# programming

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## [\[Flash8\] Need some help on XML content](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-some-help-on-xml-content/217327)

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**Author:** [@Smokey\_Joe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Smokey_Joe)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-some-help-on-xml-content/217327 "2007-02-26T01:31:02Z")

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Hey everybody, Basically I am trying to create a "page" in a flash program that loads a list of bands and some other info via an XML import. It displays a thumb for each band, on mouseover it displays the band name be…

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## [Need someone to CSS this layout!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-someone-to-css-this-layout/217322)

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**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-someone-to-css-this-layout/217322 "2007-02-26T00:15:55Z")

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Okay I have this layout Im ashamed to ask for CSS help but Im not sure how else to get it done lol. \[image\] (full size) um, free basic flash and any photoshop help if you want! thanks for any help :hoser:

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## [An Amazing Flash Gallery Id love to copy any help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-amazing-flash-gallery-id-love-to-copy-any-help/217316)

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**Author:** [@jeremychild](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeremychild)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-amazing-flash-gallery-id-love-to-copy-any-help/217316 "2007-02-25T22:44:25Z")

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Hey guys check this gallery out: http://www.corben.com.au/index.cfm?id=45 See that amazing simple flash gallery Could someone give me some tips on how to make one? thanks!

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## [Help Please ::.. Pause & Fade In Streaming Mp3 using AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-pause-fade-in-streaming-mp3-using-as/217312)

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**Author:** [@chuckfarley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chuckfarley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-pause-fade-in-streaming-mp3-using-as/217312 "2007-02-25T21:47:30Z")

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Hello, I am loading a streaming Mp3 using the following code... \[COLOR=RoyalBlue\] s = new Sound( this ); s.loadSound( "http://kexp-mp3-128k.cac.washington.edu:8000/", true );\[/COLOR\] I would like to pause the volume …

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## [Pause & Fade In Streaming Mp3 using AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-fade-in-streaming-mp3-using-as/217310)

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**Author:** [@chuckfarley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chuckfarley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-fade-in-streaming-mp3-using-as/217310 "2007-02-25T21:25:18Z")

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Hello, I am loading a streaming Mp3 using the following code... \[COLOR=RoyalBlue\] s = new Sound( this ); s.loadSound( "http://kexp-mp3-128k.cac.washington.edu:8000/", true );\[/COLOR\] I would like to pause the volume …

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## [Load Local Image from Remote SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-local-image-from-remote-swf/217309)

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**Author:** [@kBisk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kBisk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-local-image-from-remote-swf/217309 "2007-02-25T20:19:37Z")

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I might be getting into the security issues again, but if I know the path to a local image, can I have a remote SWF load it? ie: through loadClip?

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## [Pong game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pong-game/217306)

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**Author:** [@sd55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sd55)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pong-game/217306 "2007-02-25T19:12:55Z")

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Hi there, I've used the tutorial on this site to create a pong game. However, when I place the game on an existing page the functions on this page are unusable until the game is over. Does anyone know how to restrict t…

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## [Display recent news](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-recent-news/217304)

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**Author:** [@euanc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/euanc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-recent-news/217304 "2007-02-25T19:01:05Z")

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im trying to display the three most recent articles from a news page on the home page of a site. Whats the easiest way to do this, im trying to display these within a table on the index.php page? Do i have to set up …

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## [COMMON\< Audio implementation issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/common-audio-implementation-issue/217301)

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**Author:** [@mek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/common-audio-implementation-issue/217301 "2007-02-25T18:29:31Z")

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i set mouse over animations for event driven sound files.. play once i test on computer = works fine but when i upload onto the net there is a delay between when the sound plays and when the user hovers his/her mouse o…

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## [\[PHP\]Delete Duplicates in .txt](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-delete-duplicates-in-txt/217300)

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**Author:** [@evildrummer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evildrummer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-delete-duplicates-in-txt/217300 "2007-02-25T17:36:47Z")

