# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1536 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1537 --- ## [How to create comet 'tail'](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-comet-tail/210854)
**Author:** [@familyguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/familyguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-comet-tail/210854 "2006-12-22T21:30:46Z")
Hi guys, Newbie here. (sorry in advance if this has been asked already) I've seen a lot of mouse trailer effects with action script but I'm trying to find a way to make a similar 'trailer' or 'tail' effect to follow … --- ## [Dynamic Variable names?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variable-names/210841)
**Author:** [@carlmal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carlmal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variable-names/210841 "2006-12-22T18:40:23Z")
I want to create a var that concatenates some text with my loop counter, this doesn't work: var this\["appNm\_tf"+i\]:TextField = mcMain.createTextField("appNm\_tf"+i, getNextHighestDepth() , 0, i \* 20, 150, 20); --- ## [onEnterFrame and onRollOver Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onenterframe-and-onrollover-problem/210838)
**Author:** [@mediumman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mediumman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onenterframe-and-onrollover-problem/210838 "2006-12-22T18:07:40Z")
I am using two commands to run a function in the first frame of my movie...code below...however, the Rollover and RollOut are not working, just the onEnterFrame....if i take out the onEnterFrame they work fine and If i c… --- ## [Designed on Flash 8, problems with 9 player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designed-on-flash-8-problems-with-9-player/210837)
**Author:** [@cr125rider](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cr125rider)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designed-on-flash-8-problems-with-9-player/210837 "2006-12-22T18:02:26Z")
I have recently created a little game, just a cheapy little one but fun none the less. It runs great local running in the 8 stand-alone player but seems to slow to a crawl when played in the browser with the 9 plugin. I … --- ## [(AS3) MovieClip panning X&Y](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-movieclip-panning-x-y/210834)
**Author:** [@pi3rc3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pi3rc3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-movieclip-panning-x-y/210834 "2006-12-22T17:45:16Z")
hey, im trying to pan a movieclip around my stage, in both x and y, depending on mouse location. i based the code for this on the tutorial found here. the movieclip im working with is 1100x900 and the stage is 800x600. … --- ## [Whats this Effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-this-effect/210836)
**Author:** [@navigator81](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/navigator81)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-this-effect/210836 "2006-12-22T17:37:11Z")
Hi Everyone!!!! I need some advise .....Can someone te3ll me How this effect is made : http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/13200.html Also is there any 3RD party tool involved in it or can we do it in Flas… --- ## [Transitions Btwn SWF's Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-btwn-swfs-tutorial/210830)
**Author:** [@Carman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Carman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-btwn-swfs-tutorial/210830 "2006-12-22T16:52:11Z")
I just went through this tutorial b/c i had been linking separate SWF files together as HTML files which did not look smooth. The transitions don't seem to be working now though. The file isn't loading. I noticed the Tut… --- ## [XML doesn't populate once in an html page (eBay)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-doesnt-populate-once-in-an-html-page-ebay/210827)
**Author:** [@silsteel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/silsteel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-doesnt-populate-once-in-an-html-page-ebay/210827 "2006-12-22T15:09:41Z")
I have created a little template for ebay product listing. It uses external data (xml) to show the gallery and a separate document (.txt file) to show the description. It works geart by itself, but once I put it into eBa… --- ## [Countdown timer, timezone offset stuck in Eastern time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-timezone-offset-stuck-in-eastern-time/210825)
**Author:** [@ironchefmoto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironchefmoto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-timezone-offset-stuck-in-eastern-time/210825 "2006-12-22T14:55:34Z")
I have a countdown timer that will be used for events that happen locally central time, mountain time, etc. However, if someone on eastern or pacific time (or any variation of the 4 timezones) looks at the countdown tim… --- ## [\[F8\] Need help reading messages from an XML file and looping through them](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-need-help-reading-messages-from-an-xml-file-and-looping-through-them/210824)
