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AS3 switch/case statement syntax

Contributed by davak on May 15, 2007 under Computer programming

This howto describes the basic usage of switch/case statements in actionscript.

AS3: How to Convert Number to String

Contributed by davak on May 6, 2007 under Computer programming

Frequently, it is nice to convert numbers to strings in actionscript 3. For example, this will correct the error — 1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type Number to an unrelated type String.

A simple script that waits for a process to complete and then executes a command

Contributed by bxj on April 12, 2007 under Bourne shell scripting

It is often necessary under unix/linux to wait for certain processes to complete before running other processes. At best this can cause needless delays and wasted time, while in the worst cases someone may actually forget to run some final processing.

Dreamweaver 8: Insert Flash Buttons

Contributed by shamanstears on February 5, 2007 under Web application programming

A Flash button is a quick Flash movie that acts like a rollover image. You can build Flash buttons in Dreamweaver without any other tools, to do this . . .

Microsoft Expression Web: How To Clear the MRU List for Find and Replace

Contributed by shamanstears on January 18, 2007 under Web application programming

Expression Web saves a list of your recently used searches to provide easy access to them by clicking the Most Recently Used button. You may find that you need to clear this out since you no longer need some or all of the searches. To clear the MRU list for Find and Replace, do the following:

Microsoft Expression Web: Allow Users to Sort Data Displayed in Grid

Contributed by shamanstears on January 16, 2007 under Web application programming

In some situations, it works best to allow users to be able to sort the displayed data as they need to. Not everyone needs the data sorted in the same manner. You can give your users the choice as to how they want the data displayed in the GridView control by doing this…

Microsoft Expression Web: Set the Transparency of an Image

Contributed by shamanstears on January 13, 2007 under Web application programming

Giving a color transparency in Expression Web can be quite useful, especially if the image has a background color different from that of the page. To do this…

Microsoft Expression Web: How To Rename a Style Class

Contributed by shamanstears on January 12, 2007 under Web application programming

If you need to rename a style class, you need to follow the correct procedures in order to have the application update all references to that style class. Failing to do that will result in the need to manually update each reference. To rename a style class and update all references to that style, do the following…

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