# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=606 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 607 --- ## [Floating Movieclip Effect \[as3\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/floating-movieclip-effect-as3/289289)
**Author:** [@mycaptainkite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mycaptainkite)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/floating-movieclip-effect-as3/289289 "2009-05-28T15:28:45Z")
Hi, Anyone have any idea how I can make a movieclip randomly slowly float around within a certain specified area on the page? The way I'm doing it now.. is I use TweenMax.. set a bezier, and have the object tween ran… --- ## [Streaming Video lags](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-video-lags/289288)
**Author:** [@vaderist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vaderist)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-video-lags/289288 "2009-05-28T14:46:49Z")
I have a streaming media player I built for playback of full-length movies and tv. We are currently planning on using Wowza Streaming Server to handle our streaming services. I have multiple streams stored in Amazon S3 a… --- ## [Button doesn't work after 1st time used?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-doesnt-work-after-1st-time-used/289286)
**Author:** [@icekomo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icekomo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-doesnt-work-after-1st-time-used/289286 "2009-05-28T14:17:29Z")
Hello All, I have a few buttons in my fla and when you click on them, they bring that section to the top of the piles of sections. Here is the code for that: //Reservations reservationsBtn\_mc.addEventListener(MouseEven… --- ## [Scrollbar ... MouseUp. waaaay way from MouseDown](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-mouseup-waaaay-way-from-mousedown/289284)
**Author:** [@BenBart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BenBart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-mouseup-waaaay-way-from-mousedown/289284 "2009-05-28T13:13:24Z")
I have a scroll bar. I want to program it so that if you mouse up anywhere that it stops. (Rather than having to mouse up directly over the scroll bar.) I remember there being a simple solution for this, but I don't re… --- ## [Can someone explain the disappearing swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-disappearing-swf/289282)
**Author:** [@preciousroy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/preciousroy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-disappearing-swf/289282 "2009-05-28T13:02:57Z")
I'm trying to call Lightbox with AS3. Actually I'm not trying, I've got it working. Found a great tutorial that walked through everything (here.... http://www.creativecompulsions.com/blog/2009/01/07/lightbox2-flash-as… --- ## [Flash sequencer / music app engine](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sequencer-music-app-engine/289280)
**Author:** [@nook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sequencer-music-app-engine/289280 "2009-05-28T12:56:06Z")
Hi. I've been searching around for a sound engine or library that can handle playing sounds in sync. I know this is definitely possible in flash player 10 but I'm quite certain there are methods for doing it with earlier… --- ## [Changing colour of button movie clip child](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-colour-of-button-movie-clip-child/289279)
**Author:** [@Buglish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Buglish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-colour-of-button-movie-clip-child/289279 "2009-05-28T12:46:07Z")
Hi, I have a few buttons which I need to change the state colors using AS. I am able to change the whole button color but not the state object (converted to a movie clip). All the variables are dynamic and I have not b… --- ## [Accessing Class variables from loaded .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-class-variables-from-loaded-swf/289278)
**Author:** [@screeg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/screeg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-class-variables-from-loaded-swf/289278 "2009-05-28T12:45:17Z")
O! forum gurus, hear my plea: I'm trying to recreate parts of a game I made in AS2.0 a couple of years ago. The first enemy unit .swf is loaded into the main file, into an MC called "enemies". The loader is called "en0… --- ## [Loading design problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-design-problems/289276)
**Author:** [@BoppreH](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoppreH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-design-problems/289276 "2009-05-28T12:18:00Z")
I'm making educational games for a local business and noticed that most of the games has the same interface, copied, pasted and rarely changed. Looking like a great thing to automate, I started making classes to handle t… --- ## [Best method for zoned sound?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-method-for-zoned-sound/289268)
**Author:** [@dst1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dst1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-method-for-zoned-sound/289268 "2009-05-28T09:33:32Z")
I am trying to get sounds working in my game and would like to have different sounds play and loop depending on where my player.mc is within its parent mc (game.mc). So if my game.mc is 1000 pixels wide and player.mc.x… --- ## [Skipping through video like YouTube, before the whole thing has loaded?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skipping-through-video-like-youtube-before-the-whole-thing-has-loaded/289267)
