# programming

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## [External SWF Sizing Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-sizing-issues/270874)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Nic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Nic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-sizing-issues/270874 "2008-09-15T18:42:13Z")

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I know that there are a million threads on this and I looked through a lot of them, but I guess because there are so many, people just stopped answering them and/or I don't understand. With that said, here is my problem …

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## [Error #2044: Unhandled ioError:. text=Error #2035: URL Not Found. URL:](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-2044-unhandled-ioerror-text-error-2035-url-not-found-url/270873)

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**Author:** [@justinjkiss](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justinjkiss)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-2044-unhandled-ioerror-text-error-2035-url-not-found-url/270873 "2008-09-15T18:29:14Z")

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The error i am getting is: Error #2044: Unhandled ioError:. text=Error #2035: URL Not Found. URL: file:///C|/flashing/photos/ Im new at flash and as3 i dont know if this is severe or not. it seems to be happening whe…

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## [Preloading movies while others are playing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-movies-while-others-are-playing/270872)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-movies-while-others-are-playing/270872 "2008-09-15T18:25:23Z")

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Hi all, I have several movies that will be loaded into a main movie. I am loading the movies when the user chooses to open each movie. The problem is that then the user has to wait until each movie loads. Is there any …

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## [addChild /Sprite help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-sprite-help/270871)

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**Author:** [@punkyfee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/punkyfee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-sprite-help/270871 "2008-09-15T18:22:31Z")

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Hi, I have been following a basic game tutorial and I wanted to enhance it a bit. I have created a movie clip that contains three different backgrounds. I have labelled them bg1 bg2 bg3. I have exported the mc so i can …

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## [Help! Complicated flashsite navigation!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-complicated-flashsite-navigation/270870)

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**Author:** [@slunt32](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slunt32)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-complicated-flashsite-navigation/270870 "2008-09-15T18:18:00Z")

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Hi, Im currently in the middle of creating my 1st flash website for a client, however the navigation around the site is not that simple. I've tried creating the site with scenes, but once the user had gotten so far in …

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## [Flash 8 and XML acting very strange - preloader issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-and-xml-acting-very-strange-preloader-issue/270868)

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**Author:** [@elena\_velazquez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elena_velazquez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-and-xml-acting-very-strange-preloader-issue/270868 "2008-09-15T17:57:03Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\]Hi, we are going mad, we have a flash project developed that is fed by XML files but the website is reacting very strange but only when we publish it on a server. Running the website locally has no issues.\[/F…

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## [Mahjong game by a novice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mahjong-game-by-a-novice/270866)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mahjong-game-by-a-novice/270866 "2008-09-15T17:08:37Z")

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Anybody out there know of a good resource for me for creating a simple mahjong game? Meaning, a tutorial or guide for how to go about coding the game. I've looked around and can't find any. Or, if there's anybody on this…

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## [AS3 Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-array/270865)

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**Author:** [@artheus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-array/270865 "2008-09-15T16:46:54Z")

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Hey! just wondering.. is there any way of reading the index from an array object? if I have done something like this: var array:Array = new Array; array.push "moose"; var arrayObject = array\[1\]; trace (arrayOb…

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## [Using Cases!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-cases/270864)

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**Author:** [@spooks222](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spooks222)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-cases/270864 "2008-09-15T16:46:44Z")

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Well i noticed I had many if statements in my code. I switched to using cases, but in certain cases(no pun intended) i can't seem to make sense of it. I know the case numbers go from 0 - whatever. I don't really under…

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## [TextEvent doesnt work if loaded from swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textevent-doesnt-work-if-loaded-from-swf/270861)

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**Author:** [@b00n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/b00n)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textevent-doesnt-work-if-loaded-from-swf/270861 "2008-09-15T16:32:00Z")

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Hello all! I have a textfield that is populated from an external xml file, inside it a LinkEvent exists and works correctly... if however I call an SWF(which also contains a TextEvent) from inside the XML, the SWF wi…

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## [XML Flash Banner doesn't work in Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-banner-doesnt-work-in-firefox/270859)

