# programming

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## [Error 1067 and Warning 3553](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1067-and-warning-3553/303128)

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**Author:** [@jbitkill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbitkill)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1067-and-warning-3553/303128 "2010-01-14T13:50:51Z")

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Hi, I get the following errors when I compile: \[LIST\] \[\*\]1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type Function to an unrelated type Number. playerRandomChange=Math.round(Math.random\*100); \[\]Warning: 3553: Function valu…

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## [Create a good gif from flash? :/](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-a-good-gif-from-flash/303126)

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**Author:** [@Nimaro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nimaro)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-a-good-gif-from-flash/303126 "2010-01-14T13:00:50Z")

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Hy everyone, Im creating a flash animation, so i can export it as a gif and put it on a email and send to my clients. But when i export to gif format, the colors of the images just loose a lot of quality :confused: … C…

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## [WMA Unprotect - is it legal doing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wma-unprotect-is-it-legal-doing/303125)

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**Author:** [@AnnetteGlamour](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AnnetteGlamour)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wma-unprotect-is-it-legal-doing/303125 "2010-01-14T12:48:40Z")

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I have a large library of WMA files - almost 20 gigs (they all are from Napster) and I can successfully listen to them at home. Now I've got a car mp3 player so I decided to burn all my music to MP3 disks to listen to i…

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## [Unload movieclip problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movieclip-problem/303123)

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**Author:** [@callmejay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/callmejay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unload-movieclip-problem/303123 "2010-01-14T11:15:23Z")

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Hi guys, Work bought this menu and asked me to edit it even though i'm no AS2 expert just so basic knowledge, I've come pretty far so far but now i ran into a problem (probably the final one)... If anyone could help …

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## [Textarea wordwraps the long line](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-wordwraps-the-long-line/303120)

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**Author:** [@hero132](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hero132)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textarea-wordwraps-the-long-line/303120 "2010-01-14T10:46:45Z")

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I have a textarea; attributed to it. It works great when a user is typing text into the box by hand. When a user copy pastes a string from a word file, however, that is bigger than my textarea, the textarea wordwraps the…

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## [SWFObject not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-not-working/303116)

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**Author:** [@zakoue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zakoue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-not-working/303116 "2010-01-14T10:06:43Z")

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Hey, For some reason I can't get SWFObject to work. I'm using the following script: \<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"\> \<html xmlns="http://w…

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## [XML Image Gallery in AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-image-gallery-in-as2/303113)

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**Author:** [@vinothsn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vinothsn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-image-gallery-in-as2/303113 "2010-01-14T07:16:38Z")

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check this http://www.weberdesignlabs.com/blog/2008/06/open-source-xml-free-flash-banner/ how to develop in Flash 8 Help

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## [Loader.close() issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-close-issue/303110)

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**Author:** [@nico](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nico)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-close-issue/303110 "2010-01-14T06:16:49Z")

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Hello guys, Im having this issue with the loader.close(); I have a gallery of images and once you click on a thumbnail, i will load the large version of it. as the large version of the image is loading, i want it so …

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## [Simple Load and Replace Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-load-and-replace-script/303109)

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**Author:** [@theptsman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theptsman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-load-and-replace-script/303109 "2010-01-14T04:54:39Z")

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Hi, Really simple question I am Still learining to code in AS3 I was working in AS1 for so long that AS3 is still a learning curve for me. Simply put I have a simple portfolio viewer I am trying to set up. I have…

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## [AS3/ PV3D: When adding text3D to planes in a carousel the rotaion slows to a crawl](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-pv3d-when-adding-text3d-to-planes-in-a-carousel-the-rotaion-slows-to-a-crawl/303103)

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**Author:** [@wuzzi2ya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuzzi2ya)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-pv3d-when-adding-text3d-to-planes-in-a-carousel-the-rotaion-slows-to-a-crawl/303103 "2010-01-14T02:32:22Z")

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I have added 2 text3D textfields for each plane that gets rendered via xml. Everything works fine, yet as more planes get added via xml the carousel slows down considerably. If I remove the text3D fields the carousel r…

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## [AS3 Multiple Drop Targets (Again)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-multiple-drop-targets-again/303102)

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**Author:** [@atype](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/atype)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-multiple-drop-targets-again/303102 "2010-01-14T01:21:24Z")

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Hi, this question has been asked by someone else using similar code a while ago at http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308543&highlight=drag+drop but I still can't get it to work, so I have simplified my version…

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## [Custom Events?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-events/303101)

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**Author:** [@fizzzzzzzzzzzy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fizzzzzzzzzzzy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-events/303101 "2010-01-14T01:15:08Z")

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Alright, so I just learned about custom events, and I'm trying it out, but it's not working too well. I start off creating buttons of class test: package { import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.events…

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## [Help needed with generating spawn coordinants - Flash CS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-generating-spawn-coordinants-flash-cs3/303099)

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**Author:** [@Vincent0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vincent0)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-generating-spawn-coordinants-flash-cs3/303099 "2010-01-14T00:19:50Z")

