# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1986 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1987 --- ## [Help please with swf transitions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-with-swf-transitions/205769)
**Author:** [@mhorbruce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mhorbruce)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-with-swf-transitions/205769 "2006-11-01T19:39:43Z")
Hi, I'm new to both Flash and the forum so bear with me. I have a site which has been builtusing a container and 6 swf files. The container loads beautifully from the index page , home page comes up automatically as plan… --- ## [AddictingGames Game Contest!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addictinggames-game-contest/205768)
**Author:** [@JXPorter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JXPorter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addictinggames-game-contest/205768 "2006-11-01T19:10:09Z")
Hello everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know that AddictingGames http://www.addictinggames.com is holding a contest to find out who can make the World's Most Addictive AddictingGame. The prize purse is substanti… --- ## [Numeric Value loaded to Variable from txt file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numeric-value-loaded-to-variable-from-txt-file/205767)
**Author:** [@Goldheart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Goldheart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numeric-value-loaded-to-variable-from-txt-file/205767 "2006-11-01T19:07:32Z")
Why can’t I assign a numeric value to a variable from a variable in a text file? text file contains HowManyBands=3 actionscript is as follows: loadNumVar = new LoadVars(); var NumOfBands:Number = new Number(); load… --- ## [Function Not Working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-not-working/205766)
**Author:** [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-not-working/205766 "2006-11-01T18:48:28Z")
I don't get why my menu dropdown function is not working. It works when I put the instance name of the dropdown menu in, but when I try to use eval for the instance name it won't work. This code is giving me the problem… --- ## [Hover Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-text/205765)
**Author:** [@MikeMartin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MikeMartin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-text/205765 "2006-11-01T18:35:44Z")
Sorry if there has been some posting on this subject already, but I'm new to this forum and Flash to be honest. Basically, I've copied the Kirupa Hover Text tutorial and incorporated it into my site. Testing the file was… --- ## [Internal high scores (without PHP/SQL/XML), how to?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/internal-high-scores-without-php-sql-xml-how-to/205764)
**Author:** [@snagt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snagt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/internal-high-scores-without-php-sql-xml-how-to/205764 "2006-11-01T18:35:06Z")
Hello people, I've searched all over internet and this forum to find a piece of code that creates a high score list of say, the 10 best scores for a Flash game, and stores it inside the .fla. (Is this even possible?) All… --- ## [Creating thumbnails from video clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-thumbnails-from-video-clips/205761)
**Author:** [@Johnsson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Johnsson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-thumbnails-from-video-clips/205761 "2006-11-01T18:16:52Z")
Hi I've searched everywhere for this, but I can't find anything helpful! If sombody's got a solution, please help... Is it possible to generate thumbnails from video clips by using XML? I want to create thumbnails in… --- ## [How to make image to stop?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-image-to-stop/205760)
**Author:** [@Anthalus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anthalus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-image-to-stop/205760 "2006-11-01T18:16:21Z")
Hi! So i have been looking at the forum and cant find anything that explain me how to do this. I have an image that the width is like 2x bigger than the stage. I made an actionscript that the image mooves like my mou… --- ## [How to make a blog?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-blog/205759)
**Author:** [@steresa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steresa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-blog/205759 "2006-11-01T18:01:43Z")
I need to know how to make a blog so people can come and talk and also upload files jpegs would be fine. This is for an art class that I am in. We need to come up with some logos and it is hard for all of us to meet outs… --- ## [Xml swf player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-swf-player/205758)
**Author:** [@xelaxam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xelaxam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-swf-player/205758 "2006-11-01T17:45:19Z")
Is it possible and easy with xml to do a playlist of differant swf that play in loop without any interraction of the user and when a clip has terminated the next one start by itself. .Xelaxam. --- ## [unloadMovie not working when published](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloadmovie-not-working-when-published/205756)
**Author:** [@arrrielle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arrrielle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloadmovie-not-working-when-published/205756 "2006-11-01T17:29:15Z")
i am loading external swf files into my fla by using loadMovie();, and then removing them with unloadMovie(); - this works perfectly well when i test the swf in flash, but when i publish and test in a browser, the movie… --- ## [Please help with a "Tell A Friend" option](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-a-tell-a-friend-option/205755)
**Author:** [@shardican9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shardican9)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-a-tell-a-friend-option/205755 "2006-11-01T17:22:14Z")
I was able to follow and create the flash email form using PHP tutorial, but I was wondering if anyone knew how I would be able to create a "Tell A Friend" form where the viewer could enter a friends email address and se… --- ## [Problem with mask](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-mask/205754)
**Author:** [@twostep52](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/twostep52)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-mask/205754 "2006-11-01T17:21:10Z")
hey, ive been working on a project for class and i wanted to make a button that when you roll over the text scrolls down and roll off it goes back up. what i did is create a white box above the botton that hides the text… --- ## [I need oil to motorscrolling :-)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-oil-to-motorscrolling/205753)
**Author:** [@ovea](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ovea)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-oil-to-motorscrolling/205753 "2006-11-01T17:08:44Z")
I have problem with my scrollning. See my files, i use panel.onRollOver = panelOver; function panelOver() { this.onEnterFrame = scrollPanel; delete this.onRollOver; } var b = stroke.getBounds(\_root); function scr… --- ## [Rotate wheel to specific position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-wheel-to-specific-position/205749)
**Author:** [@raredesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raredesign)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-wheel-to-specific-position/205749 "2006-11-01T16:24:21Z")
Hello everyone, and thank you for your help. I have searched the forum and could not find anything specific, so if you do, please show me the link. Let me set some theoretic environment for the question. let's take a… --- ## [Circle Animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circle-animation/205748)
