# programming

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## [ExternalInterface, Java and the user? (Saving/loading data)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-java-and-the-user-saving-loading-data/236550)

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**Author:** [@Cedwyn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cedwyn)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-java-and-the-user-saving-loading-data/236550 "2007-08-21T20:08:43Z")

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Hey all, I am wondering if anyone has used externalinterface (or fscommand) and java in order to create a save/load window. Where flash passes a string of data to java, and java presents the user with an option to sav…

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## [AS3 noob... help please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-noob-help-please/236548)

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**Author:** [@rumoroso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumoroso)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-noob-help-please/236548 "2007-08-21T20:02:54Z")

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Ok, I've been actionscripting for a while now, but AS3 is confusing the !%#$ outta me. I simply put a stop(); on the timeline and even that won't work! can someone give me a link or a brief general guide on transitioning…

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## [Disarming the drag](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disarming-the-drag/236543)

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**Author:** [@mpr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpr)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disarming-the-drag/236543 "2007-08-21T19:24:33Z")

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I have a movieclip with a drag/drop script with it and once dropped in a specific target, it goes to a specific frame. Works fine. My question is how can one stop the drag feature once it is in the proper location? I tr…

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## [Fuse/Zigo Tweening](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fuse-zigo-tweening/236542)

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**Author:** [@steve\_b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steve_b)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fuse-zigo-tweening/236542 "2007-08-21T19:23:50Z")

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Ive used Zigo in the past for small scale tweening/zooming, but nothing too advanced. Until now. Basically, I need to make an small flash movie that shows the route of a ship around the world. Something like this one f…

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## [Movieclip Transaction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-transaction/236541)

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**Author:** [@DrMaxMad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrMaxMad)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-transaction/236541 "2007-08-21T19:17:43Z")

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Hi... i have problem in flash 8.. i have three movieclips named "clip1","clip2","clip3" and three buttons on the stage.. i want the clips to transact on click each button in a way that when "clip1" is on the stage an…

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## [Printing issues with Firefox/IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-issues-with-firefox-ie/236540)

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**Author:** [@Shiroi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shiroi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-issues-with-firefox-ie/236540 "2007-08-21T19:17:12Z")

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Hello, I have some issues with printing swf files in an HTML page. I am sending to flash from the html file a variable "isPrint = true" this uses a script that makes the animation stop on the last frame. if(isPrint =…

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## [Using XML and Flash Photo Gallery tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-xml-and-flash-photo-gallery-tutorial/236534)

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**Author:** [@jamesgg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jamesgg)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-xml-and-flash-photo-gallery-tutorial/236534 "2007-08-21T19:05:38Z")

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I am in the process of learning more about flash and its capabilities. My main goal is to create a photo gallery with the scrolling thumbnails. I have decided to go one step at a time and started with making a simple pho…

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## [Using PHP in XSL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-php-in-xsl/236533)

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**Author:** [@camargo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/camargo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-php-in-xsl/236533 "2007-08-21T19:05:00Z")

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Good morning Kirupans! I have a question about XSL. Let's say I'm trying to build an inventory list of cars. I've got a table, and each row displays the model, price, etc. and an image of the car. All of the informatio…

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## [Any ideas on extending the CS3 color component?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-ideas-on-extending-the-cs3-color-component/236532)

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**Author:** [@SquirtGun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SquirtGun)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-ideas-on-extending-the-cs3-color-component/236532 "2007-08-21T18:48:54Z")

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I would like to extend the functionality of the built in color component available for AS3. I would like to have it provide the same functionality of the color component in the flash IDE itself. This would include addi…

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## [Game Framework - Please Comment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-framework-please-comment/236531)

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**Author:** [@endemoniada](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/endemoniada)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-framework-please-comment/236531 "2007-08-21T18:48:13Z")

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Hi guys, I've only been using AS3 (and Flash CS3) for a few days, I never used previous versions, I know C(++) and Win32 programming so my learning is coming along quickly. I came up with this for a general game fram…

