# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=987 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 988 --- ## [Type settings with a dynamic text field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-settings-with-a-dynamic-text-field/259208)
**Author:** [@uncle\_phil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/uncle_phil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-settings-with-a-dynamic-text-field/259208 "2008-05-02T02:16:04Z")
I have some dynamically generated text (generated within the swf) that i'm sending to a dynamic text field (in the same swf). When I created it on the stage I set the color, the width between characters (A\\V), the text… --- ## [Image transition: anyone know how to do this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-transition-anyone-know-how-to-do-this/259207)
**Author:** [@kptgreg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kptgreg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-transition-anyone-know-how-to-do-this/259207 "2008-05-02T02:12:58Z")
I was wondering if anyone has seen this diagonal image transition around like a tutorial or package or something. I have to do it and I don't know how. http://www.lmu.edu/page27472.aspx Or if anyone knows some simil… --- ## [Transition effect with buttons using actionscript 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-effect-with-buttons-using-actionscript-2-0/259206)
**Author:** [@cturner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cturner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-effect-with-buttons-using-actionscript-2-0/259206 "2008-05-02T00:26:17Z")
I wanting to make a transition in my flash resume. The transition that I am wanting to do is like this: It starts like this: HOME Home text here. EDUCATION EXPERIENCE PERSONAL DETAILS When someone click… --- ## [Flash Sound problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sound-problem/259198)
**Author:** [@cwjam11](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cwjam11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sound-problem/259198 "2008-05-01T22:47:50Z")
I really hope someone can help me. I'm trying to play sound in my site. The code that I'm using is: loadMovie("girl\_intro.swf",mv\_main); And while it does load just fine, after it plays for a bit, it sounds like it… --- ## [Deleting variables with if conditions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deleting-variables-with-if-conditions/259194)
**Author:** [@setzer9999](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/setzer9999)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deleting-variables-with-if-conditions/259194 "2008-05-01T21:37:50Z")
Hello, I have this code: if(myVar2 == true){ delete myVar1; } However, even when myVar2 has not yet been established, myVar1 is being deleted. What is causing this? --- ## [Targeting Mc-s on timeline from inside a second mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-mc-s-on-timeline-from-inside-a-second-mc/259189)
**Author:** [@luka66\_6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luka66_6)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-mc-s-on-timeline-from-inside-a-second-mc/259189 "2008-05-01T20:40:32Z")
Hi I have a problem targeting a mc that is on main timeline with button that lies inside a mc that is on main time line. What should code look like to target something that lies on main timeline from some where else. … --- ## [How to make a button influence a dynamic textfield?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-button-influence-a-dynamic-textfield/259187)
**Author:** [@Danarus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danarus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-button-influence-a-dynamic-textfield/259187 "2008-05-01T20:20:06Z")
So, I have two textfields (txt\_name and txt\_description), as well as a button (btn\_pasteasplaintext). I'm trying to make it so when you hover over the button, both the text fields change. This is what I have so far: b… --- ## [Odd Flash CS3 error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-flash-cs3-error/259184)
**Author:** [@itbkris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/itbkris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-flash-cs3-error/259184 "2008-05-01T20:08:27Z")
I've been working on a real estate program to run inside of flash for a few weeks now. It pulls info from an sql database, through php, out as xml and then into flash. I got most of this working thanks to items on this… --- ## [ThaJock in the House](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thajock-in-the-house/259183)
**Author:** [@ThaJock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThaJock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thajock-in-the-house/259183 "2008-05-01T19:58:04Z")
Hello All, I'm new to this cool flash community and wanted to give a shot out to every one of you smart guys and gals. I'm on Flash 9 using AS2. Is any way you can copy an entire timeline and convert it to a movie c… --- ## [How to find out what number in an Array a particular element is?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-find-out-what-number-in-an-array-a-particular-element-is/259182)
