# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=287 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 288 --- ## [Movieclip read variable from main timeline?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-read-variable-from-main-timeline/313270)
**Author:** [@seventy9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seventy9)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-read-variable-from-main-timeline/313270 "2010-08-25T10:23:04Z")
I declared a variable & it's value in the main timeline. Then I created a movieclip and have some actionscript inside that movieclip. Is it possible to read the varialbe's value within the movieclip? Let's say I have t… --- ## [Linkage Name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-name/313269)
**Author:** [@stii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stii)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linkage-name/313269 "2010-08-25T09:27:15Z")
Hi Folks i have a question, hopefully someone can shed some light i have 10 movieclips in library with linkage name btn1 to btn10 so i wanted to add them to stage dynamically, so i use the below for loop for (var i:… --- ## [Flash actionscript drawing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-actionscript-drawing/313267)
**Author:** [@silverneo188](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/silverneo188)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-actionscript-drawing/313267 "2010-08-25T08:44:19Z")
how would i go about using a draw code(Code that allows users to draw within the flash) and restricting it to a certain size and location on the movie? for instance a 75x75 box located at xPos=200 and yPos = 150? Like … --- ## [Stop preloading FLV when going elsewhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-preloading-flv-when-going-elsewhere/313266)
**Author:** [@Guykes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Guykes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-preloading-flv-when-going-elsewhere/313266 "2010-08-25T08:35:31Z")
Hi all, i'm having a problem with NetConnection/NetStream/Video. I'm preloading an FLV, but when i click another navigation item, i want the FLV to stop loading/buffering. I've tried closing al connections/streams and cl… --- ## [Suggestion for character animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/suggestion-for-character-animation/313264)
**Author:** [@Otto\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Otto_man)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/suggestion-for-character-animation/313264 "2010-08-25T07:57:21Z")
I'm thing about this for few days. I must animate character which has separate head and separate body. Body comes in SWF, and i should attach head on it. Obviously, there comes a problem - head does not follow body moves… --- ## [Crucial: Flash player compatibility](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crucial-flash-player-compatibility/313263)
**Author:** [@VillaRava](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VillaRava)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crucial-flash-player-compatibility/313263 "2010-08-25T07:47:37Z")
Bare with me I´m a beginner. I have been working on this sliding menu. When looking at the Publish settings the player is set to "Flash player 5". When I try different settings it turns out the movie only works for ei… --- ## [Save with AS 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-with-as-2-0/313262)
**Author:** [@lupus81](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lupus81)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-with-as-2-0/313262 "2010-08-25T07:44:24Z")
Hi! I want to know is there a way to save a file (xml, txt) to local HDD from swf movie clip? I know that it is not possible to do it directly, but i heared that there are some plugins built for that purpose(Zinc). I kno… --- ## [HELP! Flash keeps opening hundreds of new tabs in the browser!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flash-keeps-opening-hundreds-of-new-tabs-in-the-browser/313257)
**Author:** [@pripir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pripir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flash-keeps-opening-hundreds-of-new-tabs-in-the-browser/313257 "2010-08-25T05:34:59Z")
Hi Guys! I have found solution for my previous problem: onClipEvent (load) { \_root.hitz = 0; this.\_alpha = 0; } onClipEvent (enterFrame) { this.\_y -= \_root.speedz; this.\_rotation += 7; if (this.\_y\<=… --- ## [Change angle on rollover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-angle-on-rollover/313256)
**Author:** [@janhavi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/janhavi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-angle-on-rollover/313256 "2010-08-25T04:18:44Z")
Hello, I am working on a Drag n Drop interaction, and need some help. I am going to use this in Captivate so, can't use script with \_root. Here is what I am using. I got this script online and works perfectly fine. I h… --- ## [Tutorial: Drawing Shapes in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-drawing-shapes-in-flash/313255)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-drawing-shapes-in-flash/313255 "2010-08-25T03:55:04Z")
This thread is designed to help collect discussion on the Drawing Shapes in Flash tutorial. Go crazy! \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] Cheers, Kirupa :thumb: --- ## [Annie Get Youe Rotation!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annie-get-youe-rotation/313251)
