# flash

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=846

[Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md)

**Page:** 847

---

## [URLLoader and absolute path](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urlloader-and-absolute-path/270426)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@GenericUserName](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GenericUserName)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urlloader-and-absolute-path/270426 "2008-09-09T20:33:34Z")

</div>

Hello all, So basically I am loading XML text via a URLLoader into a scrolling new ticker. Due to the fact that what I am building is a widget hosted on the widget publisher's server, I need to use absolute paths or th…

---

## [Browser - problem with multiple SWFs on one html page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-problem-with-multiple-swfs-on-one-html-page/270425)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Endo\_Rider](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Endo_Rider)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-problem-with-multiple-swfs-on-one-html-page/270425 "2008-09-09T19:58:22Z")

</div>

Hi, I'm new the Kirupa forums. Hopefully somebody here can help me out. I have several SWFs placed in the same HTML page. Two of them currently have rollover states but the top one (the email address) doesn't always wo…

---

## [Output XML from Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-xml-from-flash/270418)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@paulcybulski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulcybulski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-xml-from-flash/270418 "2008-09-09T18:55:20Z")

</div>

Hey Guys, I dont know if this is even possible....can I use PHP to create an XML file called AGConfig.xml on a server? AGConfig.xml is a file that is used by 2 different applications...there is a config swf and a main …

---

## [.source of UILoader help / caching](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/source-of-uiloader-help-caching/270416)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@gnrlbzik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gnrlbzik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/source-of-uiloader-help-caching/270416 "2008-09-09T18:04:27Z")

</div>

i am using same UILoader to load different images but previouse image is still visible before new will completely load up, whats the easiest way to remove source, stop caching?

---

## [Question about Tween Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-tween-class/270415)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@asiabackpacker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asiabackpacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-tween-class/270415 "2008-09-09T18:02:52Z")

</div>

Is anyone familiar with using Tween Class for animating objects in Flash? Here is my question... I've used a tween class to animate a movie clip. Then, I'm using: myTween.onMotionFinished = function (){ this.yoy…

---

## [addListener conflicting with tabIndex](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addlistener-conflicting-with-tabindex/270413)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@kyledefranco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kyledefranco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addlistener-conflicting-with-tabindex/270413 "2008-09-09T17:16:19Z")

</div>

Hello all. I've built a simple form. I set the tabindex accordingly, it worked fine. But during testing some people suggested that I write a few replacements to automatically remove junk characters from the telephone f…

---

## [Full screen executable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-executable/270411)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@BiGg\_RiE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BiGg_RiE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-executable/270411 "2008-09-09T17:00:13Z")

</div>

I'm sure this is relatively simple but i'd like the correct process. I have a flash file that i am exporting to an .exe, i'd like that .exe to launch full screen instead of windowed when the end user double clicks it. …

---

## [Nesting clips via createEmptyMovieClip()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nesting-clips-via-createemptymovieclip/270409)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@wolcotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolcotter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nesting-clips-via-createemptymovieclip/270409 "2008-09-09T16:38:12Z")

</div>

I am attempting to nest a clip inside a clip both created using the createEmptyMovieClip method and then altering the \_x and \_y position of the nested clip like so... this.createEmptyMovieClip("orangeMC", getNextHighes…

---

## [Weird Flash and Mac issue, need help :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-flash-and-mac-issue-need-help/270408)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mariofalomir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mariofalomir)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-flash-and-mac-issue-need-help/270408 "2008-09-09T16:36:14Z")

</div>

Hi, Im having a weird issue ( well at least weird for me hehe ) with an app. Im working on... I developed a video/audio player for a website, pretty basic, just some controls here and there, progress/seek bar, volume bar…

---

## [CSS formatting with XML and AS2 nodes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-formatting-with-xml-and-as2-nodes/270406)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@LeftyFrog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeftyFrog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-formatting-with-xml-and-as2-nodes/270406 "2008-09-09T16:25:49Z")

</div>

Hello everybody, I found and successfully used the (wonderful) "Displaying XML data in Flash" (www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xmldataflash.htm) tutorial but I am now hitting a wall when it comes to formatting t…

