# programming

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## [How to show "loading" animation only when video is buffering?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-loading-animation-only-when-video-is-buffering/326057)

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**Author:** [@Boreez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Boreez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-show-loading-animation-only-when-video-is-buffering/326057 "2011-11-20T14:14:13Z")

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Hi, I'm building a video player, and I'd like the play to show a "Loading, please wait"-type animation whenever the video is buffering and not playing. (This is either when the user enters the page and the video has to…

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## [How to start to make a flash game?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-start-to-make-a-flash-game/326054)

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**Author:** [@Onur\_AkgA\_n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Onur_AkgA_n)\
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**Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-start-to-make-a-flash-game/326054 "2011-11-20T10:21:09Z")

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Hi friends, I want to start to make a flash game. I know nothing about making a game by actionscript. Could you tell me what I need to do? What should I learn first? What should I do? I appreciate who helps me. Than…

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## [Dropdown loses selection after page reload](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-loses-selection-after-page-reload/326051)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-loses-selection-after-page-reload/326051 "2011-11-20T06:23:24Z")

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When either US or Canada are selected from country drop-down menu, the states/provinces drop-down menu appears. But when the form is submitted and the page reloaded (by using the browser back button), the state drop-down…

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## [!me.read MovieClip.as as Human](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/me-read-movieclip-as-as-human/326050)

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**Author:** [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\
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**Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/me-read-movieclip-as-as-human/326050 "2011-11-20T04:39:20Z")

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There is one thing I can't understand about frameScipt in MovieClip. public class Player extends MovieClip; Player can call gotoAndPlay() , because it's a method of the super class. Why is it though, that frame scr…

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## [\[AS2\] Question about Bitmaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-question-about-bitmaps/326048)

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**Author:** [@revin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/revin)\
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**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-question-about-bitmaps/326048 "2011-11-19T23:56:09Z")

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would it be possible to take a screenshot of the stage and its contents? furthermore would it be possible to make the bitmap distort so it transitions downward something like this? \>\> http://youtu.be/rvmJQeEVbZA?t=1m6s …

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## [Inserting checkbox values as comma separated data into MySQL field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-checkbox-values-as-comma-separated-data-into-mysql-field/326047)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
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**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-checkbox-values-as-comma-separated-data-into-mysql-field/326047 "2011-11-19T23:49:19Z")

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For some reason when I try to insert data from a form's checkbox fields into a MySQL database, all that shows up in the database field is the word 'Array'. Below is the HTML form code I'm using: \<div class="option…

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## [Easy level problem that needs to be fixed (Flash/Actionscript)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-level-problem-that-needs-to-be-fixed-flash-actionscript/326046)

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**Author:** [@eric\_z](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eric_z)\
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**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easy-level-problem-that-needs-to-be-fixed-flash-actionscript/326046 "2011-11-19T22:30:01Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a client who is developing a game using EXISTING source code/engine from a 2D platformer game engine (so the hard work has been done). At the moment there are 2 levels that have been coded within …

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## [Which would be faster?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/which-would-be-faster/326045)

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**Author:** [@Mufanza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mufanza)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/which-would-be-faster/326045 "2011-11-19T21:15:46Z")

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Hi! So I'm working on this tile-based platformer game, nothing fancy... I am about to implement level scrolling. I originally intended to do it by having each tile as a sprite. I would then attach all those sprite-tiles …

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## [Puzzle games](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/puzzle-games/326044)

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**Author:** [@Emdadul\_Hoque](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Emdadul_Hoque)\
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**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/puzzle-games/326044 "2011-11-19T21:10:43Z")

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Respected Sir , I am developing a jigsaw puzzle games ,many problem facing in implement this game like customize the background ,Sound when right picture attested in right place, programming logic ,how to implement the…

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## [Why my browser get resized to half when I click on a link on flash website?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-my-browser-get-resized-to-half-when-i-click-on-a-link-on-flash-website/326041)

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**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\
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**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-my-browser-get-resized-to-half-when-i-click-on-a-link-on-flash-website/326041 "2011-11-19T17:06:17Z")

