# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1645 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1646 --- ## [Loading external .rtf files \](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-rtf-files-urgent/200554)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_James](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jimmy_James)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-rtf-files-urgent/200554 "2006-09-13T08:51:10Z")
Hey i was just wondering if any one knows how to load an external .rtf (rich text file) in to flash 8 after having clicked a button. If anyone knows this actionscript could they please tell me. Thankyou in advance Jimm… --- ## [Need for skillz : pageflip/page marking system](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-for-skillz-pageflip-page-marking-system/200552)
**Author:** [@Nova4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nova4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-for-skillz-pageflip-page-marking-system/200552 "2006-09-13T07:32:19Z")
Hi it's me again I'm (still) working on a pageflip catalogue and i need to add a system that marks selected pages and enables you to come back to the marked pages at anytime you want. In other wordz, i'm trying to obtai… --- ## [Actionscript Optimize Program?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-optimize-program/200550)
**Author:** [@Z11](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Z11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-optimize-program/200550 "2006-09-13T05:47:35Z")
I am currently developing a game, it's getting very complex... At the start I started off using 'speed' naming conventions (to speed up the game), however the game is now starting to become REAL big, and I'm starting to … --- ## [Alternative for "setProperty"?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alternative-for-setproperty/200548)
**Author:** [@shthomas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shthomas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alternative-for-setproperty/200548 "2006-09-13T04:53:20Z")
What would I use instead of set/getPorperty if I had more than one value for example when I'd like to set the lineStyle which has thickness and color? Ta. Tom --- ## [Resizing Buttons in Tandem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-buttons-in-tandem/200546)
**Author:** [@PerpJD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PerpJD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-buttons-in-tandem/200546 "2006-09-13T03:39:24Z")
If anyone knows a slick way to pull this off, I would be most grateful if you explained it to me. A simple example; There are four Rectangle Buttons sitting close together on the Stage. When I Rollover any one of th… --- ## [Loading HTML files into a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-html-files-into-a-movieclip/200545)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_James](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jimmy_James)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-html-files-into-a-movieclip/200545 "2006-09-13T03:15:43Z")
Hey, I want to be able to set up a site so that when you click on a button it loads up a html in to the movie clip, can anyone plz help me out here. Cheers in advance Jimmy :to: --- ## [PHP Variables Not Loading?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-variables-not-loading/200538)
**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-variables-not-loading/200538 "2006-09-13T01:51:43Z")
Heres a basic script I found, of course not flash 8 formatted to look shiny but: phpfilepath = "http://freish.freehostia.com/files.php"; myVars = new LoadVars(); myVars.load(phpfilepath); myVars.onLoad = function() { … --- ## [How to make a button pulse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-button-pulse/200537)
**Author:** [@Terry\_elekes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terry_elekes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-button-pulse/200537 "2006-09-13T01:36:36Z")
I am trying to make a button pulse when you rollover it and keep your mouse on it. I could use some help with te code below. I do understand what i am missing. The button grows when the mouse is over it and shrinks when … --- ## [Checking when function is complete?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-when-function-is-complete/200536)
**Author:** [@Flaevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flaevo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-when-function-is-complete/200536 "2006-09-13T01:36:20Z")
Is there a way to add a listener or something to a function so when it's finished it will run another function? I need to run a function in a class, and when it's completed run a function on the main timeline or elsewh… --- ## [Using Eval?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-eval/200534)
**Author:** [@Flaevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flaevo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-eval/200534 "2006-09-13T00:46:19Z")
Ok I need to do this take pc:PendingCall = service.getItemsList(0); to var remoteInfo:Array = new Array('getItemsList(0)'); and somehow make pc:PendingCall = service.getItemsList(0); I tried using eval to no av… --- ## [XML gallery help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-help/200533)
**Author:** [@ejewels52](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ejewels52)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-help/200533 "2006-09-13T00:30:20Z")
Hello, I used one of the XML photo gallery tuts on kirupa and tweaked it a little to come up with the attached. I have one problem though...I want to make it so I can have multiple pages of thumbnails, so after the 16 l… --- ## [loadMovie and clickable thumbnails q](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-clickable-thumbnails-q/200532)
**Author:** [@smeee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smeee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-clickable-thumbnails-q/200532 "2006-09-13T00:08:24Z")
I'm writing an image browser, and I want for it to load thumbnails (whose paths are stored in an array) into a pre-existing clip, and then have that be clickable. However, I can't get it to work. This is my constructi… --- ## [MovieClip doesn't change color](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-doesnt-change-color/200531)
**Author:** [@shthomas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shthomas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-doesnt-change-color/200531 "2006-09-12T23:46:26Z")
I've created a new MovieClip with the instance name "box". Now, when I like to change its filling color with "box.beginFill(0xFF0000,100);" nothing happens. Shouldn't that usually be a very simple thing to implement… --- ## [Urgently need help with Text formating buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgently-need-help-with-text-formating-buttons/200530)
**Author:** [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgently-need-help-with-text-formating-buttons/200530 "2006-09-12T23:33:56Z")
I have made a CMS using AMFphp remoting having 2 imput boxes one that writes to the DB and on that reads the DB. What I am wanting to do but cant figure out how is make the bold, italic, underline, font type, font size, … --- ## [Help with easing scroller and html text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-easing-scroller-and-html-text/200525)
**Author:** [@jasghar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasghar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-easing-scroller-and-html-text/200525 "2006-09-12T22:29:08Z")
Hi there, Anybody know how to create an easing textfield scroller with htmltext content. I have managed a version using textformat and dynamic mask, but am currently trying to combine htmltext and css. I realise that m… --- ## [MC symbol Timeline Control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-symbol-timeline-control/200524)
