# programming

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## [AS3 Roll-over troubles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-roll-over-troubles/324932)

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**Author:** [@DSlish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DSlish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-roll-over-troubles/324932 "2011-09-16T13:22:30Z")

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I've been having a problem getting roll-over/roll-off to work in AS3. I have a movie clip (Tick1) that I want to act like an AS2 button: roll-over diplays some text, roll off and the text goes away, click and go to a fr…

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## [Adobe Air Icon Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-air-icon-problem/324930)

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**Author:** [@fikontrollet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fikontrollet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-air-icon-problem/324930 "2011-09-16T12:40:55Z")

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Second error in this escapade. Apparantly air has an issue with my icons, sigh... Yet again i can't find anything helpful on google, the error i get is basicly : Files \[Path to my icon\] and \[Path to my icon\] have conf…

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## [Adobe Air Certificate Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-air-certificate-problem/324928)

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**Author:** [@fikontrollet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fikontrollet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-air-certificate-problem/324928 "2011-09-16T12:04:07Z")

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Hey, I just recieved my AIR certificate for my new AIR-app and i instantly ran into errors. Publishing is just fine, but when i try to install the app it gives me this error: This application cannot be installed becaus…

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## [SWFAddress and automatic URL (gallery)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-and-automatic-url-gallery/324924)

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**Author:** [@undefinedman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/undefinedman)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-and-automatic-url-gallery/324924 "2011-09-16T07:40:03Z")

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Hello everyone, I have just created a gallery from XML. Every node contains 'src', 'id'. Now, I want to be able to set the URL automaticly with current id of image. That means if someone will paste the URL, e.g. www…

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## [Need help filling an already existing movie clip with a bitmap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-filling-an-already-existing-movie-clip-with-a-bitmap/324923)

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**Author:** [@pip9ball](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pip9ball)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-filling-an-already-existing-movie-clip-with-a-bitmap/324923 "2011-09-16T05:55:50Z")

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Hello All, I have a PNG imported into my library and exported for use in Action script. On the stage, I have a swatchFill movie clip. Currently I have code that will transform the fill to a solid color, however I'm g…

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## [Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant Flash Builder/Flash IDE Warning](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-was-not-found-or-was-not-a-compile-time-constant-flash-builder-flash-ide-warning/324922)

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**Author:** [@flashdaddy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashdaddy)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-was-not-found-or-was-not-a-compile-time-constant-flash-builder-flash-ide-warning/324922 "2011-09-16T04:53:43Z")

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Hi All, I'm getting a warning: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant: Here is the deal. I can compile perfectly fine but I was wondering if there is a way I can get rid of these warnings. I ha…

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## [Calling web service from html](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-web-service-from-html/324921)

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**Author:** [@lehman4oyw0l](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lehman4oyw0l)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-web-service-from-html/324921 "2011-09-16T03:59:52Z")

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I have a wcf web service hosted at discountasp. It is working fine in silverlight and from VS, but I would like to run a scheduler to trigger a particular function once a week. I believe it can be done by calling my …

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## [Using an Array to Store Function Names for Use Later](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-to-store-function-names-for-use-later/324920)

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**Author:** [@selacius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/selacius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-to-store-function-names-for-use-later/324920 "2011-09-16T03:04:15Z")

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I am writing my quest .as files for my RPG that I am making. At the present moment I am having issues with certain commands and how best to accomplish them. This pertains to my conversation system that I have in place. C…

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## [addChild and removeChild with MouseEvent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-and-removechild-with-mouseevent/324918)

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**Author:** [@Joufu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Joufu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-and-removechild-with-mouseevent/324918 "2011-09-15T20:18:32Z")

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\[COLOR=#000000\]Hello, I am a newby at AS3. I need help with addChild and removeChild. I want to make a two buttons one addChild and other removeChild . Friend helped me a little bit, but I didnt uderstand the script ;\] …

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## [How do I use arrays?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-arrays/324916)

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**Author:** [@silverneo188](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/silverneo188)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-arrays/324916 "2011-09-15T16:30:42Z")

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Could anyone point me towards a good tutorial? I need it for my game's inventory system How would I got about making a text based inventory system? What I mean by that is instead of having pics for each type of item …

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## [PHP Includes question?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-includes-question/324915)

