Articles - Flash en-us http://www.actionscript.org/resources N/A no email provided http://www.actionscript.org/resources 20 http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/693/1/Addressing-the-quotgetURLquot--FireFox-bug---AS-20-and-AS-30/Page1.html The "getUrl();" function in flash is one of the simplest and most widely used scripts in Flash and many of you will probably say, "Man, I am a 'getUrl();' guru!"  I know thats what I would have said until I switched my default browser from IE to Firefox and started noticing a mind boggling bug.  I was building a Flash AP to run off a CD-ROM and using get url to load pdfs from that CD.  To my suprise my simple and direct getUrl(); script was worknig fine in Internet explorer, but for some crazy reason, in Firefox it was loading an empty page or even numerous empty tabs. (this bug is on a windows based system)  This bug has to do with the way firefox interprets a filr - url, how Windows calls your default browser,  and how flash issues that command line to Windows.This tutorial will explain the bug, and show the solution in both AS 2.0 and 3.0It will go over strings, substrings, indexOf  Erik Liddell Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/676/1/Classic-Filling-Preloader/Page1.html This is a very popular preloader, but is rarely explained in a simple tutorial.  Add some pro elements to your site by creating a preloader that fills you own logo.  In this tutorial, you will learn the basics to any preloader mask. Craig Campbell Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.actionscript.org/resources/articles/636/1/Getting-Started-With-AS3-and-Flash-CS3/Page1.html In this tutorial Senior Flash Engineer Victor Gaudioso shows you how to create your first Flash CS3, ActionScript 3.0 project and how to use a Document Class to drive your application.  Further he exaplains new AS3 concepts such as the Document Class, namespaces, importing of classes, linking of multiple Objects to one Class, the Display Object and how to add children to it as well as the new syntax for methods, Event Listeners and Event Handlers. Victor Gaudioso Sat, 07 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500