# programming

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=704

[Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md)

**Page:** 705

---

## [Best Way to Make an Online MSN Player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-make-an-online-msn-player/295705)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@benjamin15f](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benjamin15f)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-way-to-make-an-online-msn-player/295705 "2009-09-03T06:25:00Z")

</div>

Best Way to Make an Online MSN Player Have you thought about how to make an online player with "MSN video" style? Here is the easiest way to make exactly the same MSN videos (Note: Not the same video content but the same…

---

## [Moving a character](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-a-character/295702)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@AlexWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-a-character/295702 "2009-09-03T05:37:39Z")

</div>

I'm just learning right now so I'm creating some fairly simple applications that'll help me to learn. Right now I just created an isometric moving character. It pretty well, there's just one problem. This is eventually…

---

## [Is there an event handler for a symbol's alpha value?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-an-event-handler-for-a-symbols-alpha-value/295701)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@grey\_ghost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grey_ghost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-an-event-handler-for-a-symbols-alpha-value/295701 "2009-09-03T05:10:37Z")

</div>

Hi - I'm new to AS3, but I've been searching for a solution with little to show; I hope I can get some help for this, in return you'll get loads of appreciation & good karma :beam: (btw, using Flash CS4) Summary: I'm …

---

## [PHP contact form with AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-contact-form-with-as3/295700)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@icekomo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icekomo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-contact-form-with-as3/295700 "2009-09-03T05:04:08Z")

</div>

So I have searched the web, downloaded tutorials, watched videos and searched high and low for a simple to use as3 contact form. It seems that everything out there, is not all that simple, at least not for someone with m…

---

## [Online Flash Portfolio from InDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-flash-portfolio-from-indesign/295694)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Gorky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gorky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-flash-portfolio-from-indesign/295694 "2009-09-03T04:11:37Z")

</div>

I've had great success making dynamic galleries using AS3 and XML. But, I have a new challenge. I have a physical artist's portfolio that prints from a high-resolution InDesign document. Each page is the same size and …

---

## [scaleX not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scalex-not-working/295691)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@AlexWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scalex-not-working/295691 "2009-09-03T01:37:50Z")

</div>

I'm trying to generate an animation containing all the frames from a sprite sheet. Then also append them again but flipped vertically. I have an animation class to create the animation, the stuff I wrote just gets the im…

---

## [stageSize and iFrame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stagesize-and-iframe/295688)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pardoner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pardoner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stagesize-and-iframe/295688 "2009-09-03T00:46:31Z")

</div>

I know, I know I frames suck but I have to use one. So here's my question. If I load a swf into an iFrame and then scale the iframe smaller than the swf will flash now it's stage.stageSize? or will it still think it's …

---

## [Full Screen Background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-background/295684)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@darkhippothewis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darkhippothewis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-background/295684 "2009-09-02T23:42:44Z")

</div>

Hi Guys, Essentially I have an animation with two main movie clips - a foreground and background movie clip. I want the foreground movie clip not to scale but the background movieclip to take the full screen of the b…

---

## [\[CS4/AS2\] Help with clearInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as2-help-with-clearinterval/295682)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@anna\_2010](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anna_2010)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as2-help-with-clearinterval/295682 "2009-09-02T22:15:22Z")

</div>

Hi, I have a Timeline sequence that goes for about 150 frames, then hits the 151st frame which is a movieClip with an AS to load a SWF file from an external folder. I have 3 such single frame movie clips in this sequen…

---

## [Help: Thumbnail gallery with pop-up slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-thumbnail-gallery-with-pop-up-slideshow/295681)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@inNeed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inNeed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-thumbnail-gallery-with-pop-up-slideshow/295681 "2009-09-02T22:02:47Z")

</div>

I'm trying to build a gallery that has thumbnail images and when a user clicks on a thumbnail a slideshow/lightbox pops up and is automatically set to that image. The user can then click through the slideshow or close th…

---

## [Newbie - links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-links/295680)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ChantelarStudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChantelarStudio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-links/295680 "2009-09-02T21:43:52Z")

