# programming

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## [Horiz Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horiz-menu/211417)

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**Author:** [@joej](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joej)\
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**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horiz-menu/211417 "2006-12-31T20:43:53Z")

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Is it possible to have 2 images one for the menu and one for rollovers and have actionscript determine which buttons I rollover? For example - I have a menu that I created in a graphics program with a background colo…

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## [\[CSS\] Bizarre IE 6 bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-bizarre-ie-6-bug/211415)

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**Author:** [@ZephyrWest](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ZephyrWest)\
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**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-bizarre-ie-6-bug/211415 "2006-12-31T20:22:35Z")

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I honestly have no idea what is going on. The sidenotes display fine in Firefox and IE7 (had to use a conditional statement to get it to work though), but the padding is all messed up in IE6. You guys have any ideas? T…

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## [Scrollbars & Code structure - Actionscript 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-code-structure-actionscript-3-0/211454)

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**Author:** [@MichaelxxOA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MichaelxxOA)\
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**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbars-code-structure-actionscript-3-0/211454 "2006-12-31T20:21:25Z")

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So this thread actually began from another thread, I am just moving it over here... I got asked to write a tutorial about this, is anyone else interested? The purpose of this thread is more about the code design then …

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## [Using the Tween class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-tween-class/211398)

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**Author:** [@matt\_j36](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matt_j36)\
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**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-tween-class/211398 "2006-12-31T12:35:48Z")

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Hello Everyone I've started using the Tween class as I find it to be a really quick way to create some smooth animations. However, what I would like to do is have a sequence of many different objects animating into the…

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## [SWF to MPEG2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-to-mpeg2/211391)

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**Author:** [@iMat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iMat)\
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**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-to-mpeg2/211391 "2006-12-31T10:04:05Z")

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Hello, Any ideas on how to convert a SWF generated from Flash Pro 8 (so exported as Flash Player 8) into MPEG2? I need to design and animate some parts in flash (with the new filter effects etc.) and be able to expor…

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## [Calling recent posts to a webpage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-recent-posts-to-a-webpage/211389)

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**Author:** [@travis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/travis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-recent-posts-to-a-webpage/211389 "2006-12-31T07:58:30Z")

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I used to know how to do this, with php how can you display recent posts to your forum on your home page?

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## [ActionScript Version](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-version/211386)

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**Author:** [@iloveny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iloveny)\
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**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-version/211386 "2006-12-31T07:38:35Z")

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Hi! Just a quick question. I confuse about the version of ActionScript right now, is it 2.0 or 3? :hr: I just bought a book about ActionScript 2 and the book is published not so long ago. Now, I come across Action…

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## [HTTP Authentification problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/http-authentification-problem/211376)

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**Author:** [@The\_Stranger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/The_Stranger)\
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**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/http-authentification-problem/211376 "2006-12-31T00:32:04Z")

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I've created a simple HTTP authentification system that works perfectly on my computer: //This function validates if the user input it's correct function auth($name,$password) { $sql = "select \* from panel"; //Data f…

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## [YAML Parser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yaml-parser/211374)

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**Author:** [@Jeff\_Wheeler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeff_Wheeler)\
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**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yaml-parser/211374 "2006-12-31T00:13:25Z")

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It seems like a lot of Flash people don't like working with XML in AS. Well, a pretty popular alternative, common in Ruby, PHP, Rails, etc. is YAML. I was just wondering, why isn't there any interest in this from Flash…

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## [Flipping an image/rectangle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-an-image-rectangle/211361)

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**Author:** [@tristan888](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tristan888)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-an-image-rectangle/211361 "2006-12-30T16:49:00Z")

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How do you animate a rectangle flipping over? I basically want to rotate it vertically.

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## [Local/HTTP detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-http-detection/211360)

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**Author:** [@noTime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noTime)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-http-detection/211360 "2006-12-30T16:18:31Z")

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Is it possible to detect whether an SWF file is launched locally or through a HTTP protocol? Any hints/tutorials?

