# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=829 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 830 --- ## [XML variable in switch() function fails](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-variable-in-switch-function-fails/271852)
**Author:** [@watcher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/watcher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-variable-in-switch-function-fails/271852 "2008-09-29T18:22:50Z")
Hi there, having simple problem, working in Flash CS3 IDE. This is so basic i wonder wether i made a mistake or i just don't understand basics of local function variables or what.. simply put: i can trace a value of … --- ## [\[AS3\] Drag and Drop + rollover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-drag-and-drop-rollover/271851)
**Author:** [@inalto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inalto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-drag-and-drop-rollover/271851 "2008-09-29T18:13:57Z")
Hello, I have some buttons, i need to drag and drop different movieclips on these buttons. I use myclip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN, on\_mouseDownHandler); myclip.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN, on… --- ## [Help requested on Flash email form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-requested-on-flash-email-form/271844)
**Author:** [@stonemeister](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stonemeister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-requested-on-flash-email-form/271844 "2008-09-29T14:51:47Z")
I'm hosted on godaddy.com on Windows, and have a simple flash website. I added a contact form, and am having trouble having it send email. All I want it to do is, when the form is completed, have it send the email and op… --- ## [Load one of two clips at Random!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-one-of-two-clips-at-random/271840)
**Author:** [@Poncho5k](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Poncho5k)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-one-of-two-clips-at-random/271840 "2008-09-29T14:29:05Z")
Hey guys, So what I'm doing is pretty simple but I'm having problem getting started. I'll explain - So you roll into site and one of two movie clips play. How do I get flash to at random pick one of these two clips. … --- ## [FLVPlayback fullscreen when stage is Fullscreen?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-fullscreen-when-stage-is-fullscreen/271839)
**Author:** [@somers3135](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somers3135)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-fullscreen-when-stage-is-fullscreen/271839 "2008-09-29T13:35:03Z")
Hello, a bit of a newb to AS3 but can't find any answers to this. I have my stage set to fullscreen and Exact\_Fit. stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.EXACT\_FIT; stage.displayState = StageDisplayState.FULL\_SCREEN; … --- ## [Flash AS Help for beginner](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as-help-for-beginner/271837)
**Author:** [@vikramrsingh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vikramrsingh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as-help-for-beginner/271837 "2008-09-29T12:36:26Z")
Hi All I started learning Flash AS 2 months ago but could not do much practice. So after two months i still found lot of problem doing the small things. Can somebody tell me how i can get hold of this. Thanks a lot… --- ## [Publish Setting and Browser scrollbar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publish-setting-and-browser-scrollbar/271831)
**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publish-setting-and-browser-scrollbar/271831 "2008-09-29T09:16:44Z")
HelloI am trying to develop a dynamic website. In that the stage is set to these dimension 1024 \* 768. What I want is when some contents whose height is greater than 768 are loaded in the stage resizes to that and the br… --- ## [Need help here., calling projector files into the .fla file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-here-calling-projector-files-into-the-fla-file/271826)
**Author:** [@xxxheeroxxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xxxheeroxxx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-here-calling-projector-files-into-the-fla-file/271826 "2008-09-29T07:06:27Z")
Schematic diagram: app1.exe app2.exe app3.exe . . . . .fla file here runs the app1.exe, app2.exe.... and so on... any help will be greatly appreciate. --- ## [Retrieving HTML Object Tags and displaying them in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieving-html-object-tags-and-displaying-them-in-flash/271825)
**Author:** [@Noahdecoco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Noahdecoco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieving-html-object-tags-and-displaying-them-in-flash/271825 "2008-09-29T06:15:56Z")
Hey guys, I'm trying to retrieve values that are embedded in the object tag on the HTML page. Is this possible? I've been trying to find how to do this, but all hits point out to how to embed flash in HTML and rarely d… --- ## [MovieClip, PaperVision, Depth Problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-papervision-depth-problem/271824)
**Author:** [@sepu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sepu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-papervision-depth-problem/271824 "2008-09-29T05:50:40Z")
Hello there .... I'm working on this piece .... I haven't done the transition to AS3 yet and I decide this will be a good project to start doing it. Anyway so I got this papervision plane that actually is a movieclip i… --- ## [What Am I Doing Wrong?!?!?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong/271821)
