# programming

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## [Flash Quiz Template Alteration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-quiz-template-alteration/233642)

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**Author:** [@p\_ziity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/p_ziity)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-quiz-template-alteration/233642 "2007-07-25T17:20:06Z")

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So I need a variation of the flash quiz template's "drap and drop" component. Here is how it has to work and I have no idea how to do it. I have a group of objects and the user has to drag and drop only the ones that p…

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## [Making/Refering to Instances](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-refering-to-instances/233640)

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**Author:** [@Dan0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dan0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-refering-to-instances/233640 "2007-07-25T17:08:38Z")

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Hey, Sorry to ask such a noob question but... I know how to make instances of objects (obviously) but if I am dynamically making them through a for() loop how can I keep references to them, simply and efficently. Making …

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## [XML Downloading and cache?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-downloading-and-cache/233638)

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**Author:** [@bigbstanley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbstanley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-downloading-and-cache/233638 "2007-07-25T17:00:18Z")

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Probably a stupid question. I have a flash xml gallery that initially loads the xml and then parses the xml into arrays. Each image is preloaded right before being displayed. When an image is downloaded, where does …

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## [PHP COunter for PHP V. 4.4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-counter-for-php-v-4-4/233637)

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**Author:** [@bustabusta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bustabusta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-counter-for-php-v-4-4/233637 "2007-07-25T16:58:16Z")

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does anyone know where i can fidn one?

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## [Problem with NetStream and onStatus handler](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-netstream-and-onstatus-handler/233628)

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**Author:** [@theMonitor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theMonitor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-netstream-and-onstatus-handler/233628 "2007-07-25T15:37:28Z")

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I'm using the NetStream object to play an external FLV in a Video object. I'm using onMetaData to obtain the duration of the FLV, so that when it finishes I can display more content, and I'm accessing the duration with a…

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## [f8-count down static date?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-count-down-static-date/233627)

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**Author:** [@Dr\_Abner\_Mellon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dr_Abner_Mellon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-count-down-static-date/233627 "2007-07-25T15:24:47Z")

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Does anyone know how to make a count down set to a static date? Like Aug. 1st. at 12:00 p.m. ? I found a tut. on this site about a count down, but it only allows for Christmas 03. I'm very new to flash and I don't r…

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## [Drag Mouse listener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-mouse-listener/233622)

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**Author:** [@Jt\_01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jt_01)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-mouse-listener/233622 "2007-07-25T15:04:15Z")

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On this atatched movie each 'postit' is torn from the original clip which is on the main stage. The clip copies fine, however the mouse only detects if it has rolled over the newest copied clip. I think it is something…

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## [Please help.. probably simple (flash 8)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-probably-simple-flash-8/233620)

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**Author:** [@benpaul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/benpaul)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-probably-simple-flash-8/233620 "2007-07-25T14:53:51Z")

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Hi Everyone! Please excuse me, im quite new to actionscript and so find myself struggling with knowing what to search for really. While searching for some flash inspiration today, I came across this template design..…

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## [Collision Events in APE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-events-in-ape/233618)

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**Author:** [@mmorosky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmorosky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collision-events-in-ape/233618 "2007-07-25T14:27:21Z")

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I am trying to create two objects in an application that I am working on that uses the APE physics engine by Alec Cove. 1) I want collisions between boxes (RectangleParticles in the engine) to happen realistically. Ri…

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## [Help Me Before I Hang Myself](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-before-i-hang-myself/233616)

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**Author:** [@rcaira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rcaira)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-before-i-hang-myself/233616 "2007-07-25T14:09:20Z")

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:hitman: Hi All :hitman: I am in a pickle. I need to build a flash form that will send back the variable data entered by the customer. I used the Script below and it sends back the From:, To:, Subject just fine, but I…

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## [Drag&Drop not working when imported](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-drop-not-working-when-imported/233615)

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**Author:** [@Largo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Largo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-drop-not-working-when-imported/233615 "2007-07-25T14:07:24Z")

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Hi, I have a Drag&Drop game that works perfectly when viewed alone, but when I import it through a master SWF it wont work. You can drag the items but when you release them on the right droptarget they are all sent back.…

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## [Flash/PHP Integration - Getting Results out of Database and into flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-integration-getting-results-out-of-database-and-into-flash/233613)

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**Author:** [@althorne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/althorne)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-integration-getting-results-out-of-database-and-into-flash/233613 "2007-07-25T13:58:23Z")

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Hey all, I've been learning php/mysql for a while. I was wondering how i could get some data out of mysql, run it through php and put it into flash variables. There would be 2 or 3 things to get from the database. …

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## [Dynamically loaded, scrolling, looping text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-scrolling-looping-text/233610)

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**Author:** [@GiveMeCoffee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GiveMeCoffee)\
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**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-scrolling-looping-text/233610 "2007-07-25T13:43:08Z")

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I posted a question regarding this in the wrong area earlier, but I didn't explain myself properly. Can somebody point me in the right direction to create an area of continuously scrolling/looping text that can be dynami…

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## [A simple But unKnow error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-simple-but-unknow-error/233608)

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**Author:** [@dingolandia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dingolandia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-simple-but-unknow-error/233608 "2007-07-25T13:08:04Z")

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I have the following problem on my loop receiving external variables There are more then 100 different buttons that do reference to more then 100 different Objects each time that button are clicked all anothers objects d…

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## ["Google Suggest" Style Widget Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-suggest-style-widget-question/233603)

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**Author:** [@bjitt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bjitt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-suggest-style-widget-question/233603 "2007-07-25T12:06:33Z")

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I'm using the code from this site to create a customized suggest list: http://www.codeproject.com/jscript/jsactb.asp My question is how can I automatically add a comma after a word/phrase is selected from the suggestio…

