# programming

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## [Please help involves a game, and panning camera and so on](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-involves-a-game-and-panning-camera-and-so-on/220548)

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**Author:** [@Mythic\_Fr0st](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mythic_Fr0st)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-involves-a-game-and-panning-camera-and-so-on/220548 "2007-03-27T08:37:10Z")

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Basically im making a game like this http://www.miniclip.com/games/motherload/en/ Is it possible to pan a camera to follow a mc?

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## [Nesting loadMovie();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nesting-loadmovie/220547)

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**Author:** [@jibble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jibble)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nesting-loadmovie/220547 "2007-03-27T08:36:56Z")

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I've got a main.swf loading a second.swf which is then loading a third.swf...and it works when testing movie in flash, but doesn't when hosted. Any thoughts?

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## [Flash Popup Windows for Portfolios](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-popup-windows-for-portfolios/220545)

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**Author:** [@Petronella](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Petronella)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-popup-windows-for-portfolios/220545 "2007-03-27T08:34:36Z")

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How do you create the flash pop up windows that you see in portfolios these days, where the window opens without toolbars, status bars etc, simply as a clean square with no borders, at the center of the page? Here's an…

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## [How do i upload my site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-upload-my-site/220540)

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**Author:** [@063932255](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/063932255)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-upload-my-site/220540 "2007-03-27T06:02:43Z")

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hi im new to building a site and i have no idea on how to get a domain name server , this is what i have done i have register a webdomain name with company A and i register another acc on a webhosting siteand they ask …

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## [Conflicting Dimensions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conflicting-dimensions/220539)

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**Author:** [@David\_Roudebush](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/David_Roudebush)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conflicting-dimensions/220539 "2007-03-27T05:53:01Z")

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Hi- I haven't been able to find this. Any help would be much appreciated. I'm fixing existing fla files in which the stage dimensions are one thing (in this case 755 x 575), and the dimensions reported by objects on …

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## [Scaling loaded XML gallery images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-loaded-xml-gallery-images/220537)

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**Author:** [@iLikePie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iLikePie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-loaded-xml-gallery-images/220537 "2007-03-27T05:33:52Z")

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hi everyone, i offered to help a friend with some actionscript problems he was having, i thought i knew what the problem was.... but i find that i don't! he's creating an XML gallery and wants to be able to know the …

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## [Vertically aligning text fields using AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-aligning-text-fields-using-as/220536)

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**Author:** [@vega](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vega)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertically-aligning-text-fields-using-as/220536 "2007-03-27T05:20:08Z")

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I am trying to read data from a XML and then create a match-them kind of game where one set of choices are listed one on top of other and another set is on a row above them one after the other with the text aligned vert…

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## [Bookmark Link](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bookmark-link/220530)

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**Author:** [@dcem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dcem)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bookmark-link/220530 "2007-03-27T04:06:07Z")

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Hey guys and girls, How do I add a link that bookmarks/adds the site to the users favorites? Cheers, Dave

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## [Weird little glitch...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-little-glitch/220529)

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**Author:** [@Recoil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Recoil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-little-glitch/220529 "2007-03-27T04:03:30Z")

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This is an odd one.... Alright check it out.. http://www.recoil42.ath.cx/gamerlogo/ It looks fine in FF2.x.. but look at it in IE6. See the three characters, popping out of nowhere, just under the subfeatures, and …

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## [Using An Array With Buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-with-buttons/220528)

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**Author:** [@tomyknoker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tomyknoker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-with-buttons/220528 "2007-03-27T03:57:25Z")

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I have six buttons on my stage and whichever one is pressed send the playhead to the framelabel respectively, this is the code numOfBtn = 6; stop(); for (i=0; i\<numOfBtn+1; i++) { this\["btn"+i\].num = i; this\["btn"+i…

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## [Why does my loaded jpg disappear from movie?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-my-loaded-jpg-disappear-from-movie/220524)

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**Author:** [@vthok](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vthok)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-my-loaded-jpg-disappear-from-movie/220524 "2007-03-27T03:14:16Z")

