# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1309 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1310 --- ## ['external' MC control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-mc-control/231237)
**Author:** [@ExoVoid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ExoVoid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-mc-control/231237 "2007-07-03T03:50:35Z")
Hi everyone.. I'm making a website banner which has 5 MC's. Each MC is a simple tween, consisting of a single picture starting in the 'background' where the alpha channel is increased until alpha=100% and the picture is … --- ## [How do you import a flash swf file into a flash fla document?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-import-a-flash-swf-file-into-a-flash-fla-document/231236)
**Author:** [@BrianTho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BrianTho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-import-a-flash-swf-file-into-a-flash-fla-document/231236 "2007-07-03T03:43:15Z")
Hello, I have a quick noob question; How do you import a flash swf movie into a flash fla document. I have done this before, but now I forget how to do it. I have tried just to import it on the stage, however it does no… --- ## [Timer - Not timer class, but time taken to do certain events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-not-timer-class-but-time-taken-to-do-certain-events/231233)
**Author:** [@fishbulb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fishbulb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-not-timer-class-but-time-taken-to-do-certain-events/231233 "2007-07-03T03:18:57Z")
\[LEFT\]So i'm making a little game and want to know how to start a timer and display the number of milliseconds between the start and finish of two different events. I do not want to run a function after 5000 milliseconds… --- ## [I miss createEmptyMovieClip(). Help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-miss-createemptymovieclip-help/231229)
**Author:** [@rem7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rem7)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-miss-createemptymovieclip-help/231229 "2007-07-03T03:03:52Z")
yeah ok, I did a search and found some posts that talk about addChild(). But heck, im still confused as to how it works so I'm asking for help \[smile\] Basically I'm tryin to do like an xml img gallery. So I've been fol… --- ## [Email form not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-form-not-working/231227)
**Author:** [@ajcfalcon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajcfalcon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-form-not-working/231227 "2007-07-03T02:47:33Z")
Hi guys, I realize this has been discussed many times before, but it still doesnt work after all the searching and suggestions i learned. Heres my question: I have a movieclip called Inquire.fla. In this moviecli… --- ## [Help please.... with my own code...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-with-my-own-code/231226)
**Author:** [@Byte1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Byte1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-with-my-own-code/231226 "2007-07-03T02:42:00Z")
Well, I know this will sound wierd, but I wrote this script see. Quite a while back. I can't quite remember what it was for, but I think I was writing it as some sort of item trading system (if you've ever played Animal … --- ## [Best practices for popup-like mcs?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-practices-for-popup-like-mcs/231221)
**Author:** [@LeiaGraf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeiaGraf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-practices-for-popup-like-mcs/231221 "2007-07-03T01:18:42Z")
Hi guys! I need a bit of advice. Which is the most efficient and "best" way to present popup-like movieclips? Visible, loadmovie, or mcs with empty first frames? I'm making a Flash simulation of a fairly usual loo… --- ## [Need help with a "justice scale" animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-a-justice-scale-animation/231220)
**Author:** [@rockyreasoner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rockyreasoner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-a-justice-scale-animation/231220 "2007-07-03T01:16:13Z")
Hi... I was wondering if anyone could point me to a helpful tutorial. I am trying to create a "justice scale" type of animation where a long bar balances on its midpoint (I have attached a simple tween example of what I … --- ## [Load external movies from dynamically created buttonsd](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-movies-from-dynamically-created-buttonsd/231215)
**Author:** [@domdom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/domdom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-movies-from-dynamically-created-buttonsd/231215 "2007-07-02T23:51:09Z")
I’m dynamically creating buttons for review to the user. The buttons are determined from test questions that they missed and the missed questions are stored in an array called categories. There can be multiple instances … --- ## [Load next scene of imported swf at specific time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-next-scene-of-imported-swf-at-specific-time/231211)
**Author:** [@mikeebee8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikeebee8)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-next-scene-of-imported-swf-at-specific-time/231211 "2007-07-02T23:12:50Z")
Hi I'm using actually using flash CS3 (not sure if this belongs in the actionscript forum?) and I have a movie file that loads into my main movie that displays a weekly event that I have to manually change every week. Th… --- ## [Anyone Have A Minute?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-have-a-minute/231210)
