# programming

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## [MC Button doesn't work?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-button-doesnt-work/214446)

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**Author:** [@HeadspikeZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HeadspikeZ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-button-doesnt-work/214446 "2007-01-29T04:48:36Z")

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Hey everyone, I've been trying to find some threads on this issue of mine but can't seem to find what I'm looking for so I'll just post it and hopefully someone can help me out. I found this tutorial on making buttons…

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## [Listener prob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listener-prob/214443)

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**Author:** [@esper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/esper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/listener-prob/214443 "2007-01-29T03:06:27Z")

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Im a newb obviously. Just trying to get my head wrapped around event listeners. In the test class below, I can get the button onRelease to trace out but nothing happens. Any advice? I have attached the class to a mcCon…

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## [XML mp3 Player Simple Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-mp3-player-simple-problem/214439)

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**Author:** [@Ygramul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ygramul)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-mp3-player-simple-problem/214439 "2007-01-29T02:26:25Z")

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Hi guys. I just need a little help altering this code so that the songs loop. Once the XML playlist ends it doesn't go back to the beginning. Once the playlist ends it needs to go back to the beginning and start over …

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## [Positioning with AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-with-as/214438)

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**Author:** [@Hunson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hunson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/positioning-with-as/214438 "2007-01-29T02:21:15Z")

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i'm trying to build a movie where there are a couple of long bars positioned on the stage on a vertically, like this: ////////////////////// bar 1 ////////////////////// bar 2 ////////////////////// bar 3 ///////////…

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## [Embedding and cross-domain xml loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-and-cross-domain-xml-loading/214435)

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**Author:** [@stunt\_penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stunt_penguin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-and-cross-domain-xml-loading/214435 "2007-01-29T01:35:51Z")

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Hi, just wanted to run this by everyone- I'm making the usual kind of XML/flash based gallery (yawn, right?) - in this case target is embedding on Bebo/Myspace - i.e the swf file gets served from my own domain as part…

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## [MC Timeline & Main Timeline](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-timeline-main-timeline/214432)

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**Author:** [@BoogWeed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoogWeed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-timeline-main-timeline/214432 "2007-01-29T00:40:33Z")

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Hi all, This is going to sound very simple, but I'm having some trouble understanding exactly how the timelines work. I've tried searching online but I haven't found what I'm looking for. I have two animated moviecl…

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## [Help custom video player class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-custom-video-player-class/214431)

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**Author:** [@esper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/esper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-custom-video-player-class/214431 "2007-01-29T00:40:23Z")

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I read through the tutorials for Paul Newmans vid player. I am trying to make a custom video player class with the code below. Since I am new to custom classes, I am having some difficulties. When I use the code below on…

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## [Google Maps GPS Plotting Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-maps-gps-plotting-issues/214423)

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**Author:** [@wiprogrammer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wiprogrammer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-maps-gps-plotting-issues/214423 "2007-01-28T22:38:51Z")

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I was just given the task of converting a Frames based site to all CSS based. The website displays a map and it shows the movements of various buses (this site is for a bus line) and the coordinates, speeds, etc. I'm cu…

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## [Changing Existing Gradient](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-existing-gradient/214420)

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**Author:** [@saveth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saveth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-existing-gradient/214420 "2007-01-28T22:16:49Z")

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I have a movie clip called volumecontrolbackground\_mc that has a gradient in it. on rollover I want it to change the color of the gradients and on roll out go back to the default values. Any pointers on how I would accom…

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## [Sound Duration, problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-duration-problems/214418)

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**Author:** [@Natan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Natan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-duration-problems/214418 "2007-01-28T21:47:02Z")

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Hello! I am crating a MP3 Player, and i have one problem to fix. When i use the my\_sound.duration (where my\_sound is var my\_sound:Sound = new Sound(); ), the duration only shows correcty when i use the onLoad method. E…

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## [Framerate issue - IE vs FireFox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/framerate-issue-ie-vs-firefox/214416)

