# programming

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## [Make MC in back](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-mc-in-back/228679)

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**Author:** [@itsmario](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/itsmario)\
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**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-mc-in-back/228679 "2007-06-10T13:35:27Z")

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I have two MC's in one layer and I want to be able to make the one in back go in front of the other on (release). How would I do this?

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## [Help Accordion enabled problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-accordion-enabled-problem/228677)

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**Author:** [@orgicus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/orgicus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-accordion-enabled-problem/228677 "2007-06-10T12:49:55Z")

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Greetings! Have you ever used the Accordion component? I don't get why the enabled property doesn't seem to work. If it works, post a 2, 3 lines of code , cause I just don't get it I've use the example from Help-\>Com…

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## [CMS driven by XML that is easy for clients](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cms-driven-by-xml-that-is-easy-for-clients/228673)

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**Author:** [@dimsum2001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dimsum2001)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cms-driven-by-xml-that-is-easy-for-clients/228673 "2007-06-10T11:44:00Z")

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Hello, I am looking for a CMS solution that I can offer my clients that will make it easier to update info. I am using primarily flash and XML, does anyone know how I would: A: Start creating a CMS from scratch or…

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## [Masking issues (visible Mask)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-issues-visible-mask/228672)

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**Author:** [@StarXploser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/StarXploser)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-issues-visible-mask/228672 "2007-06-10T11:43:09Z")

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I've never cared enough to look it up or try to fix it before but i think it's time for me to figure it out. When i used a mask. For example: myClip\_mc.mask = someMask\_mc I can still see my mask (barely) but it's t…

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## [Datagrid containing movieclip (thumbnails)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-containing-movieclip-thumbnails/228670)

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**Author:** [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
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**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-containing-movieclip-thumbnails/228670 "2007-06-10T11:04:21Z")

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Hi everyone, I want to have some sort of a list, which will contain movieclips (or thumbnails) ... is this possible to implement using the List component or DataGrid component? Anyone know anything that can help me? T…

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## [Dynamic Z Depth Sorting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-z-depth-sorting/228666)

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**Author:** [@Charleh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Charleh)\
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**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-z-depth-sorting/228666 "2007-06-10T10:22:45Z")

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Does anyone know a quick way of sorting objects depths based on a variable (z depth). I've tried a few things but they seem quite slow - one method involved pushing each object onto an array and then sorting it each f…

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## [Tween stops unexpectedly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-stops-unexpectedly/228663)

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**Author:** [@StarXploser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/StarXploser)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-stops-unexpectedly/228663 "2007-06-10T09:39:22Z")

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I'm relying heavily on fl.transition.Tween to do a few things in the site i'm working on. Very randomly, tweens stop in the middle of a transition. I traced the y variable in expandRetractContent() which is called on MO…

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## [Clean URLs problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clean-urls-problem/228662)

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**Author:** [@magnusvs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/magnusvs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clean-urls-problem/228662 "2007-06-10T08:49:04Z")

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Hi! I found this tutorial here at Kirupa.com, but I have some problems with it. When I try to change my .htaccess file, I just get an error saying: "Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or …

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## [Technical Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/technical-question/228656)

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**Author:** [@theonlycarmire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theonlycarmire)\
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**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/technical-question/228656 "2007-06-10T05:02:42Z")

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So, just wondering; If i write a for loop as follows...: function pass(){ trace("pass"); } for(var i = 0; i\<5; i++){ pass(); } ...my understanding is that I have written a function that is carried out f…

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## [AS3 date chooser alternatives](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-date-chooser-alternatives/228652)

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**Author:** [@joshchernoff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joshchernoff)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-date-chooser-alternatives/228652 "2007-06-10T04:07:17Z")

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it would feel wrong to invent the wheel over again but, it looks as if I have no choice. Unless any one here can point me out a good alternative to the date chooser I’ll just have to make my own and share it. And I could…

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## [SQL 2005 Express resources](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-2005-express-resources/228651)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Paul\_Jones](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Paul_Jones)\
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**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-2005-express-resources/228651 "2007-06-10T03:02:29Z")

