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**Author:** [@LearningFlash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LearningFlash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-online-courses/211506 "2007-01-02T14:13:59Z")
I'm interested in taking an online course. Which company/school is most reputable? --- ## [\[Flash8\] mc color change through external file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-mc-color-change-through-external-file/211505)
**Author:** [@graphiteoak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graphiteoak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-mc-color-change-through-external-file/211505 "2007-01-02T13:59:05Z")
Hey all! I want to change the color of a movie clip, and I've succeeded with the following code: \*\*var my\_color:Color = new Color(mc); my\_color.setRGB(0xFF0000); // mc turns red\*\* Now, this is only the start. What … --- ## [Goto frame after .flv videoplayback stops](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/goto-frame-after-flv-videoplayback-stops/211493)
**Author:** [@hellohenric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hellohenric)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/goto-frame-after-flv-videoplayback-stops/211493 "2007-01-02T08:30:31Z")
Hi, Is't possible to go to a frame after a .flv video ends. since flv have no "frames"... need this couse it starts/ends diffrent on diffrent connections, so it impossible to know where it ends in the timeline. Than… --- ## [FlashMX2004 problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx2004-problem/211492)
**Author:** [@ikonoklast](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ikonoklast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx2004-problem/211492 "2007-01-02T07:49:00Z")
Actually , it's not aproblem as much as it is lack of understanding , in one of the threads regarding letters following cursor there was this script : Text = "Kirupa has the best site on the net!!!"; letters = Text.split… --- ## [Tweening Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-issues/211490)
**Author:** [@RockheadRumple](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RockheadRumple)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-issues/211490 "2007-01-02T07:15:01Z")
When ever I try and tween the shape of an object using the free transform tool to do something like alter the width of a circle, it always goes wrong when the white dot (alignment point) is moved. I have a situation w… --- ## [How can I check a variable with an If statement?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-check-a-variable-with-an-if-statement/211487)
**Author:** [@Soig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Soig)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-check-a-variable-with-an-if-statement/211487 "2007-01-02T06:58:53Z")
The title says it all. How can I check a variable with an If statement? Assuming that the variable name is xVar. if(xVar == “abcde”){ trace(“Stop Typing ABCDE!”); } Clearly this is wrong. Does anyone know the ri… --- ## [Actionscript Background Events Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-background-events-problem/211473)
**Author:** [@paradox715](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paradox715)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-background-events-problem/211473 "2007-01-02T03:02:24Z")
This may be an easy question, but I just cannot figure it out. I was doing one of the tutorials for loading random background images, and I was trying to revise it a bit. Goal: When the flash starts, a random backgr… --- ## [Complex Buttons & Keyframe](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-buttons-keyframe/211470)
**Author:** [@jakplague](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jakplague)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-buttons-keyframe/211470 "2007-01-02T00:09:22Z")
Hi there, I have a project I have been working on in Flash 8, that really needed the 'Complex Buttons' as you provided here - http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button\_effect.htm I got them to work really well ..… --- ## [Using a tutorial missing at part?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-tutorial-missing-at-part/211469)
**Author:** [@hankd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hankd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-tutorial-missing-at-part/211469 "2007-01-01T23:58:55Z")
Hello, I'm currently using this tutorial on adding thumbnails to a photo gallery http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm on the first page you can see the swf with the gallery. when the images load up. … --- ## [Array, Variables & For Loops - Oh my!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-variables-for-loops-oh-my/211468)
**Author:** [@Soig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Soig)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-variables-for-loops-oh-my/211468 "2007-01-01T23:35:43Z")
Ok ok ok, so lions tigers and bears are more interesting! But this is an actionscript forum! I’ve linked two Arrays with a for loop and I’ve converted the arrays to variables so that I can easily call them. HOWEVER, I … --- ## [\[F5\]Button question \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-button-question-renamed/211457)
**Author:** [@li0id](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/li0id)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-button-question-renamed/211457 "2007-01-01T19:39:17Z")
i new to actionscript and am not sure where to begin so i will explin what i would like to do. i have a myspace site that i have created a div overlay with...\ **Author:** [@Newbie123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Newbie123)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-loops/211450 "2007-01-01T16:46:43Z") I have many functions like this: button.onRelease = function() { if (\_global.movieposition == "start") { movie1\_mc.gotoAndPlay ("end") } It seems to be that the function is playing only once. How do I get a functio… --- ## [Annoying directory issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-directory-issue/211449)
**Author:** [@Voursez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Voursez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-directory-issue/211449 "2007-01-01T14:54:22Z")
Hey people Ive got this swf file in a folder. When call it from my php file from the same folder, using embed src="file.swf" it works. If i then move the php file a folder back, and use embed src="directory/file.swf"… --- ## [Action Script Button | In and Out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-button-in-and-out/211444)
**Author:** [@stantz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stantz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-button-in-and-out/211444 "2007-01-01T12:40:12Z")
Hello. Hope you can help. I have a button that has a controller in order to make it interactive as the user rolls over and out. The button is actually a movie clip, containing a video that simply has a build in and out… --- ## [Stand Alone QuickTime Player from Flash Button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stand-alone-quicktime-player-from-flash-button/211442)
**Author:** [@stantz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stantz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stand-alone-quicktime-player-from-flash-button/211442 "2007-01-01T11:36:14Z")
Hello everyone. This is my first post but i have been using your truly awesome web resource a while now. Sorry to trouble you on New Years day, but my hangover waits for no project. The reason for my posing is that i h… --- ## [Basic XML in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-xml-in-flash/211431)
