# classic bestof **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/classic-bestof/48.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [I Need Help On Action Scripting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-on-action-scripting/6793)
**Author:** [@twalliewerty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/twalliewerty)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-on-action-scripting/6793 "2004-08-07T14:16:10Z")
I AM DOING A SCHOOL PROJECT AND I CANT FIQURE OUT HOW TO MAKE MY SHIP THAT IM BUILDING MOVE THE RIGHT WAY. I HAVE IT SO WHEN I PRESS UP IT MOVES UP AND WHEN I PRESS LEFT AND RIGHT IT ROTATES IT LEFT AND RIGHT. IM TRYING … --- ## [Awesome menu, any ideas?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/awesome-menu-any-ideas/92389)
**Author:** [@JustinM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JustinM)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/awesome-menu-any-ideas/92389 "2003-10-16T16:19:47Z")
I've come accross a real cool menu on dewars.com. http://www.dewars.com/history/ go here and click on the Timeline button. Anyone know where I could find some sort of tutorial that shows how the little placekeeper move… --- ## [Hold for 5 secs!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hold-for-5-secs/5065)
**Author:** [@johan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hold-for-5-secs/5065 "2003-07-23T22:28:49Z")
Hi everybody, ive got a problem with a counter.. i like to have it like this.. its displays the time for 5 secs (ok, that no problem.. here it comes..) theni want it to go to frame 2 and show that frame for 5 secs and … --- ## [Connecting to Dreamweaver MX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-to-dreamweaver-mx/15493)
**Author:** [@Jubba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jubba)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-to-dreamweaver-mx/15493 "2003-07-03T04:25:00Z")
Originally posted by liam:------------------------------------------ Dreamweaver MX is an extremely full-featured and well rounded HTML editor. Its functions, however, do not stop there. One of the most useful of t… --- ## [HTML/PHP mail Form Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-php-mail-form-tutorial/15427)
**Author:** [@Jubba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jubba)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-php-mail-form-tutorial/15427 "2003-06-03T20:12:20Z")
Well a lot of people keep asking about PHP mail forms. I don't have Flash on this computer, so I'm just going to have to make everyone stick with a regular HTML form. I will give the code and then explain that code..Here… --- ## [Popup borderless window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-borderless-window/3413)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2003, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-borderless-window/3413 "2003-05-09T22:08:04Z")
I am in the process of making my first web site and I have been trying to figure out how to make my homepage pop up a s borderless window in flash. i got tutorials on how to do it by copying some java script into html, … --- ## [Optimization in Flash MX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimization-in-flash-mx/15662)
**Author:** [@Marz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimization-in-flash-mx/15662 "2003-03-17T22:37:07Z")
I thought I'd write a quick tutorial before I go out with my new lady friend tonight.. I hope you guys like this.. This gives you information about how to optimize your code or your movies in Flash... Great for those o… --- ## [MovieClip.onLoad fix](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-onload-fix/9472)
**Author:** [@h88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/h88)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2003, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-onload-fix/9472 "2003-01-25T01:26:56Z")
When Loading an swf, and invoking the onLoad handler, it wouldn't work. However, when using Bokel's fix, it'd work-out that issue. http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/ezmlm/ezmlm-cgi?1:mss:49174 --- ## [\[FMX\] indexOf replace words](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-indexof-replace-words/8277)
**Author:** [@andr\_in](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andr_in)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-indexof-replace-words/8277 "2003-01-16T02:01:35Z")
Input field: "input" if (input.indexOf("word") == 0) { something... } that detects if there is a word "word" written in the input textbox. But is there a way... how can I detect the word and then replace it with \* like t… --- ## [Rotating a Vector](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-a-vector/10756)
**Author:** [@timhlu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timhlu)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotating-a-vector/10756 "2003-01-08T22:02:59Z")
Hi, Would someone explain the trigonometry in the Vector.rotate() function on page 114 and the 3d rotation functions on pages 145-152 of Robert Penner's Programming Flash MX? Thanks, Tim --- ## [Preloaders, Rererevisited](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders-rererevisited/3396)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2003, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders-rererevisited/3396 "2003-01-05T07:18:27Z")
Well, I finaly got to it. \[smile\] sleep helps.\\r\\rOk, there are two things that the uninitiated needs to know about preloaders right off the bat. They are A) the loop, and B) get properties functions.\\r\\rEvery time you… --- ## [Useful tutes (not Kirupa)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useful-tutes-not-kirupa/9687)
**Author:** [@pom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useful-tutes-not-kirupa/9687 "2002-12-16T17:15:34Z")
\[list\] \[\*\]Actionscript: PHP/Flash: http://www.sephiroth.it/tutorials/flashPHP/ Components: http://www.ultrashock.com/tutorials/flashmx/ComponentIssues.html Components: http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/mx/flash/articles/f… --- ## [Another great a/s dictionary online](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-great-a-s-dictionary-online/8675)
**Author:** [@upuaut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/upuaut)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-great-a-s-dictionary-online/8675 "2002-11-27T15:00:01Z")
http://css2.mcad.edu/help/flashmx/flash/html/cont35.htm --- ## [Tabindex](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex/5009)
**Author:** [@mickormick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mickormick)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2002, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tabindex/5009 "2002-09-08T05:08:45Z")
How can I set the focus on BUTTON1 when the web page loads, then when the user tabs, go to BUTTON2? --- ## [Never have to use buttons again :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/never-have-to-use-buttons-again/5660)
**Author:** [@ptolemy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ptolemy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/never-have-to-use-buttons-again/5660 "2002-08-05T20:56:22Z")
If you're like me and enjoy working only with movie clip symbols, you'll quickly come to realize that giving them the functionality of a button symbol is not a simple task. This short tutorial will demonstrate how you… --- ## [Submission Tips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submission-tips/3395)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2002, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submission-tips/3395 "2002-06-07T22:54:10Z")
