# programming

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## [Loading FlashPaper](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-flashpaper/205231)

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**Author:** [@WoGk7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WoGk7)\
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**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-flashpaper/205231 "2006-10-27T09:40:35Z")

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Hi, Got another one. Man, flash is tricky, ain't it? Here, goes: I need to load in various flashPaper documents onto my stage. Not at one time, more like load one, have the user browse through, he clicks on a button…

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## [Retrieving Browser Dimensions in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieving-browser-dimensions-in-flash/205230)

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**Author:** [@milo56279](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/milo56279)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieving-browser-dimensions-in-flash/205230 "2006-10-27T07:45:57Z")

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Wondering if this is possible. Here is my goal: have a flash page that spans the entire window. The stage is set to "noScale". What I want to do is adjust the stage width when the browser is resized. I want to do this be…

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## [\[CSS\] sticky footer help!?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-sticky-footer-help/205228)

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**Author:** [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-sticky-footer-help/205228 "2006-10-27T07:15:47Z")

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hey all, just curious how you would stick a footer to the bottom of the "browser" window and bottom of page using CSS both if possible to see both...I have searched google and found code and what not but none of it see…

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## [A Glass Window See-Through Effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-glass-window-see-through-effect/205227)

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**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-glass-window-see-through-effect/205227 "2006-10-27T06:47:48Z")

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Hi guys, i've done the shiny orb tutorial and a lot of tutorials regarding glass effect, gel effect, but it never comes out right. what im trying to achieve is like a glass oval where there's an animation happening beh…

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## [Why is the capital letter W missing a piece of the top left of it in flash as bitmap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-the-capital-letter-w-missing-a-piece-of-the-top-left-of-it-in-flash-as-bitmap/205226)

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**Author:** [@Line](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Line)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-the-capital-letter-w-missing-a-piece-of-the-top-left-of-it-in-flash-as-bitmap/205226 "2006-10-27T06:30:23Z")

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Why is the capital letter W missing a piece of the top left of it in flash as bitmap text? it's like a w with the right side Capital. Really wierd. -Line

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## [How do i add links to the xml slideshow?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-links-to-the-xml-slideshow/205224)

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**Author:** [@Frazer1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Frazer1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-links-to-the-xml-slideshow/205224 "2006-10-27T06:24:20Z")

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Hi, I have followed the xml slideshow tutorial and it's working fine. All I need to do now is add the ability to add links to the images. Please help me with this - I have a deadline!!!!!!!!!

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## [Reading Flash cookies with scripts?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-flash-cookies-with-scripts/205218)

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**Author:** [@vega](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vega)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-flash-cookies-with-scripts/205218 "2006-10-27T04:43:33Z")

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Is there a way to read the content of flash cookies (.sol files) using some script like perl and store it in some external database ? Or simply storing it in a format which can be manipulated later, according to the need…

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## [\[mx04\] need an extra set of eyes please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-need-an-extra-set-of-eyes-please/205217)

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**Author:** [@skellykitten](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skellykitten)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx04-need-an-extra-set-of-eyes-please/205217 "2006-10-27T04:41:22Z")

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I'm using attachMovie to put an mc called tower on the stage onEnterFrame, but for some reason it's attaching 2, one which I can set the coordinates and the other just hovers in the top left corner. I only want one on th…

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## [Sound effects cds?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-effects-cds/205209)

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**Author:** [@AfroNinja](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AfroNinja)\
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**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-effects-cds/205209 "2006-10-27T03:05:34Z")

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I know there are a lot of sound effects resources out on the net, but does anyone have a reccomendation of a good sound effects cd to buy? I usually don't have a problem with specific sound effects but I kinda wanted som…

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## [XML attribute: how to list values without duplicates](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-attribute-how-to-list-values-without-duplicates/205208)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-attribute-how-to-list-values-without-duplicates/205208 "2006-10-27T02:53:35Z")

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Using the XML below as an example, how would I list all the available countries, but without duplicates. Same for the "industry" attribute. I'm using MX 2004, btw. \<clientlist\> \<item industry="retail" country="us"\> \<c…

