# programming

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## [Brain Cell - 3D flash game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/brain-cell-3d-flash-game/229515)

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**Author:** [@nuke22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nuke22)\
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**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/brain-cell-3d-flash-game/229515 "2007-06-18T06:04:15Z")

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Hi Kirupa dudes! I've been developing Flash games for the last 7 years - both commercially and just for fun. Brain Cell is the most complex game I’ve developed to date. It’s taken me over a year to complete. Althou…

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## [Rendering a feathered circle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rendering-a-feathered-circle/229513)

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**Author:** [@Sirisian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sirisian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rendering-a-feathered-circle/229513 "2007-06-18T05:20:59Z")

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Okay I thought it would be easy to use the beginGradientFill to render a feathered circle, but I guess not. Using: this.graphics.lineStyle(0, 0xFF00FF, 100); this.graphics.beginGradientFill(GradientType.RADIAL,\[0x0000…

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## [Will some one help - snow effect!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/will-some-one-help-snow-effect/229511)

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**Author:** [@shade](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shade)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/will-some-one-help-snow-effect/229511 "2007-06-18T04:37:07Z")

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A while ago I had some one help me here and since then I have been trying to learn flash but I just can't seem to get ahold of it. What was done: Someone had made a flash banner for me that had the percent preloader and …

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## [\[Q-error\] security sandbox violation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-error-security-sandbox-violation/229506)

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**Author:** [@manfree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manfree)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/q-error-security-sandbox-violation/229506 "2007-06-18T03:35:50Z")

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Hi all I got the following error , when i was trying to load an external XML file, this script woks fine in FLASH ... but after I uploaded to web and test it ... the error comes up \[COLOR=red\]Error #2044: Unhandl…

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## [HOW IS THIS DONE - Dynamic Layout](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-done-dynamic-layout/229505)

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**Author:** [@RndmIND](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RndmIND)\
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**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-is-this-done-dynamic-layout/229505 "2007-06-18T03:33:39Z")

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I've been looking for months about how to do this. I've looked all over these forums, through all of the books I could find, but I've never found out how to do this. I need to make a full flash website that has multipl…

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## [A tellTarget scenario?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-telltarget-scenario/229504)

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**Author:** [@charkocu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charkocu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-telltarget-scenario/229504 "2007-06-18T03:31:07Z")

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Greetings, First, allow me to direct you to my WIP site (aka, the pain in my \*\*\*): http://www.charkins.com/swf.html As you will see, my menu (top right) has simple roll overs (nextFrame/prevFrame effect). What I want…

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## [Flash Actionscript programmer needed :P for isometric strategy game :P](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-actionscript-programmer-needed-p-for-isometric-strategy-game-p/229503)

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**Author:** [@htmlsam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/htmlsam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-actionscript-programmer-needed-p-for-isometric-strategy-game-p/229503 "2007-06-18T03:29:06Z")

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Please email me at : paulosamoes@netcabo.pt Im working on the concept and graphics of a online browser game, using flash, and i need the help of a professional who has the time, the will and the "xcom-bug" in him \[st…

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## [Help with layout ... IE issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-layout-ie-issues/229496)

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**Author:** [@ratbaggy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ratbaggy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-layout-ie-issues/229496 "2007-06-18T01:52:48Z")

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All is well and good except for display problems with IE ... urgggh can someone help me out and perhaps see why problems are being generated in IE/Outlook? If you can test in FF or any other browser you'll see the "Ent…

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## [Making reflection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-reflection/229495)

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**Author:** [@Hunson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hunson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-reflection/229495 "2007-06-18T01:31:43Z")

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hey guys, do anyone knows how to create a reflection for a movie clip? i'm thinking duplicating it and lower it's alpha, but i can't seem to rotate it right using AS, anyone have any idea how the script goes? help is n…

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## [Get total song duration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-total-song-duration/229494)

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**Author:** [@ponsho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ponsho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-total-song-duration/229494 "2007-06-18T00:59:17Z")

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How can i get the total duration of a song with AS3.

