# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=826 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 827 --- ## [\[ActionScript 2\] - how to detect if one movieclip has moved higher than the other](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-how-to-detect-if-one-movieclip-has-moved-higher-than-the-other/287790)
**Author:** [@AniKar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AniKar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-how-to-detect-if-one-movieclip-has-moved-higher-than-the-other/287790 "2009-05-06T09:22:30Z")
Hi All, I really need some help here :crying:. Am just a begineer with Actionscript but am picking up quite quickly. I been racking my brains and can't seem to find a solution. Basiaclly I've got 5 movieclips on the st… --- ## [Preload external text file can't display percentage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-text-file-cant-display-percentage/287783)
**Author:** [@iAMi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iAMi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-external-text-file-cant-display-percentage/287783 "2009-05-06T06:08:59Z")
I want to load an external text file, and display loading percentage in flash,so I could show user how far loading is completed. And the problem is I can see progress in trace window,no progross message displays in the t… --- ## [Funny Formatting in Opera; Not FireFox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/funny-formatting-in-opera-not-firefox/287779)
**Author:** [@hojo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hojo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/funny-formatting-in-opera-not-firefox/287779 "2009-05-06T04:43:33Z")
Hey guys, I'm using Dreamweaver to produce a WordPress template. Everything looked great until I opened the site with Google Chrome (and hearing about it on Safari). The footer is hanging out on my sidebar, and the con… --- ## [Close external FLV when complete](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-external-flv-when-complete/287778)
**Author:** [@imjess](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imjess)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/close-external-flv-when-complete/287778 "2009-05-06T04:30:56Z")
Hi All, I have a button when clicked I want to play an external flv (this doesn't have to be used on the web) I just want it to close by itself once the flv has finished. I assume i need to use an eventlistener? But… --- ## [Component for codehints AS3 in flash CS4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-for-codehints-as3-in-flash-cs4/287777)
**Author:** [@cavallari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cavallari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-for-codehints-as3-in-flash-cs4/287777 "2009-05-06T04:29:32Z")
Hi everbody, i am just new in this forum, but not so new in Flash, and i want to share a component i have done for me, it´s very usefull for me and i hope for most users here. What it does? When you click "+" (add butt… --- ## [attachMovie funtion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-funtion/287776)
**Author:** [@dlusiondone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dlusiondone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-funtion/287776 "2009-05-06T04:29:14Z")
Hi guys, Is there anyway to disable a button once it has run the function? I have an mC that is being attached to a container mc on the stage via a button release. But each time the button is pressed it runs the funct… --- ## [XML links in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-links-in-flash/287775)
**Author:** [@ssalama76](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ssalama76)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-links-in-flash/287775 "2009-05-06T04:07:30Z")
Hi, I am new into flash and I am editing fla file with Flash CS4, I have a page on the website that has a list of videos I want to change the videos with html fils to open in a new tab(page). I removed the video links an… --- ## [Detect files in an online folder without adobe air?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-files-in-an-online-folder-without-adobe-air/287774)
**Author:** [@bsyapril88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bsyapril88)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-files-in-an-online-folder-without-adobe-air/287774 "2009-05-06T04:03:47Z")
Is there a way for flash to detect what files are in a certain folder online with just a URL (ie "http://example.com/files") if the .swf file is stored on the same site? --- ## [Flash Widget, Yahoo weather](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-widget-yahoo-weather/287772)
**Author:** [@ruiganga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruiganga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-widget-yahoo-weather/287772 "2009-05-06T03:32:37Z")
HI I am trying to make a flash widget using yahoo weather API. Since it uses RSS I thought it was simples but I am stuck. I just don't know how to extract info inside this xml line: \ **Author:** [@cavallari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cavallari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-for-codehints/287771 "2009-05-06T02:57:05Z") Hi everbody, i am just new in this forum, but not so new in Flash, and i want to share a component i have done for me, it´s very usefull for me and i hope for most users here. What it does? When you click "+" (add butt… --- ## [Platform Scrolling Blues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-scrolling-blues/287770)
