# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1056 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1057 --- ## [XML load 5 first messages in textbox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-load-5-first-messages-in-textbox/253343)
**Author:** [@Morreke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Morreke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-load-5-first-messages-in-textbox/253343 "2008-02-29T09:53:58Z")
hello, i want news from my db displayed in a textbox through xml. How can i tell the file to just display the 5 first entries from my db ? i have a db now with 6 entries. my xml is: \ **Author:** [@josaiah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/josaiah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-looping-problem/253341 "2008-02-29T09:15:49Z") Hi all, I'm a Flash newbie and I've been trying to create an XML gallery based on the simple gallery tutorial here (Flash CS3). It's meant to just load the pictures and move forward and backwards with a prev/next button.… --- ## [Flash meida server NetStatusEvent as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-meida-server-netstatusevent-as3/253339)
**Author:** [@chiranjeev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chiranjeev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-meida-server-netstatusevent-as3/253339 "2008-02-29T08:58:39Z")
here is my question when a stream starts or ends server sends an NetStatusEvent which has event.info.description, event.info.code is there any way server can attach my custom information in the same event as e… --- ## [onComplete function call](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oncomplete-function-call/253337)
**Author:** [@Brenden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brenden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oncomplete-function-call/253337 "2008-02-29T08:38:13Z")
Ola Senors e senoritas! I've got this problem which has made me go all emo :sad: If you create a class in as3, for instance: I have a file called rootHandler.as with the following call var myClass = new wootClass() … --- ## [mp3 stream and computeSpectrum problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-stream-and-computespectrum-problem/253335)
**Author:** [@Jeds](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeds)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-stream-and-computespectrum-problem/253335 "2008-02-29T06:41:29Z")
hello gurus, im developing an mp3 player and ive run into a syncing problem with streaming an mp3 and computeSpectrum, the visualiser is out of sync by about 1 second. has anyone come across this? --- ## [Swap Depth](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swap-depth/253331)
**Author:** [@james182](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/james182)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swap-depth/253331 "2008-02-29T05:28:36Z")
i have 3 button that load 3 images, i have 2 movieClips when first button is clicked it loads 1 movieClip with the image and the 2nd button clicked once loaded would fade out the first(top) mc . and it would just keep sw… --- ## [DataGrid Component - width issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-component-width-issue/253330)
**Author:** [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-component-width-issue/253330 "2008-02-29T05:12:42Z")
Hey all, having a bit of trouble to get my data grid working so that it is set the stage.width - 250; therefore it would scale with the window when minimised...any ideas?? Thanks Heaps in advance!! \[smiley\] --- ## [Skinning the CS3 Slider Component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skinning-the-cs3-slider-component/253329)
**Author:** [@tonypee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tonypee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skinning-the-cs3-slider-component/253329 "2008-02-29T05:00:23Z")
I am trying to do what i thought would be VERY easy and skin the slider. When i change the graphics for the SliderThumb clips however, my new shape is renders out stretched. It seems that the component is squishing what… --- ## [3D and Isometric!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-and-isometric/253325)
**Author:** [@birdbrain24](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/birdbrain24)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-and-isometric/253325 "2008-02-29T03:52:19Z")
I saw something very interesting a little while ago and i decided to ask about it! The game stickrpg2 is in production and there are some pictures! They are of isometric and a 3d model but it is the same and i am wonderi… --- ## [Too simple to find the answer myself? Center a dynamically loaded MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/too-simple-to-find-the-answer-myself-center-a-dynamically-loaded-mc/253324)
**Author:** [@artriste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artriste)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/too-simple-to-find-the-answer-myself-center-a-dynamically-loaded-mc/253324 "2008-02-29T03:32:59Z")
This should be simple? I just want to center my dynamically loaded movieclip, into it's container box. Not center on the stage, but make it center with the container\_mc it loads in. You know when you load a external s… --- ## [How can i remove all children like in AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-remove-all-children-like-in-as3/253314)