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## [Set the depth of a movie clip instance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-the-depth-of-a-movie-clip-instance/229492)

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**Author:** [@rohan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rohan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-the-depth-of-a-movie-clip-instance/229492 "2007-06-18T00:42:08Z")

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Hi, is there a way to set the depth of a movie clip instance that is on the stage, ie. not created via createEmptyMovieClip, attachMovie, duplicateMovieClip and so on? Something like my\_mc.\_depth = 3 thanks in adva…

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## [Generating an image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generating-an-image/229490)

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**Author:** [@Benjmon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Benjmon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generating-an-image/229490 "2007-06-17T23:57:26Z")

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\[LEFT\]Hello, I am building a flash app to make graphics. Currently i have no way of exporting them to a actual image format like jpeg or bitmap, I've tried the BitmapData class but it doesnt have a way to export the im…

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## [Main flash loading external swf then back to main](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/main-flash-loading-external-swf-then-back-to-main/229486)

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**Author:** [@pr1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pr1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/main-flash-loading-external-swf-then-back-to-main/229486 "2007-06-17T23:27:05Z")

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SOLVED Heres a rather complicated situation I am in. I put together an after effect file and exported it as an swf. Work perfectly. There is no FLA In my flash file, frame 1 is a preloader. Frame 2 is an Action scr…

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## [Get song total duration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-song-total-duration/229484)

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**Author:** [@ponsho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ponsho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-song-total-duration/229484 "2007-06-17T23:01:39Z")

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How can i get the total song duration when i load an mp3 file with loadSound?

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## [RTS Tutorials?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rts-tutorials/229483)

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**Author:** [@Candyman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Candyman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rts-tutorials/229483 "2007-06-17T22:30:25Z")

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Does anyone know of any websites that have tutorials for creating RTS games in Flash 8. Either that or can anyone run me through the basic code for making an RTS. Cheers.

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## [Why loadMovieClip cause onEnterFrame to stop?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-loadmovieclip-cause-onenterframe-to-stop/229481)

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**Author:** [@deakhead](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deakhead)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-loadmovieclip-cause-onenterframe-to-stop/229481 "2007-06-17T22:06:40Z")

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The onEnterFrame of a movie clip instance is being called repeatedly as expected. However, if I use loadMovieClip to load a JPEG into it, only the first frame is being called. You can see what I described above by unco…

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## [Container communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/container-communication/229480)

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**Author:** [@Kukorica](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kukorica)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/container-communication/229480 "2007-06-17T21:56:06Z")

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Hello everyone, I am having trouble with something I hope some flash wizards out there can give me a hand. Is it possible for an external swf to communicate with the main swf? Lets say I have a main swf where i have …

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## [AS and XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-and-xml/229473)

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**Author:** [@Dokratos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dokratos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-and-xml/229473 "2007-06-17T20:17:13Z")

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I know that xml tags are case sensitive, but what about the content? Is it case sensitive? And if it is, can it be turned into case insensitive? I've been working with notepad up until now but I found, while searching …

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## [CSS word-spacing with links help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-word-spacing-with-links-help/229471)

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**Author:** [@Boerboel649](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Boerboel649)\
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**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-word-spacing-with-links-help/229471 "2007-06-17T19:45:49Z")

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OK, I'm trying to space these links out... I want the words to be centered on the page if you have a widescreen or a regular monitor. I want them to be oh... 40 or so pixels spaced apart... I've tried few different thing…

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## [Random Images + Random Timing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-images-random-timing/229470)

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**Author:** [@jlcolema](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jlcolema)\
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**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-images-random-timing/229470 "2007-06-17T19:42:10Z")

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Is it possible to display random images, along with a unique amount of air time for each image? I have a section that will display a company logo for a particular amount of time, according to its sponsorship level – be…

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## [Dynamically add 5 Comboboxes, removing 1 messes others up?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-add-5-comboboxes-removing-1-messes-others-up/229469)

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**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\
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**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-add-5-comboboxes-removing-1-messes-others-up/229469 "2007-06-17T19:39:38Z")

