# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1227 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1228 --- ## [Please help! Dynamic flash menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-dynamic-flash-menu/238620)
**Author:** [@ching82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ching82)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-dynamic-flash-menu/238620 "2007-09-13T09:02:16Z")
Hi, I'm a flash newbie here. I've made a simple flash menu by following complex button tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button\_effect.htm). The problem is that I don't know how to make the menu object s… --- ## [CS3 psd support](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-psd-support/238619)
**Author:** [@carlw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carlw)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-psd-support/238619 "2007-09-13T08:58:49Z")
Hey People. I'm new here and totally new to flash...although i'm experienced with photoshop. I created a website design in photoshop and wanted to load it into flash and make it into a flash site...but i'm a bit lost. … --- ## [Concerning Scrollable Objects for Flash CS3/AS 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/concerning-scrollable-objects-for-flash-cs3-as-3-0/238618)
**Author:** [@russthawk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/russthawk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/concerning-scrollable-objects-for-flash-cs3-as-3-0/238618 "2007-09-13T08:53:34Z")
\[COLOR=Purple\]\[FONT=Tahoma\]Problem: Seems that I cannot edit specific text in a single text field so I thought I have to break them down to different text fields. Now, I want them to be scrollable, all of them as if they… --- ## [\[help\] Sending data to flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-sending-data-to-flash/238616)
**Author:** [@Csj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Csj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-sending-data-to-flash/238616 "2007-09-13T07:49:51Z")
If I'm trying to send $\_GET data from PHP to Flash, so that the info loads into a dynamic text box. How do I go about this? I'm assuming that in the PHP file I must retrieve the $\_GET info ... \*$name = $\_GET\['name'\]… --- ## [Avoid exporting on the first frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avoid-exporting-on-the-first-frame/238614)
**Author:** [@chandings](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chandings)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/avoid-exporting-on-the-first-frame/238614 "2007-09-13T06:15:19Z")
i want to know is there a way to link an object and not choose 'Export in the first frame'??????. I need this as my pre loader comes after an introduction animation (Please do not ask me who set this template!!!!). PLE… --- ## [How to Embed swf into another swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-embed-swf-into-another-swf/238613)
**Author:** [@flashnewuser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashnewuser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-embed-swf-into-another-swf/238613 "2007-09-13T05:13:34Z")
Hi All, I have created home page.fla and login.fla I want to display both swf in a single page, so I created movieclips and loaded the swf and displayed. But My doubt is: I want to login, after the successful… --- ## [Vertically align duplicated movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-align-duplicated-movieclips/238612)
**Author:** [@dsntos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dsntos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-align-duplicated-movieclips/238612 "2007-09-13T04:39:57Z")
Ok this is driving me nuts. Each duplicated clip is a different height to fit some xml text. How do I vertically space out the duplicated movie clips so they don't overlap? \[COLOR=#000000\]\[COLOR=#0000bb\]result\_… --- ## [Flash 8 how to change loadVar via instance name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-how-to-change-loadvar-via-instance-name/238606)
**Author:** [@fokkes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fokkes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-how-to-change-loadvar-via-instance-name/238606 "2007-09-13T02:36:59Z")
Hi there, its been a while since I've scripted so I'm very rusty. Can someone please point me in the right direction on how to go about the following? I have an mc with a dynamic text box inside with script that loads … --- ## [File reference class!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-reference-class/238604)
**Author:** [@schemagroup](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/schemagroup)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-reference-class/238604 "2007-09-13T00:07:02Z")
To whom this may concern, I have a bit of a problem with the file reference class, to remove the visibility when my upload fully completely is done uploading. I have attached my files to this thread, and I've also past… --- ## [How do you check if a variable is defined?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-check-if-a-variable-is-defined/238603)
**Author:** [@stoney\_kun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stoney_kun)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-check-if-a-variable-is-defined/238603 "2007-09-13T00:02:38Z")
Due to the nature of a looping video clip i am working on... I have a sound object that i want instantiated only once! var s:Sound = new Sound(); I wanna set up an if statement that determines whether this sound obje… --- ## [Expanding width/height of a shape with Tweening](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expanding-width-height-of-a-shape-with-tweening/238601)