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**Author:** [@gpdesigner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gpdesigner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-includes-question/324915 "2011-09-15T16:19:33Z")

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Hello everyone . . . haven't been here in a while long time no see . . . just been doing my own thing, 3d and web stuff nothing specail. Anyway my issue is, I have a PHP form that has numorus fields in it. I am trying…

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## [Moving a bounding box to a specific location (dynamically)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-a-bounding-box-to-a-specific-location-dynamically/324913)

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**Author:** [@bullet350](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bullet350)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-a-bounding-box-to-a-specific-location-dynamically/324913 "2011-09-15T12:10:35Z")

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Dear all, This is my first post on this forum, I have never posted so far but have been reading this website often. I am encountering a very major problem and I will really appreciate any help. \*\*Issue: \*\*I need to m…

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## [Common css file for all text fields](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/common-css-file-for-all-text-fields/324911)

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**Author:** [@warobushek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warobushek)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/common-css-file-for-all-text-fields/324911 "2011-09-15T10:17:04Z")

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Hello. Please, help me. I want format all textfields of my flash-app with single css; I've already written this function: function formatWithCss(field, xml\_html) { field.html = true; field.wordWrap = true;…

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## [Why does a Flash movie whose frames were just cut & pasted on a new frame act funny?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-a-flash-movie-whose-frames-were-just-cut-pasted-on-a-new-frame-act-funny/324906)

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**Author:** [@Flash\_flea](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_flea)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 8:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-a-flash-movie-whose-frames-were-just-cut-pasted-on-a-new-frame-act-funny/324906 "2011-09-15T08:41:16Z")

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Why is that whenever I cut a frame, clear the frames in a timeline, paste it in new frame then test the clip, the whole thing starts to act funny? I just don't understand why that happens - it's supposed to run smoothl…

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## [Alignment problem in Webkit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alignment-problem-in-webkit/324905)

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**Author:** [@Dimitree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dimitree)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alignment-problem-in-webkit/324905 "2011-09-15T07:40:15Z")

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I have this page \[COLOR="#B22222"\]testpage\[/COLOR\] and I try to align the \<header\> element (name) with the \<subheader\> element (contact details) both floated right. In Firefox they seem pretty fine. When I change to Sa…

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## [Verticle mouse\_move scrolling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/verticle-mouse-move-scrolling/324904)

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**Author:** [@shakaBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shakaBoy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/verticle-mouse-move-scrolling/324904 "2011-09-15T05:42:55Z")

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Can someone explain to me why it scrolls down fine but when it scrolls up the first line of text falls to the middle of the pageContainer? the height of the pageContainer is 440 pixels. I cant get it to stop at the …

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## [Help with String to Array (maybe regEx?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-string-to-array-maybe-regex/324902)

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**Author:** [@kill\_robot\_kill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kill_robot_kill)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-string-to-array-maybe-regex/324902 "2011-09-14T20:45:22Z")

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I need some help figuring out how to create an array from a string. The string will look something like this: Main Idea -Idea 1 --Idea 1 sub point 1 -Idea 2 --Idea 2 sub point 1 ---Idea 2 sub point 1 subsub 1 ---Idea …

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## [Help! Why is the dynamic textfield is stacking the xml text?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-why-is-the-dynamic-textfield-is-stacking-the-xml-text/324900)

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**Author:** [@mediaworksnw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mediaworksnw)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-why-is-the-dynamic-textfield-is-stacking-the-xml-text/324900 "2011-09-14T18:43:43Z")

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New to as3 ... Do anyone know what causes a dynamic text field to display text in stacking order? (example) s ta c k i n g \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ this is my code \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ var myXML:XML =…

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## [\[AS2\] Lag on key press](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-lag-on-key-press/324898)

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**Author:** [@sev3n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sev3n)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-lag-on-key-press/324898 "2011-09-14T16:56:20Z")

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\[COLOR=#333233\]Hi guys. I'm working on a game in AS 2, but have encountered a problem - the game gets steadily more laggy as you progress through the levels, but the lag only occurs when a key is pressed (usually frequen…

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## [Off stage content killing frame rates in AS3 for IOS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/off-stage-content-killing-frame-rates-in-as3-for-ios/324897)

