# programming

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## [Need help about arrays and movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-about-arrays-and-movieclips/271725)

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**Author:** [@nikel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nikel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-about-arrays-and-movieclips/271725 "2008-09-26T21:50:02Z")

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I want to change the movieclips' width whose instance names are in an array. However I can't change this value even for one instance. this.holder\_mc.onEnterFrame = function() { \_root.edges\[1\].\_width = 24-\_root.holder…

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## [Odd behavior with htmlText, styleSheet, and \<a\>](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-behavior-with-htmltext-stylesheet-and-a/271721)

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**Author:** [@Stickeroo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stickeroo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-behavior-with-htmltext-stylesheet-and-a/271721 "2008-09-26T20:32:13Z")

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I have a programmatically-generated text field that looks like this: var tf:TextField=new TextField(); tf.styleSheet=styles; tf.embedFonts=true; tf.antiAliasType="advanced"; tf.selectable=false; tf.width=760; tf.multi…

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## [Hide TextArea cursor](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-textarea-cursor/271719)

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**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-textarea-cursor/271719 "2008-09-26T20:18:26Z")

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Do I have any control to hide the blinking cursor in an input field in my flash app?

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## [loadSound selective lockup](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadsound-selective-lockup/271718)

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**Author:** [@Frenchi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Frenchi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadsound-selective-lockup/271718 "2008-09-26T20:13:26Z")

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I've got a quirk here I'm having a difficult time hammering out. I've got a control object with a sound object as a child. This global sound object has another sound object as a child: Master = {}; Master.soundManag…

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## [The Kyle Shaw Adventure](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-kyle-shaw-adventure/271717)

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**Author:** [@HMPoweredMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HMPoweredMan)\
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**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-kyle-shaw-adventure/271717 "2008-09-26T20:11:03Z")

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Hey guys! I just wanted to show you what I've been working on for the past month! Here is a link: http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k88/Cheeeeezy/KYLESHAW.swf Give me some feedback and be aware that this is incomplet…

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## [Help with saving an input text field to mysql](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-saving-an-input-text-field-to-mysql/271716)

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**Author:** [@webmaster4u](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webmaster4u)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-saving-an-input-text-field-to-mysql/271716 "2008-09-26T19:31:57Z")

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I'm trying to create a greeting card flash app, and I'm stuck at the point of saving the data entered by a user to an sql database. How can I save text from an actionscript created text box to an sql blob? Any help w…

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## [Am I streaming or progressive downloading this FLV?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/am-i-streaming-or-progressive-downloading-this-flv/271713)

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**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\
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**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/am-i-streaming-or-progressive-downloading-this-flv/271713 "2008-09-26T19:10:10Z")

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This FLV is just on our regular server at work. We do not have a Flash Communication server. I was messing around with some AS trying to get an FLV that I knew I had on Akamai using the path rtmp://cp22449.edgefcs.net/on…

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## [Cairngorn... What exactly is it?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cairngorn-what-exactly-is-it/271712)

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**Author:** [@grandpaw\_broon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grandpaw_broon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cairngorn-what-exactly-is-it/271712 "2008-09-26T18:35:54Z")

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Hi all, I am struggling to understand what Cairngorn is for Flex? I just searched for it on Kirupa and no result was returned.... The general gist is all i need as opposed to a manual. Thanks!

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## [Event listener when closing Flash application?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-listener-when-closing-flash-application/271710)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-listener-when-closing-flash-application/271710 "2008-09-26T18:20:31Z")

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Is there some way to call a function when the flash window is closing down? There are some concerns in my online game that people can "cheat" by closing down the window when losing against a computer controlled opponen…

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## [How do u target a Movie clip in an external swf file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-u-target-a-movie-clip-in-an-external-swf-file/271708)

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**Author:** [@rajpar3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rajpar3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-u-target-a-movie-clip-in-an-external-swf-file/271708 "2008-09-26T18:10:49Z")

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Hi All, I have 2 files- Main.swf and web.swf. Web.swf contains thumbnails, which when clicked will load movieclips that contain images. Loading is done on the fly based on the thumbnail clicked. Each movie clip is be…

