# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=522 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 523 --- ## [MV container and draw bitmap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mv-container-and-draw-bitmap/295724)
**Author:** [@Eagle1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eagle1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mv-container-and-draw-bitmap/295724 "2009-09-03T14:36:02Z")
Hi everyone... here is my issue : I have a MV called container. It has no specified size. I add to this container a child, a loaded SWF. And then, later, I draw this container into a BitMapData. var jpgSource:Bitmap… --- ## [onExitFrame method exist or similar?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onexitframe-method-exist-or-similar/295723)
**Author:** [@lleemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lleemon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onexitframe-method-exist-or-similar/295723 "2009-09-03T14:13:29Z")
In the article kirupa wrote called, "Photo Gallery Using XML and Flash" link he had the following function: this.onEnterFrame = function() { filesize = picture.getBytesTotal(); loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded(); p… --- ## [AS works until the file is saved](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-works-until-the-file-is-saved/295722)
**Author:** [@kdteacher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdteacher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-works-until-the-file-is-saved/295722 "2009-09-03T13:57:05Z")
I am a high school web design teacher and we are working with Flash CS4 for the first time (we are migrating from Macromedia 8) Here is my problem, some students have actionscript that works until after they save. Th… --- ## [Reducing flv CPU usage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reducing-flv-cpu-usage/295721)
**Author:** [@anemor2000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anemor2000)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reducing-flv-cpu-usage/295721 "2009-09-03T13:42:12Z")
Hi, I am making a websites with fairly large videos in the background. The site is extremely heavy for the cpu and I was wondering if any of you guys know a trick on how to make flv streaming less heavy. Here are all m… --- ## [Urgent please help ASP - new XML Node](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-please-help-asp-new-xml-node/295719)
**Author:** [@colouredFunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colouredFunk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-please-help-asp-new-xml-node/295719 "2009-09-03T13:07:14Z")
Hello, Sorry for the urgent in the title, but I need to get this finished and out the door today... I have this XML \\ \ \ **Author:** [@Jasna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jasna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coloring-book-in-flash-tutorial/295718 "2009-09-03T12:39:57Z") Hi, i am leaning Flash for about 3 weeks now, and i am quite good in that. I am AMAZED by all cool effects and trying to learn atleast 1 new every day. This tutorial, Coloring Book in Flash , is giving me headache fo… --- ## [Adding back and next buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-back-and-next-buttons/295717)
**Author:** [@last](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/last)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-back-and-next-buttons/295717 "2009-09-03T12:26:49Z")
I am working on the tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flashphpxml\_integration.htm The tutorial uses a multiline textbox to display data from MySQL but I wanted to know how I would code if I used a … --- ## [Tween class and setTimeout function for a website main menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-class-and-settimeout-function-for-a-website-main-menu/295716)
**Author:** [@lucias](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucias)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-class-and-settimeout-function-for-a-website-main-menu/295716 "2009-09-03T12:17:25Z")
Hi people, I'm a beginner in as2. I found this open code to make a menu. It's working well, but I want to make a tween class to launch this menu and wait 4 seconds to start. Any suggestions? Thanks. var menuButtons:… --- ## [removeChild .. removes from memory?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-removes-from-memory/295715)
**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-removes-from-memory/295715 "2009-09-03T12:02:54Z")
Hi, I am loading in a swf into my file, via the loader class. When I remove this child .. does all the swf remain in the memory, or is it discarded? I want to remove it entirely .. var myLoader:Loader = new Loader(); … --- ## [1 + 1 = 1 (?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-1-1/295711)
**Author:** [@kleelof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kleelof)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-1-1/295711 "2009-09-03T08:14:08Z")
Hello, I'm having a bit of a problem here. The following code, it seems to me, should print '2'. However, it prints a '1'. var a:Number = 1; updateVal(a); trace(a) function updateVal(num:Number):void{ num++… --- ## [AI format to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ai-format-to-flash/295708)
