# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=743 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 744 --- ## [New to Flash -can I learn it?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-flash-can-i-learn-it/279077)
**Author:** [@gwilson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gwilson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-flash-can-i-learn-it/279077 "2009-01-09T05:23:14Z")
I am currently looking at the Flash environment. Seems very intimidating. I have done many websites for hire, but they were done in programs like FrontPage. Can I learn it without knowing HTML, scripting, etc. Any though… --- ## [Actual Load time left](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actual-load-time-left/279075)
**Author:** [@ToubMor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ToubMor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actual-load-time-left/279075 "2009-01-09T03:02:01Z")
Hi there, I would like to have a preloader which gives the actual preload time left in seconds. Sort of an timer... I now how all the other preloaders work but i cant get it working with time. --- ## [Flash and ColdFusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-coldfusion/279073)
**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-coldfusion/279073 "2009-01-09T02:14:36Z")
How do I receive a variable from ColdFusion into Flash? I thought that: writeOutput("&success=true&"); was going to work, but Flash can't see that response. How in the world can I just simply gather my "success… --- ## [I need help switching from visual basic to flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-switching-from-visual-basic-to-flash/279072)
**Author:** [@jjski6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jjski6)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-switching-from-visual-basic-to-flash/279072 "2009-01-09T02:09:48Z")
hey, i know how to program in vb.net, and have little problems switching to action script. the only problem im having is that i dont know where to type my code. in visual basic there were events that you would type int… --- ## [SWF works in Player but not browsers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-works-in-player-but-not-browsers/279070)
**Author:** [@davidwaugh3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/davidwaugh3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-works-in-player-but-not-browsers/279070 "2009-01-09T01:53:49Z")
I have been using CS3, and publishing v8 AS2 files using swfobject for years with no dramas. I am certainly no expert, but have created at least 10 sites this way. My personal site for some bizarre reason has stopped … --- ## [Streaming mp3 using mms network streaming protocol?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-mp3-using-mms-network-streaming-protocol/279067)
**Author:** [@soko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-mp3-using-mms-network-streaming-protocol/279067 "2009-01-09T01:24:08Z")
Is it possible to stream mp3 files from mms url's like this? \[COLOR=#0066cc\]mms://example.streamsvr.com/example.mp3\[/COLOR\] It throws an error when i try the way i use to load mp3 files (it works with other mp3s): va… --- ## [Camera pivot in Papervision, and Overiding](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/camera-pivot-in-papervision-and-overiding/279060)
**Author:** [@Myung](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Myung)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/camera-pivot-in-papervision-and-overiding/279060 "2009-01-08T23:47:44Z")
Hi. I'm trying to set a DisplayObject3D as a parent to a Camera3D. the addChild(Camera) won't work... So I tried to make a new class: cCameraPivot that is inherited from DisplayObject3D, but there seems to be a probl… --- ## [Can't get URL Loader to update](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-url-loader-to-update/279059)
**Author:** [@Ricky55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricky55)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-get-url-loader-to-update/279059 "2009-01-08T23:15:39Z")
Hi I have a button on my page that when clicked allows users to save an high res version of the image they are currently viewing, I using the File Reference to achieve this and it works fine. I need to change the pat… --- ## [Need help with functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-functions/279051)
**Author:** [@Jim\_Carr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jim_Carr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-functions/279051 "2009-01-08T21:23:12Z")
I'm just getting into this and can't seem to make the simplest thing work! I'm trying to learn to define and call functions. Can someone please tell me what's wrong with the following? I get no errors but it won't trace … --- ## [AS2.0 showing a preloader while XML loads?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-showing-a-preloader-while-xml-loads/279050)
**Author:** [@gdogfunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gdogfunk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-showing-a-preloader-while-xml-loads/279050 "2009-01-08T21:22:40Z")
Hello! Related to my previous question about navigating the timeline with loaded XML, is there a way to incorporate a preloader of some kind or to have some indication that XML data is loading into a textbox? Since th… --- ## [AS2.0 Targeting frame label from loaded XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-targeting-frame-label-from-loaded-xml/279049)