**Author:** [@geodeath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geodeath)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-remove-all-children-like-in-as3/253314 "2008-02-29T00:44:01Z")
Hi all, is there a way to remove all children mcs from a movie clip in a way similar to if (mc.numChildren) mc.removeChildAt(0); (which is AS3 by the way) but for AS2? I need to "empty" a container movie clip from… --- ## [Dynamic Image Loading Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-image-loading-problem/253313)
**Author:** [@zachmorelikezac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zachmorelikezac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-image-loading-problem/253313 "2008-02-29T00:10:31Z")
Hey all, So I have this flash and I want it to pull out images from a folder called images. The code that I am using to do this is carImage1.htmlText = "\"; This works fine, the o… --- ## [Grass Interactive](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grass-interactive/253312)
**Author:** [@james182](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/james182)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grass-interactive/253312 "2008-02-29T00:00:07Z")
how is this done??? http://phoenixwebsites.net/lab/grass/grass.swf --- ## [This Code Is Right, BUT Doesn't Work!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-code-is-right-but-doesnt-work/253310)
**Author:** [@thefjk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thefjk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-code-is-right-but-doesnt-work/253310 "2008-02-28T23:52:06Z")
I know this code works, since I used it in another movie. But this time it keeps returning 'undefined' everytime you press the buttons, thus not displaying the images as required. stop(); // displayImage = function ()… --- ## [Quick Question about Using BitmapData and PHP to Save as Jpeg](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about-using-bitmapdata-and-php-to-save-as-jpeg/253309)
**Author:** [@chikara](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chikara)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-about-using-bitmapdata-and-php-to-save-as-jpeg/253309 "2008-02-28T23:22:19Z")
Greetings Everyone, Just a bit lost as to what I found on the internet about the Bitmapdata class. You see, Im trying to create a flash game where at the end, the user should be able to click on save as Jpeg. The onl… --- ## [Organizing code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/organizing-code/253303)
**Author:** [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/organizing-code/253303 "2008-02-28T22:45:28Z")
Hey people, I'm new to AS3, and never really used class-based code in AS2. My question is then, say for designing a new portfolio, would I have all of my code in external .as files (other than importing and instantia… --- ## [loadBitmapSmoothed image tracing 0 width and 0 height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadbitmapsmoothed-image-tracing-0-width-and-0-height/253298)
**Author:** [@pixel\_streamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixel_streamer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadbitmapsmoothed-image-tracing-0-width-and-0-height/253298 "2008-02-28T22:34:13Z")
The code I found below basically caches an image and renders it to the screen with controls for keeping the loaded image smooth. My problem is the image I tried isn't registering a width or height, thought the clip is … --- ## [Pulling info from websites into flash noob question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-info-from-websites-into-flash-noob-question/253297)
**Author:** [@slackr15](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slackr15)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-info-from-websites-into-flash-noob-question/253297 "2008-02-28T22:32:43Z")
So for my final project in a class, I wanna pull the values of the mph of specific freeways in San Diego and make an animation that reflects these values, all in real time. Would php be the best route or something else?… --- ## [getChildAt(i).text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildat-i-text/253290)
**Author:** [@danthemilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danthemilk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildat-i-text/253290 "2008-02-28T22:00:48Z")
I'm sure this is a simple thing to do, but I'm can't seem to find an example anywhere. I've got some dynamically generated textField objects that have been added to a container, and I want to get the text from them and… --- ## [Once again about Flash navigation on HTML pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/once-again-about-flash-navigation-on-html-pages/253289)
**Author:** [@audiohominis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/audiohominis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/once-again-about-flash-navigation-on-html-pages/253289 "2008-02-28T21:59:38Z")
Hi, guys. Probably we all face this problem at some point in our lives. I’m trying to create a site with HTML pages and Flash based navigation, which basically means that the site content itself is standard in HTML/CSS … --- ## [Removing Bandwidth Detector Makes swf stop working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-bandwidth-detector-makes-swf-stop-working/253288)
