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nicholasdunbar / loadScript.js

Created February 27, 2014 01:03

The best way to load an external JavaScript. Load external scripts programmatically with out the <script src=""> tags. This allows you to load modules on an as needed basis. More information about the script and its author can be found at this link http://www.nczonline.net/blog/2009/07/28/the-best-way-to-load-external-javascript/ I simply copied…

	function loadScript(url, callback){

	var script = document.createElement("script")
	script.type = "text/javascript";

	if (script.readyState){ //IE
	script.onreadystatechange = function(){
	if (script.readyState == "loaded" \|\|
	script.readyState == "complete"){
	script.onreadystatechange = null;

nicholasdunbar / ScrollBarLite.as

Created February 4, 2014 21:47

Scrollbar in ActionScript 3.0 AS3 without a dependency on the Flex UI libraries. For more information on how to use this class go to the following URL: http://www.actionscript-flash-guru.com/blog/38-scrollbar-in-actionscript-30-as3--light-weight-and-simple-without-flex.php

	package
	{
	import flash.display.InteractiveObject;
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.events.Event;
	import flash.events.EventDispatcher;
	import flash.events.MouseEvent;
	import flash.geom.Rectangle;

	public class ScrollBarLite {

nicholasdunbar / mixColors.as

Last active August 29, 2015 13:56

A menthod for mixing colors in ActionScript 3.0 (AS3) A function that will mix 10% of one color with another. For instance you would use this if you wanted to add white or black to a color as a way of brightening or darkening it. If you wanted to mix blue with red to get purple etc. etc.

	//requires the RGB class which can be found at the following link:
	//https://gist.github.com/nicholasdunbar/8812643
	//layerToTint.transform.colorTransform has to initialized to some color before this will work.

	function addColorToLayer(layerToTint:DisplayObject, hexVal:String):void{
	var colorTransform:ColorTransform = new ColorTransform();
	var newColor:uint;
	var rgb:RGB = new RGB();
	var rgb2:RGB = new RGB();
	var rgb3:RGB = new RGB();

nicholasdunbar / RGB.as

Created February 4, 2014 21:24

Convert uint to a 6 digit RGB hex without using tostring(16) in ActionScript 3.0 AS3. For more information visit the following article: http://www.actionscript-flash-guru.com/blog/36-uint-to-6-digit-rgb-hex-actionscript-30-as3.php

	public class RGB
	{
	//r the red channel
	public var r:uint;
	//the green channel
	public var g:uint;
	//the blue channel
	public var b:uint;

	/**

nicholasdunbar / arrayRemoveRedundant.as

Created February 4, 2014 21:20

Remove redundant items from an array in ActionScript 3.0 AS3


	var foundIndex:int;

	if (theArray && theArray.length > 0){
	var len:int = theArray.length;
	for (var i:int; i < len; i++){
	if (i+1 < len){
	foundIndex = theArray.indexOf(theArray[i], i+1);
	} else {
	foundIndex = -1;

nicholasdunbar / detectIframe.html

Last active August 29, 2015 13:56

Detect if the page is loaded in an iframe with JavaScript

	//here is a simple example on how to detect your content is running in an IFRAME
	<script type="text/javascript">
	if(location.href != top.location.href){ alert('the content has been loaded into an IFRAME');}
	</script>

nicholasdunbar / convertHrsMinSec2HrsDec.js

Last active August 29, 2015 13:56

Script for Google Docs Spreadsheet to convert Hours:Minutes:Seconds format to a decimal in hours. It can be used to convert data imported from toggl.com. More on how to use it here: http://www.actionscript-flash-guru.com/blog/52-convert-times-to-decimal-google-scripts-spreadsheets-toggl.php

	function hours_to_dec() {

	//these are all the variables we are using with an indicator of each's type.

	// reference to active spreadsheet object

	var ss = {};

	// which sheet in the spreadsheet object will we be using

nicholasdunbar / serialize_class_to_db.php

Last active August 29, 2015 13:56

Example of how to serialize a PHP class to a database automatically each time it is modified. For an article on how to use this class see http://www.actionscript-flash-guru.com/blog/51-automatically-save-php-class-to-database-php-object-mapping.php


	<?php

	/**
	* Dining Room Model and Datastore layer
	* @author nicholasdunbar
	*
	*/
	define('DB_NAME', 'test');
	define('DB_USER', 'root');

nicholasdunbar / ad_module_fix.php

Last active August 29, 2015 13:56

In the Drupal 6 Ad module, Advertisements I was having the following problem user warning: Duplicate entry '32-0' for key 'PRIMARY' query: INSERT INTO ad_priority (aid, priority) VALUES(32, 0) in /data/www/flash_guru.localhost/sites/all/modules/ad/channel/ad_channel.module on line 710. See the article (http://www.actionscript-flash-guru.com/blog…

	//I changed the function from the following:

	function _ad_channel_save_node($node) {
	// delete old channel information, then add new
	db_query('DELETE FROM {ad_channel_node} WHERE nid = %d', $node->nid);
	$channels = _ad_channel_get_enabled($node);
	foreach ($channels as $chid) {
	db_query('INSERT INTO {ad_channel_node} (chid, nid) VALUES(%d, %d)', $chid, $node->nid);
	}
	if (user_access('configure ad premier status')) {

nicholasdunbar / vhosts_example.apacheconf

Last active August 29, 2015 13:56

An example of an Apache configuration that allows you to replace www with a subdomain. For instance if you wanted to remove www and put your own word on it. The full article that explains how to do it can be found here: http://www.actionscript-flash-guru.com/blog/49-replace-www-with-a-subdomain-xampp-mac-localhost.php

	#

	# Virtual Hosts

	#

	# If you want to maintain multiple domains/hostnames on your

	# machine you can setup VirtualHost containers for them. Most configurations

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