# programming

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## [SWF Build Date?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-build-date/255947)

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**Author:** [@shadedecho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shadedecho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-build-date/255947 "2008-03-28T14:55:46Z")

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As an avid Flash RIA developer, I have long wanted to be able to embed into a SWF some information about the version, or at least BUILD DATE, of the SWF (other than just its file creation date, which can get munged very …

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## [Skin not playing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skin-not-playing/255944)

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**Author:** [@gschweig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gschweig)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skin-not-playing/255944 "2008-03-28T14:18:09Z")

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I am trying to create a swf that plays an .flv file using one of the default skins in CS3. The movie previews fine in FL and the html page created from FL previews fine. However, when I place the swf into my formatted …

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## [Javascript action](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-action/255942)

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**Author:** [@irishcash33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/irishcash33)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-action/255942 "2008-03-28T13:52:12Z")

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Hi, Right now I have the script so my tabs, when clicked will expand vertically and reveal hyperlinks. I would like for it to be on rollovers instead of on click. I can't figure it out. It is probably simple for someone …

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## [Audio specs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-specs/255941)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-specs/255941 "2008-03-28T13:51:54Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if you could advice about audio specs for audio that will be imported into Flash. Thanks, CH

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## [Multi platform development](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multi-platform-development/255932)

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**Author:** [@Flufferino](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flufferino)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multi-platform-development/255932 "2008-03-28T12:07:04Z")

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Has anybody got some experience from developing for flash on multiple platform? We have a flash team of 3-5 people, 2 work on mac machines and the others on pc's. The issue we are having is that we are forced to change…

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## [Papervision3d - Importing Camera + lights](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-importing-camera-lights/255930)

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**Author:** [@bzouchir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bzouchir)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-importing-camera-lights/255930 "2008-03-28T11:57:42Z")

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hi everyone, still fairly new to PV3d and after looking into all the great samples and tutorials, it was pretty straight forward to setup a PV3d template class and get a working 3D object in the engine exported from Ma…

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## [Firing bullets](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firing-bullets/255927)

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**Author:** [@rishabh005](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rishabh005)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firing-bullets/255927 "2008-03-28T11:20:50Z")

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Hi I need help with something that is really irritating , i have Vcam That fowllow player and a player mc that shoots bullet with his gun , and gun is with arms and arm mc is in Player mc . When I shoot bullet , it spawn…

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## [setFocus Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setfocus-problem/255926)

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**Author:** [@pandu\_kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pandu_kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setfocus-problem/255926 "2008-03-28T11:20:10Z")

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Hi all, I am having a login form in my application & am using SharedObject to store user details. Next time when the user opens the App, he doesn't need to type his user details. And the Login can be done pressing…

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## [How do i make a link stay highlighted when its clicked](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-link-stay-highlighted-when-its-clicked/255925)

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**Author:** [@vazash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vazash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-a-link-stay-highlighted-when-its-clicked/255925 "2008-03-28T11:15:57Z")

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Hi, This is a relatively simple question but i am quite annoyed not to have been able to figure this out. I have 4 buttons - About Us, Products... etc. I want a mouse over so that when i mouse over the About Us tex…

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## [Independent MC quality](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/independent-mc-quality/255924)

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**Author:** [@audiohominis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/audiohominis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/independent-mc-quality/255924 "2008-03-28T10:59:58Z")

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'Sup, guys? Is it possible to set the quality of individual movie clips independently? Here’s what the manual says: This example sets the rendering quality of a movie clip (and subsequently the entire SWF containing …

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## [How do I export a flash input text from flash to a text file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-export-a-flash-input-text-from-flash-to-a-text-file/255921)

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**Author:** [@vikaas19](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vikaas19)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-export-a-flash-input-text-from-flash-to-a-text-file/255921 "2008-03-28T10:26:07Z")

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How do I export a flash input text from flash to a text file?

