# Latest **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1996 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1997 --- ## [MacBook Pro 2.4ghz vs 2.5ghz](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/macbook-pro-2-4ghz-vs-2-5ghz/269918)
**Author:** [@digitalmatt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digitalmatt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/macbook-pro-2-4ghz-vs-2-5ghz/269918 "2008-09-03T04:09:37Z")
Hey everyone. I'm planning on getting a 15" MacBook Pro the end of this September. Right now it's a toss between the one that's 2.4ghz with a 256MB RAM video card and the 2.5ghz with a 512MB RAM video card. http://st… --- ## [Create Array From XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-array-from-xml/269917)
**Author:** [@Blissd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Blissd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-array-from-xml/269917 "2008-09-03T04:00:11Z")
Hi There, Thanks for taking to time to read my thread. I'm currently loading movies from an array, and displaying them one after another - this works fine. What I now need to do is create the array from XML. Curr… --- ## [Truncate text between the \ or \ tags](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/truncate-text-between-the-p-or-br-tags/269916)
**Author:** [@saxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saxx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/truncate-text-between-the-p-or-br-tags/269916 "2008-09-03T03:58:10Z")
I get how to truncate by characters,and words. But is it possible to truncate only the text between \ tags, and amount of times you want to do so? for example if i had this text \ i eat babies \ is there a wa… --- ## [Problems with drag of multi-layered movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-drag-of-multi-layered-movie-clip/269915)
**Author:** [@NYRick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NYRick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-drag-of-multi-layered-movie-clip/269915 "2008-09-03T03:48:48Z")
I am relatively new to Actionscript 3.0 and Flash CS3 for that matter, and am trying a new project. I have looked through this forum, but haven't found a similar post (maybe searched wrong). I have an issue where I ha… --- ## [Re-direct to main page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-direct-to-main-page/269914)
**Author:** [@khujo56](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/khujo56)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-direct-to-main-page/269914 "2008-09-03T02:25:15Z")
HI Guys I'm am in the process of testing out my form. Once you click submit, i would like the page to be re-direct to the main page of the site. Can someone show me how to do that. I have added the php file below. T… --- ## [Php form help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-help/269912)
**Author:** [@khujo56](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/khujo56)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-help/269912 "2008-09-03T01:46:26Z")
Hi Guys I recently tried out a php form tutorial that i found on Kirupa. The form seems to be working as it should but i do not get any of the e-mails that i sent. Now i have it set up that the info gets sent to my hot… --- ## [Removing objects created through simple for loop?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-objects-created-through-simple-for-loop/269911)
**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-objects-created-through-simple-for-loop/269911 "2008-09-03T01:43:31Z")
private var newHolder:FunkyShape; for (var i:int = 0; i \< 10; i++) { newHolder = new FunkyShape(); newHolder.x = i\*100; } How do I delete all 10 of these? Can't figure this out \[frowning\] removeChild(newHolder)… --- ## [What about iPhone 3g?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-about-iphone-3g/269910)
**Author:** [@designursite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designursite)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-about-iphone-3g/269910 "2008-09-03T01:23:22Z")
Hi, is the Apple iPhone 3g worth. According to many users and friends i've heard that its got some really bad defects. Like it drops calls ? I cannot forward messages? - if this option is'nt there then it must atleast ha… --- ## [Greatest Movie Trailer Voice of All Time Goes Silent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/greatest-movie-trailer-voice-of-all-time-goes-silent/269909)
**Author:** [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/greatest-movie-trailer-voice-of-all-time-goes-silent/269909 "2008-09-03T01:15:40Z")
So sad to see him go, he was amazing. It will be hard replacing him. RIP Don LaFontaine http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/09/02/don-lafontaine-obit.html --- ## [Help loading MovieClip buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-loading-movieclip-buttons/269908)
**Author:** [@beard86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beard86)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-loading-movieclip-buttons/269908 "2008-09-03T00:23:28Z")
Hi, I'm trying to use a movieClip as a button and want to create a function that removes the movieClip onRelease and loads a new button. and vice versa, every method I've tried either removes the movieClip completely or … --- ## [Send files to website via ftp dos command, remotely (vista)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/send-files-to-website-via-ftp-dos-command-remotely-vista/269907)