**Author:** [@jonnyporter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonnyporter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-need-help-reading-messages-from-an-xml-file-and-looping-through-them/210824 "2006-12-22T14:54:20Z")
Hi all Grateful for any help with this problem which I have done before, but unfortunately no longer have the FLA file. The idea is to have a web page header that has some eye-catching animated messages that keep changin… --- ## [New flash error (to me at least)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-flash-error-to-me-at-least/210821)
**Author:** [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-flash-error-to-me-at-least/210821 "2006-12-22T14:27:29Z")
256 levels of recursion were exceeded in one action list. This is probably an infinite loop. Further execution of actions has been disabled in this movie. I just got this is the console window in a flash movie, i am… --- ## [Randomising Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomising-movie-clips/210819)
**Author:** [@robson\_jerome](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/robson_jerome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/randomising-movie-clips/210819 "2006-12-22T13:31:03Z")
Is it possible to make a MC in flash and then randomise where it appears within the movie? Cheers, Rob --- ## [Log through Action Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/log-through-action-script/210812)
**Author:** [@gvnirmal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gvnirmal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/log-through-action-script/210812 "2006-12-22T10:58:17Z")
Hi All, I have 5 video files to be played. Let them be 1.swf,2.swf,3.swf,4.swf,5.swf. I want to do two things here: I want to play 1.swf, stop it after 20 secs and play 2.swf for 20 secs. At this point of time, I … --- ## [Volume Slider -- How Do I Center Slider?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/volume-slider-how-do-i-center-slider/210804)
**Author:** [@wahtever](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wahtever)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/volume-slider-how-do-i-center-slider/210804 "2006-12-22T09:45:32Z")
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/volume\_slider.htm Using the tutorial above, the volume slider always starts at the left end which is starting to become annoying because you always have to move it in order to listen. … --- ## [Hi everybody I need a little help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-everybody-i-need-a-little-help/210802)
**Author:** [@goldmember1974](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goldmember1974)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-everybody-i-need-a-little-help/210802 "2006-12-22T09:18:25Z")
I am gong to make a 3d enviroment with linkeble img. I don´t know how Im going to do to get the img linkeble. The scene is a room with a table, on the table theres a hammer which if you move the cursor on it you can clic… --- ## [Button RollOver/RollOut Effects WITH looping on RollOver](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-rollover-rollout-effects-with-looping-on-rollover/210799)
**Author:** [@wahtever](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wahtever)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-rollover-rollout-effects-with-looping-on-rollover/210799 "2006-12-22T07:43:18Z")
I'm planning to use this tutorial, below to make a button: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button\_effect.htm My question is how can I make it so that only on the rollover, the effect will keep looping? Example… --- ## [Btn click X axis movment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/btn-click-x-axis-movment/210798)
**Author:** [@Beaulne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Beaulne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/btn-click-x-axis-movment/210798 "2006-12-22T07:40:07Z")
Does anyone know how to move a symbol named news with an instants name of slide to a point on the x axis when a button with the instants name of news1 is clicked. when you click news1 the news symbol moves to the x axi… --- ## [Just a Quick one, fscommand("fullscreen","")](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-one-fscommand-fullscreen/210796)
**Author:** [@rninne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rninne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-a-quick-one-fscommand-fullscreen/210796 "2006-12-22T05:57:26Z")
Hi, I have been using Kirupa.com for over a year now, sadly this is my first post. I am just wondering if fscommand("fullscreen") actually returns anything. I am wanting to implement a button that utilises an if stat… --- ## [Save/Load variables to .txt \[Flash 8/9\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-load-variables-to-txt-flash-8-9/210789)
**Author:** [@Aesir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aesir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-load-variables-to-txt-flash-8-9/210789 "2006-12-22T03:47:59Z")
OK, I know Flash applications cannot store data locally for security reasons, however, Macromedia has addressed this issue: \[COLOR=#800080\]http://www.adobe.com/go/tn\_15649\[/COLOR\] But I don't understand that at all..… --- ## [Safari loadSound() problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/safari-loadsound-problem/210786)
**Author:** [@finksmart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/finksmart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/safari-loadsound-problem/210786 "2006-12-22T03:12:17Z")
Hello, When I try to load external mp3s using loadSound() in Flash 8, it works fine in all browsers except in Safari 2. I open the activity box and i see "Plug-in cancelled" for the mp3 file it's requesting. Anyone kno… --- ## [\[MX 2004, AS 2.0\] advancing movie clip frames](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-2004-as-2-0-advancing-movie-clip-frames/210785)
