# Latest **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=598 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 599 --- ## [Vertical accordian, XML, AS2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-accordian-xml-as2/318327)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Planet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Captain_Planet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-accordian-xml-as2/318327 "2011-01-17T08:33:03Z")
Hi, folks. I need to create an xml-driven vertical accordian menu (you know....like a stack menu which expands and shows the submenu). Now for things like this I can usually hack my own solution together from other ex… --- ## [Override old information with new()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/override-old-information-with-new/318326)
**Author:** [@OMG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OMG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/override-old-information-with-new/318326 "2011-01-17T05:29:05Z")
myShape=new MySquare(5) inside MySquare constructor: theArray.push(this) the destroy() function: theArray.removeObj(this)//loops through array then slice "this" (MySquare) out. my dilemma: //somewhere else in my main… --- ## [Working with multiple instances of a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-multiple-instances-of-a-movieclip/318325)
**Author:** [@burcu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/burcu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-multiple-instances-of-a-movieclip/318325 "2011-01-17T05:24:34Z")
Hi!! I am working on a project which looks like a crossword puzzle. When you mouse over on the white boxes they will light up. When you mouse over the letters they will have 3d rotations and when you rollover only some s… --- ## [A Simple Technique To Build Flash Architectural Presentation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-simple-technique-to-build-flash-architectural-presentation/318324)
**Author:** [@jsebastian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jsebastian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-simple-technique-to-build-flash-architectural-presentation/318324 "2011-01-17T04:40:10Z")
Presenting floorplan to audiences will become more attractive if one could easilly choose which picture he/she wants to see in more detail. Furthermore such presentation should be accessed in the internet so people … --- ## [Attempt #2352 for stopping spam](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attempt-2352-for-stopping-spam/318323)
**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attempt-2352-for-stopping-spam/318323 "2011-01-17T02:09:04Z")
I spent some time this weekend installing a hack/mod that prevents a user from creating an account if he/she went through the registration pages extremely quickly. So far, it seems to be working! The following user na… --- ## [As2 Array button linking help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-array-button-linking-help/318322)
**Author:** [@jdogg4000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jdogg4000)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-array-button-linking-help/318322 "2011-01-17T01:06:15Z")
I'm a bit of an actionscript noob, but I've built these website menu buttons and used some ActionScript 2.0 code i ran through in a tutorial on MovieClip Buttons. Trouble is, I need to adjust the AS to link the buttons… --- ## [Make Cooking a Breeze with some Helpful Kitchen O](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-cooking-a-breeze-with-some-helpful-kitchen-o/318321)
**Author:** [@6k7b2p5c9f](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/6k7b2p5c9f)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-cooking-a-breeze-with-some-helpful-kitchen-o/318321 "2011-01-17T00:32:36Z")
Refrigerator Rollout CaddyMost cooks use wine in their dishes, or else they simply drink it. But because it can stain almost any surface, wine can be a pain to find a place for. Small countertop racks are fine for a few … --- ## [The Awesome Powers of Lateral Thinking](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-awesome-powers-of-lateral-thinking/318320)
**Author:** [@6k7b2p5c9f](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/6k7b2p5c9f)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-awesome-powers-of-lateral-thinking/318320 "2011-01-17T00:32:05Z")
The young man no sooner drove away when Greg realized he had forgot to ask his name or where he worked. Then it hit him. He was suddenly struck with that wonderfully exquisite “AHA” of Lateral Thinking and the brilliantl… --- ## [I very interesting experiment with Flash and dynamic audio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-very-interesting-experiment-with-flash-and-dynamic-audio/318319)
**Author:** [@alex\_nino](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alex_nino)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-very-interesting-experiment-with-flash-and-dynamic-audio/318319 "2011-01-17T00:13:04Z")
Hi guys, I've been playing around with MIDI files and flash but this time I did an experiment which got interesting results... take a look http://www.yoambulante.com/en/labs/pagodinho.php cheers! --- ## [Text field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field/318318)
**Author:** [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field/318318 "2011-01-16T22:38:13Z")
edit: removed This was a stupid question. here's another though, can i delete my own post? --- ## [A remove Child Caller question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-remove-child-caller-question/318317)
**Author:** [@rimacy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rimacy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-remove-child-caller-question/318317 "2011-01-16T22:01:53Z")
Here's the class package { import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.events.Event; import flash.media.SoundTransform import com.greensock.easing.\*; public class StarFieldView extends MovieClip { private v… --- ## [Package problem: function an undefined property](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/package-problem-function-an-undefined-property/318316)
**Author:** [@lkingman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lkingman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/package-problem-function-an-undefined-property/318316 "2011-01-16T19:52:39Z")
I'm trying to convert a working action into a package. Everything works fine in a Flash frame. I copied and pasted it into a class declaration and made the main function a public function. The action includes a timer dec… --- ## [Read a Link in AS from XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-a-link-in-as-from-xml/318315)
**Author:** [@treeleaf20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treeleaf20)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-a-link-in-as-from-xml/318315 "2011-01-16T19:18:29Z")
All, I'm trying to have my script read an XML file and in the XML file I'm trying to put a link. If I have just regular text in the XML file it works fine. If I have it like the following it works fine: \ **Author:** [@RapsFan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RapsFan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-collision-detection-stopping-objects-from-going-through-eachother/318314 "2011-01-16T19:09:38Z") Hello everyone. I'm running a HitTestPoint to detect when two of my mc's collide, but I don't want them to be able to go right through each other. Someone suggested I find the x,y coords of the moving object when the col… --- ## [Trying to gotoAndStop as soon as file loads](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-gotoandstop-as-soon-as-file-loads/318313)
