# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=665 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 666 --- ## [Save XML?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-xml/284989)
**Author:** [@bortiquai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bortiquai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-xml/284989 "2009-03-25T21:07:34Z")
Is it possible to save XML? or append an existing XML file? Like, I have a few input boxes, and when the user clicks 'save' the info from the text boxes is inserted into an XML file? How would you do this? --- ## [Displaying WebPage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-webpage/284987)
**Author:** [@raskriall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raskriall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-webpage/284987 "2009-03-25T20:47:02Z")
hi there ! i'm working on a game project and i got some trouble with displaying stuff in the game Launcher. everything is in AS3. I'm actually looking to achieve almost the same results as the World of Warcraft launche… --- ## [Trouble reading SharedObject from a child movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-reading-sharedobject-from-a-child-movie/284985)
**Author:** [@b433402615](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/b433402615)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-reading-sharedobject-from-a-child-movie/284985 "2009-03-25T20:38:26Z")
I made this CD catalog using Flash CS3/AS3. The main movie uses a sharedobject to tell a child movie what contents to show. Everything is very simple and works fine. Now I'm trying to convert this project to a online v… --- ## [XML slideshow with customizeable navigation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-with-customizeable-navigation/284984)
**Author:** [@ddpjoel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ddpjoel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-with-customizeable-navigation/284984 "2009-03-25T20:29:08Z")
Hi. I love this site, so I am hoping some of the pros can help me.:proud: I have used a xml driven slideshow, with navigation for a project. However the component has no way of pausing (stopping the slideshow). (it is t… --- ## [AS3 UIscrollbar: Adobe's example file throws an error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-uiscrollbar-adobes-example-file-throws-an-error/284982)
**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-uiscrollbar-adobes-example-file-throws-an-error/284982 "2009-03-25T19:38:58Z")
The UIScrollbar in the Adobe example file is working, it is the loadText example that shipped with Flash 8, but it throwing the following error and on a page is triggering the Flash Player debugger. Error #2007: Parame… --- ## [\_preloader error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-preloader-error/284977)
**Author:** [@Tical](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tical)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-preloader-error/284977 "2009-03-25T18:30:12Z")
I'm getting an error from a file and its coming from my 'loaderProgress' function...everything actually loads in fine and it does what it is suppose to do so far, but after it loads everything in...it says: TypeError: Er… --- ## [hitTest and Flash CS4's new 3d features](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-and-flash-cs4s-new-3d-features/284974)
**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-and-flash-cs4s-new-3d-features/284974 "2009-03-25T17:59:50Z")
Does anyone know how Flash uses hitTest() when you have items located differently on the z axis? What about items with rotation? Does Flash just look at the display, or how everything is located when it is flattened? … --- ## [ReUse MouseEvent Functons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reuse-mouseevent-functons/284971)
**Author:** [@ThaJock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThaJock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reuse-mouseevent-functons/284971 "2009-03-25T17:42:02Z")
I am trying to avoid having to rewrite a few functions that I use for mouseEvents that I am going to also have to use for keyBoard events. eg. btn.addEventListener (event:MouseEvent.CLICK,btnClick); stage.addEventLis… --- ## [Display Raw XML within a textField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-raw-xml-within-a-textfield/284970)
**Author:** [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-raw-xml-within-a-textfield/284970 "2009-03-25T17:33:39Z")
Does anyone know of an XML utility Class that will "auto-format" XML to display within a textField? Just looking for a down-n-dirty solution to display the entire XML tree (via xml.toXMLString()) within a textBox, but wo… --- ## [What do I look for?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-do-i-look-for/284968)
**Author:** [@obmon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/obmon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-do-i-look-for/284968 "2009-03-25T17:29:06Z")
Hello, New to OOP in Actionscript.. Today I learned about Proxy and I am very, very happy. However, there is one last major issue that is limiting my programming... I want to be able to run a certain function.. after… --- ## [Playing FLV and SWF simultaneously](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-flv-and-swf-simultaneously/284966)
