# programming

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## [HELP transition button down states](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-transition-button-down-states/223780)

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**Author:** [@leadbelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leadbelly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-transition-button-down-states/223780 "2007-04-25T18:37:38Z")

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After completing the external swf transition tutorial the site is working great except for the fact I can't figure out how to lock the movie clip buttons in their down states until another button is pressed. Here is the …

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## [Cairngorm in Flash CS3 (NOT Flex)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cairngorm-in-flash-cs3-not-flex/223779)

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**Author:** [@slashripshred](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slashripshred)\
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**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cairngorm-in-flash-cs3-not-flex/223779 "2007-04-25T18:34:12Z")

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Hi, I've been reading up on the Cairngorm architecture that Adobe recommends as best practice for devevloping RIA's in Flex. http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Cairngorm I recently purchased Flash CS3 and want …

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## [Ack! i need help with stuff](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ack-i-need-help-with-stuff/223776)

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**Author:** [@Dragonknight](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dragonknight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ack-i-need-help-with-stuff/223776 "2007-04-25T18:02:15Z")

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function playerattack(atktype, element) { hitmax = Number(\_root.wephitmax); hitmin = Number(\_root.wephitmin); str = Number(\_root.playerstr); lvl = Number(\_root.playerlevel); attackelement = \_root.atk…

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## [Externally Load HTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-load-html/223773)

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**Author:** [@sparky\_157](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sparky_157)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externally-load-html/223773 "2007-04-25T17:54:25Z")

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I am wondering if it is possible to externally load content into a DIV layer. Any suggestions?

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## [\[f8\] external swf transition w/preloader?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-external-swf-transition-w-preloader/223770)

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**Author:** [@Dr\_Abner\_Mellon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dr_Abner_Mellon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-external-swf-transition-w-preloader/223770 "2007-04-25T17:38:53Z")

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Hey everybody.. I'm having trouble getting external .swf's to transition when I add a preloader scene.. any advice?! http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm - this is what I use.. and it works great!…

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## [PHP skipping first record in a table](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-skipping-first-record-in-a-table/223769)

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**Author:** [@digitalmatt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digitalmatt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-skipping-first-record-in-a-table/223769 "2007-04-25T17:24:19Z")

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Hey folks. Here's what I've got: I've created two pages. On the first page there is a a search box with a form button to execute the search of a movie database that I created. There are also alphabetical links for …

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## [Variable text slowing site down?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-text-slowing-site-down/223768)

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**Author:** [@elihorn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elihorn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-text-slowing-site-down/223768 "2007-04-25T17:16:53Z")

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This isn't an urgent question, just more of a discussion. I noticed that a site I was building was really lagging at points where text was being loaded. After a little trial and error, I realized that it was due to the f…

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## [Can you load in a swf into a movie and control it from outside?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-load-in-a-swf-into-a-movie-and-control-it-from-outside/223767)

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**Author:** [@dalewb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dalewb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-load-in-a-swf-into-a-movie-and-control-it-from-outside/223767 "2007-04-25T17:13:45Z")

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I had a thought: since my movie has so many complicated transitions and dozens of animations playing at various intervals, why not just create the whole thing without a navigation bar and build the nav bar into a preload…

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## [My text shows in swf file but not](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-text-shows-in-swf-file-but-not/223765)

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**Author:** [@Multi\_Task](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Multi_Task)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-text-shows-in-swf-file-but-not/223765 "2007-04-25T16:57:22Z")

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My text in my swf file shows when i preview my swf. However when I go to put it in my html everything shows graphics ect... but my text does not show up. Any ideas?

