# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=650 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 651 --- ## [MovieClipLoader preloading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-preloading/299104)
**Author:** [@arctavian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arctavian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-preloading/299104 "2009-10-29T19:13:45Z")
I'm trying to set up a website that uses the MovieClipLoader class to load external images & swfs. The loader is working but I can't seem to get the preloader text to work, ie the onLoadProgress. The Percent text just ha… --- ## [Boolean not working in a function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/boolean-not-working-in-a-function/299102)
**Author:** [@decimal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/decimal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/boolean-not-working-in-a-function/299102 "2009-10-29T18:45:53Z")
I've been trying to get a flash map to zoom in and out but I can't seem to get it working, it'll zoom in fine, but not zoom out I'm zooming into a particular area of a map (Uganda in this example) with a function for a b… --- ## [\*\*Multidimensional Array Expert Needed\*\*](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multidimensional-array-expert-needed/299101)
**Author:** [@newenay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newenay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multidimensional-array-expert-needed/299101 "2009-10-29T18:43:15Z")
Need some help parsing some .xml into a rather tricky array. I'm not sure if AS3 arrays work past the second node -- "array\[0\]\[1\].link", but this works fine..."array\[0\].link". I have been reading about using an object … --- ## [SWF Player with Slider Component timeline control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-player-with-slider-component-timeline-control/299100)
**Author:** [@doodle20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doodle20)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-player-with-slider-component-timeline-control/299100 "2009-10-29T18:37:31Z")
I've created a SWF Player that loads external swfs from an XML playlist. I am working on adding playback controls. So far, I've been able to achieve a working slider component that scrubs the external swf's timeline. How… --- ## [How to share my site in the social networks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-share-my-site-in-the-social-networks/299097)
**Author:** [@alexandre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexandre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-share-my-site-in-the-social-networks/299097 "2009-10-29T17:47:57Z")
Hey ppl! I want to have an option in my website to give the oportunuty to the user to share the link to my site in the different social websites(ex:twitter, facebook, etc). I know Addthis for html sites. I'm wonder i… --- ## [How can I get the smallest possible rectangle around a TextField?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-smallest-possible-rectangle-around-a-textfield/299096)
**Author:** [@jsoldi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jsoldi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-smallest-possible-rectangle-around-a-textfield/299096 "2009-10-29T17:43:37Z")
I want to make a box just like the one on this picture. That's a screen shot from an app made with Flex, which proves it's possible to do. I've been drawing boxes using the sizes I get from calling functions like getLine… --- ## [Call function in other .as file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-function-in-other-as-file/299095)
**Author:** [@Defeatist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Defeatist)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-function-in-other-as-file/299095 "2009-10-29T17:28:49Z")
In short: how can i call a function in another .as file? Is there a way to make header files or forward declarations in AS3? Output BREAKPOINT1 1061: Call to a possibly undefined method playerCharMove through a ref… --- ## [MovieClip issue in AS2 vs AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-issue-in-as2-vs-as3/299093)
**Author:** [@Rybgek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rybgek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-issue-in-as2-vs-as3/299093 "2009-10-29T16:25:41Z")
Hi People! I have a little problem, I have 2 clips, "clipA" execute some actions when is clicked, and over "clipA" is "clipB" wich has not any action. The problem is that in AS2 "clipA" keep working in the intersection… --- ## [dispatchEvent in "laymans" terms](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatchevent-in-laymans-terms/299091)
**Author:** [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatchevent-in-laymans-terms/299091 "2009-10-29T16:08:36Z")
Hi all I am just trying to get my nut around event dispatchers. I can see how they work internally but what I am trying to do is dispatch an event from a subclass back to the document class. here is what I am trying be… --- ## [Flash Browser issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-browser-issues/299089)
**Author:** [@Utech22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Utech22)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-browser-issues/299089 "2009-10-29T15:54:47Z")
I have a simple flash movie that is not being shown in IE8 site: http://www.fashionsjamaica.com/ present script that I am using: \ \ **Author:** [@utsav](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/utsav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chained-select-menu/299088 "2009-10-29T15:17:32Z") Sorry if this is posted elsewhere but i need a solution to this. Well here it is. I have 2 mysql tables category {catid\*,name} subcategiry{id,catid\*,name} And 2 select box in my form. 1 for category and other for… --- ## [Output Issues with AS buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-issues-with-as-buttons/299080)
**Author:** [@ferretinthebush](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ferretinthebush)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-issues-with-as-buttons/299080 "2009-10-29T13:28:37Z")
Hi, Don't know much about AS but I have tried to work my way through it. I can't understand why my button actions are causing an output error, the first two on this keyframe work just fine, but when I add the third it … --- ## [Blur tool - not blurring!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-tool-not-blurring/299075)
**Author:** [@jdamon78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jdamon78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blur-tool-not-blurring/299075 "2009-10-29T11:38:26Z")
Hi - i really hope someone can help. I've got a strange problem with the blur tool. I have a movie clip that i have added a motion tween to and applied a blur to it - so the movie clip image blurs as it moves. This … --- ## [StageDisplayState.FULL\_SCREEN with FLVPlayback problem....fairly urgent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stagedisplaystate-full-screen-with-flvplayback-problem-fairly-urgent/299074)
**Author:** [@colouredFunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colouredFunk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stagedisplaystate-full-screen-with-flvplayback-problem-fairly-urgent/299074 "2009-10-29T11:35:30Z")
Hi All, I have created a little movie, that when I set it to run in full screen mode, via stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL\_SCREEN, everything works fine, apart from the FLVPlayback component... I have no idea … --- ## [Buttons Stop Working after another is pressed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-stop-working-after-another-is-pressed/299072)
