# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1914 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1915 --- ## [How have they created this click, drag and capture feature](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-have-they-created-this-click-drag-and-capture-feature/211580)
**Author:** [@crapitoutjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crapitoutjim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-have-they-created-this-click-drag-and-capture-feature/211580 "2007-01-03T10:40:41Z")
Hi There, Happy New Year to all Kirupa users!! I would love to know how to create the click, drag and capture method used on this online brochure. http://dennis.cerosmedia.com/394caf73404b138310ad92f368427fb9198.c… --- ## [basicHitTest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basichittest/211579)
**Author:** [@Asa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Asa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basichittest/211579 "2007-01-03T09:54:21Z")
Hello! I have a problem with this basicHitTest and the temp2...??? (I´ve got 15 "obstacle" in this simple game where the player should go from start to gole without touching the walls. Now, the player can crash through t… --- ## [\[general AS\] Downloading files?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-as-downloading-files/211578)
**Author:** [@graphiteoak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graphiteoak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-as-downloading-files/211578 "2007-01-03T09:48:46Z")
Hey all! I have some mp3's and video clips in a Flash movie. When I click them (buttons, of course), they open in a new window. What I want is that when you click on a button, a dialog will ask where you want to save t… --- ## [FTP access via flash O.o](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-access-via-flash-o-o/211576)
**Author:** [@Ninpo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ninpo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-access-via-flash-o-o/211576 "2007-01-03T07:55:41Z")
Hello \[smile\] I have a little problem.. i'm trying to access an ftp account via flash but.. i've tried everything i could imagine without result. I was wondering if there is something possible like: getURL("ftp://user:… --- ## [ScrollBar Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-question/211571)
**Author:** [@Amy\_Peterson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Amy_Peterson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-question/211571 "2007-01-03T06:41:36Z")
Hi All!... ok i got this custom scrollbar that was made through a tutorial, and it works fine, but i was wondering, instead of loading the text from a .txt file, is there anyway from loading it from a text tool(tool on… --- ## [Buttons within Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-within-movie-clips/211570)
**Author:** [@yamon1986](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yamon1986)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-within-movie-clips/211570 "2007-01-03T06:14:20Z")
Hi i was wondering whether i could be helped on something. Im quite new with flash so dont know that much. I am creating a website at the moment using flash mx. At the bottom of each page is a plain grey navigation b… --- ## [Email form checking for @](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-form-checking-for/211568)
**Author:** [@bobllama](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobllama)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-form-checking-for/211568 "2007-01-03T06:11:48Z")
This question has probably been asked and answered before, but is simply unsearchable. Here goes. Making a flash/PHP email form, and I want to verify that the email address entered at least has an "@" in it. I've got… --- ## [Sessions or Cookie? And how?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sessions-or-cookie-and-how/211563)
**Author:** [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sessions-or-cookie-and-how/211563 "2007-01-03T02:25:17Z")
ok, i have this page were a user can change his account details, but at the moment it is using a textfield asking for the users username to select which row to edit in mysql. But I am getting pretty tired of that. so wha… --- ## [XML and Flash, Gallery with Thumbnails](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-flash-gallery-with-thumbnails/211561)
**Author:** [@mdudlik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdudlik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-flash-gallery-with-thumbnails/211561 "2007-01-03T02:22:02Z")
Hi, If this is covered somewhere, Im sorry. I have been working with a component that uses XML, trying to make a gallery site for a friend, where she can update it easily by just editing the XML and uploading the thu… --- ## [Movie Clip Loader Preloader Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-loader-preloader-problem/211559)
**Author:** [@bairdb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bairdb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-loader-preloader-problem/211559 "2007-01-03T01:38:59Z")
I have created a file that uses the movie clip loader to load external swf files. I have also used a listener to create a reusable preloader. I had the preloader working properly until the other day, but now on the ini… --- ## [Applying effects to dynamic text boxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-effects-to-dynamic-text-boxes/211555)