**Author:** [@vikrant29nov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vikrant29nov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ai-format-to-flash/295708 "2009-09-03T07:09:56Z")
Hey Guys, I have received icon library from my client in AI format and he asked me to use this icons in flash. But the challenge is how should i import this icons in flash that too in vector format. I am following a… --- ## [Moving a character](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-a-character/295702)
**Author:** [@AlexWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-a-character/295702 "2009-09-03T05:37:39Z")
I'm just learning right now so I'm creating some fairly simple applications that'll help me to learn. Right now I just created an isometric moving character. It pretty well, there's just one problem. This is eventually… --- ## [Is there an event handler for a symbol's alpha value?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-an-event-handler-for-a-symbols-alpha-value/295701)
**Author:** [@grey\_ghost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grey_ghost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-an-event-handler-for-a-symbols-alpha-value/295701 "2009-09-03T05:10:37Z")
Hi - I'm new to AS3, but I've been searching for a solution with little to show; I hope I can get some help for this, in return you'll get loads of appreciation & good karma :beam: (btw, using Flash CS4) Summary: I'm … --- ## [PHP contact form with AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-contact-form-with-as3/295700)
**Author:** [@icekomo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icekomo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-contact-form-with-as3/295700 "2009-09-03T05:04:08Z")
So I have searched the web, downloaded tutorials, watched videos and searched high and low for a simple to use as3 contact form. It seems that everything out there, is not all that simple, at least not for someone with m… --- ## [Online Flash Portfolio from InDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-flash-portfolio-from-indesign/295694)
**Author:** [@Gorky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gorky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-flash-portfolio-from-indesign/295694 "2009-09-03T04:11:37Z")
I've had great success making dynamic galleries using AS3 and XML. But, I have a new challenge. I have a physical artist's portfolio that prints from a high-resolution InDesign document. Each page is the same size and … --- ## [scaleX not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scalex-not-working/295691)
**Author:** [@AlexWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scalex-not-working/295691 "2009-09-03T01:37:50Z")
I'm trying to generate an animation containing all the frames from a sprite sheet. Then also append them again but flipped vertically. I have an animation class to create the animation, the stuff I wrote just gets the im… --- ## [stageSize and iFrame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stagesize-and-iframe/295688)
**Author:** [@pardoner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pardoner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stagesize-and-iframe/295688 "2009-09-03T00:46:31Z")
I know, I know I frames suck but I have to use one. So here's my question. If I load a swf into an iFrame and then scale the iframe smaller than the swf will flash now it's stage.stageSize? or will it still think it's … --- ## [Full Screen Background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-background/295684)
**Author:** [@darkhippothewis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darkhippothewis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-background/295684 "2009-09-02T23:42:44Z")
Hi Guys, Essentially I have an animation with two main movie clips - a foreground and background movie clip. I want the foreground movie clip not to scale but the background movieclip to take the full screen of the b… --- ## [\[CS4/AS2\] Help with clearInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as2-help-with-clearinterval/295682)
**Author:** [@anna\_2010](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anna_2010)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as2-help-with-clearinterval/295682 "2009-09-02T22:15:22Z")
Hi, I have a Timeline sequence that goes for about 150 frames, then hits the 151st frame which is a movieClip with an AS to load a SWF file from an external folder. I have 3 such single frame movie clips in this sequen… --- ## [Help: Thumbnail gallery with pop-up slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-thumbnail-gallery-with-pop-up-slideshow/295681)
**Author:** [@inNeed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inNeed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-thumbnail-gallery-with-pop-up-slideshow/295681 "2009-09-02T22:02:47Z")
I'm trying to build a gallery that has thumbnail images and when a user clicks on a thumbnail a slideshow/lightbox pops up and is automatically set to that image. The user can then click through the slideshow or close th… --- ## [Newbie - links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-links/295680)