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## [HTML+tables problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-tables-problem/211357)

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**Author:** [@zero\_one1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zero_one1)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-tables-problem/211357 "2006-12-30T14:35:37Z")

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what's wrong with the HTML in this site: \[address no longer available\] have no idea why the images in the header are leaving a space between each other. I would like them to be touching each other, leaving no gap. (bac…

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## [Action script http request search xml data](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-http-request-search-xml-data/211352)

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**Author:** [@karuppaiyan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/karuppaiyan)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-http-request-search-xml-data/211352 "2006-12-30T12:33:59Z")

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hai i am using coding. i wanted my xml searching id movie list path any help var vlist:XML = new XML(); vlist.ignoreWhite = true; vlist.onLoad = function() { var videos:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes; for(…

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## [Crossword game with actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crossword-game-with-actionscript/211351)

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**Author:** [@tristan888](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tristan888)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crossword-game-with-actionscript/211351 "2006-12-30T12:25:52Z")

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\*\*Hi there, I want to create a crossword game in Flash that users can type in their answers in the boxes. Is it possible to write such a game using actionscript? Anyone done anything like this before?\*\* Thanks

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## [Arrays - Basic Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-basic-question/211348)

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**Author:** [@dr77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dr77)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-basic-question/211348 "2006-12-30T11:43:19Z")

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Hello all, I'm still fairly new to Flash but think I have a grasp of the basics of actionscript. However, the one thing I can't really understand is the 'array'. I know that they are used to store information and I…

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## [Using MySQL for http links. \[MySQL\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mysql-for-http-links-mysql/211347)

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**Author:** [@chrisclick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrisclick)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-mysql-for-http-links-mysql/211347 "2006-12-30T11:41:44Z")

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Hi people of the Kirupa Forums, Is there a way (surely there is a wa) to put a URL link onto a page for example User (enters a link) -\> Goes to MySQL -\> gets put onto a page (as a valid link) Sorry if you cannot u…

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## [Lists issue (seems to be only in IE 6?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lists-issue-seems-to-be-only-in-ie-6/211346)

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**Author:** [@rohan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rohan)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lists-issue-seems-to-be-only-in-ie-6/211346 "2006-12-30T11:16:55Z")

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Hi all, just having a weird problem in IE 6 testing a list I made, here is the code: ul { position:absolute; top:225px; left:0px; width: 199px; margin: 0px; padding:0px; } ul a { display:block; text-decoration: non…

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## [Selection.getBeginIndex Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-getbeginindex-issues/211344)

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**Author:** [@RonH](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RonH)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-getbeginindex-issues/211344 "2006-12-30T09:52:41Z")

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The problem is that when I select my input textField, then select some of my text I typed, then use a function to save the Selecition.getBeginIndex result as a variable, when I trace that variable, it always comes up as …

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## [List components green color outline display](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-components-green-color-outline-display/211342)

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**Author:** [@karuppaiyan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/karuppaiyan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-components-green-color-outline-display/211342 "2006-12-30T08:16:36Z")

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hai, i work trailer page main player, loadMovieNum("gal1\_avi1.swf", 1); using gal1\_avi1.fla list components, my main player run list components outline display. how do using list components and outline script help h…

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## [Dropdown rollover rollout problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-rollover-rollout-problem/211341)

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**Author:** [@hankd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hankd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-rollover-rollout-problem/211341 "2006-12-30T07:15:34Z")

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Here is my code on(rollOver) { btn = new Sound(this) btn.attachSound("btn") this.btn.start(0,1) dropdown.gotoAndPlay("playdropdown") } on(rollOut) { this.btn.stop(0,0) setTime…

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## [Importing custom A.S classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-custom-a-s-classes/211338)

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**Author:** [@InSidiousGG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/InSidiousGG)\
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**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-custom-a-s-classes/211338 "2006-12-30T05:52:31Z")

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Hello peeps, I am getting confused about importing custom classes into Flash 8. What exactly are the steps to go about doing it? And once it's integrated, it's there forever? Don't mind me for asking this, I am trying …