</div>

I'm new to Flash CS4... i bought a template to help me get going on my web design but now I'm stuck.... I've tried every method I've come across on the internet to add hyperlinks and none are working correctly. I've go…

---

## [Migrating from Open Source SDK](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/migrating-from-open-source-sdk/295679)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@TimmyAS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TimmyAS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/migrating-from-open-source-sdk/295679 "2009-09-02T21:38:24Z")

</div>

I have a project that used the Open Source SDK and thus did not take advantage of anything CS4. I was recently gifted CS4, and now I wonder if things can be done better? For example, one of my games uses some kind of …

---

## [ReUsing dynamic scroll bar code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reusing-dynamic-scroll-bar-code/295677)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@junta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/junta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reusing-dynamic-scroll-bar-code/295677 "2009-09-02T21:36:09Z")

</div>

I have some code to just have a simple scroller that scrolls up and down text. I have this in MCone (movie clip one) and then i have another movie clip, MCtwo, that has the same code and scroller to scroll a new set of t…

---

## [Stretch movieclip affecting other movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretch-movieclip-affecting-other-movieclip/295676)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@turb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/turb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretch-movieclip-affecting-other-movieclip/295676 "2009-09-02T21:26:40Z")

</div>

Hi, got a big fixed dimension boxe that have 9 small child boxes positionned like this: 1 2 3 The big boxe is 300x300 and each small boxe are 100x100. What I need to do is that, if I stretch boxe #1 to 150x150, b…

---

## [Convert timecode to seconds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-timecode-to-seconds/295675)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Team\_Critter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Team_Critter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-timecode-to-seconds/295675 "2009-09-02T21:13:53Z")

</div>

Hello all, I'm stuck on what should be a fairly simple task. I need to convert timecode to seconds! The timecode would be in HH:MM:SS:MS (eg. 00:01:07:00). I need to determine how to take that timecode and convert it…

---

## [FMX04Pro hitTest w/ any instance?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04pro-hittest-w-any-instance/295672)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ChuckNorrisMrT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChuckNorrisMrT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04pro-hittest-w-any-instance/295672 "2009-09-02T19:38:56Z")

</div>

hey, im pretty new to actionscript so the answer is problably simple, but here goes: i have a stickman movie clip and i want a spike (a movie clip) to make you lose the game if the stickman hits it. but my stickman can a…

---

## [Animating Gradient Background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-gradient-background/295667)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Gordonski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gordonski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-gradient-background/295667 "2009-09-02T18:49:24Z")

</div>

Sometime ago i ran into some url where they had a code for animating your background. Does someone have an idea how to do it or where to find it. Regards, Gordon

---

## [Sound only plays when clicking on pause button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-only-plays-when-clicking-on-pause-button/295665)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@inspired78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inspired78)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-only-plays-when-clicking-on-pause-button/295665 "2009-09-02T18:35:25Z")

</div>

Hi All my sounds work however, the play button only seems to play my sound when I click on the pause or stop button first! Plus, my stop button acts like a pause button, it doesn't start the song from the beginning on…

---

## [I can't locate the correct ActionScript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-locate-the-correct-actionscript/295663)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@xxsassxx31](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xxsassxx31)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-locate-the-correct-actionscript/295663 "2009-09-02T18:19:24Z")

</div>

Hello all. On my website I go to "movie explorer" and go through all the ActionScript and on the bar tab it does open upa moving vertical options (it shows up when I have it in swf or preview it) but while I am in Flash …

---

## [Really general MySQL JOIN question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-general-mysql-join-question/295662)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-general-mysql-join-question/295662 "2009-09-02T17:53:10Z")

</div>

Can you do a "Join of a Join"? Like if I have three tables: a, b, and c, and 'a' and 'b' are connected via foreign key, and 'b' and 'c' are connected via foreign key, and I'm querying table 'a'... Can I do a join of tabl…

---

## [setTextformat and defaultTextformat](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settextformat-and-defaulttextformat/295658)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settextformat-and-defaulttextformat/295658 "2009-09-02T16:07:40Z")