**Author:** [@rimacy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rimacy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annie-get-youe-rotation/313251 "2010-08-25T01:16:13Z")
Hey All, I want my document to get a childs rotation. How can I do this????? Thanks Yous Guys Rob --- ## [\[FMX\] Drag overlap causing errors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-drag-overlap-causing-errors/313250)
**Author:** [@PatsFan1985](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PatsFan1985)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-drag-overlap-causing-errors/313250 "2010-08-25T00:07:02Z")
I am having a problem where overlapping two draggable objects causes the one doing the dragging to get stuck on the stationary one. This also happens when the item is dragged slightly outside the movie border. The action… --- ## [Formatting only part of a dynamic textfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formatting-only-part-of-a-dynamic-textfield/313249)
**Author:** [@Jack\_the\_Rabbit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jack_the_Rabbit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formatting-only-part-of-a-dynamic-textfield/313249 "2010-08-24T23:48:53Z")
So, I'm having a hard time with dynamic text field formatting and I'm hoping that someone can shed some light on what the problem I'm having is. My understanding is that you can do some basic formatting of dynamic fiel… --- ## [Applying CSS styles to Dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-css-styles-to-dynamic-text/313248)
**Author:** [@IOTI](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IOTI)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-css-styles-to-dynamic-text/313248 "2010-08-24T23:42:40Z")
Hello I'm very close to finishing the creation of a Flash Event Calendar app but I am having trouble with something I feel should be very easy. I'm adding text to a textbox dynamically based on how many events are on… --- ## [Noob treated roughly while parsing XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-treated-roughly-while-parsing-xml/313243)
**Author:** [@JamminBill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JamminBill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-treated-roughly-while-parsing-xml/313243 "2010-08-24T20:51:21Z")
I'm linking an XML document to a Flash file to control all sorts of things and it's going quite well until i tried to fill a dynamic text field with a paragraph of type from the XML document. I've done this a million tim… --- ## [Find our objectEncoding of SOL-File (SharedObject)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-our-objectencoding-of-sol-file-sharedobject/313241)
**Author:** [@92Garfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/92Garfield)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-our-objectencoding-of-sol-file-sharedobject/313241 "2010-08-24T20:31:16Z")
I tried 2 things: var so:SharedObject = SharedObject.getLocal("mySO"); //test1... trace(so.objectEncoding); //always == so.defaultObjectEncoding, meaning 3 for AS3 no matter what object encoding was used on the Shar… --- ## [Screensaver to load files from internet](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screensaver-to-load-files-from-internet/313238)
**Author:** [@initialdx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/initialdx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screensaver-to-load-files-from-internet/313238 "2010-08-24T17:21:41Z")
I've been trying to create a screensaver that dynamically loads images and text from a server, but it seems like I am not able to load anything outside of my own computer at all. It seems like the problem is coming fro… --- ## [Flash btn opens html page in same window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-btn-opens-html-page-in-same-window/313237)
**Author:** [@botoxBonobo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/botoxBonobo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-btn-opens-html-page-in-same-window/313237 "2010-08-24T16:32:57Z")
Hi I have a flash movie in an html page that automatically plays the 1st half of an animation then stops. When the user presses a button the 2nd half plays and then opens another html page. I've used "\_self" but the ht… --- ## [Dynamically loaded Flash 3D Interactivity not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-flash-3d-interactivity-not-working/313232)
**Author:** [@tduppstadt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tduppstadt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-flash-3d-interactivity-not-working/313232 "2010-08-24T13:37:11Z")
Hello, I have an AS3 Flash 10 app that uses the mouse to dynamically update the perspective center of the the Flash stage using the Flash's native 3D. An issue exists when I dynamically load in an external SWF into a c… --- ## [Parameter incorrect message in FLASH](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parameter-incorrect-message-in-flash/313230)
**Author:** [@foryou\_sandeep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foryou_sandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parameter-incorrect-message-in-flash/313230 "2010-08-24T11:56:23Z")
while opening a .fla file (that i have downloaded from internet) in FLASH, I get a popup window shows that, "Parameter is incorrect". And i cant test the file by pressing "CTRL+ENTER". Nothing happens in doing so. --- ## [Ball Bouncing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ball-bouncing/313228)
