# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1289 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1290 --- ## [Basic but not so basic XML Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-but-not-so-basic-xml-gallery/233002)
**Author:** [@wvoets](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wvoets)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-but-not-so-basic-xml-gallery/233002 "2007-07-19T11:22:30Z")
Hi Everyone. First of all a big shout out to the Kirupa team for their awsome site/work. I'm looking for a (basic?) XML photo gallery like the one on THIS site. XML driven, thumbnails on the left with different thumb… --- ## [Create a preloader for movie and xml together](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-a-preloader-for-movie-and-xml-together/232999)
**Author:** [@aigarinsh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aigarinsh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-a-preloader-for-movie-and-xml-together/232999 "2007-07-19T10:57:19Z")
Could you please point me in the right direction of what is the best structure and code to create a preloader which shows the loading of all data together. I mean the whole movie and then I have some xml, which I would l… --- ## [Remove objects from Papervision3D scene](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-objects-from-papervision3d-scene/232998)
**Author:** [@sumo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sumo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-objects-from-papervision3d-scene/232998 "2007-07-19T10:29:57Z")
Hi! Does anyone know how to remove objects like Plane from Papervision 3D scene? I have tried container.scene.removeChild(plane); but it gives me an error like this: "1119: Access of possibly undefined property scen… --- ## [addChild in for loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-in-for-loop/232996)
**Author:** [@licencjonowany](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/licencjonowany)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-in-for-loop/232996 "2007-07-19T10:03:04Z")
Hi, can someone tell me how to do it: private function init\_mc(\_container){ \_envir = new Enviroiment3D() for (var i=0;i\<3;i++){ var \_newMC:MovieClip = new ball \_… --- ## [Array length in 2d-array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-length-in-2d-array/232993)
**Author:** [@hatu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hatu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-length-in-2d-array/232993 "2007-07-19T09:23:59Z")
I was wondering can I use the array.length command to somehow find out the length and 'width' of the array? .length shows how many lines there are but can I somehow use it to view how many entries are on each line? va… --- ## [\[help\] Dynamic Photo Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-dynamic-photo-gallery/232990)
**Author:** [@Csj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Csj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-dynamic-photo-gallery/232990 "2007-07-19T08:56:24Z")
I'm hoping someone can help me with my problem. :ne: Basically what I'm trying to do is the following: I have a flash document that i need to dynamically load thumbnails into. The 'location' and 'what' the thumbnails… --- ## [\[F8\] How to simulate a button being pressed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-how-to-simulate-a-button-being-pressed/232984)
**Author:** [@OneMrBean](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OneMrBean)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-how-to-simulate-a-button-being-pressed/232984 "2007-07-19T07:27:43Z")
Hello, I was wondering if Flash 8 is able to simulate a button being pressed on the keyboard. I know it is able to detect if a button is being pressed by the user, but this is slightly different. For example: // Pre… --- ## [Trigonometry Beginner](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigonometry-beginner/232981)
**Author:** [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigonometry-beginner/232981 "2007-07-19T07:07:10Z")
hope i dont get my head bit off here - but i am totally out of it when it comes to trig, and while searching kirupa has revealed an abundance of threads on the topic, its all quite overwhelming... so i was wondering, i… --- ## [Swf in IE7 gives "Click to activate control"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-ie7-gives-click-to-activate-control/232975)
**Author:** [@J11](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/J11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-ie7-gives-click-to-activate-control/232975 "2007-07-19T05:04:17Z")
Swf in IE7 browser gives "Click to activate control". I want to remove this!! tried out various solutions its not working... --- ## [Embed wma sound in flash cs3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-wma-sound-in-flash-cs3/232972)
**Author:** [@himanshu\_guru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/himanshu_guru)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-wma-sound-in-flash-cs3/232972 "2007-07-19T04:22:23Z")
Hello Friends, I need to embed wma sound format in flash file but when i try it an error show that " one or more files were not imported because there were problems reading them". Please suggest me how i can import wma s… --- ## [Flicker Problem in Motion Tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flicker-problem-in-motion-tween/232970)