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Well I am running SQL 2005 Express on windows 2003 sp2 with a P4 3.4Gh (with hyperthreading), 2GB ECC RAM. I am running software that connects to SQL and reads/saves data. One of the programs which is CPU hungry manages …

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## [FullScreen mode & FLVPlayback (two ?s)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-mode-flvplayback-two-s/228648)

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**Author:** [@DilutedImage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DilutedImage)\
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**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-mode-flvplayback-two-s/228648 "2007-06-10T02:49:16Z")

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Question 1: I've got a 640x480 FLVPlayback instance on a 1024x768 stage. When I play the SWF in Flash Player 9, and select Full Screen from the View menu, the video scales to take up the entire screen. Is there a way t…

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## [Showing/hiding text in Dreamweaver](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/showing-hiding-text-in-dreamweaver/228647)

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**Author:** [@deevius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deevius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/showing-hiding-text-in-dreamweaver/228647 "2007-06-10T00:40:48Z")

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hi all, i'm trying to figure out how to hide and show a piece of text in Dreamweaver for example, this is my menu \[image\] I want it so that when the user mouses over one of the navigation buttons, it will show th…

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## [This is an easy way to write multiplayer apps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-is-an-easy-way-to-write-multiplayer-apps/228645)

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**Author:** [@Kipp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kipp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this-is-an-easy-way-to-write-multiplayer-apps/228645 "2007-06-09T23:38:36Z")

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I've created a multiplayer host system that allows you to write and debug multi-user applications entirely in ActionScript 2.0. You don't need an account or any special permissions on my server; just write your app in F…

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## [Strange id3.songname problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-id3-songname-problem/228644)

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**Author:** [@Indecisive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Indecisive)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-id3-songname-problem/228644 "2007-06-09T23:24:05Z")

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This is a different problem from my previous thread, I'm getting a strange problem when I use id3.songname to output the title of the .mp3 in IE. After the song gets fully loaded, if I go back to play that song again it …

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## [Death screen - I'm stumped](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/death-screen-im-stumped/228640)

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**Author:** [@superbungalow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superbungalow)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/death-screen-im-stumped/228640 "2007-06-09T23:00:46Z")

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Please could somebody help, this has stumped me. It should be relatively simple, but it just doesn't work. I have a turret mc with a health variable inside and when that health variable = 0 then it should turre.gotoAndPl…

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## [Please help with a sound problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-a-sound-problem/228635)

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**Author:** [@lilymc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lilymc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-a-sound-problem/228635 "2007-06-09T22:08:56Z")

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With the help of a tutorial, I put music with an on/off button on my site... And it works fine, if you only go through the links once. But if you go through the links again, the song starts playing again while it is stil…

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## [RE: Images in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-images-in-flash/228631)

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**Author:** [@george2409](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/george2409)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-images-in-flash/228631 "2007-06-09T20:56:37Z")

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Hey everyone, I want to bring in a simple image from photoshop into flash, a JPEG. Is it possible to edit this image in flash in some form? The way I can find is to convert it into a trace bitmap. Is there any other wa…

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## [World Map Zoom Effect help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-map-zoom-effect-help/228626)

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**Author:** [@Recognize](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Recognize)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-map-zoom-effect-help/228626 "2007-06-09T19:09:14Z")

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Hey.. The effect am trying to create (but dont have an idea where to start) is i'll have a world map, and what I want to happen is say the user clicks on USA, it will then zoom in closer to that section (USA) and then …

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## [World Map Zoom Effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-map-zoom-effect/228624)

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**Author:** [@Recognize](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Recognize)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-map-zoom-effect/228624 "2007-06-09T19:07:06Z")

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Hey.. The effect am trying to create (but dont have an idea where to start) is i'll have a world map, and what I want to happen is say the user clicks on USA, it will then zoom in closer to that section (USA) and then …

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## [Button Component Autosize](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-component-autosize/228623)

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**Author:** [@K2xL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/K2xL)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-component-autosize/228623 "2007-06-09T19:02:15Z")