---

## [Buttons and Movie Clips with Start/End Animations](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-and-movie-clips-with-start-end-animations/270404)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@RuneKJ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RuneKJ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-and-movie-clips-with-start-end-animations/270404 "2008-09-09T15:53:57Z")

</div>

Hi... I need a bit of help making a website. On the website I will have buttons for showing any given page of the site. All of these pages are movie clips and they all have the same kind of start and end animation, so …

---

## [Event redispatching or something else?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-redispatching-or-something-else/270403)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@fudo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fudo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-redispatching-or-something-else/270403 "2008-09-09T15:52:54Z")

</div>

I have a First class that contains a reference to Second class object. Second class contains a reference to Third class object. My custom event dispatches in Third but listeners added on First. Event redispatching from t…

---

## [How can I add a action to a FLV once its done playing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-action-to-a-flv-once-its-done-playing/270402)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Solidus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Solidus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-add-a-action-to-a-flv-once-its-done-playing/270402 "2008-09-09T15:43:54Z")

</div>

Hey guys, I have a FLV on my timeline that comes after some animation. How can I make it so once the FLV reaches the end of its video it will jump to a specific frame on my timeline?

---

## [Breaking text into movieclips/sprites for tweening](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/breaking-text-into-movieclips-sprites-for-tweening/270400)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zerobars](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerobars)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/breaking-text-into-movieclips-sprites-for-tweening/270400 "2008-09-09T15:34:03Z")

</div>

I work at a firm and one of the things we'd like to do is do some basic text f/x -- fading, moving individual letters in on a swirl, etc. TweenMax seems ideal to do this (particularly the .allTo capability). In fact we'v…

---

## [AS 2.0 xlm foto gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-0-xlm-foto-gallery/270399)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jedi4ever](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jedi4ever)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-0-xlm-foto-gallery/270399 "2008-09-09T15:28:40Z")

</div>

I am not very good in writing action script myself. i want to make a gallery where the thumbnails and the main fotos are loaded through a xml file. it should look like this: \[COLOR=#003366\]http://webdesign.jedidiah.nl/xm…

---

## [Add Bounding Box to MovieClip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-bounding-box-to-movieclip/270398)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@svdelle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/svdelle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-bounding-box-to-movieclip/270398 "2008-09-09T15:26:32Z")

</div>

I have a large graphic consisting of letters from Illustrator. I paste these into flash, break them up into smaller groups and convert these groups to MovieClips. Because of the enormous amount of MovieClips that I have …

---

## [Tweening Blurs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-blurs/270395)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@daidai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daidai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-blurs/270395 "2008-09-09T14:58:40Z")

</div>

How do you gradually add a filter? Can you do it using Tweener? I cant get her working... \[AS\]var blur:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter(); blur.quality = BitmapFilterQuality.MEDIUM; blur.blurX = 0; blur.blurY = 0; fr…

---

## [Addchild](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild/270394)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@kv79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kv79)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild/270394 "2008-09-09T14:49:20Z")

</div>

hi all I am in the MovieClip . When I open Action panel ; I was wrote addChild(button2); And that was error because I did't have button2 in my MovieClip . But I have button2 on the stage . Thanks advance .

---

## [Efficient code writing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/efficient-code-writing/270387)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/efficient-code-writing/270387 "2008-09-09T12:44:32Z")

</div>

Hello I am working on a project that loads XML file, parses it and then creates the interface. I just wanna ask whether the way I am doing this is efficient if not what other best ways could be possible. The code is…

---

## [Need help with loader etc. (AS2)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-loader-etc-as2/270386)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Adamodr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Adamodr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-loader-etc-as2/270386 "2008-09-09T12:35:30Z")

</div>

I'm working on a new photogallery and even though I haven't worked that much in flash it turns out quite well. Anyway, I need some help with a few actionscript solutions that seems to be hard to figure out. In the main…