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## [A script is causing Adobe Flash Player to run slowly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-script-is-causing-adobe-flash-player-to-run-slowly/236530)

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**Author:** [@corneliu9d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/corneliu9d)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-script-is-causing-adobe-flash-player-to-run-slowly/236530 "2007-08-21T18:24:49Z")

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I know it's a common error, and I know it's related to an infinite loop, usually. In may case, this is different. Here http://myrtana.xhost.ro/wordsearch/wordsearch.swf I have a wannabe word search game. On my computer …

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## [Need tiny help to get XML data](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-tiny-help-to-get-xml-data/236528)

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**Author:** [@tile\_nipper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tile_nipper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-tiny-help-to-get-xml-data/236528 "2007-08-21T18:17:43Z")

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I have worked through the Kirupa tutorial to build a web gallery using XML data. I would like to use the XML file automatically generated by Adobe Photoshop. I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to navigate the d…

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## [Complex Flash CS3 problem - preloader in empty movieclips?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-flash-cs3-problem-preloader-in-empty-movieclips/236524)

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**Author:** [@jrealist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrealist)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-flash-cs3-problem-preloader-in-empty-movieclips/236524 "2007-08-21T18:11:02Z")

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I am having a problem getting empty movieclip(s) to play in my flash movie. The empty movieclips are loading .swf files a server. I believe I need to include preloaders to each empty movieclip? However I don't know how t…

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## [Upload Form in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upload-form-in-flash/236519)

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**Author:** [@yfwmagazine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yfwmagazine)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upload-form-in-flash/236519 "2007-08-21T17:29:23Z")

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I know I've seen this before and was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I want clients to be able to upload files to my server. Thanks in advance. :bounce:

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## [Flash Shared Object Remember me box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-shared-object-remember-me-box/236518)

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**Author:** [@slyred](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slyred)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-shared-object-remember-me-box/236518 "2007-08-21T17:28:29Z")

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Hi - I have a working shared object. The visitor types a password into an input text field and hits go. The next time they go to the log-in it pulls the shared object out and prepopulates the input text field. My quest…

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## [SQL - how to sort by id's from two databases!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-how-to-sort-by-ids-from-two-databases/236517)

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**Author:** [@Patch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Patch)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-how-to-sort-by-ids-from-two-databases/236517 "2007-08-21T17:28:20Z")

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Hi guys, Need a little help, I'm working on a blog and I need help with something. I'm still learning PHP and mySQL, so please forgive my ignorance lol. Basically I have two database tables one which contains all the…

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## [ColorTransform woes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colortransform-woes/236513)

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**Author:** [@jabberwokky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jabberwokky)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colortransform-woes/236513 "2007-08-21T16:51:17Z")

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I'm working on this colorbook kind of thing and im using the ColorTransform (i think its a class?). my problem is, when you view the swf you can see i have 3 predefined areas in an image (they have rollovers). im tryi…

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## [Movie Clip Within A Movie Clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-within-a-movie-clip/236510)

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**Author:** [@AKA\_slim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AKA_slim)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-within-a-movie-clip/236510 "2007-08-21T16:30:59Z")

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I have the following code in an external swf called "test": clients\_bn.onPress = function () { \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container", 1); loadMovie("paper.swf", "container"); container.\_x = 65 ; container.\_y = …

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## [Send Params to Exe from HTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/send-params-to-exe-from-html/236509)

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**Author:** [@jbailey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbailey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/send-params-to-exe-from-html/236509 "2007-08-21T16:08:21Z")

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I have a program that emails a notice to my boss that he then clicks a link and it calls a program here in the office. The problem is I don't know the syntax for sending parameters in html. The exe executes. All I need…

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## [Preloading a set of external jpegs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-set-of-external-jpegs/236508)

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**Author:** [@tucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tucker)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-a-set-of-external-jpegs/236508 "2007-08-21T16:07:40Z")