**Author:** [@DukeOfMarshall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DukeOfMarshall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-have-a-minute/231210 "2007-07-02T23:03:43Z")
Just wondering if anyone would have a moment to look at my project and tell me what I'm doing wrong. I tried doing a modification of the sliding menu, but I can't get it to work now. When you click on the buttons it does… --- ## [MovieClip Scroller with Tweener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-scroller-with-tweener/231205)
**Author:** [@Guro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Guro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-scroller-with-tweener/231205 "2007-07-02T22:19:39Z")
Hello Guys, im new one in AS3.0 i have made scroller that scrolls movieclip with Tweener. with this code i can change design, size... of any element and i don't need to change script. please can u see the fla? and tel… --- ## [Re-writing over MCs - Memory](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-writing-over-mcs-memory/231202)
**Author:** [@skimmmer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skimmmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-writing-over-mcs-memory/231202 "2007-07-02T21:30:18Z")
Hi, I have been making a game that involves creating movieclips, where myCount (myCount also equals the depth of MC) is added each time it does, and when myCount reaches a certain number, it goes back to 0. And writes… --- ## [Flash,PAyPAl and radio butons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-paypal-and-radio-butons/231201)
**Author:** [@bustabusta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bustabusta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-paypal-and-radio-butons/231201 "2007-07-02T21:27:16Z")
http://mail.google.com/mail/?attid=0.1&disp=emb&view=att&th=11388a2e0a484bc0 thats basically what i want to do.Is there any way to make the radio button size bigger?im workin on a site with very large dimesnsions.And i… --- ## [Dealing with external sounds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dealing-with-external-sounds/231200)
**Author:** [@costa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/costa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dealing-with-external-sounds/231200 "2007-07-02T21:15:24Z")
Dear all, I am loading an external mp3 which I need for a background sound in a looping mode. The only inconvenience i have is the problem flash has to loop mp3: the transition between the end and the beginning is not … --- ## [Water Ripples](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/water-ripples/231193)
**Author:** [@yfwmagazine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yfwmagazine)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/water-ripples/231193 "2007-07-02T19:35:14Z")
Can someone send me to a good water ripple tut? I'm making a site for a pool builder and he wants his backgrounds somehwhat animated. So, I'm going to animate his water features and pool. :smirk2: --- ## [Rollover and Rollout help needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-and-rollout-help-needed/231192)
**Author:** [@brian\_harding13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brian_harding13)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-and-rollout-help-needed/231192 "2007-07-02T19:33:40Z")
I'm fairly new to flash and haven't touched it in a long time. Needless to say I couldn't do this even when I was using it 2 years ago, but here's the problem. I'm trying to create a flash menu for my website. Only the… --- ## [Semi Noob Q: swf stage size and browser memory](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/semi-noob-q-swf-stage-size-and-browser-memory/231190)
**Author:** [@auntialias](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/auntialias)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/semi-noob-q-swf-stage-size-and-browser-memory/231190 "2007-07-02T19:30:50Z")
I'm doing a site for someone, and the stage size is 650 x 550, embedded in a HTML page. For aesthetic reasons, we're thinking to increase the height of the fla/swf stage size to 900 or so. (All the "business" part of the… --- ## [\[cs3\] Rollout button responce help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-rollout-button-responce-help/231189)
**Author:** [@brian\_harding13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brian_harding13)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-rollout-button-responce-help/231189 "2007-07-02T19:28:04Z")
I'm fairly new to flash and haven't touched it in a long time. Needless to say I couldn't do this even when I was using it 2 years ago, but here's the problem. I'm trying to create a flash menu for my website. Only the… --- ## [AS2-mc follows mouse-help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-mc-follows-mouse-help/231185)
**Author:** [@chrizzle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrizzle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-mc-follows-mouse-help/231185 "2007-07-02T18:57:24Z")
Hi folks. I have a movie clip with the following code attached: onClipEvent (load) { \_x = 0; \_y = 0; speed = 5; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { endX = \_root.\_xmouse; endY = \_root.\_ymouse; \_x += (endX-\_x)/speed; … --- ## [2.0 preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-0-preloader/231183)
