# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1157 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1158 --- ## [as2: preloader that plays animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-preloader-that-plays-animation/244773)
**Author:** [@always\_one\_up](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/always_one_up)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-preloader-that-plays-animation/244773 "2007-11-21T16:59:22Z")
I have a problem with a preloader (yes, I've tried to use "search"). it's in separate swf and it loads swf with my website using loadMovie. what I want is the following: in the 1st frame it downloads all the website s… --- ## [XML Flash slideshow works in preview but not on site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-slideshow-works-in-preview-but-not-on-site/244769)
**Author:** [@TechTimmy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TechTimmy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-slideshow-works-in-preview-but-not-on-site/244769 "2007-11-21T16:21:41Z")
Hi I have been using the \[COLOR=black\]Photo \*\*\[FONT=Verdana\]Slideshow Using XML and Flash\*\* tutorial and have it working like a dream when I test the movie. \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] I have now uploaded it to my web server and… --- ## [Flash/XML Book with dynamic content](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-book-with-dynamic-content/244766)
**Author:** [@Xchange14](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Xchange14)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-book-with-dynamic-content/244766 "2007-11-21T16:08:40Z")
Hi Everyone, I am starting to build a Flash/XML book that reads external XML files for the chapters. It will be one large e-book that spans many pages, rather than a section of content on each page (Pageflip, etc.) I… --- ## [Adding node to XMLList object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-node-to-xmllist-object/244763)
**Author:** [@psych](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/psych)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-node-to-xmllist-object/244763 "2007-11-21T15:34:11Z")
I have the following 'myXML' XML object: \ \ \ \ **Author:** [@davincicode06](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davincicode06)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-button-when-you-click-on-it-will-disappear-completely/244759 "2007-11-21T14:37:01Z") It will have a nice fade out then disappear.. Help please!!!!! Thank you, DV. --- ## [Instance variable TextField + createTextField()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-variable-textfield-createtextfield/244755)
**Author:** [@grandpaw\_broon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grandpaw_broon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-variable-textfield-createtextfield/244755 "2007-11-21T14:23:11Z")
Hi all, I am having a bit of a headache with regards to this problem class A { private var tf:TextField; private var canvas:MovieClip public function A (target\_mc:MovieClip) { this.… --- ## [A JavaScript question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-javascript-question/244753)
**Author:** [@Abus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Abus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-javascript-question/244753 "2007-11-21T14:08:47Z")
How can I give this command to a button in Flash? href="javascript:document.getElementById('divContent1').innerHTML=document.getElementById('aak').innerHTML;void(0);" I have tried on (release) { getURL("javas… --- ## [Strange Error Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-error-text/244748)
**Author:** [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-error-text/244748 "2007-11-21T11:53:57Z")
Error C:\\Documents and Settings\\ChromeD\\Local Settings\\Application Data\\Macromedia\\Flash 8\\en\\Configuration\\Classes\\FP8\\System\\capabilities .as: Line 7: The name of this class, 'System.capabilities', conflicts with the n… --- ## [How to break the range 0-100 into 5 diff. pieces?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-break-the-range-0-100-into-5-diff-pieces/244744)
**Author:** [@antongranik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/antongranik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-break-the-range-0-100-into-5-diff-pieces/244744 "2007-11-21T11:16:54Z")
I got the range 0-100. I want to have 5 different random pieces of this range: like 0-12, 13-38, 39-52, 53-79, 80-100. And every time the pieces should be different. How can this be done? :hr: --- ## [\[flash8\]\[help!\] passing variables into a MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-help-passing-variables-into-a-mc/244741)
**Author:** [@Nevstah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nevstah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-help-passing-variables-into-a-mc/244741 "2007-11-21T10:19:09Z")
hiya, in my main movie, i have done a survey, see my previous thread which collects data from a series of radioButton groups. i can display this data using dynamic text boxes no problem, however i also wish to display … --- ## [Interpreting String as function name ActionScript 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interpreting-string-as-function-name-actionscript-3-0/244739)
