# Latest **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1720 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1721 --- ## [How to get data from MySQL into Flash CS3 using AS2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-data-from-mysql-into-flash-cs3-using-as2/279647)
**Author:** [@phusa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phusa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-data-from-mysql-into-flash-cs3-using-as2/279647 "2009-01-16T22:39:30Z")
Hello Everybody! I 'm Phusa. I 've read a tutorial about Flash, PHP and MySQL Integration. I imitated that tutorial, but I will unsuccess. All files I written as follows: - DataBase Name: dbtestflash - Table Name: sites … --- ## [\[Flash8\] Flash Snow - Trying to position X, Y](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-flash-snow-trying-to-position-x-y/279646)
**Author:** [@RandyK](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RandyK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-flash-snow-trying-to-position-x-y/279646 "2009-01-16T22:31:36Z")
(http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/snow.htm) I am desperately trying to isolate the snowfall to one area of my movie using the width & height controls in the script + X,Y coords, but cannot seem to control it's x,… --- ## [Flash Ad layering Flash over HTML - can't click links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-ad-layering-flash-over-html-cant-click-links/279645)
**Author:** [@natsully](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/natsully)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-ad-layering-flash-over-html-cant-click-links/279645 "2009-01-16T22:02:32Z")
I have created a Flash Overlay ad (similarly like what you see on Yahoo and MSN). Everything is working correctly. The only thing is when the animation is over (ended by a "stop();" command in the flash file, it is lea… --- ## [Flash Ad layering Flash over HTML - can't click links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-ad-layering-flash-over-html-cant-click-links/279644)
**Author:** [@natsully](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/natsully)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-ad-layering-flash-over-html-cant-click-links/279644 "2009-01-16T22:01:56Z")
I have created a Flash Overlay ad (similarly like what you see on Yahoo and MSN). Everything is working correctly. The only thing is when the animation is over (ended by a "stop();" command in the flash file, it is lea… --- ## [Quick opinion on preloaders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-opinion-on-preloaders/279643)
**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-opinion-on-preloaders/279643 "2009-01-16T21:54:00Z")
I have a Flash project I'm finishing up, and I'm already pretty much at my maximum budgeted time for it. The file is only 30k, and loads almost instantly... Do you think it's still important for me to have a preloader fo… --- ## [How to addChild() to Stage From a Packaged Class?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-addchild-to-stage-from-a-packaged-class/279642)
**Author:** [@sstecken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sstecken)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-addchild-to-stage-from-a-packaged-class/279642 "2009-01-16T21:45:09Z")
I have a public class as a package. Upon creating a new class object, the constructor attempts to add a sprite to the stage. I receive the error: "1180: Call to a possibly undefined method addChild." The code snippi… --- ## [Centre X,Y screen values](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centre-x-y-screen-values/279641)
**Author:** [@yachtpicasso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yachtpicasso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centre-x-y-screen-values/279641 "2009-01-16T21:40:06Z")
hi all, i know this is simple ABC (but i am quite raw at AS)... but what are the centre co-ordinates of the screen? (scaling aside) i mean... i know 0,0 is top left corner. so what is middle or bottom right? thank … --- ## [Help me to find the source for this cool type trick](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-to-find-the-source-for-this-cool-type-trick/279640)
**Author:** [@wolverinejoe80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolverinejoe80)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-to-find-the-source-for-this-cool-type-trick/279640 "2009-01-16T21:12:15Z")
hi guys, i got this from flashkit movie section 4-5 years ago. link I lost the original file, and I couldn't find it on their website. do any of you know where I can find the flash file on this? I really love … --- ## [Friday night! The drunken thread](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friday-night-the-drunken-thread/279638)
**Author:** [@Iamthejuggler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Iamthejuggler)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/friday-night-the-drunken-thread/279638 "2009-01-16T20:42:53Z")
Hey the last one seems to have dissappeared. This must be remedied, so here it is. The friday night drinking thread. I'm gonna get loaded tonight, hows about you's guys? Mucho vino and guitar hero world tour with frien… --- ## [Circuit City Sale!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circuit-city-sale/279637)