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## [Attach extra data to movieClip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-extra-data-to-movieclip/255916)

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**Author:** [@salamflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/salamflash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-extra-data-to-movieclip/255916 "2008-03-28T06:55:15Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to attach some extra value/variable to movieclip? for example, my\_mc.\_somedata = "1"; // it would be integers between 0-xxxx What I'm trying to do with that: When you click movieclip, it sets selec…

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## [Intensive script - Flash unresponsive](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/intensive-script-flash-unresponsive/255914)

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**Author:** [@galundin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/galundin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/intensive-script-flash-unresponsive/255914 "2008-03-28T06:43:35Z")

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I've written a tool to perform a complex iterative process on images. It's working well, other than the fact that the UI becomes unresponsive because the process is computationally intensive. I'm using the "Enter Frame" …

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## [Tree level Xml Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tree-level-xml-problem/255911)

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**Author:** [@vijaylaxmi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vijaylaxmi)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tree-level-xml-problem/255911 "2008-03-28T05:30:29Z")

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Hello I m facing problem in XML and action script when i have to make a tree level gallery. Means suppose i have to make a gallery for shirt builder, and it has 2 types of thumbnails like thumbnail for portion (front, …

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## [Go to Next/Previous Image in XML Photogallery using MouseWheel?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/go-to-next-previous-image-in-xml-photogallery-using-mousewheel/255904)

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**Author:** [@moonpilot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/moonpilot)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/go-to-next-previous-image-in-xml-photogallery-using-mousewheel/255904 "2008-03-28T01:45:49Z")

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Hi, I have made a Photogallery in Flash, which displays one image at a time using the tutorial on this website. Now I want the user to be able to cycle through the images using the Mouse Wheel (scroll up = display prev…

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## [Problems with satying logged in](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-satying-logged-in/255900)

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**Author:** [@rcampos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rcampos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-satying-logged-in/255900 "2008-03-28T00:49:15Z")

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I have a website \[that was created with flash 8 AS 2.0 \[URL="http://www.thelitonagency.com"\]www.thelitonagency.com\](http://www.thelitonagency.com) we want user to register to be able to view some of the pages like pictu…

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## [Sound Status on Buffer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-status-on-buffer/255898)

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**Author:** [@Exuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Exuk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-status-on-buffer/255898 "2008-03-28T00:27:57Z")

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I am trying to get my Sound status bar to show the current position of the audio playing. This is the code: var position = SoundChannel.position; getChildByName("status\_mc").scaleX = position / sound.length; The p…

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## [Adding Thumbnails, IE7, Drupal](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnails-ie7-drupal/255895)

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**Author:** [@kadesha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kadesha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnails-ie7-drupal/255895 "2008-03-28T00:08:33Z")

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I have the wonderful slideshow from Adding Thumbnails within a Drupal site. I haven't changed the code at all, just resized some things. It displays fine in Firefox (PC & Mac) but doesn't display in IE7. Oddly, the big p…

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## [Keep current swf visible, until a new swf has loaded into it's place?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keep-current-swf-visible-until-a-new-swf-has-loaded-into-its-place/255893)

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**Author:** [@toffe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/toffe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keep-current-swf-visible-until-a-new-swf-has-loaded-into-its-place/255893 "2008-03-27T23:17:27Z")

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I've got a holder movie clip where I can load different swf's into, by clicking buttons. I'm using the MovieClipLoader. Because I'm going to use a loader layer (showing percent completed of download) with alpha to it,…

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## [Constrain drag and drop to within the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/constrain-drag-and-drop-to-within-the-stage/255892)

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**Author:** [@watto\_uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/watto_uk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/constrain-drag-and-drop-to-within-the-stage/255892 "2008-03-27T23:16:05Z")

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I am using a drag and drop class and am trying to contsrain the area where drag and drop can occur so that its not possible to drag items outside of the stage, Any advice anyone could offer on how to do this would be …

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## [Reading a local text file (or XML) to an array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-a-local-text-file-or-xml-to-an-array/255891)

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**Author:** [@Marmut80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marmut80)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-a-local-text-file-or-xml-to-an-array/255891 "2008-03-27T22:58:28Z")

