# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=243 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 244 --- ## [Main swf to loaded swf communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/main-swf-to-loaded-swf-communication/324291)
**Author:** [@FlashCurious](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashCurious)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/main-swf-to-loaded-swf-communication/324291 "2011-08-12T14:46:56Z")
I'm upgrading some elearning code to AS3 and having trouble with a "Jump Menu" that loads at 3 in the main swf. The idea is that users can jump to any frame in the module randomly. Here is the main swf code: //Main s… --- ## [Loader Function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-function/324290)
**Author:** [@gopik3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gopik3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-function/324290 "2011-08-12T12:54:30Z")
Hello, Am Creating game, Am Loading My Png file in to my main program throw loader function if i call in the fgunction in not supported what can i do .if i loading as a bitmap it work? --- ## [Swf Loding Time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-loding-time/324287)
**Author:** [@gopik3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gopik3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-loding-time/324287 "2011-08-12T12:17:43Z")
\[FONT=impact\]hello Am creating a online game. it has 12.7 mb when i call the get bytes function with loading bar it will takes more than 30 min to start the game. when i upload the game in website can i get the … --- ## [Problem with flash plugins](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-plugins/324286)
**Author:** [@Win](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Win)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-plugins/324286 "2011-08-12T10:15:57Z")
Hello everyone, I am working with classic asp and flash. Actually I don't have to develop the flash applications and I only have to make the asp parts. Now I have some problems with flash file. When we put the flash in… --- ## [Editing flash template site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-flash-template-site/324285)
**Author:** [@luckymagpies](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luckymagpies)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-flash-template-site/324285 "2011-08-12T10:01:05Z")
Hi there, I am updating a flash website template for someone and have added most of the content. I have uploaded it here: http://www.lucky-magpies.co.uk/nico/ If you go to 'homepage' and click on of the 'Read More...… --- ## [Help with AS3 Undefined Property creating rollover buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as3-undefined-property-creating-rollover-buttons/324281)
**Author:** [@ignorantdevil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ignorantdevil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as3-undefined-property-creating-rollover-buttons/324281 "2011-08-12T06:07:13Z")
I am kind of trying to use a tutorial here @ http://flashfunhouse.com/flash-actionscript-tutorials/hd-flash-drop-down-menu-tutorial-with-actionscript-3-0-97 to create the roll over effect action script i want for Air fo… --- ## [Declaring a global variable?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/declaring-a-global-variable/324278)
**Author:** [@lazerbrains](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lazerbrains)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/declaring-a-global-variable/324278 "2011-08-11T21:00:17Z")
I am trying to declare a global variable, a variable that will be recognized throughout the entire site. Then I am checking for that variable with a function inside of a movieClip, that is inside of another movieClip. I… --- ## [TLF and Classic Text problems with Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tlf-and-classic-text-problems-with-preloader/324277)
**Author:** [@lazerbrains](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lazerbrains)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tlf-and-classic-text-problems-with-preloader/324277 "2011-08-11T18:55:25Z")
I have built a site using TLF text because it was default in CS5, only to find out that if I build my own custom preloader, it doesn't work because the RSL (Runtime Shared Libraries) have their own preloader, that confli… --- ## [Help with AS3 menu to point to url in frame/html](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as3-menu-to-point-to-url-in-frame-html/324276)
**Author:** [@Bipin\_Puri](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bipin_Puri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as3-menu-to-point-to-url-in-frame-html/324276 "2011-08-11T17:59:18Z")
Hi, just know little basics. I have made a my website in flash but now plan to change it to html using frames and flash movies. The first problem I face is how to use my menu to point at the url in the desired frame. The… --- ## [Problem playing swfs after CS% installation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-playing-swfs-after-cs-installation/324275)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Womack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ben_Womack)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-playing-swfs-after-cs-installation/324275 "2011-08-11T17:30:50Z")
