# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=725 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 726 --- ## [Looking for swirl effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-swirl-effect/294344)
**Author:** [@flamedude](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flamedude)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-swirl-effect/294344 "2009-08-12T19:10:28Z")
Hi guys, I'm looking for any AS3 script that might help me create a dynamic swirling effect. I need to apply this effect to a dynamically populated movieclip and presumably it uses bitmapdata and flash filters to work.… --- ## [\[as2 & CS4\]Help needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-cs4-help-needed/294338)
**Author:** [@dezine3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dezine3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-cs4-help-needed/294338 "2009-08-12T16:50:36Z")
Hello, I am currently working on a project for a client that requires a stand alone application. I am using Flash CS4 and AS2 to achieve this. The application is quite simple and truly I should be done but I am having… --- ## [Count-Down Timer in AS3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/count-down-timer-in-as3-0/294337)
**Author:** [@Gyan\_Singh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gyan_Singh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/count-down-timer-in-as3-0/294337 "2009-08-12T16:41:39Z")
HI Friends, I am making a CountDown timer.... var endDate:Date; var timerEvent:Timer; function countDownTimer (year:Number, month:Number, day:Number, hour:Number = 12, second:Number= 0) { endDate = new Date(year,… --- ## [(AS2)loadMovie/unloadMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-loadmovie-unloadmovie/294336)
**Author:** [@Skarab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skarab)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-loadmovie-unloadmovie/294336 "2009-08-12T16:40:29Z")
I'm loading movies with loadMovie, and then attempting to unload them with a separate bit of action script in the movie itself, like unloadMovie(this). So the load and unload code are in separate swf's. This appears to b… --- ## [Problem with 3d rotation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-3d-rotation/294335)
**Author:** [@alejandroy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alejandroy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-3d-rotation/294335 "2009-08-12T16:38:41Z")
\[COLOR=Black\]\[FONT="\] \[FONT=Arial\] I was wondering if anyone would help me with a tiny problem I’m having. If you look at the test site at \[/FONT\]\[/FONT\]http://www.designsuccess.com/proof\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=Black\]\[FO… --- ## [XML Horizontal Scrolling Menu?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-horizontal-scrolling-menu/294334)
**Author:** [@jpearson311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpearson311)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-horizontal-scrolling-menu/294334 "2009-08-12T16:25:39Z")
Hi all. I'm trying to find a good tutorial and/or free download for how build an XML driven horizontal scrolling menu. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. Thanks! --- ## [FLASH -- PHP code to send and receive images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-code-to-send-and-receive-images/294332)
**Author:** [@ron\_ron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ron_ron)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-code-to-send-and-receive-images/294332 "2009-08-12T16:02:09Z")
It's a SUBMIT form - There are 5 checkboxes which are used to select 5 types of images. How to write my AS code to send the selected images to the PHP and then back to abc@mail.com ? The current AS code: var sender… --- ## [Prevent page scrolling with arrow keys?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-page-scrolling-with-arrow-keys/294331)
**Author:** [@dplows](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dplows)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-page-scrolling-with-arrow-keys/294331 "2009-08-12T15:47:25Z")
Is this a script out there that will prevent the user from scrolling the page (page up & down) when they press the UP and DOWN arrow keys? I have created a car game, but the only problem is the page scrolls when the pl… --- ## [Detection of mouse movement distance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detection-of-mouse-movement-distance/294330)
**Author:** [@vladc77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vladc77)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detection-of-mouse-movement-distance/294330 "2009-08-12T15:24:02Z")
\[FONT=Calibri\] I am wondering if anyone can share with a good example on how to detect the distance of the mouse movement in a certain time. I’d like to be able to calculate the distance the mouse was moved from one po… --- ## [Catching unhandled errors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/catching-unhandled-errors/294328)
**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/catching-unhandled-errors/294328 "2009-08-12T14:41:36Z")
Is there any way to catch any unhandled errors in AS3? That way, you would be able to do "Error Reporting" that logs all errors in a server that the developer can look at from time to time and hopefully fix. The alte… --- ## [Finding all references to an object - Possible? \[and more\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-all-references-to-an-object-possible-and-more/294327)