**Author:** [@foryou\_sandeep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/foryou_sandeep)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ball-bouncing/313228 "2010-08-24T10:27:20Z")
Hey anyone could help me to create a ball bouncing animation using Action Script?. Similar animation is there in this link (http://www.zanekohler.com/class-1/2008/10/25/ball-bounce-preperation.html). But I want to do tha… --- ## [No 'www' in domain ExternalInterface.addCallBack sandbox error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-www-in-domain-externalinterface-addcallback-sandbox-error/313227)
**Author:** [@RapaNui](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RapaNui)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-www-in-domain-externalinterface-addcallback-sandbox-error/313227 "2010-08-24T10:26:59Z")
Hi all, I'm using ExternalInterface.addCallBack to grant access to JS functions in the HTML doc. Everything is working fine unless the visitor omits the 'www' from the domain name, in which case a sandbox error is trig… --- ## [Reduce SWF size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reduce-swf-size/313224)
**Author:** [@VillaRava](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VillaRava)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reduce-swf-size/313224 "2010-08-24T08:41:56Z")
Man oh man! This is beyond me. In an effort to reduce the size of my flash site I reduced every single one of the swf movies (17 in total) that it contains. Each minor swf was cut back with about 25%. When publishing the… --- ## [Including A Flash Menu On Several Pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/including-a-flash-menu-on-several-pages/313219)
**Author:** [@doakra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doakra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/including-a-flash-menu-on-several-pages/313219 "2010-08-24T04:47:36Z")
I have read and read and I can not figure this out. I have created a nice flash menu for the top of my site. It seems to work well (I don't have all the pages created for the menu links). here is a link to it: http:/… --- ## [AS3 Preloader Pause after External file Loaded?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-preloader-pause-after-external-file-loaded/313218)
**Author:** [@timmy666](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timmy666)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-preloader-pause-after-external-file-loaded/313218 "2010-08-24T04:41:17Z")
Hey Guys, Back again with another doozy. I have a preloader.swf that loads another swf (main.swf). It all works fine, however I would like the loading bar to stay on 100 (once it gets there) for 2-3 seconds before the m… --- ## [Choice of Media Server](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/choice-of-media-server/313216)
**Author:** [@glisando](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glisando)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/choice-of-media-server/313216 "2010-08-24T04:00:14Z")
Hi Folks... I posted this in another forum, but no reply yet, and I can't find a 'server' forum in Kirupa, so I am posting here as well. For developing a chat application with text, video and audio capabalities for a u… --- ## [removeChildren on page when going to next frame?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechildren-on-page-when-going-to-next-frame/313215)
**Author:** [@SincerestApathy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SincerestApathy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechildren-on-page-when-going-to-next-frame/313215 "2010-08-24T03:52:22Z")
Whenever I go to the next frame in my Flash website the Children I had on the previous frame still show up on the next and then every other page after that. I've tried to used stage.removeChild but it still isn't doing… --- ## [To Flash Developers:](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-flash-developers/313213)
**Author:** [@bcapecci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bcapecci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-flash-developers/313213 "2010-08-24T02:46:18Z")
I am making a game website thus I want to know what features would you want in the ideal gaming website? What do you love/hate about current sites like this and others? Do you like the layout? Could it be easier to submi… --- ## [HELP! Multiple clickTAG or score/shot counter!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-multiple-clicktag-or-score-shot-counter/313212)
**Author:** [@pripir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pripir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-multiple-clicktag-or-score-shot-counter/313212 "2010-08-24T01:43:57Z")
Hi, I'm having problem with my simple flash AS2 shooting banner/game. I want user to shoot the moving object 5 times. After fifth shot user will be taken to a landing page. So it's like a clickTAG but with 5 clicks. I th… --- ## [How to create a pattern randomly without overlapping?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-pattern-randomly-without-overlapping/313211)
**Author:** [@euniceee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/euniceee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-pattern-randomly-without-overlapping/313211 "2010-08-24T01:27:24Z")
Hi, I am still a newbie to flash....still trying to learn AS3 =) I got some movie clips with different shapes and I would like to make a pattern from those movie clips. I have assigned the x y co-ordinates of those movie… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=286) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=288)