All, This is a compilation of many of the things I have found and discovered during my own submission processes, a few hints and helps that I have found along the way. First of all, if you are going to seriously market y… --- ## [Getting nearest value from an array (arrays again...)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-nearest-value-from-an-array-arrays-again/3397)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-nearest-value-from-an-array-arrays-again/3397 "2002-06-02T14:32:35Z")
I have an array set up with a list of values which are actualy button positions in a movie clip......I know how to get the first or last values of the array, but what I need help on is creating a code to get the \_x posit… --- ## [String manipulation - functions (edited title)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-manipulation-functions-edited-title/3400)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2002, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-manipulation-functions-edited-title/3400 "2002-05-26T15:58:38Z")
I don't know if it's possible but i would like to take the first, and the last letter from a word and compare it, it would be very usefull to me, please help me --- ## [loadMovie/loadVariable - solution to browser cache](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-loadvariable-solution-to-browser-cache/3401)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-loadvariable-solution-to-browser-cache/3401 "2002-05-16T07:01:36Z")
ok.. I had not really intended on posting anything directly from too many books. For one thing.. I like the books and you should go out and buy them to find out this info. However.. there is something I recently read whi… --- ## [PHP - need help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-need-help/3404)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-need-help/3404 "2002-03-20T21:39:00Z")
first off - does anyone know where to go for info on PHP with flash? I bought a book, 'server-side flash' and it really sucks. if anyone could give me a link or two, i'd appreciate it.\\r\\rsecond, and more specifically, c… --- ## [Using levels (edited title)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-levels-edited-title/3408)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2002, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-levels-edited-title/3408 "2002-03-11T01:39:59Z")
Hi, I'm using the scrollable Textbox thingy for a webpage I'm making. The problem I have is that my buttons are in a movie clip that are 1 level lower than my scrollableText box. So when I add actions to my buttons to … --- ## [Flash 5 E-mail Setup. How can I?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-5-e-mail-setup-how-can-i/3412)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2002, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-5-e-mail-setup-how-can-i/3412 "2002-03-04T21:44:16Z")
I am a novice and need some kind soul to help with step by step instructions on how to set up e-mail on a site I am building. I need to know first how to set up a form box inside of flash, this being for e-mail to the s… --- ## [Menu moving according to mouse position (edited title)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-moving-according-to-mouse-position-edited-title/3398)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-moving-according-to-mouse-position-edited-title/3398 "2002-02-27T16:46:36Z")
What I’m trying to do is the yugop menu, the one that goes bigger when your mouse goes up, goes left with the mouse and everything. I’ve seen the post in the Best of Kirupa.com forum, but there’s a problem : I can’t make… --- ## [Displaying Time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-time/3415)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-time/3415 "2002-02-24T19:28:30Z")
Hi everyone, I have a quick question on time in Flash. I have messed around with the Date() function, but it is providing more information than i really need. How would I go about displaying the current time in the forma… --- ## [Date objects and arrays (system clock retreival...)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-objects-and-arrays-system-clock-retreival/3409)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-objects-and-arrays-system-clock-retreival/3409 "2002-02-18T18:05:37Z")
ok heres the code that i have on a MC... onClipEvent (enterFrame) { hours = getHours(); minutes = getMinutes(); seconds = getSeconds(); time = hours+":"+minutes+":"+seconds; } "time" is the variabl… --- ## [Random movement through action script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-movement-through-action-script/3411)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2002, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-movement-through-action-script/3411 "2002-01-19T08:28:34Z")
I've created a movie clip in which the first frame is empty and, for some reason I don't quite understand, it won't let me at it. The little white dot that signifies the existance of said move clip only appears when I tu… --- ## [Loading a Jpg from your web page into flash with PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-jpg-from-your-web-page-into-flash-with-php/3410)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-jpg-from-your-web-page-into-flash-with-php/3410 "2002-01-17T22:29:35Z")
This is a PHP Flash image generator:\\r1.By using PHP it takes a .jpg on a site and pulls it into your .swf file without using Macromedia Generator($999) or swift-generator($100). Its like having dynamic images but now wi… --- ## [Arrays explanation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-explanation/3414)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-explanation/3414 "2001-10-11T15:46:45Z")
Can anyone give me a little run down on calling information from an array from other movie clips and such. Please include the basics of creating an array for any Newbies who might want to read this.\\r\\rThanks ahead of ti… --- ## [Selecting text from one and transferring to another](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-text-from-one-and-transferring-to-another/3416)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2001, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-text-from-one-and-transferring-to-another/3416 "2001-10-11T05:17:17Z")
I have one input text box one dynamic textbox and two button in my flash movie. What I want is Is there any way any code such that I enter text in my input box and i select a part of it I click the transfer button and th… --- ## [Random LoadMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-loadmovie/3418)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2001, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-loadmovie/3418 "2001-09-18T09:32:30Z")
Hi all,\\rI'm having a problem with an animation I'm working on. The code is listed below:\\r\\rx = random(10);\\rtrace (x);\\rif (x=1) {\\r        loadMovie ("movie1.swf", "root.a.b");\\r} else if (x=2) {\\r&nbs… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/classic-bestof/48.md) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/classic-bestof/48.md?page=2)