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**Author:** [@I3ear17](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/I3ear17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-mx-how-to-clear-cache/172965 "2005-12-19T23:03:59Z")
I am working on a slideshow based on the XML slideshow from this site. However, I have multiple slideshows, based on what the user selects. I have a problem however, when I try to change "views". The old timer won't rese… --- ## [Plotting mc inside of a circle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/plotting-mc-inside-of-a-circle/172952)
**Author:** [@12vUnion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/12vUnion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/plotting-mc-inside-of-a-circle/172952 "2005-12-19T21:20:38Z")
What I'm trying to do is attach a bunch of movieclips onto my game table in a grid like pattern. But the game table is a circle. So I want to cut out all of the coordinates that are not inside the circle. I could sit the… --- ## [Can't get window.location.href from Javascript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-window-location-href-from-javascript/172948)
**Author:** [@Kemoslobby](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kemoslobby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-window-location-href-from-javascript/172948 "2005-12-19T20:51:09Z")
Hi, Thanks for taking the time to read this, and hopefully help me out. In actionscript I am trying to get the location of the host html doc that has the .swf embedded (ie: www.mydomain.com/about/index.htm). I have… --- ## [AS ...loading a thumbnail](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-loading-a-thumbnail/172947)
**Author:** [@xtinarox26](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xtinarox26)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-loading-a-thumbnail/172947 "2005-12-19T20:50:37Z")
hey guys, how do i go about changing the AS so that when my photo gallery loads it doesn't automatically load the 1st thumbnail..here is the AS..(i do have multiple galleries) and another question..can you point out … --- ## [Why won't this button work?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-this-button-work/172945)
**Author:** [@captainlack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/captainlack)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-wont-this-button-work/172945 "2005-12-19T20:33:28Z")
Ok, I know by the title of the post that it might seem like I'm a newbie to Flash but I'm not. But I'm really stumped as to why the button I've created for a new flash site that I'm working on does not work. Its the last… --- ## [Stage. and ALIGN problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-and-align-problems/172944)
**Author:** [@9604\_9604\_9604](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/9604_9604_9604)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-and-align-problems/172944 "2005-12-19T20:06:42Z")
how can i make a flash that have an image to align the image in the top left side of the screen in a html without deforming the image, so no matter the resolution of the person viewing the site, allways see the image in … --- ## [Stretching Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretching-text/172942)
**Author:** [@stibos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stibos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretching-text/172942 "2005-12-19T19:50:36Z")
Hi, I'm currently working my way through making a a hover/caption swf for a website and one i've come across a couple of problems: 1) Firstly all the dynamic text for the captions is extracted from an xml file - how wo… --- ## [2 different xml-documents, load?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-different-xml-documents-load/172940)
**Author:** [@clieee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clieee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-different-xml-documents-load/172940 "2005-12-19T19:41:47Z")
Hey! Im trying to load two diffrent xml-documents depending on what menu you clicked on. I want to use the same function for displaying the contents from the xml-documents in my slide, but it wont work the way I want i… --- ## [Noob problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-problem/172939)
**Author:** [@dazer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dazer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-problem/172939 "2005-12-19T19:35:15Z")
Okay, I made a presentation, and published it (exe) and I want to disable the use of ctrl+the left key(or right) how do I do that? --- ## [Link to open PDF documents](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-open-pdf-documents/172932)
**Author:** [@marc0047](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marc0047)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-open-pdf-documents/172932 "2005-12-19T18:38:15Z")
I currently have a button link that opens up a pdf document. On some browsers the default action is to download the file to the user's desktop. On other browsers the default action is to open it up right inside the brows… --- ## [Flash Site that only displays the chrome boarder and blue top](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-that-only-displays-the-chrome-boarder-and-blue-top/172923)
**Author:** [@Multi\_Task](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Multi_Task)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-that-only-displays-the-chrome-boarder-and-blue-top/172923 "2005-12-19T17:30:31Z")
I am trying to find an example for a flash site, but how is it done that when people go to a www.example.com/index, and then there will be a link that when people click on it it pops up the actual flash site and it is on… --- ## [Adding links to Combobox labels](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-links-to-combobox-labels/172922)
**Author:** [@virgimadrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/virgimadrid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-links-to-combobox-labels/172922 "2005-12-19T17:23:22Z")
Hi there, I have read some tutorials about how to add links to the ComboBox component. Ok, I have the Labels and the Data (with URLs in them). But they don't work! Some said: Click on the combobox and go to the actiontab… --- ## [Dynamic Button Functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-button-functions/172918)
**Author:** [@stibos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stibos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-button-functions/172918 "2005-12-19T17:01:24Z")
Hi, I'm trying to dynamically set the text for captions that get triggered on a button rollover. Currently I have, thanks to the kirupa tutorial.. b1.onRollOver = function() { captionFN(true, "text for the caption… --- ## [Actionscript questions!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-questions/172917)
**Author:** [@Pattt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pattt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-questions/172917 "2005-12-19T17:00:22Z")
1. I'm making a load and save game function to my game. This function will save two vars to a file in the same folder that the swf is, on your computer, not internet! How am I going to do this? What am I going to use? … --- ## [Drawing an Arc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-an-arc/172915)
