# programming

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## [Making an mp3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-an-mp3/253847)

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**Author:** [@ilikemyself](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ilikemyself)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-an-mp3/253847 "2008-03-05T19:56:22Z")

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Hi, I am making an mp3 player on flash. I have already created the buttons and i have been loking for tutorials of it i found one that was good :http://www.thegoldenmean.com/technique/mp3player01.html but it was so har t…

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## [Spry Menu's in Dreamweaver CS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spry-menus-in-dreamweaver-cs3/253846)

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**Author:** [@Ksuguy25](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ksuguy25)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spry-menus-in-dreamweaver-cs3/253846 "2008-03-05T19:50:44Z")

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Hello Room, Got a question. I am making a website and I have managed to insert two spry vertical menus on both sides of the screen. I want the menu on your right, the sub menu's turn left instead of right. http://ksu…

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## [Loading external swfs into new window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs-into-new-window/253845)

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**Author:** [@AscolA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AscolA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs-into-new-window/253845 "2008-03-05T19:48:42Z")

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How would I go about loading an external swf into it's own window? This is the as I'm using: btn1.onRelease = function () { loader1\_mc.loadMovie("surfer.swf"); } Thanks

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## [Cartography, anyone?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cartography-anyone/253841)

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**Author:** [@CChristo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CChristo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cartography-anyone/253841 "2008-03-05T18:44:25Z")

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For my MA thesis I'm using Flash to create an animated map. I'll use this map to evaluate a user's ability to detect spatial-temporal clusters. It's all very interesting, but I'll cut to the chase... I'll make 4 maps, …

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## [Images files matching variables?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/images-files-matching-variables/253839)

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**Author:** [@Amaakir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Amaakir)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/images-files-matching-variables/253839 "2008-03-05T18:20:59Z")

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Hi, all, I'm new to the forum, although I've been reading it for some time now and I have found it very useful. However, I've encountered a problem with Flash that I dont seem to find here and I thought it would be just …

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## [XML gallery thumbnails](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-thumbnails/253837)

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**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-thumbnails/253837 "2008-03-05T17:28:57Z")

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The simple Aim of this exercise is an XML gallery, where thumbnails are loaded up first into a grid pattern, from which when clicked, activates the load of the picture of interest. It goes wrong noted in the AREA IN TR…

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## [Load an array of custom objects from a shared object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-an-array-of-custom-objects-from-a-shared-object/253834)

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**Author:** [@contrast](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/contrast)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-an-array-of-custom-objects-from-a-shared-object/253834 "2008-03-05T17:02:39Z")

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I have an array of Widgets (a class I created) called "widgetArray" that I save into a shared object. savedGame1.data.widgetArray = widgetArray; When I go to load this data out and use the widgets I run into problems…

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## [Timer issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-issue/253830)

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**Author:** [@jay0316](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jay0316)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-issue/253830 "2008-03-05T15:32:12Z")

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I've seen a lot of code out there for timers, but I'm having trouble finding one that counts up and displays minutes seconds and hundredths of a second. I'm wanting to use it for a game, so I'm not looking for one of th…

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## [XML attribute problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-attribute-problem/253829)

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**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-attribute-problem/253829 "2008-03-05T15:11:15Z")

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Hello, My code is working thus far - but as soon as I put an XML node into a function - the function loses the XML info... Please see slashes to find where my error lays \>\>\> xmlThumbs = new XML(); xmlThumbs.ignoreWh…

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## ["This page requires AC\_RunActiveContent.js" appears for some, and for some it works?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-page-requires-ac-runactivecontent-js-appears-for-some-and-for-some-it-works/253828)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-page-requires-ac-runactivecontent-js-appears-for-some-and-for-some-it-works/253828 "2008-03-05T15:07:49Z")

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On my new game here, one person said that the "This page requires AC\_RunActiveContent.js" message showed up, but for all others it has always worked fine. What could be wrong? JavaScript is enabled on his browser, and if…

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## [Slideshow as buttons, showing pictures when clicking](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-as-buttons-showing-pictures-when-clicking/253827)

