# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1259 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1260 --- ## [Checking if a symbol exists in the library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-if-a-symbol-exists-in-the-library/235604)
**Author:** [@NickZA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NickZA)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-if-a-symbol-exists-in-the-library/235604 "2007-08-13T11:21:05Z")
Hi My situation is thus: I have an XML file with entries, each of which contains a handle (linkage ID) to the movie clip that represents that entry onstage. So I dynamically load these symbols in from the library acc… --- ## [Communication Encryption/Obfuscation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communication-encryption-obfuscation/235603)
**Author:** [@iceflyin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iceflyin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communication-encryption-obfuscation/235603 "2007-08-13T11:03:15Z")
I am trying to figure out a solution to add a tiny bit of security to a Flash chat. Does anyone know of any methods of Obfuscating or encrypting Flash to Gateway(amfPHP) messages? My current idea is this... User cl… --- ## [Datagrid does not update after loosing focus](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-does-not-update-after-loosing-focus/235599)
**Author:** [@oaki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oaki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-does-not-update-after-loosing-focus/235599 "2007-08-13T10:07:15Z")
Hi, I've got a DataGrid component on the stage and I feed its content with a DataProvider. The grid's editable property is set to true. The problem i'm encountering is that if i edit the very last cell in the grid an… --- ## [FLV Playback Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playback-problems/235592)
**Author:** [@Vincinity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vincinity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playback-problems/235592 "2007-08-13T08:47:52Z")
Hi guys. I am having trouble getting CS3 to properly play back an imported FLV. I have tried all of the different streaming methods as well as embedding the video (which is a road I would rather not follow), but there … --- ## [Easy validation + redirect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-validation-redirect/235591)
**Author:** [@Lillebo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lillebo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-validation-redirect/235591 "2007-08-13T08:44:22Z")
Hey guys! I just wanted one simple script which checks if a dynamic text-field contains the word "magicword", and if it does, redirect the users browser to a URL of my choosing. I'm betting there is a insanely easy w… --- ## [Need to call a functionname that is a combination of a variable & set text...help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-call-a-functionname-that-is-a-combination-of-a-variable-set-text-help/235586)
**Author:** [@niklasinla](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/niklasinla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-call-a-functionname-that-is-a-combination-of-a-variable-set-text-help/235586 "2007-08-13T07:41:19Z")
Hi there! I have a variable in the \_root called section. Now I want to call hemmaAnimation(); within a the global function (see below). So I set the section variable to hemma & tried these: \_global.sectionAnimation = f… --- ## [Theory question on textWidth property](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/theory-question-on-textwidth-property/235583)
**Author:** [@eudora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eudora)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/theory-question-on-textwidth-property/235583 "2007-08-13T05:56:48Z")
Removed... shld be posted in AS 2.0 --- ## [Shared Library & Embedded Font - Error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-library-embedded-font-error/235579)
**Author:** [@Mage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-library-embedded-font-error/235579 "2007-08-13T04:24:11Z")
Hey everyone, can someone please help me with this? I have a movieclip coming from a shared library and some dynamic text that is embedded with the 'embed' button in flash so I could choose certain glyphs. For some r… --- ## [Advanced buttons linking](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-buttons-linking/235578)
**Author:** [@punstc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/punstc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-buttons-linking/235578 "2007-08-13T04:08:08Z")
I have made some advanced buttons and want to use then to navigate to a different frame in the site this is what have b1.onRelease = function() { this.gotoAndStop(10); } can anyone tell me why this isnt working? T… --- ## [Submitting an email address to Topica.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submitting-an-email-address-to-topica-com/235575)
**Author:** [@Line](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Line)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submitting-an-email-address-to-topica-com/235575 "2007-08-13T02:22:38Z")
Submitting an email address to Topica.com Anyone use topica for their email newsletters with flash? They have a email form field with the form name F:31 When I put that variable to be loaded, I get a syntax error. … --- ## [Want to learn AS properly...where do I start?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-to-learn-as-properly-where-do-i-start/235574)
