# programming

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## [Flv video with realtime slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-video-with-realtime-slider/255815)

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**Author:** [@chroma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chroma)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-video-with-realtime-slider/255815 "2008-03-27T10:39:12Z")

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Hello! I have to figure out how to make a flv movie slide smoothly just by dragging a slider. My use of it would be showing architecture in 360 degrees, smoothly rotating the building with moving the sliderbar. I mean,…

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## [Problems.. division by zero error?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-division-by-zero-error/255814)

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**Author:** [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-division-by-zero-error/255814 "2008-03-27T10:19:03Z")

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Im having major problems here... I keep getting Division by zero errors... page: http://upload.strokemymouse.com/cp/admin/admin.php code on line 68 $maths = 100 \* numberone/$numbertwo; edit, im getting a sess…

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## [Novice needs help.. =(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-needs-help/255813)

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**Author:** [@rkoes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rkoes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-needs-help/255813 "2008-03-27T10:04:31Z")

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Hi all, im pretty new to actionscripting.. im creating a site and trying to create a similar effect as here:: http://www.artstreiber.com/flash.html when users click on different menu buttons.. im just interested in the …

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## [How do I Restart my swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-restart-my-swf/255812)

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**Author:** [@Login418](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Login418)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-restart-my-swf/255812 "2008-03-27T09:13:33Z")

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I made an animation. When it gets to the end I need a button script that will replay the movie. I tried: on(release) { \_root.gotoAndPlay(1); } But this script only restarts the main time line. I have nested moviecli…

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## [Figuiring out Bitmap rendering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/figuiring-out-bitmap-rendering/255810)

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**Author:** [@substance](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/substance)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/figuiring-out-bitmap-rendering/255810 "2008-03-27T07:31:36Z")

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So I started a project that has physics and lots of small particles, most were movieclips so needless to say, the framerate became a issue. Now I'm trying to learn how to render the stage with bitmapData but it it's a bi…

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## [Debugging AS 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/debugging-as-3/255807)

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**Author:** [@DanglingChap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanglingChap)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/debugging-as-3/255807 "2008-03-27T06:37:36Z")

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I am writing the script code using FlashDevelop and that script is then being used in Flash CS 3 animations. I run the movie from FLASH IDE. How can i debug things from FlashDevelop. Since neither i can put a break point…

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## [Fullscreen only with Flash CS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-only-with-flash-cs3/255805)

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**Author:** [@kookaburra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kookaburra)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-only-with-flash-cs3/255805 "2008-03-27T05:59:48Z")

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I'm working on a video player where there is a button to show the video fullscreen. (http://www.monkeyflash.com/flash/full-screen-video/) Now my problem is I don't have Flash CS3 and will have to do it with Flash 8 onl…

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## [Server-Side Programming for Turn-Based RPG](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-programming-for-turn-based-rpg/255802)

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**Author:** [@navybofus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/navybofus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-programming-for-turn-based-rpg/255802 "2008-03-27T05:10:30Z")

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Hello I am Chris Ford and I am in the US Navy. I have a slight problem writing web pages becasue my laptop that has all of my software is unable to be connected to our LAN without consequences. So what I am asking is som…

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## [Flex working with library items](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-working-with-library-items/255799)

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**Author:** [@substance](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/substance)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-working-with-library-items/255799 "2008-03-27T03:30:04Z")

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For whatever reason when flex compiles my .swf none of my library items (classes) from my .fla show up. However if I compile the .swf in flash cs3 everything works fine. Do I somehow need to link my flex prject to my .…

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## [Flash 8 Actionscript Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-actionscript-problems/255797)

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**Author:** [@Underground\_Ace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Underground_Ace)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-actionscript-problems/255797 "2008-03-27T03:20:17Z")

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I am attempting to write a code that will do the following: 1) Produce a ball at the far right of the screen and have it move to the left. 2) when the ball hits the left side of the screen, have it be replaced with a squ…

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## [Problem with Openwindow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-openwindow/255796)