**Author:** [@metdesigns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/metdesigns)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong/271821 "2008-09-29T05:29:18Z")
Im really trying to figure out what im doing wrong...but i have used the same coding before to replace my "loader" MC with an external ".swf" but i just can't seem to get it working? Any ideas as to why its not working? … --- ## [Transitions with External SWFs Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-with-external-swfs-help/271820)
**Author:** [@adamrobertson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adamrobertson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transitions-with-external-swfs-help/271820 "2008-09-29T05:20:59Z")
So I'm using Kirupa's Transitions with External SWFs tutorial and runninging into a little roadblock. In each external SWF, everything works fine as long as my fade in transition, content, and fade out transition are all… --- ## [Question - How to create a MiniMap?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-how-to-create-a-minimap/271814)
**Author:** [@isk015](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/isk015)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-how-to-create-a-minimap/271814 "2008-09-29T04:12:35Z")
Hi everyone, I've been cheking this question for a while but I can't find any answer anywere, and sincerely I don't even know if it is possibly, so I hope someone can give me a hint. Here it is: I know that you can a… --- ## [Mouse cursor movieclip blocking mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-cursor-movieclip-blocking-mouse/271810)
**Author:** [@danoprey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danoprey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-cursor-movieclip-blocking-mouse/271810 "2008-09-29T02:30:15Z")
Hello, I have a movieclip that is following my mouse cursor around. The Cursor itself is set to invisible. My problem is that sometimes the mouse goes over this movieclip, blocking the events underneath briefly. This c… --- ## [FLVplayback button rollover colors?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-button-rollover-colors/271809)
**Author:** [@bleedmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bleedmedia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-button-rollover-colors/271809 "2008-09-29T02:22:14Z")
Hi, I'm using the progressive Steel FLVplayback component on my site and I was wondering if there is any way to change the rollover colors on the play and mute buttons? They automatically always highlight with a green c… --- ## [Why is \_rotation choppy?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is--rotation-choppy/271807)
**Author:** [@NHansen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NHansen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is--rotation-choppy/271807 "2008-09-29T00:38:09Z")
I don't understand this. I have a container movieclip with several other movieclips laid out in a big circle inside. If I apply any sort of \_rotation code (very slow rotation) it is choppy and bad looking. BUT! If I … --- ## [Flash mx 2004 and dynamic info](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-2004-and-dynamic-info/271804)
**Author:** [@caliberc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/caliberc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-2004-and-dynamic-info/271804 "2008-09-28T23:02:02Z")
ok i got a couple questions.. first, Is it possible to search a dynamic text box for a specific word. for example if the dynamic box contained the phrase "Hello World" would it be possible to search that text for just th… --- ## [\[Actionscript 2.0\] Multiple Key Presses](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-0-multiple-key-presses/271802)
**Author:** [@StolenFED](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/StolenFED)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-0-multiple-key-presses/271802 "2008-09-28T22:27:39Z")
I'm working on a simple game where the object is to hit as many keys as possible in a given time and then be given a score. I have used the following code: keyListener = new Object( keyListener.onKeyDown = funct… --- ## [Two XML textfields in one scroll bar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-xml-textfields-in-one-scroll-bar/271800)
**Author:** [@p\_ziity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/p_ziity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-xml-textfields-in-one-scroll-bar/271800 "2008-09-28T21:58:53Z")
I am trying my best to learn more about calling XML into flash. I have no problem calling in all the nodes into one text field however I can't figure out how to have two columns of text that call on the same XML file and… --- ## [How to orbit one mc around another, but always facing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-orbit-one-mc-around-another-but-always-facing/271799)
**Author:** [@NHansen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NHansen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-orbit-one-mc-around-another-but-always-facing/271799 "2008-09-28T21:38:13Z")
Hello, I am using this script to rotate one mc (cloud) around another (grass), but what I can't seem to figure out is how to change the rotation of "cloud" so that it is always facing the center of it's orbit var radi… --- ## [Weird stage width bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-stage-width-bug/271798)