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I am working on my first flash site and I am trying to do the following: after intro movie is done playing I want the home page to come up on the page. The home page will be made up of a jpeg that is externally loaded…

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## [The tutorial does not work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-tutorial-does-not-work/220523)

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**Author:** [@testmonkey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/testmonkey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-tutorial-does-not-work/220523 "2007-03-27T03:13:20Z")

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\*\* \[COLOR=#003366\]Flash\[/COLOR\] \*\*\[FONT=Verdana\] \[COLOR=#003366\] Forms and Database Integration\[/COLOR\] \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Verdana\] \*\* \[COLOR=#666666\]by Dave Collier AKA Digitalosophy\[/COLOR\] \*\* \[/FONT\] \[COLO…

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## [Adding values from multiple radio btn groups](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-values-from-multiple-radio-btn-groups/220522)

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**Author:** [@rahnebuster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rahnebuster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-values-from-multiple-radio-btn-groups/220522 "2007-03-27T03:11:20Z")

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I have four radio button groups with each button having a specific value. When I submit the selections (via a push button), I need to add the values together and play a specific movie based on the total value of the four…

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## [Changing to AS 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-to-as-2-0/220519)

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**Author:** [@jor133d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jor133d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-to-as-2-0/220519 "2007-03-27T02:55:53Z")

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I found a tutorial I would like to change to AS 2.0 make the code mainly on the first frame of the main timeline. I have a movieclip called "circle\_mc" that changes color with a series of 6 sliders. 2 (ra and rb) for r…

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## [Disabling A Movieclip Function when Another Is Loaded Infront?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-a-movieclip-function-when-another-is-loaded-infront/220517)

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**Author:** [@mikenificent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikenificent)\
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**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-a-movieclip-function-when-another-is-loaded-infront/220517 "2007-03-27T02:03:09Z")

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Ok what I want to do is when you click on a certain button/image in one movieclip it loads a new movieclip, infront of the previous one in a seperate empty movie clip, how in the movieclip behind the one that loads infro…

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## [Nested Movie Clips with Events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clips-with-events/220511)

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**Author:** [@joshmaxrubinste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joshmaxrubinste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clips-with-events/220511 "2007-03-27T01:04:58Z")

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I am nesting a button inside of a mc. The mc has an onRollOver and onRollOut event on it. I would like the buttons nested inside the parent mc to have their functionality when the RollOver state is in action. As of…

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## [MovieClip Overload](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-overload/220509)

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**Author:** [@kingofnukes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingofnukes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-overload/220509 "2007-03-27T00:39:50Z")

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I'm trying to create a certain effect with a AI MC that lays down other MC when it moves, creating a streak-like effect or something similar to the game snake. This is a quick post so here's my fla: http://Lightning-1.…

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## [Weird if statement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-if-statement/220508)

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**Author:** [@Esoltas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esoltas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-if-statement/220508 "2007-03-27T00:24:38Z")

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This is such a dumb question, but it's probably so easy to fix I'm just reading right over it. This if opener: if (\_root.stockName == "MSFT" && MONEY =\> MSFTamnt\*increaseAmnt) { isn't working because of "Left side of as…

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## [Circle preloader effect w/ setInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circle-preloader-effect-w-setinterval/220503)

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**Author:** [@East\_High](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/East_High)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circle-preloader-effect-w-setinterval/220503 "2007-03-26T23:18:33Z")

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I'm working on a modified version of the slideshow demo. I'd like to add a count down circle MC so the viewer knows the slide is changing soon. I found a thread in the forums that provides the code to create a growing p…

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## [gotoAndStop() deleting my pics](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-deleting-my-pics/220501)

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**Author:** [@kevin416](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevin416)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-deleting-my-pics/220501 "2007-03-26T23:12:40Z")

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I'm making a website and the lines, menu buttons, and pictures are all added with actionscript. When changing pages, the menu buttons tell the project to go back to the "reset" frame. From there it will attach the next …