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Is there a quick and relatively easy way to go through a .txt file and delete lines that are duplicate? The structure is pretty much: http://blog.digitalcarnival.com/ http://blog.digitalcarnival.com/ http://blog.digit…

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## [\[flash8\]Preloading problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-preloading-problem/217297)

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**Author:** [@Xannax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Xannax)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-preloading-problem/217297 "2007-02-25T16:24:20Z")

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Hello, I have a loading problem. Ok, my site is huge, but the main interface is light. I want to check when the main interface is loaded so I can display it, and then display the different components one by one when each…

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## [Scroller MX04 to Flash8 What is the problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroller-mx04-to-flash8-what-is-the-problem/217296)

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**Author:** [@rfarley1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rfarley1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroller-mx04-to-flash8-what-is-the-problem/217296 "2007-02-25T15:40:09Z")

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I have a scroll bar that I adapted from a tutorial for a current project, it worked perfectly in FlashMX04, but I recently updated to Flash8 on the assumption that it would still work fine, but the problem is that it wi…

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## [Loading external swf into mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-into-mc/217294)

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**Author:** [@Kejsaren](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kejsaren)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-into-mc/217294 "2007-02-25T15:24:18Z")

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I have a flash movie containing several movie clips. In one of these i want to load an external swf (photo gallery). Can someone help me with this? I have searched through the forum but i can only find these answers …

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## [Drag only in X](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-only-in-x/217291)

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**Author:** [@marcusbrunstrom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marcusbrunstrom)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-only-in-x/217291 "2007-02-25T12:07:08Z")

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Hi. I have a small problem. Have a movieclip called m1, I want this movieclip to be draggable but only in X, not in Y. Also I want the movieclip to only move to a maximum point, say x=600 ex. from X=80 to x=600 Any i…

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## [Global Rotation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-rotation/217288)

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**Author:** [@dcem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dcem)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/global-rotation/217288 "2007-02-25T09:42:08Z")

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Hi Guys & Girls, Is there a simple way of determining a nested movieclip's global rotation? I have several nested movieclips that need to know what their rotation is to the main stage. Thanks in advance for the hel…

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## [Loading Random Images From A Folder](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-random-images-from-a-folder/217284)

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**Author:** [@tomyknoker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tomyknoker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-random-images-from-a-folder/217284 "2007-02-25T07:52:12Z")

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Hi All, I have a little Flash header and each time it loads I want it to load one of six images randomly, onto the stage as a background... The images will be sitting in a folder in the same directory as the Flash file…

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## [Model View Controller Pattern Help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/model-view-controller-pattern-help/217282)

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**Author:** [@Flashthinker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flashthinker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/model-view-controller-pattern-help/217282 "2007-02-25T07:14:17Z")

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I read a lot about the Model View Controller Pattern, but none of the documents explained in enough detail. And I'm still a little confused. Basically all they did was define "The Model," "The View," and "The Controlle…

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## [Stop a function on rollout (n00b question)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-a-function-on-rollout-n00b-question/217277)

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**Author:** [@spastic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spastic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-a-function-on-rollout-n00b-question/217277 "2007-02-25T03:42:16Z")

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In flash 8, I have a movie clip("mc"), and when you roll over it, it runs a script that makes sparks. What I'd like to do is have the script STOP running when you roll out, but I'm not sure how to do this. Can anyone hel…

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## [\[flash8\] forLOOP not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-forloop-not-working/217275)

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**Author:** [@jargon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jargon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-forloop-not-working/217275 "2007-02-25T02:06:04Z")

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Im having some trouble with some code. buttons are not working. menuLoc = new Array("menu\_main", "menu\_philosophy", "menu\_portfolio", "menu\_resume", "menu\_contact"); for(i=0; i \< menuLoc.length; ++i){ \_level0.…

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## [Movieclip Vs. Graphic Symbol](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-vs-graphic-symbol/217271)

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**Author:** [@flashermx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashermx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-vs-graphic-symbol/217271 "2007-02-25T01:19:27Z")

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I have been using Flash for a few years in an educational environment. When instructing students to make motion tweens I always tell them to convert the object to a symbol and choose a graphic symbol. I only have them us…