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Hi guys, I've tried adding 5 comboboxes with createClassObject and attachmovie, and that works fine but when i do a destoryClassObject or RemoveMovieClip on 1 of the comboxes, the Main Label in all the other comboboxes g…

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## [XML gallery thumbnails don't scroll when using loadClip()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-thumbnails-dont-scroll-when-using-loadclip/229467)

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**Author:** [@th3Phallex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/th3Phallex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-thumbnails-dont-scroll-when-using-loadclip/229467 "2007-06-17T18:38:41Z")

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Hey guys, I've followed this tutorial on scrolling photo gallery thumbnails: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm I've gotten everything to work great. BUT, when I try to load my gallery into anoth…

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## [Creating gallery so people can save images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-gallery-so-people-can-save-images/229465)

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**Author:** [@gip3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gip3d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-gallery-so-people-can-save-images/229465 "2007-06-17T18:13:49Z")

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Seems an ideal thing in a portfolio gallery is so a potential recruiter could save images an artist has done. I could be wrong. But is there any way in flash to make it so viewers can save the images in the gallery. M…

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## [Menu help needed:)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-help-needed/229463)

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**Author:** [@Zhet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zhet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-help-needed/229463 "2007-06-17T18:08:10Z")

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somehow i can't use gotoAndPlay ("scene", frame) in my menu for my site:(( will be greatfull for any helping advice The problem code: on (press) { this.\_parent.\_parent.\_parent.gotoAndPlay("About", 1); } .FLA is…

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## [PHP Image Colours?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-image-colours/229462)

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**Author:** [@duncanhall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duncanhall)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-image-colours/229462 "2007-06-17T17:40:13Z")

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I'm dynaically creating images using \*imagecreatetruecolor(), \*and I'm purposefully leaving the bottom half of the created image blank because it's going to be the rollover state of the image. How can you specify the b…

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## [2 player fighting game?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-player-fighting-game/229459)

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**Author:** [@Lummi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lummi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-player-fighting-game/229459 "2007-06-17T16:06:19Z")

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Hello to all, We all have dreams, one of mine is to create a 1 vs 1 online realtime game such as Tekken. However, I am in a very early stage of learning Flash and I do realize I need a couple of weeks of reading, testi…

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## [Smoother preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoother-preloader/229455)

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**Author:** [@Zhet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zhet)\
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**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoother-preloader/229455 "2007-06-17T15:08:08Z")

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I've made my preloader, but I don't like how it grows - too fast, skiping some parts. How do I make it go slower & smoother?

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## [Mod rewrite and encoded URLs?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mod-rewrite-and-encoded-urls/229451)

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**Author:** [@duncanhall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duncanhall)\
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**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mod-rewrite-and-encoded-urls/229451 "2007-06-17T11:52:06Z")

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I have a rewrite rule set up to give pages such as "students/johnny\_surname" rather than "/students.php?id=45". This is how it stands at the moment. RewriteEngine on RewriteBase /dev/ RewriteRule ^students/(\[A-Z…

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## [Transferring array data between arrays while keeping them multidimensional](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transferring-array-data-between-arrays-while-keeping-them-multidimensional/229440)

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**Author:** [@superiority](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superiority)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transferring-array-data-between-arrays-while-keeping-them-multidimensional/229440 "2007-06-17T07:40:40Z")

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Hey guys, I need a little help. So I'm trying to set up a system for quests in an RPG. The idea is that you get quests, and don't have to finish them in any particular order, so when trying to remove the quest from the a…

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## [Update vars sent to Flash WITHOUT 'GET' or loadvars?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/update-vars-sent-to-flash-without-get-or-loadvars/229431)

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**Author:** [@Head\_In\_A\_Pan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Head_In_A_Pan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/update-vars-sent-to-flash-without-get-or-loadvars/229431 "2007-06-17T04:52:07Z")

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OK - could somebody simply tell me if this is even possible - My main.swf is embedded in my index.html page. It loads external swfs in ONLY WHEN a HTML button, sitting outside my main.swf but ON index.html is clicked…

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