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## [Using a HUGE png or FLV?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-huge-png-or-flv/271707)

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**Author:** [@NHansen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NHansen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-huge-png-or-flv/271707 "2008-09-26T18:02:55Z")

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So, I've been working on a new site for myself. I have a really big PNG (almost 3000x3000) that will be rotating, along with multiple animations on top of it. The image will be almost 3,000px by 3,000px - Should I use a …

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## [setMask flicking in and out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setmask-flicking-in-and-out/271706)

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**Author:** [@jjmorga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jjmorga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setmask-flicking-in-and-out/271706 "2008-09-26T17:43:12Z")

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Hi! I am having issue with a setMask that is only working inconsistantly. The content it is masking is a looping animation created with actionscript and the parent movieclip animates with a tweening plugin. Perhaps this …

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## [Removing something from an already compiled SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-something-from-an-already-compiled-swf/271703)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-something-from-an-already-compiled-swf/271703 "2008-09-26T16:49:59Z")

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I have a SWF file (no source) that has an arrow in it. I need to remove this arrow. I decompiled the SWF file to see if it had an instance name and it doesnt so I cant think of anyway of calling the arrow from actionscri…

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## [Dell intro](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dell-intro/271701)

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**Author:** [@anne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anne)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dell-intro/271701 "2008-09-26T16:25:16Z")

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Hello, Could you direct me to a tutorial where I can create an intro like Dell.com. http://www.dell.com/ The image changes over a period of time, and there are control buttons if user wants to click and go to the nex…

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## [Key.isDown() imitation classes crashing processes? (Flex 3)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown-imitation-classes-crashing-processes-flex-3/271700)

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**Author:** [@jotapeh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jotapeh)\
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**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown-imitation-classes-crashing-processes-flex-3/271700 "2008-09-26T16:16:52Z")

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Hi folks, been lurking around here for a couple weeks and as a means of learning Flex 3/AS3 I've been attacking various programming projects. My latest one is intended to be a very simple platform game but I've hit a roa…

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## [Actionscript For Duplicated Movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-duplicated-movieclips/271698)

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**Author:** [@alleballe90](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alleballe90)\
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**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-duplicated-movieclips/271698 "2008-09-26T16:08:37Z")

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so heres my problem, im working on a game where duplicated enemies come scrolling in from the side of the screen. and ive made a turret thats automatically supposed to aim at a random enemy. heres my code that i put i…

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## [Fullscreen video broken in Windows](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-video-broken-in-windows/271697)

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**Author:** [@mpelland](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpelland)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-video-broken-in-windows/271697 "2008-09-26T15:59:07Z")

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Hey all, I have recently created a video player is AS2 for player 9. I built it on a mac and it works fine in OSX but it is pretty messed up on a PC in the same version of Flash Player and in Firefox. The status bar i…

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## [Reload xml?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reload-xml/271696)

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**Author:** [@lasse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lasse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reload-xml/271696 "2008-09-26T15:42:38Z")

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Hi, how do I reload an xml file? This is what I have so far: import flash.display.MovieClip; var holder\_mc:Holder; var xml:XML; var xmlList:XMLList; var item:Item; var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); var url…

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## [Simple site search](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-site-search/271689)

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**Author:** [@graylensman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graylensman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-site-search/271689 "2008-09-26T13:45:23Z")

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I've got a company website. There are four or five pages which contain links to approximately 1,000 documents. Currently, users have to scroll through the list on the page to get to the document they want. I'd like to …

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## [An efficient way of implementing buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-efficient-way-of-implementing-buttons/271687)

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**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-efficient-way-of-implementing-buttons/271687 "2008-09-26T13:01:45Z")

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Hello I am trying to make this interface as shown in the attached picture. Is there any efficient way of implementing this. If you need more details about this plz let me know.

