# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=916 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 917 --- ## [Question regarding tutorial 'Photo Gallery Using XML and Flash'](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-tutorial-photo-gallery-using-xml-and-flash/264960)
**Author:** [@jebrand](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jebrand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-tutorial-photo-gallery-using-xml-and-flash/264960 "2008-07-03T15:57:48Z")
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm I found the above tutorial to be very useful and very easy to follow (which was a blessing for me as I am new to Flash and quite intimidated by it). I… --- ## [Onloadinit low speed as2 flash8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onloadinit-low-speed-as2-flash8/264809)
**Author:** [@thosecars82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thosecars82)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onloadinit-low-speed-as2-flash8/264809 "2008-07-03T15:32:06Z")
\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=verdana\]hello I have been having a problem which has ended driving me mad. It turns out that I had tested a flash site locally and it seemed to work fine. Nonetheless, right after uploading the site … --- ## [FTP Uploading from a Flash Interface](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-uploading-from-a-flash-interface/264949)
**Author:** [@Germaris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Germaris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ftp-uploading-from-a-flash-interface/264949 "2008-07-03T15:28:37Z")
Hi there! I wish to allow users of my all Flash website to upload their identity photograph when they register. How can I proceed to make a navigation window to open in order to select in their directory the photo they… --- ## [How do you use the new RemotingConnector in Flash 8?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-use-the-new-remotingconnector-in-flash-8/264987)
**Author:** [@flashed1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashed1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-use-the-new-remotingconnector-in-flash-8/264987 "2008-07-03T15:23:54Z")
I've gotten the gatewayURL set up properly in my Flash application file by adding the complete path and file name (http://....../findNameSort.cfm) to the gatewayURL. The output window no longer says "Error connecting to … --- ## [Loading seperate XML files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-seperate-xml-files/264760)
**Author:** [@grin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-seperate-xml-files/264760 "2008-07-03T14:25:55Z")
Hi all! \[smile\] This problem has been bugging me for a while. I'm familiar with flash scripting but I was wondering if anyone could possibly tell me how I would load a seperate XML file using AS2 and Flash 8. Basically … --- ## [Loaded SWF Communicating to Base SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-communicating-to-base-swf/262943)
**Author:** [@colouredFunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colouredFunk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-swf-communicating-to-base-swf/262943 "2008-07-03T14:22:02Z")
Hey guys, I'm loading a AS3 movie into a stub movie (AS3), both have document classes. I want the loaded SWF to call a function in the stub movie. Can anyone point me in the right direction Thanks --- ## [\[AS 2\] Interactive map](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-interactive-map/264962)
**Author:** [@Roughnight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Roughnight)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-interactive-map/264962 "2008-07-03T14:12:51Z")
hi, im trying to replicate a flash map like this one: http://www.beatwilliam.com/#/2/1 i just need to know how to zoom into a specific spot and then drag it around once you do, thanks --- ## [Has Flex Parser gone DEAD?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/has-flex-parser-gone-dead/264983)
**Author:** [@ad\_sign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ad_sign)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/has-flex-parser-gone-dead/264983 "2008-07-03T13:14:44Z")
Everybody here might know the Flex 'real-time' parsing features, right? So I bring you a question on dealing with it. Mine has just decided to stop parsing my codes. \[smile\] It is parsing only the classes I'm actually … --- ## [Resize with loadMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-with-loadmovie/265055)
**Author:** [@m\_u\_r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m_u_r)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-with-loadmovie/265055 "2008-07-03T13:01:20Z")
I have a button that is a thumbnail. When I click on it, I want it to load the full size swf into it, basically resizing what was the thumbnail button. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks. --- ## [Kirupa's Photo Gallery tutorial... for AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupas-photo-gallery-tutorial-for-as3/264995)
**Author:** [@jessekemba](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jessekemba)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupas-photo-gallery-tutorial-for-as3/264995 "2008-07-03T12:39:40Z")
Hello, I came across Kirupa's Photo Gallery tut at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm. It's been extremely helpful and is brilliantly written! I was wondering if there was an updated vers… --- ## [duplicateMovieClip - Random variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-random-variables/265045)