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Is there any way to have a button component automatically resize to whatever size is needed based on the text? Like autosize but for button components? It's sort of annoying having to resize a button when I make text l…

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## [Align textField with boundaries of a video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/align-textfield-with-boundaries-of-a-video/228622)

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**Author:** [@LeDisciple](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeDisciple)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/align-textfield-with-boundaries-of-a-video/228622 "2007-06-09T18:08:03Z")

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Hello everyone, I need help for that little matter in AS3. I've create a textField like that: import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize; import flash.text.TextField; private var \_playbackTime:TextField; \_playbackTime = new T…

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## [Random Text displaying/fading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-displaying-fading/228621)

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**Author:** [@TonyRad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TonyRad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-text-displaying-fading/228621 "2007-06-09T18:05:59Z")

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I'm having an issue trying to get my random text to fade in and out how I want it to. Basically I have 10 rotating images as the background, they fade in for 2 seconds, stay solid for 4, then crossfade for 2 seconds to t…

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## [Sandbox security error 2048](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sandbox-security-error-2048/228619)

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**Author:** [@Skurcey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skurcey)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sandbox-security-error-2048/228619 "2007-06-09T17:56:09Z")

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I have done an IRC client in flash, it works fine in local but not on my site. I load the policy file at the root of my site (http://skurcey.sk.ohost.de/crossdomain.xml). Could someone could explain me what to do to get …

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## [What are these two effects called?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these-two-effects-called/228616)

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**Author:** [@kilo\_4que](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kilo_4que)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-are-these-two-effects-called/228616 "2007-06-09T16:54:11Z")

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Hi guys can someone tell me what the two effects are called and what relevant tutorials I need to look for in order to get similar results. The site with the effects in question is: www.globalnet.ie and the two effects…

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## [Mac Dock Bar Converted from AS2 for use with Flex - What do you guys think?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-dock-bar-converted-from-as2-for-use-with-flex-what-do-you-guys-think/228613)

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**Author:** [@bergy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bergy)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-dock-bar-converted-from-as2-for-use-with-flex-what-do-you-guys-think/228613 "2007-06-09T16:38:23Z")

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AS3 Mac Style Menu Download Here: http://www.adambergman.com/as3/macMenu.zip AS3 Mac Style Menu Demo Here: http://www.adambergman.com/as3/macMenu.html It's been a while since I've posted on Kirupa, glad to be back :). …

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## [XML Drop Menu: close menu on Roll out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-drop-menu-close-menu-on-roll-out/228612)

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**Author:** [@ponyack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ponyack)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-drop-menu-close-menu-on-roll-out/228612 "2007-06-09T16:14:08Z")

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Hi, As I was working through this tutorial I noticed that once the submenu is open you have to click the button to close the submenu. Any ideas on how to have the submenu close once you roll out of the hit area. Th…

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## [Output mySQL data as XML with PHP for Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-mysql-data-as-xml-with-php-for-flash/228609)

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**Author:** [@kaplanyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kaplanyo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/output-mysql-data-as-xml-with-php-for-flash/228609 "2007-06-09T15:59:20Z")

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I'm just starting to learn how to use PHP, mySQL and XML with Flash. My question comes out of the article here at Kirupa. (I've got a great start, thanks jubba!). Can the mySQL data output be generated as attributes in…

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## [Hotel reservation system](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hotel-reservation-system/228607)

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**Author:** [@max23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/max23)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hotel-reservation-system/228607 "2007-06-09T15:56:54Z")

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hello I have I need a reservations system flash for a hotel of 22 rooms. I need some example or if you know like doing it. thanks

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## [Flash CS3 and rtmp video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-and-rtmp-video/228606)

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**Author:** [@bruce321](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bruce321)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-and-rtmp-video/228606 "2007-06-09T15:55:41Z")

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Hello, Can anyone help me understand what I need to do to get my CS3 streaming video component - videoplayer.swf files to connect with video thru rtmp. I have Videoplayer.swf on one server, video files on another serv…

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