# programming

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## [Pressing buttons without huge pauses?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pressing-buttons-without-huge-pauses/274391)

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**Author:** [@White\_wizard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/White_wizard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pressing-buttons-without-huge-pauses/274391 "2008-10-29T13:09:40Z")

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Hi. I'm creating 2d adventure game with Actionscript 3. I've created square where my hero can travel inside. Hero moves from left to right and it even jumps and hits. There is this tiny error which I would like to get …

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## [onTheFly \[.as\] textfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onthefly-as-textfield/274390)

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**Author:** [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onthefly-as-textfield/274390 "2008-10-29T12:48:24Z")

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ok, I have to make everything in my movie SuperFly I'm creating a background MC, then sticking a textfield above it... in thoery. All I get is the background MC. As I see it "clip" depth =1, "blogText" depth =2; BT…

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## [Get images to gallery from external web directory](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-images-to-gallery-from-external-web-directory/274389)

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**Author:** [@Rodr1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rodr1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-images-to-gallery-from-external-web-directory/274389 "2008-10-29T12:39:16Z")

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Hello people. I'm doing a portfolio gallary and i'm using XML to load the images to the gallery. I', using this scipt \<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?\> \<gallery\> &lt;album title="ss2009" description…

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## ['Vector3D' class (angleBetween)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vector3d-class-anglebetween/274383)

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**Author:** [@substance](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/substance)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vector3d-class-anglebetween/274383 "2008-10-29T09:39:22Z")

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I was just looking through all the goodies that flash player 10 came with and stumbled across the Vector3D class which seems like an awesome replacement to the old Point class. It has a ton of useful built-in methods lik…

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## [Converting Kirupa Snow pt2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-kirupa-snow-pt2/274382)

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**Author:** [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-kirupa-snow-pt2/274382 "2008-10-29T09:02:04Z")

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Hi have been struggling with this for a couple of days, it looks like all the code is converted but I cannot get it to work. I am trying to convert http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/snow.htm into AS3. Attached…

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## [Image marquee](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-marquee/274380)

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**Author:** [@xoozlez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xoozlez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-marquee/274380 "2008-10-29T08:25:45Z")

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Hi all... I like to create an xml image marquee. The codes I have below only allow me to scroll the images left and right upon mouseover. Can anyone show wat's the script like to have the images auto scroll horizontally?…

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## [Google Description Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-description-help/274378)

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**Author:** [@mrgulabull](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrgulabull)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-description-help/274378 "2008-10-29T06:33:30Z")

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Since google began crawling web pages back in July some time, it's decided to ignore my META Description tags and instead generate its own based on the text it finds within my SWF. I've looked around and come across ot…

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## [Parked Domain SEO PROBLEM](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parked-domain-seo-problem/274374)

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**Author:** [@hariku](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hariku)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parked-domain-seo-problem/274374 "2008-10-29T05:45:38Z")

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My domain is www.xyz.com and i have two parked domains \[www.xyz1.com and \[URL="http://www.xyz2.com"\]www.xyz2.com\](http://www.xyz1.com) The problem is the search engine \[COLOR=darkred\]shows the parked domain name\[/CO…

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## [Object Oriented Scrollbar with External HTML and CSS file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-oriented-scrollbar-with-external-html-and-css-file/274371)

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**Author:** [@Ziul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ziul)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/object-oriented-scrollbar-with-external-html-and-css-file/274371 "2008-10-29T03:38:44Z")

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Simply put, what I'm trying to do is create a Dynamic Textfield with custom scroll bars via this tutorial (http://gotoandlearn.com/play?id=71), that renders an external HTML file with CSS attached as its content instead …

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## [\[JAVA\] random number generator is repeating?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-random-number-generator-is-repeating/274369)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-random-number-generator-is-repeating/274369 "2008-10-29T02:34:21Z")

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How often will Java's random number generator repeat its sequence of random numbers? Here, I'm shooting 5,000 random photons out of a light source for indirect lighting using only one Random object. It looks like there a…