**Author:** [@rooterman42](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rooterman42)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-bandwidth-detector-makes-swf-stop-working/253288 "2008-02-28T21:58:28Z")
Hi, I have a project where I'm removing code for bandwidth detection, but after I remove it, my code in the }else{ won't execute anymore like it did before. Not sure what I'm missing? Maybe a pair of curly braces somew… --- ## [Loading from external text file = "undefined"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-from-external-text-file-undefined/253287)
**Author:** [@Gamer99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gamer99)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-from-external-text-file-undefined/253287 "2008-02-28T21:57:16Z")
Hi all, It's my first time here and after searching for over 2+ hours I've grown sick and tired of trying to get my text to load from an external file... it succeeding for previews and then when I try and put it online… --- ## [Dragging and Rotating Individual Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragging-and-rotating-individual-movie-clips/253286)
**Author:** [@JRRC](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JRRC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dragging-and-rotating-individual-movie-clips/253286 "2008-02-28T21:52:58Z")
Hello everyone A while ago, I posted a little thread asking for help with a simple yet stressing issue (at least for me, an AS noob). I wanted to drag individual movie clips around the stage as well as rotate them, but… --- ## [Help with Caption Tutorial - Keep captions static?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-caption-tutorial-keep-captions-static/253285)
**Author:** [@adamrobertson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamrobertson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-caption-tutorial-keep-captions-static/253285 "2008-02-28T21:51:26Z")
I have a quick question about the caption tutorial here or Kirupa. Currently, as you move your mouse along the button while the caption is hovering, the hover box moves with your mouse. Is there a way to keep the hover b… --- ## [Eraser Tool in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eraser-tool-in-flash/253283)
**Author:** [@GiveMeCoffee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GiveMeCoffee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eraser-tool-in-flash/253283 "2008-02-28T21:35:50Z")
Is there a way to erase from point to point with the eraser tool in Flash? In Photoshop if you click to erase then hold the shift key and click again in another place, it make a straight erase from point to point. I kno… --- ## [FLV loading issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-loading-issue/253281)
**Author:** [@boardy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boardy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-loading-issue/253281 "2008-02-28T21:09:35Z")
Hi, I have a slight issue with my movie at the moment. I have to use AS3 for a Flash assignment at Uni to create an IPTV site. I'm pretty new to all this Flash stuff, I've dabbled but never really used AS3 only AS2 ver… --- ## [papervision3d null object exception](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-null-object-exception/253279)
**Author:** [@chinesnegaum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chinesnegaum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-null-object-exception/253279 "2008-02-28T20:45:17Z")
hi, i'm having some problems with getting the mouseRelease event from papervision3d 1.5 when i click the object i can get the reference to the object by the parameter passed to the function private function handleMo… --- ## [MovieClipLoader/navigation issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-navigation-issue/253275)
**Author:** [@lrandc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lrandc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-navigation-issue/253275 "2008-02-28T19:54:17Z")
Hi there, Apologies if this has been covered before or seems like a stupid question! I'm an Actionscript novice in Dublin, trying put together a friend's photographic website. I used (and abused) sbeener's code that I … --- ## [eventListener simple problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-simple-problem/253273)
**Author:** [@mleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mleep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlistener-simple-problem/253273 "2008-02-28T19:19:44Z")
im trying to get movieclips that were made with as2 to handle eventListeners with no luck. no compile errors. i see the image loaded in the swf, but the "trace" call i put in the listener never happens. heres my code . .… --- ## [FLV Playlist Shuffle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playlist-shuffle/253272)
**Author:** [@Tom5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tom5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playlist-shuffle/253272 "2008-02-28T19:14:07Z")
Hi I am trying to create a video playlist using flv's. I am using xml to import the flv files into flash, but I need to make the player play the videos continuously, one after the other, in a random order (shuffled). … [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1055) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1057)