# programming

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## [Input Text field and the missing password](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-field-and-the-missing-password/207085)

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**Author:** [@flashermx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashermx)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-field-and-the-missing-password/207085 "2006-11-14T17:12:13Z")

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Using Flash 8 I created a simple password protected area. The frame contains a stop action. The user can type in the text field with the variable name of scott the password. When the click the button enter they should b…

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## [MP3 Player, D3 tags, XML or PHP?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-player-d3-tags-xml-or-php/207083)

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**Author:** [@platinum2151](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/platinum2151)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-player-d3-tags-xml-or-php/207083 "2006-11-14T16:44:24Z")

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I have a MP3 player I built that works fine. But I would like to make it more dynamic for a client. I have it set up now so that Flash reads the XML for the title, url, and artist. I would like to have it so that a cl…

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## [How do you script this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-script-this/207080)

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**Author:** [@petermdenton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/petermdenton)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-script-this/207080 "2006-11-14T16:25:01Z")

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\*Hello, does anyone know of a script resource that can do this style of navigation? http://openfordesign.msn.com/ (http://openfordesign.msn.com/) Thanks, Pete \*

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## [Buttons within masked mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-within-masked-mc/207078)

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**Author:** [@bbbco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bbbco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-within-masked-mc/207078 "2006-11-14T16:24:24Z")

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Ok, here is the issue. I have a masked infinite menu on the stage that loads an external file in a seperate container when a button is clicked. It works fine regularly. However, I would like to make the menu disappear …

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## [Inputs as to how this site was done?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inputs-as-to-how-this-site-was-done/207075)

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**Author:** [@njoay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/njoay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inputs-as-to-how-this-site-was-done/207075 "2006-11-14T16:11:39Z")

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Hi all, I have an assignment to emulate this site: http://admissions.kettering.edu/schooldaze/index.cfm If anyone can recommend any sample sites or tutorials as to how to achieve this type of Flash movie, I'd great…

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## [Creating a Flash Poll](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-flash-poll/207074)

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**Author:** [@slinkyart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slinkyart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-flash-poll/207074 "2006-11-14T16:10:32Z")

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Does anyone know of a good tutorial out there for creating a Flash Poll? Thanks, Mike

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## [Issues with shared objects and internet explorer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issues-with-shared-objects-and-internet-explorer/207071)

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**Author:** [@atarijake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/atarijake)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issues-with-shared-objects-and-internet-explorer/207071 "2006-11-14T15:57:41Z")

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Hello, I'm having a little difficulty getting flash objects to read correctly in internet explorer. My flash project involves a map which users zoom into and when the page is reloaded I don't want the swf to zoom back o…

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## [\[PHP\] Resolve a relative url from 1 file to another given the 2 files paths](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-resolve-a-relative-url-from-1-file-to-another-given-the-2-files-paths/207070)

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**Author:** [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-resolve-a-relative-url-from-1-file-to-another-given-the-2-files-paths/207070 "2006-11-14T15:46:21Z")

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Using PHP, is there any way to easily resolve a relative url from one path to another? EX: file1: sub/file1.html file2: file2.html result (from file1): ../file2.html I can parse it myself by going through the path an…

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## [Datagrid Link to show value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-link-to-show-value/207064)

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**Author:** [@thesleuth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesleuth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-link-to-show-value/207064 "2006-11-14T14:55:09Z")

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Is is possible for me to click a row of a datagrid to have it trace the info? Can it also pass the info to another frame? Any suggestions would be great thanks...