**Author:** [@gigaboost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gigaboost)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-random-variables/265045 "2008-07-03T11:49:15Z")
It seems like the random variables in my duplicated movieclips are all the same, any way to change this? To explain a bit more in detail: I got a movieclip with a few random variables and actions and I duplicate this … --- ## [General coding questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-coding-questions/265000)
**Author:** [@aforeigner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aforeigner)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-coding-questions/265000 "2008-07-03T10:31:02Z")
I'm a noob when it comes to coding, and I'm wondering if there's a book or online resource that I can look at for a general coding guide, because everything I know comes from either this site or from some javaScript, asp… --- ## [hitTest - Bounce Direction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-bounce-direction/264993)
**Author:** [@gigaboost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gigaboost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-bounce-direction/264993 "2008-07-03T10:14:39Z")
I'll begin by posting a link to the swf in question. Steer using WASD keys, and don't mind the bouncing at the start, just steer out of the box into the open. http://img144.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bouncehelpar6.swf … --- ## [Help, before I kill myself](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-before-i-kill-myself/265020)
**Author:** [@minilabworld](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/minilabworld)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-before-i-kill-myself/265020 "2008-07-03T09:58:46Z")
Hi, I was learning action script 2 at school (Miami Ad School). I was doing more or less fine... then, I purchased Flash CS3 thinking that it was going to be better/best/easier/more fun... And, no, nothing accomplished. … --- ## [Flash CS# ActionScript\_Button?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs-actionscript-button/265011)
**Author:** [@RealGobi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RealGobi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs-actionscript-button/265011 "2008-07-03T09:14:02Z")
Hello Im going to do a web page in Flash CS3, and dont really understad the new ActionScript. So I just wonder if someone could say some code like, on relese gotoandstop.? Or link me to some good tutorials for this? Ha… --- ## [How can I create a scrollable "list" of entities](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-create-a-scrollable-list-of-entities/265019)
**Author:** [@chicken666](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chicken666)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-create-a-scrollable-list-of-entities/265019 "2008-07-03T08:30:52Z")
Hi everyone, (EDIT: I forgot to stress that\*\* I have to \*\*use Flash 8 and AS2.) I am somewhat new to Flash (though I have plenty of other programming experience), but making rapid progress, largely thanks to the great … --- ## [Reversed isometric transformations](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reversed-isometric-transformations/238725)
**Author:** [@Danko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reversed-isometric-transformations/238725 "2008-07-03T08:27:46Z")
A few people asked me how to get isometric (3d) coordinates from the mouse click (2d). The answer is: you have to assume that one of the x, y or z coordinates is fixed. The original tutorial: http://kirupa.com/develo… --- ## [Accesing Url behind the scenes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accesing-url-behind-the-scenes/265037)
**Author:** [@nitroplonker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nitroplonker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accesing-url-behind-the-scenes/265037 "2008-07-03T08:19:57Z")
Hi is there a way for an swf to access a url without the user knowing, this is for tracking info, i need the swf, to once it's loaded let a url know that someone has loaded it. The swf is part of a different application … --- ## [\[Question\]Get data From Clipboard](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-get-data-from-clipboard/265031)
**Author:** [@vietskynet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vietskynet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-get-data-from-clipboard/265031 "2008-07-03T08:13:45Z")
To Save data to Clipboard, we use System.setClipboard(); But i don't know how to get data from it. I search in google and someone said that we can do it by installing AIR, but i think it is not a good solution Are there … --- ## [Need help with scrolling marquee](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-scrolling-marquee/264988)
**Author:** [@skullkyng](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skullkyng)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-scrolling-marquee/264988 "2008-07-03T07:18:34Z")
I'm stumped on how to make a working marquee, despite the last two days of research, and my best efforts (though I do admit I'm still barely over a novice when it comes to actionscript, but I'm stubborn, and getting bett… --- ## [External swf loading incorrectly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading-incorrectly/264997)
