# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1098 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1099 --- ## [What's wrong with this Timer syntax?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-timer-syntax/249802)
**Author:** [@lkingman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lkingman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-timer-syntax/249802 "2008-01-22T17:33:09Z")
This function locks up in the while loop, presumably because myTimer.running remains true. This timer should run once, for two seconds, correct? I probably shouldn't post when I'm tired, probably an obvious, glaring err… --- ## [\[MX04\] Working out end of motion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-working-out-end-of-motion/249799)
**Author:** [@tempyyyst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tempyyyst)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-working-out-end-of-motion/249799 "2008-01-22T17:11:01Z")
Hi all I've been playing with the Kirupa gravity tutorial here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/gravity.htm At the end of the motion I want to jump to a new movieclip and remove this one I thought of… --- ## [Simple MC depth problem (i thought)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-mc-depth-problem-i-thought/249797)
**Author:** [@dragonfly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dragonfly)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-mc-depth-problem-i-thought/249797 "2008-01-22T17:00:26Z")
Here's what I'm trying to do. I have a number of drag-able movie clips on the stage. They can overlap. When I click and begin to drag on one movie clip, I want that movie clip to be on the TOP depth. I also want the PR… --- ## [Making MovieClip go in Reverse W/constantLoop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-movieclip-go-in-reverse-w-constantloop/249796)
**Author:** [@scott1969](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scott1969)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-movieclip-go-in-reverse-w-constantloop/249796 "2008-01-22T16:50:37Z")
Hey Folks, I could really use you're help on this one. I am building a site in flash that contains a number of cog movie clips. In this animation I have a lever that can shut off the cogs and make the cogs go forward a… --- ## [Get Contents Of Folder?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-contents-of-folder/249794)
**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-contents-of-folder/249794 "2008-01-22T16:46:13Z")
Can AS3 get the contents of a folder, such as all the filenames of files in a folder? similar to php? in addition to Getting contents of a folder, can anyone point me to the methods for saving contents to a folder? … --- ## [Rollover Menu problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-menu-problem/249787)
**Author:** [@brandesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brandesign)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-menu-problem/249787 "2008-01-22T16:06:20Z")
hi, I have 3 tabs, each in movie clips set up like the drop down tutorial on this site - when you rollover the tab, it plays an animation that brings in the subnavigation, on(rollOver){ root.tabtwomc.gotoAndPlay("… --- ## [What seems to be complicated actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-seems-to-be-complicated-actionscript/249785)
**Author:** [@madfirestorm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/madfirestorm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-seems-to-be-complicated-actionscript/249785 "2008-01-22T15:57:22Z")
I am designing myself a new website and am getting stuck with a particular thing I would like to do. I want to load 9 x external SWF files into place holders in a grid at the top right of the page. When you mouseover t… --- ## [How to get the value of the xml attributes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-value-of-the-xml-attributes/249783)
**Author:** [@kitsunegari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kitsunegari)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-value-of-the-xml-attributes/249783 "2008-01-22T15:54:57Z")
Hi I would like to get the information of an xml file so that I can show it in a clip. I can import my xml file and print out all of its data with trace() but I can't make a simple to print the values the attributes … --- ## [I can't get the swf HTML domain](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-get-the-swf-html-domain/249768)
**Author:** [@StavBN](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/StavBN)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-get-the-swf-html-domain/249768 "2008-01-22T13:23:01Z")
the script: import flash.external.\*; var page\_href ="unknown" if (ExternalInterface.available){ page\_href = ExternalInterface.call("location.href.toString"); I opened a text box with the car "page\_href". I put the SWF … --- ## [Loading AS3 SWF into AS2 SWF?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-as3-swf-into-as2-swf/249766)
**Author:** [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-as3-swf-into-as2-swf/249766 "2008-01-22T12:18:48Z")
I heard that it's possibe ... Ok, if it is .. assume that the AS3 SWF has some functions / classes, etc, will I be able to access them via the AS2 SWF ?? --- ## [Preloaders And External Images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders-and-external-images/249764)