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## [\[C++\] Dynamic object creation with array and non-default constructor](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/c-dynamic-object-creation-with-array-and-non-default-constructor/211324)

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**Author:** [@MTsoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MTsoul)\
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**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/c-dynamic-object-creation-with-array-and-non-default-constructor/211324 "2006-12-29T22:44:40Z")

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Suppose I want to dynamically create a non-fixed number of a certain class of objects at runtime. int i; cin \>\> i; MyClass \* my\_objects; my\_objects = new MyClass(\<some parameter\>)\*; This syntax is obviously wrong, ac…

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## [Breaking apart / moving elements](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/breaking-apart-moving-elements/211320)

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**Author:** [@daleth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daleth)\
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**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/breaking-apart-moving-elements/211320 "2006-12-29T21:53:17Z")

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Hi everyone! I have a basic Flash question or two... First, say you have a movieclip in your root timeline, and that movieclip has a bunch of complex animation inside it. What's the best way to just break apart the m…

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## [FLASHMX04: help!: duplicate/drag and drop movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx04-help-duplicate-drag-and-drop-movieclips/211318)

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**Author:** [@juanita37](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/juanita37)\
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**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashmx04-help-duplicate-drag-and-drop-movieclips/211318 "2006-12-29T21:20:18Z")

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I realize there are related threads to moviclip duplication, and I've been studying them, but so far i still haven't been able to answer my question and am tearing out my hair! —I am making a program that allows the us…

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## [IE7 CSS - if comment blues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie7-css-if-comment-blues/211316)

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**Author:** [@East\_High](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/East_High)\
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**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie7-css-if-comment-blues/211316 "2006-12-29T20:45:37Z")

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I'm having trouble getting my CSS to work correctly in IE7. I'm using CSS to stretch an image within a div to create a scaling gradient background. The height of the box will be determined by its contents. It works fine …

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## [I want to load an external swf into an mc that is above another mc........HELP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-load-an-external-swf-into-an-mc-that-is-above-another-mc-help/211311)

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**Author:** [@dtrace](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dtrace)\
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**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-load-an-external-swf-into-an-mc-that-is-above-another-mc-help/211311 "2006-12-29T19:57:26Z")

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It seems fairly basic. I want to load in an external swf into an mc that is above another mc. Once the new swf is loaded in, I want the lower one to be set to \_visible = false. How would I set this up? Is it a matter…

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## [\[F8 AS2\] tips to optomize FLV playback?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-tips-to-optomize-flv-playback/211308)

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**Author:** [@RileyBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RileyBoy)\
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**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-tips-to-optomize-flv-playback/211308 "2006-12-29T19:20:59Z")

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hey all... hope everybody is having a good holiday season... I recently had a project which entailed creating a motion piece in After Effects and playing through flash for a holiday themed ecard. Normally we do the ani…

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## [Using DirectX to code a non-.NET game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-directx-to-code-a-non-net-game/211307)

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**Author:** [@MTsoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MTsoul)\
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**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-directx-to-code-a-non-net-game/211307 "2006-12-29T19:19:19Z")

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First on-topic thread in this forum! :love: But anyway. I've been taught to use a while(1) loop for the main loop for a DirectX game on Windows. The game would be in a window (not full screen). All operations would be …

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## [EASY Question - I'm embarrased to ask!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question-im-embarrased-to-ask/211306)

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**Author:** [@Soig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Soig)\
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**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-question-im-embarrased-to-ask/211306 "2006-12-29T19:10:25Z")

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Hey People, I have a simple project, but one part is giving me problems. The entire code is as follows. Everything works except for the \[COLOR=Red\]Bold & Red part\[/COLOR\]. Any thoughts? The FLA is here: http://www.ser…

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## [Enter frame in a external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-frame-in-a-external-swf/211305)

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**Author:** [@wuwuwu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuwuwu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enter-frame-in-a-external-swf/211305 "2006-12-29T18:59:55Z")

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Hello, I hope someone can help me with this coding issue. I have external swfs that loads in a container on a main swf. When I press a button on the main swf, I would like to load a specific frame from an external swf. …

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