**Author:** [@wavuti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wavuti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flicker-problem-in-motion-tween/232970 "2007-07-19T04:06:32Z")
Hey all! I am trying to create a simple motion twin of an image I created in flash. Please see the attached FLA here. Now for whatever reason, as soon as I add the picture frame and test out the movie, it flickers as i… --- ## [Saving a Movie Clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-a-movie-clip/232968)
**Author:** [@alpharaven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alpharaven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-a-movie-clip/232968 "2007-07-19T03:10:22Z")
Is it possible to save a movie clip as a jpg. If so how? I know that the MC can be printed but can it be saved or automatically attached to a flash contact form...:thumb2: --- ## [loadMovie Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/232967)
**Author:** [@chevron8653](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chevron8653)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/232967 "2007-07-19T03:03:17Z")
Hey there guys. Well im having trouble when i load a movie clip then unload then reload it again the code on the loaded movie clip the second time around gets all messed up like does things in the wrong order. heres … --- ## [Drage & Drop - Dynamic Area!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drage-drop-dynamic-area/232966)
**Author:** [@artriste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artriste)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drage-drop-dynamic-area/232966 "2007-07-19T03:00:00Z")
Hi, I was working on a website with a draggable menu, when I saw a post about full screen flash website. (See the third code) My menu used to have an area defined like this: menu.onPress = function() { startDrag… --- ## [Flash Video Player... scaled?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-player-scaled/232965)
**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-player-scaled/232965 "2007-07-19T02:57:31Z")
Hello, Is it possible and realistic to create a video player at say, 320x240, but then be able to click on a "expand" or "large" button and have it show the same video at 640x480? The video would be recorded at 640x4… --- ## [Random letters in random places within and around a string](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-letters-in-random-places-within-and-around-a-string/232964)
**Author:** [@fishbulb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fishbulb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-letters-in-random-places-within-and-around-a-string/232964 "2007-07-19T02:37:23Z")
This will be very confusing to explain so i will use a few examples along the way to describe what i am trying to do. So first: I saw a game on GSN called "Camouflage". If any of you have seen it, great, that's what i… --- ## [Add Action to animated button help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-action-to-animated-button-help/232962)
**Author:** [@freezerburned](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/freezerburned)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-action-to-animated-button-help/232962 "2007-07-19T02:34:43Z")
I have a button that contains two videos and I need to throw in on(release){ displayText='moo'; } but for some reason, it doesn't work because of the structure I built it with. If I take a static image, make … --- ## [Text resizes when MC resizes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-resizes-when-mc-resizes/232960)
**Author:** [@tazboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tazboy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-resizes-when-mc-resizes/232960 "2007-07-19T02:22:59Z")
I have a generic MC with a dynamic textfield in it. When I use 2 instances of this MC on the main stage and resize one of them to be longer, that MC's textfield also gets bigger. When I make the MC shorter the text field… --- ## [Flash8: tsunami easing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-tsunami-easing/232956)
**Author:** [@GregD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GregD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-tsunami-easing/232956 "2007-07-19T00:09:02Z")
Anyone got any idea how to put easing on this tsunami menu: http://jrgraphix.net/research/flash-dock-mx-2004.php I kind of want the icons to ease in/out as you are moving over them: Any help appreciated \[smile\] --- ## [Stream video with FLASH](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stream-video-with-flash/232954)
**Author:** [@pares101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pares101)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stream-video-with-flash/232954 "2007-07-18T23:56:59Z")
How is it possible to make my videos not linkable? like i dont want people typing in the URL of the stream or what not... --- ## [Stage.align and Stage.scale(X,Y) algorithms](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-align-and-stage-scale-x-y-algorithms/232952)