**Author:** [@thedaveyb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thedaveyb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloaders-and-external-images/249764 "2008-01-22T11:59:24Z")
guys, i am currently working on a flash file so that its re-useable. Currently a string of images are passed in via flash vars flashvars: image1=db.jpg, image2=db1.jpg the movie currently loads these into blank mov… --- ## [Riva flv encoder problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/riva-flv-encoder-problem/249763)
**Author:** [@fideldonson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fideldonson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/riva-flv-encoder-problem/249763 "2008-01-22T11:41:02Z")
Im using riva flv encoder on a video-file and i have noticed something that isnt right. I have output the video in two different formats (320x240 and 480x360) but the two files are nearly the same size (39mb) - all the o… --- ## [Need help creating 'text' starfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-creating-text-starfield/249758)
**Author:** [@AndyK](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AndyK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-creating-text-starfield/249758 "2008-01-22T10:44:47Z")
Hi All, I need to create somthing like this - \[COLOR=#333333\]http://www.jumpmedia.co.uk/client-list.htm\[/COLOR\] I can find tuorials on duplicating movie clips but i need to have different text. I just dont know whe… --- ## [Prob with mouseEnabled](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prob-with-mouseenabled/249750)
**Author:** [@dseeley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dseeley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prob-with-mouseenabled/249750 "2008-01-22T07:53:25Z")
I have a matrix of thumbnails with lots of mouseEvent stuff happening. In one case the OVER event triggers a text label to be displayed as a new displayObject on top of the thumbnail. When my mouse is over this text la… --- ## [Scrollbar Component doesn't work with XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-component-doesnt-work-with-xml/249746)
**Author:** [@slo53](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slo53)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-component-doesnt-work-with-xml/249746 "2008-01-22T06:19:51Z")
I created a dynamic text box that links to a xml text document. I've also added the Scrollbar component to the text box. It scrolls fine in preview mode...but once I upload the file, the scroll bar becomes disabled. Does… --- ## [Flash Movie Clip inside Loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-clip-inside-loader/249740)
**Author:** [@samad\_chmd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samad_chmd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-clip-inside-loader/249740 "2008-01-22T05:25:55Z")
Hello, i'm Samad from India, Now i'm with a website work. I want your help. My level is, I have a movieclip named button\_mc, all the buttons are placed inside it. I want only that when any button rollover instance i want… --- ## [Random Array and Comparison](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-array-and-comparison/249738)
**Author:** [@stickaforkinit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stickaforkinit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-array-and-comparison/249738 "2008-01-22T04:58:23Z")
Here's the stitch. Words\_Array Pattern\_Array (created by a random function that pulls from Words\_Array and stores the index) Now I want to create another array called Choices\_Array that will compare Pattern\_Array… --- ## [Pulling object's name/value pair](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-objects-name-value-pair/249737)
**Author:** [@mprzybylski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mprzybylski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-objects-name-value-pair/249737 "2008-01-22T04:55:34Z")
Hey guys, I'm drawing a blank here and need some help. I have an object, like so: var ob:Object = {rotationY: 0}; then i'm using that in a tween, but i won't always be tweening rotationY. I can possible tween ro… --- ## ["Community Sketchpad"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/community-sketchpad/249735)
**Author:** [@webcrawler559](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webcrawler559)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/community-sketchpad/249735 "2008-01-22T04:01:22Z")
I have recently added an interesting feature on my site called "Community Sketchpad". Users draw whatever they like- and it is added to a txt file as"S1X=34&S1Y=1&SN=false". Coordinates are taken every second and recorde… --- ## [Loading Flex SWF to AS3 project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-flex-swf-to-as3-project/249733)
**Author:** [@Terenced](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terenced)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-flex-swf-to-as3-project/249733 "2008-01-22T03:49:09Z")
I'm trying to load in swf-s created with Flex to a simple AS3 project but the catch is that they have to be garbage collectable. The loading and displaying is not a problem but removing from memory is harder. I don't k… --- ## [Load Vars Function Not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-vars-function-not-working/249730)