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## [Stop buttons while mc playing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-buttons-while-mc-playing/233602)

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**Author:** [@cshelswell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cshelswell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-buttons-while-mc-playing/233602 "2007-07-25T11:17:20Z")

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hi i have a number of buttons in a flash movie that show different photos. It's pretty simple (you can see it here: http://www.oliperphonic.com/tst-page.html) The problem i have is that if you click one button then imp…

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## [3dMenu Studio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3dmenu-studio/233601)

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**Author:** [@matt3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matt3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3dmenu-studio/233601 "2007-07-25T11:14:53Z")

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http://www.flashden.net/item/3d-menu-studio-v20-xml/3007 I've recently bought this and been toying around with it. Figured out how to launch a swf in a blank movie clip, basically from the comments below from the aut…

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## [Remove Movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-movieclip/233600)

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**Author:** [@g\_rochford](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_rochford)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-movieclip/233600 "2007-07-25T10:58:10Z")

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Hi all I'm using this actionscript to call some various .swf files randomly into my main movie file to create a sort of starfield effect of words. var mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc", 1); function nextRandom() {…

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## [Help With Variable Speed Clock/setInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-variable-speed-clock-setinterval/233599)

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**Author:** [@PHYSICS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PHYSICS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-variable-speed-clock-setinterval/233599 "2007-07-25T10:55:08Z")

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Hello, everyone. I have had great success in finding help here in the past, so I am hoping that you all can find it in yourselves to assist me once more. You can see the .swf of what I have created here at http://web.om…

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## [Find unused library items](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-unused-library-items/233596)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
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**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-unused-library-items/233596 "2007-07-25T10:22:05Z")

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I was wondering if there's anyway to find all unused items in the Library? (and if possible, select them or delete them). I was just clearing some unused items (or at least, so I thought), resulting in parts of my anim…

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## [Button mc and "if" state](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-mc-and-if-state/233595)

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**Author:** [@MASAKR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MASAKR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-mc-and-if-state/233595 "2007-07-25T10:05:55Z")

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Hi. I have a button mc using the following code: \_root.folio.but1.onRollOver = function() { this.gotoAndStop(2); this.onRollOut = function() { this.gotoAndStop(1); this.onRelease = function() { this.gotoAndSto…

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## [Datefield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datefield/233593)

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**Author:** [@JoshuaR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datefield/233593 "2007-07-25T08:59:15Z")

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Hi guys, I'm trying to put something together and could use some help. I'm trying to use actionscript and a datefield component to load a picture (with the same name as the date chosen in the date field +.gif) into an …

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## [Alternative image for Flash banner](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alternative-image-for-flash-banner/233591)

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**Author:** [@janed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/janed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alternative-image-for-flash-banner/233591 "2007-07-25T08:31:59Z")

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Hi, I wonder if you could help please? I have uploaded a flash banner to my html site and I want to ensure that users that don't have the flash pluggin already installed are presented with an alternative image rather th…

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## [Sound recording with flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-recording-with-flash/233583)

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**Author:** [@gafoor06](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gafoor06)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-recording-with-flash/233583 "2007-07-25T06:37:33Z")

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hai i want to know about audio recording using flash . can i do it anyway.. help me if anybody have previous experience

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## [Loading images from MySQL to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-images-from-mysql-to-flash/233579)

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**Author:** [@mealbert3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mealbert3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-images-from-mysql-to-flash/233579 "2007-07-25T06:04:33Z")

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Hi, I am trying to load images into flash but haven't found any good tutorials for what I am trying to do. All the tuts out there show how to load the path to the picture. I am pulling the picture from MySQL, storing i…

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## [Instance Name with Hyphens](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name-with-hyphens/233577)

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**Author:** [@SNOWmanx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SNOWmanx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-name-with-hyphens/233577 "2007-07-25T05:40:23Z")

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On a previous Flash 8 project, I used hyphens "-" all over the place as instance names. Now, I switched to CS3, and they don't allow hyphens as part of the instance names. I've used it too many times to replace, especi…

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## [Quicktime Virtual tour in Flash 8 - Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quicktime-virtual-tour-in-flash-8-help/233575)

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**Author:** [@geO\_GY](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geO_GY)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quicktime-virtual-tour-in-flash-8-help/233575 "2007-07-25T04:49:31Z")

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Hi all, Im new to Kirupa, this is my 1st post. I currently have 2 quicktime files (.mov) - they are both virtual tours. What i would like to do is import them into flash and then have a "loading" bar before they l…

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## [Post A Comment On A Flash8 Website](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-a-comment-on-a-flash8-website/233572)

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**Author:** [@Bloodshed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bloodshed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-a-comment-on-a-flash8-website/233572 "2007-07-25T03:35:27Z")

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Hello everyone, I was searching around for something like this and found what I have attached, I've editted my own version and played around, seemed to work fine in Flash8 when I made one from scratch using the exact sam…

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## [Flash site bad form?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-bad-form/233565)

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**Author:** [@JoshuaR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-bad-form/233565 "2007-07-25T01:59:53Z")

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Hi Guys, I was just wondering if I could get some opinions. In the past it's been considered bad form to have a site built entirely on Flash, and not have a corresponding html version (or the like). I've noticed that …

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## [Event That Listens for Function Completion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-that-listens-for-function-completion/233561)

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**Author:** [@icekube12jr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icekube12jr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-that-listens-for-function-completion/233561 "2007-07-25T00:25:35Z")

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Hi, This is what is currently happening with my code: I make a call to a function on the first frame of my main timeline. Within that function there are some event listeners that listen for a certain object to be AD…

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