# programming

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## [Help with moing with mouse!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-moing-with-mouse/256044)

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**Author:** [@haphadon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/haphadon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-moing-with-mouse/256044 "2008-03-29T19:46:42Z")

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Ok I need help with something to do with mouse clicks. I want my character (Movieclip) to move where my mouse clicks. Code: onClipEvent (mouseDown) { endX = \_root.\_xmouse; endY = \_root.\_ymouse; } onClipEvent (enterF…

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## [Stage property](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-property/256035)

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**Author:** [@snozbunny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snozbunny)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-property/256035 "2008-03-29T17:33:39Z")

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I'm starting to get into AS3 and I need a bit of help with understanding the stage property. I understand you can access it from the main class but what I'm not able to grasp is why I need to extend Sprite to get it work…

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## [Could anyone help test/debug this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-anyone-help-test-debug-this/256027)

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**Author:** [@Zaid\_W1red](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaid_W1red)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-anyone-help-test-debug-this/256027 "2008-03-29T16:17:32Z")

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Hey Guys, I've got a Flash MP3 player thats embedded over here: http://nukleuz.dloadshop.com/shop/ If you navigate to any of the album covers in the main body of the site, you should get a track list, and see some …

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## [Load external .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf/256026)

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**Author:** [@dynamicvine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dynamicvine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf/256026 "2008-03-29T14:40:40Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if someone could tell me how to load an external .swf on the click of a button .. The external .swf is stored in the same folder as the first .swf I don't want to have it load an exact URL (…

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## [Post Flash to HtML Page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-flash-to-html-page/256025)

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**Author:** [@treelee25](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treelee25)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-flash-to-html-page/256025 "2008-03-29T14:39:53Z")

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I've just finished reading a tutorial that was posted. I'd like to know how do i get my finished product from this tutorial " \*\*\[FONT=Arial\] \[COLOR=#000066\]\[IMG\]http://www.kirupa.com/forum/../developer/flash5/images/ba…

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## [Printing partially working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-partially-working/256021)

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**Author:** [@Germaris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Germaris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-partially-working/256021 "2008-03-29T13:52:15Z")

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Hi there! I implemented a printing function which is working nice even for multiple pages. Problem is as follows... Say we have a text 100 lines long. Each page can hold 80 lines. We should have: Page 1 = from line 1…

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## [uSING ACTIONSCRIPT3 IN FLEX PROJECT](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript3-in-flex-project/256019)

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**Author:** [@amitabharya23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amitabharya23)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript3-in-flex-project/256019 "2008-03-29T11:37:38Z")

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Hi, I am trying to use actionscript 3 in flex project. I don't want to code anything in flex file (mxml) except initialization of my first class. Also want to use flex components in actionscript. I tried but its not …

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## [Poor Student Needs Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/poor-student-needs-help/256017)

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**Author:** [@Ta\_Dah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ta_Dah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/poor-student-needs-help/256017 "2008-03-29T10:50:49Z")

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Hi A friend of mine who is a student has to turn in this flash project by Monday. Is all in CS3 which i cant open as I've Flash 8. Please find instructions below and the zipped fla files. Think she want to link up the e…

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## [Expandable Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-menu/256010)

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**Author:** [@taurianthebull](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/taurianthebull)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-menu/256010 "2008-03-29T05:47:48Z")

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Hello, Can any one help me find any tutorial or guide that can perform just similar to this example: http://www.sabremultimedia.com/flashcourse/player.html Please check Page-6 I need to know how can i create an Expanda…

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## [Add time to countdown through item](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-time-to-countdown-through-item/256007)

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**Author:** [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-time-to-countdown-through-item/256007 "2008-03-29T04:47:07Z")

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I added a timer to my tile based game (based off tony Pa AS1 tutorials the timer is as follows: ACTIONSCRIPT: start\_time = getTimer(); countdown = 180000; onEnterFrame = function () { elapsed\_time = getTimer()…

