# programming

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## [Scrolling HTML text with links - idiots guide needed!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-html-text-with-links-idiots-guide-needed/257217)

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**Author:** [@Tony\_Barnes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tony_Barnes)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-html-text-with-links-idiots-guide-needed/257217 "2008-04-11T10:32:22Z")

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Hi All, Firstly, sorry for asking this, as I know it’s been asked before - I’ve found a few threads - but to put it bluntly, I am getting a headache trying to work out what the fudge is going on with Flash!! Previous ex…

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## [Maximum number of objects limit?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maximum-number-of-objects-limit/257215)

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**Author:** [@salamflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/salamflash)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/maximum-number-of-objects-limit/257215 "2008-04-11T09:12:19Z")

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Hi, Is there some object limit on Flash cs3? If I add certain amount (hundreds) of objects on screen, I cannot add icons to my combobox dropdown anymore.. (No error is displayed, the icons just dont appear there) The…

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## [mp3player playing uninterupted over multiple pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3player-playing-uninterupted-over-multiple-pages/257212)

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**Author:** [@chiefrebelangel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chiefrebelangel)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3player-playing-uninterupted-over-multiple-pages/257212 "2008-04-11T09:03:01Z")

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Hey guys :hr: Is it possible to have an mp3player in flash embedded in a website with xhtml which when i change page the mp3player continues play at its current position. I can not have the site fully in flash so its…

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## [Threads and Flash AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/threads-and-flash-as3/257209)

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**Author:** [@VoS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VoS)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/threads-and-flash-as3/257209 "2008-04-11T08:48:07Z")

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Hey. Like the title says im curous if theres any type of threading in Flash AS3. If i make a mc and place code in that, that would happen at the same time as the main timeline, so thats one way of doing it. But if i want…

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## [\[CS3\] Problem in getting flash/xml to work in browsers (FF and IE)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-problem-in-getting-flash-xml-to-work-in-browsers-ff-and-ie/257207)

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**Author:** [@komapeb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/komapeb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-problem-in-getting-flash-xml-to-work-in-browsers-ff-and-ie/257207 "2008-04-11T07:13:50Z")

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Hello! I'm not sure if this thread shoud be here but I'm posting it. Here is the problem: I have a working swf wich is supposed to be gallery. It uses a XML file to load different galleries in it. The different galleri…

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## [npcPlayerClass need an example](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/npcplayerclass-need-an-example/257199)

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**Author:** [@koolkrasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/koolkrasher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/npcplayerclass-need-an-example/257199 "2008-04-11T03:42:44Z")

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my friend and i are going to makek a rail rpg and i want to do everything right. I figure create a class file for the base chars and npc's would be the correct way to go about it. especially for npc's since all i would …

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## [AS3 sound WTF?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-sound-wtf/257198)

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**Author:** [@FlashHed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashHed)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-sound-wtf/257198 "2008-04-11T03:31:59Z")

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I figured out how to get sound to load from the library in AS3, which is good, however I'm trying to do the same technique in another fla with different mp3s and i get the following error. WTF? 'Sound has no valid devi…

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## [Listen for server calls?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listen-for-server-calls/257197)

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**Author:** [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listen-for-server-calls/257197 "2008-04-11T03:13:38Z")

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Is there a way Flash can receive server calls without actually requesting them?

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## [Search Engine question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-engine-question/257196)

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**Author:** [@hermtheworm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hermtheworm)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-engine-question/257196 "2008-04-11T02:24:22Z")

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Ok folks, im fairly new to flash. So i have a question. I created a website \*\*completely \*\*designed with flash. When you type in the site title in flash it comes up on the list, but theres no information on it. So i…

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## [MX2004PRO\[AS2.0\] Creating a rotating cylinder effect for movieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx2004pro-as2-0-creating-a-rotating-cylinder-effect-for-movieclips/257195)

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**Author:** [@Gar\_Fonz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gar_Fonz)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx2004pro-as2-0-creating-a-rotating-cylinder-effect-for-movieclips/257195 "2008-04-11T02:21:03Z")

