# programming

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## [Drag, Drop and replace](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-drop-and-replace/222166)

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**Author:** [@Sewen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sewen)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-drop-and-replace/222166 "2007-04-11T11:21:10Z")

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Hi! I have tried to combine two different drag and drop tutorials. The first one is the \[COLOR=Navy\]"\[FONT=Verdana\]Dragging\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[FONT=Verdana\]\[SIZE=4\]\[COLOR=#003366\]\[SIZE=2\]\[COLOR=Black…

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## [Final Fantasy : Rise Of The Magiteks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/final-fantasy-rise-of-the-magiteks/222163)

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**Author:** [@flaminnoraa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flaminnoraa)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/final-fantasy-rise-of-the-magiteks/222163 "2007-04-11T11:07:35Z")

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Alright this is actually coming. The work is underway for a flash remake of Final Fantasy. It is ENTIRELEY sprite free you will all be glad to know. So Flamin Noraa is looking for eager Flash animators or Actionscripter…

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## [Navigating in a shapes array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigating-in-a-shapes-array/222162)

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**Author:** [@Jayme65](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jayme65)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigating-in-a-shapes-array/222162 "2007-04-11T11:07:32Z")

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I need some help on getting an algorithm to move from one shape to another in an array. The user, using the arrow keys of the keyboard, would navigate from one shape to another. \[image\] See it mainly as an array of squar…

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## [PHP data to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-data-to-flash/222161)

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**Author:** [@seventy9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seventy9)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-data-to-flash/222161 "2007-04-11T11:00:31Z")

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I have a forum builded by php language. That requires user login from a main php page. One of a php pages inside that forum contains a flash swf file, and that flash will display some user detail such as user ID, age, ti…

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## [Colour Fade Particle Effect. How?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colour-fade-particle-effect-how/222160)

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**Author:** [@adam\_clark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adam_clark)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colour-fade-particle-effect-how/222160 "2007-04-11T10:52:05Z")

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I'm trying to recreate the effect I've seen here: http://www.flashden.net/item/color-glow/381 How cool is that? No I want to make my own for a mad preloader idea I have. Can any kind soul please point me in the right d…

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## [Embed Big Stupid Damn Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-big-stupid-damn-problem/222158)

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**Author:** [@Nikini](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nikini)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 10:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-big-stupid-damn-problem/222158 "2007-04-11T10:36:48Z")

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Ok, i think i'm going nuts. I am quitting flash, i am taking up balet. In the mean time.. somebody help me and tell me this.. i have a simple dynamic text box and with the text "2" in it. It is embeded. When i try to cha…

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## [Textfield validation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-validation/222156)

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**Author:** [@RubenFlash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RubenFlash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-validation/222156 "2007-04-11T10:04:51Z")

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Hello good people! \[beer\] I was just wondering. Please, have a look on the following code: if(myText.text == ""){ trace("Please, fill in some text"); } else{ trace("Thanks a lot dude!"); } A simple text…

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## [XML scorebord, lowest times?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-scorebord-lowest-times/222154)

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**Author:** [@magjac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/magjac)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-scorebord-lowest-times/222154 "2007-04-11T09:40:06Z")

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Hi, I need help with sorting out the lowest times (tid) and put them at the top of my scoreboard. All my scores are saved in a XML document and this is the code in the AS that puts the text into a textfield called "conte…

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## [PHP text formatting in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-text-formatting-in-flash/222153)

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**Author:** [@auzirish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/auzirish)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-text-formatting-in-flash/222153 "2007-04-11T09:06:53Z")

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Hiya. There's probably an easy answer to this, but i ain't found it yet... I want a php file that holds some text, eg: echo "\[COLOR="RoyalBlue"\]This is the example text. \<b\>This is the bit in bold.\</b\>\[/COLOR\]"; I …

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## [onRelease with createEmptyMovieClip("picture", 1);](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onrelease-with-createemptymovieclip-picture-1/222152)