**Author:** [@GarFonz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GarFonz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-2004-as-2-0-advancing-movie-clip-frames/210785 "2006-12-22T02:30:40Z")
I would like to control the embedded video by advancing the playhead forward and /or backward by increments \> 1 frame. I have tried: on (press) { stop(); for(var j = 0; j \< 4; j++) nextFrame(); } and - … --- ## [XML Preload Progress Bar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-preload-progress-bar/210771)
**Author:** [@Nineteen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nineteen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-preload-progress-bar/210771 "2006-12-21T23:08:34Z")
Hey'a! Can someone please source me some code that preloads XML with a progress bar / percentage and once it has done that, reads from the XML file - Because atm, I have a progress bar and it loads etc etc, but then if… --- ## [Do calculations from text input fields](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-calculations-from-text-input-fields/210770)
**Author:** [@01jimmy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/01jimmy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-calculations-from-text-input-fields/210770 "2006-12-21T22:53:11Z")
Need help setting up some calculations. I'm trying to setup a look angle calculator for satellites. There are two text inputs on the first frame. After those are filled in I want to be able to execute a calculation and d… --- ## [Dynamic Text Box - Width dependent on text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-box-width-dependent-on-text/210769)
**Author:** [@Nineteen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nineteen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-box-width-dependent-on-text/210769 "2006-12-21T22:35:01Z")
Hey'a if I have a dynamic textbox named 'myText' and have this kind of code.. myText.text = "I want to stretch the text box dependent on the text"; At the moment all I can see is 'I' - I want the textbox to stretch… --- ## [AS1 Class with AS2 Intrinsic counter-part](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-class-with-as2-intrinsic-counter-part/210767)
**Author:** [@drukepple](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drukepple)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as1-class-with-as2-intrinsic-counter-part/210767 "2006-12-21T22:03:55Z")
I'm hoping someone can help me out, here. I've written an AS1 class, so that it can be uses prior to the class export frame (it's used in the preloading process). I thought, hey, why don't I try using an AS2 intrinsic… --- ## [Resizable scrollbar help needed!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizable-scrollbar-help-needed/210766)
**Author:** [@nickholl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickholl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizable-scrollbar-help-needed/210766 "2006-12-21T22:00:11Z")
Hi there - this is my first post at Kirupa \[smile\] I was wondering if someone could help save my sanity \[smile\] Im not really a great coder, and im quite amazed that Ive managed to cobble togeather what I have (attac… --- ## [Setting the location of emptyMovieClip... what am I missing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-location-of-emptymovieclip-what-am-i-missing/210762)
**Author:** [@azukizero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/azukizero)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-location-of-emptymovieclip-what-am-i-missing/210762 "2006-12-21T21:02:37Z")
I'm clearly not caffinated enough (or too much!) because I can't seem to place my emptyMovieClips where I want them. I'm sure I've done this before but I would really appreciate it if someone would shine the light of un… --- ## [XML flash photo gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-photo-gallery/210761)
**Author:** [@EduardoD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/EduardoD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-photo-gallery/210761 "2006-12-21T21:01:56Z")
Hello my smartians kirupians!! After futile efforts, I have yet to find any photogallery samples that download (from xml text) to an MC in flash... if you know of any samples to look at or to try pls let me know... t… --- ## [Refering to URL:s in XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refering-to-url-s-in-xml/210758)
**Author:** [@Johnsson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Johnsson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refering-to-url-s-in-xml/210758 "2006-12-21T19:59:25Z")
This is my problem: I've got a couple of movieclips, when I click on them I want them to open the URL that I've typed in my XML-file. (The photos are thumbnails stored inside of the movieclips) Here's my XML: \ **Author:** [@murrayc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/murrayc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-image-loader/210757 "2006-12-21T19:49:27Z") when i insert a loader clip into another movie, the loader is there, and it seems to work, but the images seem to be loading "behind" the other movie, so all that can be seen is the bottom edge of the images. no script… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1535) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1537)