**Author:** [@sk8er5960](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sk8er5960)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-symbol-timeline-control/200524 "2006-09-12T22:22:34Z")
Bassicaly i want to control a movie clips time line with a buttons on (release) function. The application is bassicaly a quiz that shows if they got the answer right or wrong. so the movie clip in question contains thre… --- ## [Unload a movie clip within a movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-a-movie-clip-within-a-movie-clip/200522)
**Author:** [@njoay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/njoay)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-a-movie-clip-within-a-movie-clip/200522 "2006-09-12T22:13:43Z")
Hi all, I am trying to unload a movie clip that is on a layer in a movie clip. After clicking on a button, I would like the movie to go back to the previous menu without playing a couple of movie clips that's in the ma… --- ## [.onMotionFinished()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmotionfinished/200520)
**Author:** [@incarnate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/incarnate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmotionfinished/200520 "2006-09-12T21:49:05Z")
hello hello. I have this giant animation which follows sub-animation after sib-animation -- all using the .onMotionFinished() function. If you check out the version which I've uploaded, they all follow the .onMotionF… --- ## [Searching a folder with AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-a-folder-with-as/200518)
**Author:** [@vette96](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vette96)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-a-folder-with-as/200518 "2006-09-12T21:38:45Z")
\[FONT=Arial\]Looking for a way to have AS search an external folder for graphic file names, then push those names into an array for automatic display. The idea is to not modify the elements(graphic names) in the array m… --- ## [Security "fixes" in Flash Player 9](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/security-fixes-in-flash-player-9/200516)
**Author:** [@rolando\_lopez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rolando_lopez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/security-fixes-in-flash-player-9/200516 "2006-09-12T21:16:57Z")
I work for a company called GeeGuides and we are releasing our product to schools across the country. The entire production cycle was catered to the Flash Player 8. We came against a problem when we tested 30 students … --- ## [Set Variable to variable? Please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-to-variable-please-help/200514)
**Author:** [@aerahn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aerahn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-variable-to-variable-please-help/200514 "2006-09-12T20:45:41Z")
ok, this should be an easy one and I always seem to forget this... I have this code and in it "quiz\_name\_str" is a variable. Can anyone tell me how to evaluate this so that the variable gets set as the value of "quiz\_n… --- ## [Is this possible, can someone please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-possible-can-someone-please-help/200513)
**Author:** [@SpyGuy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SpyGuy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-possible-can-someone-please-help/200513 "2006-09-12T20:19:34Z")
I need a script or tutorial for a horizontal scroller, that as a time delay before scrolling to the next image.Please! here is a sample http://www.redlightblinking.com/sample.jpg SpyGuy --- ## [Help with XML & Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-xml-flash/200511)
**Author:** [@FrankieB](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FrankieB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-xml-flash/200511 "2006-09-12T19:46:07Z")
Greetings: I am currently working on some Flash movies for a client here at work, and for some reason I am having troubles with only 1 out of 11 Flash movies. Here is my XML \ \ … --- ## [Mask a movie clip? Not typical](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-a-movie-clip-not-typical/200510)
**Author:** [@stevs102](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stevs102)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-a-movie-clip-not-typical/200510 "2006-09-12T19:42:53Z")
Creating a training demo of an application build in Flash. I have a movieClip, say data\_mc, with drop downs, text fields etc. I want another movieClip, say mask\_mc, to lay on top so I can shade data\_mc with say a 50% alp… --- ## [Upload File Via Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upload-file-via-flash/200507)
**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upload-file-via-flash/200507 "2006-09-12T19:08:07Z")
Hello, i am working on a website for a photographer. The photographer really has no experience with the web. I would like to be able to have a page where the owner of the site can upload a new image. so i can have a… --- ## [Full browser Flash bg](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-browser-flash-bg/200506)
**Author:** [@anardodesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anardodesign)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-browser-flash-bg/200506 "2006-09-12T19:05:39Z")
\*\*\[COLOR=RoyalBlue\]Hey dudes :beam: \[/COLOR\]\*\*\[COLOR=RoyalBlue\]\[COLOR=Black\]so I am on the full browser Flash site now, and I am dying here! I am trying to make a graphics the full browser background, and I am unable, … --- ## [Help with XML and Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-xml-and-flash/200504)
**Author:** [@FrankieB](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FrankieB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-xml-and-flash/200504 "2006-09-12T19:04:37Z")
Greetings: I am currently working on some Flash movies for a client here at work, and for some reason I am having troubles with only 1 out of 11 Flash movies. Here is my XML \ \ … --- ## [Loading thumbs with different widths and distribuiting them on the scene](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-thumbs-with-different-widths-and-distribuiting-them-on-the-scene/200496)
**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-thumbs-with-different-widths-and-distribuiting-them-on-the-scene/200496 "2006-09-12T18:18:42Z")
I´m loading several thumbs of a XML gallery in sequence, one after another, in the \_x coordinates. The problem is that the thumbs do no have all the same \_width, so they create some empty spaces between them if I set a… --- ## [Using flash to write to a text file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-flash-to-write-to-a-text-file/200491)
**Author:** [@AGKbrian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AGKbrian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-flash-to-write-to-a-text-file/200491 "2006-09-12T17:28:20Z")
So here is what i'm working with. I built a quiz for teachers to use so all they would have to do is edit a text file and then flash would read the file and generate the quiz based off it. The problem i have is that a f… --- ## [Problem with pop up windows](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-pop-up-windows/200486)
**Author:** [@shyheim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shyheim)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-pop-up-windows/200486 "2006-09-12T16:31:44Z")
Hello, I have an image gallery with little image buttons. I want this buttons to open the large image in pop up windows but the images have different sizes and when I open a pop up with an image and later I push another … [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1644) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1646)