**Author:** [@asiabackpacker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asiabackpacker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 1:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-to-learn-as-properly-where-do-i-start/235574 "2007-08-13T01:29:38Z")
Hopefully you guys can offer me some advice. Here's my situation... I've been using Flash since the day it came out, and started using AS when it first appeared. I got pretty good at it back in the day, by just figurin… --- ## [MC Issue, Can Someone Advise Me](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-issue-can-someone-advise-me/235573)
**Author:** [@rcaira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rcaira)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-issue-can-someone-advise-me/235573 "2007-08-13T01:17:46Z")
Hi All, I am new to flash and I ran across a roadblock in my project. My Main Page is a Flash Page, which opens all other swf files into a Blank\_MC The problem I seem to have is when I try to open an additional file insi… --- ## [PAssing a variable into an MC created with attachMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-a-variable-into-an-mc-created-with-attachmovie/235570)
**Author:** [@mbuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mbuna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-a-variable-into-an-mc-created-with-attachmovie/235570 "2007-08-13T00:17:19Z")
I am creating movie clips with a for loop using attachMovie, I would like to pass a variable into the clip itself at the time of it's creation. It seems simple enough, but my little brain is imploding... So basically I… --- ## [Another try: Uninterrupted Rollover/Rollout?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-try-uninterrupted-rollover-rollout/235568)
**Author:** [@jlafferty123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jlafferty123)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-try-uninterrupted-rollover-rollout/235568 "2007-08-12T23:57:25Z")
So... I've looked at both of these tutorials and I'm trying to combine their best elements: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button\_effect.htm http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/advroll.htm What I would i… --- ## [Diagonal Movement With Tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diagonal-movement-with-tween/235564)
**Author:** [@wes\_design](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wes_design)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/diagonal-movement-with-tween/235564 "2007-08-12T23:08:07Z")
is it possible to do diagonal movement? with tweens? function tweenforward(beginy, endy,endx,beginx) { if((endy\>=900)&&(endx\>=500)){ // trace("oh my"); }else{ … --- ## [Showing/hiding data from MySQL database using PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/showing-hiding-data-from-mysql-database-using-php/235563)
**Author:** [@iamali](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iamali)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/showing-hiding-data-from-mysql-database-using-php/235563 "2007-08-12T23:02:17Z")
Hi all, I'm working on this 3D Flash photo gallery thingy - http://www.alisongreen.me.uk/majorproject/w4/ . I've got the images to load in to Flash from a MySQL database using PHP using the "filename" field in the databa… --- ## [AS nightmare... help pls](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-nightmare-help-pls/235559)
**Author:** [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-nightmare-help-pls/235559 "2007-08-12T21:47:18Z")
Yeap... After 15 aspirines, i still have a headache cause of this stupid code. I am trying to send values between swf. But something weird is happening... in one of the swf, the code seem to not work, but looks ok... The… --- ## [Movie Clip Navigation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-navigation/235557)
**Author:** [@tophat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tophat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-navigation/235557 "2007-08-12T21:24:31Z")
I'm working on a game similar to the Red Baron, which you can find on newgrounds. Anyways, I have already made a few beta games like a few platformers. But for the game I am currently making, I need to be able to detect … --- ## [Static function trouble](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-function-trouble/235556)
**Author:** [@themxguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/themxguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-function-trouble/235556 "2007-08-12T21:02:11Z")
I'm going to try my best to layout the problem. I have 3 external .as files... Game.as Checker.as CheckerP2.as In Checker.as I have the following function... static function checkPossibleMoves(){ ... } I'm able to … --- ## [Loading a swf to a frame label](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-swf-to-a-frame-label/235551)
**Author:** [@lonerhino](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lonerhino)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-swf-to-a-frame-label/235551 "2007-08-12T18:15:35Z")
How do you load a swf to a particular frame? In AS2, I would create a variable to act as a switch and the swf that is being loaded would check the condition of the switch. I’d think that now I could use Event.COMPLETE… --- ## [MC inside MC / Masked text question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-inside-mc-masked-text-question/235550)