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## [How to make a customize character frame?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-customize-character-frame/274368)

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**Author:** [@breakeraj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/breakeraj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-customize-character-frame/274368 "2008-10-29T02:16:56Z")

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I want a make a game where you get to customize your character and that is the character that you play with the whole game. Anyone got any ideas on how? BTW its gotta be flash 6

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## [No one has ever explained to me how to do this](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-one-has-ever-explained-to-me-how-to-do-this/274366)

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**Author:** [@RossKidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RossKidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-one-has-ever-explained-to-me-how-to-do-this/274366 "2008-10-29T00:58:39Z")

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I have come across this problem many times and have never really been explained to how this can be done. I want to create 10 movieclips from my library, then I want to name them incrementally (ross1, ross2, ross3 etc…

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## [CSS page with portfolio on right?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-page-with-portfolio-on-right/274365)

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**Author:** [@korpka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/korpka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-page-with-portfolio-on-right/274365 "2008-10-29T00:53:23Z")

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Hi, I want to create a similar layout where my navigation is on the left and portfolio is on the right but if you scroll through the portfolio, the nav on the right remains in the same spot. Here is an example: http://st…

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## [Please help me get started!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-get-started/274362)

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**Author:** [@tsujim0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tsujim0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-get-started/274362 "2008-10-28T23:31:22Z")

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Hello, I'm in need of some help. If anyone is kind enough to pity me and give me a bit of a hand getting started with my as3 project, thankyou! I have an as3 project. With three buttons on the main timeline. I have a m…

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## [loadMovie loses all other relative urls](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-loses-all-other-relative-urls/274360)

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**Author:** [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-loses-all-other-relative-urls/274360 "2008-10-28T21:52:54Z")

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I'm trying to make a DVD of all these flash lectures I had to make for a university. The way I decided to do it for lack of better ideas was to make a flash interface that would play all the lectures inside of itself. T…

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## [Error trying to set textFormat](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-trying-to-set-textformat/274357)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-trying-to-set-textformat/274357 "2008-10-28T21:11:37Z")

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Here's the basic code: public class Game extends MovieClip { private var default\_color:Number=0x000000; private var rollover\_color:Number=0x333333; private var selected\_color:Number=0x333333; public funct…

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## [My first video game!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-video-game/274356)

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**Author:** [@creativemindz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creativemindz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-first-video-game/274356 "2008-10-28T21:07:10Z")

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Hello guys!, Just wanted to show my first video game, any suggestions would be great as well!. thanks abel gudino http://www.geocities.com/creativemindz2004/index.html

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## [Placing cue point markers correctly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placing-cue-point-markers-correctly/274354)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/placing-cue-point-markers-correctly/274354 "2008-10-28T20:53:11Z")

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So I have a video player with a playbar showing the current play time. I have added cue points like this: \_\_VTODCuePoints = \[ {time:3,name:"firstCue"}, {time:10,name:"secondCue"}, {time:20,name:"t…

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## [How to format externally loaded text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-format-externally-loaded-text/274353)

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**Author:** [@celicasaur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/celicasaur)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-format-externally-loaded-text/274353 "2008-10-28T20:46:21Z")

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I've managed to load an external text file into my movie with the following code: var external\_txt:TextField = new TextField(); var externalReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("external.txt"); var externalLoad:URLLoader =…

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## [Simple JOIN query help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-join-query-help/274352)

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**Author:** [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-join-query-help/274352 "2008-10-28T20:28:59Z")

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I have 4 tables \[LIST\] \[\*\]car-audio \[\*\]electronics \[\*\]novelties \[\*\]wheels-tires \[/LIST\] they all have a column called caption. i want to make a query like this: SELECT \* FROM wheels-tires, car-audio, electronics, nov…

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## [What am I Missing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-missing/274350)

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**Author:** [@gsheppar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gsheppar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-missing/274350 "2008-10-28T20:08:42Z")