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**Author:** [@tmacdonald\_twmi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tmacdonald_twmi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-openwindow/255796 "2008-03-27T02:28:04Z")

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I dl'd 2 great programs from Kirupa's site: openwindow ProductsExhibitor The openwindow and the ProductsExhibitor work great! The only problem I have pertains to openwindow... I have multiple windows to open, differe…

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## [Flash working with ActiveX?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-working-with-activex/255793)

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**Author:** [@Ben2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ben2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-working-with-activex/255793 "2008-03-27T01:37:15Z")

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We need to send information from Flash through an RS232 port. We know ActiveX can do that, so we need to be able to send information from Flash to ActiveX. Is it possible to do this? Thanks in advance, Ben.

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## [getURL = undefined (XML)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-undefined-xml/255791)

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**Author:** [@utosky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/utosky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-undefined-xml/255791 "2008-03-27T00:35:10Z")

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hello, i am have a slideshow fed by an XML file. I am trying to add external links to each of the main pictures. But I get site.com/undefined Here is the AS: MCXML = new XML(); MCXML.load("albums/photos1.xml"); MCXM…

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## [Problem Accessing Children/Sprites](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-accessing-children-sprites/255790)

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**Author:** [@skimmmer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skimmmer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-accessing-children-sprites/255790 "2008-03-27T00:32:17Z")

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I've recently switched to AS3 from AS2 and I've been developing a game with different classes. Note: I'm using FlashDevelop and the Flex 2 sdk In my Main class (which extends as a sprite) I have a enterFrame event and…

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## [Accessing FLVPlayback methods from a skin](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-flvplayback-methods-from-a-skin/255788)

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**Author:** [@DavidFish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidFish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-flvplayback-methods-from-a-skin/255788 "2008-03-26T23:51:16Z")

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I'm sure there's a way to do this (I think I'm just missing what the proper syntax is): Is it possible to access methods and properties of an FLVPlayback instance from a custom skin? I have modified one of the prebuil…

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## [Aargh, why isn't this working!?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aargh-why-isnt-this-working/255787)

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**Author:** [@Sakka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sakka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aargh-why-isnt-this-working/255787 "2008-03-26T23:42:01Z")

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Sorry for the very nondescript subject of my post, but I am so confused! :sigh: I'm making a flash site. It is NOT complex. I have the basic design structure of the site on the main timeline. Then I have the element…

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## [Will a background show in the margin?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/will-a-background-show-in-the-margin/255785)

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**Author:** [@jeffonfire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeffonfire)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/will-a-background-show-in-the-margin/255785 "2008-03-26T22:48:01Z")

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Will a background show in the margin? ??:huh:??

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## [ReferenceError: Error #1069](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referenceerror-error-1069/255784)

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**Author:** [@anujsharma181](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anujsharma181)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referenceerror-error-1069/255784 "2008-03-26T22:25:30Z")

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Hi guys I am getting reference error which is breaking my code. In my code i have drag gable movieclip which when crossed some coordinates is going to call external UIloader (containing external SWF) on the main stage. I…

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## [Scale MC on \_x & \_y mouse movement?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale-mc-on--x--y-mouse-movement/255782)

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**Author:** [@Dark\_Angel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dark_Angel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale-mc-on--x--y-mouse-movement/255782 "2008-03-26T21:47:18Z")

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Hello, I have a problem with a button i want to create. I want different buttons (simple circles) that become bigger and 100% visible when the mouse becomes closer (at a certain distance), visa versa. till 0% visibili…

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## [\[PHP\] Obtain Data from String](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-obtain-data-from-string/255781)

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**Author:** [@nobody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nobody)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-obtain-data-from-string/255781 "2008-03-26T21:42:14Z")

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I’m sure there’s a name for what I’m trying to do, but I’m at a loss here. So I’m working on a text replacement script for something I’m working on. Basically I’ll have something like this: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet…

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## [as3 grid problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-grid-problems/255780)

