# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1565 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1566 --- ## [Loading a swf in a swf...?!?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-swf-in-a-swf/208015)
**Author:** [@astinger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/astinger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-a-swf-in-a-swf/208015 "2006-11-24T00:36:02Z")
hey, iv run into a problem... im creaing my portfolio, and i would like to open a swf though my main swf so the viewer can view a piece of my work... i have no idea what the code is... i read about "loadMovie" commands… --- ## [loadMovie and embedFonts not co-operating](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-embedfonts-not-co-operating/208012)
**Author:** [@Rubix1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rubix1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-embedfonts-not-co-operating/208012 "2006-11-23T23:11:49Z")
So I'm attempting to embed a font in a dynamic text field and have run into a little issue with it. Basically at the moment, I've got this sort of thing going on: a Font Symbol with linkage ID "sydnie" (that's the nam… --- ## [nextFrame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nextframe/208010)
**Author:** [@podaskos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/podaskos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nextframe/208010 "2006-11-23T22:35:46Z")
I an newby in actionscript (and in thw forum) and i am creating a simple quiz. I want to go the next frame if the player press a button 3 times. I use the code: on (release) { \_root.total = \_root.total + 1; if (\_root.t… --- ## [How to make sure a movie clip will be visible over all other mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-sure-a-movie-clip-will-be-visible-over-all-other-mc/208001)
**Author:** [@MMorency](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MMorency)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-sure-a-movie-clip-will-be-visible-over-all-other-mc/208001 "2006-11-23T19:19:46Z")
\[COLOR=black\]Thank you for the \[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=red\]Complex\[/COLOR\]\[FONT=Arial\] \[FONT=Verdana\] \[COLOR=#003366\] \[COLOR=black\]\[COLOR=red\]Button RollOver/RollOut Effects\[/COLOR\]. I was able to create the Flash file mentio… --- ## [Publishing an .exe (combining files)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-an-exe-combining-files/207990)
**Author:** [@perfecthill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/perfecthill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-an-exe-combining-files/207990 "2006-11-23T16:25:37Z")
Hi! Great forum, and an awsome site in general! I would like to publsih a flash movie as an .exe, this movie uses a .txt document and some external .swfs (possibly even a database file, maybe even some XML). I wonder… --- ## [Photo Gallery with dropdown for multiple galleries](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-with-dropdown-for-multiple-galleries/207985)
**Author:** [@gargamuza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gargamuza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-with-dropdown-for-multiple-galleries/207985 "2006-11-23T15:16:08Z")
Hello everybody, I was working yesterday with the galleries from Scotty - http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87388 - trying to add a dropdown menu for the different galleries, instead of the buttons (I'm talkin… --- ## [XML-Driven Drop-Down Menu - Fade in items?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-driven-drop-down-menu-fade-in-items/207983)
**Author:** [@Zaid\_W1red](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaid_W1red)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-driven-drop-down-menu-fade-in-items/207983 "2006-11-23T11:58:02Z")
Hi Guys, Ive used the wonderful \[COLOR=black\]XML-Driven Drop-Down Menu\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=black\] tutorial to create a menu system, but I want to take the animation a step further by having each submenu item 'fade' in one afte… --- ## [Contact form not working - of course](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-not-working-of-course/207981)
**Author:** [@o111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/o111)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-not-working-of-course/207981 "2006-11-23T11:33:34Z")
My contact form isnt working like everyone elses, I know my site supports php so thats not a problem. Im sure it has something to do with my code, but I dont know what, you tell me:) I have a "name", "email", and "mess… --- ## [Drawing in ScrollPane](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-in-scrollpane/207975)
**Author:** [@fshuja](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fshuja)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-in-scrollpane/207975 "2006-11-23T09:42:17Z")
hi, i am using a ScrollPane component. inside the component i am loading an image. now i want to draw line on that image in the scrollPane, so that if the image is scrolled down/up the drawn lines also moved. how can i d… --- ## [Help with XML gallery tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-xml-gallery-tutorial/207973)