**Author:** [@zubin101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zubin101)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expanding-width-height-of-a-shape-with-tweening/238601 "2007-09-12T23:55:21Z")
Hi guys, I have some code i'm experimenting with as I learn the AS3 concepts. It is a sprite container called "menu" and I've created a shape called "square" in it. Now, I have it so that it uses the elastic tween functi… --- ## [Particle trouble](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/particle-trouble/238600)
**Author:** [@James001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/James001)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/particle-trouble/238600 "2007-09-12T23:41:54Z")
I'm trying to create some simple particle effects here. When the animation in the particle has finished in each particle would like to remove it or replace with new ones. Maybe I need to add actionscript to the end of th… --- ## [Custom Class Pointers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-class-pointers/238594)
**Author:** [@dail](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dail)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-class-pointers/238594 "2007-09-12T22:35:15Z")
Hi, Ok, so I've got my head around AS3 from a procedural approach, but I now want to write more code in class form. As I do a bit with XML, I've written this little class for handling XML URL requests. Basically you … --- ## [Iterate through XML loading 6 at a time if not 6 set to false](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iterate-through-xml-loading-6-at-a-time-if-not-6-set-to-false/238592)
**Author:** [@Multi\_Task](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Multi_Task)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iterate-through-xml-loading-6-at-a-time-if-not-6-set-to-false/238592 "2007-09-12T22:05:52Z")
Question regarding math: I am trying to interate through an xml set (the xml will constantly change) and display 6 items at a time. If the total from xml is not divisible by 6 and lets say 4 left from the array, only s… --- ## [atan2 weird behavior](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/atan2-weird-behavior/238588)
**Author:** [@chan\_arantes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chan_arantes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/atan2-weird-behavior/238588 "2007-09-12T21:25:23Z")
Hi, i'm using a script to generate these segments and position them in a theo jansen mechanism but something is really not working.. \[image\] // worked fine, the "a" segment var dx = a.x - g.getPin().x; var dy = a.y… --- ## [Component skin question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-skin-question/238586)
**Author:** [@absolutezero342](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/absolutezero342)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-skin-question/238586 "2007-09-12T21:14:50Z")
Is there any way to change the skin of a TileList component with the skin changes appearing ON TOP of the source image? I want to take some basic images from my TileList and make the skin so that it appears to be in a fi… --- ## [Functions across .as files or in timeline?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-across-as-files-or-in-timeline/238582)
**Author:** [@zantetsuken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zantetsuken)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functions-across-as-files-or-in-timeline/238582 "2007-09-12T20:48:08Z")
Is there a way to call a function from another .AS file within your classpath? Better yet, is there a way to call a function from your timeline of a .fla to a .as file in your classpath? Here is the error I am getting: … --- ## [Help me tackle this strange bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-tackle-this-strange-bug/238580)
**Author:** [@djrima](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djrima)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-tackle-this-strange-bug/238580 "2007-09-12T20:26:57Z")
Hello designers of Kirupa. BACKGROUND: I've been developing a hybrid website that is a simple HTML webpage with an embedded flash file for some simple mouse-over effects and a preloaded image gallery. PROBLEM: For re… --- ## [Weird behavior on MAC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-behavior-on-mac/238575)
**Author:** [@ombilicus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ombilicus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-behavior-on-mac/238575 "2007-09-12T19:05:39Z")
HI, I'm running a script that continuously draws a line (drawing API). the script is in a onEnterframe event. For some reason, and only on a MAC, when the browser loses focus and you pull up another program window in fro… --- ## [ActiveX bug when loading AS2 after AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activex-bug-when-loading-as2-after-as3/238572)
**Author:** [@conradoplg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/conradoplg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activex-bug-when-loading-as2-after-as3/238572 "2007-09-12T18:18:44Z")
We're developing a VB.net application that has a Flash ActiveX control. It loads AS2 swf's and AS3 swf's... but after you load a AS3 swf, when you load a AS2 swf file into it, strange things start to happen... Tweens fai… --- ## [XML callback function(iteration of Squirrel Finder)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-callback-function-iteration-of-squirrel-finder/238568)