</div>

Hi, Can someone explain the difference? Here is my problem I set a textformat and apply it with setTextFormat, this is fine when my movie runs however when I try and change the text (with a mouse over of a button) t…

---

## [Pan & Zoom issue (AS2)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pan-zoom-issue-as2/295657)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@TonyAgana](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TonyAgana)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pan-zoom-issue-as2/295657 "2009-09-02T16:05:37Z")

</div>

Hi guys, Just wondered if you could help me... I've created a site map as an MC which is bigger than the stage (1900px x 1900px MC on a 950px x 650px stage) which is navigated by a panning system. This all works fine…

---

## [Hide the projector title bar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-the-projector-title-bar/295655)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@davec](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davec)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-the-projector-title-bar/295655 "2009-09-02T14:07:13Z")

</div>

Is it possible to hide the title bar in a CS4 Flash Projector? I've tried using Goldshell's Versiown and although that changes the icon and will disable the right-click menu, the hide title bar options don't have any e…

---

## [AS3 / PHP Form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-php-form/295653)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@SLaY](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SLaY)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-php-form/295653 "2009-09-02T13:21:46Z")

</div>

Hey, I'm doing for the first time a form in AS3 / PHP and I'd like to know if the AS3 part of the code is correct: var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("contact.php"); var variab…

---

## [Is it possible to make the Background Color of the entire Flash Movie transparent?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-the-background-color-of-the-entire-flash-movie-transparent/295651)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@screeg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/screeg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-the-background-color-of-the-entire-flash-movie-transparent/295651 "2009-09-02T12:50:04Z")

</div>

Anyone?

---

## [Flash click-through doesn't with input fields, in an iFrame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-click-through-doesnt-with-input-fields-in-an-iframe/295649)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Hakko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hakko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-click-through-doesnt-with-input-fields-in-an-iframe/295649 "2009-09-02T12:35:40Z")

</div>

Hi all, I'm having some sort of a Flash transparency issue. Because actual clicking says more then a thousand words; an example first: This is a 'reproduction' of my problem: \[COLOR=#810081\]http://www.xclusion.nl/Fla…

---

## [How to draw a triangle with angle arc at the corner?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-draw-a-triangle-with-angle-arc-at-the-corner/295648)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@arafat1415](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arafat1415)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-draw-a-triangle-with-angle-arc-at-the-corner/295648 "2009-09-02T12:22:38Z")

</div>

Hi all, I'm new to actionscript 2.0. I want to draw a triangle with an arc showing the angle of the triangle at each corners. Please, I need this by tomorrow morning. I need this in actionscript 2.0 Please somebody h…

---

## [Sliding Menu tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-tutorial/295647)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Nadine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nadine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-tutorial/295647 "2009-09-02T12:20:15Z")

</div>

Hello, I followed the Sliding menu tutorial on this website because I'm trying to make my portfoliowebsite a bit like this: http://www.theshins.com/ But I'm not that good at AS, so I don't know how to make the conte…

---

## [Flash is not getting loaded-when IE is reloaded](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-is-not-getting-loaded-when-ie-is-reloaded/295645)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@bruce\_flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bruce_flash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-is-not-getting-loaded-when-ie-is-reloaded/295645 "2009-09-02T10:21:24Z")

</div>

HI friends, My flash file works fine in all browsers, but When I reload the page(IE 7), the flash file is not dislpaying..but when I relaod Mozilla or other browsers its work fine. This is the code in html page \<ob…

---

## [Linking to specific frame in extern SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-to-specific-frame-in-extern-swf/295644)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jarno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jarno)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-to-specific-frame-in-extern-swf/295644 "2009-09-02T09:50:20Z")

</div>

I have 2 SWF's: SWF1 = AS2 SWF2 = AS3 I need to link from SWF2 to frame 10 of SWF1. Is this posible? If not, is it posible doing this with html/javascript? With the \<a\> tag?

[Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=703)

[Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=705)