**Author:** [@gotmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gotmedia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-xml-in-flash/211431 "2007-01-01T02:46:41Z")
I just want something basic. No fading in or out. Just an XML file and what I need to do in flash..basically - I just have a slot where I want to have information in flash, but I want to update it with notepad. Tha… --- ## [... Animation Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-preloader/211429)
**Author:** [@gotmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gotmedia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-preloader/211429 "2007-01-01T02:38:11Z")
Can you point in the right direction on how to do an animation (which is the part where loader is loading), but when the animation completes, the movie is ready to go (it's loaded). For instance, I want to cursive wr… --- ## [Downloading from a flash site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/downloading-from-a-flash-site/211427)
**Author:** [@lissymissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lissymissy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/downloading-from-a-flash-site/211427 "2007-01-01T01:16:12Z")
At the moment I am creating a flash website for a music group. They are going to be selling their show to orchestra's. How would I create a downloadable press packet (.pdf). Here's an example http://www.taradavidson.ca… --- ## [Restarting movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/restarting-movie/211420)
**Author:** [@buya7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/buya7)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/restarting-movie/211420 "2006-12-31T23:09:23Z")
How could I have a movie restart itself totally? Like every variable declared, every MC that changed, every thing that the user did, goes back to what it was when it started. In other words, it would be like the movie hi… --- ## [alphaFade Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alphafade-issue/211418)
**Author:** [@jor133d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jor133d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alphafade-issue/211418 "2006-12-31T20:46:11Z")
Hello. After about four days of struggling since my last post, I am still stuck. My problem: I have a scrollbar nested inside of a MC "news". "news" is nested inside another clip with other items such as "bio." I … --- ## [Horiz Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horiz-menu/211417)
**Author:** [@joej](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joej)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horiz-menu/211417 "2006-12-31T20:43:53Z")
Is it possible to have 2 images one for the menu and one for rollovers and have actionscript determine which buttons I rollover? For example - I have a menu that I created in a graphics program with a background colo… --- ## [Using the Tween class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-tween-class/211398)
**Author:** [@matt\_j36](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matt_j36)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-tween-class/211398 "2006-12-31T12:35:48Z")
Hello Everyone I've started using the Tween class as I find it to be a really quick way to create some smooth animations. However, what I would like to do is have a sequence of many different objects animating into the… --- ## [SWF to MPEG2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-to-mpeg2/211391)
**Author:** [@iMat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iMat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-to-mpeg2/211391 "2006-12-31T10:04:05Z")
Hello, Any ideas on how to convert a SWF generated from Flash Pro 8 (so exported as Flash Player 8) into MPEG2? I need to design and animate some parts in flash (with the new filter effects etc.) and be able to expor… --- ## [ActionScript Version](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-version/211386)
**Author:** [@iloveny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iloveny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-version/211386 "2006-12-31T07:38:35Z")
Hi! Just a quick question. I confuse about the version of ActionScript right now, is it 2.0 or 3? :hr: I just bought a book about ActionScript 2 and the book is published not so long ago. Now, I come across Action… --- ## [YAML Parser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yaml-parser/211374)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yaml-parser/211374 "2006-12-31T00:13:25Z")
It seems like a lot of Flash people don't like working with XML in AS. Well, a pretty popular alternative, common in Ruby, PHP, Rails, etc. is YAML. I was just wondering, why isn't there any interest in this from Flash… --- ## [Flipping an image/rectangle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-an-image-rectangle/211361)
**Author:** [@tristan888](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tristan888)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-an-image-rectangle/211361 "2006-12-30T16:49:00Z")
How do you animate a rectangle flipping over? I basically want to rotate it vertically. --- ## [Local/HTTP detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-http-detection/211360)
**Author:** [@noTime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noTime)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-http-detection/211360 "2006-12-30T16:18:31Z")
Is it possible to detect whether an SWF file is launched locally or through a HTTP protocol? Any hints/tutorials? --- ## [Action script http request search xml data](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-http-request-search-xml-data/211352)
**Author:** [@karuppaiyan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/karuppaiyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-http-request-search-xml-data/211352 "2006-12-30T12:33:59Z")
hai i am using coding. i wanted my xml searching id movie list path any help var vlist:XML = new XML(); vlist.ignoreWhite = true; vlist.onLoad = function() { var videos:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes; for(… --- ## [Crossword game with actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crossword-game-with-actionscript/211351)
**Author:** [@tristan888](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tristan888)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crossword-game-with-actionscript/211351 "2006-12-30T12:25:52Z")
\*\*Hi there, I want to create a crossword game in Flash that users can type in their answers in the boxes. Is it possible to write such a game using actionscript? Anyone done anything like this before?\*\* Thanks --- ## [Arrays - Basic Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-basic-question/211348)
**Author:** [@dr77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dr77)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-basic-question/211348 "2006-12-30T11:43:19Z")
Hello all, I'm still fairly new to Flash but think I have a grasp of the basics of actionscript. However, the one thing I can't really understand is the 'array'. I know that they are used to store information and I… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1530) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1532)