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## [AS3 Adding Bitmaps from the library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-adding-bitmaps-from-the-library/223763)

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**Author:** [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-adding-bitmaps-from-the-library/223763 "2007-04-25T16:45:24Z")

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I hope someone can see what i am doing wrong here. I have a jpg in the library with a class name Test(autogenerated) and my code var bmp:Bitmap=new Bitmap(); bmp.bitmapData=new Test(); addChild(bmp); Gives thi…

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## [AS3 replacement for removeMovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-replacement-for-removemovieclip/223759)

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**Author:** [@Aquilonian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aquilonian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-replacement-for-removemovieclip/223759 "2007-04-25T15:13:27Z")

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In AS2, if i have a movieClip c and a reference to it called b, if i remove c and trace b it will return null Now, the As2 to 3 migration says that the replacement for removeMovieClip is removeChild, however this dont do…

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## [Question about BitmaptData to bmp pic conversion post found on this forum](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-bitmaptdata-to-bmp-pic-conversion-post-found-on-this-forum/223758)

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**Author:** [@iceblueflame](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iceblueflame)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-bitmaptdata-to-bmp-pic-conversion-post-found-on-this-forum/223758 "2007-04-25T15:07:15Z")

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i found this post here which converts bitmapData object to bmp images: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194602&highlight=swf+bitmap+php Now that method is done using get method instead of post. so if i tr…

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## [Simple PHP Includes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-php-includes/223757)

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**Author:** [@Fretspider](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fretspider)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-php-includes/223757 "2007-04-25T14:49:31Z")

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I can't beleive I'm actually having trouble with this. I've done it a million times, and this simple code is giving me difficulty. \<?php include("menu.php"); ?\> Doesn't work. I have the menu.php in the right folder, …

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## [Loading text + html link into flash btns from XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-html-link-into-flash-btns-from-xml/223756)

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**Author:** [@SilverSander](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SilverSander)\
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**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-text-html-link-into-flash-btns-from-xml/223756 "2007-04-25T14:43:15Z")

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Hi Flash people! I am doing a Flash header where button text and links has to be easily configured by the owner, so i'm thinking the smartest way is to load button text + link from an xml file. There will be 7 horizo…

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## [Please help: mySQL woes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-mysql-woes/223755)

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**Author:** [@monkeysaurus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/monkeysaurus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-mysql-woes/223755 "2007-04-25T14:37:41Z")

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Hi all, I've been building a flash snippet which queries a mySQL database and returns the status of a property (sold, reserved, etc). I've never attempted to connect an .swf to a database before, and what looked straight…

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## [Buttonscript+array+gallery function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttonscript-array-gallery-function/223752)

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**Author:** [@michey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttonscript-array-gallery-function/223752 "2007-04-25T14:30:35Z")

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Hi Two questions regarding the Button-script part of this gallery. -How can I display the elements of var titel = new Array(); instead of the "Titel 1", "Titel 2" etc contained in the titel\_arr? -Each released…

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## [Simple CSS Div positioning problem - doing my head in!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-css-div-positioning-problem-doing-my-head-in/223751)

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**Author:** [@burns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/burns)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-css-div-positioning-problem-doing-my-head-in/223751 "2007-04-25T14:29:53Z")

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Hi, Basicaly I am having a browser compatibility problem with the following css: \<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"\> \<html xmlns=…

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## [Help: Posting Variables using Form Components?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-posting-variables-using-form-components/223747)

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**Author:** [@PDidee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PDidee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-posting-variables-using-form-components/223747 "2007-04-25T13:43:24Z")

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I've seen this question a bunch of times on here yet no clear answer has worked in my script. I have a simple Flash Form made up of components and input fields that send info to a PHP script. Problem 1: The components d…

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## [Memory Leak While running flash in Xubuntu 7.04](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-leak-while-running-flash-in-xubuntu-7-04/223744)

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**Author:** [@gvnirmal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gvnirmal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-leak-while-running-flash-in-xubuntu-7-04/223744 "2007-04-25T12:35:06Z")

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Hi all, Am trying to run an application in standalone flashplayer 9.r28 , in xubuntu 7.04 os, but there is a significant memory leak while this application runs and the system crashes. The same application runs perfec…

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## [Scrolling background (jpg,png)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-background-jpg-png/223739)

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**Author:** [@drygu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drygu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-background-jpg-png/223739 "2007-04-25T11:49:27Z")