**Author:** [@mfsiddiq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mfsiddiq)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interpreting-string-as-function-name-actionscript-3-0/244739 "2007-11-21T09:36:49Z")
Hi I want to know if there is any way a string can be interpreted as function name.I need this to call functions dynamically.Below is a code snippet which works fine if the function is in the same class as the function… --- ## [FileReference.upload() and proxy problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-upload-and-proxy-problem/244735)
**Author:** [@Pierlala](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pierlala)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-upload-and-proxy-problem/244735 "2007-11-21T09:15:53Z")
Hi all, I have a problem with the fileReference class and the proxy. The situation is a Flash movie in which you can select files and upload them to the server via the fileReference.upload() method. On the server the… --- ## [No rewind when the UP button is pressed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-rewind-when-the-up-button-is-pressed/244733)
**Author:** [@JoakimN73](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoakimN73)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-rewind-when-the-up-button-is-pressed/244733 "2007-11-21T09:07:19Z")
Hi! I don't know how to change this code so that the movieclip doesn't scroll upwards in rewind style when the Up button is pressed. I'd like that the Up button acts like the \*\*Down \*\*button, so that when it is pressed i… --- ## [How to place packages in a different directory?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-place-packages-in-a-different-directory/244731)
**Author:** [@raal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-place-packages-in-a-different-directory/244731 "2007-11-21T08:36:21Z")
I'm sorry if this is common knowledge, but I have searched around without finding an answer. If I have a custom package, say "common.Utility", I have to place this in a subdirectory of my project to be able to import i… --- ## [SoundWriter audio generation library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundwriter-audio-generation-library/244730)
**Author:** [@WMarsh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WMarsh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundwriter-audio-generation-library/244730 "2007-11-21T08:18:32Z")
Hi, you may or may not find this useful. http://wayne-marsh.blogspot.com/2007/11/soundwriter-actionscript-3-sound.html SoundWriter is an Actionscript 3 library that allows you to create Sound objects from your own au… --- ## [AS3: Is there an AsBroadcaster or do i have to do more than convert my old stuff now?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-is-there-an-asbroadcaster-or-do-i-have-to-do-more-than-convert-my-old-stuff-now/244722)
**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-is-there-an-asbroadcaster-or-do-i-have-to-do-more-than-convert-my-old-stuff-now/244722 "2007-11-21T05:40:42Z")
Just wondering if there's an ASBroadcaster in AS3.0 or it's been deprecated. I've done some research, but it references me to EventDispatcher which sort of annoys me a bit, but does that mean ASBroadcaster is out? --- ## [Security exploit in Flash 9](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/security-exploit-in-flash-9/244714)
**Author:** [@WMarsh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WMarsh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/security-exploit-in-flash-9/244714 "2007-11-21T03:51:01Z")
http://wayne-marsh.blogspot.com/2007/11/security-exploit-in-flash-player-9.html --- ## [bitmapData to .NET for JPG creation?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-to-net-for-jpg-creation/244713)
**Author:** [@mweier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mweier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-to-net-for-jpg-creation/244713 "2007-11-21T03:37:19Z")
I have a bitmapData object in Flash 8 that I want to pass along to a WSDL (web service) on .NET. The web service seems to be expecting a ByteArray type for the image data. Is it possible to generate such a type & if… --- ## [Creating forms in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-forms-in-flash/244712)
**Author:** [@Arkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Arkman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-forms-in-flash/244712 "2007-11-21T03:19:20Z")
I'm trying to create an order form of sorts. I am a photographer and I would like to have my clients fill out an online form and have it email to me. I know the basics of creating a form and I think I can do most of it. … --- ## [Help please- loadSound issue -- plays as it's loading?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-loadsound-issue-plays-as-its-loading/244711)
**Author:** [@dvaidya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dvaidya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-loadsound-issue-plays-as-its-loading/244711 "2007-11-21T03:01:43Z")
I'd like my audio to load and not play until the viewer presses a button. But for a brief bit while it's loading, you can hear the audio. On the server this brief bit is longer, on my desktop its shorter. Then it stops… --- ## [How to write variable to XML node and wrap it in CDATA](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-write-variable-to-xml-node-and-wrap-it-in-cdata/244710)
