# programming

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## [Formating Input Text Box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formating-input-text-box/217843)

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**Author:** [@vyravan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vyravan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/formating-input-text-box/217843 "2007-03-02T11:31:00Z")

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I have a input text box and want to format the text entered. How to do that? could anyone help me?

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## [Whats wrong with these loops?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-wrong-with-these-loops/217842)

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**Author:** [@jimjiminyjimjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimjiminyjimjim)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-wrong-with-these-loops/217842 "2007-03-02T11:07:48Z")

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I have some code that seems to have a problem. I can't seem to pass the x variable from one loop to within another loop. var myLv = new LoadVars(); var myNv = new LoadVars(); myLv.sendAndLoad("buynowmodels.php", …

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## [CSS basics, creating this design](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-basics-creating-this-design/217836)

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**Author:** [@adityadubey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adityadubey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-basics-creating-this-design/217836 "2007-03-02T10:19:24Z")

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Hi all, I am just a beginner in CSS. Can someone tell me how to create a rounded bordered table? All I need is the outlined area without background colour, just the 1 px border colour on the edges. Or Attached is a sampl…

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## [Timeline Direction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-direction/217835)

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**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-direction/217835 "2007-03-02T10:03:27Z")

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Can anyone point me to some advice concerning controling the timeline playbacks' direction (of an MC) ... Using AS, I would like the time line to play - and then reverse and then play etc .. rather than looping the fra…

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## [Follow mouse, but only along X or Y?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-but-only-along-x-or-y/217834)

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**Author:** [@HalfpastDead](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HalfpastDead)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-but-only-along-x-or-y/217834 "2007-03-02T09:59:52Z")

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Could someone point me towards a tutorial or .FLA to show how to do a mouse follow but only along one plane? I want to make a menu similar to the one at this site: www.ravijour.com Thanks!

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## [Simple "IF" statement question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-statement-question/217833)

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**Author:** [@kptgreg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kptgreg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-if-statement-question/217833 "2007-03-02T09:40:48Z")

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I have been reading manuals for hours and can find this. I am loading some text from a XML file, if there is no text at all I want to go to frame 5. If there is text do nothing. I can't find out how to write this. I …

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## [\[AS3\]\[Flex\] Webservice vs Load XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-flex-webservice-vs-load-xml/217831)

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**Author:** [@pete\_zahut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pete_zahut)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-flex-webservice-vs-load-xml/217831 "2007-03-02T08:42:50Z")

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Hi, I'm currently working on a project that contains a lot of data, about 14.000 records. This means an xml file of about 3mb. Now my question is: Should I use the xml file to load all the data at once, or should I u…

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## [\_xmouse & \_ymouse for screen OUTSIDE of swf? Possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-xmouse--ymouse-for-screen-outside-of-swf-possible/217829)

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**Author:** [@Head\_In\_A\_Pan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Head_In_A_Pan)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-xmouse--ymouse-for-screen-outside-of-swf-possible/217829 "2007-03-02T07:05:36Z")

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I've been fooling around with both a java & a flash xy mouse tracker... Can flash/swf detect the mouse x & y coordinates OUTSIDE of the swf? My problem is that as soon as I roll out of the swf borders it stops working. …

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## [\[F8\]\[AS2\] I need help with array / \_mc scope](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-i-need-help-with-array--mc-scope/217828)

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**Author:** [@joshchernoff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joshchernoff)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-i-need-help-with-array--mc-scope/217828 "2007-03-02T05:26:13Z")

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why wont this work? some\_mc\["nested\_mc\_name"\].onPress = function():Void { trace ("test") }; I'm trying to make a dynamic function so I can pass a string var for the name of any nested movieClip I want on the fly.

