# Latest **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=996 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 997 --- ## [Gap Before Preloader Begins](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gap-before-preloader-begins/304688)
**Author:** [@J\_Mo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/J_Mo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gap-before-preloader-begins/304688 "2010-02-11T21:53:28Z")
Hi, Can anyone tell me any possible reasons why there is a gap of 5secs (ish) between my swf opening and my preloader starting (at like 90% complete)?? My first frame contains 228kb of info, could that be it? If it i… --- ## [How hard is it to learn Flex if you know AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-flex-if-you-know-as3/304687)
**Author:** [@arrow79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arrow79)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-learn-flex-if-you-know-as3/304687 "2010-02-11T20:25:48Z")
I'm relatively new to AS3, and I'm thinking that it would be advantageous to learn Flex as well. I assume there is a lot of crossover, but I have a friend who is a Flex developer who swears up and down that he doesn't kn… --- ## [Adding a border around a sprite](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-border-around-a-sprite/304686)
**Author:** [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-border-around-a-sprite/304686 "2010-02-11T20:16:22Z")
I want to add a border around my mask. I don't know if I can add the border directly to the mask or if I need to create something new and position it. I imagine if the border was part of the mask it wouldnt show up? Any… --- ## [Working with extra .AS files?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-extra-as-files/304685)
**Author:** [@bhjodokast](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bhjodokast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-extra-as-files/304685 "2010-02-11T20:10:28Z")
I have an FLA file that is one frame. ActionScript 3 code runs a few functions and when you click on things, other functions run. Pretty basic... I have some buttons and sprites that I would like to use with the exte… --- ## [FallingBalls-SimpleProblem\_I\_Think](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fallingballs-simpleproblem-i-think/304684)
**Author:** [@espmilosj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/espmilosj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fallingballs-simpleproblem-i-think/304684 "2010-02-11T19:45:24Z")
Hi, again me with another problem... Idea is to create 2 buttons bt1 and bt2, and ball mc exported as Ball class. When you click bt1 it creates balls array and position all balls on stage according to math.random(). When… --- ## [MC Fade In / Fade Out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-fade-in-fade-out/304683)
**Author:** [@shapper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shapper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-fade-in-fade-out/304683 "2010-02-11T19:44:45Z")
Hello, I am getting a MC from my stage. I would like to make it fade in when the mouse is over and fade out when the mouse is out. How can I do this? Thank You, Miguel --- ## [Math Random Memory Game CS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-random-memory-game-cs3/304682)
**Author:** [@Joepiooo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joepiooo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/math-random-memory-game-cs3/304682 "2010-02-11T19:08:04Z")
Hello, I made a memory game with a tutorial. My knowledge of AS3 is not that good so I have the following question. There is a function like Math.Random to random generate number and put them on stage. I made a memory … --- ## [Help rookie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-rookie/304681)
**Author:** [@duchman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duchman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-rookie/304681 "2010-02-11T18:55:22Z")
hello,Im so new in this, help.. I have looped 5 frame movie clip on stage contained of several objects. IN3rd layer I have a button symbol "logo" in frame by frame mc, which reacts on rollovers made in "over" state of a … --- ## [Get Movie Clip Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-movie-clip-problem/304679)
**Author:** [@shapper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shapper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-movie-clip-problem/304679 "2010-02-11T18:12:12Z")
Hello, I have a MC on my stage and I am trying to get it using the following: var r: MovieClip = getChildByName('MyMovie'); I get an error: 1118: Implicit coercion of a value with static type flash.display:DisplayObj… --- ## [AS for Proportional Scaling makes MC Disappear?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-for-proportional-scaling-makes-mc-disappear/304678)
**Author:** [@adefesche](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adefesche)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-for-proportional-scaling-makes-mc-disappear/304678 "2010-02-11T17:59:09Z")
Hey all, hoping I might be able to get a hand here. I'm creating a simple liquid flash site layout with one MC that does not scale and remains at a constant position, and one mc that should stretch to fit either the hei… --- ## [Sending data to database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-data-to-database/304677)
