# programming

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## [Interesting flash bug (3 lines of code)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interesting-flash-bug-3-lines-of-code/269817)

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**Author:** [@jellystones](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jellystones)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interesting-flash-bug-3-lines-of-code/269817 "2008-09-02T01:44:05Z")

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Try this: var arr:Array = new Array(); trace(arr\["random text"\]); //outputs undefined trace(arr\["map"\]); //outputs function Function() {} Why is "map" defined as an entry in this array? Am I missing something?

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## [Floated Elements Appear Outside of Container](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/floated-elements-appear-outside-of-container/269815)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/floated-elements-appear-outside-of-container/269815 "2008-09-02T00:23:45Z")

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The page looks correct in IE but Firefox and Safari push this image grid outside of the container's boundaries. Could someone remind me of the fix for this? http://www.tornedgedesign.com/\_test/kirupa/casting.html Tha…

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## [Dropdown menu question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-menu-question/269812)

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**Author:** [@Elvyne963](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Elvyne963)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-menu-question/269812 "2008-09-01T23:56:41Z")

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\[FONT=&quot\]Hi,\[/FONT\] \[FONT=&quot\]I'm currently trying to reproduce the dropdown menu of a site (http://www.kokomontreal.com/) and but I have 2 question on how to do that. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=&quot\]1.\[/FONT\]\[FONT=&quot…

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## [Scrollbar issue when resizing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-issue-when-resizing/269809)

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**Author:** [@Pastel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pastel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-issue-when-resizing/269809 "2008-09-01T23:06:00Z")

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Hi, I have a scrollbar that automatically resizes with the flash window (which in turn automatically resizes with the browser window) My problem is that the scrollbar doesn't resize properly at load, but when I resize …

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## [Encrypting and Decrypting text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/encrypting-and-decrypting-text/269805)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/encrypting-and-decrypting-text/269805 "2008-09-01T22:02:34Z")

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I'd really like to use some encrypting/decrypting algorithms in ActionScript 3.0, I have found this one: http://code.google.com/p/as3crypto/ However, I have problems using it. I can encrypt and decrypt, ok. But when I …

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## [gotoAndStop() functionality](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-functionality/269802)

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**Author:** [@Sylverwolf79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sylverwolf79)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-functionality/269802 "2008-09-01T21:48:58Z")

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Greetings all, I am attempting to build an rpg combat engine, and all seems to be going well, except one thing - my animations are not playing correctly. In the player\_mc, I have 4 frames, each containing a movie cl…

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## [How do i change font color of Combobox component?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-change-font-color-of-combobox-component/269799)

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**Author:** [@bluemagica](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bluemagica)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-change-font-color-of-combobox-component/269799 "2008-09-01T21:12:30Z")

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The question is simple, How do i change the font color of the combo-box component of flash cs3?

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## [Loading an external .swf into a pre-existing .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-into-a-pre-existing-swf/269798)

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**Author:** [@Ohls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ohls)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-into-a-pre-existing-swf/269798 "2008-09-01T20:29:00Z")

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Hello, What I wan't to do is load a .swf into an existing .swf to keep down loadtimes. I've placed the visual representation of the actuall loading on the external .swf so all I need is how to do "on click, load this h…

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## [Getting values from a dynamic PHP page into Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-values-from-a-dynamic-php-page-into-flash/269794)

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**Author:** [@keera](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keera)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-values-from-a-dynamic-php-page-into-flash/269794 "2008-09-01T18:53:14Z")

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Hi, I'm wondering if anyone here can help me. I'm a front end designer, so I don't have much experience with coding and I'm having a lot of trouble finding a solution to this problem. What I want to do is take the valu…

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## [Class Core misunderstanding](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-core-misunderstanding/269789)

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**Author:** [@Didi32](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Didi32)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-core-misunderstanding/269789 "2008-09-01T18:02:17Z")

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Hi: The answer to my question is probably obvious to most of you. However, I can't seem to figure it out and I can't find any information online because I don't really know what to look for. I have create a package …

