# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1359 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1360 --- ## [Preview / HTML action script help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preview-html-action-script-help/226832)
**Author:** [@olilish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/olilish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preview-html-action-script-help/226832 "2007-05-24T12:57:15Z")
Hi, wondering if anyone can give me some help, ive got a some variables that help to animate movie clips on and off the stage. the code is useful because it looks for the current movie clip and animates it off the stage … --- ## [Flash Coordinate system and target tracking](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coordinate-system-and-target-tracking/226830)
**Author:** [@Cedwyn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cedwyn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-coordinate-system-and-target-tracking/226830 "2007-05-24T12:43:29Z")
Hey all, Does anyone have a good resource on understanding the flash coordinate system - it is beyond conventional. I am trying to design a system where a missile (or other object) tracks the mouse around the screen.… --- ## [Color fill png dynamically?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-fill-png-dynamically/226829)
**Author:** [@pete\_zahut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pete_zahut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-fill-png-dynamically/226829 "2007-05-24T12:31:03Z")
Hi, Didn't now where to put this, but AS3 looked like the best option. So I'm developping a product configurator in Flex, and at a certain point the end -user should be able to "drag" a color to the product. The prod… --- ## [File upload/download with Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-upload-download-with-flash/226828)
**Author:** [@Masahigo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Masahigo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/file-upload-download-with-flash/226828 "2007-05-24T11:23:56Z")
Hi, Since Flash 8 FileReference API was introduced, and file upload/download through Flash finally became possible. The API has one troubling limitation though, which is the 100mb limit for file transfer. I'm develop… --- ## [Hover captions in a movie clip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-in-a-movie-clip/226825)
**Author:** [@Clinton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Clinton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-in-a-movie-clip/226825 "2007-05-24T10:44:17Z")
Hi all i was following a tutorial on the forum about hover captions and it works completely fine when its on the main stage, however when i try to place it in a movie clip it keeps breaking...does anyone know how to fix … --- ## [Preloading a separate swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-separate-swf/226823)
**Author:** [@revlis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/revlis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-separate-swf/226823 "2007-05-24T10:27:37Z")
Is it possible to have a preloader swf that loads another swf file in the same directory and once its finally loaded the preloader goes to a html page (via getURL) with the loaded swf inside? I feel this is something t… --- ## [Help with Kirupa complex button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-kirupa-complex-button/226820)
**Author:** [@CBP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CBP)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-kirupa-complex-button/226820 "2007-05-24T10:02:53Z")
I have made a complex button like in this tutorial:http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button\_effect.htm When the mouse is over the button I want 2 hyperlinks to appear... The problem is that it seems that my button… --- ## [There Is Not Enough Memory To Open File](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/there-is-not-enough-memory-to-open-file/226815)
**Author:** [@taurus5\_6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/taurus5_6)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/there-is-not-enough-memory-to-open-file/226815 "2007-05-24T08:00:24Z")
:alien: I was working on a file using flash mx2004. Unfortunately, when it reached 8,103 kb (8MB) the file can no longer be opened!!! The error message says: There is not enough memory to open this scene, your docume… --- ## [Saving data to disk: What options we have](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-data-to-disk-what-options-we-have/226810)
**Author:** [@costa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/costa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-data-to-disk-what-options-we-have/226810 "2007-05-24T07:28:59Z")
Hi there!! I know for security reasons Flash does not support to save to local file. For this kind of task I used a couple of times MDM ZINC but they do not have support for Flash CS3 at this time. Do you know how I ca… --- ## [Should I use IF statement?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-i-use-if-statement/226807)
**Author:** [@Login418](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Login418)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-i-use-if-statement/226807 "2007-05-24T06:52:05Z")
I'm trying to create a web menu. I have 8 page buttons. 3 of the page buttons load different .swf files onto the background. 5 of the page buttons load the same .swf onto the background ("image.swf"). I don't want t… --- ## [Dynamic text scrollbar issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-scrollbar-issue/226801)
**Author:** [@skapunk52](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skapunk52)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-scrollbar-issue/226801 "2007-05-24T04:23:57Z")
I have setup a dynamic text box that loads text fine. I also attached a scrollbar (a standard flash scrollbar from the Components panel). My issue is that sometimes the complete scrollbar does not show up in Firefox and … --- ## [Full width browser preloaders!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-width-browser-preloaders/226798)
**Author:** [@marito](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marito)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-width-browser-preloaders/226798 "2007-05-24T03:59:56Z")
Hey! I am curious to how to achieve a full browser preloader? Would anyone please let me know how to do this?! thanks!!!!! Mario --- ## [Embed YouTube vids in flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-youtube-vids-in-flash/226789)
**Author:** [@squiddie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/squiddie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-youtube-vids-in-flash/226789 "2007-05-24T00:09:45Z")
I have two very simple questions: Can you embed a youtube video into flash like with HTML? If so, how? I've tried using a dynamic text box and that doesn't work! Please help! (using simple language Flash Novice … --- ## [Flash Lite button issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-lite-button-issue/226788)
**Author:** [@FlashFish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashFish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-lite-button-issue/226788 "2007-05-24T00:05:42Z")
Hi, a hopeful Flash Lite question here. I've got some buttons on my stage with a on (press) { gotoAndStop("myFrameLabel"); } majiggy on them. When I try them through the phone emulator they do nothing at all, although … --- ## [Set \_width of dynamic MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set--width-of-dynamic-movieclip/226781)