**Author:** [@killahert](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/killahert)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-inside-mc-masked-text-question/235550 "2007-08-12T17:59:24Z")
I have mc which contains email form with the input and dynamic text this entire mc is inside another mc which is masked. what do I do to get the dynamic and input text show up. Thank you --- ## [Help me with my under-construction site's bugs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-with-my-under-construction-sites-bugs/235547)
**Author:** [@Glidias](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Glidias)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-with-my-under-construction-sites-bugs/235547 "2007-08-12T16:52:21Z")
http://home.graffiti.net/glidias/ Stress-test it and do give your suggestions on how to fix it. The Tween() doesn't seem to complete in time at various moments and can hang up in mid-air. Why is it the ' in the html… --- ## [Simulate Key Press](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simulate-key-press/235546)
**Author:** [@Templarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Templarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simulate-key-press/235546 "2007-08-12T16:49:01Z")
how do i simulate that i key has been pressed. I know theres a better way to say this, but I've searched for about a half an hour and am completely stuck at what else to search for. Sort of like... I hope theres an easy … --- ## [Erasing Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/erasing-text/235542)
**Author:** [@adam\_fake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adam_fake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/erasing-text/235542 "2007-08-12T15:47:56Z")
Hello, Can anyone tell me if its possible to erase parts of text in Flash. For example, if you have the word 'NEWS!" and you wanted to maybe erase the bottom half of the word, can you do this. I've converted it to a … --- ## [NumericStepper doesn't work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numericstepper-doesnt-work/235541)
**Author:** [@Pattt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pattt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numericstepper-doesnt-work/235541 "2007-08-12T15:01:51Z")
Why can't the NumericStepper be used in CS3/AS3? --- ## [How to make a text appear with action (on press)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-text-appear-with-action-on-press/235536)
**Author:** [@fidecourt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fidecourt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-text-appear-with-action-on-press/235536 "2007-08-12T13:07:25Z")
Hello Everybody ! It's my first post... I'am french, so I will try to explain my problem as clear as possible. I want to make a clip which contains a color palett (50 colors) based on 50 buttons (one for each color) W… --- ## [Car fading in effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-fading-in-effect/235533)
**Author:** [@A\_Malik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/A_Malik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/car-fading-in-effect/235533 "2007-08-12T11:06:24Z")
Hi, I hope someone can point me in the right direction?.. I have seen an effect on the merc website and I wanted to do something similar. The car outline is drawn in using lines and the its filled from the middle with… --- ## [Intro/Outro movie clip transitions?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/intro-outro-movie-clip-transitions/235530)
**Author:** [@Ipaste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ipaste)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/intro-outro-movie-clip-transitions/235530 "2007-08-12T10:36:08Z")
H have a flash movie with pages inside separate movie clips. When visitor clicks button there will be an intro sequence to the next page i.e. the movie clip. How do you make a navigation system with intro and outro trans… --- ## [Sound stream stops for no reason](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-stream-stops-for-no-reason/235529)
**Author:** [@braxius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/braxius)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-stream-stops-for-no-reason/235529 "2007-08-12T10:16:54Z")
Greetings people. I have a problem with sound, after 20-30 sec of playing it stops. I'm using this sound singleton to play it, if anyone know a solution for this- please help. Functions "nokti" and "nykti" are used to fa… --- ## [Enter key going to the next frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-key-going-to-the-next-frame/235526)
**Author:** [@hatu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hatu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-key-going-to-the-next-frame/235526 "2007-08-12T08:56:24Z")
I just noticed a weird thing about AS 2.0, when you press the Enter key on your keyboard it jumps to the next frame, even though there's a stop(); on every frame. Is there any way of disabling this? [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1258) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1260)