**Author:** [@humbleches](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/humbleches)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-vars-function-not-working/249730 "2008-01-22T02:28:59Z")
Hi there. I am trying to make a button that when clicked on loads an external text file into a dynamic text box. I can make it work when I use it specifically - but I can't make it work when I want to use it as part of… --- ## [Letter spacing on a dynamic text box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/letter-spacing-on-a-dynamic-text-box/249726)
**Author:** [@brian914](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brian914)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/letter-spacing-on-a-dynamic-text-box/249726 "2008-01-22T01:13:36Z")
I would like to apply letter spacing on a dynamic text box, but it seems once I export the swf, the letter spacing defaults back to 0. How can this be done? Thanks a lot for any help! --- ## [Adding External Description to Portfolio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-external-description-to-portfolio/249723)
**Author:** [@eperrier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eperrier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-external-description-to-portfolio/249723 "2008-01-22T01:05:50Z")
Hi, What I have: A scrolling thumbnail portfolio page that is linked to external xml file so the client can add pictures as needed by adding to the xml file. (actionscript from within Flash is enclosed just in a .txt doc… --- ## [Zoom Motion Blur, full actionscripted possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-motion-blur-full-actionscripted-possible/249717)
**Author:** [@Sixtys](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sixtys)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-motion-blur-full-actionscripted-possible/249717 "2008-01-22T00:04:57Z")
K well i've read this tutorial and it's made me want to create this same effect, but the images ill be working with will be dynamic. Is there anyway possible to make this same effect but fully actionscripted so it will w… --- ## [Start/Stop externally loaded SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/start-stop-externally-loaded-swf/249712)
**Author:** [@rrex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rrex)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/start-stop-externally-loaded-swf/249712 "2008-01-21T23:08:49Z")
I've been looking for help on this all day and cannot, for the life of me, figure out why this isn't working. I am loading an external SWF into a movieclip like so: newMC.LoadMovie ("myswf.swf"); I want a button to… --- ## [Input Text Box - Placeholder Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-box-placeholder-text/249711)
**Author:** [@yanathin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yanathin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-box-placeholder-text/249711 "2008-01-21T23:07:17Z")
I have a simple input box where people can type a message in it and send it off in an email. However, I want people to know what the box is for and that you can type in it. A simple "Type your message here" line would do… --- ## [Delayed action in CS3 action script 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delayed-action-in-cs3-action-script-3-0/249709)
**Author:** [@Alasandro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alasandro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delayed-action-in-cs3-action-script-3-0/249709 "2008-01-21T22:24:58Z")
Hello everyone... I've been working on a problem for three days now and have tried various forums attempting to get the answer. So..... I'm here to give the KIRUPA group a shot. Here is my problem: Using Flash CS… --- ## [Countdown with getTimezoneOffset for CST](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-with-gettimezoneoffset-for-cst/249705)
**Author:** [@smilker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smilker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-with-gettimezoneoffset-for-cst/249705 "2008-01-21T21:47:33Z")
Hello All, I found a tutorial on how to create a countdown timer using AS2. It works great but now I need to add more actionscript. Our company is releasing a brand launch in Chicago (CST) so I want the countdown timer t… --- ## [Change rollover color deeplinking](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-rollover-color-deeplinking/249704)
**Author:** [@bozeman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bozeman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-rollover-color-deeplinking/249704 "2008-01-21T21:39:00Z")
Hello, I am new to the forum but have used it many times in the past finding much useful information. I have taken over a site that uses deeplinking. I am not very good with AS yet and can't figure out how to make the bu… --- ## [Animate Saturation in AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-saturation-in-as3/249698)
**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-saturation-in-as3/249698 "2008-01-21T21:09:40Z")
Hello, does anyone know how to animate the color saturation of a movie clip in AS3? thanks for any help. [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1097) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1099)