**Author:** [@mooing\_fish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mooing_fish)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loading-incorrectly/264997 "2008-07-03T02:34:37Z")
Hey guys, I'm relatively new to flash. I'm working on a portfolio site, and I wanted to show a flash video I made inside my Flash website. So I wrote some code for it, nothing fancy... but.onPress = function () { cr… --- ## [Rollover detect bounding box NOT shape, how?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-detect-bounding-box-not-shape-how/264979)
**Author:** [@Exnem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Exnem)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-detect-bounding-box-not-shape-how/264979 "2008-07-02T23:58:25Z")
Does anyone know how to make the mouse detect the bounding box of a movie clip instead of the actual shape when rolled over? I have some "buttons" that are really lines and are very hard to click so the mouse needs to … --- ## [Help Modifying/Understanding Flash Counter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-modifying-understanding-flash-counter/265007)
**Author:** [@fester8542](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fester8542)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-modifying-understanding-flash-counter/265007 "2008-07-02T23:56:07Z")
I've reluctantly agreed to try and help a friend fix a counter on one of the flash applets he hired someone to make for him. It's AS2 and done in Flash 8. http://www.bestondesign.com/globe-help.zip It pulls from the … --- ## [Trouble passing variables from js to swf from another page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-passing-variables-from-js-to-swf-from-another-page/265016)
**Author:** [@way2web](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/way2web)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-passing-variables-from-js-to-swf-from-another-page/265016 "2008-07-02T23:32:40Z")
Hi, I'm using ExternalInterface to pass javascript variables to my swf file, when the javascript and the swf are in the same html page, everything works perfectly. The trouble comes when I try to send this variable thr… --- ## [How can i decrease the fla size?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-decrease-the-fla-size/264907)
**Author:** [@ilikemyself](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ilikemyself)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-decrease-the-fla-size/264907 "2008-07-02T23:17:13Z")
Hi, i have a fla. that has 3 buttons and 1 bar (made in flash) and that makes my fla weight 2.2mb which i don't really know why... How can i reduce it? --- ## [Preload troubles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-troubles/265014)
**Author:** [@idontknow07](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/idontknow07)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-troubles/265014 "2008-07-02T22:47:14Z")
Hey guys, Im using the AS3 preloader code from kirupa's tutorial and I am having a problem. The preloader works fine, but the movie I am loading has a animation to play (like an intro). Here is the problem: When the pr… --- ## [addChild MC dissapears on stop();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-mc-dissapears-on-stop/265005)
**Author:** [@Jrockwell3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jrockwell3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-mc-dissapears-on-stop/265005 "2008-07-02T21:46:51Z")
I'm adding a movieclip from my library to a movieclip on stage that has a motion tween. The added movieclip needs to be part of the tween. When the tween is complete I have stop(); to keep it from repeating, however, w… --- ## [Recursive function with return value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recursive-function-with-return-value/264980)
**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recursive-function-with-return-value/264980 "2008-07-02T21:04:57Z")
How can I have a recursive function that also returns a value. Here's an example. public function getNine():Number{ var num:Number; var myArray:Array = new Array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9); if(myArray\[0\] != 9){ myArray.sli… --- ## [AS3 vs AS2 Performance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-vs-as2-performance/264924)
**Author:** [@Neeraj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neeraj)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-vs-as2-performance/264924 "2008-07-02T20:52:44Z")
Hello, I did some performance tests in AS2 and AS3 and what I found is really surprising. I just wrote the below code in AS3 and similar code in AS2. But I don’t see ANY performance improvements in AS3 version. On a P4… --- ## [Snow 3.0 with collision](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-3-0-with-collision/264994)
**Author:** [@evilrobo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evilrobo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snow-3-0-with-collision/264994 "2008-07-02T20:22:14Z")
Hey all. So I used a variation of the Snow tutorial for a site and it works great aside from one thing. The snow (or leaves, in my case) tend to disappear at the edges of the movie clip instead of bouncing off or simply … [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=915) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=917)