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**Author:** [@knickers95](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/knickers95)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-grid-problems/255780 "2008-03-26T21:29:28Z")

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hey guys:D im still struggling with the switch over from as2 to as3. to begin with, let me tell u what i want to acheive. if i want to create a drig using as2 i woud say: this.createEmptyMovieClip("gridHolder",0); f…

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## [XSPF Player Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xspf-player-help/255778)

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**Author:** [@Rgxl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rgxl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xspf-player-help/255778 "2008-03-26T21:25:16Z")

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aight so I got this flash mp3 player....can anyone find in this txt file the actionscript I can use on a button to make it play a certain file in a playlist? like not make it play the next track, but exactly the song I w…

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## [PHP Email Form - Not posting all feilds?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-form-not-posting-all-feilds/255777)

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**Author:** [@drunkel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drunkel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-form-not-posting-all-feilds/255777 "2008-03-26T21:04:15Z")

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Okay... As you can tell I am not big on S/S Scripting. I have a simple hyperlink to popup window (annoying, but works with clients wishes), that is meant to collect Name, Email, and Address. Mail those to a coworker.…

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## [DIV Not Auto-Adjusting to content... sort of](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/div-not-auto-adjusting-to-content-sort-of/255776)

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**Author:** [@ilostmydream](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ilostmydream)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/div-not-auto-adjusting-to-content-sort-of/255776 "2008-03-26T20:57:35Z")

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Hey Everyone, Ok two things... the first I want my div to auto adjust to the text content as i add more etc. second, i always want the player to be in the bottom right hand corner, but always next to the text if that m…

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## [Word HTML Parser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/word-html-parser/255774)

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**Author:** [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/word-html-parser/255774 "2008-03-26T20:43:40Z")

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Anyone have any ideas as to how to parse an .html file made by Microsoft Word? I'm basically making a flash file so someone can have their word documents presented in Flash. How, for example, would I kill text betwee…

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## [Flash 8 - Controlling external .swf's in an array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-controlling-external-swfs-in-an-array/255773)

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**Author:** [@mpot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-controlling-external-swfs-in-an-array/255773 "2008-03-26T20:43:20Z")

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Hello Everyone, I have created a flash file that loads external swf's into a container clip. This I will call "main" it has this code on it to load the external .swf's var clips = \["section1.swf", "section2.swf", "s…

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## [How to control direction of a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-direction-of-a-movieclip/255769)

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**Author:** [@bifurd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bifurd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-direction-of-a-movieclip/255769 "2008-03-26T20:18:05Z")

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How can I control the x and y direction of this movieclip by rolling over a separate button or movieclip to change the direction? on(RollOver){ this.stopped = true } on(RollOut){ this.stopped = false } onClipEvent(ente…

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## [Struggling to remove Horizontal scroll](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/struggling-to-remove-horizontal-scroll/255768)

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**Author:** [@sk001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sk001)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/struggling-to-remove-horizontal-scroll/255768 "2008-03-26T20:06:20Z")

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See the attachments for the html code & screen shot of how the horizontal scroll occurs. I tried almost all on the website. Still not able to figure out a way to remove horizontal scroll. Please help me guys.. T…

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## [Click to move boundaries](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-move-boundaries/255767)

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**Author:** [@Jeroni\_Moo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeroni_Moo)\
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**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-to-move-boundaries/255767 "2008-03-26T19:51:07Z")

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Hi! I followed this tutorial on how to move a movieclip with a mouseclick Tutorial- http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/easing\_mouseclick.htm I was wondering how to make boundaries E.g theres a wall if i click on the wa…

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## [CSS Commands From Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-commands-from-flash/255766)

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**Author:** [@mrwizzer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrwizzer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-commands-from-flash/255766 "2008-03-26T19:38:44Z")

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I'm working with a developer who has set up a simple scheme where the video on a page moves itself to the center of the page upon a click of a button. The button needs to be in Flash. Question is: how do you call a C…

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