**Author:** [@FlashinCharlie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashinCharlie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-flv-and-swf-simultaneously/284966 "2009-03-25T17:15:13Z")
Ok here's the skinny. I have a 'master' SWF file that calls in about 6 external .SWF containing graphics. This 'master' also pulls in external .FLVs (some that are video+audio, some that are audio-only) and makes the… --- ## [Conditional Scrollbars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conditional-scrollbars/284963)
**Author:** [@phaedo5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phaedo5)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conditional-scrollbars/284963 "2009-03-25T16:55:29Z")
Ok, I'm still in my first few months of AS3, so if this answer is obvious I apologize. I have a dynamic text box. It has x,y,width, and height all set. I have scrollbars built for it. They work great. Now, I just… --- ## [Understanding Array's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/understanding-arrays/284962)
**Author:** [@Ricky55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricky55)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/understanding-arrays/284962 "2009-03-25T16:47:49Z")
Hi I'm trying to get some code working that Ayumilove from this forum once wrote for me for another project. I have a panel movie clip that contains six buttons, this panel movieclip also contains a tool tip movie cl… --- ## [Can someone please explain this to me?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-to-me/284961)
**Author:** [@obmon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/obmon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-to-me/284961 "2009-03-25T16:37:41Z")
trace (id); // Outputs: 00010 id = number(id); trace(id); // Outputs: 8 I don't understand.. do you? --- ## [(AS2) Fading in a series of jpegs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-fading-in-a-series-of-jpegs/284958)
**Author:** [@Skarab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skarab)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-fading-in-a-series-of-jpegs/284958 "2009-03-25T15:54:50Z")
I have a series of jpegs that I would like to download dynamically and have them fade in like a slide show. I'm using loadClip so I can use forceSmoothing so they look nice. But I'm unsure how to have them fade in one … --- ## [Expanding a Scroll bar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expanding-a-scroll-bar/284956)
**Author:** [@lilleypants](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lilleypants)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expanding-a-scroll-bar/284956 "2009-03-25T14:55:47Z")
I have built in some accessibility to one of my flash websites where you can increase the size using a Combobox - the problem is when I expand it to font size 18 the font obviously goes over the textfield and the scroll … --- ## [Sending variables from URL to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-variables-from-url-to-flash/284955)
**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-variables-from-url-to-flash/284955 "2009-03-25T14:36:53Z")
Hi I searched all the web for tutorials about that bt can´t find out what is wrong. I want to send some variables to flash, just changing some the URL of the page. Tried adding ?value=2 on the url and receive that on… --- ## [Static MovieClip() function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-movieclip-function/284954)
**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/static-movieclip-function/284954 "2009-03-25T14:35:46Z")
I was looking at a video tutorial, and in order to reference a MovieClip, the instructor used: var mc:MovieClip = MovieClip(e.currentTarget); What is the difference between using that, and just using: var mc:MovieClip … --- ## [Motion presets on buttons?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-presets-on-buttons/284949)
**Author:** [@ladyorelinde](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ladyorelinde)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-presets-on-buttons/284949 "2009-03-25T13:29:06Z")
I have a question....I saw on a website once (I wish I could remember which site it was), flash buttons that were creatively animated. The button would appear just as text, but when you hovered over it, an image woul… --- ## [Multiple picture URL links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-picture-url-links/284948)
**Author:** [@johnyct9760](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnyct9760)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-picture-url-links/284948 "2009-03-25T13:21:02Z")
\[FONT=Times New Roman\] \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\]I have kind of a follow up question what would the procedure be if I had like a slide show and each slide when you clicked… --- ## [Problem centering .swf on html page and more](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-centering-swf-on-html-page-and-more/284947)