**Author:** [@joejozwowski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joejozwowski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platform-scrolling-blues/287770 "2009-05-06T02:03:38Z")
Good Evening Flash Gurus, I need your help once again. I found some source code that is a PERFECT base for a platform game I am attempting to make. It has all the necessary elements that I'm looking for plus it is ea… --- ## [Server Directory access from SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-directory-access-from-swf/287766)
**Author:** [@bwizzle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwizzle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-directory-access-from-swf/287766 "2009-05-06T01:13:57Z")
Hello. I'm trying to create a swf movie that reads in a configuration file. I've read alot of posts that deal with reading a file, but no posts have addressed the problem that I have. My swf movie resides in this di… --- ## [AS3 XML image scroller](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-image-scroller/287765)
**Author:** [@waverider303](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waverider303)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-image-scroller/287765 "2009-05-06T01:00:31Z")
Does anyone know of a tutorial for an AS3 XML driven image scroller? Ive googled it and I get sent to flashden.com and I do not want to buy an application. --- ## [Line Chart](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-chart/287762)
**Author:** [@ruiganga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruiganga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-chart/287762 "2009-05-06T00:27:59Z")
Hi I need to build my own line chart using AS3+XML, something like this: http://flashden.net/item/xml-graph-data/23028 Any tutorial or component or tip? Thanks \[smile\] --- ## [Advice Please: How Should I Attack this Project (with visual aid)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-please-how-should-i-attack-this-project-with-visual-aid/287760)
**Author:** [@mmc215](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmc215)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-please-how-should-i-attack-this-project-with-visual-aid/287760 "2009-05-05T23:25:55Z")
EDIT please scroll down to see my updated problem. /EDIT Hey guys - I would really appreciate some help on the fundamentals of how I should go about creating these various animations with AS3 (or timeline effects, if … --- ## [Safari Errors and my MP3 Player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/safari-errors-and-my-mp3-player/287758)
**Author:** [@YoungNastyMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/YoungNastyMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/safari-errors-and-my-mp3-player/287758 "2009-05-05T23:00:05Z")
Hello. I created an XML powered MP3 player that seems to run flawlessly on all browsers except Safari. I mean, it still works like it should - but then I get those pesky little error messages in the bottom left corner … --- ## [PHP geneerate email blank in Yahoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-geneerate-email-blank-in-yahoo/287756)
**Author:** [@3dron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/3dron)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-geneerate-email-blank-in-yahoo/287756 "2009-05-05T22:25:16Z")
The email appears correctly in Outlook. Here is my code $headers = "From: auto-mailer@mydomain.com "; $headers .= "Reply-To: auto-mailer@mydomain.com "; $headers .= "MIME-Version: 1.0 "; //$headers .= "Content-Typ… --- ## [Convert windows encoding to UTF-8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-windows-encoding-to-utf-8/287755)
**Author:** [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-windows-encoding-to-utf-8/287755 "2009-05-05T22:05:41Z")
Is there a way (with JS - no server-side stuff) to convert a windows encoding (e.g., windows-1252) to UTF-8? I'm developing a small script that reads and displays some parsed text from an .html generated from Microsoft… --- ## [Layering properly - addChild](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layering-properly-addchild/287754)
**Author:** [@dmennenoh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dmennenoh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layering-properly-addchild/287754 "2009-05-05T21:56:25Z")
I'm in the process of building a game for a kiosk... my first real AS3 project. I've got an intro screen, an attract loop video, an educational screen, the game itself, a high score table, etc. How does everyone manage … --- ## [addChild Confusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-confusion/287753)
**Author:** [@dmennenoh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dmennenoh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-confusion/287753 "2009-05-05T21:40:56Z")
Sorry - reposted in AS3 because I posted in CS3 by mistake I thought I was getting this, but am confused right now, so thought I'd ask here. In a class, I have a function that instantiates a VideoPlayer class: privat… --- ## [addChild confusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-confusion/287751)
