# programming

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## [Hide objects after Looping](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-objects-after-looping/233991)

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**Author:** [@dingolandia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dingolandia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hide-objects-after-looping/233991 "2007-07-29T08:10:37Z")

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Hi all, there are days that im trying to fix it no solution and because of my bad english nobody understand what i really mean because of this i will post here the code + url example PS. please if someone reply me with a…

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## [\[Flash 8\] Naming Frame Variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-naming-frame-variables/233988)

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**Author:** [@Adrock1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Adrock1)\
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**Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-naming-frame-variables/233988 "2007-07-29T05:32:24Z")

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I am farely new to Flash and actionscript and need a little help. I created a slot machine and it works properly but i need it to do more. Currently when you spin the Reel, if you get any 4 of a kind its a jackpot. I nee…

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## [Background fade using actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-fade-using-actionscript/233985)

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**Author:** [@Big\_Shooter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Big_Shooter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-fade-using-actionscript/233985 "2007-07-29T03:59:19Z")

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Hello there, I have a quick question about fading a bg color using actionscript. I am creating a splash page at 800x600 in flash, which is being opened into a new window that fills the browser of the users screen. I al…

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## [Communicating with a loaded SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communicating-with-a-loaded-swf/233984)

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**Author:** [@nemoBejingler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nemoBejingler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communicating-with-a-loaded-swf/233984 "2007-07-29T03:07:42Z")

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I'm trying to load a SWF and then tell it to play. I can't seem to communicate with the loaded SWF to tell it to play. I'm probably not referencing it correctly. Any help is appreciated. Thx import flash.display.\*; im…

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## [Why does my preloader start at 40%?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-my-preloader-start-at-40/233982)

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**Author:** [@zwemg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zwemg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-my-preloader-start-at-40/233982 "2007-07-29T02:41:38Z")

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The code to my knowledge is fine, I just dont know why it doesnt show the progress bar and percentage at the beggining, Starts at like 40% loaded. Below is my code stop(); myInterval = setInterval(preload,100); fu…

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## [Scroller issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroller-issues/233979)

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**Author:** [@Ksuguy25](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ksuguy25)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroller-issues/233979 "2007-07-29T02:27:11Z")

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Hello, I got a tiny problem with my scroller. I would like the bar to move up and down but when i test it, the bar shifts to the left and goes way up the way it should and it stops near of the bottom of the scroller b…

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## [How to always trigger MOUSE\_UP with custom button class?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-always-trigger-mouse-up-with-custom-button-class/233977)

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**Author:** [@SupSuper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SupSuper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-always-trigger-mouse-up-with-custom-button-class/233977 "2007-07-29T01:11:09Z")

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So, I wrote a custom button class derived off of MovieClip to handle my own special kind of buttons since Flash's classes didn't fit my purposes. It works just like a regular button, except... if you let go the mouse b…

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## [Dynamic textfield problem, can someone help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textfield-problem-can-someone-help/233975)

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**Author:** [@zwemg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zwemg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-textfield-problem-can-someone-help/233975 "2007-07-29T00:11:39Z")

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Hi all, I have a movie clip instance on the stage called textContainer\_mc. On frame 25 in this mc I have a dynamic text field with an instance name of infoText\_txt. Im trying to access the text field via my actions…

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## [Random Movie load](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-movie-load/233974)

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**Author:** [@collie\_man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/collie_man)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-movie-load/233974 "2007-07-28T23:29:08Z")

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For my new website header I would like a random .swf to load in a certain position on the stage. I have been searching and found many similar threads/tutorials but any code I have tried from there, comes up with errors…

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## [Background Color Glitch?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color-glitch/233968)

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**Author:** [@RndmIND](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RndmIND)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color-glitch/233968 "2007-07-28T22:07:47Z")

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I made a full Screen Flash site with a black background... also I made the published HTML file with a black background.... yet... the background shows up white. Any explanation for things like this? Anyone?

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## [Targeting a MovieClip without using \_root?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-a-movieclip-without-using--root/233967)

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**Author:** [@olliecozza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/olliecozza)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-a-movieclip-without-using--root/233967 "2007-07-28T21:43:39Z")

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Im trying to target a movieClip one level up... i could use \_root but its not doable in this case? anything i could try?

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## [Problems with a PHP Login](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-a-php-login/233965)

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**Author:** [@Esoltas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esoltas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-a-php-login/233965 "2007-07-28T20:49:58Z")

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I followed a tutorial on about.com, and it doesn't work. Yes, I've been trying to teach myself PHP. To be more specific, the problem appears to be that after sending the password througn login, it always returns that …

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## [SWF playing very "choppy"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-playing-very-choppy/233960)

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**Author:** [@jayrich86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jayrich86)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-playing-very-choppy/233960 "2007-07-28T20:04:14Z")

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I have a swf that has embedded swfs, the embedded swf contains video. http://napalmnorth.com/mav/mainsite/mainSite.html the header is the embedded swf, both the header and the holder swf are 24 fps, any idea why its …

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## [Radio Button Issue In Email "HELP ME PLEASE"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/radio-button-issue-in-email-help-me-please/233959)

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**Author:** [@rcaira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rcaira)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/radio-button-issue-in-email-help-me-please/233959 "2007-07-28T19:44:27Z")

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:stare: Hi All :stare: I need some serious help, I have read over 200 tutorials, ad maybe I just don't get it! "Thick Head + Brick Wall = Broken Bricks" I have a form built, and it has about 20 or so fields, I added a…

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## [Can I capture an image using a web camera?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-capture-an-image-using-a-web-camera/233957)