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## [Pencil going underneath...please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pencil-going-underneath-please-help/220500)

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**Author:** [@wispas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wispas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pencil-going-underneath-please-help/220500 "2007-03-26T22:56:11Z")

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can someone help me out. my pencil is going underneath and I cannot figure out what is wrong. please help - see attached file. thanks is advance. i have a pencil mc with the instance name pencil here is my code: va…

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## [Adding text to buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-buttons/220499)

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**Author:** [@Varl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Varl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-text-to-buttons/220499 "2007-03-26T22:54:43Z")

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Hi All, Good afternoon. I've got a question which I hope will be easy to answer for you good people. I've created a button which zooms in using motion tween and I want to add text to the last instance in the tween (when …

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## [Help save my fingers...(dynamic text)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-save-my-fingers-dynamic-text/220497)

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**Author:** [@CypSteel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CypSteel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-save-my-fingers-dynamic-text/220497 "2007-03-26T22:30:45Z")

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I can't seem to find a good tutorial on pulling a series of dynamic text names from a file. Probably elementary to some, I have no clue where to start. Its pretty self explanatory if you see how I did it manually. I …

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## [localToGlobal not updating](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localtoglobal-not-updating/220496)

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**Author:** [@zolividor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zolividor)\
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**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/localtoglobal-not-updating/220496 "2007-03-26T22:26:10Z")

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Hi All, I am currently working on a curved scrollbar. I want to limit the travel of the scroll thumb using two clip instances that mark the top and bottom of the scroller. To do this, I believe that I'll need to use l…

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## [Saving Portion of screen as image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-portion-of-screen-as-image/220495)

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**Author:** [@jon22211](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jon22211)\
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**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-portion-of-screen-as-image/220495 "2007-03-26T22:00:18Z")

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I need some pointing in the right direction. I am developing a costume design ap where you drag movieclips of a costume onto a model. The model is made up of movieclips (head, torso, feet etc) that move to a frame depend…

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## [Using video in Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-video-in-flash-8/220494)

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**Author:** [@croix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/croix)\
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**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-video-in-flash-8/220494 "2007-03-26T21:59:39Z")

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OK, so I'm still working on my first flash site, and now I have run into yet another problem. I have a page dedicated to videos. I did the File - import video, and chose progressive download (No server, and its 3 min…

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## [Sequencial Cliploader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sequencial-cliploader/220492)

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**Author:** [@Jt\_01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jt_01)\
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**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sequencial-cliploader/220492 "2007-03-26T21:16:11Z")

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HI I have this code to load in clips, it works fine to load them all in at once but I can't get it to work sequencially. Can anyone help me please? //subimage is array variables MovieClip.prototype.pre = function(sub…

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## [\[F8\] AS help with creative solution](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as-help-with-creative-solution/220489)

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**Author:** [@namelesspace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/namelesspace)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as-help-with-creative-solution/220489 "2007-03-26T20:27:42Z")

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I've build an image gallery : http://www.malirinat.com/malirinat\_studio.swf those are the xml thumbnails tscroller (just scroll left and right on the images) and now i need a way to display them individually so when yo…

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## [Easy question about strings (my mind just blanked)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question-about-strings-my-mind-just-blanked/220488)

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**Author:** [@zellers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zellers)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question-about-strings-my-mind-just-blanked/220488 "2007-03-26T20:25:59Z")

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EASY QUESTION!!!! Sorry I even have to bother asking this, but I had a brain fart. How do i put double quotes ( " ) into a string? myString = " John Said "How are you doing today?" Then I quickly ran away screami…

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## [\[FMX04\] - Tracing security warning?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-tracing-security-warning/220487)

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**Author:** [@bentman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bentman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-tracing-security-warning/220487 "2007-03-26T20:21:57Z")

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Hi all, I'm seeing tons of these messages appear (sometimes) upon loading an external image: \*\*\* Security Sandbox Violation \*\*\* SecurityDomain 'http://www.blahblahblah.com/file.jpg' tried to access incompatible con…

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