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**Author:** [@jlee77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jlee77)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-banner-doesnt-work-in-firefox/270859 "2008-09-15T15:59:28Z")

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hey everyone, I'm using a simple Flash based / XML banner that doesn't appear to be working in Firefox. I know that I've uploaded the correct files because it works in IE 6 and Safari for some reason. It also appears to …

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## [Database driven SWF - xcelsius](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/database-driven-swf-xcelsius/270858)

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**Author:** [@wheatleyweb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wheatleyweb)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/database-driven-swf-xcelsius/270858 "2008-09-15T15:59:20Z")

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Hello all, I have yet to tap into the data driven side of flash. Desperately need to... A new hire of ours is working on dashboards for economic development. One component he needs is to have the state (by county) …

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## [Help comparing 2 strings a diffrent way](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-comparing-2-strings-a-diffrent-way/270857)

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**Author:** [@idoik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/idoik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-comparing-2-strings-a-diffrent-way/270857 "2008-09-15T15:58:39Z")

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Hello there, How can I do the same task but make this line different. this line recently got detected by 2 anti viruses. if(!strcmp(szFileName, "C:\\\\file.exe")) how else can this line do the same thing just be diff…

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## [Flash (AS3) fancy movie clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as3-fancy-movie-clips/270853)

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**Author:** [@sgg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sgg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as3-fancy-movie-clips/270853 "2008-09-15T15:07:59Z")

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Hi everybody, Does anyone knows how something similar can be done: www.microsoft.com/surface I mean the video clips, which zoom when you mouse over them, then when you click they will go forward, blurring the background.…

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## [Programatically set Silverlight rotational transform](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/programatically-set-silverlight-rotational-transform/270851)

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**Author:** [@Nilserik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nilserik)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/programatically-set-silverlight-rotational-transform/270851 "2008-09-15T14:43:48Z")

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Hi, i have tried to wrap my head around Silverlight and got a bit stuck on how to programatically add a rotational transform to a storyboard, i've tried a lot of different options and also spent some time looking for doc…

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## [loadFile into movieClip CLASS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadfile-into-movieclip-class/270850)

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**Author:** [@this](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/this)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadfile-into-movieclip-class/270850 "2008-09-15T14:14:12Z")

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Hi for all, i wrote the class bellow and when i load class and use this class into my FLA file i receive the message: \[INDENT\]Access of undefined property loadProgress Access of undefined property loadComplete\[/INDENT\] …

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## [AS2, Randomise images attached from xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-randomise-images-attached-from-xml/270848)

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**Author:** [@munklemoose](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/munklemoose)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-randomise-images-attached-from-xml/270848 "2008-09-15T14:00:27Z")

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Hey guys, Im creating an xml driven matching game. It is workin pretty well at the moment, but the images are loaded from the xml in the order they are in. What I am wanting is everytime the movie is loaded the images …

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## [Having trouble with a masking issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-trouble-with-a-masking-issue/270847)

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**Author:** [@dragonlady](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dragonlady)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-trouble-with-a-masking-issue/270847 "2008-09-15T13:30:43Z")

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Good morning everyone! If it's okay, I'd like to ask for some help. My team is trying to create a multi-level dropdown menu. We're having a problem where one dropdown menu seems to be masking the other. We have t…

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## [Image gallery, loading from external php/xml/jpg](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-gallery-loading-from-external-php-xml-jpg/270843)

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**Author:** [@artheus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-gallery-loading-from-external-php-xml-jpg/270843 "2008-09-15T11:52:13Z")

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Hey there! I am currently programming a image gallery for a webpage of mine. And I feel like my AS3 code is written very clumsy or something, cause it's not working as it should do. My problem with this code is that …

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## [Burning AIR on CD](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/burning-air-on-cd/270839)

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**Author:** [@smallDot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smallDot)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/burning-air-on-cd/270839 "2008-09-15T09:20:36Z")

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I want to use AIR as a stand alone projector on a CD, so there is Autorun. is there any way that let me run AIR from CD without installing AIR player, so the AIR play is embded in the project as well as i do not want t…