I am having an odd problem since CS5 was installed on my machine. I have several swfs that include a preloader. If I load one of these swfs outside of Flash, the preloader loads, but gets stuck at 38%. I can test from… --- ## [Background Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-issues/324274)
**Author:** [@realmattman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/realmattman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-issues/324274 "2011-08-11T15:00:40Z")
Hey guys, I'm building a program for an animated comic. I need to use a background consistently across every scene, but when I import the file and place it on a layer, even if the dimensions are equal for every scene, … --- ## [Need Help in AS 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-as-3-0/324270)
**Author:** [@webtechms](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webtechms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-as-3-0/324270 "2011-08-11T13:27:49Z")
Hello All, I am trying to control a movie clip from the main fla file. Explaining below:-- I have a main file with menu/navigation. In another swf file which is loading on the m… --- ## [Markup Validation HTML - Cannot Encode properly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/markup-validation-html-cannot-encode-properly/324265)
**Author:** [@RussianBeer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RussianBeer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/markup-validation-html-cannot-encode-properly/324265 "2011-08-11T10:34:29Z")
Okay so my site www.hola-china.net/wordpress looks fine, that is until you open it in IE- then it looks like a cat through a shredder. SO.. I went ahead and tried to validate it- and this comes out: \*Sorry, I am unabl… --- ## [How to Use Tipard iPad Video Converter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-tipard-ipad-video-converter/324262)
**Author:** [@rewrtjg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rewrtjg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-tipard-ipad-video-converter/324262 "2011-08-11T08:48:55Z")
Now iPad is more and more popular among people as a tool of entertainment. But there still some problems that many videos cannot be put on iPad because of its own limited conditions. Recently, some intelligent people hav… --- ## [JQuery slide autoplay](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jquery-slide-autoplay/324261)
**Author:** [@ashadweb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ashadweb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jquery-slide-autoplay/324261 "2011-08-11T05:42:39Z")
I have customize a JQuery slide show. But it doesn't load automatic \[frowning\] http://bit.ly/rfQ4j1 Source: http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/javascript\_tutorial/create-a-slick-and-accessible-slideshow-using-jquery/ --- ## [Make Dynamic Text Draggable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-dynamic-text-draggable/324260)
**Author:** [@karlgent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/karlgent)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-dynamic-text-draggable/324260 "2011-08-11T01:35:17Z")
Hi all, I have a game where the user inputs text and this text is shown on different scenes. I used the following code, where 'input1\_txt' is the input text box and 'output1\_txt' is the dynamic text box where it is … --- ## [MovieClip Preloader keeps looping movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-preloader-keeps-looping-movie/324259)
**Author:** [@Dulce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dulce)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-preloader-keeps-looping-movie/324259 "2011-08-11T00:30:58Z")
I followed the MovieClip Preloader tutorial and everything worked fine. The problem is the movie that I am loading keeps looping. Is there any way to stop this from looping? I used Flash CS5, AS2. Here is the code t… --- ## [AS2 shopping cart and PayPal Web Pro integration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-shopping-cart-and-paypal-web-pro-integration/324257)
**Author:** [@brij2136](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brij2136)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-shopping-cart-and-paypal-web-pro-integration/324257 "2011-08-10T21:26:38Z")
\[FONT=Arial\] \[COLOR=#080000\] \[/COLOR\] \[/FONT\]\[FONT=Arial\] \[COLOR=#080000\]I am familiar with communicating to PayPal Web Standard Payments from AS2, but not the API functions of Web Pro Payments. The php files I ha… --- ## [Antialiasing embedded fonts in static text fields](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/antialiasing-embedded-fonts-in-static-text-fields/324256)
**Author:** [@yerbaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yerbaps)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/antialiasing-embedded-fonts-in-static-text-fields/324256 "2011-08-10T20:46:27Z")
Hi folks, I've been struggling to get some text antialiased in a static text field in CS4. The text field is using an embedded font, with antialiasing set to "Anti-alias for readability". The field is referring to t… --- ## [How can I draw 25 horizontal lines using actionscript3 code automatically?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-draw-25-horizontal-lines-using-actionscript3-code-automatically/324252)
**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-draw-25-horizontal-lines-using-actionscript3-code-automatically/324252 "2011-08-10T18:18:00Z")
Hi, I drew a line, and named it multiLinesHorizontal\_mc (It's not on the Stage, but in the Library and exported to ActionScript3). Now I would like to use that multiLinesHorizontal\_mc and bring it on stage (25 Horizont… --- ## [XML Filter to return XML not XMLList](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-filter-to-return-xml-not-xmllist/324250)