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## [Need some help, please!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-help-please/205204)

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**Author:** [@liner986](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liner986)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-help-please/205204 "2006-10-27T02:23:31Z")

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Hi guys, I need some help with "The tutorial about the falling snow effect 3 on flash 8 section of kirupa". I was wondering how can I add a mask to it like Kirupa has done with the other stuff at the top of its homep…

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## [Applying new leading value to textfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-new-leading-value-to-textfield/205190)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/applying-new-leading-value-to-textfield/205190 "2006-10-26T22:42:35Z")

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I have a textfield that I'm using for both plain text (loadVariables) and XML. I need to be able to adjust the leading (space between lines of text) for the XML. Does anyone know of a way to change this value on the fly?…

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## [AS2 - AS3 component migration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-as3-component-migration/205187)

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**Author:** [@flextnet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flextnet)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-as3-component-migration/205187 "2006-10-26T22:00:02Z")

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Has anyone tried to migrate V2 component code to AS3? What's all involved with this? Is the process for creating custom components in AS3 dramitcally different? I'm trying to gauge how much work this will be... I've got …

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## [Link getting cut off when importing from txt file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-getting-cut-off-when-importing-from-txt-file/205185)

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**Author:** [@lstatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lstatic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-getting-cut-off-when-importing-from-txt-file/205185 "2006-10-26T21:58:21Z")

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I have a text file that the client updates and I load the var into a flash file &coordinate\_1=39° 30&#146; 42.28&#148; N 101° 14&#146; 29.73&#148; W &coord\_link\_1=http://www.google.com/maphp?hl=en&q=WaKeeney,+Kansa…

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## [Flash8 - Mysterious Cookie Problem!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-mysterious-cookie-problem/205181)

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**Author:** [@amps7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amps7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-mysterious-cookie-problem/205181 "2006-10-26T21:42:36Z")

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Hey Kirupians, i decided to come back to actionscript after something like 1.5 years so im pretty rusty on some things. Anyway, as part of a school project im supposed to be creating this "Pupil Progress" program whic…

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## [Flash Overload?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-overload/205180)

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**Author:** [@Xipher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Xipher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-overload/205180 "2006-10-26T21:40:46Z")

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Hi all. I am currently building a flash site, and as you may all know, I have a "index" swf, and from there it loads the other "content" swfs. Here is the problem. When the index swf is almost done "building" the layou…

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## [Adding Thumbnails with database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnails-with-database/205179)

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**Author:** [@JoeT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoeT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-thumbnails-with-database/205179 "2006-10-26T21:25:33Z")

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I went through the \[COLOR=#003366\] \[COLOR=#000000\]Adding Thumbnails tutorial.\[/COLOR\] \[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#003366\] \[COLOR=#000000\]Works great. Is it possible to retrieve the text and image location information from …

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## [Easing Navigation Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-navigation-help/205176)

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**Author:** [@tealdric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tealdric)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easing-navigation-help/205176 "2006-10-26T21:03:51Z")

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I know this is a basic questions, but I can't for the the life of me remember how to acheive this effect: I have three buttons and each button causes a box to ease onto the stage. If you click a button while another bo…

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## [Dynamic Picture, Dynamic Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-picture-dynamic-text/205175)

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**Author:** [@KenTheHandyMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KenTheHandyMan)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-picture-dynamic-text/205175 "2006-10-26T21:02:06Z")

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I'm writing an application that I'd like to work in the following way: Across the bottom will appear thumbnails with invisible buttons. When you click on one of the thumbnails (invisible buttons) the image is loaded i…

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## [CSS - Drop Shadow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-drop-shadow/205173)

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**Author:** [@bladeMX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bladeMX)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-drop-shadow/205173 "2006-10-26T20:46:38Z")

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Hello, Here is the layout I'm referring to: http://www.cingular.com/cell-phone-service/welcome/?\_requestid=62814 I've been able to figure out the drop shadows for the sides and bottom. I can't seem to find out how …