**Author:** [@gdogfunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gdogfunk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-targeting-frame-label-from-loaded-xml/279049 "2009-01-08T21:17:18Z")
Hello! I'm having a problem getting loaded XML to link to a frame label on the root timeline. I can load the XML just fine and even add \ tags to get it to access URLs from XML, but for the life of me I cannot … --- ## [Need to learn ASP .NET fast](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-learn-asp-net-fast/279046)
**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-learn-asp-net-fast/279046 "2009-01-08T20:57:02Z")
First, just FYI, I'm a Trainer, not a designer, not a developer. I recently succeeded in using PHP to get data out of a Flash training quiz I've developed and into a .txt file. I did this on my own laptop using WAMPSer… --- ## [getURL For Action Script 3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-for-action-script-3/279044)
**Author:** [@ariel\_mirahy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ariel_mirahy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-for-action-script-3/279044 "2009-01-08T20:51:54Z")
I found out that the new isntruction is : flash.net.navigateToURL but when I try to go to an URL: \[AS\] flash.net.navigateToURL("http://www.mrsoluciones.com/quienessomos.html", "\_self"); \[/AS\] The compiler error wind… --- ## [Flash Player Version Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-version-question/279040)
**Author:** [@mafordha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mafordha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-version-question/279040 "2009-01-08T20:10:07Z")
Does anybody know of a way to figure out what version a SWF was published for. For example, how could I find out what Flash Player version YouTube has targeted for their video player? The player I have may be a more rece… --- ## [Building flash project for 65" plasma...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-flash-project-for-65-plasma/279038)
**Author:** [@vmartinez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vmartinez)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-flash-project-for-65-plasma/279038 "2009-01-08T19:16:39Z")
I apologize if this has been asked before. But I need to build a flash project to be displayed on a 50" plasma (the title is wrong) 16:9. It's going to be displayed at a conference I'm assuming played from a laptop. Woul… --- ## [3D rotation types and drawTriangles quality](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-rotation-types-and-drawtriangles-quality/279033)
**Author:** [@skid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-rotation-types-and-drawtriangles-quality/279033 "2009-01-08T18:50:07Z")
First, howdy! I'm new. I started playing with the new 3D functions now and I encountered some problems. First, I'm trying to completely get the picture. I can make the 3D transformations in two ways: 1. Simply using … --- ## [HTML/Flash problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-flash-problem/279031)
**Author:** [@Josh\_P](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Josh_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-flash-problem/279031 "2009-01-08T18:32:05Z")
I'm trying to make a flash site and basically what I'm doing is loading an external page on top of the swf without having to reload the swf. This is a perfect example of what I'm trying to achieve: http://www.iyc.com/… --- ## [Full screen without bad image resolution](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-without-bad-image-resolution/279029)
**Author:** [@hema77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hema77)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-without-bad-image-resolution/279029 "2009-01-08T18:21:03Z")
Hi!!! I have been trying and trying, finding tutorials and looking in the forum and now I am even more confused. I need to build a portafolio in flash where each section will have a different background. However i don't… --- ## [Need help with Flex skinning using Flash CS4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-flex-skinning-using-flash-cs4/279027)
**Author:** [@simspace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simspace)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-flex-skinning-using-flash-cs4/279027 "2009-01-08T18:18:16Z")
I am learning how to create skins for my Flex apps in Flash CS4 and I'm finding there's multiple ways to do so. In Flex 2 you would use ActionScript to embed a SWF that contains the skins for you app. You can do the s… --- ## [URLRequest more than one at a time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urlrequest-more-than-one-at-a-time/279026)
**Author:** [@snozbunny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snozbunny)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urlrequest-more-than-one-at-a-time/279026 "2009-01-08T18:01:19Z")
Hi, I'm trying to get more than one bitmap to load before the complete event handler is called. Does anyone know a way to queue up multiple requests at once? Possibly a bitmap loader class? Thx in advance! :thumb: --- ## [Client-side PDF Generation with Air?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-side-pdf-generation-with-air/279020)
