# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1991 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1992 --- ## [Making a textfield invisible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-textfield-invisible/205449)
**Author:** [@mikenificent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikenificent)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-textfield-invisible/205449 "2006-10-29T20:55:42Z")
Hello, I'm trying to make it when you click on the Photos button the text field behind the movie clip which loads the gallery.swf invisible because I am using xml and would like for the textfield to be invisible becaus… --- ## [ComboBox scrollbar problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-scrollbar-problem/205448)
**Author:** [@conor\_mcleod](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/conor_mcleod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-scrollbar-problem/205448 "2006-10-29T20:48:20Z")
Hello there, I am having a problem with a dropdown ComboBox. When I open the box up and use the scrollbar, the dropdown automatically closes on me. The dropdown is within another movie as well, if that matters. Does a… --- ## [Retreiving Array Data From XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retreiving-array-data-from-xml/205447)
**Author:** [@bholaday](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bholaday)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retreiving-array-data-from-xml/205447 "2006-10-29T20:45:55Z")
I have XML data that is loaded into a mulitdimensional array. I would like to call that information later in my actionscript but it seems that the array has not populated before I want to use it. I am using the onloa… --- ## [\[Flash 8\] Need Help - Managing Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-need-help-managing-movie-clips/205446)
**Author:** [@ronleary](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ronleary)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-need-help-managing-movie-clips/205446 "2006-10-29T20:19:19Z")
It was my understanding that the onLoad event occurred when a Movie Clip was loaded or \[COLOR=red\]appeared \[/COLOR\]in the timeline. Attached is a small fla that I have been using to test this out but it doesn't work. S… --- ## [VideoPlayer Class problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/videoplayer-class-problem/205443)
**Author:** [@oaki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oaki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/videoplayer-class-problem/205443 "2006-10-29T19:58:20Z")
Hi guys, I am trying to create a video player class that allows me to get all kinds of information from a video i'm playing like duration, current position etc. I let a function run every half second in order to trac… --- ## [Why is my ASP formamil not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-my-asp-formamil-not-working/205441)
**Author:** [@shush1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shush1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-my-asp-formamil-not-working/205441 "2006-10-29T19:11:46Z")
Hi i have a form on my flash site, which when submitted using ASP i want it to send me a email with the form details, but i am not recieving any email and it sayts there is a error but dnt know why! Can someone please ha… --- ## [This games script is wrong](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-games-script-is-wrong/205438)
**Author:** [@fulci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fulci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-games-script-is-wrong/205438 "2006-10-29T18:39:12Z")
Greetings Kirupians! Although it says my script contains no errors, theres something within this tetris code which is causing problems when loaded into my main Flash movie. My main movie has two buttons; each loads dif… --- ## [Why track sounds speed up?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-track-sounds-speed-up/205435)
**Author:** [@estanis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/estanis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-track-sounds-speed-up/205435 "2006-10-29T18:09:20Z")
hi everybody, Im new to this and my problem is that im setting up a mp3 player for my site ...everything work fine loading the track when i click the track 1 bottom and i listen to the .mp3 file in its original bitrate a… --- ## [Fake isometric something](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fake-isometric-something/205434)
**Author:** [@Voursez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Voursez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fake-isometric-something/205434 "2006-10-29T17:32:35Z")
Hey people Im trying to make a dynamic "isometric" box. Ive got this box, where i would like to change the height. I think it would involve moving some points, but im really lost here. This image might explain what im … --- ## [Editing Size of stage (advanced question)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-size-of-stage-advanced-question/205433)
**Author:** [@Al6200](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Al6200)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-size-of-stage-advanced-question/205433 "2006-10-29T17:01:29Z")
Now you might think from the topic that I'm going to ask you how to actually change the size of the stage, I know very well how to do that. My problem is, when I edit the size of the stage, it adds the extra space to… --- ## [Scrolling Art Gallery Wall](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-art-gallery-wall/205431)
**Author:** [@sgomez84](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sgomez84)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-art-gallery-wall/205431 "2006-10-29T16:29:54Z")
Hey guys, First check this page out, http://www.weaversstudio.com/raas/gallery.html My main wall is the movieClip, mcWall, so when I move my cursor to the right my mcWall moves to the left. When I reach the edge, right… --- ## [duplicateMovieclip cares what old file does?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-cares-what-old-file-does/205428)
**Author:** [@VoS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VoS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-cares-what-old-file-does/205428 "2006-10-29T15:39:16Z")
good evening... first some code.. ActionScript Code: \[FONT=Courier New\]\[LEFT\].. \[COLOR=#000080\]systemData\[/COLOR\].\[COLOR=#0000FF\]loadMovie\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#000000\](\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#FF0000\]"data/spaceData.swf"\[/COLOR\]\[COL… --- ## [Mozilla wmode problem (is there a fix?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mozilla-wmode-problem-is-there-a-fix/205426)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_gull](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dennis_gull)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mozilla-wmode-problem-is-there-a-fix/205426 "2006-10-29T15:10:13Z")
When I use wmode on my flash objects they get a little bugged in Mozilla, after you pull the scroller on the right side of the page you wont be able to click on the flash links without first doing a click on the flash.. … --- ## [Help with a Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-a-tutorial/205425)
**Author:** [@Bhavz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bhavz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-a-tutorial/205425 "2006-10-29T14:40:07Z")
\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]Hi all,\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\] \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]I’m new to flash and action script and I need some help, I am currently working on a flash project where … --- ## [loadMovie from internal data?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-from-internal-data/205422)
