# programming

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## [Need help debugging](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-debugging/205661)

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**Author:** [@rbaek86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rbaek86)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-debugging/205661 "2006-10-31T19:34:27Z")

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var listenerObj:Object = new Object(); //the following two variables contain the date information used to //get the system info on the date var studyPeriodBegin:Date = new Date(); var studyPeriodEnd:Date = new Date(); …

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## [SWF caching question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-caching-question/205660)

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**Author:** [@psych](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/psych)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-caching-question/205660 "2006-10-31T19:33:08Z")

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Let's say we have a container movie clip off stage in which we load movie1.swf using loadMovie. Can we say movie1.swf will be cached now since it's once loaded and if we load it again using loadMovie in another container…

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## [String :-(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string/205654)

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**Author:** [@avihaiorel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/avihaiorel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string/205654 "2006-10-31T18:21:14Z")

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Hello, I am trying to covert the result of: pictureObjects\[this.ivar\].url // This is a callout from xml file // into a string that will be sent to javascript function. Does any one have a clue of how to do this. …

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## [Concentration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/concentration/205653)

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**Author:** [@MatrixAgent1984](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MatrixAgent1984)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/concentration/205653 "2006-10-31T18:13:43Z")

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Hi guys. I'm trying to produce a flash game similar to the card game 'Concentration'. Basically, I've got some pumpkins that are animated to pop open with a different picture in each one. You have to find a pair to ge…

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## [\[flash 8\] - volume slider tutorial question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-volume-slider-tutorial-question/205652)

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**Author:** [@manga101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manga101)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-volume-slider-tutorial-question/205652 "2006-10-31T18:04:56Z")

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the tutorial work great, but how can i set it to autoplay and at a initial set volume? Users can then slide the volume if its too loud or too low. tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/volume\_slider.htm thx

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## [Online DB interaction from offline projector file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-db-interaction-from-offline-projector-file/205651)

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**Author:** [@woodman650](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woodman650)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/online-db-interaction-from-offline-projector-file/205651 "2006-10-31T17:56:29Z")

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hey guys, happy halloween! I am doing some research about the possiblity of accessing an online db from a projector file. I was wondering if there is a way to have a projector file write information to a webdna database?…

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## [Splice String between Line Breaks?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splice-string-between-line-breaks/205650)

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**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splice-string-between-line-breaks/205650 "2006-10-31T17:43:46Z")

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Hello, i am trying to splice a string between line breaks. I have text called in using load vars and a text file. The text file called in has a few lines: line one text line two text line three text I would like to…

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## [setInterval won't work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-wont-work/205649)

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**Author:** [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-wont-work/205649 "2006-10-31T17:36:38Z")

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I can't get setInterval to work in this menu system I am creating. The function will execute immediately and not delay like I want it to. Can you tell me what's up. stop(); import mx.transitions.Tween; import mx.…

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## [Random SWF tut](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-swf-tut/205647)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_Onekea](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rob_Onekea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-swf-tut/205647 "2006-10-31T16:55:01Z")

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I tried messing with the random swf tutorial but could not get it to work correctly. All I want to do is play a random swf on my site (1 of possible 4) Could someone shed a little more light on it? As it is now, I have a…

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## ["Timed" animation of dynamic movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timed-animation-of-dynamic-movieclips/205641)

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**Author:** [@Mistykal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mistykal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timed-animation-of-dynamic-movieclips/205641 "2006-10-31T15:20:12Z")

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Hi all, i'm new to the forum, but been a regular visitor for some time.. I guess I'll start off by asking a question \[smile\] I am creating a xmlMenu based off the "SquirrelFinder" menu (a tut on this site). I understan…

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## [Flash 8 and pop-ups](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-and-pop-ups/205640)

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**Author:** [@dct117](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dct117)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-and-pop-ups/205640 "2006-10-31T15:06:22Z")