**Author:** [@danielronnstam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danielronnstam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-centering-swf-on-html-page-and-more/284947 "2009-03-25T13:18:28Z")
\*\*Hello. I have a two tricky problems.... I have an .swf framework file that imports two other .swf files into itself to be viewed. The actionscript to import the other .swf files is as below. This works in firefox 3.0… --- ## [How can I stop all my graphics and code being ripped by programs like swfdec?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-stop-all-my-graphics-and-code-being-ripped-by-programs-like-swfdec/284946)
**Author:** [@IanCremona](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IanCremona)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-stop-all-my-graphics-and-code-being-ripped-by-programs-like-swfdec/284946 "2009-03-25T13:15:08Z")
My Flash file is loaded with around 50 vector (animated) images which I have been working on for a long time... and I've just managed to rip them all in under 3 minutes! is there a way to go around this? Same goes for th… --- ## [Re-usable function triggered by multiple buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-usable-function-triggered-by-multiple-buttons/284945)
**Author:** [@alan\_can](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alan_can)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-usable-function-triggered-by-multiple-buttons/284945 "2009-03-25T13:13:56Z")
Hello everyone, I have an AS3 newbie question that I hope someone may be kind enough to help me with. I am working on a presentation that has multiple scenes each having say 100 frames. Every 10 frames there is content o… --- ## [XML text: controlling the MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-text-controlling-the-mc/284944)
**Author:** [@trick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-text-controlling-the-mc/284944 "2009-03-25T13:00:37Z")
Hi! I am loading text from an XML file into dynamically created MCs. How do I target those MCs so that I can change where they are, their alpha, etc.? For example, I want them to have zero alpha until the image from th… --- ## [Flash (Vector) Optimization](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vector-optimization/284942)
**Author:** [@IanCremona](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IanCremona)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-vector-optimization/284942 "2009-03-25T11:56:44Z")
I'm facing some optimization issues... My movie has too many vector graphics Will it run slow on some computer? is there a way to make it run faster. I was going to zoom in all the content (ie. Scale all the content do… --- ## [\*\*\*button to add/open new object/movieclip\*\*\*](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-to-add-open-new-object-movieclip/284940)
**Author:** [@adiosamigos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adiosamigos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-to-add-open-new-object-movieclip/284940 "2009-03-25T11:30:23Z")
Hi, I'm creating a document that has a scrollpane. Inside the scrollpane is a small movieclip with an iput text box. I want to create a button outside the scrollpane that when clicked will add another of the same movie… --- ## [Flash.swf vs /server/root.swf - AllowScriptAccess](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-swf-vs-server-root-swf-allowscriptaccess/284939)
**Author:** [@Env](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Env)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-swf-vs-server-root-swf-allowscriptaccess/284939 "2009-03-25T11:19:24Z")
Hello I have been having this problem for years and what some final solution. I am currently displaying a flash file on a site. The flash file is called like the following format: http://www.site-name.com/advert.sw… --- ## [Embedded fonts greek](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-greek/284938)
**Author:** [@lilleypants](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lilleypants)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedded-fonts-greek/284938 "2009-03-25T10:51:16Z")
I am really at a lose end with this - I have a flash file called in xml into a dynamic textfield. It works fine with English but when I try and put Greek into the xml the flash file then doesn't show the font. The font… --- ## [XML-Driven Drop-Down Menu how to do horizontally](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-driven-drop-down-menu-how-to-do-horizontally/284929)
**Author:** [@vishalshetty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vishalshetty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-driven-drop-down-menu-how-to-do-horizontally/284929 "2009-03-25T07:47:29Z")
Hi folks, I have checked this tutorial in kirupa website but this is vertical xml drop down menu http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xml\_dropdown\_menu.htm I would like to change this into horizontally b… --- ## [Dynamic Variables for Movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variables-for-movieclips/284928)
**Author:** [@arunforce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arunforce)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variables-for-movieclips/284928 "2009-03-25T07:28:22Z")
How do you do something like \["button"+num\].gotoAndStop(2) eval("button"+num\].gotoAndStop(2) doesn't work either? Also how do you do \_root.? like \_root\["button"+num"\].gotoAndStop(2)? I'm migrating to AS3. :/ Th… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=664) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=666)