# programming

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## [Changing Mouse Cursors to navigate through XML Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-mouse-cursors-to-navigate-through-xml-gallery/208704)

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**Author:** [@user\_removed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/user_removed)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-mouse-cursors-to-navigate-through-xml-gallery/208704 "2006-12-01T13:01:11Z")

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Sorry! made a double post, please delete this one.

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## [SWFObject / Flash Detection Kit - Embedding SWFs from a parent folder](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-flash-detection-kit-embedding-swfs-from-a-parent-folder/208703)

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**Author:** [@gone2far](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gone2far)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-flash-detection-kit-embedding-swfs-from-a-parent-folder/208703 "2006-12-01T11:43:06Z")

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Hey, I'm having issues with embedding SWFs from a parent folder e.g. trying to load example.swf: FDK: "src", "../example" SWFObject var so = new SWFObject("../example.swf", ...) I've tried using absolute path…

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## [getDate with text and color](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getdate-with-text-and-color/208701)

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**Author:** [@laudato](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/laudato)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getdate-with-text-and-color/208701 "2006-12-01T11:28:32Z")

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hello i have several problems with my flashpage, and since it's my first page, a help would be most appreciated. this is it: http://www.ofmconv.hr/OFMConv.html I have a textbox beneath "Misao" on first frame. The…

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## [(OT?)transparent art for swift3d](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ot-transparent-art-for-swift3d/208700)

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**Author:** [@fredpox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fredpox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ot-transparent-art-for-swift3d/208700 "2006-12-01T11:07:57Z")

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Hi all \[smile\] I just created a logo in Illustrator and I was wondering if any apps would animate it in 3d. I finally did find that Swift3d accomplishes this task and I did it.. Unluckily I need the animation to be trans…

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## [Editing Multiple Button URL's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-multiple-button-urls/208699)

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**Author:** [@Qdev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Qdev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-multiple-button-urls/208699 "2006-12-01T11:03:13Z")

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Hi, I'm creating a Flash site to sell dvd's and CD's with over 100 - 200 button links on each swf page. All the buttons are the same symbol, and have the same actions apart from one number change (CD24 to CD25 etc). I wa…

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## [Making a replay button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-replay-button/208697)

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**Author:** [@Lethys](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lethys)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-replay-button/208697 "2006-12-01T09:25:20Z")

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1.when my movie starts how can i make a play button? 2.when my movie ends how can i make a replay button?

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## [XML Guestbook - "Error Loading XML"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-guestbook-error-loading-xml/208694)

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**Author:** [@paradrenaline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paradrenaline)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-guestbook-error-loading-xml/208694 "2006-12-01T08:34:06Z")

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I am trying to work with the .fla file that I downloaded from the tutorial. I download, extract all the contents and open the .fla. When I run it, it responds with this error. I searched the forums but no one seemed t…

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## [Tutorial: Countdown Timer?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-countdown-timer/208683)

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**Author:** [@garri](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/garri)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-countdown-timer/208683 "2006-12-01T05:11:46Z")

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Good Day! Do you guys know any tutorial on how to display this in Flash it is a Countdown Timer code: In case any newbie programmers are scratching their heads: // begin sample timerCount = 135; countDo…

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## [How to calculate an intercept course?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-calculate-an-intercept-course/208681)

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**Author:** [@TOdorus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TOdorus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-calculate-an-intercept-course/208681 "2006-12-01T04:39:22Z")

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Hi all, I've been trying to crack this problem for more than two days now, and it's starting to frustrate me. Here's the situation. I'm working on a game which will involve space battles, and automated turrets. The tu…

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## [Rabin-Miller Test (Primality)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rabin-miller-test-primality/208679)

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**Author:** [@nickcherryjiggz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickcherryjiggz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rabin-miller-test-primality/208679 "2006-12-01T04:27:12Z")

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(Note: I'm actually doing this in PHP rather than actionscript, but it seemed to fit here just as well as anywhere else) I'm making a little encryption page, and am stuck on the isPrime function. I'm vaguely aware of h…