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Please be gentle as I am much less than a novice when it comes to Flash. I read the tutorial about \*\* \[COLOR=#003366\]Launching\[/COLOR\] \*\*\[FONT=Verdana\] \[COLOR=#003366\] a Centered Pop-Up Window. \[COLOR=black\]Tha…

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## [Tree component customization (align icons)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tree-component-customization-align-icons/205636)

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**Author:** [@villek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/villek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tree-component-customization-align-icons/205636 "2006-10-31T14:38:23Z")

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Hi! I was wondering if anyone knew how to align custom tree component icons to the right, instead of aligning them to the left. I know that you can set the align to right in the whole component, but I need to do this o…

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## [Dynamic Image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-image/205633)

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**Author:** [@mickey\_cakes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mickey_cakes)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-image/205633 "2006-10-31T13:33:40Z")

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i am looking for a tutorial on preloading dynamic images...however im looking at something a little more specific. I would like as the images preload numbers would appear...for instance after the first image loads #1 but…

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## [How to use classes to create/attach movieclip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-classes-to-create-attach-movieclip/205632)

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**Author:** [@jmukunth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jmukunth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-classes-to-create-attach-movieclip/205632 "2006-10-31T13:16:06Z")

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Hi, I m new to Flash. I need to develop Flash application for mobile devices. I have created a class and using that class i created a movieclip. I have created one more class. And whenever the enter key of the mobile…

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## [How to create a grid/table using action script?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-grid-table-using-action-script/205630)

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**Author:** [@Lavanya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lavanya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-grid-table-using-action-script/205630 "2006-10-31T12:48:18Z")

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Hi all, As am new to Flash I need coding help to overcome the following issue, how can we draw a table with some numbers in Flash using action script ? What are the methods to be followed to attain the solution? As am…

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## [Help with If-ElseIf Statement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-elseif-statement/205627)

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**Author:** [@macanudo\_1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macanudo_1)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-if-elseif-statement/205627 "2006-10-31T11:56:21Z")

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Hi Everyone, I'm having issues with an IF - ELSE IF statement executing in PHP 4.0. I'm passing 5 variables from a form page into an execution page. Only 1 of the 5 variables with contain a value which will be an INT…

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## [How to show a button when audio ends \[Flash8\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-a-button-when-audio-ends-flash8/205624)

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**Author:** [@meart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/meart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-a-button-when-audio-ends-flash8/205624 "2006-10-31T10:07:34Z")

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Hello, I have an mp3 in my library that plays when ik click a button. The button hides when the audio starts. on (press) { mysound = new Sound(); mysound.attachSound("SoundOn"); mysound.start(); playbtn.\_visible = f…

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## [Flash 8 Actionscript : Load movie into target](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-actionscript-load-movie-into-target/205623)

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**Author:** [@g\_rochford](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g_rochford)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-actionscript-load-movie-into-target/205623 "2006-10-31T09:52:12Z")

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Hi Can anybody advize me on how to consrtict the size of the loading movie. im using this to load the movie into a frame loadMovie("http://www.victoriacharlesphotography.co.uk/portfolio.swf", "frame"); but it is sp…

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## [Blurred font Dynamic text field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurred-font-dynamic-text-field/205622)

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**Author:** [@coop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blurred-font-dynamic-text-field/205622 "2006-10-31T09:42:19Z")

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Hi all, I have a vertical menu created with attached movie Clips that contain dynamic text fields. The names in the textfield are from an xml file, the problem is the text becomes blurred as the buttons go down and the…

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## [Nested Movie clip buttons inside eachother](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clip-buttons-inside-eachother/205620)

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**Author:** [@emacksey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emacksey)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-movie-clip-buttons-inside-eachother/205620 "2006-10-31T08:23:15Z")

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Hello everyone, I have figured out how to get nested movie clip buttons to work for me in my application. I just have 2 problems and maybe some of you amazing guys could help little old me. I used http://www.senocul…

