# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=521 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 522 --- ## [ComboBox Title](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-title/295783)
**Author:** [@cortezcreations](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cortezcreations)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-title/295783 "2009-09-04T04:24:46Z")
Hello all. I've been battling with my comboBox here for awhile now. I have managed to get everything functioning great minus one feature. This places "Chose a University" in the title of my combobox comboBox.addItem({… --- ## [AS3 with E4X / XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-with-e4x-xml/295782)
**Author:** [@johnsonw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnsonw)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-with-e4x-xml/295782 "2009-09-04T04:14:38Z")
\[FONT=Arial\]Hey guys, I am working on a project that uses XML and up until this point, reading data from the XML file has been very easy. Unfortunately, I came across a problem that has me banging my head against a wal… --- ## [Trying to stop a function snow 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-a-function-snow-3-0/295781)
**Author:** [@chockybickyman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chockybickyman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-stop-a-function-snow-3-0/295781 "2009-09-04T03:28:40Z")
heres the code, that is currently sitting in the \_root timeline. init = function () { width = 1400; // pixels height = 890; // pixels max\_snowsize = 20; // pixels snowflakes = 40; // quantity for (i=0; i\ **Author:** [@Shaedo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shaedo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-adjusting-text-box-to-fit-text/295780 "2009-09-04T03:23:02Z") Hi was wondering if anyone knows a good strategy to adjust a text box to fit text. any ideas welcome. Currently I am thinking to: 1) counting the length of text, 2) chopping it into lines (add ) 3) counting the lines… --- ## [How to drop in an image gallery viewer in my fla](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-drop-in-an-image-gallery-viewer-in-my-fla/295779)
**Author:** [@kougan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kougan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-drop-in-an-image-gallery-viewer-in-my-fla/295779 "2009-09-04T03:16:01Z")
I downloaded a simple xml image gallery online and would like to put it in my .fla. It seems like the best way of doing this would be to load it in as an swf. It seems like a simple task, but what action script wou… --- ## [SWFAddress AS2.0 trouble](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-as2-0-trouble/295778)
**Author:** [@nate51](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nate51)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-as2-0-trouble/295778 "2009-09-04T02:49:04Z")
Ok, I now have it semi working and I hope someone can help me get over the last hurdle here. When you go to the links directly ex. www.xxxx.com/index.html#about or www.xxxx.com/index.html#home It goes right to those pa… --- ## [Pausing a dynamically loaded swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pausing-a-dynamically-loaded-swf/295775)
**Author:** [@theshelf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theshelf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pausing-a-dynamically-loaded-swf/295775 "2009-09-04T02:16:07Z")
Hi I have a swf that loads an external swf and allows playback of it - basic pause, play, back and forward controls. It's all working great, except if I have some actionscript that's doing some animation (one swf has… --- ## [AS3: how to reference a dynamic movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-how-to-reference-a-dynamic-movieclip/295774)
**Author:** [@skankest](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skankest)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-how-to-reference-a-dynamic-movieclip/295774 "2009-09-04T02:06:51Z")
I have a number of identical movie clips that are generated in responce to an XML file. I'm trying to reference a specific one of these movieclips after a sound file stops playing. How do I call up that specific moviec… --- ## [NEED HELP with a parent .swf and loadee .swf problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-a-parent-swf-and-loadee-swf-problem/295770)
**Author:** [@CallClass](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CallClass)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-a-parent-swf-and-loadee-swf-problem/295770 "2009-09-04T01:23:14Z")
I have a load issue with my video player since I added a timer and RED play progess bar to it. It plays perfectly by itself here: http://www.playingthepoet.com/FlashAPI/AnimaliaPlayer.swf BUT it is supposed to load i… --- ## [Video scrubber positioning problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-scrubber-positioning-problems/295767)
**Author:** [@East\_High](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/East_High)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-scrubber-positioning-problems/295767 "2009-09-03T23:44:20Z")
I'm tweaking the video code found here http://www.thetechlabs.com/tutorials/audionvideo/how-to-build-a-as3-videoplayer/ His progress bar starts at the edge of the stage. My progress bar starts at x=40 into the stage. M… --- ## [Classes - Returning value from other function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-returning-value-from-other-function/295765)