**Author:** [@mlk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/send-files-to-website-via-ftp-dos-command-remotely-vista/269907 "2008-09-03T00:23:17Z")
Hey peeps Bit of a strange request... I have logs that need to be uploaded automatically (maya render logs) and I'd like to know if there's a way to do that via a batch file that sends command to the ftp function of do… --- ## [The "e" thing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-e-thing/269906)
**Author:** [@johnb816](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnb816)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-e-thing/269906 "2008-09-03T00:11:32Z")
I've noticed that some websites have an icon to the left of their website url. For instance, kirupa.com doesn't have one. But google does (it's a swigly "g"). What's the name of that thing. Is it something you do in flas… --- ## [An easy one (gotoAndPlay)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-easy-one-gotoandplay/269905)
**Author:** [@Shard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-easy-one-gotoandplay/269905 "2008-09-02T23:13:31Z")
This has got to be an easy one. I need the movie to goto a random scene (they are all named scene1, scene2 etc) I generate a random number (n) and try \_root.gotoAndPlay("Scene" + n, 1); I also tried var temp = eval(… --- ## [Adding preloader causing many errors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-preloader-causing-many-errors/269904)
**Author:** [@madfatter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/madfatter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-preloader-causing-many-errors/269904 "2008-09-02T22:45:08Z")
Hi, I have a very elaborate flash project that works well when you load the .swf directly into the html page. However, once I added a prelaoder (using the show display progress code from “Essential ActionScript 3.0” ex… --- ## [Doozie of a bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/doozie-of-a-bug/269903)
**Author:** [@AlexWeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWeldon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/doozie-of-a-bug/269903 "2008-09-02T22:41:16Z")
Short version of the question, for those disinclined to reading: Under what circumstances could one display object be inside a Canvas, with non-zero height and width, alpha of 1, visible == true, have the highest myCanva… --- ## [swapDepths help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swapdepths-help/269902)
**Author:** [@genericguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/genericguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swapdepths-help/269902 "2008-09-02T22:10:49Z")
Hello and thanks for the help in advance. I am new to flash so bare with me. I'm having a little trouble and will try to explain the best i can. I have two visible movie clips... player\_mc, tree\_mc And two non visibl… --- ## [\[CS3/AS2\]Button to Rotate Multiple MC's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-button-to-rotate-multiple-mcs/269901)
**Author:** [@mnat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mnat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-button-to-rotate-multiple-mcs/269901 "2008-09-02T22:06:13Z")
My movie has multiple draggle Movie clips (via a button with an attachMovie function) I would like to have one button that when clicked will rotate whichever MC on stage the user selected. Basically if a user clicks o… --- ## [Smarty and Security/Restricting the use of PHP code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smarty-and-security-restricting-the-use-of-php-code/269899)
**Author:** [@lorren\_biffin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lorren_biffin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smarty-and-security-restricting-the-use-of-php-code/269899 "2008-09-02T21:47:42Z")
So, I've got a project I'm working on for a pet supply drop-ship facilitator. The service allows users to open accounts. Each account comes with a Store for users to market and sell products with. Users can specify which… --- ## [Flash Video Buffer Notice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-buffer-notice/269898)
**Author:** [@craig\_clayton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/craig_clayton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-buffer-notice/269898 "2008-09-02T20:55:16Z")
Ok so have this site here http://72.52.192.225/ that I am building and I am having a problem with letting people know when the video is buffering. I would like a movieclip to appear when the video is buffering but cant… --- ## [Break does not stop trace - has it really stopped?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/break-does-not-stop-trace-has-it-really-stopped/269897)
**Author:** [@charles\_i](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charles_i)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/break-does-not-stop-trace-has-it-really-stopped/269897 "2008-09-02T20:48:37Z")
I've come across this several times and always wondered. If I have a loop which stops at the end of so many iterations with "break" the animation stops - but the trace keeps repeating in the Output window. Does this me… --- ## [Extending an Abstract class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extending-an-abstract-class/269896)