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## [Any ideas on fixing this quirk?\[mx2004\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-ideas-on-fixing-this-quirk-mx2004/205618)

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**Author:** [@skellykitten](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skellykitten)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-ideas-on-fixing-this-quirk-mx2004/205618 "2006-10-31T07:20:55Z")

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the rollOver and rollOut funtions work just fine, but the onPress isn't working the first time. the bt movieclip button has to be pressed twice to make it attach the movie. Any ideas on why it's doing this? ActionS…

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## [Image Panning in nested MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-panning-in-nested-mc/205616)

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**Author:** [@sgomez84](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sgomez84)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 6:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-panning-in-nested-mc/205616 "2006-10-31T06:56:01Z")

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I am using the Image panning script from one of Kirupa.com's tutorial. The instance name of the MC on stage is , contentMC, now what I want to do is I want this "Image panning" script to work which is inside my contentMC…

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## [Problem with my flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-my-flash/205613)

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**Author:** [@aanova](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aanova)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-my-flash/205613 "2006-10-31T06:09:30Z")

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http://tamiwaddell.net/WaterfordWebsite/Draft/pages/presentation/clubhouse.html check this link then check the scroll in the content why i can't scroll it in mozilla.. it has a div flash if you click the VR the drop do…

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## [Arcade game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arcade-game/205609)

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**Author:** [@silverneo188](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/silverneo188)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arcade-game/205609 "2006-10-31T05:18:37Z")

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does anyone know a good tutorial anywhere that gives a tutorial on how to make an arcade game like Mario or Sonic?

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## [AS2 OOP Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-oop-problem/205601)

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**Author:** [@SuperBokey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SuperBokey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-oop-problem/205601 "2006-10-31T03:57:23Z")

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I've fairly new to flash's class system, and I've been messing around with it for a couple days and what i've been doing is making a little ball physics thing, and It works for me (the collision and physics), but when I …

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## [Photo slideshow/gallery help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-slideshow-gallery-help/205594)

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**Author:** [@jennhaw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jennhaw)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-slideshow-gallery-help/205594 "2006-10-31T02:31:57Z")

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Hi, I debated whether to post this on the "Resizing Gallery" thread, but decided I have way too much to cover. I was able to get my photo galleries on my photography site to work exactly how I wanted from the resizing …

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## [MovieClipLoader Class - Help Please :D?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-class-help-please-d/205593)

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**Author:** [@Nineteen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nineteen)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-class-help-please-d/205593 "2006-10-31T02:30:03Z")

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Using the 'MovieClipLoader' class I would like to be able to preload several .jpg images (with a progress) bar, one after the other, after the other etc.. Going in order.. Before the rest of the movie continues to play. …

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## [Flash rating system](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-rating-system/205591)

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**Author:** [@liner986](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liner986)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-rating-system/205591 "2006-10-31T01:45:07Z")

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Hi guys, I posted the same thread over flash 8 but I didnt get any help so I thought I might give it a try over here. Ive been making a flash 8 gallery for a website and they want me to add a rating system to it so p…

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## [ComboBox kills my onLoadInit function?!?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-kills-my-onloadinit-function/205587)

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**Author:** [@butcherBaker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/butcherBaker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-kills-my-onloadinit-function/205587 "2006-10-31T00:46:43Z")

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Is anyone aware of a conflict between a flash combobox component and the MovieClipLoader class? I have a bunch of external images loading. straightforward stuff. In my MCL\_Listener.onLoadInit function, the preloader is …

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## [Can someone explain what menu="false" is?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-explain-what-menu-false-is/205580)

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**Author:** [@Dennis\_gull](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dennis_gull)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-explain-what-menu-false-is/205580 "2006-10-30T23:50:24Z")

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Well the topic says it all.. Some people use menu="false" in the embed tag to get it to work like it should in mozilla. But this doesnt work for my menu \[m\], but why would menu="false" work at all? I dont get this... I g…

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