**Author:** [@mynameis100](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mynameis100)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-data-to-database/304677 "2010-02-11T17:42:17Z")
anyone have a tutorial or thread that they could point me to that explains how to record data from an input field and send it to a database? i searched threads and google searches lead to older methods. thanks! :batma… --- ## [Weird Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problem/304676)
**Author:** [@Dj\_Studios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dj_Studios)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problem/304676 "2010-02-11T17:38:05Z")
Ok I have went over my code a ton of times and can't figure out this problem. You guys are probably going to be baffled by it too. Or maybe not... \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] Anyway if you put this in your browser: http://wac… --- ## [\[AS2\] How do I rotate a movie clip based on time?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-how-do-i-rotate-a-movie-clip-based-on-time/304675)
**Author:** [@himynameiscat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/himynameiscat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-how-do-i-rotate-a-movie-clip-based-on-time/304675 "2010-02-11T17:34:02Z")
Basically what I'm trying to do is make a sundial-style clock animation. I'm using AS2 in Flash CS4. I'm still quite new to Flash so my AS know-how is slightly limited... I want to get the time from the user's comput… --- ## [\[AS2\] - help duplicated clip following duplicated clip following duplicated clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-help-duplicated-clip-following-duplicated-clip-following-duplicated-clip/304674)
**Author:** [@sweetblanca](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sweetblanca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-help-duplicated-clip-following-duplicated-clip-following-duplicated-clip/304674 "2010-02-11T17:06:54Z")
I've been trying to do this the whole day to no success so i needed help I wanted to make a duplicated clip to follow another duplicated clip like star1 is followed by star2 which is followed by star3 and so on... my a… --- ## [Multiple WHILE loops on one page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-while-loops-on-one-page/304673)
**Author:** [@skot00mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skot00mc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-while-loops-on-one-page/304673 "2010-02-11T16:55:46Z")
I'm finding that if there is more than one WHILE loop on a page, the first loop returns a mysql error, as well as the other loops fail. So, for example, I have a SELECT query on two tables, and then one WHILE loop list… --- ## [Renaming movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/renaming-movieclip/304672)
**Author:** [@akram85s](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akram85s)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/renaming-movieclip/304672 "2010-02-11T16:15:58Z")
i'm doing this var Length:Number=10; for (var i:uint=0; i\ **Author:** [@digits](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digits)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-displacementmapfilter-for-image-morphing/304671 "2010-02-11T16:06:53Z") Hi guys, it's been a while... Recently I have been building an application to manipulate images, and as a part of that I have adapted a class to morph dynamically loaded images. The problem I am having is that when i… --- ## [Text Area Gotcha](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-area-gotcha/304670)
**Author:** [@RollingSton3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RollingSton3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-area-gotcha/304670 "2010-02-11T16:02:11Z")
I hoping someone with Flash CS3 can take the time to try and recreate this to see if this is really what I ran into or if I had some other problem going on. Here's what I did to run into the problem: Made a new flash f… --- ## [2D game "field-of-vision"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2d-game-field-of-vision/304669)
**Author:** [@ThreeDollarBill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThreeDollarBill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2d-game-field-of-vision/304669 "2010-02-11T15:32:49Z")
i am trying to make a 2D top-view shooter game.. the enemies will have a "field of vision" / "field of sight" which will depict what they can and can't see.. its sort of like a projection in front of the enemies, and if … --- ## [Same movie clip, different instances, getURL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/same-movie-clip-different-instances-geturl/304668)
**Author:** [@webguy262](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webguy262)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/same-movie-clip-different-instances-geturl/304668 "2010-02-11T15:29:19Z")
I have a movie clip named "restlink." I drag it to frame one on layer "link," and give it an instance name of "link1." At frame 100, I create a keyframe on "link" layer, and change the instance name to "link2." In … --- ## [Add particles from an Array inside to a MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-particles-from-an-array-inside-to-a-movieclip/304667)
