# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=946 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 947 --- ## [Need to add a button to a tweened movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-add-a-button-to-a-tweened-movie-clip/262555)
**Author:** [@paulsyhand](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulsyhand)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-to-add-a-button-to-a-tweened-movie-clip/262555 "2008-06-06T20:50:22Z")
Hello, I am kind of new at actionscript and I can't seem to figure out how to get a button to work when it is inside of a tweened movie clip. Here's the code... the object "face" contains the buttons. I tried to use… --- ## [Liquid Layout Troubleshoot](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/liquid-layout-troubleshoot/261532)
**Author:** [@Maive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maive)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/liquid-layout-troubleshoot/261532 "2008-06-06T20:23:55Z")
For those liquid layout experts: Do you know why the site comes out cropped when it's uploaded? This was applied to another site and it worked fine. I'm not sure if it has to do with the levels of where the layers ar… --- ## [Count Down Need your help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/count-down-need-your-help/262503)
**Author:** [@Majumderit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Majumderit)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/count-down-need-your-help/262503 "2008-06-06T20:07:27Z")
Hi i need a flash countdown where all the text field are seperate.could you help me to do it??? PLease --- ## [Variable Scope](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-scope/262538)
**Author:** [@benny\_hill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benny_hill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-scope/262538 "2008-06-06T19:58:12Z")
I have a map of the world. Each country is a movieclip with a class of "Country" linked to it. Now in the timeline I have a variable for a color. How can I access that variable which is on the timeline from the Countr… --- ## [getURL("javascript:close()"); wont work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-javascript-close-wont-work/262537)
**Author:** [@magicmule](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/magicmule)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-javascript-close-wont-work/262537 "2008-06-06T19:55:37Z")
I'm trying to apply this code to a "close" button on an swf within an html page. on (release) { getURL("javascript:close()"); } Any ideas on why it wont work. It doesnt do anything when pressing it. Is there an a… --- ## [Monoslide.com problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/monoslide-com-problem/262536)
**Author:** [@wdv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wdv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/monoslide-com-problem/262536 "2008-06-06T19:44:27Z")
Hey Guys!, I just purchased monoslide and I would like to load it into another swf. The manual says to use the code thats in the main timeline but it doesnt say what action to assign for the movie clip that loads … --- ## [Hello! Help needed with specific BitmapData problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hello-help-needed-with-specific-bitmapdata-problem/262535)
**Author:** [@TedMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TedMilk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hello-help-needed-with-specific-bitmapdata-problem/262535 "2008-06-06T19:31:46Z")
Hi, this is my first post! I'll try and help people, but right now it is me that needs help. OK, so I'm making a game. I have three parallax layers for the background - the top two have transparency enabled and I'm co… --- ## [Help with an Array used to create a Back-Button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-an-array-used-to-create-a-back-button/262532)
**Author:** [@bradleykal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bradleykal)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-an-array-used-to-create-a-back-button/262532 "2008-06-06T19:07:45Z")
Hi All, I'm at my wits end (again) with AS3. Been slowly learning it, but then bump into a problem that I spend hours puzzling over.... var i:Number = bbArray.length; bbArray\* returns undefined - don't know why?! O… --- ## [Buttons inside MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-inside-movieclip/262511)
**Author:** [@ShawnMattCraw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ShawnMattCraw)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-inside-movieclip/262511 "2008-06-06T18:37:24Z")
I have a movie clip with five buttons inside that have named instances. Whenever I try to use stop(); // to stop the playhead at frame 1 power\_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, doClick); function doClick(e:Mo… --- ## [Tracing the url in AS2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-the-url-in-as2-0/262502)
**Author:** [@midunlap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/midunlap)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-the-url-in-as2-0/262502 "2008-06-06T18:10:35Z")
Greetings! I have an Actionscript 2.0 question for anyone out there. I working on a Flash quiz that will trace the users coming from a particular page on a website. If the user comes from that page then a link will not… --- ## [Loading an XML document using a relative file path](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-xml-document-using-a-relative-file-path/262518)
**Author:** [@andrew\_surf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrew_surf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-xml-document-using-a-relative-file-path/262518 "2008-06-06T18:06:58Z")
Hi... I'm at my wits end with this, so any suggestions or advice would be great. I've created an flv video player that has playlist information added from an xml document. The swf player, video and xml doc are all loca… --- ## [Email Form does not send messages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-form-does-not-send-messages/262186)
**Author:** [@pomolives](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pomolives)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-form-does-not-send-messages/262186 "2008-06-06T18:03:21Z")
The email form on my contact page isn't working. It has 3 input fields: name, email, message, and a \*\*send button; \*\*when clicked, the form should change to a "message sent" message and the send button changes to a "Bac… --- ## [URGENT HELP REQ: SWF with sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-req-swf-with-sound/262402)
**Author:** [@robthedesginer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/robthedesginer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-req-swf-with-sound/262402 "2008-06-06T16:59:30Z")
hi guys after my previous post (which worked beautifully, by the way... and thanks!) i have now stumbled upon a new problem. in short, i have a multi-scene movie which i wanted a single soundtrack to run through. tha… --- ## [ComboBox Value concatenating instead of adding](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-value-concatenating-instead-of-adding/262517)
**Author:** [@nixon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nixon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-value-concatenating-instead-of-adding/262517 "2008-06-06T16:34:09Z")
I'm trying the add the data value of a selected combo box item (.35) to 1 using: var theFringe:Number = \_root.calc.fringe.getValue(); \_root.calc.fFringe.text = theFringe+1; Returns: .351 Is there a way to convert t… --- ## [Please help loadSound Randomly on initial start](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-loadsound-randomly-on-initial-start/241562)
