# programming

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## [Loading an external .swf and making it cache](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-and-making-it-cache/326175)

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**Author:** [@iloveaphextwin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iloveaphextwin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-and-making-it-cache/326175 "2011-11-28T09:31:50Z")

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Hi there, I have two flash files done in AS2. One is called 'holder.swf' and has the following code to load 'ball\_game\_2\_10.swf'. stop(); load\_anim.load\_fill.\_xscale = 0 loadMovie("ball\_game\_2\_10.swf", "holder")…

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## [Difference between Stage and MovieClip? and between Stage and Parent?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difference-between-stage-and-movieclip-and-between-stage-and-parent/326174)

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**Author:** [@rei\_flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rei_flash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/difference-between-stage-and-movieclip-and-between-stage-and-parent/326174 "2011-11-28T07:59:38Z")

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What is the difference between Stage and MovieClip? They are both display objects, right? I have a MovieClip "A" containing a MovieClip "B", (so A is B's parent; and B is being shown inside A); I did a trace, B.paren…

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## [Loading image from database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-image-from-database/326172)

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**Author:** [@gopik3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gopik3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-image-from-database/326172 "2011-11-28T04:48:58Z")

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Hi am having images in my database how to acces that images to my flash using as2 am new her help very urgent

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## [How to play MP3 sounds using an XML list](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mp3-sounds-using-an-xml-list/326169)

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**Author:** [@netmonkey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/netmonkey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-mp3-sounds-using-an-xml-list/326169 "2011-11-27T14:35:59Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to modify this MP3 player tutorial, by Republic of code. Instead of playing and stopping sounds on button clicks, I have a timeline and I need a function to play Track 1.mp3 on first frame, then when on ne…

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## [RTMP video causes all kinds of problems in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rtmp-video-causes-all-kinds-of-problems-in-flash/326168)

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**Author:** [@Boreez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Boreez)\
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**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rtmp-video-causes-all-kinds-of-problems-in-flash/326168 "2011-11-27T12:53:46Z")

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Hey guys, I've built a video player, tested it with local video files, works flawlessly. But when I upload the files to a media server and stream them via RTMP, all sorts of weird behavior ensues. For example, when pre…

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## [Recommendations for finding/using website templates?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recommendations-for-finding-using-website-templates/326167)

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**Author:** [@Trent\_Boswell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Trent_Boswell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recommendations-for-finding-using-website-templates/326167 "2011-11-27T12:48:59Z")

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I am about to start looking for a website template. I'm looking for one where the design and layout is mainly CSS. I'm willing to pay for a good one that I like. I would rather do this than build my own from scratch. Fro…

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## [Code to detect and redirect if flash plugin is installed?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-to-detect-and-redirect-if-flash-plugin-is-installed/326166)

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**Author:** [@Trent\_Boswell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Trent_Boswell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-to-detect-and-redirect-if-flash-plugin-is-installed/326166 "2011-11-27T12:46:03Z")

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I have two versions of my website, flash and non-flash. Does anyone know the code to detect if a user's browser has the flash plug-in installed, and then automatically redirect them to a different webpage if they do? …

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## [Flash Login](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-login/326162)

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**Author:** [@creativelab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creativelab)\
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**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-login/326162 "2011-11-27T03:54:25Z")

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Anyone with good eyes for actionscript errors? I swear i ve smoked 4packs of B&H trying to figure out exactly what/where the error is...i ve don series of internet search so much so that, I NEED SUM1 TO LOOK AT MY SOURC…

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## [Watch Apple Cup Online Here](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/watch-apple-cup-online-here/326161)

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**Author:** [@Jenney14](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jenney14)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/watch-apple-cup-online-here/326161 "2011-11-27T02:55:08Z")

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In preparation for the Apple Cup, the week of Thanksgiving can mean a little free time, since many people go to school and work. However, that free time can quickly dissipate and travel WSU basketball team playing in a t…

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## [Apple Cup 2011 Streaming](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apple-cup-2011-streaming/326160)

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**Author:** [@Jenney14](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jenney14)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apple-cup-2011-streaming/326160 "2011-11-27T02:54:12Z")

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In preparation for the Apple Cup, the week of Thanksgiving can mean a little free time, since many people go to school and work. However, that free time can quickly dissipate and travel WSU basketball team playing in a t…

