# programming

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## [Anyone know a tutorial that covers thumbnails as preloaders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-a-tutorial-that-covers-thumbnails-as-preloaders/243346)

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**Author:** [@hinton2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hinton2)\
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**Last updated:** [November 6, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-a-tutorial-that-covers-thumbnails-as-preloaders/243346 "2007-11-06T00:17:54Z")

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For example - http://www.dnabox.com/ I am creating a photography gallery, and each image will be loaded externally. How do I, or (where can I find out how to) use the thumbnails to determine if a movie is loaded? Man…

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## [Dynamically creating movieclips in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-creating-movieclips-in-as3/243342)

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**Author:** [@flextnet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flextnet)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-creating-movieclips-in-as3/243342 "2007-11-05T23:43:46Z")

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Hi- I'm currently making the jump from AS2 to AS3, and wondering about how to do a dynamic movieclip creation in AS3, that used to be easy in AS2. Let's say you are creating an mc which you'd like to create at runtim…

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## [loadClip\>onLoadComplete\>Tween problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadclip-onloadcomplete-tween-problem/243341)

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**Author:** [@Randoff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Randoff)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadclip-onloadcomplete-tween-problem/243341 "2007-11-05T23:32:07Z")

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Hey Guys and Gals- I have a strange problem that has been bugging me and can figure it out. Here is a sample of the code: import mx.transitions.Tween; import mx.transitions.easing.\*; var loadListener:Object = new O…

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## [Button onPress calls another button's onPress?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-onpress-calls-another-buttons-onpress/243340)

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**Author:** [@Benek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Benek)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-onpress-calls-another-buttons-onpress/243340 "2007-11-05T23:31:16Z")

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I've run into a problem that's driving me crazy. I'd really appreciate it if someone could take a look at this and help me out. You can see a working example of the file at: http://www.benekdesign.com/ILRE/map.php He…

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## [Expandable Datagrid Rows?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-datagrid-rows/243339)

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**Author:** [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-datagrid-rows/243339 "2007-11-05T23:12:56Z")

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Is there a way to make the rows of a datagrid expand to show a hidden row, sort of like the accordion widget in spry? I'm writing all of this from scratch, but if I can do it in a datagrid I may drop what I'm doing and …

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## [OOPs Question flash 8 as2.0?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oops-question-flash-8-as2-0/243328)

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**Author:** [@sscullion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sscullion)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oops-question-flash-8-as2-0/243328 "2007-11-05T21:08:01Z")

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Hi, I'm wondering what's the best way to go about setting up this class. I basically want a user to be able to create an object and assign a image to. Then the user can create as many textfields as they want for that…

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## [loadVariables? Q](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-q/243326)

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**Author:** [@Luigi\_Vercotti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Luigi_Vercotti)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-q/243326 "2007-11-05T21:05:41Z")

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you've got the dynamic text field on the stage... key frame \*\* \[COLOR=Red\]1st\[/COLOR\] \*\* has this action \*\*\*this.loadVariables("text/eshopItem.txt"); \*\*\* variable's name "engine" key frame \*\* \[COLOR=Red\]2nd\[/COL…

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## [Performance: Multiple Copies of Same Animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/performance-multiple-copies-of-same-animation/243322)

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**Author:** [@evilmrsock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evilmrsock)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/performance-multiple-copies-of-same-animation/243322 "2007-11-05T20:46:55Z")

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Okay. I'm looking for this thread to do one of two things: Manage my expectations, or point me in the right direction. Feel free to manage my expectations to "You are \*\*\*-backwards wrong", it's cool. I was under the im…

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## [Accessing "global" variables between scenes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-global-variables-between-scenes/243317)

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**Author:** [@ZenBlender](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ZenBlender)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-global-variables-between-scenes/243317 "2007-11-05T19:42:31Z")

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So, I am in the process of converting my project to AS2.0 classes. I have several different scenes, where each scene is controlled by its own class. My question concerns how to best create some global code that all of …

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## [Show content outside of canvas](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/show-content-outside-of-canvas/243316)

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**Author:** [@pbrollwitme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pbrollwitme)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/show-content-outside-of-canvas/243316 "2007-11-05T19:29:01Z")