**Author:** [@RWhite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RWhite)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-callback-function-iteration-of-squirrel-finder/238568 "2007-09-12T18:04:00Z")
Hello, Went through the Squirrel Finder tut and got it working fine, thanks! Now attempting to use the new found tech in a CDROM project where menus are built after runtime (96 frames after) from an XML object. Pr… --- ## [Electronic Portfolio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electronic-portfolio/238567)
**Author:** [@Overlook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Overlook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/electronic-portfolio/238567 "2007-09-12T17:57:28Z")
Hey guys, I'm looking for suggestions for creating an Electronic Portfolio using Flash. I have to use 6 buttons, and I don't have very many ideas. One person did an animation of a paint tube goes around, and squirts out … --- ## [externalInterface + swfobject](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-swfobject/238550)
**Author:** [@jansensan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jansensan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-swfobject/238550 "2007-09-12T15:17:29Z")
hello all, i have been reading here and there, but i cant seem to understand what i have been doing wrong... im simply trying to implement an actionscript function that could be called by a link outside of the flash mo… --- ## [Rewrote it with a totalOfItems but now all placed on stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rewrote-it-with-a-totalofitems-but-now-all-placed-on-stage/238548)
**Author:** [@Multi\_Task](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Multi_Task)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rewrote-it-with-a-totalofitems-but-now-all-placed-on-stage/238548 "2007-09-12T15:15:39Z")
Okay so I have been working on this for like 5 days now and have a huge headache. I came to the conclusion last night while sleeping that I couldnt increment through set without having total number from XML. Soooo I woke… --- ## [A note to those using "Export Movie"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-note-to-those-using-export-movie/238547)
**Author:** [@enriquepr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/enriquepr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-note-to-those-using-export-movie/238547 "2007-09-12T15:10:12Z")
If anyone has ever ran into this problem, you will run into it no longer. The other day I attempted to export a flash animation to Quicktime using H.264 compression. Key word being "attempted". The progress bar for "Reco… --- ## [Free Shared Flash Chat](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-shared-flash-chat/238542)
**Author:** [@mjorge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mjorge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-shared-flash-chat/238542 "2007-09-12T14:50:23Z")
Chatopica has created a cool simple and light chat application that you can install for free at your own website. The advantage is that this application is shared with other user’s so you will always have people at the c… --- ## [Loaded image not showing on refresh, but resize](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-image-not-showing-on-refresh-but-resize/238541)
**Author:** [@christiang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/christiang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-image-not-showing-on-refresh-but-resize/238541 "2007-09-12T14:43:41Z")
Hi, I have a project where I'm creating a flashbased gallery. The gallery images respectively fill the entire browser window as sort of a background. This gallery is completely written in actionscript 3 and all moviecl… --- ## [Strange Filesize Behavior](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-filesize-behavior/238536)
**Author:** [@rahnefan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rahnefan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-filesize-behavior/238536 "2007-09-12T13:58:01Z")
Until today I'd never noticed that as I save over an fla, it increases file size even if I've removed objects from the library, slimmed the code, and gutted it as much as possible. The only way around this seems to be gi… --- ## [So Close - Check Math Please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-close-check-math-please/238535)
**Author:** [@rahnefan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rahnefan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-close-check-math-please/238535 "2007-09-12T13:52:48Z")
This map scales to 400% while panning to specified locations, and once there it scales back down to 100% wherever you click, but either I've fudged the math or should be using a different method, because it's jerky, and … --- ## [Need a little help with this script!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-little-help-with-this-script/238531)
**Author:** [@Surekin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Surekin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-little-help-with-this-script/238531 "2007-09-12T13:00:38Z")
Hey there, i need a little help with this transition script below! It's a neat mask transition on mouse click! The Script works perfect as i want it to, BUT i need to resize the area where the user can click with the mou… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1226) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1228)