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**Author:** [@claireg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/claireg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-capture-an-image-using-a-web-camera/233957 "2007-07-28T18:55:08Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm making an online drawing application and I want to give my users a number of ways of uploading a picture to it. Is there a way I can capture a single image from a client web camera. Basically ther…

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## [Variable in loadMovie Function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-in-loadmovie-function/233954)

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**Author:** [@beinniv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beinniv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-in-loadmovie-function/233954 "2007-07-28T18:27:26Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to combine PHP/SQL and Flash. I've got a problem now. I want to load a variable that contains an url to an image. so the variable is like this: http://www.mysite.com/image.jpg Now I want flash to load…

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## [Variable in loadMovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-in-loadmovie/233953)

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**Author:** [@beinniv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beinniv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-in-loadmovie/233953 "2007-07-28T18:26:11Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to combine PHP/SQL and Flash. I've got a problem now. I want to load a variable that contains an url to an image. so the variable is like this: http://www.mysite.com/image.jpg Now I want flash to load…

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## [Please, XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-xml/233950)

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**Author:** [@evrenosogullari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evrenosogullari)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-xml/233950 "2007-07-28T17:04:10Z")

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I have made a very simple xml menu, from opensource codes, that loads a description with each image. This is very good sure, but I really need several descriptive fields (ex. fabric, style #, and size), and on seperate l…

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## [Accessing a non-class variable from inside a class defined in ActionScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-non-class-variable-from-inside-a-class-defined-in-actionscript/233947)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-non-class-variable-from-inside-a-class-defined-in-actionscript/233947 "2007-07-28T16:08:57Z")

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In my main timeline, I've got a multidimensional array variable named "map". On frame 1, this "map" variable is filled up with instances of a class named "maparea" (defined in an external actionscript file), but now I'd …

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## [Embedding Video from an outside source](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-video-from-an-outside-source/233945)

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**Author:** [@rokannis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rokannis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-video-from-an-outside-source/233945 "2007-07-28T15:36:55Z")

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I have a graphic of a TV for this site I'm working on for a friend, and I need to embed video that is already on the internet and embed it into this TV. How would I go about that?

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## [Loading into a separate loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-into-a-separate-loader/233944)

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**Author:** [@elnano2867](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elnano2867)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-into-a-separate-loader/233944 "2007-07-28T15:31:36Z")

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need to know if is possible to load a swf document into a loader using a button located into another loader ,,,, thank you in advance to all.

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## [PHP Email Output Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-output-issues/233943)

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**Author:** [@webdiva3000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webdiva3000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-output-issues/233943 "2007-07-28T15:11:40Z")

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Hi there, I've successfully set up a simple PHP contact form (name, email, message) using Flash 8. However, the email posted through the server shows a bunch of TEXTFORMAT LEADING code in the From and Reply-To sections…

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## [Making instances and assigning variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-instances-and-assigning-variables/233940)

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**Author:** [@Dan0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dan0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-instances-and-assigning-variables/233940 "2007-07-28T13:58:11Z")

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Hi. Sorry to ask so many questions but; I made a sprite, simple enough. Now I want to give the sprite 2 variables and I can't figure how to do it! My sprite is essentially a button, with a shape and textfield instances i…

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## [addChild inside static functions not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-inside-static-functions-not-working/233939)

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**Author:** [@sger\_error](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sger_error)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-inside-static-functions-not-working/233939 "2007-07-28T12:56:21Z")

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any idead about this?

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## [HTML page does not finish loading?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-page-does-not-finish-loading/233937)

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**Author:** [@thalamus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thalamus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-page-does-not-finish-loading/233937 "2007-07-28T12:51:23Z")

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Hello: When I embed single Flash movies in HTML, the Flash movie runs just fine, but I get the following messages in the browser status bar after the movie has loaded... In Firefox 2 \[smiley\] Transferring data from…

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## [Flash + Javascript problemo](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-javascript-problemo/233936)

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**Author:** [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-javascript-problemo/233936 "2007-07-28T12:33:01Z")

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Hi there! I have a flash movie, where in the second frame, inside a text box, i have to show some news feed. I tried by just using Dreamweaver and the stupid news feed was overwriting the first frame. So, the problem is,…

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## [Flash 'Screensaver' using setInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-screensaver-using-setinterval/233935)

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**Author:** [@kt\_sc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kt_sc)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-screensaver-using-setinterval/233935 "2007-07-28T11:53:29Z")

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After detecting that the user is idle for more than the wait time, the 'areyoustillthere.swf' movie is played. Which works fine. But as this movie is played, i want to confirm if the user is really not there. So i need…

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## [Special kind of array sorting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-kind-of-array-sorting/233934)

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**Author:** [@Esseti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esseti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-kind-of-array-sorting/233934 "2007-07-28T10:22:39Z")

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Hello. I need some help on writing a function that will sort this array: var newArray:Array = \[\<game title="Game Two" date="5.05.2007"\>\<pics /\>\<videos /\>\</game\>, \<game title="Game One" date="5.06.2007\>\<pics /\>\<video…

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## [Random video, loading another video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-video-loading-another-video/233933)

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**Author:** [@wutchaup2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wutchaup2)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-video-loading-another-video/233933 "2007-07-28T09:30:56Z")

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I need to create a file that will load a random video then that video will load another movie. I saw how to create the random load, but how do I get that video to load another movie? Any help would be greatly appreciat…

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## [Scripting 3D in Flash - questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scripting-3d-in-flash-questions/233931)

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**Author:** [@flash\_gordon1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flash_gordon1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scripting-3d-in-flash-questions/233931 "2007-07-28T06:33:34Z")

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Hi, I'm sure I'm going to have a bunch of questions as I progress through the tutorial, but I was hoping someone could explain this: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/more\_panning.htm At the bottom of the…

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