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Hi all, I have a flash file embeded into an html page using flashObject.js. At certain points during my flash movie, the flash itself needs to go off of the canvas. However, because i've set the size of the movie, it g…

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## [Huge problem - Need to parse/complile a string and return as string](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/huge-problem-need-to-parse-complile-a-string-and-return-as-string/243315)

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**Author:** [@x3brand](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/x3brand)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/huge-problem-need-to-parse-complile-a-string-and-return-as-string/243315 "2007-11-05T19:11:37Z")

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I'm trying to load a php file into another php file but I need that first file to be parsed (meaning all the variables within it get assigned values from a db) before it gets loaded into its parent file. I've been look…

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## [Zoom In From Right Click Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-in-from-right-click-menu/243314)

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**Author:** [@Gwyllium](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gwyllium)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-in-from-right-click-menu/243314 "2007-11-05T19:01:48Z")

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Hello all, I was wondering if there is a way using ActionScript to figure out when someone has zoomed in on a swf using the right click zoom in option? I tried using \_xscale and \_yscale, but I guess those don't change …

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## [\[JS\] alter URL with redirection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-alter-url-with-redirection/243312)

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**Author:** [@bardic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bardic)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-alter-url-with-redirection/243312 "2007-11-05T18:57:32Z")

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As the title says, I want to alter the url with javascript with redirecting the user. So say that I have index.php?id=2 I want to alter it on pageload to just say index.php ... Any idea's now how to do this or a link …

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## [Counting a Score!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counting-a-score/243311)

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**Author:** [@tigeralex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tigeralex)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counting-a-score/243311 "2007-11-05T18:22:49Z")

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Hey all, I have a 'quiz' in Flash of 10 questions, selecting answers at each question sets a variable with a certain value. At the end of the quiz, I want to give the user a total score. On the basis that each vari…

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## [Pause publishing to the server](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-publishing-to-the-server/243306)

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**Author:** [@lunetics](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lunetics)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-publishing-to-the-server/243306 "2007-11-05T16:34:32Z")

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Is there a good way of pausing a recording to a streaming server in AS3. In AS2 you could just do this: // Pause netStreamOut.publish(false); // Resume netStreamOut.publish(filename, "append"); But in AS3 there´…

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## [Streaming Music a little more complex](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-music-a-little-more-complex/243305)

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**Author:** [@wahiche](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wahiche)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-music-a-little-more-complex/243305 "2007-11-05T16:16:03Z")

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Here is what I want to do. If you want to see the site I need to attach the music to it is located at www.buildingbodiestv.com. The menu is created in Flash and I want to add a play and stop button so that the theme m…

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## [Multi Menu Flash Window Opener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multi-menu-flash-window-opener/243304)

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**Author:** [@dravekx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dravekx)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multi-menu-flash-window-opener/243304 "2007-11-05T16:13:43Z")

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I'm a noob when it comes to flash design, but here's my thing: http://fppl.dyndns.org/fppl\_header.swf Ive got this header that I'm trying to setup where the windows open and close on click. I cant figure out an easy …

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## [CSS/HTML - How do I handle user invoked Font enlargement?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-html-how-do-i-handle-user-invoked-font-enlargement/243299)

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**Author:** [@Lemuel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lemuel)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-html-how-do-i-handle-user-invoked-font-enlargement/243299 "2007-11-05T15:52:59Z")

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## [Classes in the First Run folder](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-in-the-first-run-folder/243298)

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**Author:** [@halian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/halian)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-in-the-first-run-folder/243298 "2007-11-05T15:40:36Z")

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I made a folder structure in my First Run/Classes folder, /com/myclasses/ within that folder I have my Pulse.as class. so the final path is First Run/Classes/com/myclasses/Pulse.as but when trying to import it, i g…

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## [Cannot find Java - confessions of a linux noob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-find-java-confessions-of-a-linux-noob/243297)

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**Author:** [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-find-java-confessions-of-a-linux-noob/243297 "2007-11-05T15:40:26Z")

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ok, I'm using a slightly modified version of this script: \>\* cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ \*\>\* wget http://centos.karan.org/kbsingh-CentOS-Extras.repo \*\>\* cd ~/ \*\>\* yum -y install fedora-rpmdevtools \*\>\* fedora-buildrpmtree \*\>\*…

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## [How to draw a border around movie clip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-draw-a-border-around-movie-clip/243295)

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**Author:** [@Zosia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zosia)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-draw-a-border-around-movie-clip/243295 "2007-11-05T15:31:11Z")

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how to draw a border around image or movie clip?