**Author:** [@coop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circle-animation/205748 "2006-11-01T16:16:33Z")
Hi again, I trying to work out how to do an animation like in the image, sort of like a circle opening up like a fan. Is there a simple way to tween this, I don't wont to do it frame by frame, and I don't think that wo… --- ## [Water Drops](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/water-drops/205746)
**Author:** [@cki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/water-drops/205746 "2006-11-01T16:02:23Z")
Hi, Could someone assist in creating photorealistic water drops in FLASH. Attached is my first go. --- ## [Form Formatting Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-formatting-issues/205741)
**Author:** [@nj\_jcarter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nj_jcarter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-formatting-issues/205741 "2006-11-01T15:33:05Z")
Greetings ALL! I come to you with a most perplexing problem. I am having an issue with a simple search form that works fine in IE (of course it does) but is a little wacky in Firefox. It doesn't completely distort th… --- ## [Problem using TransitionManager inside a function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-using-transitionmanager-inside-a-function/205739)
**Author:** [@gordonglobal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gordonglobal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-using-transitionmanager-inside-a-function/205739 "2006-11-01T14:50:12Z")
Hello. I want to create a function that will allow me to pass an mc instance into the TransitionManager class, and I want to do it with the setTimeout function so I can get the timing right i.e. function fadeIn(th… --- ## [Align 1 MC to Bottom Left of Other MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/align-1-mc-to-bottom-left-of-other-mc/205738)
**Author:** [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/align-1-mc-to-bottom-left-of-other-mc/205738 "2006-11-01T14:45:34Z")
Greetings been a while since I've posted here. I'm having a small problem with aligning movieclips. I have 2 movieclips. For examples sake let's call them black\_box red\_box I need red\_box to align to the bottom … --- ## [Remember a variable?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remember-a-variable/205731)
**Author:** [@bennymartensson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bennymartensson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remember-a-variable/205731 "2006-11-01T13:24:08Z")
I have a navigation that contains main buttons with sub buttons under each. On each sub button I have this to load my external swf's. The navigation is loaded into level100. Check it out here http://www.gregory.se/flash.… --- ## [Dynamic text based off query string](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-based-off-query-string/205730)
**Author:** [@cryo\_burned](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cryo_burned)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-based-off-query-string/205730 "2006-11-01T13:12:00Z")
I just need a a dynamic text box to display whats in the query string like putting: http://ww.mysite.com/flash/header.swf?MY TEXT HERE Will make the .swf display dynamically, MYTEXT HERE. How is this done? --- ## [localToGlobal & globalToLocal - what about ROTATION?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localtoglobal-globaltolocal-what-about-rotation/205728)
**Author:** [@masster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/masster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localtoglobal-globaltolocal-what-about-rotation/205728 "2006-11-01T12:22:42Z")
Hi, localToGlobal & globalToLocal are pretty cool methods for movie clips. Except one thing. Rotations go bad. Let me explain it to you: Say you have a movie\_B inside a movie\_A, loaded externally. And say you need to … --- ## [Game: choose between two objects - problems with registration points and loadMovies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-choose-between-two-objects-problems-with-registration-points-and-loadmovies/205727)
**Author:** [@waves\_of\_light](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waves_of_light)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-choose-between-two-objects-problems-with-registration-points-and-loadmovies/205727 "2006-11-01T12:15:15Z")
Hello everyone, I'll try to be as detailed as possible, so here goes: I'm new to Flash (have done a couple of simple gotoAndPlay image sites but that's it) and using Flash MX. I can get my head around some of the Act… --- ## [Help required..Whats wrong in this code?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-required-whats-wrong-in-this-code/205726)
**Author:** [@jmukunth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jmukunth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-required-whats-wrong-in-this-code/205726 "2006-11-01T12:01:18Z")
Hi, \[COLOR="Blue"\]var mylabel:TextField; var mylabelid:String; var cnt = 0; for(var a=0;a\<=rows;a++) { for(var b=0;b\ **Author:** [@coop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coop)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-mc-attached-in-a-loop/205723 "2006-11-01T11:16:51Z") Hi all, I have a menu from attaching mc's in a loop. I want to change the color of the mc on RollOver but I need to be able to ref. what mc. So I think I need to make ref. to the mc as I going through the loop. The m… --- ## [How to create a table/grid using action script?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-table-grid-using-action-script/205722)
**Author:** [@Lavanya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lavanya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-table-grid-using-action-script/205722 "2006-11-01T11:13:27Z")
Hi all, Am in a need to create a table (looks like a grid) in flash using action script. As am new to flash i need coding help regarding this issue. Thanks in advance, Cbe --- ## [Flash 8 Pro AS Tweening problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-pro-as-tweening-problem/205719)
**Author:** [@Akaskero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Akaskero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-pro-as-tweening-problem/205719 "2006-11-01T10:50:55Z")
Hi there. I am creating a banner and am fairly new to ActionScript. I want the user to the banner to scroll over a ball, ActionScript to tween it to center stage and then when the user scrolls away from the ball, it th… --- ## [Flash detection crashes IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection-crashes-ie/205715)
**Author:** [@Aussiepete](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aussiepete)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection-crashes-ie/205715 "2006-11-01T08:45:32Z")
I'm using a version of the official Macromedia Flash detection script provided in Flash Professional 8 which seems to work on most browsers but crashes in Internet Explorer. Just wanted any help or comment if something… --- ## [How to create a table in flash using action script?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-table-in-flash-using-action-script/205713)
**Author:** [@Lavanya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lavanya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2006, 7:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-table-in-flash-using-action-script/205713 "2006-11-01T07:54:50Z")
Hi all, Am in a need to create a table (looks like a grid) in flash using action script. As am new to flash i need coding help regarding this issue. Thanks in advance, Cbe [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1985) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1987)