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## [Pass function parameters in another function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-function-parameters-in-another-function/271685)

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**Author:** [@manojanand](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manojanand)\
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**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-function-parameters-in-another-function/271685 "2008-09-26T12:13:17Z")

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Hi guys! I have a timer and I want to call a function once the interval I set expires, pretty standard. But when I also want to pass a couple of extra arguments with the Timer parameters. var timer:Timer = new Timer…

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## [\[CS3 / AS2\] Nested RollOvers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-nested-rollovers/271683)

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**Author:** [@Brian\_S1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brian_S1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-nested-rollovers/271683 "2008-09-26T11:48:42Z")

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I've done some research on targeting nested movie clips so that an event such as "onRollOver" will activate appropriate actions within both nested clips and their parents and I found a tutorial - http://www.senocular.com…

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## [Dreamweaver Search function doesn't work...whats wrong?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-search-function-doesnt-work-whats-wrong/271680)

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**Author:** [@austinkyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/austinkyo)\
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**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-search-function-doesnt-work-whats-wrong/271680 "2008-09-26T11:26:09Z")

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Hi guys, i just created a site search for my website, but it doesn't work correctly, every parameters input return zero found, no matter the search parameters is match my database data,and i am can't figure out whats goe…

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## [Flash 8 & PHP, not displaying subject with email form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-php-not-displaying-subject-with-email-form/271679)

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**Author:** [@abriaanliefie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abriaanliefie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-php-not-displaying-subject-with-email-form/271679 "2008-09-26T10:28:07Z")

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Can anyone assist me. I'm using Flash 8 and PHP to make an email form. The e-mail is sent through successfully, but no information is displayed when I receive the email The subject is blank, and the comments that peop…

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## [Adding a clicked button to an Array/Dictionary](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-clicked-button-to-an-array-dictionary/271677)

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**Author:** [@Raziel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Raziel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-clicked-button-to-an-array-dictionary/271677 "2008-09-26T09:20:32Z")

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Hi, I got 6 buttons on stage, what i want to do is that when you click a button it checks if the button.name exists in the array/dictionary, if it doesn't it adds the button to the array/dictionary. Basically i'd end…

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## [Cache prob when updating flash website](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cache-prob-when-updating-flash-website/271674)

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**Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cache-prob-when-updating-flash-website/271674 "2008-09-26T06:39:46Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a little problem when i update a page(swf) of a flash website. I use Filezilla to update new swfs and the strange thing is that new pages only appear after 3 to 5 days.Does anybody know the solution…

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## [What is the -moz style in CSS?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-moz-style-in-css/271673)

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**Author:** [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-moz-style-in-css/271673 "2008-09-26T06:35:58Z")

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Hey Guys, Just curious I cannot find a detailed explanation of what the -moz style is used for in CSS. Can anybody help us out (I couldn't find much on google). Thanks in advance, George

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## [CS3 - on publishing- says " not enough memory" + crashes on importing more images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-on-publishing-says-not-enough-memory-crashes-on-importing-more-images/271671)

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**Author:** [@Anjalim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anjalim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-on-publishing-says-not-enough-memory-crashes-on-importing-more-images/271671 "2008-09-26T06:12:33Z")

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help I'm creating a catalogue in Flash CS3. I've imported 850 images at reduced pix ( total file size is 60 MB) When I try to import more images, the program crashes. Need to put in more pics. More urgently, with th…

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## [PHP while loop (noob wants to know why i'm only getting first row)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-while-loop-noob-wants-to-know-why-im-only-getting-first-row/271670)

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**Author:** [@natronp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/natronp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-while-loop-noob-wants-to-know-why-im-only-getting-first-row/271670 "2008-09-26T05:40:50Z")

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noob to php and only returning first record/row with my while loop: \<?php $result = mysql\_query("SELECT \* FROM blogArticles ORDER BY id DESC", $connection); if(!$result){ echo "Retrieval of Blog entries failed: " . my…

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## [FLV Player is not working in Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-player-is-not-working-in-firefox/271667)

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**Author:** [@logeshps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/logeshps)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-player-is-not-working-in-firefox/271667 "2008-09-26T04:29:47Z")

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hi friends. i have one player that playing FLV videos in the site....its working in IE....but it doesn't work in Firefox.....tell me is there any solution?...what mistake i may made? i used Load vars command t…

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