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## [MYSQL search result loosing first record](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-search-result-loosing-first-record/243290)

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**Author:** [@onemhunki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onemhunki)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-search-result-loosing-first-record/243290 "2007-11-05T14:25:36Z")

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Hi folks, Simple search result to display records, code below does not display the first record. If I echo the total records found say 6, the echo code below only displays 5 records. while ($row2 = mysql\_fetch\_array…

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## [Classes...again](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-again/243288)

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**Author:** [@halian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/halian)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classes-again/243288 "2007-11-05T13:53:58Z")

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So I'm back to attempting classes....again. I figured I'd go for something that seemed simple and try to make a pulse class....yes I'm aware there are WAY easier ways to make things pulse, but it's what I chose. my pro…

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## [Free SSL Certificate?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-ssl-certificate/243287)

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**Author:** [@geO\_GY](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geO_GY)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/free-ssl-certificate/243287 "2007-11-05T13:36:35Z")

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Does anyone know where to get a free legitimate SSL certificate? Otherwise, rather than having a SSL certificate on a website, is there some sort of JAVA code which makes the site look secure? Reason: Emails which are…

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## [Keeping an external swf visible while another swf's preloader loads](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-an-external-swf-visible-while-another-swfs-preloader-loads/243285)

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**Author:** [@Booger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Booger)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-an-external-swf-visible-while-another-swfs-preloader-loads/243285 "2007-11-05T12:29:19Z")

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I have created a swf file that I use just as a container. This swf just has navigation buttons and an empty mc, called holder\_mc. Each Nav button has the below code but obviously loading in a different external swf int…

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## [onLoadStart and loading into \_level0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onloadstart-and-loading-into--level0/243284)

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**Author:** [@coolburn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coolburn)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onloadstart-and-loading-into--level0/243284 "2007-11-05T12:21:03Z")

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Hello, I want to load a .swf file into \_level0, so that I can inherit its frame rate and other properties. I am doing this with a wrapper .swf (so I can also set some variables on the loaded movie eventually). Howe…

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## [Php/as](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-as/243282)

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**Author:** [@luiner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luiner)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-as/243282 "2007-11-05T12:01:59Z")

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I have problem with php -\> actionscript comunication in PHP i have: echo "&fil=Home&"; flash receive: Home and this is ok, but i need variable in PHP i have: $ttx="Home"; echo "&fil=$ttx&"; flash receive: …

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## [Dynamically loaded .jpg's into buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-jpgs-into-buttons/243280)

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**Author:** [@Ubermeowmix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ubermeowmix)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-jpgs-into-buttons/243280 "2007-11-05T11:47:22Z")

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I'm having a hard time taking the .jpg's that I have loaded into movie clips and turning them into buttons. Does anyone know why my second for loop isn't creating code for the movies? Help will be greatly appreciated. T…

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## [How would I do Filters Animation in AS3.0?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-would-i-do-filters-animation-in-as3-0/243278)

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**Author:** [@ecptavares](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ecptavares)\
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**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-would-i-do-filters-animation-in-as3-0/243278 "2007-11-05T10:44:01Z")

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Hi! I am trying to make a blur effect of a Movieclip goes away when users pass the mouse over it. How would I do it in ActionScript 3.0? How do I animate filters and how do I do MouseOver events in AS3.0?

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## [CS3 Bug (hidden layers)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-bug-hidden-layers/243276)

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**Author:** [@stringycustard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringycustard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2007, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-bug-hidden-layers/243276 "2007-11-05T10:37:52Z")

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Flash CS3 has a pretty annoying and time-consuming (to fix) bug. Create a layer. Hide it (with the eye icon in the timeline). Create a test movie. The layer doesn't appear. Does anyone else get this bug? Or, as a tempora…

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