**Author:** [@Kasei](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kasei)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-xml-gallery-tutorial/207973 "2006-11-23T09:32:38Z")
On the tutorial \[COLOR=#003366\]Photo Gallery\[/COLOR\]\[FONT=Verdana\]\[COLOR=#003366\] Using XML and Flash on this page http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm I can´t get the flash files at the bott… --- ## [DataGrid Cell Color is not transparent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-cell-color-is-not-transparent/207972)
**Author:** [@mirzahat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mirzahat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-cell-color-is-not-transparent/207972 "2006-11-23T08:59:46Z")
Hello, I have a DataGrid that looks like this (http://www.kancelarijahatipovic.com/images/dataGridProb.jpg). Howevery, when I try to change the color of it via CSS Styles, I change the color, like a nice blue to match th… --- ## [Flash/Div Problems in Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-div-problems-in-firefox/207968)
**Author:** [@ThisIsMyUserID](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThisIsMyUserID)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-div-problems-in-firefox/207968 "2006-11-23T07:28:40Z")
Okay, so I have a flash file of snowflakes falling that is absolutely positioned over the my page. This works perfectly fine in internet explorer but horribly in firefox. I can't even see the snowflakes, but I know the d… --- ## [XML / Flash photo gallery help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-photo-gallery-help/207964)
**Author:** [@akisok2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akisok2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-photo-gallery-help/207964 "2006-11-23T04:56:18Z")
Thanks for the excellent tutorial on building an XML-based Flash photo gallery. It was very helpful. I have one question: is it possible to create one Flash file that loads different XML files via the url? That is, I… --- ## [Pop-Up Window Questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-questions/207958)
**Author:** [@ajaxx715](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajaxx715)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window-questions/207958 "2006-11-23T03:35:31Z")
So I've been browsing online for how to open a pop-up window from an SWF, and found this one to be pretty useful: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/newwindow.htm However, there's a few things that differ with my… --- ## [About interval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-interval/207957)
**Author:** [@cnboy0212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cnboy0212)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-interval/207957 "2006-11-23T03:28:37Z")
i created a button and a dynamic text box with variable "a" and here are my codes for the bottom: on(realese){ a = 5; setInterval(countdown,1000); function countdown(){ if(a \> 0){ a--; … --- ## [Adding Thumbnails Tutorial Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnails-tutorial-question/207955)
**Author:** [@atodd66](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/atodd66)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnails-tutorial-question/207955 "2006-11-23T03:05:05Z")
I am using the Adding Thumbnails Tutorial in a website and was wondering how to make the thumbnails vertical instead of horizintal. The link is: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm Thanks for any help… --- ## [How does the watch function pass on arguments?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-the-watch-function-pass-on-arguments/207953)
**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-does-the-watch-function-pass-on-arguments/207953 "2006-11-23T02:59:28Z")
Regarding the 'detecting direction of mouse' tutorial, heres a small cut part: checkX = function (dx, oldVal, newVal) { if (oldVal \< newVal) { dir = "right"; } else { dir = "left"; } return newVal; }; this.wat… --- ## [Candle flame effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/candle-flame-effect/207945)
**Author:** [@treasureplane](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treasureplane)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/candle-flame-effect/207945 "2006-11-23T00:51:55Z")
Hi all, first time posting. I'm working on an e-card at the moment that features a bunch of cupcakes with lit candles in them. I'd like to have the candles lit like this one: http://www.peterjoel.com/flash8previews/c… --- ## [Adding a zoom script to this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-zoom-script-to-this/207944)
**Author:** [@threeninethree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/threeninethree)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-zoom-script-to-this/207944 "2006-11-23T00:45:53Z")
Everyone has probably seen this source, I think its from Actionscript.org. I was trying to add a feature on release that when the container reaches the X,Y specified for each button, that it would then have a few seconds… --- ## [Displaying XML in Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-xml-in-flash/207941)
**Author:** [@Atarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Atarian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-xml-in-flash/207941 "2006-11-23T00:12:22Z")
I have some statistical data that is in xml form, and I tried to use this tutorial to display it in my flash file, but my xml structure is different and I am having trouble modifying the actionscript to work with my info… --- ## [AS Slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-slideshow/207940)