**Author:** [@webmaster4u](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webmaster4u)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-stage-width-bug/271798 "2008-09-28T20:38:28Z")
I have a flash app I'm building that needs to know the stage width. In firefox I ahve no problems, but in IE6 and 7 if the cache in not cleared the stage width turns to 0. Here's my action script code: private v… --- ## [Dynamically loaded image using XML won't show](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-image-using-xml-wont-show/271795)
**Author:** [@christiang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/christiang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-image-using-xml-wont-show/271795 "2008-09-28T20:25:01Z")
Hi, I need help. I think I'm going blind, to make sure I wonder if anyone else can find an error in the following code. In short, the .swf gets a list of imagenames in XML format, parses that then proceeds to load th… --- ## [AS 2 Centering external JPEG in emptymovieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-centering-external-jpeg-in-emptymovieclip/271792)
**Author:** [@mmak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmak)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-centering-external-jpeg-in-emptymovieclip/271792 "2008-09-28T18:17:47Z")
I'm using this source file to create my photo gallery: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/moviecliploader.htm How would I modify this code to make the external JPEG load in the center of the movie? Any help i… --- ## [Draw images application in flash and saving..how to?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-images-application-in-flash-and-saving-how-to/271789)
**Author:** [@arundracula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arundracula)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-images-application-in-flash-and-saving-how-to/271789 "2008-09-28T17:31:43Z")
Using the help of Flash8 in-built help, I tried to make a flash drawing board which we can draw images. An attempt to redraw the image is also made. This is the code: this.createEmptyMovieClip("acanvas\_mc", this.getN… --- ## [Cannot publish AIR apps in flash cs3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-publish-air-apps-in-flash-cs3/271784)
**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-publish-air-apps-in-flash-cs3/271784 "2008-09-28T15:17:31Z")
Hi, Today I decided to install the extension to create Adobe AIR applications in Flash. I downloaded the extension with no problems; I started creating a simple hello world application but when I tried to publish it,… --- ## [loaderInfo.bytesTotal](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaderinfo-bytestotal/271778)
**Author:** [@Esseti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esseti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaderinfo-bytestotal/271778 "2008-09-28T13:20:13Z")
For some reason, I can't get bytesTotal to return its value when I upload my swf on a server, it works on my HDD and in the Flash environment. Here's the code. stop(); function loadProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void { if … --- ## [Background panning Jitter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-panning-jitter/271777)
**Author:** [@iamblichi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iamblichi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-panning-jitter/271777 "2008-09-28T11:12:19Z")
Hello, i used the kirupa code to panning the background here: http://www.colorofhome.com/Test/INDEX1.html now i got a horrible jitter/move when the mouse stops. tha .. how can i fix this?? gettin nuts.. thanks in … --- ## [Automated Playlist Generator / Loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automated-playlist-generator-loader/271775)
**Author:** [@fireact](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fireact)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automated-playlist-generator-loader/271775 "2008-09-28T09:41:43Z")
Hi, I have searched everwhere on the internet for a solution, with no luck, so I am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction. I am trying to make a kind of interactive tv. I have eight scenes and each sc… --- ## [Where search-page on your site!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-search-page-on-your-site/271766)
**Author:** [@JellyDreamas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JellyDreamas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-search-page-on-your-site/271766 "2008-09-28T03:53:32Z")
Huh... interesting site... Im looking for search-page on your site.Can you help me!?P.S. Anybody know about XRumer 5.0 software? Need a link to it... --- ## [Firefox - Flash page really small!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firefox-flash-page-really-small/271763)
**Author:** [@celticvfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/celticvfx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firefox-flash-page-really-small/271763 "2008-09-28T02:47:54Z")
Recently my flash site started appearing really small inside my browser- and it looks fine in Safari and IE...I thought I had the right stage calls..but they arent working for Firefox... any tips? celticvfx [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=828) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=830)