# programming

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## [Very simple calculation device](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-calculation-device/270285)

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**Author:** [@g27](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g27)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-calculation-device/270285 "2008-09-08T10:29:41Z")

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Hey Everyone, I'm really need to create a calculation device where the user enters in a weight and height and it then calculates the amount - really simple but need help urgently. Can anyone point me into the right d…

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## [Getting parent/siblings in E4X](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-parent-siblings-in-e4x/270284)

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**Author:** [@Rundevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rundevo)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-parent-siblings-in-e4x/270284 "2008-09-08T10:02:44Z")

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Hi guys! My XML looks like this with afew more \<item\> tags. \<items\> \<item\> \<name\>a name\</name\> \<image source="http://www.domain.com/images/image0.jpg" thumb="http://www.domain.com/thumbs/image0.jpg"\>description\<…

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## [Retrieving an object's color](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieving-an-objects-color/270281)

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**Author:** [@Raziel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Raziel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieving-an-objects-color/270281 "2008-09-08T09:30:34Z")

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Hello, I'll start of with a little context. I imported a DAE file (a model) into flash using papervision and give it a texture. For as far as i know, it's not possible to tween color in papervision so i set up a dumm…

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## [DataGrid Horizontal Scroll not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-horizontal-scroll-not-working/270272)

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**Author:** [@playing\_life](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/playing_life)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-horizontal-scroll-not-working/270272 "2008-09-08T05:53:11Z")

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Hi everybody, Just as a note: I have searched the internet for the last 3 days for an answer for this. I have created a simple datagrid and added columns and rows. The vertical scroll is working fine but when I scroll …

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## [Quick Question: Saving form data into .xml with PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-saving-form-data-into-xml-with-php/270271)

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**Author:** [@benghee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benghee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question-saving-form-data-into-xml-with-php/270271 "2008-09-08T05:46:24Z")

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Hi all experts, I want to make a multiple selection form that allow user to upload picture, enter picture name,caption and url. I know how to make the form and i'm working on the uploading part. Just i need to know its…

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## [Question on Turtorial: KIRUPA's "Adding Thumbnails"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-turtorial-kirupas-adding-thumbnails/270269)

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**Author:** [@BrilliantGreen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BrilliantGreen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-on-turtorial-kirupas-adding-thumbnails/270269 "2008-09-08T05:09:36Z")

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hi, I've posted similar questions before, but this will explains much clear...I hope. I am creating thumbnail slide show based of Kirupa's "adding thumbnail" tutorial. However, I'd like to add another function, but I …

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## [LoadMovie Problem For Image Loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem-for-image-loader/270268)

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**Author:** [@Redxzed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Redxzed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-problem-for-image-loader/270268 "2008-09-08T05:09:05Z")

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Hey, I'm working a photography site, in which in a swf file on a web page needs to display an image from a database with a copyright symbol over it. So far I've developed a php page that pulls the imgs from the database …

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## [Basic of TweenMax](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-of-tweenmax/270267)

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**Author:** [@kmarnob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kmarnob)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-of-tweenmax/270267 "2008-09-08T04:24:53Z")

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Hi all, \[FONT=Verdana\]I am new in as3. I came to know Tween Max are used. But I am confused how should I start. Could anyone help me how should I start?? Is there any good tutorials about the basic of Tween Max?\[/FON…

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## [Checkbox on XML List](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checkbox-on-xml-list/270265)

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**Author:** [@saijin\_nxtoyou](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saijin_nxtoyou)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checkbox-on-xml-list/270265 "2008-09-08T03:47:42Z")

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Checkbox on XML List Are there anyway that I can add a checkbox on a component that supports "dataProvider" and HTML tags? Here's what I have so far: import fl.data.DataProvider; import fl.managers.StyleManager; i…

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## [Few questions AS2 functionality](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/few-questions-as2-functionality/270264)

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**Author:** [@BiGg\_RiE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BiGg_RiE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/few-questions-as2-functionality/270264 "2008-09-08T03:39:30Z")