**Author:** [@chacelp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chacelp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circuit-city-sale/279637 "2009-01-16T20:40:35Z")
The rumor is that all Circuit City stores nationwide begin liquidation sales tomorrow (1/17/08). Apparently they will be no more, and "everything must go"! Now might be a good time to go get that flat screen tv you'v… --- ## [Random Tweens - Simple Question, Simple Answer?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-tweens-simple-question-simple-answer/279636)
**Author:** [@YoungNastyMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/YoungNastyMan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-tweens-simple-question-simple-answer/279636 "2009-01-16T20:33:18Z")
Hello, I have one swf with a few different motion tweens inside their own movie clips. I want to write some code to play only one of the tweens at random. I know how to use setInterval to get the process to repeat with… --- ## [Combo Box Item Loads Movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combo-box-item-loads-movie/279635)
**Author:** [@mdlweb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdlweb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combo-box-item-loads-movie/279635 "2009-01-16T20:04:18Z")
How do I make a combo box item load a seperate movie? Thanks --- ## [How to make an object visually move?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-an-object-visually-move/279634)
**Author:** [@izzie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/izzie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-an-object-visually-move/279634 "2009-01-16T19:22:23Z")
How do you write to make an object go to a specific position - and so that you see the movement? f.ex; myObject\_mc has the position x=0 and y=0, and then it should go to position x=0 and y=20? (I need this for making… --- ## [Using event.currentTarget with XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-event-currenttarget-with-xml/279633)
**Author:** [@kidg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kidg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-event-currenttarget-with-xml/279633 "2009-01-16T19:06:02Z")
It's been a long week and I'm brain dead so I'm hoping that this is something simple that one of you can help me with. I am loading a series of thumnails through an XML file into a scrolling movieClip. I am able to ge… --- ## [XML passed as a class parameter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-passed-as-a-class-parameter/279632)
**Author:** [@cordlesspaper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cordlesspaper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-passed-as-a-class-parameter/279632 "2009-01-16T18:42:01Z")
Hi! Trying to pass an XML object into a new instance of a class. Is this possible? Looping through XML Nodes: var speaker\_list:XMLList = xml\_data.speaker; for (var i:int = 0; i \< speaker\_list.length(); i++){ … --- ## [PDF download](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pdf-download/279631)
**Author:** [@slunt32](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slunt32)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pdf-download/279631 "2009-01-16T18:32:03Z")
Hi, I've created a gallery which loads in images externally thru xml, one image is shown at a time as they cycle thru the gallery, i want to have one download button that will download a pdf version of the image shown,… --- ## [Strange thing occurring with my rollover scrolling menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-thing-occurring-with-my-rollover-scrolling-menu/279630)
**Author:** [@tugboat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tugboat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-thing-occurring-with-my-rollover-scrolling-menu/279630 "2009-01-16T18:24:08Z")
I really don't know why this is happening. I have a menu on the side of the screen ("sidePanel\_mc") that should scroll inversely when the cursor is placed over it (meaning that when the cursor moves down, the menu go… --- ## [Buttons as movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-as-movie-clip/279629)
**Author:** [@chinky\_th](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chinky_th)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-as-movie-clip/279629 "2009-01-16T18:21:22Z")
\[COLOR=black\]I have a movie clip & inside that movie clip, some Images are moving around the stage. I want these images to act like buttons, so that when we click on them we can go to URL link. First I stopped my movie c… --- ## [Flash and Excel?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-excel/279628)
**Author:** [@atebit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/atebit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-excel/279628 "2009-01-16T18:17:42Z")
Is there a way to use Flash/AS to take the math logic built into an exel document and import that functionality into Flash to make a very simple flash tool. Basically, the excel sheet is simply a forecasting tool, used… --- ## [Excel and Actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/excel-and-actionscript/279627)
**Author:** [@atebit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/atebit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/excel-and-actionscript/279627 "2009-01-16T18:16:18Z")
I am trying to figure out if there is a way to use Flash/AS to, essentially, take the math logic built into an exel document and import that functionality into Flash to make a very simple flash tool. Basically, the exc… --- ## [How to store a reference to a previously selected target?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-store-a-reference-to-a-previously-selected-target/279626)
