# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=957 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 958 --- ## [\[AS2\] Thinking process - From procedural to OOP style scripting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-thinking-process-from-procedural-to-oop-style-scripting/261489)
**Author:** [@Rin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-thinking-process-from-procedural-to-oop-style-scripting/261489 "2008-05-29T19:22:32Z")
Hi everyone, I posted a thread on tutorials regarding making a full OOP site a couple of days ago http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=298966 Now I'm stuck on how to breakdown a given functionality into resua… --- ## [Problem with typewriter prototype](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-typewriter-prototype/261612)
**Author:** [@theMonitor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theMonitor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-typewriter-prototype/261612 "2008-05-29T17:41:43Z")
I wonder if anyone could help find a solution to a problem I'm having with a typewriter effect prototype? The code I'm using to achieve the effect is: TextField.prototype.typeWriter = function(type\_str:String, type… --- ## [Three New Tutorials on Drag & Drop in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/three-new-tutorials-on-drag-drop-in-as3/261351)
**Author:** [@Mike01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mike01)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/three-new-tutorials-on-drag-drop-in-as3/261351 "2008-05-29T17:22:01Z")
\[FONT=Times New Roman\]I have added three new tutorials on the Drag & Drop functionality of using ActionScript 3. These three tutorials utilize most of the features of using the drag and drop functionality in AS3. They in… --- ## [Listing Variables and Their Types](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listing-variables-and-their-types/261662)
**Author:** [@djanim8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djanim8)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listing-variables-and-their-types/261662 "2008-05-29T16:32:37Z")
OK Sure I'll get some grief for this.. but.. \[smile\] Is there anyway for AS3 to list all the variables used and their types (and possibly current values) at runtime? like in a trace? --- ## [loadInit function when dynamically creating movieclips in a loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadinit-function-when-dynamically-creating-movieclips-in-a-loop/261646)
**Author:** [@tbear2008](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbear2008)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadinit-function-when-dynamically-creating-movieclips-in-a-loop/261646 "2008-05-29T16:32:14Z")
Hi all, I'm having trouble with some code. I using a loop to dynamically create some movieclips and then position them using the .\_height and .width values. When they are created I use a Listener and LoadInit, to … --- ## [Variable Pass by Value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-pass-by-value/261560)
**Author:** [@one\_way\_7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/one_way_7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-pass-by-value/261560 "2008-05-29T16:22:35Z")
Hello, I'm trying to take variables from an external php file and load them into flash. I got most of it working, however i'v ran into a few issues with passing my variables around. First I declare my global vars on … --- ## [How to create a banner effect in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-banner-effect-in-flash/261660)
**Author:** [@badmaash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/badmaash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-banner-effect-in-flash/261660 "2008-05-29T16:04:46Z")
Hi I hope to create a banner ad but the effect that I am after I do not know what it is called or how to produce it. In this 50 cents video at the beginning, \[COLOR=#800080\]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psf7W-RjJhI… --- ## [AS3 Rookie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-rookie/261636)
**Author:** [@Myazaki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Myazaki)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-rookie/261636 "2008-05-29T16:02:50Z")
Hi! I’m not new to AS2 but to AS3 I’m a complete rookie. Attached are two versions of a menu that I developed. The AS2 Version is working great, but the AS3 is a disaster. If you test the movie you’ll get this O… --- ## [.as files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-files/261656)
**Author:** [@opul777](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/opul777)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-files/261656 "2008-05-29T15:41:45Z")
hi. this is most likely an easy question for some, so hopefully the answer will be simple too. i'm just wondering whether there has to be any other linking or something when you have multiple .as files for one .fla fil… --- ## [Flash Login System](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-login-system/261639)
**Author:** [@greens85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/greens85)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-login-system/261639 "2008-05-29T14:20:23Z")
Hi all, Im wanting to create a flash login system, that runs through php then a mysql database. I did a search on google to see how i could achieve this and as a result have been following the following tutorial. htt… --- ## [Trigger show/hide multiple div layers from flash movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigger-show-hide-multiple-div-layers-from-flash-movie/244482)
**Author:** [@basscadet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/basscadet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigger-show-hide-multiple-div-layers-from-flash-movie/244482 "2008-05-29T13:37:29Z")
Hello, I need to show and hide multiple DIV layers by clicking on buttons inside an embedded flash movie. I looked around and the closest I got was this tutorial here: http://www.bestflashanimationsite.com/tutorials/1/ … --- ## [The Downright Silly Voken Troubles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-downright-silly-voken-troubles/261635)
**Author:** [@etown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/etown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-downright-silly-voken-troubles/261635 "2008-05-29T13:36:33Z")
May the gods of the flash forum save me on this one. I did up a voken for a promotion on the site http://www.insideeonline.com this past week. It was a huge pain in the \*\*\* to get it working by hacking a terrible CMS t… --- ## [FLV skinError - Security sandbox violation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-skinerror-security-sandbox-violation/261071)
**Author:** [@johnsona](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnsona)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-skinerror-security-sandbox-violation/261071 "2008-05-29T12:04:42Z")
I’ve been searching around the web and have tried numerous soloutions, none of which have worked. I have an SWF on “domain1” I have an FLV and a skin (SWF) on “domain2” My video loads, but my skin will not. This is m… --- ## [Uploading file with flash and the server changes the filename](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-file-with-flash-and-the-server-changes-the-filename/261614)
**Author:** [@makecake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/makecake)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-file-with-flash-and-the-server-changes-the-filename/261614 "2008-05-29T10:21:52Z")
EDIT: PROBLEM SOLVED! Ok, so I have this upload script which seems to work ok, but the server-side script changes the filename of the uploaded file to a unique id, flash don't know about this and the upload returns an … --- ## [FileReference.download](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-download/261613)