---

## [Disappearing buttons?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disappearing-buttons/270383)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@tom\_Price](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tom_Price)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disappearing-buttons/270383 "2008-09-09T12:14:45Z")

</div>

Hi guys, I'm new to the forum, more of a voyeur usually, however i can't find the solution to my problem, which i think is fairly simple. I'm trying to navigate from one frame to the next, with an external SWF loadin…

---

## [Movie clip in margins?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-in-margins/270381)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@skullmonkey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skullmonkey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-in-margins/270381 "2008-09-09T12:03:16Z")

</div>

What is the code that a clip (say 'ball') is following the \_xmouse only 50px from the beginning and the end of the flash animation. ex: if the animation is 500x200 I want the ball to follow the \_xmouse only from 50-450…

---

## [Draging Clip with blur and Easing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draging-clip-with-blur-and-easing/270380)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@skullmonkey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skullmonkey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draging-clip-with-blur-and-easing/270380 "2008-09-09T11:59:30Z")

</div>

I need something similar with this http://flash-workshop.blogspot.com/2008/08/flash-cs3-text-with-blur-effect.html just it need to be a certain graphic and need to move only horizontally (by x only) and in margins (li…

---

## [Textfield positioning](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-positioning/270377)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@RebuiltJorge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RebuiltJorge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-positioning/270377 "2008-09-09T11:20:17Z")

</div>

ok so I have a class called CustomMessage, this is a sprite that houses a text field, I have a box that is supposed to hold the CustomMessage sprite. The content that is generated for the CustomMessage is random in width…

---

## [Placing instances using for function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placing-instances-using-for-function/270375)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Rundevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rundevo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placing-instances-using-for-function/270375 "2008-09-09T10:09:38Z")

</div>

Hi guys! I need som help placing 16 instances of a component using a for function. for (var i:int = 0; i \< xmlList.length(); i++) { thumbLoader = new Loader(); thumbLoader.source = xmlList\*.attribute("thumb"…

---

## [Flash Video Recorder](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-recorder/270370)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Shirley1874](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shirley1874)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-recorder/270370 "2008-09-09T08:44:51Z")

</div>

\[FONT=Times New Roman\] Hi, \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] I need a flash video recorder where you can record video from a webcam and then convert it in avi or wmv. It needs to very clear and of high quality. \[/FO…

---

## [Insert a gap into a text field at runtime](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/insert-a-gap-into-a-text-field-at-runtime/270368)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@kativo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kativo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/insert-a-gap-into-a-text-field-at-runtime/270368 "2008-09-09T08:30:26Z")

</div>

Hi everybody, it's the first time i write in this forum. Please, forgive me for my english but i'm italian. Here is the problem: i have to display some text from an external xml file. The xml file is something like this…

---

## [Convert Drawing objects into multiple MCs in IDE?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-drawing-objects-into-multiple-mcs-in-ide/270367)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@svdelle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/svdelle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-drawing-objects-into-multiple-mcs-in-ide/270367 "2008-09-09T08:19:56Z")

</div>

Hi, I can distribute a bunch of Drawing Objects to Layers (Ctrl+Shift+D). But can I also automatic turn each Drawing Object into a seperate MovieClip in one go ... as I have MANY Drawing Objects? Any hint, tips or tr…

---

## [loadMovie + attachMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-attachmovie/270358)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@wolcotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolcotter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-attachmovie/270358 "2008-09-09T05:26:56Z")

</div>

Is it possible to load a movie (loadMovie()) into an attached movie (attachMovie())? Essentially what I'm looking to do is load jpgs into a clip that has a registration point that is centered and at the bottom of the cli…

---

## [Back.easeOut problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/back-easeout-problem/270357)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@outlaw\_xXx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/outlaw_xXx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/back-easeout-problem/270357 "2008-09-09T05:16:37Z")

</div>

I have this code to move my mc: var myTween1:Tween = new Tween(mc1, "y", Back.easeOut, 420, 0, GetRandomRange(13,18), true); the movie plays fine and then after about EVERY 1 min everything just stops and stays tha…

[Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=845)

[Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=847)