**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-effects-to-dynamic-text-boxes/211555 "2007-01-02T23:48:21Z")
Hi, I'm just starting to delve into AS, so this should be easy. I'm applying a simple alpha fade to the onEnterFrame event of a movie clip using AS, and inside that movie clip there is a dynamic text box that gets its… --- ## [World Map](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-map/211554)
**Author:** [@CreativeMind](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CreativeMind)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-map/211554 "2007-01-02T23:36:37Z")
Hi All, Does anyone know how to create a world map in Flash? I have an example if you go to "montblanc.com" and click on the "Boutique Locator" link on the bottom left corner. Play around with it because it can get p… --- ## [Tutorial Search: mySQL Filtering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-search-mysql-filtering/211548)
**Author:** [@camargo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/camargo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-search-mysql-filtering/211548 "2007-01-02T22:42:26Z")
Hi Kirupans, Happy New Year to everyone. I'm trying to look for a tutorial that will allow me to filter my entire product catalog in a mySQL database. All of the products are already there and my database has been stru… --- ## [Tutorial "Snow 2.0" crashes Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-snow-2-0-crashes-flash-8/211547)
**Author:** [@homesickalien](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/homesickalien)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-snow-2-0-crashes-flash-8/211547 "2007-01-02T22:40:16Z")
Hello friends, I've been trying to get this bit of actionscript to work with Flash 8 as it will only work if I publish the swf using Flash 6. Unfortunately, I need some features of flash 8 and can't get around it. Wh… --- ## [Justify text inside a circle?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/justify-text-inside-a-circle/211546)
**Author:** [@stevenlyons](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stevenlyons)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/justify-text-inside-a-circle/211546 "2007-01-02T22:33:12Z")
Hello everyone, OK so what I need is the equivalent of a circular dynamic text box. The only way I can think of doing it is to split the text up into individual characters and then place them individually (all via AS… --- ## [\[Flash8\]defining a global function and referencing it elsewhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-defining-a-global-function-and-referencing-it-elsewhere/211543)
**Author:** [@dalewb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dalewb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-defining-a-global-function-and-referencing-it-elsewhere/211543 "2007-01-02T21:48:30Z")
Hello :hugegrin: I'm trying to create a function in the main timeline that I can use on 26 unique movieclip objects that will simply create a text field and populate each with one of the 26 letters of the alphabet. I've… --- ## [Move multiple Movies when 1 is clicked](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/move-multiple-movies-when-1-is-clicked/211541)
**Author:** [@pixcels](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixcels)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/move-multiple-movies-when-1-is-clicked/211541 "2007-01-02T21:31:44Z")
This has been done numerous times before but I do not know what to search under to find the answer I need. Here is my question: If there are 4 movie clips named MovieC\_1, MovieC\_2, MovieC\_3, and MovieC\_4. All of them a… --- ## [onRollOver and external Swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onrollover-and-external-swf/211540)
**Author:** [@thehive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thehive)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onrollover-and-external-swf/211540 "2007-01-02T21:26:49Z")
I have built a page which loads an external swf into a container MC on Frame 1 of my movie. The swf has a few frames of animation at the head and tail with a frame of content ( basically a fade-in fade-out). I have al… --- ## [Array push question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-push-question/211539)
**Author:** [@frontin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/frontin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-push-question/211539 "2007-01-02T21:12:33Z")
Hi! I have a little question about an array/push. (I'm not a actionscript proff) When I use the script below 'myArray' changes from nothing to 'cheese'. Logic. But what I want is that everytime I hit my button, 'chee… --- ## [Since when did we have this forum](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/since-when-did-we-have-this-forum/211532)
**Author:** [@bombsledder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bombsledder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/since-when-did-we-have-this-forum/211532 "2007-01-02T19:43:28Z")
i was just thinking if this gets more popular you should split this forum into some sub-forums with certains sections like native c++, managed c++, sockets, threading etc... didnt see anywhere else to put this so if ther… --- ## [Flash Wont Open](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-wont-open/211530)