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Hey everybody, I'm want to access either a txt-file or a xml-file containing some data for an array. The txt(xml)-file will be local on the same position as the SWF. It's for a word game that should be configurable e…

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## [Error #1009 ... Seriously annoying ... Please help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1009-seriously-annoying-please-help/255888)

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**Author:** [@LauraITT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LauraITT)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1009-seriously-annoying-please-help/255888 "2008-03-27T22:37:27Z")

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Hi every1, I have an error that is really buggin me ! You know error # 1009 - null object refernece (Somthing like that ne way!) I debugged it and the lines in quotes are the 1’s giving errors. Here is the code: // scr…

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## [Layout problems, please help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-problems-please-help/255887)

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**Author:** [@marito](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marito)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layout-problems-please-help/255887 "2008-03-27T22:37:00Z")

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Hi Guys, I have a problem. I have a website to do and I have decided to really make it entirely in CSS. I have BSIC knowledge of CSS, but I haven't really understood it to its fullest. Please download the zip file here…

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## [Help with the "Simple Custom Scrollbar" tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-the-simple-custom-scrollbar-tutorial/255885)

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**Author:** [@nad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-the-simple-custom-scrollbar-tutorial/255885 "2008-03-27T22:21:29Z")

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hi there, i followed the tutorial for "Simple Custom Scrollbar"...building a text box inside a movie i'm working on. when i test the movie i see the scrollface \[and can move it nicly\] but can't see the text at all. any h…

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## [BitmapData munches my CPU!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-munches-my-cpu/255883)

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**Author:** [@Krabex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Krabex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-munches-my-cpu/255883 "2008-03-27T21:51:31Z")

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Hey there... im currently working on a space game and i wanna chuck in some nice 'spacey' effects so ive had a very strange attempt at bitmap data. Now im not gonna lie, i have never used it in my life so that explains …

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## [Flash Teaching Team](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-teaching-team/255876)

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**Author:** [@saucey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saucey)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-teaching-team/255876 "2008-03-27T20:30:44Z")

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I was wondering if there are any flash pro's out there that would not mind showing me some basic actionscript, i already know a bit myself but need more advice on a few things, im from UK east midland/milton keynes were …

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## [For loop: php to mysql db](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loop-php-to-mysql-db/255873)

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**Author:** [@Utech22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Utech22)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/for-loop-php-to-mysql-db/255873 "2008-03-27T20:11:02Z")

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I have an input where user can input the amount of dates to add (default is 1); \[COLOR=blue\]$event\_no = 1;\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=darkorange\]\[\_\_\_\] \[BUTTON\]CLICK TO DISPLAY # OF DATES \[/BUTTON\]\[/COLOR\] for example the user puts 2 …

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## [IF statement on drag](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-on-drag/255872)

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**Author:** [@gdesigner36](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gdesigner36)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-on-drag/255872 "2008-03-27T19:56:19Z")

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\[LEFT\]I am wondering if I can write an IF statement that is a movieclip is drag and drop into a certain area that an event occurs. Everything I try seems not to work any idea?? thanks in advance \[/LEFT\]

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## [About Flash Fullscreen mode and Javascript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-flash-fullscreen-mode-and-javascript/255870)

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**Author:** [@rotaercz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rotaercz)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-flash-fullscreen-mode-and-javascript/255870 "2008-03-27T19:42:51Z")

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I currently have two browsers that communicate with each other through Javascript. Basically it's like the following.... Flash1 \<-\> Browser1 \<-\> Browser2 \<-\> Flash2 This works fine when it is not in fullscreen mode. …

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## [Popup new window ( Safari Problems / External Interface )](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-new-window-safari-problems-external-interface/255869)

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**Author:** [@eknudtson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eknudtson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-new-window-safari-problems-external-interface/255869 "2008-03-27T19:11:15Z")

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Hi awesome Kirupa people! I need some help getting a new window to pop up. I have a flash movie playing on a page ( a music player ) and I want to pop up the same music player in a new window. Below is the code I'm using…

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