**Author:** [@ChantelarStudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChantelarStudio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-links/295680 "2009-09-02T21:43:52Z")
I'm new to Flash CS4... i bought a template to help me get going on my web design but now I'm stuck.... I've tried every method I've come across on the internet to add hyperlinks and none are working correctly. I've go… --- ## [Migrating from Open Source SDK](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/migrating-from-open-source-sdk/295679)
**Author:** [@TimmyAS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TimmyAS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/migrating-from-open-source-sdk/295679 "2009-09-02T21:38:24Z")
I have a project that used the Open Source SDK and thus did not take advantage of anything CS4. I was recently gifted CS4, and now I wonder if things can be done better? For example, one of my games uses some kind of … --- ## [ReUsing dynamic scroll bar code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reusing-dynamic-scroll-bar-code/295677)
**Author:** [@junta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/junta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reusing-dynamic-scroll-bar-code/295677 "2009-09-02T21:36:09Z")
I have some code to just have a simple scroller that scrolls up and down text. I have this in MCone (movie clip one) and then i have another movie clip, MCtwo, that has the same code and scroller to scroll a new set of t… --- ## [Stretch movieclip affecting other movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretch-movieclip-affecting-other-movieclip/295676)
**Author:** [@turb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/turb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretch-movieclip-affecting-other-movieclip/295676 "2009-09-02T21:26:40Z")
Hi, got a big fixed dimension boxe that have 9 small child boxes positionned like this: 1 2 3 The big boxe is 300x300 and each small boxe are 100x100. What I need to do is that, if I stretch boxe #1 to 150x150, b… --- ## [Convert timecode to seconds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-timecode-to-seconds/295675)
**Author:** [@Team\_Critter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Team_Critter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-timecode-to-seconds/295675 "2009-09-02T21:13:53Z")
Hello all, I'm stuck on what should be a fairly simple task. I need to convert timecode to seconds! The timecode would be in HH:MM:SS:MS (eg. 00:01:07:00). I need to determine how to take that timecode and convert it… --- ## [FMX04Pro hitTest w/ any instance?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04pro-hittest-w-any-instance/295672)
**Author:** [@ChuckNorrisMrT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChuckNorrisMrT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04pro-hittest-w-any-instance/295672 "2009-09-02T19:38:56Z")
hey, im pretty new to actionscript so the answer is problably simple, but here goes: i have a stickman movie clip and i want a spike (a movie clip) to make you lose the game if the stickman hits it. but my stickman can a… --- ## [Animating Gradient Background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-gradient-background/295667)
**Author:** [@Gordonski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gordonski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-gradient-background/295667 "2009-09-02T18:49:24Z")
Sometime ago i ran into some url where they had a code for animating your background. Does someone have an idea how to do it or where to find it. Regards, Gordon --- ## [Sound only plays when clicking on pause button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-only-plays-when-clicking-on-pause-button/295665)
**Author:** [@inspired78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inspired78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-only-plays-when-clicking-on-pause-button/295665 "2009-09-02T18:35:25Z")
Hi All my sounds work however, the play button only seems to play my sound when I click on the pause or stop button first! Plus, my stop button acts like a pause button, it doesn't start the song from the beginning on… --- ## [I can't locate the correct ActionScript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-locate-the-correct-actionscript/295663)
**Author:** [@xxsassxx31](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xxsassxx31)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-locate-the-correct-actionscript/295663 "2009-09-02T18:19:24Z")
Hello all. On my website I go to "movie explorer" and go through all the ActionScript and on the bar tab it does open upa moving vertical options (it shows up when I have it in swf or preview it) but while I am in Flash … --- ## [setTextformat and defaultTextformat](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settextformat-and-defaulttextformat/295658)
**Author:** [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settextformat-and-defaulttextformat/295658 "2009-09-02T16:07:40Z")
Hi, Can someone explain the difference? Here is my problem I set a textformat and apply it with setTextFormat, this is fine when my movie runs however when I try and change the text (with a mouse over of a button) t… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=521) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=523)