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**Author:** [@james\_van](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/james_van)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/off-stage-content-killing-frame-rates-in-as3-for-ios/324897 "2011-09-14T14:47:09Z")

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Hey, I'm working on an iPhone game using AS3 and I've got it working pretty well on the iPhone 3G. I intend to compile it with AIR 2.7 (or 3.0 when it drops), but for testing purposes, I do everything on my 3G. He…

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## [Simply question (hopefully) about List component and selection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simply-question-hopefully-about-list-component-and-selection/324894)

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**Author:** [@vtFurlin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vtFurlin)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simply-question-hopefully-about-list-component-and-selection/324894 "2011-09-14T13:18:23Z")

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I'm coding an auto-complete feature to use in flash forms. When you are typing (in a TextInput component) suggestions start popping in a List. If the user than press arrow Down, the focus is set to the list, so far so go…

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## [Create usable Multiple instances from library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-usable-multiple-instances-from-library/324892)

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**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\
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**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-usable-multiple-instances-from-library/324892 "2011-09-14T09:58:25Z")

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Hello there.. I am creating multiple bitmaps within a loop, and placing them inside their own MovieClip. I then have another MovieClip in the Library which I am calling and putting inside the MovieClip generated for th…

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## [What is the C++](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-c/324891)

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**Author:** [@primel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/primel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-c/324891 "2011-09-14T08:46:50Z")

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I want to develop the new web sites with C++ programing language,so tell me about the C++ language. Miele Wärmepumentrockner Shop

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## [Error Generated with Preloader! Please Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-generated-with-preloader-please-help/324889)

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**Author:** [@chedrick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chedrick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-generated-with-preloader-please-help/324889 "2011-09-14T05:33:36Z")

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I am getting the following error when I try to publish my preloader: Scene 1, Layer 'preloader actions', Frame 1, Line 9 1119: Access of possibly undefined property star through a reference with static type flash.display…

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## [Question Regarding Incude, If Statements & Run-time Processing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-incude-if-statements-run-time-processing/324886)

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**Author:** [@selacius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/selacius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-regarding-incude-if-statements-run-time-processing/324886 "2011-09-14T02:00:30Z")

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I am trying to create a conversation system between the player and NPCs for my RPG flash game I am making. For some non-quest NPCs the dialog they have will be processed within the map XML structure. However, for quest-r…

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## [Code for Prompting to Intsall ActiveX?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-for-prompting-to-intsall-activex/324884)

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**Author:** [@YoungNastyMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/YoungNastyMan)\
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**Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-for-prompting-to-intsall-activex/324884 "2011-09-13T20:11:13Z")

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Hello everybody. I have a flash site that I maintain very casually (just a hobby). But recently, after a fresh install of Windows on my laptop, I went to my site in IE and nothing would happen - it was just a blank, wh…

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## [Filtering combobox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filtering-combobox/324875)

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**Author:** [@neatgadgets](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neatgadgets)\
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**Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filtering-combobox/324875 "2011-09-13T02:25:52Z")

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I want to have a combobox that as you type it changes the contents of the list in the dropdown. I can do this but what I can;t seem to figure out is how to see the list as you type. So if you click in the combobox, …

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## [OOp help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oop-help/324872)

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**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oop-help/324872 "2011-09-12T21:28:20Z")

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Hiya.. Im trying out some basic OOP.. and cannot understand where I am going wrong. It works within the timeline - but when I transfer to Packages It doesnt work where concerning the property of the bitmap. I have a 'MyC…

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## [Need help with wall collision to stop player from moving through](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-wall-collision-to-stop-player-from-moving-through/324871)

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**Author:** [@humbuged](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/humbuged)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-wall-collision-to-stop-player-from-moving-through/324871 "2011-09-12T21:25:45Z")

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\[FONT=arial\]\[COLOR=#222222\]Hello \[smile\] I'm making a simple test game to learn AS3. I've started with learning the codes for keyboard press movements. Then when I got to the wall collision, I'm stumped. The trace output…

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## [Saving machine memory](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-machine-memory/324870)

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**Author:** [@zeeto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zeeto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-machine-memory/324870 "2011-09-12T20:52:40Z")

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Hi, Is it 'elegant' solution for a website which displays loads of images, to save users waiting time and preload images one by one, always to the same object (so the machines memory won't fill up) and then on request…

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