**Author:** [@Bodom78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bodom78)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skipping-through-video-like-youtube-before-the-whole-thing-has-loaded/289267 "2009-05-28T09:00:27Z")
Hey guys, Been a while since I have used flash, but I finally have a chance to get my hands dirty again. I'm putting together a video player and all it's all working fine so far. I was wondering how you can add simi… --- ## [How To Load External FLV into Empty MovieClip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-external-flv-into-empty-movieclip/289266)
**Author:** [@ariel\_mirahy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ariel_mirahy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-external-flv-into-empty-movieclip/289266 "2009-05-28T08:02:07Z")
Hi, In AS2 I would normally create an empty MovieClip, give it an instance name and then in the actions I would make the linkage with emptyMC\_mc.loadMovieClip("intro.flv"); In AS3 I'm breaking out to figure this out.… --- ## [Getting problem in my code Help me](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-problem-in-my-code-help-me/289265)
**Author:** [@jeoshamsi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeoshamsi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-problem-in-my-code-help-me/289265 "2009-05-28T07:27:17Z")
Hi guys i am new in Action Scripting Kindly guide me. 1. I have Main movie 24 fps. 2. There is one movie clip contain 185 frames animation. 3. Another Movie clip have one slider with (slide.\_x = 0). Kindly g… --- ## [Serialize the movieclip and save it to file problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/serialize-the-movieclip-and-save-it-to-file-problem/289264)
**Author:** [@probphp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/probphp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/serialize-the-movieclip-and-save-it-to-file-problem/289264 "2009-05-28T07:10:38Z")
Hello all, Does any body know how can i serialize the moviclip object and after serialize can i save it to file. if possible then how can i do that please give me the instruction. i want to write the file with php s… --- ## [Full Screen Distorted](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-distorted/289260)
**Author:** [@skelebunny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skelebunny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-distorted/289260 "2009-05-28T05:30:51Z")
Hi, I've added the full screen mode to my current project. The only problem is, when I click on the full screen mode the swf becomes full screen but it's stretched out and distorted. Any ideas? Thanks --- ## [Does anyone know of an existing XML product catalog tool?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-an-existing-xml-product-catalog-tool/289256)
**Author:** [@dlebovic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dlebovic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-know-of-an-existing-xml-product-catalog-tool/289256 "2009-05-28T03:52:24Z")
I need to create a web product catalog for about 200 items. I am doing this as part of subsite for a large company and long-story short, I need to make this site self contained, without relying on any assistance from the… --- ## [\[AS3\] Timer With Variable Tick](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-timer-with-variable-tick/289254)
**Author:** [@Flashh\_n00b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flashh_n00b)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-timer-with-variable-tick/289254 "2009-05-28T03:46:36Z")
I have been trying to come up with a way to have a Timer of which I can modify the Tick time between executions. I have the tick amount as a variable but it seems like the Timer just evaluates that variable once at the s… --- ## [Embedded Fonts Linkage problem with CSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-linkage-problem-with-css/289252)
**Author:** [@headinapan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/headinapan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-linkage-problem-with-css/289252 "2009-05-28T01:46:40Z")
Hey, I've been struggling with an odd issue... I have embedded all of my different fonts in the library - (ie Regular, Bold, Semibold versions) When I try to call those fonts via their linkage name from my CSS file… --- ## [AS2: Get Form - Please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-get-form-please-help/289251)
**Author:** [@adiosamigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adiosamigos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-get-form-please-help/289251 "2009-05-28T01:44:57Z")
Hi I have a flash document with a flash form on it. I'm using it a bit like the search feature on sites so you put your info in and then it brings up the php page that echos information. I have used this for the butt… --- ## [AS2: Five Star Rating System](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-five-star-rating-system/289245)
**Author:** [@adiosamigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adiosamigos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-five-star-rating-system/289245 "2009-05-27T22:49:05Z")
Hi Does anyone know how I would go about doing this? I only want it to work as a form so i can have a php file process it. I don't need the actionscript just an idea of how I should start. If i get it done i'll p… --- ## [Loading Library items via an Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-library-items-via-an-array/289238)
