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(ActionScript 3) AS3: Creating a SimpleButton with Dynamic Text

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:39:08 GMT

I wanted to include a dynamic TextField within SimpleButton and found that the process was different compared to how MovieClip works.

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Pass variables using SWFObject2 and AS3

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:58:00 GMT

For almost every Flash project I present on the web, I use SWFObject and with version 2 out, it's easier than ever to pass variables. This is how I collect variables using Flash CS3

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Creating a Gradient Rectangle

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:17:08 GMT

So I've always found gradients to be confusing until I found this great tutorial online.

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Save JPEG's from Flash

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:05:41 GMT

I found this excellent tutorial on how to save JPEG images from Flash. You will need the Adobe JPEG Encoder class which can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/as3corelib/. You will also need some server-side action which in this case was done in PHP

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Regular Expression Basics

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:12:47 GMT

1. RegExp.text(string) returns a Boolean 2. RegExp.exec(string) returns an Object 3. String.search(pattern) returns an int 4. String.match(pattern) returns an Array 5. String.replace(pattern, replace) returns a String

(ActionScript 3) Basic Framework for writing JavaScript injections

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:27:45 GMT

Some pretty cool stuff. You can write JavaScript injections from ActionScript including local & global variables and functions.

(ActionScript 3) Compare Two Dates

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:20:29 GMT

This should come in handy some day.

(ActionScript 3) Opening a Thick Box iFrame from Flash

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:17:50 GMT

Found this script on DesignFission's website and found it to be pretty handy.

(ActionScript 3) Flash E-mail This Validator

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:28:21 GMT

(ActionScript 3) AS3: onAdded Event Listener

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:08:38 GMT

The point of this listener is to detect when something has been added to the stage. Purely experimental.

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Weakly Referenced Listeners

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:12:30 GMT

GSkinner show's how to set up a weak listener that way Garbage Collection can come around and recollect some memory when it needs to. Here's another resource that gives a more in depth look: http://createandgrow.com/blog/?p=6

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Sending and Recieving Data using a GET Request

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:13:33 GMT

I needed a way to do a Database lookup using GET. This simple example sends a GET requests and shows how to collect a response that would look like this "success=true&path=xyz.flv"

(ActionScript 3) AS3: onDragOver, onDragOut, onReleaseOutside

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:01:30 GMT

Scott Morgan figured out a beautiful way to offer the AS2 Mouse Event onReleaseOutside.

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Regular Expression Basic example

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:42:55 GMT

The first example strips out the HTML. The second example shows how to target a single quote using unicode.

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Using URLLoader for Text and XML

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:46:25 GMT

URLLoader is not the same as Loader. It is meant to load text, html, sound, xml, and swf content. If you want to load an image, use Loader().

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Using Loader for SWFs, JPEGs, GIF, and PNGs

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:33:38 GMT

The Loader class is used for handling Bitmap data such as jpegs, pngs and gifs. The only handlers most will find relevant are progressHandler and onCompleteHandler but I listed all of the available ones for people interested in creating bulletproof apps.

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Custom Preloader

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:17:07 GMT

Create a 100 frame MovieClip animation in companion with this code to create a preloader. Place the rest of your Flash application on the following Scene or Frame

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Flash Printing Basics

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:06:07 GMT

Random notes on how to execute a Print function

(ActionScript 3) AS3: Calling Google's Urchin Tracker from Flash

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:45:29 GMT

Needed to figure out how to call Google's Urchin Tracker in AS3 since getURL is no longer available. This example uses External Interface

(ActionScript 3) Create CDATA tags between XML nodes using AS

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:55:43 GMT

I found this snippet which I think originally came from the Flex Cookbook website: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/communityengine/index.cfm?event=homepage&productId=2