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## [Apple Cup 2011 Live Stream](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apple-cup-2011-live-stream/326159)

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**Author:** [@Jenney14](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jenney14)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apple-cup-2011-live-stream/326159 "2011-11-27T02:53:16Z")

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In preparation for the Apple Cup, the week of Thanksgiving can mean a little free time, since many people go to school and work. However, that free time can quickly dissipate and travel WSU basketball team playing in a t…

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## [Watch Apple Cup Online](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/watch-apple-cup-online/326158)

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**Author:** [@Jenney14](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jenney14)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/watch-apple-cup-online/326158 "2011-11-27T02:52:22Z")

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In preparation for the Apple Cup, the week of Thanksgiving can mean a little free time, since many people go to school and work. However, that free time can quickly dissipate and travel WSU basketball team playing in a t…

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## [Invisible text frowned upon by Google? Even get you banned?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/invisible-text-frowned-upon-by-google-even-get-you-banned/326153)

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**Author:** [@Trent\_Boswell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Trent_Boswell)\
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**Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/invisible-text-frowned-upon-by-google-even-get-you-banned/326153 "2011-11-26T16:43:32Z")

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I would like to use a few sentences of invisible text at the bottom of my page. This text would be the same color as the background, so it would be invisible. I heard Google may ban you if you do this with keywords, bu…

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## [Urgent help needed please! I am having problem with a broken jquery wordpress slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-needed-please-i-am-having-problem-with-a-broken-jquery-wordpress-slider/326151)

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**Author:** [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\
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**Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-needed-please-i-am-having-problem-with-a-broken-jquery-wordpress-slider/326151 "2011-11-26T12:45:39Z")

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I am was customising a theme today and refreshed my page and the slider is broken. http://dev.zestcreativestudio.com/simplifood/ I have tried everything I can think of but can’t seem to figure out what is going wrong. …

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## [Wall and Floor Collisions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wall-and-floor-collisions/326150)

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**Author:** [@DanDaMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanDaMan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wall-and-floor-collisions/326150 "2011-11-26T03:05:37Z")

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I'm having some trouble making a simple 2D platformer. Basically I have this code that tests for floor and ceiling collisions while the character is jumping. I have another set of code that prevents it from walking thr…

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## [Flash and Hebrew font problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-hebrew-font-problem/326149)

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**Author:** [@Win](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Win)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-hebrew-font-problem/326149 "2011-11-26T02:27:50Z")

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I have an application of classic ASP and Flash. The ASP get the Data from DB and then send it to flash. When the data are in English characters, it is working, I mean the flash file is working well. But when i try for He…

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## [Public Project: Multiplayer Drawing Program](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/public-project-multiplayer-drawing-program/326147)

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**Author:** [@Anthe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anthe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/public-project-multiplayer-drawing-program/326147 "2011-11-25T21:03:36Z")

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Hey guys, I'm in need of a little help with a multiplayer drawing program. Basically, it's a lobby where people draw stuff in the box. I have some server software, but have no idea how to actually use it, although I have…

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## [Trouble with accented characters and MD5 hash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-accented-characters-and-md5-hash/326145)

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**Author:** [@rho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-accented-characters-and-md5-hash/326145 "2011-11-25T11:58:05Z")

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I'm loading in a username from a server via XML. The XML is encoded as UTF-8. At some point I'm sending back that name with some additional data. To authenticate the data I'm sending a md5 hash of the username along. …

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## [Movieclip visible = false doesn't work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-visible-false-doesnt-work/326144)

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**Author:** [@Win](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Win)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-visible-false-doesnt-work/326144 "2011-11-25T05:04:12Z")

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Hello I have a problem with the movieclips visible = false. I have one movieclip named: mcquestion. I've put the another movieclips (mc\_div) inside that mcquestion movieclip. I don't know whether i can do like that or…

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## [Javascript problem when running function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-problem-when-running-function/326143)

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**Author:** [@jamesstella](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jamesstella)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-problem-when-running-function/326143 "2011-11-25T04:27:55Z")

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Here is my function: \<script type="text/javascript"\> \<!-- var unlockproperty = 1 function addigit() { unlockproperty=unlockproperty+1; } if (unlockproperty \> 1) {window.open ("http://www.yahoo.com")} //--\>\</scri…