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**Author:** [@mucho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mucho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onrelease-with-createemptymovieclip-picture-1/222152 "2007-04-11T09:00:42Z")

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Hi everyone, I\`m using this code: \_root.main.createEmptyMovieClip("picture", 1); to load pictures in into it. Once finished looking at it, i\`d like the picture to disappear when clicking on the created "picture". …

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## [Scroller Question - I'm doubling it up!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroller-question-im-doubling-it-up/222149)

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**Author:** [@Hunson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hunson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroller-question-im-doubling-it-up/222149 "2007-04-11T08:32:01Z")

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i wonder if you guys knows about this cool scrollbar tutorial available at kirupa: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1777491&postcount=63 well if you go through it, you'll notice that the mousewheel scrollin…

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## [Real quick one, goto root number?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/real-quick-one-goto-root-number/222148)

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**Author:** [@tris3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tris3d)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/real-quick-one-goto-root-number/222148 "2007-04-11T07:57:57Z")

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Hiya, i've got an animation in a movie clip and at the end of it i want to add the command goto and play (20) but i need it to go to the root of the file rather than frame 20 of the anim. Could anyone help me out, thanks…

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## [From a textfield to another textfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/from-a-textfield-to-another-textfield/222144)

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**Author:** [@mymelody](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mymelody)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/from-a-textfield-to-another-textfield/222144 "2007-04-11T07:07:05Z")

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I have some problem to send data from a textfield to another textfield. The first textfield shows the ten latest news with just the date and the headline. In the second textfield the latest news is shown. When you clic…

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## [Walking on Slope](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/walking-on-slope/222143)

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**Author:** [@slayerX2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slayerX2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/walking-on-slope/222143 "2007-04-11T07:02:42Z")

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Hello Again I was woundering, how do we walk on a slope?? i've tried, but it never works, please please gimme and idea (or the code) of how we walk on the slope, (please in the most basic form) Cheers SlayerX2

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## [Trouble with Remote File](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-remote-file/222140)

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**Author:** [@Leroice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leroice)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-remote-file/222140 "2007-04-11T05:41:11Z")

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Hey Guys Relative newbie here. I've created a site that loads external swf's into a holder movie clip using a frame actionscript which is triggered by instantiated buttons that call the function. Everything tests …

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## [=& operator in PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/operator-in-php/222136)

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**Author:** [@heyden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/heyden)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/operator-in-php/222136 "2007-04-11T05:09:16Z")

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=& What exactly does that do? I see it most used with classes and sometimes with DB stuff.

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## [\[flash8\] speeding up XML string searches](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-speeding-up-xml-string-searches/222132)

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**Author:** [@killjoyboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/killjoyboy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-speeding-up-xml-string-searches/222132 "2007-04-11T04:34:56Z")

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Hi everyone, this is my first time posting here so bear with me if this post is a little long winded, i just want to clearly get across my question. also, props are due to kirupa.com cause this site is indispensable - i'…

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## [Watercolor effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/watercolor-effect/222130)

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**Author:** [@koolkrasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/koolkrasher)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/watercolor-effect/222130 "2007-04-11T04:31:34Z")

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I was looking through the tutorials on kirupa and i stumbled across the dynamic animating mc's and i was intrigued. So i made a canvas graphic real quick and imported it into flash and tested it out. at first it didn't …

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## [XML Code not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-code-not-working/222128)

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**Author:** [@twistedpixel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/twistedpixel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-code-not-working/222128 "2007-04-11T03:48:45Z")

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Hi, I got some XML Code off your Website....The interesting thing is that, the code does work for some but refuses to work somewhere else...which is strange.... //Data.XML \<?xml version="1.0"?\> \<disptext\> \<firs…

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## [Movie Clip Buttons getting stuck](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-buttons-getting-stuck/222117)

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**Author:** [@ccwaite8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ccwaite8)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-buttons-getting-stuck/222117 "2007-04-11T00:10:21Z")

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For some reason my movie clip buttons get stuck playing when rolled over too fast. Any ideas why this might be happening? Thanks in advanceed