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## [\[AS3\] FLV sound conflict](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-flv-sound-conflict/270838)

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**Author:** [@smallDot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smallDot)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-flv-sound-conflict/270838 "2008-09-15T09:13:49Z")

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i have two FLVs on diffrent scenes. when i paly the first one it plays as normal and click the stop button to stop and go to main scene. untill now is good, but when i play the other flv on scene 3 it plays as normal but…

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## [Online drawing program - that can forward to email address](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-drawing-program-that-can-forward-to-email-address/270837)

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**Author:** [@becfaye](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/becfaye)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-drawing-program-that-can-forward-to-email-address/270837 "2008-09-15T07:21:24Z")

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Just wondering if it is possible to... create an online drawing program to be used as part of a website. (I'm also looking for a tutorial, so if ya know of where I could find one, that'd be great!) Use this drawing p…

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## [Tweened object disappearing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweened-object-disappearing/270830)

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**Author:** [@smeared](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smeared)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweened-object-disappearing/270830 "2008-09-15T04:18:37Z")

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i understand that this is likely due to garbage collection or something, but am unaware of what to do to fix it.. here's some code.. help please, thanks.. this function creates a diamond shaped sprite, and then tweens …

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## [Need help modifying a bit of CSS/Form based JavaScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-modifying-a-bit-of-css-form-based-javascript/270828)

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**Author:** [@DougOfTheAbaci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DougOfTheAbaci)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-modifying-a-bit-of-css-form-based-javascript/270828 "2008-09-15T03:07:14Z")

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So I have this script, it's a rather nifty script, it allows me to type into a input field and have elements in a table hide and show as is necessary. It works great but it uses tables, which I don't want. I was wonderin…

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## [PHP form parse error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-parse-error/270827)

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**Author:** [@aewgliriel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aewgliriel)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-form-parse-error/270827 "2008-09-15T01:53:05Z")

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Hi, guys, I'm hoping someone can help me. I read the tutorial on the php form, and i carefully followed the directions, but apparently i did something wrong, because when I went to test it, I got this error: Parse erro…

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## [XML, Flash and google trawling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-and-google-trawling/270826)

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**Author:** [@theSchtickler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theSchtickler)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash-and-google-trawling/270826 "2008-09-15T01:01:35Z")

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Hi there, Now, I know that google can trawl within flash files as of a couple of months ago, which is great. But I build all my content in XML and load it in, can anyone tell me if that gets trawled? Thanks

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## [Scandir - parent directory scanning help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scandir-parent-directory-scanning-help/270824)

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**Author:** [@kevisazombie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevisazombie)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scandir-parent-directory-scanning-help/270824 "2008-09-15T00:52:42Z")

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Hi All, I am trying to make a function that builds a navigation menu. The function scans the current directory ( ./) the page is in for any sub-directories and outputs links to them. If no sub-directories are found it …

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## [XML listing problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-listing-problem/270821)

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**Author:** [@monsterchild](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/monsterchild)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-listing-problem/270821 "2008-09-14T23:57:46Z")

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hi all, i know how to solve this problem using AS2 but am trying out AS3 as it seems a lot better... here's the code i'm using: var textLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); var textRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest…

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## [Help With Calculator](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-calculator/270819)

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**Author:** [@alexam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-calculator/270819 "2008-09-14T21:33:07Z")

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Hi, I have some problems with this calculator i can not add decimals, any help will be appreciated. Big thanks. This is the code. p\[COLOR="Navy"\]lus\_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,plusClick); sub\_btn.add…

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## [Bubbling up somehow without actual Event Redispatching Implementation?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bubbling-up-somehow-without-actual-event-redispatching-implementation/270818)

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**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2008, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bubbling-up-somehow-without-actual-event-redispatching-implementation/270818 "2008-09-14T21:03:06Z")

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Hey guys, I've got 3 classes. Class C is instantiated in Class B and Class B is instantiated in Class A. I want an event to dispatch in Class C and get handled in the Document Class where Class A is instantiated. Is …

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