**Author:** [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-find-out-what-number-in-an-array-a-particular-element-is/259182 "2008-05-01T19:45:39Z")
Essentially I need the MC to know whereabouts in the Array it is :beam: Say you pick a movieclip at random, and assign in a function, how do you find out what number in the Array it is and remove it from the array? F… --- ## [Script crashes IDE and Flash Player but works in browsers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-crashes-ide-and-flash-player-but-works-in-browsers/259179)
**Author:** [@activa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/activa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-crashes-ide-and-flash-player-but-works-in-browsers/259179 "2008-05-01T19:20:34Z")
I'm building a game program and I've got a script that loads an external swf, and then duplicates the clip for the user to play. It worked until a few days ago when I reinstalled my OS (Mac OS 10.4.11) to fix an unrelate… --- ## [How to change this function into AS 2.0?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-this-function-into-as-2-0/259176)
**Author:** [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-this-function-into-as-2-0/259176 "2008-05-01T18:36:44Z")
So i found this function which works for me function hideAllThumbs() { trace("Hiding all thumbs !!!"); for (var x in contentWeb.thumbsPortfolio) { if (contentWeb.thumbsPortfolio\[x\].\_name.substr(0, 14) == "thumbCon… --- ## [Flash 8/AS2 Slideshow Memory Leak in Safari](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-slideshow-memory-leak-in-safari/259174)
**Author:** [@ibsen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibsen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-slideshow-memory-leak-in-safari/259174 "2008-05-01T18:06:41Z")
I built a slideshow in Actionscript which I have to run in Safari, but I've noticed with each image load, Safari's memory footprint grows and never decreases. I've tried placing a delete(variable) after each use of a var… --- ## [Align movieclip to top of stage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/align-movieclip-to-top-of-stage/259173)
**Author:** [@woodman650](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woodman650)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/align-movieclip-to-top-of-stage/259173 "2008-05-01T18:06:14Z")
Hi guys, I'm trying to have a movieclip staged aligned to the top of the stage on resize. Any ideas how I'd do this? I've already got a listener setup to watch for stage resizing... Thanks in advance. --- ## [Should I make people update?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-i-make-people-update/259172)
**Author:** [@kanaeda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kanaeda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/should-i-make-people-update/259172 "2008-05-01T17:24:39Z")
Should I really make people update their version of flash to run my website? In other words, should I do things in as2 or as3? A lot of people have flash 8, but to upgrade to 9 is hassle for some people, cos you have to … --- ## [Making a counter with a daily number limit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-counter-with-a-daily-number-limit/259170)
**Author:** [@uncle\_phil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/uncle_phil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-counter-with-a-daily-number-limit/259170 "2008-05-01T17:21:13Z")
I need to make a counter in flash that counts 2000 numbers a day...so the first day it would start at 0, then the second it would start at 2001, etc. I'm more of an interactive designer, so I know next to nothing about … --- ## [What would be the best way to start a web site to make it 50/50 actionscript and Flas](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-way-to-start-a-web-site-to-make-it-50-50-actionscript-and-flas/259163)
**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-way-to-start-a-web-site-to-make-it-50-50-actionscript-and-flas/259163 "2008-05-01T16:19:24Z")
\[FONT=Calibri\] Hi, \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Calibri\] I have been learning actionscript 3.0 (trying) for the last three months and have learned a little bit about it. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Calibri\]I was wondering what would be th… --- ## [How to combine this code into my main as?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-combine-this-code-into-my-main-as/259158)
**Author:** [@youwh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/youwh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-combine-this-code-into-my-main-as/259158 "2008-05-01T15:53:37Z")
I'm bit unsure how to move some code into my main code. Whether should I use another public, or private, or I just put it in the current public? Help me pls~:beam: This is the code I wanted to put in ActionS… --- ## [Re: Dna](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-dna/259153)
**Author:** [@george2409](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/george2409)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-dna/259153 "2008-05-01T15:14:08Z")
Anyone know where I can find or pay for a reasonably good DNA animations? Thanks George --- ## [Up and down navigation/mouse scrolling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/up-and-down-navigation-mouse-scrolling/259152)