**Author:** [@joshchernoff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joshchernoff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-align-and-stage-scale-x-y-algorithms/232952 "2007-07-18T23:39:51Z")
Hello, I'm after a good way to take a image scale it to where:\[LIST=1\] \[\*\]the image scale propotionately (\[COLOR=Red\]image.scaleY == image.scaleX\[/COLOR\]); \[\*\]the image must scale to fit the browser, But. \[\*\]the image mu… --- ## [Can someone look at this simple menu and help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-look-at-this-simple-menu-and-help/232950)
**Author:** [@zwemg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zwemg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-look-at-this-simple-menu-and-help/232950 "2007-07-18T23:17:44Z")
Please look at the attached file. Basically I have 3 expandable buttons place beneath each other that expand when individually clicked. I want the "other" buttons to move/tween as the user clicks each button. Could s… --- ## [Multiline Dynamic Text Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiline-dynamic-text-problem/232942)
**Author:** [@deFINE38](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deFINE38)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiline-dynamic-text-problem/232942 "2007-07-18T21:26:02Z")
I'm a Flash novice and I ran into a problem where I have a dynamic text field box on my stage that will load text from my xml in which I have set for "Multiline." My problem is when I test my movie, instead of doing a mu… --- ## [removeChild 2ce -\> error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-2ce-error/232941)
**Author:** [@patrickjv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patrickjv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-2ce-error/232941 "2007-07-18T21:15:26Z")
I have a script which at some point MIGHT remove a child removeChild(obj\[2\]); At the end of script I need another script which has to remove the child if it is still present. I thought that if(obj\[2\]){ removeChild(… --- ## [attachMovie with as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-with-as3/232938)
**Author:** [@licencjonowany](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/licencjonowany)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-with-as3/232938 "2007-07-18T21:02:44Z")
Hi, Can someone write a simple class that attach Movie clip on stage, and dont extends MovieClip... something like as2: class Movie { private var mc:MovieClip public function Movie(){ init() } pub… --- ## [How do I add Play/Pause/Rewind Buttons to a .swf file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-play-pause-rewind-buttons-to-a-swf-file/232937)
**Author:** [@jess7878](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jess7878)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-play-pause-rewind-buttons-to-a-swf-file/232937 "2007-07-18T20:58:12Z")
I'm fairly new to flash and I built a flash movie (.fla) in flash 8.0 and then exported it as a .swf file and inserted into the following html: \[COLOR=#003366\]http://www.dorsai-the-movie.com/flash.html\[/COLOR\] My que… --- ## [Very simple linking question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-linking-question/232936)
**Author:** [@adstudio3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adstudio3d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-linking-question/232936 "2007-07-18T20:48:22Z")
Ok, this is extremely basic... I just need to know how to link to an html page in the parent directory without using an external link... Is this how: getURL("..//index.html", "\_self"); --- ## [EventDispatcher and Delegate syntax problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventdispatcher-and-delegate-syntax-problem/232931)
**Author:** [@ironchefmoto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironchefmoto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventdispatcher-and-delegate-syntax-problem/232931 "2007-07-18T20:21:51Z")
So -- I found, from a co-worker, a novel way to handle a lot of EventDispatcher events from a class instance talking back to the main timeline, using the Delegate class. I'm not sure if it's kosher, but it seems to work… --- ## [When to used named vs. anonymous functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-to-used-named-vs-anonymous-functions/232928)
**Author:** [@ironchefmoto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironchefmoto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-to-used-named-vs-anonymous-functions/232928 "2007-07-18T20:07:20Z")
Long ago, when I started writing Actionscript, I wrote functions in the "named" variety: function doSomething(parameter:String):Void { trace("MONKEYS are attacking " + parameter); } Then, I started writing them as na… --- ## [ExternalInterface with C#](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-with-c/232927)
**Author:** [@rmj134](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rmj134)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-with-c/232927 "2007-07-18T20:04:33Z")
hey everyone. I am trying to use ExternalInterface in a C# wrapper. I can get ActionScript to talk to C#, but not the other way around. I know everyone is going to say I need to declare the ActionScript function first… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1288) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1290)