**Author:** [@petermdenton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/petermdenton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-wont-open/211530 "2007-01-02T19:12:28Z")
95% sure I dont have a virus. Flash MX and 8 both stopped opening. Below is the Event Viewer log Faulting application Flash.exe, version 8.0.0.478, faulting module Flash.exe, version 8.0.0.478, fault address 0x00203… --- ## [Creating a Jackpot Application](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-jackpot-application/211527)
**Author:** [@dewey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dewey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-jackpot-application/211527 "2007-01-02T18:41:25Z")
Hey everyone. I've searched the forums, and google, but can't get anywhere with this latest task I've been assigned. I really don't have any idea where to start... Basically, I need to build some sort of Jackpot counte… --- ## [Float Flash Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/float-flash-menu/211525)
**Author:** [@ibawolfe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibawolfe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/float-flash-menu/211525 "2007-01-02T17:38:25Z")
I have created a beautiful nested drop down menu in flash. I need my menu to appear on every page. I have the menu on the left side of the screen and I need it to pull up the pages to the right of it. I have this setu… --- ## [Integrating preloader into Flash Video Player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integrating-preloader-into-flash-video-player/211522)
**Author:** [@DeletedUser12345](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DeletedUser12345)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integrating-preloader-into-flash-video-player/211522 "2007-01-02T17:33:57Z")
Hey all, I've got some code here that allows the user to select and play one of 3 possible videos. if it's the first time they are watching a video, they have to watch an advertisement first, after which their chosen v… --- ## [Get MP3 duration from MP3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-mp3-duration-from-mp3/211520)
**Author:** [@Zaid\_W1red](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaid_W1red)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-mp3-duration-from-mp3/211520 "2007-01-02T17:22:13Z")
Any on have any idea how to do this? Im a complete ASP noob ...ive used PHP's getid3() to do this in the path but need an ASP solution now. Any suggestions?? Zaid --- ## [Distort transformation keeps snapping my mc back](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/distort-transformation-keeps-snapping-my-mc-back/211519)
**Author:** [@lariat1997](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lariat1997)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/distort-transformation-keeps-snapping-my-mc-back/211519 "2007-01-02T16:43:23Z")
Hey all, I don't mess with the basic drawing tools in Flash too much, but does anyone know why I cannot distort my mc? I can distort it while pressing the control button and moving an endpoint. It shows a preview dis… --- ## [Transform tool that doesnt use transform matrix?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transform-tool-that-doesnt-use-transform-matrix/211516)
**Author:** [@gifpaste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gifpaste)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transform-tool-that-doesnt-use-transform-matrix/211516 "2007-01-02T16:29:06Z")
Is there a tool that lets you strectch and rotate movie clip objects? (not skew, I believe that requires the transform matrix math) Similar to this guy, but only using width height and rotation modifications http://s… --- ## [Skinning a DataGrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skinning-a-datagrid/211514)
**Author:** [@DataVZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DataVZ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skinning-a-datagrid/211514 "2007-01-02T16:06:32Z")
I'm working on a project where I have to simulate an application screen and indicate whether the responses are correct or not. Basically, it will consist of a screen shot of the actual application with components plopped… --- ## [Display data dynamically?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-data-dynamically/211511)
**Author:** [@andrewtan2000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrewtan2000)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-data-dynamically/211511 "2007-01-02T15:18:00Z")
hello friends, how do i display data dynamically? I already refered to the tutorial for displaying XML data in flash from Kirupa.com and the amound of data that i want to display varies and i want to display all of them … --- ## [Flash spinning numbers display](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-spinning-numbers-display/211510)
**Author:** [@theMonitor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theMonitor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-spinning-numbers-display/211510 "2007-01-02T15:15:33Z")
does anyone know of a fla or a tutorial that would help me create a numerical display that can change to a given value by spinning the numbers in the style of a car mileometer, or a old fashioned tape counter? that is, t… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1913) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1915)