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Hello all, here are my questions: I have a menu which is set up as follows: -Category/subject Btn the subject button is actually a movie clip as is the rest of the menu which is loaded into another movie and used with…

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## [Style File Input Field?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/style-file-input-field/270263)

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**Author:** [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/style-file-input-field/270263 "2008-09-08T02:59:36Z")

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Hey Guys, Has anybody managed to style the file input field - i know their are some js methods out there and I have tried a few and with no luck I can't seem to get them all working? Has anybody got a good solution f…

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## [An mc that fills (color) from bottom to top](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-mc-that-fills-color-from-bottom-to-top/270262)

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**Author:** [@54321](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/54321)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-mc-that-fills-color-from-bottom-to-top/270262 "2008-09-08T02:35:39Z")

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Okay, so does anyone know how this is done? Umm.. when eg a logo loads and the inside color fills from bottom to top, it looks cool! And I wanna know how to do it! \[smiley\] I thought I'd find it googling and searchin…

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## [Flash form question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-question/270261)

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**Author:** [@Gonespirit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gonespirit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-question/270261 "2008-09-08T01:08:44Z")

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Hello everyone. Thats my first post :beer2: I have one small question \[smile\] I've finished this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/forms\_database.htm and everything works fine the form works am using …

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## [Variables from XML not working!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-from-xml-not-working/270257)

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**Author:** [@Ph03nix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ph03nix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-from-xml-not-working/270257 "2008-09-07T22:22:14Z")

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I have a simple XML file. Here it is: \<companies\> \<company\> \<url\>http://www.website.com/\</url\> \<picture\>http://www.picture.com/pic.jpg\</picture\> \</company\> \</companies\> obviously, that's not the real XML file, howeve…

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## [Neat Flash site -- How is it done](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/neat-flash-site-how-is-it-done/270255)

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**Author:** [@agencehumaine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/agencehumaine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/neat-flash-site-how-is-it-done/270255 "2008-09-07T21:52:56Z")

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Neat interface -- how is it done? http://filippasmedhagensund.com/ I am new to flash, curious to know if anyone can shed any light on how this site was executed. Would like to create something similar in form and f…

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## [Multipage printing timeout problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multipage-printing-timeout-problem/270252)

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**Author:** [@jdecarie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jdecarie)\
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**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multipage-printing-timeout-problem/270252 "2008-09-07T20:15:50Z")

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Anyone know a workaround to avoid a Runtime Error #1502 when printing multipage documents. It seems the error keeps occuring when the whole process start() - addPage() - send() takes more than 15 seconds. For instance,…

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## [Alpha Fade load](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-load/270248)

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**Author:** [@peejay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/peejay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-fade-load/270248 "2008-09-07T17:24:50Z")

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Hi, AS2 query for you... I'm loading a background into a background container with the following code: loadMovie("backgrounds/bkg\_wht.swf",bgContainer); I'd like it to load in a 4 second alpha fading load instead o…

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## [Web Site Layout Different in IE and Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-site-layout-different-in-ie-and-firefox/270247)

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**Author:** [@dreamerp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreamerp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-site-layout-different-in-ie-and-firefox/270247 "2008-09-07T17:13:47Z")

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Hello, My current layout, www.camcorderhut.com is showing up fine in Firefox. However, in IE the CSS isn't working I think and the middle is showing up at the bottom and the right navigation is showing up below the m…

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## [Sound doesn't play](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-doesnt-play/270246)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-doesnt-play/270246 "2008-09-07T17:08:54Z")

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Hi, I have a Flash movie that uses the following code to load a Sound from the library: this.lancet\_mc.onRelease = function() { if (lancet\_mc.hitTest(target\_mc) == true) { var my\_sound:Sound = new Sound(); my\_sound.…

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## [\[F8\] Flash and PHP communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-flash-and-php-communication/270244)

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**Author:** [@fido\_glc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fido_glc)\
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**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-flash-and-php-communication/270244 "2008-09-07T15:50:45Z")