**Author:** [@luiner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luiner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-download/261613 "2008-05-29T09:33:11Z")
Hi! I wonder if I can use FileReference.download automaticly, without browse controled by user. The problem is that I need to download whole directory in same location where flash file is downloaded by explorer(because… --- ## [Here goes one for you](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/here-goes-one-for-you/261529)
**Author:** [@digitalmatt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digitalmatt)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/here-goes-one-for-you/261529 "2008-05-29T08:53:32Z")
I'm currently building a Flash CS3 app that pulls dynamically generated XML data. The XML data is generated with PHP. And everything works fine until... ...I make changes to the PHP script. For some reason after I m… --- ## [AS3 - clone a Sprite?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-clone-a-sprite/261424)
**Author:** [@spasticfantastic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spasticfantastic)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-clone-a-sprite/261424 "2008-05-29T07:35:16Z")
Does anyone know if there's a way to clone a sprite? It's easy enough with a bitmap since BitmapData can be cloned. Any ideas? --- ## [Flash - Php - Email](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-email/261605)
**Author:** [@Novzix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Novzix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-email/261605 "2008-05-29T07:28:42Z")
Hi people i need help !!! :stare: I'm refering to this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash\_php\_email.htm :sen: What if I need to add more fields like Contact Number Website Address Where Did … --- ## [Opening chromeless windows](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-chromeless-windows/261601)
**Author:** [@fmw64](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fmw64)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-chromeless-windows/261601 "2008-05-29T06:37:58Z")
Hi everyone. I have done the tutorial on here regarding opening a chromeless window and it works fine. My question is probably quite stupid but how do i get other buttons on the same page to open in a chromeless window … --- ## [Crop functionality to flv streaming player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crop-functionality-to-flv-streaming-player/249132)
**Author:** [@Artofacks1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Artofacks1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crop-functionality-to-flv-streaming-player/249132 "2008-05-29T05:45:16Z")
Any one have an idea on how to implement a cropping functionality to a video player? I have coded a flash streaming player twice but now the client would like to add cropping of video functionality. I figure with the m… --- ## [Controling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controling/261486)
**Author:** [@TVM\_XST](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TVM_XST)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controling/261486 "2008-05-29T04:42:24Z")
I have two SWF .One is Parent.swf and the other is Child.swf.I successfully loaded the Child.swf into the parent.Now I want to control the Child.swf from parent ,using ActionScript. How to do this Please help ! --- ## [Image gallery issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-gallery-issue/261592)
**Author:** [@vazash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vazash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-gallery-issue/261592 "2008-05-29T04:25:52Z")
hi guys, I have about 8 images in movieclips. each one stacked over the other with about 50px away from the others "left" position. The width of each image is 300px. What i want to do is when i rollover any of the imag… --- ## [Highlighting a specific text using TextField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/highlighting-a-specific-text-using-textfield/261396)
**Author:** [@tat\_work](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tat_work)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/highlighting-a-specific-text-using-textfield/261396 "2008-05-29T03:14:36Z")
Hi all, I wonder if there is a way to highlight a specific text in a TextField without highlighting the whole block of text? The reason I am trying to find a way to do it is that I want to highlight a block of text, bu… --- ## [Possible to display subscripts in combobox component?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-display-subscripts-in-combobox-component/261586)
**Author:** [@Rin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-display-subscripts-in-combobox-component/261586 "2008-05-29T02:29:28Z")
Hi all, I'm working on a project which chemical formulas are required to be displayed in combo boxes. Is subscripting possible in the default flash combobox component? --- ## [Sound FXs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-fxs/261585)
**Author:** [@taskhill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/taskhill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-fxs/261585 "2008-05-29T02:17:49Z")
Good evening all, I am working on a project and need to be able to manipulate the various sound files I have playing. On one layer I have a song playing and I want to fade that volume down so I can play another short … --- ## [PC user trying to use a Mac](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pc-user-trying-to-use-a-mac/261521)
**Author:** [@AmeliaK](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmeliaK)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pc-user-trying-to-use-a-mac/261521 "2008-05-29T02:10:07Z")
I am used to using CS3 on a PC and I am having problems on the Mac at work. I have text typed in Word and it will not copy and past (I have tried apple+c and dragging) and it won't work. Some help would be GREAT. Thanks --- ## [Rotate bitmap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-bitmap/261582)
**Author:** [@bpdp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bpdp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-bitmap/261582 "2008-05-29T01:28:20Z")
This seems so basic but it's been driving me crazy. How do you rotate a bitmap without it getting choppy? And I can't rotate it in photoshop and then import the rotated image. Any help would be great - thanks. --- ## [How Do I add contextMenu to stage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-contextmenu-to-stage/260908)
**Author:** [@longroper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/longroper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-contextmenu-to-stage/260908 "2008-05-29T01:15:03Z")
So in AS2 you could add a contextMenu for the whole movie like this: var newMenu = new ContextMenu(); newMenu.hideBuiltInItems(); \_root.menu = newMenu; There is no \_root in AS3. So in my Document class I tried thi… --- ## [Embedding fonts (Sucks)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-fonts-sucks/261474)
**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-fonts-sucks/261474 "2008-05-29T00:54:38Z")
Hi when i embedd fonts then they dont appear as sharp and nice as before any idea why is that? Thanks --- ## [attachMovie and startDrag](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-and-startdrag/261444)
**Author:** [@daylight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daylight)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-and-startdrag/261444 "2008-05-28T20:40:48Z")
Hello all I am building a simple (ho ho) game. A number of mc's are added dynamically to the stage using 'attachMovie' in a 'for' loop. The mc's appear, in the exact place I want them. But how can I set them up so they… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=956) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=958)