**Author:** [@energy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/energy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-returning-value-from-other-function/295765 "2009-09-03T23:27:42Z")
Hey Guys, I have a question regarding classes. Small example below. Lets say my class is like this. \[AS\] class MyClass { public function Clue // this will be called externally { something.addEventListene… --- ## [Shortening actionscript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shortening-actionscript/295764)
**Author:** [@lorne17](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lorne17)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shortening-actionscript/295764 "2009-09-03T22:45:18Z")
Hello there, I know this is simple, but I always have a hard time shortening script. Can someone help me shorten this? MenuBar.btn\_Menu0.onRollOver = function() { MenuBar.Menu0.gotoAndPlay("Over"); … --- ## [First Post - Navigation Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-post-navigation-problem/295761)
**Author:** [@odyssey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/odyssey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-post-navigation-problem/295761 "2009-09-03T22:02:42Z")
Never tried posting questions before but I thought I would give it a go. I am building a flash + html site www.communityconnectionsrelocation.com and there is a swf embedded in template the pages are based off of. The sw… --- ## [AS3 Date Chooser help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-date-chooser-help/295760)
**Author:** [@mgmcs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgmcs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-date-chooser-help/295760 "2009-09-03T21:51:56Z")
Hi, I am looking for a Date picker tool but i seems AS3 does not include the DateChooser component anymore. What is the alternative ? Writing one from scratch will take a long time. Is there any other way to achieve the … --- ## [Music Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-issue/295759)
**Author:** [@Felipe1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Felipe1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-issue/295759 "2009-09-03T21:48:13Z")
Hello! I have an issue with Music in AS3, i know i'm missing something but i don't know what it is. Ok, I'm making an image gallery and i decided to add background music when i ope the gallery everything is fine the mus… --- ## [\[AS2\]Help needed with POST](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-help-needed-with-post/295758)
**Author:** [@predte4a](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/predte4a)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-help-needed-with-post/295758 "2009-09-03T21:45:43Z")
Hi, guys, any help will be useful I\`m trying to send variables to php script via POST with AS2. This is the code I use: on(press){ var sendvars:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); sendvars.at = 'abv'; sendvars… --- ## [Accessing a class property through Document class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-class-property-through-document-class/295755)
**Author:** [@AlexWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-class-property-through-document-class/295755 "2009-09-03T20:48:01Z")
I have a document class that looks like this: package { import Map; import Hero; import flash.events.Event; import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.display.Stage; public class VelunaStory extends MovieCl… --- ## [Controlling Spacing between htmlText Lines](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-spacing-between-htmltext-lines/295751)
**Author:** [@zik80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zik80)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-spacing-between-htmltext-lines/295751 "2009-09-03T19:39:40Z")
I'm rendering text in a multiline textField as htmlText. I need to put some spacing between each paragraph line, but if a line is long and wraps around, I want the spacing to be normal or narrow. Currently, all lines tak… --- ## [Regex to replace Straight quotation Marks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regex-to-replace-straight-quotation-marks/295750)
**Author:** [@zik80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zik80)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regex-to-replace-straight-quotation-marks/295750 "2009-09-03T19:28:05Z")
I'm having problem converting single ' and double " straight quotations to curly quotation marks: ‘ ’ and “ ” in a long parsed xml data. Thanks for your help. --- ## [Small AS2 code to AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-as2-code-to-as3/295747)
**Author:** [@split67](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/split67)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-as2-code-to-as3/295747 "2009-09-03T19:11:31Z")
Been trying to convert this to AS3, but keep running into little errors that i'm unsure how to solve. It's a simple horizontal, scrolling gallery with clickable images that open a larger one on top. Can anyone help me ou… --- ## [AS2 FullScreen BG](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-fullscreen-bg/295743)