**Author:** [@yolkSac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yolkSac)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-loadsound-randomly-on-initial-start/241562 "2008-06-06T15:52:30Z")
Hey all, I have an MP3 player that i want to put on my site, I would like to have the first song be played randomly so it dosent grow stale. Here is the A.S. i'm using. Any ideas? var musicFolderName:String = "m… --- ## [Intro is running a bit slow in html page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/intro-is-running-a-bit-slow-in-html-page/262370)
**Author:** [@rupnarayan\_b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rupnarayan_b)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/intro-is-running-a-bit-slow-in-html-page/262370 "2008-06-06T15:49:19Z")
I have created an intro with matching sounds. Means when the scene in flash changes the song also changes, its working fine when i am exporting the movie in swf. But when i am placing that movie in html page it is runnin… --- ## [getURL() not working on macs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-not-working-on-macs/262467)
**Author:** [@ericisshort](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ericisshort)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-not-working-on-macs/262467 "2008-06-06T15:43:18Z")
I am having problems with a getURL() function that works fine on pcs and doesn't work on macs for some reason. if (page == 0) { getURL("javascript:sendPage()","historyframe"); gotoAndPlay(1); } else { gotoAnd… --- ## [Writing data from Flash, live](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/writing-data-from-flash-live/262484)
**Author:** [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/writing-data-from-flash-live/262484 "2008-06-06T15:24:44Z")
Morning fellas, This is an area of Flash I haven't experimented in, so I don't know where to start. Is it possible to run an SWF, and have Flash export variables externally, as the SWF is running? So for example, e… --- ## [How i use the scrollRect property](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-i-use-the-scrollrect-property/262469)
**Author:** [@vjn\_23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vjn_23)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-i-use-the-scrollrect-property/262469 "2008-06-06T15:20:50Z")
hi, How i use the scrollRect property, if any sample or web pages please mension that one........... --- ## [Resizing Sprites](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-sprites/262507)
**Author:** [@jwilliam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwilliam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-sprites/262507 "2008-06-06T15:03:55Z")
I'm working on an app that allows the user to place images on the screen and move them around and resize them. These images are placed inside of a sprite that acts as a container for the images, which are in turn placed… --- ## [Move movieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/move-movieclip/262468)
**Author:** [@mrManIsHere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrManIsHere)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/move-movieclip/262468 "2008-06-06T14:30:12Z")
Hi I would like to move my movieclip from left to right, depending where my cursor pointing? it seems like it should be the simplest of tasks, sense alot of pages has one of those. http://www.nicbrunson.com/ something li… --- ## [Loading PHP and XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-php-and-xml-file/262322)
**Author:** [@rollwithit80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rollwithit80)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-php-and-xml-file/262322 "2008-06-06T13:51:48Z")
Hi Guys, I am trying to load a php that outputs xml data from a database. It then calls a function to display the thumbnails. For some reason I can't get the php file to load or its not loading. I have spent all day loo… --- ## [Tell Loader object to stop loading?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-loader-object-to-stop-loading/262338)
**Author:** [@johnlouis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnlouis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-loader-object-to-stop-loading/262338 "2008-06-06T13:43:19Z")
how do I know if a Loader is loading something, and if it is, cancel/unload what it is doing and go back to it's initial state.. --- ## [Spidergram](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spidergram/262483)
**Author:** [@elyleebert](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elyleebert)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spidergram/262483 "2008-06-06T11:17:50Z")
Hi All I am wondering whether someone could give me some advice on a project I would like to produce. It's a Spidergram and basically you have a series of spokes and these represent a score. There are text input boxes … --- ## [(Cannot) Masking multi objects, please help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-masking-multi-objects-please-help/262391)
**Author:** [@bonnieraymond](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bonnieraymond)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-masking-multi-objects-please-help/262391 "2008-06-06T11:01:17Z")
Hello, I'm encountering this weird problem: // first, I set the mask to movie1\_mc movie1\_mc.mask = mask\_mc; // mask works well // but when I set the mask to movie2\_mc: movie2\_mc.mask = mask\_mc; // ok, movie2\_mc got t… --- ## [Hw is this Flash Site Done](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hw-is-this-flash-site-done/262481)
**Author:** [@trex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hw-is-this-flash-site-done/262481 "2008-06-06T10:01:42Z")
im trying to make a site like www.georgespencer.com bt i'm having difficulty figuring out two functionalities here.. when you click on any thumbnail..it zooms and navigation buttons appear at the sides..if you move … --- ## [How to handle an image queue and a random animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-handle-an-image-queue-and-a-random-animation/262425)
**Author:** [@Chathura\_Bandar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chathura_Bandar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-handle-an-image-queue-and-a-random-animation/262425 "2008-06-06T09:56:11Z")
I am trying to find a solution to do something similar to what it mentioned below. I have a x number images, these images should load one by one. Ideally float in and blurred out. After every Y number of images, there … --- ## [Image Gallery via XML help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-gallery-via-xml-help/262299)
**Author:** [@colorful\_tones](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colorful_tones)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-gallery-via-xml-help/262299 "2008-06-06T09:30:56Z")
Hi, I have a swf with an embedded image of a map. Over the map I've placed several movieClip buttons to represent different locations on the map. I've managed to put together a simple reusable button class that allows … --- ## [Particles: help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/particles-help/262388)
**Author:** [@Carin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Carin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/particles-help/262388 "2008-06-06T07:38:38Z")
Hi I’m really new to this actionscript game and even newer to actionscript 3, but i desperately need some help with something my brain just doesn’t want to grasp. I am trying to change some open source code for a partic… --- ## [Moviclip Slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviclip-slider/262470)
**Author:** [@mrManIsHere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrManIsHere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviclip-slider/262470 "2008-06-06T07:17:27Z")
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