**Author:** [@Papaprime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Papaprime)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-0-preloader/231183 "2007-07-02T18:41:14Z")
I must know only some archaic preload code. Can't get a preloader that works, every google find is for old or 3.0. I'm trying to get it on the same scene and I don't need a percentage bar or anything fancy. Any link… --- ## [Accessing properties of a component in an MC from the Root](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-properties-of-a-component-in-an-mc-from-the-root/231180)
**Author:** [@snailface](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snailface)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-properties-of-a-component-in-an-mc-from-the-root/231180 "2007-07-02T18:19:28Z")
I have a button component "runCalc\_button" labeled "Caclulate" within a movie Clip "inputScreen\_mc". I'm trying to access the button's properties from the Root, but I'm getting back "undefined." Here's my code: \_r… --- ## [Accessing MC's from class not created by AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-mcs-from-class-not-created-by-as/231179)
**Author:** [@dataxa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dataxa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-mcs-from-class-not-created-by-as/231179 "2007-07-02T18:09:39Z")
Looks like very simple but i cant find solution even after reading Display Programming Section help files in AS3 help. I need to access a movieclip, which i dragged and dropped to the stage, from class.If i checked how… --- ## [Flash based e-mail using PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-based-e-mail-using-php/231170)
**Author:** [@ianstaunton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ianstaunton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-based-e-mail-using-php/231170 "2007-07-02T17:24:44Z")
Hi, This is my first post. I followed the tutorial on the main site for flash based email "http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash\_php\_email.htm" The site is now online but when somebody sends a message it arr… --- ## [Code Obfuscation For AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-obfuscation-for-as3/231169)
**Author:** [@pingnak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pingnak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-obfuscation-for-as3/231169 "2007-07-02T17:21:56Z")
http://osflash.org/flex2cpp http://flex2cpp.sourceforge.net/ I made some horrifying discoveries with 'abcdump': even the names of some local variables and constants (ones initialized when declared) and function paramet… --- ## [Photo Gallery fading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-fading/231167)
**Author:** [@ParadoxFox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ParadoxFox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-fading/231167 "2007-07-02T17:16:42Z")
Hello friends, I've had this problem for quite some time now and I hope you'll be able to help me: I've been trying to create an image gallery run exclusively by thumbnails, and when a thumbnail is clicked I need the n… --- ## [Buttons and Sliders and AS, oh my!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-and-sliders-and-as-oh-my/231164)
**Author:** [@cb\_rex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cb_rex)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-and-sliders-and-as-oh-my/231164 "2007-07-02T16:41:40Z")
Hi there! I just finished the sliding menu tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/slidingMenu.htm) and it's great but i am wanting to customize it and was wondering if any of you could help me. what I am tr… --- ## [Next button is not showing up when loading kirupa photogallery into a main movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-button-is-not-showing-up-when-loading-kirupa-photogallery-into-a-main-movie/231163)
**Author:** [@gogoawei](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gogoawei)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/next-button-is-not-showing-up-when-loading-kirupa-photogallery-into-a-main-movie/231163 "2007-07-02T16:35:27Z")
Hi, I am using kirupa's flash gallery (not the xml one) and it works fine when I test it individually in it's own movie. But when I use \[COLOR=blue\]loadMovie ('gallery.swf', loader);\[/COLOR\] to load the gallery into a ma… --- ## [WEIRD \> MP3-player question - Song plays at triple speed (or something)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-mp3-player-question-song-plays-at-triple-speed-or-something/231160)
**Author:** [@iChemicalSoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iChemicalSoul)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-mp3-player-question-song-plays-at-triple-speed-or-something/231160 "2007-07-02T15:50:51Z")
\[FONT=Trebuchet MS\]Hello all! I'm not really familiar with Flash, but I need it for an MP3-player. It's based on THIS. The second, third and fourth item to be exactly. I used it on a website before and then it did his jo… --- ## [Silly Classes Access Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silly-classes-access-problem/231159)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Viper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dark_Viper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silly-classes-access-problem/231159 "2007-07-02T15:49:29Z")
I have a Main class in the fla's directory I have a Waters folder which contains WaterHandler and Water1 The Main class imports Waters.WaterHandler WaterHandler when asked, needs to make a new Water1. This is whe… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1308) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1310)