**Author:** [@geoken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geoken)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-write-variable-to-xml-node-and-wrap-it-in-cdata/244710 "2007-11-21T02:37:34Z")
Is there any way to write a variable to an XML node and wrap that variable in CDATA tags? For example, if I have a var someVar, writing it into an XML node is easy; \{someVar}\ . But what happens when I… --- ## [FLV Smoothing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-smoothing/244709)
**Author:** [@tommy82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tommy82)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-smoothing/244709 "2007-11-21T02:13:56Z")
I'm trying to get video smoothing I've tried this and unfortunately had no luck MovieClip(FLVPlayer.getVideoPlayer(FLVPlayer.activeVideoPlayerIndex)).smoothing = true; Thanks in advance for any help --- ## [Flash game, simlilar to Zelda](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-game-simlilar-to-zelda/244706)
**Author:** [@akemi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akemi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-game-simlilar-to-zelda/244706 "2007-11-21T01:29:52Z")
I am making a game with actionscript and i am quite new to this, although i learn quickly. My problem is i'm looking for a specific way of linking 1 scene or .swf to another. Basicly what i want is so when the sprite wal… --- ## [Those red FPS frame rate meters?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/those-red-fps-frame-rate-meters/244705)
**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/those-red-fps-frame-rate-meters/244705 "2007-11-21T01:24:57Z")
Hi, I've looked at a lot of examples and experiments and a lot of them seem to have the same red FPS runtime meter that tells you how fast an animation is running? I know stage.frameRate gives you the framerate but i w… --- ## [Uncurling/opening spiral (or vine) - any ideas?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uncurling-opening-spiral-or-vine-any-ideas/244704)
**Author:** [@iblokh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iblokh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uncurling-opening-spiral-or-vine-any-ideas/244704 "2007-11-21T01:02:58Z")
Hey guys - I'm trying to make a really simple portfolio page for myself in Flash. I have to get it done stat - today or tomorrow hopefully. For lack of any better ideas, I decided to make a sort of vine/stalk with spir… --- ## [Using externalInterface during development](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-externalinterface-during-development/244702)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Banghart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rick_Banghart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-externalinterface-during-development/244702 "2007-11-21T00:58:24Z")
I'm writing a Flash application that reads context information through a bunch of calls to externalInterface. I have been hardcoding the values during development, then commenting those lines out when I publish. Is th… --- ## [Issues with iparigrafika.hu pageflipping script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issues-with-iparigrafika-hu-pageflipping-script/244701)
**Author:** [@Petronella](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Petronella)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issues-with-iparigrafika-hu-pageflipping-script/244701 "2007-11-21T00:45:10Z")
I'm using the pageflipping script from iparigrafika.hu (site is apparently down). The script is working the way it should, except, when I hover the 'turn page' button in the bottom corner of a page, not only does it 'f… --- ## [Load random movies into target mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-random-movies-into-target-mc/244700)
**Author:** [@travie\_b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/travie_b)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-random-movies-into-target-mc/244700 "2007-11-21T00:31:35Z")
I am in the process of creating a VS Card game in Flash. It is basically a game where you can choose either one card or another, each randomly pulled from one of the eight different sets. The first card (or swf) can be p… --- ## [Who's MovieClip am i in?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whos-movieclip-am-i-in/244698)
**Author:** [@four4swords](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/four4swords)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whos-movieclip-am-i-in/244698 "2007-11-21T00:08:40Z")
hi, I've got this problem.. I'm not sure how to explain it to yous.. but eh.. I'll try my best.. bear with me here.. lol I've got this clip which wants to know which movieclip it's in... but it's buried inside lots o… --- ## [Kirupa Counter problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-counter-problem/244691)
**Author:** [@Jadee77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jadee77)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-counter-problem/244691 "2007-11-20T22:48:45Z")
Hi, I downloaded the files for the Counter provided on the kirupa site. It uses php, a text file and a swf file. It is working fine except there is a strange bug. The number is showing and next to the number there i… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1156) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1158)