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I created a .txt document that opens up in a dynamic text box. I then created an asfunction in my Action Script in frame 1 of my movie: function jump (framename) { gotoAndPlay("framename"); } When someone clicks on …

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## [Loader Component problems in FF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-component-problems-in-ff/274348)

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**Author:** [@rolando\_lopez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rolando_lopez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-component-problems-in-ff/274348 "2008-10-28T19:53:16Z")

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Hi Everyone, So I'm having a problem with a very simple gallery. It gets an XML file that lists all the images that should be used and then displays them three at a time using Loader components. The problem is that in …

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## [CSS 100% height with full width Header](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-100-height-with-full-width-header/274347)

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**Author:** [@NS05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NS05)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-100-height-with-full-width-header/274347 "2008-10-28T19:50:32Z")

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Hi, I have found a lot of tutorials on how to have 100% height and the footer to stay at the bottom. I have that working but I get scrolling the exact height of my header because my header is not in my container DIV. I…

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## [Spatial node based nav - very much like www.visualthesaurus.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spatial-node-based-nav-very-much-like-www-visualthesaurus-com/274346)

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**Author:** [@bisket](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bisket)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spatial-node-based-nav-very-much-like-www-visualthesaurus-com/274346 "2008-10-28T19:40:59Z")

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I'm looking for some examples of this type of organic node based navigation, basically a sitemap come to life, if you will. In the past I've ran into many sites that had examples of this but I did not book mark them an…

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## [AS3: Mask within a Mask (or how to use a shape with a hole in it as a mask)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-mask-within-a-mask-or-how-to-use-a-shape-with-a-hole-in-it-as-a-mask/274345)

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**Author:** [@Grax\_Bishop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Grax_Bishop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-mask-within-a-mask-or-how-to-use-a-shape-with-a-hole-in-it-as-a-mask/274345 "2008-10-28T19:23:39Z")

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Hi guys, I've been stuck on this AS 3 masking problem for days now. I'm sure there's a simple solution to my problem but it's proving to be a pain. \[frowning\] I have a movieclip that contains some drawings, bitmap, …

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## [How to access frames in parent layer?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-access-frames-in-parent-layer/274343)

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**Author:** [@alexandramils\_y](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexandramils_y)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-access-frames-in-parent-layer/274343 "2008-10-28T18:40:40Z")

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Hi, Since I am new here in Kirupa and in an FlashCS3, I would like to say hi first before I start with my problem I was trying to figure it by myself - no luck at all... So I hope someone here will be able to help m…

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## [Preloader targeting specific MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-targeting-specific-mc/274342)

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**Author:** [@Range](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Range)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-targeting-specific-mc/274342 "2008-10-28T18:30:52Z")

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Hi, I have spent awhile on this and am having a difficult time finding the right solution for a preloader within a movie clip that is targeting an event in another movie clip. So if I have a preloader located at root.mai…

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## [PHP Remove duplicate information from array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-remove-duplicate-information-from-array/274341)

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**Author:** [@rvturnage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rvturnage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-remove-duplicate-information-from-array/274341 "2008-10-28T18:26:40Z")

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I'm having an issue with a MySQL query and PHP array. It's been a while since i've dealt with either, so I could use a little help. I've got a medical group with clinics in several cities. On their site, they want a sear…

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## [Making a list of an Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-list-of-an-array/274340)

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**Author:** [@Sociapirate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sociapirate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-list-of-an-array/274340 "2008-10-28T18:20:11Z")

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Hai, For my work i'm trying to get an Array properly into a text field. The array is being taken out of XML and then turned into the array and fed into a textfield. But it shows up like this: Name1, Name2, Na me4, Na…

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## [Caurina tween - delay tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/caurina-tween-delay-tween/274338)

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**Author:** [@biztaty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biztaty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/caurina-tween-delay-tween/274338 "2008-10-28T17:21:26Z")

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Hi, For example if i use caurina tweening class in as3 and i tween my circle, i want to apply multiple tweens, but each tween stage will come after 1 second, here is my code: mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_O…

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