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## [Collapsable dropdown menu and lists not functioning together?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collapsable-dropdown-menu-and-lists-not-functioning-together/208674)

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**Author:** [@Flashback10](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flashback10)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/collapsable-dropdown-menu-and-lists-not-functioning-together/208674 "2006-12-01T03:51:02Z")

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I created a collapsable dropdown menu similar to the one on this site: http://webtechsig.org/Presentations/css/menus/index.html The menu works great, and there is nothing that needs to be touched with it. However, I …

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## [Class variables in on functions?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-variables-in-on-functions/208672)

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**Author:** [@Torq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Torq)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-variables-in-on-functions/208672 "2006-12-01T03:31:22Z")

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Hey, I was wondering if they found a better way of allowing the use of variables outside of an on function. For example in the script below I can use the variable bounds inside the target.onEnterFrame function because it…

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## [Need follow-up help with the News Ticker tut](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-follow-up-help-with-the-news-ticker-tut/208668)

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**Author:** [@Calderon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Calderon)\
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**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-follow-up-help-with-the-news-ticker-tut/208668 "2006-12-01T03:11:22Z")

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I just finished up with the News Ticker tut http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/newsticker.htm I have my .swf ready and edited the news.xml. I don't know where to go from here. Iam really new to flash and run a phpn…

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## [Closing Drawing API shape](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/closing-drawing-api-shape/208663)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/closing-drawing-api-shape/208663 "2006-12-01T01:33:21Z")

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I've been making changes to an Ivan Dembicki "elastic line" sample file. I'd like to close off the shape with a curved line so that the shape doesn't have a hard edge to it. Right now the shape fill closes off the shape …

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## [FileReference Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-issues/208662)

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**Author:** [@dudedigital](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dudedigital)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-issues/208662 "2006-12-01T01:20:01Z")

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I'm trying to use flash to upload an image or mp3. I got it working but I keep getting I/O errors. The first file I tried was 119 KB which worked. The next file was 148 KB which causes the I/O error function to be trigge…

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## [WAMP and FTP?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wamp-and-ftp/208657)

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**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wamp-and-ftp/208657 "2006-11-30T23:03:35Z")

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So I installed WAMP on a server machine here at the house... the question is, is there a mod or plug-in that either comes with WAMP or that I can download that will allow FTP? Thanks in advance.

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## [\[Flash 8\] Class function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-class-function/208648)

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**Author:** [@Coogie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Coogie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-class-function/208648 "2006-11-30T21:29:14Z")

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What am I doing wrong on the below code?? I want the function beginInterval to run? class someclass extends MovieClip { public function someclass() { \_level0.something.onRelease = function() { beginInterval(1000…

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## [Help please with tutorial on creating a photo gallery using an xml file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-with-tutorial-on-creating-a-photo-gallery-using-an-xml-file/208647)

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**Author:** [@rdillion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rdillion)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-please-with-tutorial-on-creating-a-photo-gallery-using-an-xml-file/208647 "2006-11-30T21:06:23Z")

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\<P\>Hello all,\</P\> \<P\> \</P\> \<P\>I am trying to go through the tutorial on creating a photo gallery located at:\</P\> \<P\> \</P\> \<P\>\<A href="http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm"\>http://www.kirupa.c…

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## [Load Multiple Movie Clips into empty\_mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-multiple-movie-clips-into-empty-mc/208641)

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**Author:** [@jrutter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrutter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-multiple-movie-clips-into-empty-mc/208641 "2006-11-30T20:18:35Z")

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I need to load multiple movie clips one after the other into an empty\_mc. Im going to load one, and then once thats has finished playing I want to load #2, then #3, then #4, ... etc. There are probably a couple ways …

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## [Problem Centering Fireworks Menus](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-centering-fireworks-menus/208640)

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**Author:** [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-centering-fireworks-menus/208640 "2006-11-30T20:06:17Z")