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Hello. I am starting a big project and I would like an important advice about flash and php communication. There will be at all time an ongoing communication between flash and php and I would like to know what is the…

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## [Getting flash in dreamweaver, How?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-flash-in-dreamweaver-how/270241)

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**Author:** [@johnb816](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnb816)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-flash-in-dreamweaver-how/270241 "2008-09-07T13:28:54Z")

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I've finished my flash website. I just imported the ".swf" file into a dreamweaver ".html" document. When in design mode, I can see my ".swf" file work properly. But when I open it in internet explorer the ".swf" file do…

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## [ASDoc and package function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asdoc-and-package-function/270238)

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**Author:** [@Felixz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Felixz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asdoc-and-package-function/270238 "2008-09-07T11:53:09Z")

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How to use ASDoc with a package function without switching StrictMode off? I have such error: \[COLOR=#ff0000\] \[COLOR=#ff0000\] Error: definition not found net.imonair.core.utils:convertSpaces. \[/COLOR\] \[/COLOR\] p…

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## [Papervision - enterFrame Event](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision-enterframe-event/270237)

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**Author:** [@ivanKnet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ivanKnet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision-enterframe-event/270237 "2008-09-07T11:34:31Z")

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Hi, i want to add cubic cows to scene, make them running, when it will be far, they go back and run again. I have my own class in external package, it looks like this: public class Animal extends DisplayObject3D { …

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## [Force loading xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/force-loading-xml/270235)

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**Author:** [@corneliu9d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/corneliu9d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/force-loading-xml/270235 "2008-09-07T10:34:32Z")

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Hello everybody! I have a problem: I have made a XML-driven menu, but it seems to me that the .swf file loads the XML file from memory, not from the disk. That is because of two things: I'm developing the site on a loc…

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## [Help with Regular Expressions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-regular-expressions/270234)

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**Author:** [@emadzedan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emadzedan)\
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**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-regular-expressions/270234 "2008-09-07T07:12:39Z")

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Hi I need help in regular expressions: I'm creating a Find and Replace tool for a text editor the attached code is part of the code I use for Find Next Button, but it only finds \[a-z\] and \[A-Z\] and \[0-9\], if the stri…

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## [Call function from different frame in timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-function-from-different-frame-in-timeline/270233)

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**Author:** [@hth4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hth4)\
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**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-function-from-different-frame-in-timeline/270233 "2008-09-07T07:04:28Z")

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Quick question.... I have a function on frame 2 and I want to call on the function in frame 1 how do I acheave this? Thanks in advance hth4

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## [AS3 preloader help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-preloader-help/270231)

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**Author:** [@pegasos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pegasos)\
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**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-preloader-help/270231 "2008-09-07T04:42:34Z")

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I have an as3 preloader on the main timeline of my project1.swf It works ok if I test the swf by itself, but when I try to load it into my portfolio file through component loader, the preloader doesn't do anything, it ac…

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## [\[Java\] Using a subclass' function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-using-a-subclass-function/270230)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
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**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-using-a-subclass-function/270230 "2008-09-07T03:52:01Z")

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I have a superclass Shape and many subclasses: Sphere, Cube, Cylinder, etc... Each of these subclasses extends Shape with a function called printData(). Shape\[\] shapes = new Shape\[3\]; shapes\[0\] = new Sphere(); shapes…

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## [RSS feed reader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rss-feed-reader/270229)

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**Author:** [@JCampos021](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JCampos021)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rss-feed-reader/270229 "2008-09-07T03:47:29Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew a good tutorial to create a RSS feed reader. Im trying to make it so that you can select from a drop down menu of different rss feeds and read that particular feed. Thank you

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## [Listener for System.security.loadPolicyFile?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listener-for-system-security-loadpolicyfile/270228)

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**Author:** [@svenski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/svenski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listener-for-system-security-loadpolicyfile/270228 "2008-09-07T03:17:17Z")

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I need to figure out a way to check if a crossdomain policy file has been loaded before initializing a certain component. The component won't work correctly if the crossdomain policy hasn't been loaded. Is there a way to…

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