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**Author:** [@Freeseus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Freeseus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/framerate-issue-ie-vs-firefox/214416 "2007-01-28T21:31:23Z")

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My flash .swf file is set to 120fps. Watching the movie in the flash player (double clicking the .swf) will cause the file to play at 120fps. Watching the movie in Internet Explorer will cause the file to play at wh…

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## [attachMovie & functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-functions/214411)

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**Author:** [@Nutty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nutty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-functions/214411 "2007-01-28T20:03:01Z")

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Hi guys, i'm creating a list of buttons for my website and herefore i'm using attachMovie to dublicate them. My code looks like this. n=0; num=5; while(n \< num) { yPos=27+33\*n; n++; attachMovie("button\_mc", "button"…

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## [Flash Website - Click Button --\> Download File](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-website-click-button-download-file/214409)

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**Author:** [@Fargate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fargate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-website-click-button-download-file/214409 "2007-01-28T19:42:56Z")

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Hi, I have an all flash website where a photo gallery (also all flash) can be opened in a new window (with target \_blank). In the photo gallery there's a button you can click and it contains the URL of a file to download…

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## [HELP with Buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-buttons/214408)

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**Author:** [@hexgrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hexgrid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-buttons/214408 "2007-01-28T19:23:57Z")

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Hi kirupaForum, I am a new user to Flash 8 and I am having trouble with buttons. I placed an action to one of my buttons... on(release) { gotoAndPlay("SceneResume,1"); } ...but when I preview my movie and I c…

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## [Div height and rollover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/div-height-and-rollover/214405)

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**Author:** [@b3mus3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/b3mus3d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/div-height-and-rollover/214405 "2007-01-28T18:57:07Z")

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Hey, I do a bit of HTML and CSS but I worked out everything I know myself. Because of this the methods I've used to do a few things may be 'wrong'. Anyway, I'm doing a website design that requires three divs to be all …

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## [Simple scroll bar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-scroll-bar/214401)

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**Author:** [@Jt\_01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jt_01)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-scroll-bar/214401 "2007-01-28T18:00:53Z")

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Hi, I've amended Kirupas simple scrolling box to allow me to load in XML data, including images. That all works, Waht I can't do is make the mask more than 200 pixels high. It needs to be more like 350 pixels high bu…

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## [Embeding in actionscript 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-in-actionscript-3/214400)

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**Author:** [@Z11](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Z11)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embeding-in-actionscript-3/214400 "2007-01-28T17:56:21Z")

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I have a tile class, which embeds a swf and then every time i need to create a tile i call that class... Does that make the swf load each time? Is there a better way of doing this? or is this already the best way of doin…

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## [Good AS2 learning books?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-as2-learning-books/214399)

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**Author:** [@Ohls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ohls)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-as2-learning-books/214399 "2007-01-28T17:55:43Z")

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Been using flash for a rather long time but I can't get into really learning AS. Mostly been animating/drawing. Made a couple of primitive websites aswell. I'd like a book because video tutorials seems to leave some st…

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## [Any good sound library recommendations?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-good-sound-library-recommendations/214398)

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**Author:** [@azukizero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/azukizero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-good-sound-library-recommendations/214398 "2007-01-28T17:43:00Z")

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Does anyone have any good sources for sound files to use as buttons or music loops? I've checked out Flash Kit and http://shockwave-sound.com/ which are OK but I'd like to find some better sources, free or not. Know …

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## [Having a problem with Wordpress](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-a-problem-with-wordpress/214397)

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**Author:** [@skepticstudios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skepticstudios)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-a-problem-with-wordpress/214397 "2007-01-28T17:23:37Z")

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I've been messing around with the theme on my site and have started to make myself one from scratch; I basically copied the default theme, pasted it into a new directory and started editing away, so far all I have done i…

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## [Processing Multiple check boxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/processing-multiple-check-boxes/214393)