**Author:** [@brainstrainer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brainstrainer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-stop-working-after-another-is-pressed/299072 "2009-10-29T10:47:05Z")
Hi, I have 2 main movie clips, one for the menu bar and one for the content, there is then a movie clip within each one of those, one to hold the set of buttons, and one to hold the content movie clips. The menu bar ha… --- ## [Using external .as file for mousemovement and multiple addchild](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-external-as-file-for-mousemovement-and-multiple-addchild/299070)
**Author:** [@Blended1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Blended1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-external-as-file-for-mousemovement-and-multiple-addchild/299070 "2009-10-29T10:29:46Z")
Hi, Im stuck in this actionscript code that ive been working on for 3 days now... (new to AS 3 by the way) What im trying to do here is use an external as file and linked it to the normal fla, inside this fla is one MC… --- ## [Make \ **Author:** [@Env](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Env)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-a-onclick-location-href-this-href-possible/299069 "2009-10-29T10:02:37Z") Hi guys, I am having some problems with some ajax and css on a project. I want to make an anchor link to itself. \google\ I now I can also do this \ **Author:** [@Sendoushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sendoushi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-reload/299068 "2009-10-29T10:00:00Z") Hi there! I'm back to the forum. This time my problem is with XML. I've done a guestbook. Everything ok, already message being sent and so on and on. Now the problem, when i send the message i request flash to load a… --- ## [Help sending special characters in Form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-sending-special-characters-in-form/299067)
**Author:** [@ruiganga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruiganga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-sending-special-characters-in-form/299067 "2009-10-29T09:38:49Z")
Hi I have a flash form that is working very well. My PHP is using UTF-8 but I still can't have the special characters correct. Here is my code: PHP \ **Author:** [@BatteauProducts](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BatteauProducts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/proper-rotation/299064 "2009-10-29T08:19:01Z") Good morning people Im going to try and explain what I'm trying to do, the short version (and in the best english, sorry for spelling mistakes etc.) Assignment: Making a valve turn around by using the mouse, and ther… --- ## [Tipard Multimedia Programs 25% off on Halloween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tipard-multimedia-programs-25-off-on-halloween/299058)
**Author:** [@Littleame](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Littleame)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tipard-multimedia-programs-25-off-on-halloween/299058 "2009-10-29T04:02:52Z")
Tipard Studio plans to promote some popular products during Halloween period (29 Oct-7 Nov) in order to express great gratitude of your permanent support. Hope you could share wonderful and classical DVD and Video movies… --- ## [MouseEvent.CLICK Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseevent-click-problem/299056)
**Author:** [@matius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseevent-click-problem/299056 "2009-10-29T03:32:05Z")
Is there any reason why a MouseEvent.CLICK would affect only 1 of 5 items, whereas a MouseEvent.ROLL\_OVER and MouseEvent.ROLL\_OUT affect 5 of 5 items when each event listener is applied exactly the same way? For some r… --- ## [Can Flash talk to JavaScript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-talk-to-javascript/299055)
**Author:** [@AlexWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-talk-to-javascript/299055 "2009-10-29T03:26:44Z")
I know that JavaScript can communicate with Flash, but can Flash send information back to JavaScript? --- ## [Simple Form to asp](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-form-to-asp/299053)
**Author:** [@spmc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spmc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-form-to-asp/299053 "2009-10-29T02:12:54Z")
Pretty fresh to AS3, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I need to send two fields to an asp.net validate page. It's a login, and the client is handling all errors on their end. So just need to pass them the tw… --- ## [Javascript Drawing Library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-drawing-library/299052)
**Author:** [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-drawing-library/299052 "2009-10-29T02:05:11Z")
Does anyone know of a javascript drawing library which draws SMOOTH shapes? I suppose this would require antialiasing and I don't know if javascript can do that. I have found a handful of general drawing libraries, but… --- ## [Pass variable to Window instance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-variable-to-window-instance/299048)
**Author:** [@newtome](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newtome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-variable-to-window-instance/299048 "2009-10-29T00:24:53Z")
My standalone Flash program launches a window, using PopUpManager.createPopUp, and it gets some info from the database and displays it. Now I want to pass a variable to that popup but I can't see how to do that? --- ## [PHP form not sending special characters correctly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-not-sending-special-characters-correctly/299046)
**Author:** [@ruiganga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruiganga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-not-sending-special-characters-correctly/299046 "2009-10-28T23:55:24Z")
HI I am using PHP to send a flash form. The only problem I found is that I can't receive the correct special characters. Can anyone tell me what I can change in my code? \ **Author:** [@ggalan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ggalan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachvideo-netstream-listener/299045 "2009-10-28T23:33:11Z") im attaching the video this.my\_video.attachVideo(stream\_ns); how can i add a listener like the MovieClipLoader property : var oListener:Object = new Object(); this.createEmptyMovieClip("mClip",this.getNextHighe… --- ## [AS3 Coding and Flash IDE General Query](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-coding-and-flash-ide-general-query/299038)
**Author:** [@nvidia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nvidia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-coding-and-flash-ide-general-query/299038 "2009-10-28T21:57:36Z")
Hi everbody, i've started to learn AS 3.0 coding using FlashDevelop using a very good book that was recommended by a few people in this forum called, Learning Actionsctip 3.0 A Beginners Guide, and want to become pro… --- ## [Help with a video and a counter!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-a-video-and-a-counter/299037)
**Author:** [@changarocc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/changarocc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-a-video-and-a-counter/299037 "2009-10-28T21:53:28Z")
Help would be greatly appreciated!! Well I totally new to Actionscript and had been learning 3.0 through some tuts. But then my boss comes with a cool counter in AS2 that I have to use!! Long story short, I have a pro… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=649) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=651)