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## [.AS3--\> addEventListener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addeventlistener/269787)

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**Author:** [@johnb816](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnb816)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addeventlistener/269787 "2008-09-01T17:54:33Z")

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Short and simple: is it possible to place a listener on a number type? Example: var index:Number=0; i++; index.addEventListener(????:????, IndexChange);

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## [Bought Flash site template, cant find pop-up](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bought-flash-site-template-cant-find-pop-up/269786)

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**Author:** [@DaddySays](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DaddySays)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bought-flash-site-template-cant-find-pop-up/269786 "2008-09-01T17:51:37Z")

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I am basically just trying to switch the information inside the site. Pretty straight forward. I have gotten everything but I cannot get to the pop up windows that are attached to the links on the pages. The template …

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## [Newbie: eventListeners and functions problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-eventlisteners-and-functions-problem/269785)

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**Author:** [@zerosum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerosum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-eventlisteners-and-functions-problem/269785 "2008-09-01T17:44:01Z")

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Hi there, I have a noob question that annoys me. I want to calculate the speed of the mouse. For that, I register when the mouse is clicked, get the mouseX, mouseY, and then add an event listener that subtracts the new…

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## [Javascript and XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-and-xml/269784)

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**Author:** [@winstonSmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/winstonSmith)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-and-xml/269784 "2008-09-01T17:43:54Z")

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Hello I am having a problem loading an XML file into an external Javascript function. What I am attempting to do is have one server (which I will not have access to) call an external javascript file on the other server. T…

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## [Filter Smoothing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filter-smoothing/269783)

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**Author:** [@birdboy0103](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/birdboy0103)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filter-smoothing/269783 "2008-09-01T17:17:09Z")

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Hey everyone, I have a question that google for once hasn't been able to even modestly help with. Have you ever noticed that when you do things with filters, i.e. displacementMaps and their ilk, the graphics always h…

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## [Automatic Key pressing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-key-pressing/269781)

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**Author:** [@fm47](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fm47)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-key-pressing/269781 "2008-09-01T17:12:59Z")

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Hi, I don't know if I'm in the right place at all, as well, I've not had any experience in any form of C or C++ programming (and the other languages along with that)... I would like to make an application that can inpu…

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## [Full Flash Site - Simple animation for content box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-flash-site-simple-animation-for-content-box/269780)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-flash-site-simple-animation-for-content-box/269780 "2008-09-01T16:57:42Z")

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\[issue resolved\]

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## [Change font of a dynamic text field with as 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-font-of-a-dynamic-text-field-with-as-2-0/269779)

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**Author:** [@Apocalypsesnow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Apocalypsesnow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-font-of-a-dynamic-text-field-with-as-2-0/269779 "2008-09-01T16:30:43Z")

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Dear Kirupa, i'm a new user and i found a part of solution of my problem in this your article: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/changing\_font.htm Now i need another little help. I need to change the text in t…

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## [Flash Gives me an html file, Now what do I do with it?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gives-me-an-html-file-now-what-do-i-do-with-it/269778)

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**Author:** [@bobdlee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobdlee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gives-me-an-html-file-now-what-do-i-do-with-it/269778 "2008-09-01T16:29:27Z")

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Hi everyone, This may seem like a stupid question, but here it is: I've converted and published my video in Flash, and now I have a swf file and an html file. I've noticed that if I just put the swf file on my websit…

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## [Video Shelf(sample project) - videos are not playing in Windows XP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-shelf-sample-project-videos-are-not-playing-in-windows-xp/269776)

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**Author:** [@nasayoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nasayoo)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-shelf-sample-project-videos-are-not-playing-in-windows-xp/269776 "2008-09-01T16:02:28Z")

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I used one of the sample WPF project named as Video Shelf which was provided by Microsoft wih the Expression Blend 2.5. When I run that project in Windows Vista, the project is running without any errors and the videos a…

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## [AS3: replacing string in textField with a symbol, movieclip or entity](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-replacing-string-in-textfield-with-a-symbol-movieclip-or-entity/269775)