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**Author:** [@Zaid\_W1red](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaid_W1red)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/processing-multiple-check-boxes/214393 "2007-01-28T16:11:44Z")

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Hey Guys, Im building a CMS, and I've got a series of check boxes that the user can tick to delete multiple items. How do I deal with this when the script is being processed? Im sure this is oretty simple but its con…

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## [Raycasting?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/raycasting/214390)

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**Author:** [@Pattt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pattt)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/raycasting/214390 "2007-01-28T15:00:45Z")

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I have a few questions about raycasting in Flash. How advanced raycasting can you get? Like Doom? \[image\] It got stairs, different walls and stuff. Think that's to advanced for Flash to handle? Cheers. \[beer\]

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## [How do I do this? XML and Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this-xml-and-flash/214389)

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**Author:** [@longneck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/longneck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this-xml-and-flash/214389 "2007-01-28T13:48:12Z")

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Hi, I am building a site (\[molo-kids.com) entirely in Flash and I want to make users able to find their nearest store from a large number of stores. All in all I want it to work like this site: \[URL="http://www.jackjon…

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## [Iframe hierarchy mess](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iframe-hierarchy-mess/214388)

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**Author:** [@staticwolf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/staticwolf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iframe-hierarchy-mess/214388 "2007-01-28T13:41:55Z")

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Hey guys, I got a little problem here. On my main page, I have an iframe called 'mainframe'. This iframe holds some flash. When someone clicks on it, the entire .swf is replaced with a web page using a simple getURL st…

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## [Dynamic Video Playlist and Dynamic Text Articles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-video-playlist-and-dynamic-text-articles/214385)

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**Author:** [@bernardocw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bernardocw)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-video-playlist-and-dynamic-text-articles/214385 "2007-01-28T12:41:55Z")

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Hi all, hope you can help me..? I have the task of creating a Dynamic Video Playlist to be incorporated in a FLASH 8/HTML site. The site owner should then be able to upload their recorded videos. The client will be usi…

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## [Movieclip streched between two points](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-streched-between-two-points/214384)

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**Author:** [@andrewburgess](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrewburgess)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-streched-between-two-points/214384 "2007-01-28T12:30:19Z")

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Hi, Need help with some actionscript. I need to do the following: First you got a completely blank stage Then with the mouse you click and a movieclip appears and you stretch this movieclip to another point on the st…

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## [loadMovie vs loadMovieNum revisited...weird](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum-revisited-weird/214383)

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**Author:** [@eyebum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eyebum)\
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**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-vs-loadmovienum-revisited-weird/214383 "2007-01-28T11:30:04Z")

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Ok, I have read through the loadMovie vs loadMovieNum threads here, and haven't seen this particular problem... I am trying to create a site that has a nice spot for banner ads. Done. The banner ads will randomly rotate.…

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## [Roll Over Woes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/roll-over-woes/214376)

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**Author:** [@travis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/travis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/roll-over-woes/214376 "2007-01-28T04:27:39Z")

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I have been having lots of troubble with getting a css roll over positioned horizontally and centered on a page. I'm not shure what's wrong but when I add \<div class="menu"\> the text slides off the image and nothing work…

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## [XML Output Formatting Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-output-formatting-issues/214371)

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**Author:** [@Robbe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Robbe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-output-formatting-issues/214371 "2007-01-28T02:40:38Z")

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I'm having issues trying to get proper XML formatting with my output as below: var loaderMC = \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("loader\_mc", 1234); loaderMC.filename = "filename.xml"; loaderMC.data = "\<blah\> here's some data…

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## [Can you put a picture on a face of the 3D cube?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-put-a-picture-on-a-face-of-the-3d-cube/214367)

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**Author:** [@markkra](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/markkra)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-put-a-picture-on-a-face-of-the-3d-cube/214367 "2007-01-28T01:13:07Z")

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Since each face of the Script 3D rotating cube is a movieclip, I thought you could load an image on it. I couldn't get that to work. Mark

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