**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-all-references-to-an-object-possible-and-more/294327 "2009-08-12T14:33:46Z")
\*\*\* Is it possible to create weak references to objects (like the EventListener/EventDispatcher is able to do) so that if they are removed, you won't be stuck keeping a reference and taking up space to something that sho… --- ## [Paragraph Explanation - Dynamic Nav Bar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paragraph-explanation-dynamic-nav-bar/294318)
**Author:** [@nvidia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nvidia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paragraph-explanation-dynamic-nav-bar/294318 "2009-08-12T11:32:24Z")
Hi, i have been reading Learning Actionscript 3.0 for about 1-2 months now on and off and i have stumbled across a paragraph that i don't quite understand concerning the position of a navigation bar buttons. \[FONT=C… --- ## [A bit of xml help please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-bit-of-xml-help-please/294317)
**Author:** [@Rabasaurus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rabasaurus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-bit-of-xml-help-please/294317 "2009-08-12T11:04:03Z")
Hey guys, just wondering if I could avail of your expertise! Im updating a flash gallery, which I didnt create myself, and having a few problems with images loading in via XML. Here is the function... function thumb… --- ## [Design happily ever after…](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/design-happily-ever-after/294314)
**Author:** [@johnfrey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnfrey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/design-happily-ever-after/294314 "2009-08-12T10:48:14Z")
We all want to design happily ever after. However, with majority of browsing public still using IE6; It's not easy for designers to deal with IE6 bugs. I wrote a piece ofblog about IE6 hacks that may help all of you to… --- ## [CopyPixels - Maybe I'm just not using it right](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copypixels-maybe-im-just-not-using-it-right/294313)
**Author:** [@four4swords](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/four4swords)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copypixels-maybe-im-just-not-using-it-right/294313 "2009-08-12T10:42:19Z")
Hi, I've read around that CopyPixels is hinted to be one of the fastest ways of rendering a tilebased map. So I thought I'd might as well try it out. Right now, I have a 30X30 isometric tiled map, each tile is 70pixe… --- ## [Free FLV converter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-flv-converter/294312)
**Author:** [@jessic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jessic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-flv-converter/294312 "2009-08-12T09:56:52Z")
Moyea YouTube FLV Downloader is a freeware which downloads FLV from video-sharing sites like YouTube, MySpace, Metacafe, etc. It features high quality, fast download speed, and compatibility to various browsers like IE, … --- ## [AS3 - RSL throws security error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-rsl-throws-security-error/294311)
**Author:** [@rCANE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rCANE)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-rsl-throws-security-error/294311 "2009-08-12T09:47:04Z")
hi all! i have a main loader swf file called loader.swf and it loads an RSL.swf (runtime shared library for my swf files) and then 10 swf files, each one to a container (fE.: movieclip '01' in loader.swf, then moviecli… --- ## [Problem with select statement using OOP in PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-select-statement-using-oop-in-php/294310)
**Author:** [@utsav](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/utsav)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-select-statement-using-oop-in-php/294310 "2009-08-12T09:39:57Z")
Well i am trying to get the number of rows that match the criteria in the table. Here is my code. It shows nothing. someone please help me asap. Well i modified the code that i made for fetching data. I dunno where i wen… --- ## [AS3 - invisible button doesn't work in loaded swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-invisible-button-doesnt-work-in-loaded-swf/294309)
**Author:** [@rCANE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rCANE)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-invisible-button-doesnt-work-in-loaded-swf/294309 "2009-08-12T09:33:47Z")
hi all! i have a main loader swf file called loader.swf and it loads 10 swf files inside a container. the 10 swf files have invisible buttons and when i test the 10 swf files alone the invBtn-s are work fine, but when … --- ## [Variables are "adding" to eachother (number, string?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-are-adding-to-eachother-number-string/294307)
**Author:** [@Kaitenshin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kaitenshin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-are-adding-to-eachother-number-string/294307 "2009-08-12T08:49:46Z")
So I'm loading a variable into my .swf from PHP (using loadVars) and adding two loaded variables together. However, when they are added they "add on" to eachother. Example: varOne = 1 varTwo = 3 varOne + VarTwo = 1… --- ## [How do i embed an swf file into my flash file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-embed-an-swf-file-into-my-flash-file/294305)