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## [Variable + Declaring Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-declaring-question/326142)

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**Author:** [@selacius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/selacius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-declaring-question/326142 "2011-11-25T02:27:44Z")

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I have a question in regards to variables, declaring and "associating". If I create a new object variable such as: var player:Player = new Player(); Then I were to place said variable within an array of the party me…

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## [New weirdness for an AS3 coder :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-weirdness-for-an-as3-coder/326140)

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**Author:** [@charlesg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charlesg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-weirdness-for-an-as3-coder/326140 "2011-11-25T00:28:03Z")

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Hi, here is another thing that I don't get. Lets say I have this class class GoOnStageDamnYou extends MovieClip { public static var symbolName:String = "\_\_Packages.GoOnStageDamnYou"; private static var symbolO…

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## [What is the safest minimum version of Flash Player to allow?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-safest-minimum-version-of-flash-player-to-allow/326134)

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**Author:** [@mono\_eric3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mono_eric3)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-safest-minimum-version-of-flash-player-to-allow/326134 "2011-11-24T15:32:03Z")

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I have dropped our facebook flash game down from flash player 10 to flash player 9, just to hit as many users as possible. However, in our web page we set the minimum version and post up the expressInstall.swf if the v…

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## [External loaded swf controller](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-controller/326131)

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**Author:** [@Dimitree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dimitree)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-controller/326131 "2011-11-24T14:32:55Z")

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I have an external swf that loads in a file using this code: var paused:Boolean = false; play\_mc.onRelease = function() { loadMovie("1a.swf", 1); } pause\_mc.onRelease=function(){ if (\_root.paused == true); { …

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## [Creating Grid/GridRow/GridItem using Actionscript in Flex](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-grid-gridrow-griditem-using-actionscript-in-flex/326130)

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**Author:** [@nitinmukesh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nitinmukesh)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-grid-gridrow-griditem-using-actionscript-in-flex/326130 "2011-11-24T10:15:57Z")

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Hi, I am stuck with a problem and no idea on how to proceed on this. I have created a Grid and want to draw border around it so its appearance is like table. The borders are just not appearing. Can someone provide an…

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## [Throttling troubles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/throttling-troubles/326129)

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**Author:** [@Niallith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Niallith)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/throttling-troubles/326129 "2011-11-24T08:07:28Z")

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Hey guys! I’m having some problem with throttling : Throttling - Non-visible SWFs and SWFs on hidden tabs are throttled down to 2 frames per second. No rendering occurs unless the SWF becomes visible again. Timers and…

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## [Problem with Multiple Drag & Drop objects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-multiple-drag-drop-objects/326128)

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**Author:** [@soria\_47](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soria_47)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-multiple-drag-drop-objects/326128 "2011-11-24T07:28:25Z")

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Hello everyone! I wish to ask for your help and I would gladly appreciate any inputs. I'm pretty new to Actionscript 3.0 and I am currently working on a project that has multiple drag & drop item/targets with a lot of …

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## [AI in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ai-in-as3/326127)

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**Author:** [@raphaelle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raphaelle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ai-in-as3/326127 "2011-11-24T07:07:41Z")

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Hi to everybody, Im looking for a useful tutorial regarding to AI programming in flash as3. I surf the web but I dont get what im looking for. Thanks in advance. I got the logic in my mind but i dont know the codes yet…

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## [Another Accessing variable question\>](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-accessing-variable-question/326122)

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**Author:** [@lamoose](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lamoose)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-accessing-variable-question/326122 "2011-11-24T04:28:50Z")

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Ok, I've spent many hours searching the web for an answer I can understand. Its been a few years since I've done major AS1 and AS2 work. So I'm not sure why I decide to start with AS3 on this project. This is the basi…

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## [IE background not transparent or its a Flash bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-background-not-transparent-or-its-a-flash-bug/326119)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-background-not-transparent-or-its-a-flash-bug/326119 "2011-11-23T20:03:05Z")

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Hello, I am having a problem where in IE (the pig) I can not get a transparent background. I may have a problem with my css or a div that I don't see or understand. I have also read about a bug with IE9 and the wmode=t…

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