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Alright, so i'm creating a simple photo gallery with about 10 images in it. Instead of having each image load when its button is clicked, i'd like to have all of them preload all at once. I've been trying different code …

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## [Centering alt content with SWFObject](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centering-alt-content-with-swfobject/236504)

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**Author:** [@thalamus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thalamus)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centering-alt-content-with-swfobject/236504 "2007-08-21T15:33:58Z")

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Hello: I have been working on migrating from the old Flash embed code to SWFObject. I have centered the Flash movie in the browser using CSS, and it's positioned where it should be: \<style type="text/css"\> \<!-- …

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## [How to access variable using swfObject addVariable?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-access-variable-using-swfobject-addvariable/236503)

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**Author:** [@helios02](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/helios02)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-access-variable-using-swfobject-addvariable/236503 "2007-08-21T15:28:07Z")

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I'm trying to pass in variables into a swf via FlashVars with swfObject. Does anyone know how I would access the variable in the flash once its been passed? You could easily just be like "\_root.whatever" in AS2 or below.…

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## [XML & Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash/236500)

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**Author:** [@Maggs83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maggs83)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-flash/236500 "2007-08-21T15:12:45Z")

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Hi guys, Im looking to create a organisational chart by using flash to create movieclips which will be the boxes of the organisational chart and then the XML files will store the information needed to position each empl…

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## [Saving an XML tree externally?!?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-an-xml-tree-externally/236499)

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**Author:** [@WearDark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WearDark)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-an-xml-tree-externally/236499 "2007-08-21T15:04:21Z")

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Hi guys, Im building a website at the minute for a mate of mine and I've used XML to load a bunch of data into the site. The problem is that my mate knows nothing of XML and as a bit of a challenge I'd like to write a…

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## [Var to another function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/var-to-another-function/236497)

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**Author:** [@Ancide](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ancide)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/var-to-another-function/236497 "2007-08-21T14:48:49Z")

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Alright, real quick and basic question. I have a var in one function and want to send that var to another function. Looked in flash help but didn't get any smarter. This is what I got so far: private var curre…

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## [Could someone send me the "Pongout Game" file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-send-me-the-pongout-game-file/236495)

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**Author:** [@zrinski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zrinski)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-someone-send-me-the-pongout-game-file/236495 "2007-08-21T14:44:38Z")

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Regarding the "Create a Pongout Game" tutorial, I didn't quite get it. Could someone send me a completed .fla file, please? The e-mail is akostjuk2000@yahoo.com. I would be really grateful. Thank you.

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## [Display html in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-html-in-flash/236486)

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**Author:** [@vladika](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vladika)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-html-in-flash/236486 "2007-08-21T12:20:52Z")

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Is it possible to display an external html page inside my Flash file, similary the way you can display videos or images?

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## [\[PHP\] Dynamic PDF's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-dynamic-pdfs/236482)

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**Author:** [@evildrummer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evildrummer)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-dynamic-pdfs/236482 "2007-08-21T10:37:19Z")

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What is the best way to make dynamic PDF's. I have heard of PEAR::File\_PDF, but don't know how to use it!

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## [Elliptical Motion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elliptical-motion/236481)

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**Author:** [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/elliptical-motion/236481 "2007-08-21T10:33:41Z")

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Finally basic trig stuff is starting to make sense to me...after going through the excellent carousel tutorial on http://www.gotoandlearn.com/download.php i really understand the basics of using a radiusX, radiusY, centr…

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## [Flash goes behind Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-goes-behind-flash/236479)

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**Author:** [@Takaya213](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Takaya213)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-goes-behind-flash/236479 "2007-08-21T10:22:40Z")

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Hi I have 2 Flash objects on a page, 1 a menu and the other a map. The menu has a drop down that works fine on all the other pages, but when I get to the page with the map, the menu goes behind the map. I have tried …

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