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Hi, i've got a problem with smooth and clear animation in Flash. I had some experience in making websites and static games and I decided to make a platform game. Here is my problem: http://formax.ndl.pl/Strzelanka.h…

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## [Creating a 'Blur mask' clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-blur-mask-clip/223735)

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**Author:** [@theMonitor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theMonitor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-blur-mask-clip/223735 "2007-04-25T11:31:52Z")

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Apologies in advance for asking this question - I'm there's an answer somewhere on the forum, but I can't find it. What i would like to do is create a movie clip (preferably on the timeline so I can motion tween it, b…

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## [No flash detected, hide/replace flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-flash-detected-hide-replace-flash/223734)

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**Author:** [@Jezthomp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jezthomp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-flash-detected-hide-replace-flash/223734 "2007-04-25T10:54:22Z")

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I need a flash detector which will hide the flash banner and replace with a div etc. Basically i have a flash banner which has the navigation for a css site, i need that when the user doesn't have flash its replaced wi…

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## [A question about "Creating a Volume Control Slider" thread](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-about-creating-a-volume-control-slider-thread/223728)

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**Author:** [@charmander](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charmander)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-question-about-creating-a-volume-control-slider-thread/223728 "2007-04-25T10:07:13Z")

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\[LEFT\]\[COLOR=#003366\]http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/volume\_slider.htm\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#003366\] \[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#003366\]In this thread you talk about creating a volume control slider for an external mp3 file, I ask …

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## [onPress ComboBox Conflict](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-combobox-conflict/223726)

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**Author:** [@DanielMcL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanielMcL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-combobox-conflict/223726 "2007-04-25T09:53:11Z")

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I have a symbol behaving as a button that uses the onPress event to increase a counter that's displayed on a label. Repeated clicking on the button behaves as expected untill a combobox on the same movie clip has been ac…

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## [News rotator](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-rotator/223723)

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**Author:** [@eudora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eudora)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-rotator/223723 "2007-04-25T09:33:23Z")

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I was looking for a sample but there I could not find any so I modified the tutorial from here to do up a simple news rotator. It can be seen at http://www.stormberry.tv However, I saw on this site... http://ouou.com …

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## [Embed/Center swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-center-swf/223722)

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**Author:** [@Theofiel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Theofiel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-center-swf/223722 "2007-04-25T09:21:34Z")

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Hi, I have used the embedscript to embed my swf in ie/firefox, but I ran into the problem that my swf is displayed at the right site of the screen, I want my swf to be centered. Sorry Guys, I know I'm a noob at HTML …

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## [\[as3\] problems including laco with as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-problems-including-laco-with-as3/223718)

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**Author:** [@smaug86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smaug86)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-problems-including-laco-with-as3/223718 "2007-04-25T07:16:21Z")

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Hey, i got a problems trying to include.... i did things like this, installed extension manager for flash cs3, installed the extension, then in flash did include "lmc\_tween.as", then it givers me error that it cant find …

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## [Flash movie doesn't play from the first frame!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-doesnt-play-from-the-first-frame/223717)

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**Author:** [@dkmystery](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dkmystery)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-doesnt-play-from-the-first-frame/223717 "2007-04-25T07:09:24Z")

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Hi there, I have made 2 flash movies. My main movie clip gets loaded in 'ipod\_mclip.swf', and this ipod flash file has my preloader. Now, normally once the preloader gets done, the main movie should start playing, but th…

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## [Want to learn Flash MX 2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-to-learn-flash-mx-2004/223716)

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**Author:** [@flash4myfuture](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flash4myfuture)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/want-to-learn-flash-mx-2004/223716 "2007-04-25T06:07:53Z")

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Hi, My name is Karren and I have access to a MAC G5 with Flash MX 2004 on it. I'm interested in learning this software from the beginning. Can anyone help me get started? Thank you in advance to anyone who can help. T…

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## [Thumbnail gallery problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbnail-gallery-problem/223714)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_07](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joe_07)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbnail-gallery-problem/223714 "2007-04-25T05:08:06Z")

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