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## [Hire/Pay you to create Excel Loan Quantum Calculation worksheet](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hire-pay-you-to-create-excel-loan-quantum-calculation-worksheet/256004)

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**Author:** [@sha661](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sha661)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hire-pay-you-to-create-excel-loan-quantum-calculation-worksheet/256004 "2008-03-29T02:11:14Z")

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I need a loan quantum calculation in Microsoft excel worksheet. You must not lock or protect the worksheet or the whole file. For more information, please click the link http://www.getacoder.com/projects/excel\_loan\_…

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## [How can I change the combobox border?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-combobox-border/255998)

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**Author:** [@mesh2008](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mesh2008)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-combobox-border/255998 "2008-03-29T00:15:51Z")

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I dragged a combbox component from ctrl+F7 to my stage. It has rounded border and I wanna change this to rectangle borders. Also, I wanna reduce the height of each item. Could you please help? I'm using Flash CS3

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## [Site Broken In IE. Help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-broken-in-ie-help/255993)

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**Author:** [@built\_by](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/built_by)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-broken-in-ie-help/255993 "2008-03-28T22:32:32Z")

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Well I recently found out my website is broken in IE 7 (haven't tried 6 - i figure few people still use it). I know that it works just fine in Firefox and Safari but I'm not awesome with coding so I haven't a clue what'…

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## [Checking overlapping of 2 objects of different type. Please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-overlapping-of-2-objects-of-different-type-please-help/255990)

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**Author:** [@anujsharma181](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anujsharma181)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-overlapping-of-2-objects-of-different-type-please-help/255990 "2008-03-28T21:19:19Z")

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Hi I am trying to check if objects of 2 different type overlaps or not. I have a CameraStartDrag which is activated by on press of MovieClip. I have some container of type Sprite which contains UI Loader component. All i…

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## [Menu Navigation Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-navigation-problem/255988)

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**Author:** [@user0607](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/user0607)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-navigation-problem/255988 "2008-03-28T21:17:46Z")

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hello! I have the main navigation links (Portfolio, About, Contact, and Links) and when you click on them, an external swf opens in the Holder\_mc area below the navigation. Those all work fine. However, I want a SUBMEN…

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## [Document Class Trouble :\\](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/document-class-trouble/255986)

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**Author:** [@Jtbrack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jtbrack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/document-class-trouble/255986 "2008-03-28T20:45:51Z")

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I'm rather new to ActionScript 3 and trying to learn how to code away from the timeline. Needless to say it's been a little frustrating. In this document class, all I'm trying to do is set up a preLoader and a basic b…

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## [Help with timers in game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-timers-in-game/255985)

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**Author:** [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-timers-in-game/255985 "2008-03-28T20:08:09Z")

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in my game i would like a timer counting up telling how long youve played, i would like the code to be in the time line and a dynamic text box holding the timer variable, how do i do this? also, i would like a timer co…

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## [Visible/Invisible Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visible-invisible-movie-clips/255980)

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**Author:** [@Orbitals](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Orbitals)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visible-invisible-movie-clips/255980 "2008-03-28T19:38:06Z")

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I've been teaching myself Actionscript 2.0 for all of three days, so bear with the n00b here. I want a movie clip (next) to be visible when the score (dynamic text box called score) is 0, and invisible when it is 1, 2…

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## [AS2 email form with attachment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-email-form-with-attachment/255979)

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**Author:** [@timteatim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timteatim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-email-form-with-attachment/255979 "2008-03-28T19:11:25Z")

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I am flabbergasted that I cannot find a resource for building an email form with attachment capabilities. I have built a form that calls on PHP to delivery a standard, text-based email, but I really need help building …

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## [Dynamic image loading & scale to fit MC!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-image-loading-scale-to-fit-mc/255973)

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**Author:** [@doctorfeelyg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doctorfeelyg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-image-loading-scale-to-fit-mc/255973 "2008-03-28T18:11:42Z")