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**Author:** [@sol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sol)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-as-buttons-showing-pictures-when-clicking/253827 "2008-03-05T14:44:43Z")

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We have made a slideshow, scrolling down on the right side of the sceen. The pictures are also buttons. We would like to show a bigger picture of the small picture when the button is released. This should be placed in th…

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## [Dynamic sizing but maintaining aspect ratio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-sizing-but-maintaining-aspect-ratio/253825)

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**Author:** [@Wedge\_Man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wedge_Man)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-sizing-but-maintaining-aspect-ratio/253825 "2008-03-05T14:16:51Z")

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Hey all, So i have a Flash app that I want to scale according to the browser size. In the Publish settings, I have the Dimensions set to Percent. Width and Height at 100% and Scale at Exact Fit. If i open my app o…

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## [HitTestPoint on Transparent PNG](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-on-transparent-png/253824)

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**Author:** [@Wedge\_Man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wedge_Man)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-on-transparent-png/253824 "2008-03-05T14:11:32Z")

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Hey all, So i have a transparent .png that is about 100px by 200px with a picture of a man in the middle. I want to click on the man and only the man to have my function fire but it seems like if i click within the …

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## [Problem With Flash Menu! I cant organize my pages!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-menu-i-cant-organize-my-pages/253823)

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**Author:** [@jpf566](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpf566)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-menu-i-cant-organize-my-pages/253823 "2008-03-05T13:38:11Z")

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Well I decided to go with a flash menu on my website so if any main menu items need to be changed, all I have to do is update the .swf file and all the pages will be updated. unfortunately I have now run into a dilemma.…

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## [\[PHP\] Connecting to MySQL DB on remote controlled PC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-connecting-to-mysql-db-on-remote-controlled-pc/253820)

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**Author:** [@DangerousDan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DangerousDan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-connecting-to-mysql-db-on-remote-controlled-pc/253820 "2008-03-05T13:08:42Z")

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//name of PC is rottserver mysql\_connect("localhost", "rottserver", "password\_here") or die(mysql\_error()); How would I go about connecting to my database online? If I have to host the database, anyone have some fr…

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## [Need a little help wih Action Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-little-help-wih-action-script/253816)

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**Author:** [@Gurpinder\_Singh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gurpinder_Singh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-little-help-wih-action-script/253816 "2008-03-05T11:57:25Z")

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this is the Action Script from "snowfall 1.0" on this ste! I tried it with "Flash 8" and all seems to work well without that line in red! i think it makes flakes to float around in MX, but in Flash 8, it dosn't work. …

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## [OCR component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ocr-component/253807)

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**Author:** [@flashCloud](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashCloud)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ocr-component/253807 "2008-03-05T10:39:40Z")

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Hi All, Is the any free/cheap OCR (Optical character recognition) component/classes available for Flash? It will be nice if user can write on screen and characters can be recognise. Thanks.

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## [I wanna open a pdf from flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-wanna-open-a-pdf-from-flash/253804)

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**Author:** [@Curby](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Curby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-wanna-open-a-pdf-from-flash/253804 "2008-03-05T10:16:06Z")

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I want the original flash page to stay open after I've opened the pdf... can you help The script I have so far is: on (release) { getURL("whatever.pdf", "\_blank"); }

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## [Bring to front /send to back](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bring-to-front-send-to-back/253799)

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**Author:** [@xdous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xdous)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bring-to-front-send-to-back/253799 "2008-03-05T10:00:29Z")

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I'm confused, i've never encountered this problem before... I've developed a website and on the home page there is a series of css/ javascript dropdown hyperlinks. Some of these hyperlinks display a popup menu of furth…

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## [Webservice -- How to show the result](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/webservice-how-to-show-the-result/253797)

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**Author:** [@ivanovi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ivanovi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/webservice-how-to-show-the-result/253797 "2008-03-05T08:22:37Z")

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Hi, I need a way to see the response in xml format so that I can manipulate the results. Below is the code I tried out, import mx.services.WebService; import mx.services.SOAPCall; var ccWS:WebService = new WebServ…