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## [F8 Verbage external to FLV on frame1 & at end of video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-verbage-external-to-flv-on-frame1-at-end-of-video/205171)

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**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-verbage-external-to-flv-on-frame1-at-end-of-video/205171 "2006-10-26T20:24:01Z")

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I have successfully created a mock of the FLVPlayback component on frame1 with a button that advances to frame 2 where the FLV actually starts playing. This allows me to use still image MCs and copy that prevents an FLV …

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## [Embedding HTML in XML using CDATA Problem (urgent)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-html-in-xml-using-cdata-problem-urgent/205170)

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**Author:** [@mikenificent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikenificent)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-html-in-xml-using-cdata-problem-urgent/205170 "2006-10-26T20:15:00Z")

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Can someone help me please with this, i'm having MAJOR issues, I'll post the code for my actionscript and my XML. Everything looks like it should work, but I still see the HTML tags in my text boxes when I play the movie…

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## [AS3 ByteArray + NetStream + FLV](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-bytearray-netstream-flv/205166)

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**Author:** [@kiosk77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kiosk77)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-bytearray-netstream-flv/205166 "2006-10-26T19:38:39Z")

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Hi, Any way to load an FLV into a ByteArray, modify it (maybe add a water mark) and pass it to the Video Object for display? thanks in advance

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## [Flash Panorama](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-panorama/205165)

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**Author:** [@Merlaak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Merlaak)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-panorama/205165 "2006-10-26T19:37:29Z")

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I'm looking for a tutorial to build my own panoramic image viewer in flash complete with image distortion. I'm not talking about just panning an image. I'm talking about something that distorts the image near the sides i…

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## [Multiple Key detection issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-key-detection-issue/205162)

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**Author:** [@rbaek86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rbaek86)\
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**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-key-detection-issue/205162 "2006-10-26T18:51:14Z")

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Hi, New here, have a little problem I'm using Michael Avila's muti key detection class /\* Created to allow us to listen for key combinations. \* \* @author Michael Avila \* @version 1.0 \*/ class KeyDetection { // a l…

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## [Position dynamic movieclips in rows and columns (xml item holders)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-dynamic-movieclips-in-rows-and-columns-xml-item-holders/205160)

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**Author:** [@detonate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/detonate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-dynamic-movieclips-in-rows-and-columns-xml-item-holders/205160 "2006-10-26T18:33:41Z")

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Been caught up for quite a while trying to distribute xml into dynamic movieclips and position accordingly on stage in rows and columns. Did anyone ever tried implementing something similar?

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## [Button Hit/Target area on HTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-hit-target-area-on-html/205156)

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**Author:** [@Laalun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Laalun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-hit-target-area-on-html/205156 "2006-10-26T17:36:27Z")

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May be a daft question, but does HTML (or anything for that matter) allow you to define a hit area for buttons by giving x/y values and a size or something? I've made a design in photoshop i want to use as a background…

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## [I exported a flash animation to avi, and the movieclips animations don't animate](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-exported-a-flash-animation-to-avi-and-the-movieclips-animations-dont-animate/205154)

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**Author:** [@Line](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Line)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-exported-a-flash-animation-to-avi-and-the-movieclips-animations-dont-animate/205154 "2006-10-26T16:57:45Z")

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I exported a flash animation to avi, and the movieclips animations don't animate I have a part where the wheels are spinning in a movieclip for my car that's going down a street, and the animation of the wheels spinnin…

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## [Actionscript OOP question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-oop-question/205152)

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**Author:** [@nemesis1931](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nemesis1931)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-oop-question/205152 "2006-10-26T16:35:22Z")

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Hello flash people can you help me with this question: How do you make a Movie Clip in the library a member of a particular class using Actionscript? I can't find this information anywhere

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## [External SWF Loader Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loader-question/205151)

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**Author:** [@incarnate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/incarnate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-loader-question/205151 "2006-10-26T16:29:15Z")

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Hey there. Using Lee's External Loader tutorial, I tried to make one for a portfolio site. There are two problems with my output: 1) when i put a background colour for the swf1 and swf2, they don't seem to be there.…

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