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## [CSS element displaying incorrectrly in firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-element-displaying-incorrectrly-in-firefox/217827)

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**Author:** [@macneilslt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macneilslt)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-element-displaying-incorrectrly-in-firefox/217827 "2007-03-02T05:14:04Z")

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Hello, I'm having a problem getting the footer navigation links to display correctly in firefox. http://www.skatemack.com/html/information/benefits.html notice how the main content is pushed against the footer navig…

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## [Need help shooting from front](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-shooting-from-front/217825)

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**Author:** [@Guragiro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Guragiro)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-shooting-from-front/217825 "2007-03-02T04:57:07Z")

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Im attempting to make an overhead shooter game. Ive got the basic movement down already, and rotation towards mouse. For when he shoots, ive set it to duplicate a bullet movie clip, but i only understand how to set it to…

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## [Sending variables with IEs crappy work around?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-variables-with-ies-crappy-work-around/217822)

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**Author:** [@fantim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fantim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-variables-with-ies-crappy-work-around/217822 "2007-03-02T04:50:37Z")

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ok so we've all seen the thing on IE where you have to click on the embeded object to activate it. It sucks. So now we're all using the Javascript that macromedia provided (or something similar). My question is this: W…

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## [XML animations?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-animations/217821)

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**Author:** [@sogj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sogj)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-animations/217821 "2007-03-02T04:49:31Z")

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I know how to create a basic gallery using XML. I know how to import the photos and use action script to create thumbnails and a main movie clip, and how to make each thumbnail associate itself with the correct main ima…

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## [onRollOver & onRollOut on MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onrollover-onrollout-on-mc/217820)

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**Author:** [@superxox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superxox)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onrollover-onrollout-on-mc/217820 "2007-03-02T04:40:39Z")

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Hi, I am new to action script and here is my problem, please take a look at my attached test file. I have a main movie clip on the stage, and 3 sub movie clips are inside this main mc. I want to do some action on the …

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## [Automatic window resize to external image?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-window-resize-to-external-image/217819)

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**Author:** [@Chich](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chich)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-window-resize-to-external-image/217819 "2007-03-02T04:40:26Z")

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Hi, I have created a swf with an image library made up of thumbnails. When you click on a thumbnail it loads an external image into a new browser window. I would like that browser window to resize to the image, and also …

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## [Animating Dynamic MovieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-dynamic-movieclips/217818)

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**Author:** [@formist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/formist)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-dynamic-movieclips/217818 "2007-03-02T04:37:32Z")

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Hi! I'm a beginner at all this. Please can anyone tell me how to use this tute - http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/animateDynamicMC.htm that makes circles follow the mouse to make the circles follow an object instea…

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## [Question for Time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-for-time/217815)

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**Author:** [@everlastingfuel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/everlastingfuel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-for-time/217815 "2007-03-02T03:22:27Z")

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Hi people I am trying to make my .swf file start at a specific seconds of the minute. Example: If the whole clip started at 0-9th sec, i want it to start/execute soemthing at the 10th sec of my systems clock; if the whol…

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## [unloadMovie?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloadmovie/217813)

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**Author:** [@akbunny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/akbunny)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloadmovie/217813 "2007-03-02T02:50:32Z")

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Is it posible to do unloadMovie in flash 8? Must b so! In flash mx i just do: unloadMovie("game1"); in the main time line and it works fine, If i do the same in flash8, nothing happens? help me please chears \[smile…

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## [Simple math - how many boxes are selected? Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-math-how-many-boxes-are-selected-help/217810)

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**Author:** [@Head\_In\_A\_Pan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Head_In_A_Pan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-math-how-many-boxes-are-selected-help/217810 "2007-03-02T01:57:04Z")

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Hello again - I was always crappy at math - but now I am ready to learn! - I have built a grid containing boxes which act similar to the checkbox component. - What I am trying to do is retrieve the number of boxes select…

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## [Stage.height problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-height-problems/217808)

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**Author:** [@designergirl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designergirl)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-height-problems/217808 "2007-03-02T01:14:11Z")

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Hi everyone: I have been having this really weird issue. Flash is not measuring the height of my stage correctly: it cuts off 100 pixels. I have no idea what is the deal. I tried with brand new documents, and without …

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## [PHP+MySQL - random id in query string](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-random-id-in-query-string/217801)

