")
Hi I would like to set up a gallery which works with two containers as transitions playground. Until now I havent really understood, how this 2 containers thing should work. I mean should be the second container a dupli… --- ## [360º quicktime import](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/360-quicktime-import/212581)
**Author:** [@sys64](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sys64)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/360-quicktime-import/212581 "2007-01-12T09:34:06Z")
hi all, I'm question if any body here can tell me how i import to flash one .mov quicktime 360º panoramic. example link --\> http://testeflash.bcl.pt/360/pool.mov Well, I'm trying to put inside flash for people not … --- ## [How jump to labeled frame in loadMovie swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-jump-to-labeled-frame-in-loadmovie-swf/212572)
**Author:** [@will\_s](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/will_s)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-jump-to-labeled-frame-in-loadmovie-swf/212572 "2007-01-12T05:54:48Z")
I've got a series of slide shows swiffs I'm loading into an empty movie clip. I can get each succeeding one to replace it's predecessor smoothly but I can only get the new one to start at its beginning. Sometimes I need … --- ## [Disabling Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-movie-clips/212568)
**Author:** [@malnourished](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/malnourished)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-movie-clips/212568 "2007-01-12T04:53:49Z")
Hello, I am creating a website and have several mc's that play animations and act as my navigation buttons. I'm trying to get the button for the page currently being displayed to be deactivated. I tried If else state… --- ## [Problem with x and y coordinates of the canvas](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-x-and-y-coordinates-of-the-canvas/212566)
**Author:** [@vishalraj9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vishalraj9)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-x-and-y-coordinates-of-the-canvas/212566 "2007-01-12T04:31:37Z")
Hi, I have a problem with the x and y coordinates of the canvas.When i first started using the software, when i place an object on the canvas and set the x and y coordinates of the object to '0' and '0' respectively,t… --- ## [Showing active state for numbered buttons in xml gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/showing-active-state-for-numbered-buttons-in-xml-gallery/212557)
**Author:** [@crick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/showing-active-state-for-numbered-buttons-in-xml-gallery/212557 "2007-01-12T01:34:04Z")
I have created an image gallery that loads from an XML file using mostly previous Kirupa threads. From Scotty's code (I think -- my head is moosh now) I got numbered buttons for navigating between the images. Each butt… --- ## [Need help Asap with opening PDFs from flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-asap-with-opening-pdfs-from-flash/212555)
**Author:** [@PatM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PatM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-asap-with-opening-pdfs-from-flash/212555 "2007-01-12T00:12:43Z")
I am making a cd rom catalogish thing. I have lots of menus that linkk to more menus that link to more menus. and then i have a final menu with a list of all of the PDFs that I want to open. I am using a scroll pane to… --- ## [Dynamic Scaling Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-scaling-menu/212553)
**Author:** [@function82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/function82)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-scaling-menu/212553 "2007-01-11T23:59:14Z")
I'm trying to do something like this: http://www.uncredited.net/flash/scalingmenu.html but dynamic, so that if i click on one of the boxes, it will slide and scale to the center position, and everything else will adj… --- ## [Actionscript Help for 2 Sets of buttons, See FLA](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-help-for-2-sets-of-buttons-see-fla/212544)
**Author:** [@freestyledesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/freestyledesign)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-help-for-2-sets-of-buttons-see-fla/212544 "2007-01-11T22:04:15Z")
Hi: I have posted the FLA's here... http://www.usherscloset.com/test/ What I have done so far is create the 1st level (main) navigation up top...but on the first SWF brought in...I have a 2nd set of buttons that I want… --- ## [Visual C++ will not import headers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visual-c-will-not-import-headers/212543)
**Author:** [@Al6200](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Al6200)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visual-c-will-not-import-headers/212543 "2007-01-11T21:44:49Z")
In an empty file, with the code: include "windows.h" include "stdafx.h" include "d3d.h" I get the error "Cannot open objbase.h". If I remove the last line, there is no error. I've gone into settings and set the… --- ## [The Canadian, may I ask?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-canadian-may-i-ask/212541)
**Author:** [@JayFranchize](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JayFranchize)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-canadian-may-i-ask/212541 "2007-01-11T21:39:18Z")
The Canadian, I'm hoping you can assist me a little further with the hot code you gave me. Basically, I need the code you gave me to work inside of a Movie Clip, and I would like the text fields to have specific, embedde… --- ## [Hyperlink issues, can anyone help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-issues-can-anyone-help/212540)
**Author:** [@stonewolff75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stonewolff75)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hyperlink-issues-can-anyone-help/212540 "2007-01-11T21:23:01Z")
Hi, I set up some links in a loaded text box using the href tag. the link takes you to the US. patents website. the problem I'm having is once the link takes me to that website and I click the back button in the browser … --- ## [Hello all. I need some Help with my XML code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hello-all-i-need-some-help-with-my-xml-code/212537)
**Author:** [@Motorman007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Motorman007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hello-all-i-need-some-help-with-my-xml-code/212537 "2007-01-11T20:53:05Z")
hello all, I need some help loading xml into flash. I made a flash test for work, but I loaded the text the hard way by doing this: loadVariables("text/testQ/36/question36.txt", this); loadVariables("text/tes… --- ## [Preloader and Flash bitmap smoothing work around](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-and-flash-bitmap-smoothing-work-around/212536)
**Author:** [@jimjiminyjimjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimjiminyjimjim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-and-flash-bitmap-smoothing-work-around/212536 "2007-01-11T20:48:35Z")
I was just loading a bitmap dynamically into a loader component and then linking that to a progress loader bar componetn. However, I've now switched to using this bitmap smoothing workaround for dynamic images stop… --- ## [Silly question on Parsing XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silly-question-on-parsing-xml/212535)
**Author:** [@jrodichok](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrodichok)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silly-question-on-parsing-xml/212535 "2007-01-11T20:36:53Z")
I am having a bit of trouble parsing some xml data using a DOM parser. The problem is my XML feed the node names go like this \. And I cannot get the parser to recognize the node with the ":" in it. Is there a way … [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1901) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1903)