**Author:** [@theFUZZYpickle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theFUZZYpickle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-an-arc/172915 "2005-12-19T16:47:50Z")
Hi everyone, I'm trying to draw an arc (like a rainbow, with an outer radius and inner radius) in flash dynamically .. here's an example: http://www.infosoftglobal.com/FusionCharts/IS/Site\_Doc/HelpDocs/Images/CO\_Arc\_1.… --- ## [Loading XML data with fade](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-data-with-fade/172912)
**Author:** [@WAVEshift](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WAVEshift)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-data-with-fade/172912 "2005-12-19T16:37:32Z")
Hello. I am trying to make a news editor that will pull data from an XML file and load it into a flash movie. The tricky part is that I want it to load only two nodes at a time, every 20 seconds, and than fade out and … --- ## [Preload works but mp3 not playing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-works-but-mp3-not-playing/172911)
**Author:** [@sbateman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sbateman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-works-but-mp3-not-playing/172911 "2005-12-19T16:30:36Z")
I have looked but don't see the exact problem I have and too new to interp what i do see as similar.Here's the prob... \[list=1\] \[\*\]slide show presentation with mp3 background music \[\*\]built from MM template in MXPro20… --- ## [Date Chooser/Need Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-chooser-need-help/172909)
**Author:** [@007ghost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/007ghost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-chooser-need-help/172909 "2005-12-19T16:25:14Z")
Anybody knows how to use the date chooser, so that when a date is clicked on, it take you to another web page? Thanks in advance! --- ## [Flash component registration and crosshair](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-component-registration-and-crosshair/172907)
**Author:** [@pjindent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pjindent)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-component-registration-and-crosshair/172907 "2005-12-19T16:15:20Z")
I am having trouble with registering a MC. Initially a MC has the circle and crosshair at the center of the MC. Using Free Transform, I am able to move the circle to the left-top corner, but I am unable to move the cross… --- ## [XML Gallery - resizing pics](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-resizing-pics/172903)
**Author:** [@oxwilder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oxwilder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-resizing-pics/172903 "2005-12-19T15:35:51Z")
Hey all- I'm designing a photo gallery in Flash as a gift for my friend. He's not too computer savvy, but I think he can handle changing an xml file to update photo lists. He's a photographer, and as such he has pho… --- ## [Swapping SWF & GIF after detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swapping-swf-gif-after-detection/172897)
**Author:** [@opel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/opel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swapping-swf-gif-after-detection/172897 "2005-12-19T14:51:34Z")
I am currently working on a few "hybrid" Flash/CSS sites. I have found a number of detection scripts that will direct a user to download flash player. I am wondering is there a script that will replace the SWF file wit… --- ## [XML image problam (help plz)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-image-problam-help-plz/172896)
**Author:** [@DesignerDude05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerDude05)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-image-problam-help-plz/172896 "2005-12-19T14:43:44Z")
Hey all i have a small problem, i have lots of MC's on my flash document and i have a VERY large XML file with lots of data in, the mc's are not controlled by xml, but what i want is when someone types a certain code in … --- ## [Flash books for sale](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books-for-sale/172891)
**Author:** [@paul\_ferrie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paul_ferrie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-books-for-sale/172891 "2005-12-19T14:06:57Z")
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post Selling off some of my books that i no longer need Adavanced php for flash php for flash Actionscript studio http://search.ebay.co.uk/\_W0QQfgtpZ...ssZinnovativedj --- ## [External SWF scrolling thumbnails problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-scrolling-thumbnails-problem/172889)
**Author:** [@sirbecks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sirbecks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-scrolling-thumbnails-problem/172889 "2005-12-19T12:50:36Z")
Hello, Im having trouble getting the scrolling thumbnails to work when i load them as a swf file into my main fla like in http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm, they dont scroll properly. When running t… --- ## [Flash & XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml/172887)
**Author:** [@fried](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fried)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml/172887 "2005-12-19T12:18:29Z")
Hi everyone, I've started messing arund with flash and XML. I have a mc which loads pics from the XML. The text is also loaded into textboxes from the XML file. when the next\_btn is presses it should load the following n… --- ## [Loading XML Images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-images/172883)
**Author:** [@DesignerDude05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerDude05)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-xml-images/172883 "2005-12-19T10:27:22Z")
How would i load an image by using this TAG \WESTHILL ABERDEEN\ --- ## [Q and A](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-and-a/172882)
**Author:** [@lbeetles](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lbeetles)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-and-a/172882 "2005-12-19T10:26:05Z")
Hi all, Does anyone know how to do something like this?? http://www.coolfocus.com/relocate.asp?page=flash/examples/QandA/index.asp --- ## [Array sorting problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-sorting-problem/172880)
**Author:** [@stalker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stalker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-sorting-problem/172880 "2005-12-19T09:55:05Z")
Hi! I've got an Array, which has elements that are in the array multiple times. Now, id like to sort out the elements into a new Array so every element of the first one apears only once in the second one. How sould i… --- ## [Flash 8 skining scroller](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-skining-scroller/172876)
**Author:** [@redjoe100](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redjoe100)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-skining-scroller/172876 "2005-12-19T09:01:04Z")
Hi Does any one know of a good tut like this one but for flash 8? http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/skinning\_scrollbar.htm Many thanks Joe --- ## [Calling AIM from Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-aim-from-flash/172875)
**Author:** [@putch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/putch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-aim-from-flash/172875 "2005-12-19T08:08:40Z")
Check this out: http://www.unitonenine.com/ Go to the contact page. They have a button that calls up my iChat automatically with them in it and me saying "hello". How'd they pull THAT off?!? [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1925) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1927)