**Author:** [@wyclef](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wyclef)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-slideshow/207940 "2006-11-23T00:06:19Z")
Hey, I found this online. It seems pretty cool. I was wondering if anyone knows how I could have it jump to a frame label upon running through all of the external images once. --- ## [Whats the correct syntax?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-correct-syntax/207937)
**Author:** [@jimjiminyjimjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimjiminyjimjim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-correct-syntax/207937 "2006-11-22T22:48:36Z")
I have a function that I want to use for all my menus: function button(menuvar){ trace(menuvar); \_root.menuvar.gotoAndPlay("open"); } So if I call the function from a rollover I can send the menu name as a… --- ## [AS3: Is it good to learn AS3 for Flash 9 through Flex 2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-is-it-good-to-learn-as3-for-flash-9-through-flex-2/207936)
**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-is-it-good-to-learn-as3-for-flash-9-through-flex-2/207936 "2006-11-22T22:37:59Z")
Hey Sen, Would be of amjor benifit to learn the AS3 structure by way of Flex for the next verison of Flash? What I mean is, will Flash 9's AS be AS3 such as it is in Flex... and if so, would it be wise for me to famil… --- ## [startDrag outside of boundries problem (with source code)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-outside-of-boundries-problem-with-source-code/207929)
**Author:** [@skyp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skyp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-outside-of-boundries-problem-with-source-code/207929 "2006-11-22T21:25:23Z")
trying to made a jigsaw puzzle, and using dynamic function to cut picture to pieces, but the pieces are not drag properly, except top-left coner one. any one can help please. ps:any good idea and suggestions on how t… --- ## [Printing online SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-online-swf/207927)
**Author:** [@Nineteen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nineteen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-online-swf/207927 "2006-11-22T21:14:08Z")
I have a page that is loading external variables / images into the swf flash file, then comes to a stop on the last frame. I need to print this exactly how it is on your screen on that last frame, with all the external… --- ## [Counting the number of lines in a String](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counting-the-number-of-lines-in-a-string/207926)
**Author:** [@ZumoWrestler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ZumoWrestler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counting-the-number-of-lines-in-a-string/207926 "2006-11-22T21:10:27Z")
I was wondering if there was a way to count the number of lines in a string. Example... var blah:String = String("Blah Blah Blah!") I was wondering if there was a tokenizer or a method of counting the or maybe… --- ## [Right-Click Menu Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-click-menu-script/207925)
**Author:** [@fulci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fulci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-click-menu-script/207925 "2006-11-22T20:55:54Z")
\[FONT=Arial\]\[COLOR=black\]\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]Hi all,\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Arial\]Just found this script to customise the menu which pops up when you right-click on a flash file, except I'd like to cust… --- ## [Flash 8 PHP Email form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-php-email-form/207924)
**Author:** [@g\_rochford](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_rochford)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-php-email-form/207924 "2006-11-22T20:46:25Z")
Hi Im using this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash\_php\_email.html (sorry this links not there anymore, I'll try and find it...) but i just cant seem to get it to work. Its all uploaded … --- ## [Flash video-chat](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-chat/207914)
**Author:** [@watcher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/watcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-chat/207914 "2006-11-22T18:29:30Z")
Hi there folks, i was wondering if any of You can recommend some free/cheap video-chat based on flash? \*\* EDIT\*\*: preferences: 1. i dont want to use Flash Media Server to transport the data 2. video is the keyword. So … --- ## [\[Flash 8\] Adverts and Watch folders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-adverts-and-watch-folders/207908)
**Author:** [@neildakeyne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neildakeyne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-adverts-and-watch-folders/207908 "2006-11-22T17:26:09Z")
Hello, I'm not exactly a newbie to flash but it has been a long time since i have used it in for anything more than simple graphics and banners. I'm basically looking for some advice as to how to go about a task. Wha… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1564) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1566)