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## [Why doesn't this code work on Flash Player 9?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-code-work-on-flash-player-9/255968)

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**Author:** [@dududis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dududis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-code-work-on-flash-player-9/255968 "2008-03-28T17:11:25Z")

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Hello! I don't really understand the differences between Flash player's versions, so I don't know why this code doesn't work properly. Can anyone point me what's wrong? \_root.centrey = 272; \_root.centrex = 510; \_root.…

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## [E4X - Returning Attributes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/e4x-returning-attributes/255967)

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**Author:** [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/e4x-returning-attributes/255967 "2008-03-28T16:58:49Z")

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I'm a little confused with the attribute aspect of E4X. Basically I have something like this \<GALLERY\> \<GALLERY TEAM="KNICKS"\> \<IMAGE\>nate456.jpg\</IMAGE\> \<DESCRIPTION\>Going up for a dunk\</DESCRIP…

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## [Flash sites and IE7](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sites-and-ie7/255962)

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**Author:** [@hop6919](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hop6919)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sites-and-ie7/255962 "2008-03-28T16:40:41Z")

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Hi all, Could you please have a look at my site: www.simonstanford.co.uk When clicking on the portfolio button in the menu, and choosing one of the options, it loads another flash movie whilst displaying a progress b…

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## [\[CS3 AS2\] Saving Data](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-saving-data/255961)

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**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-saving-data/255961 "2008-03-28T16:38:56Z")

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Hello All, I have a desktop app build in AS2 It kind of functions like a shopping cart / product calculator. I want to be able to physically save a file with text data (to be reloaded later) in a directory on the com…

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## [As3 Load File - PHP - TextFile Combination Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-load-file-php-textfile-combination-problem/255959)

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**Author:** [@lexus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lexus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-load-file-php-textfile-combination-problem/255959 "2008-03-28T16:18:31Z")

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First of all a big hello to all of you out there! To the point.. I have a swf with 2 MCs (one for sendind vars to php and one for loading content from a .txt), one input text box and one dynamic text box. I want it…

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## [Stage Follow Object?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-follow-object/255958)

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**Author:** [@BigDukeyDog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BigDukeyDog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-follow-object/255958 "2008-03-28T16:09:53Z")

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I'm having a hard time finding what I'm looking for and it could be because I'm searching the wrong terms. I'm making a timeline where I have a movie clip move along a motion guide. I would like to make it so that the …

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## [Please, help me tweak this as file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-tweak-this-as-file/255957)

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**Author:** [@schammy79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/schammy79)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-tweak-this-as-file/255957 "2008-03-28T16:03:52Z")

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First time I get this error, so I'm not sure how to understand it... Error: Error #2101: The String passed to URLVariables.decode() must be a URL-encoded query string containing name/value pairs. at Error$/throwError() …

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## [Kirupa's platform script?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupas-platform-script/255955)

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**Author:** [@IAmBadWithAS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IAmBadWithAS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupas-platform-script/255955 "2008-03-28T15:51:35Z")

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Hi, How would I make it so that the script: (Slightly edited) onClipEvent (load) { jumping = false; // jumping is true speed = 0; // speed is 0 ////////////////////// ////Ammendment 1// ////////////////// heal…

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## [Geturl block \_blank](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-block--blank/255952)

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**Author:** [@Robyee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Robyee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-block--blank/255952 "2008-03-28T15:41:30Z")

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I got that some my flash sites have problem to open site on \_blank window with get url ... getURL("...my\_link...", "\_blank"); I tryied also with some javascript to open popup but Firefox e IE7 doesnt open nothing if …

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## [Full screen FLV looping](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-flv-looping/255949)

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**Author:** [@detonate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/detonate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-flv-looping/255949 "2008-03-28T15:22:37Z")

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Been trying to loop a .flv without any success so far. Could anyone help me out in the best direction possible? Here's my listener attempt: var lstn = new Object(); lstn.complete = function(evtObj) { myNetStream.pl…

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