**Author:** [@colouredFunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colouredFunk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-filter-to-return-xml-not-xmllist/324250 "2011-08-10T17:22:25Z")
When querying/filtering my XML var I want it to return XML not an XMLList... I can't work out the best way to do it! dataXML.rooms.room.(@id == \_targetID) //returns XMLList dataXML.rooms.room\[0\] //returns XML I r… --- ## [StyleSheet + New Tab](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stylesheet-new-tab/324247)
**Author:** [@scousehouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scousehouse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stylesheet-new-tab/324247 "2011-08-10T12:23:01Z")
Hello. I'm applying a stylesheet to a textfield to allow me to include url links within a body of text. Problem is, I am unable to specify to open in a new tab as this method doesn't use the navigateToURL method and simp… --- ## [Using Flash to navigate a video timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-flash-to-navigate-a-video-timeline/324246)
**Author:** [@joobny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joobny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-flash-to-navigate-a-video-timeline/324246 "2011-08-10T11:30:19Z")
Hello, I've produced a 1080p "step-by-step" video for someone and they now want to add an interactive element to it. Essentially I'm going to want a menu system at the beginning that has several options. As a coupl… --- ## [Typewriting Text effect, looking for further info](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typewriting-text-effect-looking-for-further-info/324242)
**Author:** [@SplashKhat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SplashKhat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typewriting-text-effect-looking-for-further-info/324242 "2011-08-10T08:28:32Z")
Found a somewhat useful tutorial on getting a Typewriter effect for a string of text in AS3. http://lewinzki.com/tutorials/actionscript/type\_writer.php At the end of the Tut, the author mentions being able to recognize … --- ## [Using XML data in main fla's array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-xml-data-in-main-flas-array/324241)
**Author:** [@lNotMyFaultl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lNotMyFaultl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-xml-data-in-main-flas-array/324241 "2011-08-10T07:15:37Z")
Hi people, I'm having some trouble trying to use the xml's array to store into the main fla file's array so that i can randomize the array for use. Any idea how I could extract the data out from the xmlloader? Here is… --- ## [Access dynamic fields on stage from MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-dynamic-fields-on-stage-from-mc/324240)
**Author:** [@hyperhappy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hyperhappy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-dynamic-fields-on-stage-from-mc/324240 "2011-08-10T03:00:40Z")
Hello fellow flashers! I am running a script in a movieclip that captures date and time but the actual fields are on the \_root or the stage. How to I access my dynamic fields? I put the prefix stage. in front of the… --- ## [Full Browser Window Slideshow website](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-browser-window-slideshow-website/324238)
**Author:** [@kptgreg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kptgreg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-browser-window-slideshow-website/324238 "2011-08-10T00:16:20Z")
I know this must be easy since I see it a lot, Can someone tell me how this is done: http://www.wilsonassociates.com/ I searched Kirupa as well as a ton of other websites but all the tutorials/forums I found aren't t… --- ## [HTML5 alternative to external XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html5-alternative-to-external-xml/324234)
**Author:** [@lackmaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lackmaster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html5-alternative-to-external-xml/324234 "2011-08-09T18:06:00Z")
I'm sorry to post this here if it's inappropriate. I am an AS3 interface and Flash CMS developer and I am having trouble understanding how we Flash developers can start looking at creating interfaces in HTML5 like we do … --- ## [Need help with dynamic MC's + listener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-dynamic-mcs-listener/324232)
**Author:** [@Cablestein](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cablestein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-dynamic-mcs-listener/324232 "2011-08-09T15:26:23Z")
Issue: A mouse\_out is triggering when I don't want it to!! Overview: I'm creating a menu where buttons have a sub-menu that pops-up when you hover over the main buttons. The menu will eventually be populated by scannin… --- ## [soundChannel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundchannel/324230)
**Author:** [@Nuwa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nuwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundchannel/324230 "2011-08-09T15:17:11Z")
How do we check if there is a sound already playing in a soundchannel?? Help!! \[frowning\] [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=242) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=244)