**Author:** [@VoS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VoS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-from-internal-data/205422 "2006-10-29T13:46:24Z")
hey well my title may be kind of cryptic but... heres what i mean. i've got a main.swf file which loads in a spaceData.swf file into systemData movieclip ActionScript Code: \[FONT=Courier New\]\[LEFT\]systemData.\[COLOR… --- ## [Setting a movieclip to the highest available depth](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-movieclip-to-the-highest-available-depth/205420)
**Author:** [@Mohit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mohit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-movieclip-to-the-highest-available-depth/205420 "2006-10-29T11:48:01Z")
Hi, I am making a website where I have some thumbnails of images on the first page itself. These thumbnails are all individual movieclips, acting as buttons.... When a user clicks over a particular thumbnail, the p… --- ## [Float](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/float/205414)
**Author:** [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/float/205414 "2006-10-29T10:24:34Z")
Hi all Hope this is a sraight forward fix. Am using css to handle the main structure of a site. Have used the float: left; and float: right; this is doing some thing to the following div element? here a shot to help… --- ## [eventBroadcasting kind of question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventbroadcasting-kind-of-question/205410)
**Author:** [@kalexand](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kalexand)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventbroadcasting-kind-of-question/205410 "2006-10-29T09:22:22Z")
(this is kind of urgent, so thank you in advance for bothering) i'm using the flash tree component and i've rewritten its tree.change event (the event is broadcast when the user clicks a tree node). what i want to ac… --- ## [Objects of Attraction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/objects-of-attraction/205404)
**Author:** [@ANEWIDEACo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ANEWIDEACo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/objects-of-attraction/205404 "2006-10-29T05:44:41Z")
Hey, I do not know the term for this so if someone could tell me how or point me towards some more info that'd be great. How do I take Object\_MC and have it attract towards the mouse cursor within 100px and return to it'… --- ## [Flash Buttons & HTML Frames issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-buttons-html-frames-issues/205403)
**Author:** [@pervy\_hobbit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pervy_hobbit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-buttons-html-frames-issues/205403 "2006-10-29T04:42:33Z")
I've seen this issue around but have had absolutely zero luck with finding a definite solution... I'm using both HTML frames and Flash movies on my website and have created a navigation bar in Flash. The nav bar sits i… --- ## [Dual monitor interaction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-monitor-interaction/205401)
**Author:** [@Aussiepete](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aussiepete)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dual-monitor-interaction/205401 "2006-10-29T04:06:31Z")
I've got two flash files that talk with each other, one on a monitor, the other on a projector (or secondary monitor). Activity on the primary monitor are not seen on the secondary. I currently use the dual monitor set… --- ## [Can anyone help me out with this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-out-with-this/205396)
**Author:** [@liner986](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liner986)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-out-with-this/205396 "2006-10-29T02:56:26Z")
helloo! Ive been working on this flash image gallery for a website and I want to add a rating system for people to rate the images. Has anyone got a any codes or know any tutorials about these sort of stuff? Thanks a… --- ## [Circle Collision/Bounce](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circle-collision-bounce/205393)
**Author:** [@Esoltas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esoltas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circle-collision-bounce/205393 "2006-10-29T02:12:11Z")
I'm creating a game that requires the collision and subsequent bouncing of circles. Specifically, I need a ball that will bounce off a wall or any non-moving object. The use of the bouncing effect will require a more com… --- ## [{flash 8} Loading external .swf's into another .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-loading-external-swfs-into-another-swf/205391)
**Author:** [@akphotography](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akphotography)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-loading-external-swfs-into-another-swf/205391 "2006-10-29T01:50:05Z")
Im having trouble loading external flash files into another flash file....Iv read so much about it but all the tutorials i found are missing so many details....like...how do u target the external flash? if anyone has som… --- ## [mp3/id3 tags undefined](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-id3-tags-undefined/205389)
**Author:** [@bpdp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bpdp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-id3-tags-undefined/205389 "2006-10-29T01:11:41Z")
Hello, I've seen the question posted before but never seen an answer. I've been making these players for a record label: http://www.relapse.com/preview/warpig/ and they have never said anything about it but it bother… --- ## [Comparing strings in arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comparing-strings-in-arrays/205381)
**Author:** [@x\_polar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/x_polar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comparing-strings-in-arrays/205381 "2006-10-28T22:18:49Z")
Hi everyone, a shirt question, how would you compare whether one element from an array is contained in another array? I guess the code would look something like this for (var i = 0; i\ **Author:** [@zimy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zimy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/topic/205378 "2006-10-28T21:38:54Z") Okay, I've searched for hours, but I can't seem to find a tutorial on a FLASH pop up.I keep coming up with javascript pop ups in flash, but I don't want that.I want one of those pop ups that dragable when you click a "re… --- ## [Assingning Properties To Dynamically Created Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assingning-properties-to-dynamically-created-movie-clips/205374)
**Author:** [@gotsong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gotsong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assingning-properties-to-dynamically-created-movie-clips/205374 "2006-10-28T21:07:50Z")
Hello, I am trying to use the duplicateMovieClip event to create a row of custom movie clips dynamically and I would like to be able to set the \_alpha properties on each object depending on an event i am firing in a diff… --- ## [External txt file, \ not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-txt-file-b-not-working/205373)
**Author:** [@ckrieg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ckrieg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-txt-file-b-not-working/205373 "2006-10-28T19:59:47Z")
Alright, I'm using external txt files for the information, which are under a mask. Here is the code that I'm using: var format = new TextField.StyleSheet(); var path = "styles.css"; format.load(path); format.onLoad… --- ## [Recording keypresses, keeping score](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recording-keypresses-keeping-score/205368)
**Author:** [@Durrane](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Durrane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recording-keypresses-keeping-score/205368 "2006-10-28T17:50:02Z")
Hi all, First off, I'll say that I realize that these are very basic questions that I have, and that there are probably tutorials out there that explain exactly how to do this. I have looked, though, and tried the Flas… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1990) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=1992)