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Hi, The following code is okay as it works fine and opens the Projects.pdf file in same window. But the problem is when I use browser back button, it takes me to home page instead of Projects page. function Projects…

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## [\[AS3\] array and splice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-array-and-splice/326038)

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**Author:** [@kestor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kestor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-array-and-splice/326038 "2011-11-19T11:32:33Z")

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Hello there. Im not sure if i remove my enemys from array correctly, because all works great untill some point when one enemy though its dead (and not on stage), it remains in my array (checked it with trace(enemyArray). …

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## [Generate and save VCARD](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generate-and-save-vcard/326036)

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**Author:** [@burnandbass](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/burnandbass)\
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**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generate-and-save-vcard/326036 "2011-11-19T08:34:53Z")

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Hi; I want to be able to generate and save at a runtime Vcard. The savig part is not problem, but is there any vcard generators? So far all I can find is https://github.com/mikechambers/as3corelib/blob/master/src/com/a…

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## [Javascript: reveal State/Province dropdown on selection of US or Canada](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-reveal-state-province-dropdown-on-selection-of-us-or-canada/326032)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-reveal-state-province-dropdown-on-selection-of-us-or-canada/326032 "2011-11-19T00:30:22Z")

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I'm not sure how to ask for the selected value from a pulldown menu. This is what I have so far: In the HTML header: \<script language="JavaScript" type='text/javascript'\> function selectCountry(elem){ if(elem.val…

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## [Allow extensions with air app](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allow-extensions-with-air-app/326029)

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**Author:** [@fgat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fgat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allow-extensions-with-air-app/326029 "2011-11-18T17:05:55Z")

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I'm developing an air app and I'm going to use a thawte certificate to sign it, but I would like to allow the user to add extensions/plugins at runtime (SWFs with a combination of vector and bitmap and graphics), so each…

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## [Is there a way to place a SWF on an HTML page as if it is hovering on the page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-place-a-swf-on-an-html-page-as-if-it-is-hovering-on-the-page/326028)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-place-a-swf-on-an-html-page-as-if-it-is-hovering-on-the-page/326028 "2011-11-18T14:31:03Z")

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Hello, What I am trying to do here is place a SWF on an html page when a user clicks a link on the page. The SWF cannot move or distort any of the content on the html page. This is like an 'additional information' popu…

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## [Need help with Flash AS3 dynamic menu remove object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-flash-as3-dynamic-menu-remove-object/326027)

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**Author:** [@dsnegi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dsnegi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-flash-as3-dynamic-menu-remove-object/326027 "2011-11-18T09:24:22Z")

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Hello Guys, I am new to Flash AS3 and got stuck at middle of a code where I have to load dynamic menu from XML and remove child(s). function callServices(callValue:int):void { //Loading Service Menus menuServicesXm…

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## [C# dataBinding Question Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/c-databinding-question-problem/326026)

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**Author:** [@jdscams](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jdscams)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/c-databinding-question-problem/326026 "2011-11-18T03:19:58Z")

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This code works below but i want to do it with out a repeater because I only return one row in my query. How would i do this with out a repeater? aspx.cs page Picture dlPicture = new Picture(); DataTable DTPictures …

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## [Flash Saves / Internet Cookies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-saves-internet-cookies/326025)

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**Author:** [@Black\_Drazon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Black_Drazon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-saves-internet-cookies/326025 "2011-11-18T03:05:19Z")

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This is not entirely about flash development, but it is related. A few months ago, there was that update that made it so you cleared flash saves out whenever you cleared your browser's... what was it, cookies or cache?…

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## [Problem with making a car running after the mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-making-a-car-running-after-the-mouse/326024)

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**Author:** [@hwee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hwee)\
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**Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-making-a-car-running-after-the-mouse/326024 "2011-11-18T03:00:54Z")

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I'm trying to make a car to drive toward the cursor. I have a problem that when the car runs toward the mouse, it starts shaking. This is the code, //create a click area var area:Sprite = new Sprite(); area.buttonMode…

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## [Need help with slider or scrollbar or other suggestions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-slider-or-scrollbar-or-other-suggestions/326023)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-slider-or-scrollbar-or-other-suggestions/326023 "2011-11-17T19:24:04Z")