**Author:** [@AngieNijman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AngieNijman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-embed-an-swf-file-into-my-flash-file/294305 "2009-08-12T08:27:59Z")
Hi i'm a total newbie to the flash game here. And i've stumbled on a problem i cannot solve. I have this swf file, i don't have the .fla file for it. I need it to be able to play in my current .fla file when called upon.… --- ## [Preloading external swf's problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-problem/294303)
**Author:** [@Rosa1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rosa1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-external-swfs-problem/294303 "2009-08-12T08:19:43Z")
I've been struggling with this for few days now, but can't seem to find an answer. Tried the search- option but couldn't find the answer I was looking for. I've done nothing but followed the tutorials from Kirupa.com, so… --- ## [Flash media server 3.5- help needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-media-server-3-5-help-needed/294302)
**Author:** [@revo999](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/revo999)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-media-server-3-5-help-needed/294302 "2009-08-12T07:46:59Z")
hello i have installed flash media server 3.5 ..windows vista and using FLASH 10 right now in Flash Media Server page I am only able to play HTTP sample, RTMP file is not working , i check the sample folder \>\> and ope… --- ## [SWFAddress AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-as2/294297)
**Author:** [@bgflasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bgflasher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-as2/294297 "2009-08-12T06:28:52Z")
Hello. I am trying to implement Deep Linking on a Flash site using AS2. I have done it many times but I don't know what happens this time. I tried everything but Back/Forward Browser buttons don't work. When I refresh t… --- ## [String Variables, struggling with them](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-variables-struggling-with-them/294292)
**Author:** [@junta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/junta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-variables-struggling-with-them/294292 "2009-08-12T04:59:34Z")
I have a menu that has a tab that slides down when you rollover the link and when you click on it the tab stays in the lowered position. I had used "null" to eliminate the onRollOut code when the onRelease was used so th… --- ## [Help on achieving this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-on-achieving-this/294291)
**Author:** [@cosmicloverocks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cosmicloverocks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-on-achieving-this/294291 "2009-08-12T03:22:48Z")
Can anyone how can i achieve this with papervision3D or five3D or just as3? can you point me to the right direction thanks. here is the link http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/flash/arts/jackson-legacy/CommunityCr… --- ## [1061: Call to a possibly undefined method addChild through a reference with static ty](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1061-call-to-a-possibly-undefined-method-addchild-through-a-reference-with-static-ty/294290)
**Author:** [@dkean](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dkean)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1061-call-to-a-possibly-undefined-method-addchild-through-a-reference-with-static-ty/294290 "2009-08-12T03:18:43Z")
I am a newbee and just starting to learn about AS3. Copied some ideas and tried to paint a single particle on the stage for starters. No success! I get this... \[COLOR=Red\]1061: Call to a possibly undefined method ad… --- ## [movieClips in movieClip MOUSE\_OVER](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclips-in-movieclip-mouse-over/294286)
**Author:** [@General\_Tso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/General_Tso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclips-in-movieclip-mouse-over/294286 "2009-08-12T00:38:26Z")
I have a square movieClip that expands into other movieClip options with a MOUSE\_OVER. This works no problem. I drew an invisible rectangle underneath all of these options so that they would stay open when I moved the mo… --- ## [Event Calendar Tweak](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-calendar-tweak/294285)
**Author:** [@JayT6786](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JayT6786)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-calendar-tweak/294285 "2009-08-12T00:22:21Z")
Hi guys...first time poster, so I'm hoping someone can help me out! I'm a designer who knows basic flash, but I got a freelancer to help me out with my website. She added an event calendar, which works great, but the d… --- ## [Horizontal scroll with onmouseover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-scroll-with-onmouseover/294283)
**Author:** [@rangerkev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rangerkev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-scroll-with-onmouseover/294283 "2009-08-12T00:14:09Z")
Hello, I currently have a document set up with a large movie clip (about 2000px wide) and have created 2 buttons - left and right. I would like for when you mouse over the left or right button, the movieclip would slid… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=724) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=726)