**Author:** [@tipusultan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tipusultan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-side-pdf-generation-with-air/279020 "2009-01-08T17:21:04Z")
Hi Does anyone know of anyway to generate a PDF within an Air application? I do not want to use a server-side, because the client might not be connected to the Internet. I would imagine that this would be impossibl… --- ## [Issue with Event.SCROLL and dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-with-event-scroll-and-dynamic-text/279019)
**Author:** [@mrbelv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrbelv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-with-event-scroll-and-dynamic-text/279019 "2009-01-08T17:16:35Z")
So I have a dynamic text field that pulls content from an XML file. The XML is loaded once and as you navigate through the site, it pulls different nodes and displays them in the text field. The room for content is limit… --- ## [\[need source\] Mac desktop simulator](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-source-mac-desktop-simulator/279017)
**Author:** [@squadjot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/squadjot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-source-mac-desktop-simulator/279017 "2009-01-08T16:53:56Z")
Hey guys and girls I have to make a flash app that acts more or less like a mac desktop. I found a mac bottom menu, but i need the whole thing =) Do you know any? --- ## [Timeline control using label from embedded button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-control-using-label-from-embedded-button/279014)
**Author:** [@pleeman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pleeman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-control-using-label-from-embedded-button/279014 "2009-01-08T16:01:44Z")
I can't do this on CS4. I used to be able to do this on CS2 and CS3. In the Actions panel, when I select Frame Label, it does not allow/show the label on a main timeline from an embedded movie with a button. Can someon… --- ## [Mapping system - problems - please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mapping-system-problems-please-help/279013)
**Author:** [@ridd412](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ridd412)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mapping-system-problems-please-help/279013 "2009-01-08T15:51:13Z")
Hello, I am currently working on a mapping system in Flash CS3 using AS3. All is going fairly well, however, I'm having a small problem with centering. With the advice from other posters on this forum a few months ag… --- ## [AS2-Remove video player from flv video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-remove-video-player-from-flv-video/279000)
**Author:** [@ritadasilva](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ritadasilva)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-remove-video-player-from-flv-video/279000 "2009-01-08T13:01:49Z")
Hi I need I little help...I want to remove the video commands from flv video, anybody can help me please? thanks a lot --- ## [Shared Objects get errased in Vista](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-objects-get-errased-in-vista/278995)
**Author:** [@Danneman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danneman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-objects-get-errased-in-vista/278995 "2009-01-08T11:38:15Z")
Ive got a project that exports as an .exe-file, which uses the Local Storage to store Shared Objects. It has always retained the Shared Objects before, both in xp and vista. Now, however, a user is experiencing on hi… --- ## [Thumbs should stop Slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbs-should-stop-slideshow/278994)
**Author:** [@michey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbs-should-stop-slideshow/278994 "2009-01-08T11:26:24Z")
Would someone be so kind and a have look at the code and pinpoint me in the right direction to stop the slideshow when a thumb is clicked? It's rhamejs gallery from source/experiments. Everything i've tried (if/else stat… --- ## [Actions when using flvplayback buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actions-when-using-flvplayback-buttons/278989)
**Author:** [@multichild](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/multichild)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actions-when-using-flvplayback-buttons/278989 "2009-01-08T10:14:51Z")
I've created a flv movie, and I have a button showing that I want to vanish when I press the play button on the flvplayback controller. I searched the web and came up with this: // Play Button code function btnPlayC… --- ## [Is it possible to pull images dynamically from the Library?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-pull-images-dynamically-from-the-library/279012)
**Author:** [@pete\_zahut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pete_zahut)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-pull-images-dynamically-from-the-library/279012 "2009-01-08T10:11:57Z")
Is it possible to pull images dynamically from the Library - with a string value containing the name of the class? Something like : \[AS\]var bmpd:BitmapData = new \["BitmapFromLibrary"\]( 500, 350 );\[/AS\] I have a bunc… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=742) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=744)