**Author:** [@dmennenoh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dmennenoh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-confusion/287751 "2009-05-05T21:24:34Z")
I thought I was getting this, but am confused right now, so thought I'd ask here. In a class, I have a function that instantiates a VideoPlayer clas: private function attractPlay(e:KioskEvent) { stage.addChi… --- ## [Photo gallery system](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-system/287750)
**Author:** [@JayHunt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JayHunt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-system/287750 "2009-05-05T21:15:42Z")
I am looking for a system that I could take someone photo and give them a card with a photo number. They could come to my site and type the number and get their photo. Is there anything out there like that? Thanks, Jay --- ## [Recompiling .fla pieces into .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recompiling-fla-pieces-into-swf/287748)
**Author:** [@horsebakk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/horsebakk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recompiling-fla-pieces-into-swf/287748 "2009-05-05T20:49:46Z")
Greetings, Im completely new to Flash, so forgive any glaring mistakes. I recently received Webmaster rights to a guild site, which uses a flash .swf ticker for news. I was told the old webmaster never got around to… --- ## [Scroll Wheel confusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-wheel-confusion/287744)
**Author:** [@rusbugus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rusbugus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-wheel-confusion/287744 "2009-05-05T20:18:49Z")
Hi, I got my scroll wheel to finally start working after lots of research for my scroll bar that i created, but now I'm confused about something. When i scroll up, the bar goes down, and when I scroll down, the bar go… --- ## [Does anyone know how to do this…](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-do-this/287742)
**Author:** [@matthbooth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthbooth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-know-how-to-do-this/287742 "2009-05-05T19:33:00Z")
I've got a DVD style project where I need to be able link to files such as PDFs, JPGs and WMVs giving the user the ability to save these to their local drive. I'm creating it with CS4 but the Filereference.save doesn't… --- ## [Underlining and anchoring text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/underlining-and-anchoring-text/287737)
**Author:** [@kushka86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kushka86)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/underlining-and-anchoring-text/287737 "2009-05-05T18:42:45Z")
Underlining text seems so simple but I can't find out how to do so. I'm trying to have my hyperlinks underlined and they are in a dynamic text box. How do I anchor labels in a dynamic text box to buttons outside of the… --- ## [File download](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-download/287736)
**Author:** [@Scale](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-download/287736 "2009-05-05T18:39:07Z")
Hey everyone, I am working in a action script project and i am trying to a simple thing which is saving data, Now i have googled for hours and still have nothing \[frowning\] It doesn't matter how the data gets saved, … --- ## [Inactivate .onRollOver?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inactivate-onrollover/287734)
**Author:** [@toffe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/toffe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inactivate-onrollover/287734 "2009-05-05T18:25:36Z")
My setup has several movieclips in different layers. My problem is that .onRollOver, onRollOut and .onRelease functions are still active for movieclips lying underneath. Is it possible to inactivate these functions an… --- ## [Need help with flash 8/actionscript/buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-flash-8-actionscript-buttons/287733)
**Author:** [@jackobaldy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jackobaldy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-flash-8-actionscript-buttons/287733 "2009-05-05T18:21:44Z")
I am using macromedia flash 8 to create a story book aimed at children for my GCSE but my story book size is half an a4 piece of paper and it is viewed on the computer in INTERNET EXPLORER but the only way i can get it t… --- ## [Format Percentage (with precision)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-percentage-with-precision/287730)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Remex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_Remex)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/format-percentage-with-precision/287730 "2009-05-05T17:32:41Z")
Ok, so I've read quite a bit on formatting and I'm good to go on currency, numbers with commas, etc. I've been trying for awhile to format a percent number and I've gotten relatively close to where I want to be: pub… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=825) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=827)