**Author:** [@aDeviKreates](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aDeviKreates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set--width-of-dynamic-movieclip/226781 "2007-05-23T23:21:04Z")
Greetings All! I have a MovieClip on the Stage called special\_offer. I am using the following code to change the content of the special\_offer MovieClip (this is data from an XML file): special\_offer.loadMovie(xmlDat… --- ## [Trying to get a certain effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-get-a-certain-effect/226779)
**Author:** [@Method](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Method)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-get-a-certain-effect/226779 "2007-05-23T23:06:01Z")
Hey guys, I am trying to incorporate a couple of thing. I have built the Flash and XML gallery. This randomly grabs .swf files from a folder and currently fades them in with actionscript. My question is there a way t… --- ## [Color Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-class/226775)
**Author:** [@joshchernoff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joshchernoff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-class/226775 "2007-05-23T21:47:24Z")
\[resolved\] sorry --- ## [XML Scrolling Thumbnails PLEASE HELP!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-scrolling-thumbnails-please-help/226773)
**Author:** [@karalee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/karalee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-scrolling-thumbnails-please-help/226773 "2007-05-23T21:33:54Z")
PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!! ok, so i have a bunch of q's ( maybe only 2) for changing the adding thumbnails tutorial for the XML photogallery. first, i changed the width of the canvas to be 800X600 and i want the thumbnails… --- ## [Modifying braingiants photodrop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-braingiants-photodrop/226766)
**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-braingiants-photodrop/226766 "2007-05-23T21:00:32Z")
I am working with a client that uses a CMS based off of slide show pro's XML. I kind of wanted to steer away from slide show pro. I managed to modify the AS of braingiants.com photodrop to work with slideshow pros XML. I… --- ## [XML: AppendChild](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-appendchild/226764)
**Author:** [@costa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/costa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-appendchild/226764 "2007-05-23T20:40:18Z")
Dear all, I have been dealing with this error for two days. Basically if I have a “for in” loop, that collects all items on stage and put their information in a XML var. var myRows: XML = \<…\>// this XML var i… --- ## [How to load either Flash page or html page?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-either-flash-page-or-html-page/226760)
**Author:** [@davelaruedrum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davelaruedrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-either-flash-page-or-html-page/226760 "2007-05-23T19:27:54Z")
Hi, I am new to Flash. I have a webpage made in Flash, a page made in regular html. I want the user to be automatically directed to the html version if they don't have Flash 8 installed. I checked out SWFObject but im re… --- ## [Are pro sites all made in Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-pro-sites-all-made-in-flash/226759)
**Author:** [@davelaruedrum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davelaruedrum)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/are-pro-sites-all-made-in-flash/226759 "2007-05-23T19:15:50Z")
Hi, Im pretty new to Flash. I was wondering if a semi pro site, like this one: http://www.solx.co.uk/ Is all made in Flash? Or is only the animated part made in Flash? I have Microsoft Studio. Are any of those used in su… --- ## [Change Flash video skin's bg color](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-flash-video-skins-bg-color/226745)
**Author:** [@friggingmick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/friggingmick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-flash-video-skins-bg-color/226745 "2007-05-23T16:10:31Z")
Is it possible to change the Flash video skin's bg color (black) to different color via as or I'll have to customize a skin for different bg color? Thanks, Friggin' Mick --- ## [BitmapData resize problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-resize-problem/226744)
**Author:** [@usama](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/usama)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-resize-problem/226744 "2007-05-23T16:04:33Z")
Hi there, well, i'm new to BitmapData Class, in the example attached bellow, i've tried de load an external image (1184x790 pixel) and then resize it to fit the stage (900x600 pixel) but the quality is poor, can't resi… --- ## [Flash Forms - k Size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-k-size/226741)
**Author:** [@Sptnkk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sptnkk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-forms-k-size/226741 "2007-05-23T15:45:16Z")
I am working on a Flash banner for my company here and I have a search form built into the animation. I have some specs that I need to follow keeping the flash banner below 30K. I have drawn most of the animation for the… --- ## [Nesting MovieClip Objects?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nesting-movieclip-objects/226740)
**Author:** [@douglaae](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/douglaae)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nesting-movieclip-objects/226740 "2007-05-23T15:41:21Z")
Hello all, I'm trying to convert an AS2 app to AS3, and I've run into a problem when I try to nest MovieClip objects. I'm trying to do this: var parentClip:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); var childClip:MovieClip = new M… --- ## [as3 equivalent of sortable list](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-equivalent-of-sortable-list/226739)
**Author:** [@smizzle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smizzle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-equivalent-of-sortable-list/226739 "2007-05-23T15:28:49Z")
I know drag and drop is pretty easy to do in as, but has anyone written a sortable list in as3? I just want to know before I go and do it. --- ## [Gallery movement from center?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gallery-movement-from-center/226738)
**Author:** [@mrhat557](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrhat557)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gallery-movement-from-center/226738 "2007-05-23T15:28:18Z")
Hello, First of all, I apologize if this has been answered somewhere previously, but I have spent many hours searching the forums and feel somewhat confident that this has not been answered yet. I was hoping I mig… --- ## [Good Third-Party AS3 Editors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-third-party-as3-editors/226736)
**Author:** [@Rezmason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rezmason)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-third-party-as3-editors/226736 "2007-05-23T15:08:48Z")
From the look of things, Flash's built-in IDE is a little harder to work with than I'd hoped. I've heard plenty of people complaining about it, but I never gave it much thought. The auto-format post in the CS3 topic shoo… --- ## [Component masking problem, is it fixed in CS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-masking-problem-is-it-fixed-in-cs3/226731)
**Author:** [@sumo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sumo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/component-masking-problem-is-it-fixed-in-cs3/226731 "2007-05-23T14:46:33Z")
Does anyone know if the component masking bug has been fixed in this version of Flash? In the previous versions you had to do all kinds of tricks to get the fonts showing for example in the list component if you wanted t… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1358) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1360)