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I cannot get my fireworks drop down menus to center in firefox. IE 6 & 7 works wonderful. I have tried everything I know and still can't figure it out. Here is a link. http://staffweb.maconstate.edu/nchapman/fwdrop/…

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## [CSS Hacks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-hacks/208635)

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**Author:** [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-hacks/208635 "2006-11-30T18:53:37Z")

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What are the hacks for the new FF 2 and IE 7? Someone should post how hacks work in the new browser versions and sticky that thread:thumb:

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## [Guide Layer & Mask](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guide-layer-mask/208634)

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**Author:** [@absolutezero342](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/absolutezero342)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guide-layer-mask/208634 "2006-11-30T18:49:49Z")

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Does anyone know if you can take a shape and give it a motion path (using a guide layer) and also make that layer a mask so you can see through the moving shape?

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## [Having trouble with ExternalInterface.call](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-trouble-with-externalinterface-call/208633)

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**Author:** [@duder78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duder78)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-trouble-with-externalinterface-call/208633 "2006-11-30T18:44:00Z")

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Yeah I know...it's so simple to use, how the hell could I mess this up right? Long story short, a flash game was developed and passed along to the 'server guys' to implement on our backend. Problem is, all the informatio…

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## [Change Input Text Var w/ ActionScript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-input-text-var-w-actionscript/208631)

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**Author:** [@citruscomputers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/citruscomputers)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-input-text-var-w-actionscript/208631 "2006-11-30T18:14:27Z")

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Greetings Kirupians, I have a cart system I designed, in the check out process the user fills out their billing info and are given the option to check a box if the shipping info is the same. I would like to have an …

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## [Stylesheet locking input textField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stylesheet-locking-input-textfield/208630)

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**Author:** [@arkum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arkum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stylesheet-locking-input-textfield/208630 "2006-11-30T17:56:22Z")

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Hi, I've just discovered that using a stylesheet on an input textfield renders it uneditable. Does anyone one know of a work-around? Trying to build a text editor for a backend project, but it seems to have crashed b…

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## [Position Duplicated Falling Snow?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-duplicated-falling-snow/208628)

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**Author:** [@earph](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/earph)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-duplicated-falling-snow/208628 "2006-11-30T16:34:54Z")

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I'm using the snow tutorial and it works great. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/snow.html The problem is that instead of having a small circle for snow, I used a larger snowflake instead. When I test it the snow…

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## [Gravity type effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gravity-type-effect/208627)

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**Author:** [@recneps\_](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/recneps_)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gravity-type-effect/208627 "2006-11-30T16:15:09Z")

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I'm trying to do a navigation effect and I can't seem to get an great idea how to do it. The effect is a set of movie clips that are close together and when you roll over one it scales. as it scales the other ones mov…

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## [Need Horizontal XML drop down (free)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-horizontal-xml-drop-down-free/208623)

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**Author:** [@Iammontoya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Iammontoya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-horizontal-xml-drop-down-free/208623 "2006-11-30T15:27:04Z")

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Hey guys and gals, I'm in need of a quick dynamic XML horizontal drop down menu. I need to be able to put the button on the library, give it the right linkage name and build my xml file. Senoculars tutorials is right, …

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## [PHP Tutorial question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-tutorial-question/208622)

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**Author:** [@kaken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kaken)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-tutorial-question/208622 "2006-11-30T15:26:08Z")

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Hi! I did the PHP tutorial ( http://www.kirupa.com/web/php\_contact\_form4.htm ), and it works. But I have a question on why when I send an email from it, the sender comes out as "\[COLOR=#00681C\]jason@psa01.ex...com\[/COLOR…

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## [Javascript text field auto fill](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-text-field-auto-fill/208621)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-text-field-auto-fill/208621 "2006-11-30T15:04:58Z")

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Hello all I have no idea about javascript at all but know that this can be done. I have a form that when a user enters in a number i need that number to be placed into another text field but times by three. Like a au…

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