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Hello, I need to fairly quickly (I hope) replace a swf/JS/html/everything under the sun application with a simple one piece swf. Can someone help me with a simple scroll for dynamic text. I am thinking about using a …

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## [Problem with accessing elements in xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-accessing-elements-in-xml/326022)

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**Author:** [@lucgeme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucgeme)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-accessing-elements-in-xml/326022 "2011-11-17T19:22:03Z")

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I have the following descriptive xml and code... the code doesn't work as it should be for "input = 0000" -\> traces Lucian false for "input = 0001" -\> traces Andrei false for "input = 0002" -\> traces Marius false for "in…

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## [Frame switching using buttons help please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-switching-using-buttons-help-please/326021)

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**Author:** [@Virtual\_Machine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Virtual_Machine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-switching-using-buttons-help-please/326021 "2011-11-17T19:17:05Z")

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Can anyone help me please with the following problem, as I'm a novice and don't have much experience using Flash? From Frame 1 to 15 I have a button movieclip which will when clicked on switch to frame 16, but a differ…

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## [Select all attributes of the same name in an XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-all-attributes-of-the-same-name-in-an-xml-file/326019)

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**Author:** [@flashgroove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashgroove)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/select-all-attributes-of-the-same-name-in-an-xml-file/326019 "2011-11-17T18:19:55Z")

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Is it possible to select all attributes of the same name in an XML file ? I have managed to select all elements of the same name but I cannot find a solution to select all attributes of the same name. for each(item …

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## [Banner project: trying to combine automated slider animations and user interaction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/banner-project-trying-to-combine-automated-slider-animations-and-user-interaction/326017)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_J](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Erik_J)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/banner-project-trying-to-combine-automated-slider-animations-and-user-interaction/326017 "2011-11-17T14:08:07Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm actually creating a flash banner allowing simple user interaction. I'll try to be as clear as possible in the following description, but my guess is the .fla attached to this post will be more effec…

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## [Help me position a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-position-a-movieclip/326016)

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**Author:** [@Syncro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Syncro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-position-a-movieclip/326016 "2011-11-17T13:41:19Z")

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Hello people, I have a really annoying problem and I can't find any solution for it. Here I go: I have a movieclip (a square - 50x50). I need this square placed on multiple \_x and \_y values. Ex: I need my square to…

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## [Tutorial: Page Navigation on Click](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-page-navigation-on-click/326012)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-page-navigation-on-click/326012 "2011-11-17T07:07:15Z")

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Hi everyone, This is the happening place to discuss all things related to the Page Navigation on Click tutorial. Cheers, Kirupa :q:

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## [How to save flash animation as image with animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-save-flash-animation-as-image-with-animation/326011)

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**Author:** [@sathyapriyamani](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sathyapriyamani)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-save-flash-animation-as-image-with-animation/326011 "2011-11-17T06:37:16Z")

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hi , i created flash application with some animation in it, i have to save this as image with the animation, how can i do this?

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## [Loading External SWF w/ Stage reference in class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-w-stage-reference-in-class/326010)

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**Author:** [@arunforce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arunforce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swf-w-stage-reference-in-class/326010 "2011-11-17T06:13:12Z")

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I'm unable to load forces.swf (assume I can't edit it, as I don't have the source code) through an external swf, due to Stage reference in the base class. How would I go about loading it (and any other possible SWF) w…

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## [Using string to define function and variable(?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-to-define-function-and-variable/326009)

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**Author:** [@FlashCS5Novice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashCS5Novice)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-string-to-define-function-and-variable/326009 "2011-11-16T23:55:54Z")

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And I'm back! Not surprisingly, I'm stumped again. This time around, I'm trying to make children of a tile and put them in their respective locations. To do that, I need to know what kind of tile is to be created, but if…

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## [Flash and BB](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-bb/326007)

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**Author:** [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-bb/326007 "2011-11-16T18:42:21Z")

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Is there ANY way to make a app for BlackBerry using Flash? Native one? Regards, Leo.

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