**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-particles-from-an-array-inside-to-a-movieclip/304667 "2010-02-11T15:22:55Z")
var myArray:Array = new Array(); for(var i=0; i\<10; i++){ var p:Particle = new Particle(); p.x = Math.random() \* 250; p.y = Math.random() \* 250; addChild(p); myArray.push(p); } Hi, I have this array of particle… --- ## [Google's Buzz](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-buzz/304666)
**Author:** [@kadaj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kadaj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/googles-buzz/304666 "2010-02-11T13:46:20Z")
Share your thoughts on Google's Buzz. I think its Google's Twitter. I feel it more comfortable to use than twitter. Sharing my thoughts with friends in a more better way. --- ## [jpgEncoder problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jpgencoder-problems/304665)
**Author:** [@DrMaxMad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrMaxMad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jpgencoder-problems/304665 "2010-02-11T13:46:12Z")
Hi, i am trying to save a movieclip as jpg image using JPGEncoder using following code, import com.adobe.images.JPGEncoder; export\_btn.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, doClick); function doClick (eve:MouseEv… --- ## [Hulu-style slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hulu-style-slideshow/304663)
**Author:** [@freeforever](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/freeforever)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hulu-style-slideshow/304663 "2010-02-11T13:33:21Z")
Hey, so, I'm sure everyone has been to hulu.com. Who can say no to free video, right? Anyway, I work for a very small web design company and my boss needs a redesign for our business site. He is interested in a slideshow… --- ## [Say Hello To Cisco Seb](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/say-hello-to-cisco-seb/304662)
**Author:** [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/say-hello-to-cisco-seb/304662 "2010-02-11T12:59:10Z")
On Tuesday I went down to the Cisco Systems headquarters in Reading, UK for an assessment day. I just received a phone call saying that they would like to offer me the job (I believe 3 places were available in total). Ob… --- ## [Form Not Emailing/Submiting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-not-emailing-submiting/304661)
**Author:** [@drummer392](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drummer392)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-not-emailing-submiting/304661 "2010-02-11T12:37:53Z")
I have a form that should send to my email address (as it has always done in the past with the same form), but for some reason it is not at all. Is there something wrong with my code, or my hosting service. I have use… --- ## [Dynamic Movie Clip Creating Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-movie-clip-creating-help/304660)
**Author:** [@Kainevg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kainevg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-movie-clip-creating-help/304660 "2010-02-11T11:57:24Z")
Hey guys, For my game, I need it so when you click a button, a certain movie clip gets created at a certain place.. thats been done fine.. I need it so if you click on another button AFTER the movie clip has been creat… --- ## [Load & Unload with Action Script 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-with-action-script-3/304659)
**Author:** [@hani3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hani3d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-with-action-script-3/304659 "2010-02-11T11:42:37Z")
\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]Hi,\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]Anybody can help me to complete my project \>\>\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]My project is PC software and not related to web.\[/FONT\]\[… --- ## [How to declare variable and call it later using text inputs...PLEASE HELP!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-declare-variable-and-call-it-later-using-text-inputs-please-help/304658)
**Author:** [@lpgravett](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lpgravett)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-declare-variable-and-call-it-later-using-text-inputs-please-help/304658 "2010-02-11T11:41:47Z")
Hi there I am pulling my hair out. I have a form with 3 input fields: Name, Email Address, and Contact Number. These have the following instance names: iFullname, iEmail, iContact When the user clicks submit, I need … --- ## [Passing a URL with PARAM and Embeded](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-a-url-with-param-and-embeded/304657)
**Author:** [@chemicaldesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chemicaldesign)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-a-url-with-param-and-embeded/304657 "2010-02-11T11:14:52Z")
Dear All, I have trawled through many flash sites and forums and just can't find a solution to this problem. I have a Flash into that is embedded in an HTML file. At the end of the intro I want to do to another HTML … [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=995) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md?page=997)