**Author:** [@tibberous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tibberous)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-gotoandstop-as-soon-as-file-loads/318313 "2011-01-16T19:04:10Z")
For some reason, gotoAndStop isn't working when I call it from either the main timeline of my main classes constructor. I'm guessing I need to call it once everything has loaded - but I don't what what event to fire it o… --- ## [Simple insert into MYSQL from Flash via PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-insert-into-mysql-from-flash-via-php/318312)
**Author:** [@dakky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dakky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-insert-into-mysql-from-flash-via-php/318312 "2011-01-16T18:08:26Z")
Hi There, I have spent many days tearing my hair out trying to get this simple flash code to work. I have four text fields named player,tournament,position,prize and a submit button. I have a working mysql database. … --- ## [World Creation Kit in FlashDevelop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-creation-kit-in-flashdevelop/318311)
**Author:** [@TOdorus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TOdorus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-creation-kit-in-flashdevelop/318311 "2011-01-16T18:08:12Z")
Hi guys, I've been researching some stuff lately, one of those things bieng the World Creation Kit (WCK). At the core it's a Alchemy port of Box2D, so it's execution is a lot faster than any pure AS3 library can ever a… --- ## [Flash countdown is hour too fast?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-countdown-is-hour-too-fast/318310)
**Author:** [@westy2006](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/westy2006)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-countdown-is-hour-too-fast/318310 "2011-01-16T17:50:39Z")
Hi, I created a flash countdown for an event and it all seems to be working except it seems to be an hour too fast! You can view the countdown on the right side of this page http://www.womenssoccerunited.com The action… --- ## [Get image size dimensions from a URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-image-size-dimensions-from-a-url/318309)
**Author:** [@treeleaf20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treeleaf20)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-image-size-dimensions-from-a-url/318309 "2011-01-16T16:39:22Z")
All, I'm loading images from an XML file and I know what the image name is, however this is in a string variable. How can I get the dimensions of the image from this? Thanks for the help in advance. --- ## [Where does Twitter make their money?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-does-twitter-make-their-money/318308)
**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-does-twitter-make-their-money/318308 "2011-01-16T15:06:24Z")
Where do sites like Twitter make their money? I can't seem to find any ads on the site (in addition to a lot of people check their Twitter with "helper apps" rather than the web interface), and I haven't really noticed… --- ## [Parameter child must be non-null](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parameter-child-must-be-non-null/318307)
**Author:** [@orgio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/orgio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parameter-child-must-be-non-null/318307 "2011-01-16T13:38:08Z")
can someone help me please? i have an external class that creates an instance named mc. then mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN, drag); in function drag, if i try: addChild(mc); it works fine but when i try: a… --- ## [Bad clones](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-clones/318306)
**Author:** [@radi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bad-clones/318306 "2011-01-16T12:44:38Z")
how come some times when i use control to copy a object, then modify it all of its clones changes also and then some times it doesn't this makes cloning things very useful or useless depending on the weather --- ## [Masking + dynamically generated content](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-dynamically-generated-content/318305)
**Author:** [@chilldog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chilldog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-dynamically-generated-content/318305 "2011-01-16T11:02:04Z")
I've got an object in the library that's a basic rectangle with an outline. A for loop creates a grid dynamically. I want to create a mask that goes over this grid. I'm using "my\_object.mask = my\_mask", but to no avail. … --- ## [Class created object to array in main timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-created-object-to-array-in-main-timeline/318304)
**Author:** [@radi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-created-object-to-array-in-main-timeline/318304 "2011-01-16T08:54:19Z")
nvm found it out, you guys should really give me a erase post option \[smile\] --- ## [Previous button in sequence load image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/previous-button-in-sequence-load-image/318303)
**Author:** [@pizza0502](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pizza0502)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/previous-button-in-sequence-load-image/318303 "2011-01-16T08:11:33Z")
Hi, I've found this sequence load image, but it only has next button. How do i make a PREVIOUS button for this sequence load image? so that i have next and previous button in this image loader. --- ## [No blur rotation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-blur-rotation/318302)
**Author:** [@radi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-blur-rotation/318302 "2011-01-16T07:05:35Z")
is it possible to rotate a object without it blurring? --- ## [Shorthand if statement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shorthand-if-statement/318301)
**Author:** [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shorthand-if-statement/318301 "2011-01-16T04:54:28Z")
if (myBoolean){ mc.gotoAndStop(2); } is there a way to shorten it to something like: myBoolean ? mc.gotoAndStop(2); i know how to assign a variable shorthand var myNumber:uint = myBoolean? 1:2; --- ## [Uint can't be null or NaN](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uint-cant-be-null-or-nan/318300)
**Author:** [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uint-cant-be-null-or-nan/318300 "2011-01-16T03:11:35Z")
i want my uint to be 0,1, or null. it appears i cannot assign NaN to a uint, but i can with a number. why is that? var num:Number; trace (num) //NaN var u:uint; trace (u); //0 I want an undefined place holder for… --- ## [Adding MC's to 2D Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-mcs-to-2d-array/318299)
**Author:** [@Mezmiro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mezmiro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-mcs-to-2d-array/318299 "2011-01-16T02:39:20Z")
I'm utilizing this code for a photo gallery, and I'm having issues with adding movie clips to arrays. This code compiles with an error stating "Label must be a simple identifier." //Encapsulating mc for thumbnail imag… --- ## [Load .txt file problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-txt-file-problem/318297)
**Author:** [@RobertPallister](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RobertPallister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-txt-file-problem/318297 "2011-01-15T23:12:07Z")
Hey I am using the load command to load content from a .txt file on my server. I have it all working just find when I preview the swf file in flash and when I view the .swf in my web browser from my server. The problem w… [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=597) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=599)