**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-library-items-via-an-array/289238 "2009-05-27T21:11:33Z")
Hello! I used to put a load of instance names linking to library objs into an array in AS2, then use a loop to add them to the stage.. I htought this would work in AS3, alas no. var list:Array new Array("one", "two"… --- ## [onMetaData function not working - AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmetadata-function-not-working-as3/289236)
**Author:** [@2muchjoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/2muchjoy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmetadata-function-not-working-as3/289236 "2009-05-27T20:54:53Z")
I am having trouble accessing the metadata from an flv on FMS 2.0. My script is ignoring my onMetaData function ever since I switched from a local FLV (which worked fine) to accessing the FLV using RTMP. This makes me th… --- ## [How to Use Flash with PHP and mySQL Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-flash-with-php-and-mysql-question/289235)
**Author:** [@shoalzolo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shoalzolo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-flash-with-php-and-mysql-question/289235 "2009-05-27T20:25:20Z")
So I have attempted the tutorial and I think I pretty much crashed and burned. To view the tutorial go here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash\_php\_mysql.htm So I did everything the tutorial says to… --- ## [Convert text (data) to xml structure format](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-text-data-to-xml-structure-format/289233)
**Author:** [@minopharma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/minopharma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-text-data-to-xml-structure-format/289233 "2009-05-27T20:09:31Z")
Hi to all! This is my first post in this forum and I'll try to best explain my problem. I'm working on a AS3(AIR) application, i.e., some text transposer. Let's say I have a dynamic textbox (some previously transposed … --- ## [Flash 8 AS2 - adding pause button to xml slide show](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-adding-pause-button-to-xml-slide-show/289231)
**Author:** [@puffahippo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/puffahippo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-adding-pause-button-to-xml-slide-show/289231 "2009-05-27T19:49:03Z")
Hi there, Wondering if anyone can help me. I've managed to get a slide show up and running using xml, actionscript and the wonders of the internet but I can't work out how add a pause button. Any help would be much app… --- ## [SWFaddress with XML menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-with-xml-menu/289229)
**Author:** [@Dimitree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dimitree)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-with-xml-menu/289229 "2009-05-27T19:10:27Z")
Does anybody knows If an XML menu works with the \[COLOR="DarkRed"\]SWFaddress\[/COLOR\] concept? I can only find tutorials about the classic buttons menu (with timeline based transitions) --- ## [\[AS2.0\] Search Function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-search-function/289228)
**Author:** [@neonreel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neonreel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-search-function/289228 "2009-05-27T19:00:41Z")
Hello All, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction as to how to implement a search function into a flash site. Any suggestions would be great Thanks in Advance, neonreel --- ## [\[AS2\] Can't load specific childnode from XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-cant-load-specific-childnode-from-xml-file/289227)
**Author:** [@Mindsplit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mindsplit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-cant-load-specific-childnode-from-xml-file/289227 "2009-05-27T18:51:40Z")
hi everyone im working on a flash file where im loading a title, description and image from an xml file. im using this tutorial from Kirupa ( http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm ) and ha… --- ## [Input TextField not allowing input!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-textfield-not-allowing-input/289226)
**Author:** [@mbuna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mbuna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-textfield-not-allowing-input/289226 "2009-05-27T18:46:55Z")
I am going nuts here. I've searched exhaustively, and cannot seem to find anyone else experiencing my issue, so it must be something elementary I am not grasping. I'm creating TextFields dynamically, for use as input box… --- ## [\[CS3\]\[AS2\] Button code and MC not playing...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-button-code-and-mc-not-playing/289222)
**Author:** [@jet71dl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jet71dl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-button-code-and-mc-not-playing/289222 "2009-05-27T17:49:10Z")
Attached is a test SWF that has the exact problem that I am having in the main file, tried to attache the FLA but it is too big. To navigate to the problem, preview the SWF and click Search Now. It will bring up a list… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=605) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=607)