**Author:** [@neonreel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neonreel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-fullscreen-bg/295743 "2009-09-03T17:34:23Z")
Hello All, I am making a Full Screen flash site and I need my BG to scale proportionately. Currently I am using: \_root.attachMovie("bg3","bg3",\_root.getNextHighestDepth()); bg3.\_x = Stage.width/2; bg3.\_y = Stage.hei… --- ## [Need help with changing actionscript please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-changing-actionscript-please/295742)
**Author:** [@vcugreg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vcugreg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-changing-actionscript-please/295742 "2009-09-03T17:26:33Z")
Hi guys, I ran into a problem today with using an old file that utilizes actionscript 1.0. I tried placing a video component into the file and it doesn't work. This leads me to believe I need to convert my old actionsc… --- ## [Sending param using FlashVars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-param-using-flashvars/295738)
**Author:** [@mgmcs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgmcs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-param-using-flashvars/295738 "2009-09-03T17:12:18Z")
Hi, I want to send parameters from my HTML file to Flash file using the FlashVars tag. I used the following procedure but it isnt working - In Flash file - var actionId:String = root.loaderInfo.parameters.actionId; I… --- ## [Convert existing code of AS3 to AS2 - URLRequest, URLLoader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-existing-code-of-as3-to-as2-urlrequest-urlloader/295737)
**Author:** [@mgmcs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgmcs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-existing-code-of-as3-to-as2-urlrequest-urlloader/295737 "2009-09-03T17:02:31Z")
Hi, I have written code to read an XML file by using URLRequest and URLLoader in ActionScript 3.0. Code is pasted below. This runs well in AS3. Problem I am facing is because I wrote this in AS3, I am not able to use th… --- ## [Help needed - Requesting data from a remote domain](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-requesting-data-from-a-remote-domain/295732)
**Author:** [@acrocosm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/acrocosm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-requesting-data-from-a-remote-domain/295732 "2009-09-03T16:09:36Z")
Ok, an intro first then the problem... I'm developing an e-card system in AC2. The system mainly consists of two flash movies and is supported by PHP scripts and a mysql database for data storage. The first part is t… --- ## [How to target dynamically created objects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-target-dynamically-created-objects/295731)
**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-target-dynamically-created-objects/295731 "2009-09-03T16:05:54Z")
Hi, I am learning AS3, and I am trying to understand how to target dynamically created objects. I have the code: \` for (var i:Number = 0; i\<5; i++) { var boton:CreateButton(stage.stageWidth/5,30,0,1,colors\*,test,0x… --- ## [Blindly getting the names of movieclips on root](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blindly-getting-the-names-of-movieclips-on-root/295729)
**Author:** [@bushman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bushman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blindly-getting-the-names-of-movieclips-on-root/295729 "2009-09-03T15:50:42Z")
Hello, I have been struggling with the following scenario. I have two movieclips on stage. mcPlayMovie and mcMainClip I use the getURL to dynamically load a movieclip (childMovie.swf) into mcPlayMovie. I am try… --- ## [Thumbnail slider, center selected thumbnail](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbnail-slider-center-selected-thumbnail/295728)
**Author:** [@layerburn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/layerburn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbnail-slider-center-selected-thumbnail/295728 "2009-09-03T15:41:42Z")
I'm currently trying to create a thumbnail slider that gives text detail about each image that slides out when the current image is selected. I'm trying to replicate the one located on the www.foodnetwork.com main page. … --- ## [Need help understanding removeChild](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-understanding-removechild/295727)
**Author:** [@mavwrx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mavwrx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-understanding-removechild/295727 "2009-09-03T15:27:31Z")
I am creating multiple instances of a movie class with the same variable name. The movie is then added random on the stage with a tween. On a mouse handler click, i want to remove the movie from the stage. I am getting … --- ## [Tracing table](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-table/295726)
**Author:** [@turb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/turb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-table/295726 "2009-09-03T14:46:16Z")
Hi, is there any way to trace information in a table way (column/ row) so data are all aligned. I'm currently using some caracters but when a word is longer that the others, it break it all. So, is there any way … [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=520) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=522)