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## [How to make an automated email response including "Dear Name"?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-an-automated-email-response-including-dear-name/253795)

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**Author:** [@sephbentz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sephbentz)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-an-automated-email-response-including-dear-name/253795 "2008-03-05T07:07:35Z")

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Hello everyone! Im only new to asp... Do you know of any script that, when they filled-up a form from my webpage, on receipt of an email automatically sends a reply (a preset html email), including 'Dear Name,' inste…

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## [SNOCAP in my Flash web site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snocap-in-my-flash-web-site/253793)

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**Author:** [@musicman68](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/musicman68)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snocap-in-my-flash-web-site/253793 "2008-03-05T06:56:23Z")

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Hi There, I am new to all this web building stuff but getting better at it with all of your help out there in Forum land. My new problem is I would like to have my SNOCAP music store on my web site. For those not famil…

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## [String string behaviour](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-string-behaviour/253791)

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**Author:** [@shaji](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shaji)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-string-behaviour/253791 "2008-03-05T04:46:42Z")

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Hi, Please check and let me know whether I am doing something wrong var answers:Array=new Array("0070","0006","0454","5356","7276","0767","4373","0646","1545","1252"); var count:int=2; var sx:int=int(answers\[count\].…

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## [Portfolio Slide Show](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/portfolio-slide-show/253789)

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**Author:** [@Jim\_Bechdel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jim_Bechdel)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/portfolio-slide-show/253789 "2008-03-05T02:25:53Z")

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I'm new at Flash 8 and need some help for a very nice Portfolio Slide show, I'm on a Mac Pro INTEL running Leopard 10.5.2 I have seen and have the non director version of SlideShow Pro, but having trouble with the xml ar…

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## [BG problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bg-problem/253787)

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**Author:** [@jeffonfire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeffonfire)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bg-problem/253787 "2008-03-05T02:03:10Z")

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HTML: \<div id="headerbg"\>\</div\> CSS: headerbg { background-image: url(http://petersweb.strokemymouse.com/headerbg.gif); margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-repeat: repeat; } The BG wont show. Any ideas?:cap:

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## [PHP field validation script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-field-validation-script/253786)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-field-validation-script/253786 "2008-03-05T01:57:33Z")

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I need to submit a form field that allows for any 5 digit number (any order). The HTML input field code would look like this: Reference Number: \<input type="refnum" name="refnum" class="refnum"\> There would need to…

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## [How Do I Make It On Mouse Click](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-it-on-mouse-click/253784)

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**Author:** [@JoRdAnMaN](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoRdAnMaN)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-it-on-mouse-click/253784 "2008-03-05T01:46:41Z")

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Im trying to make a game and this is part of the script im using i need help changing function Attack() { if (sindel\_mc.jump) { sindel\_mc.gotoAndStop("airkick"); } else { if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) { sindel\_mc…

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## [Annoying sideways slider effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-sideways-slider-effect/253782)

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**Author:** [@H4T](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/H4T)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-sideways-slider-effect/253782 "2008-03-05T01:25:11Z")

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A client wants me to incorporate this effect which I find terribly annoying, but he wants nonetheless. http://www.cashforgoldusa.com/?gclid=CK3AkIGI8pECFQVvlgodTVvWwA Click any link on the gray menu bar, and the conte…

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## [WordPress and Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wordpress-and-flash/253781)

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**Author:** [@Buckycat7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Buckycat7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wordpress-and-flash/253781 "2008-03-05T01:24:35Z")

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Has any tried to use Feed information outputted by WordPress and use Flash to display them? I thought that WordPress exported an XML file but I'm finding out that is doesn't and I was wanting to create a New Ticker Flash…

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## [XML or not to XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-or-not-to-xml/253780)

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**Author:** [@carmello](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carmello)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-or-not-to-xml/253780 "2008-03-05T01:23:12Z")

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hey there fellas - I have a simple website going with four buttons. When a user hits on a button, I have a backround image fading in. User hits on another, button, that image fades out and i want another image to fade…

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