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## [Perl anyone?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/perl-anyone/217270)

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**Author:** [@evildrummer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evildrummer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/perl-anyone/217270 "2007-02-25T01:09:59Z")

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Does anyone know of any good Perl tutorials? I want to get a taste of it and see if its any goood or not. Maybe even build a crawler :nerd:

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## [Run PHP code from variable!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-php-code-from-variable/217269)

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**Author:** [@evildrummer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evildrummer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/run-php-code-from-variable/217269 "2007-02-25T00:29:52Z")

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I am pretty good at PHP but I dont know if its possible to run PHP code from a variable example: \<?php // WHat I want to do: $code = '$i = 3; echo $i;'; magic\_php\_function($code); //which would equal: $i = 3; echo …

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## [DYNAMIC TEXT issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-issue/217267)

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**Author:** [@arquirk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arquirk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-issue/217267 "2007-02-24T23:27:24Z")

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I've set it up so that flash is reading the text file created in text editor, however I cannot figure any rhyme or reason to the translation between how it looks in text editor and what it ends up looking like in the swf…

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## [Going back to root in an externally loaded .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/going-back-to-root-in-an-externally-loaded-swf/217266)

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**Author:** [@evanimal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evanimal)\
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**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/going-back-to-root-in-an-externally-loaded-swf/217266 "2007-02-24T23:17:12Z")

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Hey everyone, So i have a site, with externally loaded .swf's in empty movie clips. In those .swf's, if i point a button back to the \_root, instead of staying in that movie, it goes back to the original movie that they…

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## [Vertical alignement of lists in FF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-alignement-of-lists-in-ff/217263)

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**Author:** [@jcwilde1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jcwilde1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-alignement-of-lists-in-ff/217263 "2007-02-24T22:33:39Z")

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In FF the vertical alignment of my numbers in an ordered list are at the bottom. In IE6 it looks fine and the vertical-align: middle; works just fine. Any ideas on how to adjust this property in FF. I have a table inside…

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## [Email contact page w/ PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-contact-page-w-php/217261)

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**Author:** [@hypnobear](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hypnobear)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-contact-page-w-php/217261 "2007-02-24T22:12:39Z")

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So I just used the tutorial on kirupa (here) for creating an email contact page that uses PHP, and I'm having a bit of a problem. After you click "Send", it is supposed to return data so that after the information is su…

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## [Flash Mp3 Player giving "Undefined" error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mp3-player-giving-undefined-error/217259)

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**Author:** [@Yianni](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yianni)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mp3-player-giving-undefined-error/217259 "2007-02-24T21:52:28Z")

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Hello, I have a functioning mp3 player which works fine on my computer but when I upload it to the server it stops working and gives me the "undefined" error where the artists name should be. It also doesn't play the mp…

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## [Trouble with fade onEnterFrame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-fade-onenterframe/217258)

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**Author:** [@golden14](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/golden14)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-fade-onenterframe/217258 "2007-02-24T21:39:40Z")

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Hello, I'm still learning AS, so I'm sure I'm overthinking this and that there is a simple solution. Say I have 2 mc's on the root level (blue and yellow), and another mc (red) inside of the blue mc. Using AS, I wa…

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## [Gameprogramming with Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gameprogramming-with-flash/217250)

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**Author:** [@RidingDirty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RidingDirty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gameprogramming-with-flash/217250 "2007-02-24T20:48:47Z")

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Hi, This will be my very first post here, and hopefully I placed it in the right section and also done it according to the rules and such, if not, feel free to notify me. Just recently I started to do some small pro…

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## [Screensaver Actionscript problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screensaver-actionscript-problem/217249)

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**Author:** [@swamyg1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/swamyg1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screensaver-actionscript-problem/217249 "2007-02-24T20:24:51Z")

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Hi All, I'm having a problem getting a swf file to convert to screensaver properly. I'm using a masked transition which looks fine in the swf, but when outputting in screensaver lines from the grid are very obvious. …

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