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## [Using a second layer as a place to hold my fncs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-second-layer-as-a-place-to-hold-my-fncs/222114)

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**Author:** [@KAoC](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KAoC)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-second-layer-as-a-place-to-hold-my-fncs/222114 "2007-04-10T22:57:17Z")

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I don't have any of the fancy Macromedia Flash players or what not, all I have is FlashMX and AS2, so I do what I can. Last night I decided to try something that worked fairly well and I would like some opinions from mor…

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## [DB Design Theory - Thoughts](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/db-design-theory-thoughts/222108)

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**Author:** [@DHDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DHDesign)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/db-design-theory-thoughts/222108 "2007-04-10T21:49:57Z")

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ive been reading some tutorials and articles on db design...and then i started also using DBDesigner 4 (great open source app, check it out) to design by DB's. the question lies here: we have two tables...(for simpli…

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## [Problem with flash opening link into blank sized window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-opening-link-into-blank-sized-window/222107)

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**Author:** [@JonnyJ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JonnyJ)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-opening-link-into-blank-sized-window/222107 "2007-04-10T21:48:22Z")

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Hey everyone I'm trying to rebuild my website using .swf's and placing them into dreamweaver. I have a button in flash that i would like to open a page into a new browser window that is a fixed size. I followed the …

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## [Form with check boxes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-with-check-boxes/222101)

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**Author:** [@akphotography](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akphotography)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-with-check-boxes/222101 "2007-04-10T20:54:46Z")

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I want to make a form where the user can check boxes...and fill out a mini form....how do i make the check boxes and with PHP how do i keep track of which ones they have checked?

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## [AS3 - file on disk, size in bytes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-file-on-disk-size-in-bytes/222099)

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**Author:** [@ignitrix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ignitrix)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-file-on-disk-size-in-bytes/222099 "2007-04-10T20:50:32Z")

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I'm using Flash 9 Public Alpha, AS 3.0. I have an image pre-loader that loads an uncertain number of external image files. I wish to show a progress bar based on the current bytes loaded vs the total bytes that need to…

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## [Please help with pop up inventory!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-pop-up-inventory/222098)

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**Author:** [@slayerX2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slayerX2)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-with-pop-up-inventory/222098 "2007-04-10T20:49:36Z")

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Thanks to hybrid101 i finally got the flipping code i need, thanks hyvrid101 hmm.... yes so anyway I need help with a pop up inventory, EG, You pick up something on the ground and it goes to ur inventory, now u wanna c…

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## [\[AS3\] scrollRect Weirdness](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-scrollrect-weirdness/222095)

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**Author:** [@sarahelizabeth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarahelizabeth)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-scrollrect-weirdness/222095 "2007-04-10T19:36:08Z")

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I'm getting some weird behavior while trying to build a scrollbar in as3. I've applied a scrollRect to the movieclip I want to scroll: public function create(targ, w, h):void{ trace('Scrollbar: Create'); …

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## [Sharedobject question?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharedobject-question/222092)

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**Author:** [@tonni](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tonni)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharedobject-question/222092 "2007-04-10T19:06:59Z")

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Sharedobject question? Is it possible to create a countdown timer that works like this scenario: Once the user enter let say a name and submit it - the timer starts counting down from let's say 1 hour 30 minutes. N…

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## [Is it possible to use Google Maps in your own Flash website?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-google-maps-in-your-own-flash-website/222088)

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**Author:** [@vthok](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vthok)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-google-maps-in-your-own-flash-website/222088 "2007-04-10T18:20:23Z")

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I am doing my 1st Flash site for my wife's cousin who is a photographer. Under the "Contact" page I want to show the phone number, address, and the google map showing the address. Can this be done from within Flash or…

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## [Website Site Map in ASP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-site-map-in-asp/222083)

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**Author:** [@crazy69bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crazy69bug)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-site-map-in-asp/222083 "2007-04-10T17:30:31Z")

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I need help creating a Site Map in ASP is there a script or tutorials how to create a Site Map page Using just script

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