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I was wondering if anybody has come across an effect that would be similar to watching an image on a cylinder as the cylinder is rotating along the y axis (if the y-axis is the axis that connects the two circles of a cyl…

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## [Help getting Day of Week from DateField Component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-getting-day-of-week-from-datefield-component/257194)

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**Author:** [@RichGags](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RichGags)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-getting-day-of-week-from-datefield-component/257194 "2008-04-11T02:17:14Z")

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Hi again, So I making a flash contact form for reservations. I dragged the DateField component onto the stage, gave it an instance name of rDate\_txt and it works great in picking a date and sending to my php emailer. I…

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## [Referencing MovieClips within Arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-movieclips-within-arrays/257193)

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**Author:** [@Exodar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Exodar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-movieclips-within-arrays/257193 "2008-04-11T02:05:29Z")

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I'm looking for a way to reference some movieclips I have on the stage. They're labeled m0, m1, m2, and m3 respectively. I've tried creating string values of their names within a for loop, then attempted to convert the s…

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## [Glowing Scrollbar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/glowing-scrollbar/257190)

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**Author:** [@cheekdilly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cheekdilly)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/glowing-scrollbar/257190 "2008-04-11T00:52:40Z")

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\[LEFT\]I am trying to recreate the scrollbar found on this site: www.seriph.com Any ideas on how to do it? It seems the track glows whenever you mouse over either the bar or track. Once you press the bar, the glow fad…

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## [Photo Program](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-program/257188)

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**Author:** [@swurp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/swurp)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-program/257188 "2008-04-11T00:40:32Z")

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Greetings. I had an old post on here with a photo program that I have since trashed. I put together this new version that dynamically loads images from an XML file. It allows key-board arrow navigation and right-click to…

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## [How to load URL from .txt file and use URL to load image?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-url-from-txt-file-and-use-url-to-load-image/257187)

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**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-url-from-txt-file-and-use-url-to-load-image/257187 "2008-04-11T00:39:58Z")

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txtfile (imageurl.txt): img=http://www.image.com/images/home\_wedding\_pic.jpg swf: loadVARS = new LoadVars(); loadVARS.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { img\_container.loadMovie(this.img); } else {…

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## [Parent not able to detect child's functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parent-not-able-to-detect-childs-functions/257184)

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**Author:** [@triangle\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/triangle_man)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parent-not-able-to-detect-childs-functions/257184 "2008-04-11T00:00:03Z")

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I've encountered what seems to be a race condition between a parent and its child movie clips, but I don't know what to do to fix it. The parent movie clip is on the stage at compile-time, and the clip contains a num…

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## [Dynamic Text within Button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-within-button/257183)

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**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-within-button/257183 "2008-04-10T23:52:08Z")

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So, it would seem that AS3 doesn't allow you to set dynamic text from within a Button...? That seems odd, but every time i try to assign a text box some text that resides in a Button, I get this in the Output: Referen…

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## [Value from multiple array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/value-from-multiple-array/257179)

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**Author:** [@youwh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/youwh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/value-from-multiple-array/257179 "2008-04-10T22:40:15Z")

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I have 2 set of array. I wanted when at bug1, one of the value in the code run 1 \*from the buttons array, bug2 it runs \*2 from the points array... This is the AS code. ActionScript Code: \[FONT=Courier New\]\[LE…

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## [AS3 HELP Movieclip inside of a Movieclip with code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-help-movieclip-inside-of-a-movieclip-with-code/257175)

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**Author:** [@fstekols\_gmail](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fstekols_gmail)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-help-movieclip-inside-of-a-movieclip-with-code/257175 "2008-04-10T21:29:58Z")

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So i'm trying to create an accordian menu that is xml driven. I'm only starting with the nav right now, and it's pretty basic. I'm having trouble getting a movieclip inside of another movieclip with code. I'm getting thi…

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## [PHP to access Active Directory](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-to-access-active-directory/257165)

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**Author:** [@imagined](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagined)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-to-access-active-directory/257165 "2008-04-10T20:49:20Z")

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Is there a way to access the Active Directory database from PHP?