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## [gotoAndStop from draggable slider?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-from-draggable-slider/207062)

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**Author:** [@johnauger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnauger)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-from-draggable-slider/207062 "2006-11-14T14:39:04Z")

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Hi - hope you can help Basically, I'm trying to get a movie clip (called "scroll" and located on the \_root timeline) to jump to and stop on frames 1-40 depending on where a draggable slider is positioned. The slider go…

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## [Photo gallery with (Right Mouse Click - Save Picture as). is it posible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-with-right-mouse-click-save-picture-as-is-it-posible/207060)

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**Author:** [@motionsync](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/motionsync)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-with-right-mouse-click-save-picture-as-is-it-posible/207060 "2006-11-14T14:19:03Z")

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Hi I need to create a Photographers webpage The funktionality something like this http://www.thres.com/ Now this is very simple to do BUT i have a big problem The Photos must be posible to download (Right Mouse Cl…

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## [How can i add mp3 and wav?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-add-mp3-and-wav/207058)

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**Author:** [@Lethys](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lethys)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-add-mp3-and-wav/207058 "2006-11-14T13:41:59Z")

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How can i add mp3 and wav after i have finished?

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## [Text scrolling acceleration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-scrolling-acceleration/207057)

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**Author:** [@modrosyr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/modrosyr)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-scrolling-acceleration/207057 "2006-11-14T13:41:12Z")

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I did my text scroller according to this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm Is it possible to accelerate the text movement while being scrolling? I mean from fastest move to slow down unti…

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## [Almost Completed Weather Feeds\<A Bug cannot be figured out\>](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/almost-completed-weather-feeds-a-bug-cannot-be-figured-out/207055)

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**Author:** [@flashrockers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashrockers)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/almost-completed-weather-feeds-a-bug-cannot-be-figured-out/207055 "2006-11-14T12:17:32Z")

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I'm trying to make a Flash app. which will read Yahoo Weather Report from the Yahoo Weather Feeds.But some how I succeded in making this..U can view it over http://www.flashrockers.com/Applications/weather.html .…

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## [How can i flip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-flip/207052)

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**Author:** [@Lethys](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lethys)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-flip/207052 "2006-11-14T11:30:15Z")

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How can i flip things horizontal?

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## [Only the last one shows up!?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/only-the-last-one-shows-up/207047)

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**Author:** [@bennymartensson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bennymartensson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/only-the-last-one-shows-up/207047 "2006-11-14T09:43:03Z")

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Anyone know why only the last mainNav button shows up on stage? Tell me if you need more info. function createMainMenu() { var a = 1; var total = mm\_array.length; while (a\<=total) { ypos = ((a-1)\*homm)+1; conta…

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## [Is Helvetica a screen font](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-helvetica-a-screen-font/207045)

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**Author:** [@alflow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alflow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-helvetica-a-screen-font/207045 "2006-11-14T08:38:06Z")

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Hi The graphic designer has ordained that Helvetica be used for a Flash project. However, using embedded Helvetica in dynamic text fields yields less than desirable results. Basically, some edges of the text appear…

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## [Random image fader with externally loaded images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-fader-with-externally-loaded-images/207043)

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**Author:** [@mrmark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrmark)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-image-fader-with-externally-loaded-images/207043 "2006-11-14T08:22:38Z")

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hi, this is gonna be my first post ever here, so be gentle on me \[wink\] i've got this header in a website that's got images fading in and out of each other. btu now i want them to be loaded externally and randomly. but…

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## [Dynamic text links issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-links-issue/207042)

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**Author:** [@un1dentified](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/un1dentified)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-links-issue/207042 "2006-11-14T08:19:13Z")

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Hello everyone, there's a question: What i have is a dynamic text box loading variable hypertext from a .txt file. The problem is, that when i add a \<a href.../a\> tag into .txt file it won't work as a link in flash, ev…

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## [Can't make my character jump](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-make-my-character-jump/207034)

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**Author:** [@red\_rockstar\_15](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/red_rockstar_15)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-make-my-character-jump/207034 "2006-11-14T05:31:18Z")

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I am creating a game in flash using spirte sheets of megaman and I have a problem setting up script to make him jump. I am able to have megaman run side to side and also shoot but I can not get him to jump. Here is a sam…