**Author:** [@ilikemyself](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ilikemyself)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/up-and-down-navigation-mouse-scrolling/259152 "2008-05-01T15:10:57Z")
Hey guys, Im making a flash that can load videos, photos and music dynamically i would like to make a scrolling menu, when you open it you will the that photo is there i would like either if you press up or down it goe… --- ## [FLV Playback](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playback/259151)
**Author:** [@shellfish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shellfish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-playback/259151 "2008-05-01T14:48:52Z")
Hey guys, Is there a way of hiding a flv after the video has finished playing? I'm using AS2 in Flash 8. Cheers Shell --- ## [Selecting an instance for a unique function AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-an-instance-for-a-unique-function-as3/259150)
**Author:** [@briman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/briman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-an-instance-for-a-unique-function-as3/259150 "2008-05-01T14:40:45Z")
Hello- I have made an interface of buttons by using a 2D array. What I want to do now is have a specific sound play when the user clicks on a particular button. var \_bbutton:buttonAnimated; var \_bbuttonX:Number = 29; var… --- ## [Understanding Breaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/understanding-breaks/259149)
**Author:** [@vivaretro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vivaretro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/understanding-breaks/259149 "2008-05-01T14:39:29Z")
I understand that break exits you from an if statment. Is there a way for it to exit back 2 if statements. I think it has something to do with label but my book didn't go into enough detail. Any help much appreciated! --- ## [\[F8\] Keypress simulation inquiry](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-keypress-simulation-inquiry/259148)
**Author:** [@Andir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Andir)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-keypress-simulation-inquiry/259148 "2008-05-01T14:23:06Z")
There is a way to "simulate" a key press by calling the broadcastMessage of Key through a "hack" of sorts: Key\["broadcastMessage"\]("onKeyUp"); However, I cannot find a way to stuff the code I want to simulate into … --- ## [Getting NetStream.Play.FileStructureInvalid when trying to stream local MP3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-netstream-play-filestructureinvalid-when-trying-to-stream-local-mp3/259147)
**Author:** [@ven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-netstream-play-filestructureinvalid-when-trying-to-stream-local-mp3/259147 "2008-05-01T14:12:35Z")
var connection:NetConnection; var stream:NetStream; var streamURL:String; function loadStream(url:String):void { streamURL = url; connection = new NetConnection(); connection.addEventListener(Ne… --- ## [loadMovieNum - load ext. swf in NextHigherLevel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovienum-load-ext-swf-in-nexthigherlevel/259146)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovienum-load-ext-swf-in-nexthigherlevel/259146 "2008-05-01T13:56:44Z")
I am loading multiple external swf into a main swf (slides), but they collapse in the root. This is the code I am using now emty\_mc.loadMovieNum("gallery.swf"); I used to have a code instead of using levels for eac… --- ## [Stuck with parsing this xml file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-with-parsing-this-xml-file/259144)
**Author:** [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-with-parsing-this-xml-file/259144 "2008-05-01T13:49:59Z")
I am stuck with the portfolio images part function loadWebsiteContent(succes) { if (succes) { //loop through the website elements var xmlNode = this.firstChild.childNodes; for (var i = 0; i\ **Author:** [@iconicprojects](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iconicprojects)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-animation-issue/259143 "2008-05-01T13:41:52Z") Hi all, I have a slight issue with the simplest of animation, purely a cloud animation however despite creating a seamless cloud image, when the animation ends the loop, it jumps. It been ages since i have done any ani… --- ## [Filereference not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-not-working/259138)
**Author:** [@sparkdemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sparkdemon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-not-working/259138 "2008-05-01T12:31:09Z")
i have a file upload, mechanism utilizing flash and php. It seems to work perfectly in local machine or even lan. However it is not working in any online server. can some one tell me why...the upload path and receiving… --- ## [Listeners for Scrollbar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listeners-for-scrollbar/259137)
**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listeners-for-scrollbar/259137 "2008-05-01T12:11:06Z")
Hello, Im trying to make a scrollbar..\> First off, I want to make full use of Listeners (of which I never usually use! - so I need to learn). This will enable smooth scrolling, and also allows the mouse to be off the '… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=986) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=988)