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**Author:** [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-random-id-in-query-string/217801 "2007-03-01T23:46:33Z")

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Im using query string appended to the URL eg "www.site.com/page.php?id=1" to pass an id so that the MySQL database selects relevant data and spits it out to the php. Its all working fine - but what im worried about is th…

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## [Antialias for Readability + Bitmap Caching](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/antialias-for-readability-bitmap-caching/217799)

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**Author:** [@McGuffin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/McGuffin)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/antialias-for-readability-bitmap-caching/217799 "2007-03-01T23:42:08Z")

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Pretty simple premise here. I have text, embedded font with its antialias set to readability. I'd put it for animation but it looks like garbage. Whether or not I enable runtime bitmap caching on its host movieclip or no…

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## [Flash8 - tweened image that doesn't snap to pixels?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-tweened-image-that-doesnt-snap-to-pixels/217795)

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**Author:** [@joakimlinden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joakimlinden)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-tweened-image-that-doesnt-snap-to-pixels/217795 "2007-03-01T22:47:15Z")

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I'm having a hard time figuring out if it's possible to apply a motion tween (I'm using the Zigo extension and the Fuse kit) to a dynamically loaded image (a jpg loaded with the MovieClipLoader) and not having it snappin…

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## [Preloader stops the scroller from working!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-stops-the-scroller-from-working/217794)

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**Author:** [@BoogWeed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoogWeed)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-stops-the-scroller-from-working/217794 "2007-03-01T22:46:20Z")

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Hi all, I'm having a strange problem withFflash8. I have followed the Simple Custom Scroll Bar (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/scrollbar.htm) tutorial and got it working exactly how I want. I have also fol…

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## [Dreamweaver refresh ftp only saved file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-refresh-ftp-only-saved-file/217791)

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**Author:** [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-refresh-ftp-only-saved-file/217791 "2007-03-01T21:32:45Z")

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Hey all Am scratching my head about one of the settings for dreamweaver 8. I have an entire site sync'd to a local and ftp directory. What i cant seem to find is the setting where i force dreamweaver to do an update of "…

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## [Problem converting Lat and Long points to X and Y](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-converting-lat-and-long-points-to-x-and-y/217785)

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**Author:** [@bairdb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bairdb)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-converting-lat-and-long-points-to-x-and-y/217785 "2007-03-01T21:07:44Z")

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I have an xml file that is holding LAT and LONG for a map that I am creating, I am trying to translate those into X and Y coordinates. I have put together the code below to plot these points. Now, I have my Map as one …

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## [Quick SVN question with regards to an AS3 project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-svn-question-with-regards-to-an-as3-project/217784)

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**Author:** [@jwopitz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwopitz)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-svn-question-with-regards-to-an-as3-project/217784 "2007-03-01T20:45:39Z")

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Since I often work on my projects both at work and at home, I have to update my code base often by sending myself emails back and forth with a .zip of the source. Not very efficient to say the least. So I started lo…

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## [Strange All-Around Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-all-around-problems/217781)

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**Author:** [@mprzybylski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mprzybylski)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-all-around-problems/217781 "2007-03-01T20:18:26Z")

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I apologize for this but I just don't know what to do anymore. Two things have baffled me today. I can't figure out if its a problem with my Flash or if its an internal Flash problem (meaning a bug or something). 1) …

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## [Accordion menu need some help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accordion-menu-need-some-help/217780)

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**Author:** [@koolkrasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/koolkrasher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accordion-menu-need-some-help/217780 "2007-03-01T20:16:23Z")

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hello everyone . i have to make a accordion menu for a client and i have never used the accordion component. is that the best way to go about it or is there another way that is easier and nicer looking? thanks kool

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## [Flash Gallery help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gallery-help/217778)

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**Author:** [@Kimi\_92](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kimi_92)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-gallery-help/217778 "2007-03-01T19:58:06Z")

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Hey first of all, sorry about my english \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] problem: i had spent some time on a downloaded gallery, and i had some problems. becouse i had to put my gallery into my template but when i do it, i wont wor…

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