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## [Add Play/Pause to great photo gallery with Fade and Resize - Source included!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-play-pause-to-great-photo-gallery-with-fade-and-resize-source-included/257164)

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**Author:** [@carlnunes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carlnunes)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-play-pause-to-great-photo-gallery-with-fade-and-resize-source-included/257164 "2008-04-10T20:48:36Z")

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Here's some great code I pieced together using this forum. I would like to add Play/Pause functionality to it. Please have a look at the .fla : photo\_gal\_fade\_resize.zip Any suggestions/comments will be much apprecia…

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## [Styling xml data in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/styling-xml-data-in-flash/257163)

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**Author:** [@irishcash33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/irishcash33)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/styling-xml-data-in-flash/257163 "2008-04-10T20:42:18Z")

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I can't find anything on how to style xml data in flash. I can do it with css..but I have the xml going into flash...is this possible? Thanks

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## [Help with Image Gallery and XML.Please!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-image-gallery-and-xml-please/257162)

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**Author:** [@ecptavares](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ecptavares)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-image-gallery-and-xml-please/257162 "2008-04-10T20:35:43Z")

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Hi! I would like to make an image gallery getting the images from a XML file and I would like to use this scroll menu system. http://www.cartoonsmart.com/dynamic\_scroller.html How would I do this? I already have …

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## [Dyn text wont's display correctly after adding buttons to page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dyn-text-wonts-display-correctly-after-adding-buttons-to-page/257159)

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**Author:** [@thematic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thematic)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dyn-text-wonts-display-correctly-after-adding-buttons-to-page/257159 "2008-04-10T20:14:36Z")

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I'd really appreciate some assistance with this issue. Building a flash9 site with AS3. Utilizing frame labels for the various pages, where one of the pages has a scrolling dyn text window. All elements/components di…

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## [Multiplayer online game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiplayer-online-game/257158)

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**Author:** [@beloxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beloxx)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiplayer-online-game/257158 "2008-04-10T19:40:15Z")

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Hi Im tryng to create a multiplayer online game. I have a good understanding of java nio sockets but my flash xml sockets do not receive messages. My java server on the other hand accepts mesages from flash. Im using th…

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## [!need help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/257156)

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**Author:** [@cwinters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cwinters)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help/257156 "2008-04-10T19:12:25Z")

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im working with a client who owns a mens fashion store. we want to set up a "shirt builder" using flash, it would mimic something like this ... \[COLOR=#333333\]http://www.brooksbrothers.com/select...lectshirts.tem\[/COLO…

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## [Auto Thumbnailing Embedded Flash Videos](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-thumbnailing-embedded-flash-videos/257154)

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**Author:** [@smoke10010](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smoke10010)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-thumbnailing-embedded-flash-videos/257154 "2008-04-10T18:43:23Z")

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I searched around but was unable to find anything. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not searching the right thing or people haven't been setting this up. Is there a way to automatically capture screenshots from embedde…

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## [Beginning actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginning-actionscript/257152)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Pancake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Pancake)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginning-actionscript/257152 "2008-04-10T18:33:20Z")

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hey, i started learning some actionscript today. here's what i got. the problem is, i can enter the walls from the sides i only have a code for one direction for the character to stop. also, i want a hittest that if …

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## [Looking to duplicate site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-to-duplicate-site/257145)

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**Author:** [@cwinters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cwinters)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-to-duplicate-site/257145 "2008-04-10T17:09:20Z")

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im working with a client who owns a mens fashion store. we want to set up a "shirt builder" using flash, it would mimic something like this ... \[COLOR=#333333\]http://www.brooksbrothers.com/select...lectshirts.tem\[/COLO…

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## [Targeting w/ variable woes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-w-variable-woes/257142)

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**Author:** [@akrantz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akrantz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-w-variable-woes/257142 "2008-04-10T16:59:26Z")

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It seems like a simple problem. I have a MovieClip on the stage and I want to target it. After that things get more unusual. Without going into to much detail I am essentially trying to target the mc using a variable tha…

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