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## [URL no longer work from the command line?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-no-longer-work-from-the-command-line/207030)

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**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-no-longer-work-from-the-command-line/207030 "2006-11-14T04:21:55Z")

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hey guys, I've got IE set as my default browser and for some reason, running things like http://www.kirupa.com stopped running from there. Now I get a "Windows Cannot Find http://www.kirupa.com, please use the search box…

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## [Load movie from outside root directory?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-from-outside-root-directory/207029)

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**Author:** [@MSinclair](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MSinclair)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movie-from-outside-root-directory/207029 "2006-11-14T03:40:16Z")

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This is what I'm trying to do: I would like to have two movies; one located in the public HTML folder, the other outside of public access. The first movie is a loader that will pull the corresponding (non-public) mov…

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## [Very quick php and flash question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-quick-php-and-flash-question/207024)

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**Author:** [@Roboman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Roboman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-quick-php-and-flash-question/207024 "2006-11-14T02:41:49Z")

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Hey all, I know this is possible, I just havent found anyway of doing it. I have learnt how to set variables in php by including them in the URL. Like this one for example... www.mysite.com/test.php?variabull=porkchops …

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## [Non rectangle buttons from PNG w/ transparency?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/non-rectangle-buttons-from-png-w-transparency/207018)

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**Author:** [@eslacker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eslacker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/non-rectangle-buttons-from-png-w-transparency/207018 "2006-11-14T02:22:52Z")

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I'd like to be able to create dynamic masks from PNG images by removing/ignoring the transparent pixels so that only the non-transparent parts of the image acts as the mask. A native shape can be any shape and used as a…

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## [Handwriting animation - how to reduce filesize?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handwriting-animation-how-to-reduce-filesize/207016)

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**Author:** [@bdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bdd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handwriting-animation-how-to-reduce-filesize/207016 "2006-11-14T02:05:14Z")

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Hi... I have created an animation that looks as if some text is being hand written... done the usual way by erasing bit by bit and then reverse whole sequence... My problem is that there was about 7 long words in tot…

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## [Help Using XML in Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-using-xml-in-flash-8/207010)

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**Author:** [@Rorymon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rorymon)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-using-xml-in-flash-8/207010 "2006-11-14T00:52:38Z")

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Hey Guy, this is my first post on this forum. My friend and I decided to try and teach ourselves Flash recently and have hit a bit of a road block, we want to be able to search using a text field in Flash that would sear…

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## [Buttons Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-question/207007)

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**Author:** [@rusty27851](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rusty27851)\
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**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-question/207007 "2006-11-14T00:35:25Z")

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On my new all-Flash site I need a long list of text links. I'm building the site right now and for the list of links, I just have them all as one text box. Do I need to have make every single link a button symbol in orde…

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## [Need help with radio buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-radio-buttons/207005)

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**Author:** [@Binx4life](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Binx4life)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-radio-buttons/207005 "2006-11-14T00:02:52Z")

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Does anyone have a tutorial or a script of how to send radio button info from a survey to a simple PHP script that will email me the results? I can get it to work with input text boxes, but not with radio buttons. Just n…

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## [Preloader... what stops it loading rest of frames?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-what-stops-it-loading-rest-of-frames/207002)

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**Author:** [@bdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bdd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-what-stops-it-loading-rest-of-frames/207002 "2006-11-13T23:48:03Z")

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Hi everyone... I was curious how exactly this works... See below for actionscript i use... i put it in the frames before my animation... but how does it load the first few frames ie. loading bar etc... and then load th…

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## [Dynamic Text blink using \_alpha](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-blink-using--alpha/207000)

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**Author:** [@phlackee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phlackee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-blink-using--alpha/207000 "2006-11-13T23:30:15Z")

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Hi guys. I stuck. I have a slideshow that loads images fia xml. I have a caption in the middle of stage, that fade in with image. my problem is that it blinks all the time. I don't know what should I do this is m…

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