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**Author:** [@hoolagon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hoolagon)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-replacing-string-in-textfield-with-a-symbol-movieclip-or-entity/269775 "2008-09-01T15:55:58Z")

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Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me with this as I just cant work it out. I have a dynamic textField and in it I need to display this "≥" greater-than-equal-to symbol. I am trying to parse my xml for any instances of…

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## [Howto: upload flv videos?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/howto-upload-flv-videos/269774)

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**Author:** [@Utech22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Utech22)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/howto-upload-flv-videos/269774 "2008-09-01T14:58:50Z")

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php | mysql I was looking for a script that could let me upload flv videos, they dont need to be convert from any format, they are all .flv that why I have'nt considered FFMPEG; Also upload a thumbnail with a certian…

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## [Reversing Join](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reversing-join/269773)

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**Author:** [@jvegas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jvegas)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reversing-join/269773 "2008-09-01T14:54:44Z")

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I have the statement SELECT \* FROM a INNER JOIN b ON (a.foo = b.bar) will give me all the fields that are linked, but is there a way to get all the enteries in both a and b that are not linked?

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## [Flash Video Statistics](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-statistics/269772)

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**Author:** [@odalton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/odalton)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-statistics/269772 "2008-09-01T14:24:33Z")

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I have to create a web player that can record the time / length a unique user has watched an flv video for. Is this possible? does anyone know of any methods that exist to do this or any opensource players i.e. flowpla…

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## [\[as2\] need to mimic a menu, can someone help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-need-to-mimic-a-menu-can-someone-help/269766)

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**Author:** [@jamezou](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jamezou)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-need-to-mimic-a-menu-can-someone-help/269766 "2008-09-01T11:56:56Z")

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hi, im new to actionscript and i would like to ask if anyone knows about this kind of menu? http://www.wingardh.se/php/flash.html i need to mimic it. but somehow its too complicated, i guess it is all objects and arr…

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## [Custom Browser Window Size and Address Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-browser-window-size-and-address-question/269764)

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**Author:** [@Terraform](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terraform)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-browser-window-size-and-address-question/269764 "2008-09-01T10:47:16Z")

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Sorry for the super n00b questions but I have 2 questions that I can not seem to find the answers to (I am sure I am entering the wrong search criteria as I know it is out there) I am using Flash CS3 and AS 2.0 ( I a…

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## [Problems with platform scripting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-platform-scripting/269763)

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**Author:** [@kukusai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kukusai)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-platform-scripting/269763 "2008-09-01T09:26:55Z")

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I just had my platform game done up but its filled with bugs like: player died but doesnt goes into the startup frame correctly... the endgame frame doesn not appear but a white blank screen appears... pls help me.. i ne…

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## [Jquery Slider Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jquery-slider-problems/269761)

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**Author:** [@MaggieBroon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MaggieBroon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jquery-slider-problems/269761 "2008-09-01T07:28:07Z")

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Hi there. I've been working on a site containing an image gallery similar to the one on the apple website. I found a tutorial online that used jquery & have followed it and amended to fit my design. Im coming against…

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## [HTML page scrolls when trying to scroll flash content](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-page-scrolls-when-trying-to-scroll-flash-content/269760)

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**Author:** [@project1\_exe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/project1_exe)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-page-scrolls-when-trying-to-scroll-flash-content/269760 "2008-09-01T06:40:05Z")

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Hi, I tried searching if there's a thread regarding this however I can't find one. I'd I did some experiments on flash cs3 regarding scrolling content on a long HTML page with a scrollable flash content inside it, both…

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## [Amayeta SWF Encryption sucks! Or am I missing something..?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amayeta-swf-encryption-sucks-or-am-i-missing-something/269759)

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**Author:** [@praxiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/praxiz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amayeta-swf-encryption-sucks-or-am-i-missing-something/269759 "2008-09-01T06:02:30Z")

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I'm making a voting system that basically sends a number to a php-file which then updates a mysql database that counts the votes. The trouble is, some people have figured out a way to cheat this rather simple system, s…

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