**Author:** [@RebuiltJorge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RebuiltJorge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/extending-an-abstract-class/269896 "2008-09-02T20:34:03Z")
i have an abstract class called Ship(extends Sprite), Ship is extended by two other classes Falcon and TieFighter. Ship,Falcon, and TieFighter are all in a package called "Ships". Falcon class is linked up to an image i… --- ## [Delaying a button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delaying-a-button/269894)
**Author:** [@elgringoson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elgringoson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delaying-a-button/269894 "2008-09-02T20:28:48Z")
Am I able to put a delay on a button? for example to stop the user clicking through a set of images too quickly? Here's my code I spliced together after searching: previous\_btn.onRelease = function() { prevImage… --- ## [Superclasses?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/superclasses/269893)
**Author:** [@DesignerMichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerMichael)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/superclasses/269893 "2008-09-02T20:14:01Z")
How do you assign one class to multiple library movieclips? Eg, each animal in my game has the same animation sequences... And, copy-pasting the entire class into a new .as for each movieclip would be kinda messy... Do… --- ## [Remove movieClip dynamically](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-movieclip-dynamically/269891)
**Author:** [@pixel\_chick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixel_chick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-movieclip-dynamically/269891 "2008-09-02T19:42:26Z")
I have a map that I created to display some results of a small town election. There is a statsBox movieClip that pops up on mouseOver on each county that displays the results pulled from an XML file. The statsBox is on t… --- ## [Open link in same window using as3 code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-link-in-same-window-using-as3-code/269890)
**Author:** [@wdv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wdv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-link-in-same-window-using-as3-code/269890 "2008-09-02T19:34:38Z")
This code opens my links in a new window how do i set to open in same window using AS3? private function \_mouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void { var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest(event.target.href); navigateToU… --- ## [Loaded HTML image layout](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-html-image-layout/269889)
**Author:** [@tabbycat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tabbycat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-html-image-layout/269889 "2008-09-02T19:24:38Z")
I am loading an html file into a textfield. The textfield is set to accept html and is wrapped and multiline. The html file contains consectutive image tags which cause the images to be displayed on top of each other. … --- ## [FLASH 8 - Please Help me!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-please-help-me/269888)
**Author:** [@lazy\_flasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lazy_flasher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-please-help-me/269888 "2008-09-02T19:18:35Z")
Howdy: I have used the script below to load external swfs successfully..but I need them to reverse \[or atleast disappear\] when I "rollOut" off of the button in the main fla... Can anyone help??? It is must be fairly … --- ## [hitTest and attachMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-and-attachmovie/269887)
**Author:** [@leetleet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leetleet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-and-attachmovie/269887 "2008-09-02T19:13:58Z")
Ok so basically I got mobs spawning at intervals, using attachMovie(), name them mob1,mob2,mob3,etc. They run upward onEnterFrame towards some police dudes also spawned using attachMovie(), named police1,police2,etc. Now… --- ## [FLASH 8 - Please Help me!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-please-help-me/269886)
**Author:** [@lazy\_flasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lazy_flasher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-please-help-me/269886 "2008-09-02T19:11:28Z")
I am very new to Flash scripting and try to avoid it, if I can. I learn by trial and error. I don't even really fully understand the code below...but it is working on my site \[trust me, I pay dues by doing things in my i… --- ## [Targeting MovieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-movieclips/269885)
**Author:** [@rodlab2x](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rodlab2x)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-movieclips/269885 "2008-09-02T19:06:45Z")
How do you target movieclips in parent timeline. For example this was in as2 .\_parent.digit2.gotoAndStop(2); or parent.parent.glow.play(); [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1995) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=1997)