**Author:** [@regbolD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/regbolD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-store-a-reference-to-a-previously-selected-target/279626 "2009-01-16T17:56:34Z")
is there a way? for example if i have “normal” function for a button click: function clikcMenu(e:MouseEvent):void { e.target.something = whatever; } and if i click on some button in my … --- ## [Batch 100 parameters to 100 components](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/batch-100-parameters-to-100-components/279625)
**Author:** [@patrickjv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patrickjv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/batch-100-parameters-to-100-components/279625 "2009-01-16T17:40:31Z")
I have a list of 100 parameters which I want to add to 100 components (library items). Throughout flash MX to CS3 I've never found a way to automate /batch it. Neither managed with jsfl/jsapi. Looks as if CS4 doesn't off… --- ## [Computer issues? powers off](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-issues-powers-off/279624)
**Author:** [@korpka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/korpka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-issues-powers-off/279624 "2009-01-16T17:39:35Z")
Hi recently my computer shuts off and it seems it happens when the side of the case gets tapped/touched. Sometimes my cat walks by and the computer shuts off. What should I check? I am also thinking about upgrading, are … --- ## [Help please! Multiple choice quiz connected to a database!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-multiple-choice-quiz-connected-to-a-database/279623)
**Author:** [@Beechy34](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Beechy34)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-multiple-choice-quiz-connected-to-a-database/279623 "2009-01-16T17:37:57Z")
hi guys really need your help!! im currently making a multiple choice question quiz and this needs to be connected to a database. the database needs to store the questions and answers which needs to be displayed in the … --- ## [Very nice looking site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-nice-looking-site/279622)
**Author:** [@ajcates](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajcates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-nice-looking-site/279622 "2009-01-16T17:15:17Z")
linky --- ## [Timeline colours](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-colours/279621)
**Author:** [@alexbryan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexbryan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-colours/279621 "2009-01-16T17:08:47Z")
Hi, this is my first post and I have a question I hope someone can help me with. I've just installed Flash CS4 and when I select a frame on the timeline the selection colour is light grey, which is barely disernable fr… --- ## [The flash equivilent of a VB Timer? + image array?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-flash-equivilent-of-a-vb-timer-image-array/279620)
**Author:** [@ImOnCloudNine69](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ImOnCloudNine69)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-flash-equivilent-of-a-vb-timer-image-array/279620 "2009-01-16T17:02:30Z")
Okay so I'm very used to Visual Basic, and I got to the point where VB just couldnt handle the game requirements I was searching for. So I set out on a new goal, to learn flash. As my first task I am atempting to make an… --- ## [Positioning movie clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-movie-clips/279619)
**Author:** [@gencoglu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gencoglu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-movie-clips/279619 "2009-01-16T16:52:52Z")
\[FONT=Courier New\] Hi, I have five rectangle shaped movie clips....I need to change their \_y position randomly by clciking a button..but there must be 10px space between them... so how do I modify the code to do it ? t… --- ## [Simple: Add a value to end of array?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-add-a-value-to-end-of-array/279618)
**Author:** [@jarmanje](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jarmanje)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-add-a-value-to-end-of-array/279618 "2009-01-16T16:41:14Z")
Hi there. This is a basic questions! How can i add another value to the end of an array? This is my code: var ThumbArray:Array = new Array(); ThumbArray\[0\] = \["70317", "name70317", "2"\] ThumbArray\[1\] = \["28076", … --- ## [SPAS 3.0 Form.addItem vs Label+TextInput](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spas-3-0-form-additem-vs-label-textinput/279617)
**Author:** [@USFbobFL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/USFbobFL)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spas-3-0-form-additem-vs-label-textinput/279617 "2009-01-16T16:08:28Z")
In reference to the sample set of basic web forms presented in SPAS 3.0 white paper spas3\_ria\_en.pdf, I found that using Label and TextInput controls added with panel.addGraphicElements() provides far more control and ad… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1719) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1721)