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I learned 3D math from the tutorial on this site. I have since developed a game where you are a spaceship flying through a star field. However, I have one problem. I can get the new planets to be created based on your po…

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## [Looking for a large pixel font (~120px tall)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-a-large-pixel-font-120px-tall/303094)

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**Author:** [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looking-for-a-large-pixel-font-120px-tall/303094 "2010-01-13T22:28:19Z")

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I'm looking to purchase an extra large (though thin) pixel font - does anyone have a recommendation? By extra large, below is a sample of the size I'm wanting, or larger, roughly 120-140 pixels tall at it's native point …

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## [Tweenlite in a movie clip called from variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweenlite-in-a-movie-clip-called-from-variable/303093)

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**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweenlite-in-a-movie-clip-called-from-variable/303093 "2010-01-13T22:24:28Z")

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i'm trying to run a loop, so a sequence of movie clips, one after the other, should "blink" as a wave. Tried the code below, without success. nothing happens. What could be wrong? The movie clips are named "menu1" th…

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## [Need help with SlideShow transition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-slideshow-transition/303091)

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**Author:** [@AmpedGraphics](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AmpedGraphics)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-slideshow-transition/303091 "2010-01-13T20:29:37Z")

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Hello. I'm working on this slideshow here (its uses an xml document to get the images and description) http://ampedgraphicdesign.com/mattregan/test/ I want to change the way the images transition. I want them to …

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## [NUT: RegExp for finding opening HTML tag](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nut-regexp-for-finding-opening-html-tag/303089)

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**Author:** [@oybrator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oybrator)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nut-regexp-for-finding-opening-html-tag/303089 "2010-01-13T19:52:27Z")

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I'm working with printing in flash and I need to span long articles over several pages. I have worked out a solution for finding the overflowing text for each page. But the body text in the articles are formatted with HT…

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## [AS3: Basic Auth returns HTTP Status #0 (?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-basic-auth-returns-http-status-0/303087)

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**Author:** [@Thinker2501](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Thinker2501)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-basic-auth-returns-http-status-0/303087 "2010-01-13T18:58:04Z")

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Im working on a Flash script to connect to twitter via a PHP proxy I've written. When I go to the proxy in a browser, the browser spawns the standard username/password dialogue and then the proxy works just fine. Howev…

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## [as3 calling a javascript function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-calling-a-javascript-function/303085)

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**Author:** [@tugboat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tugboat)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-calling-a-javascript-function/303085 "2010-01-13T18:47:52Z")

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Hey there-- I'm trying to have a javascript function called when a button in my swf is pressed. But nothing is happening. I've tried both of these, and neither work: Any help would be appreciated. Javascript is…

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## [Flash CS3 Trial Download?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-trial-download/303084)

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**Author:** [@jprice1000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jprice1000)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-trial-download/303084 "2010-01-13T17:41:04Z")

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does anyone know of a place to download the cs3 trial? i need that version specifically.

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## [SUPER HARD Trig Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/super-hard-trig-problem/303078)

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**Author:** [@Alpha\_Remex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_Remex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/super-hard-trig-problem/303078 "2010-01-13T15:29:36Z")

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This is a follow up thread to this: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2529594&posted=1#post2529594 I figured they are different enough problems that I should start a new thread... At any rate, I have learn…

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## [Ref counts and instance deleting itself](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ref-counts-and-instance-deleting-itself/303077)

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**Author:** [@AndyZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AndyZ)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ref-counts-and-instance-deleting-itself/303077 "2010-01-13T14:51:42Z")

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I understand the basics of reference counting but I am having trouble getting my head around one possibility. What happens while a class function/method is running - suppose the class instance removes the last reference …

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## [XML Portfolio and Scrolling \[Flash CS4 AS2\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-portfolio-and-scrolling-flash-cs4-as2/303072)

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**Author:** [@zelmer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zelmer)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-portfolio-and-scrolling-flash-cs4-as2/303072 "2010-01-13T12:38:45Z")

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Hello Guys. I trying to make scrollbar to verticaly scroll menu from this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/portfolio.htm http://rapidshare.com/files/334635317/Archive.zip.html \<-- I make somethig like …

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## [Seperate CSS for IE dosen't work on certain pages!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seperate-css-for-ie-dosent-work-on-certain-pages/303069)

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**Author:** [@RussianBeer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RussianBeer)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seperate-css-for-ie-dosent-work-on-certain-pages/303069 "2010-01-13T10:56:11Z")

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Hi guys! Okay, I have a website I'm working for a client, my job is to make it IE6 compatible. The site is made in Wordpress. I have created a separate CSS for IE6. So I have to CSS ie.css(for IE6) and style.css (for …

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## [Vector Drawing Tool](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vector-drawing-tool/303068)

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**Author:** [@niteshchaturved](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/niteshchaturved)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vector-drawing-tool/303068 "2010-01-13T10:43:32Z")

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Hi everyone, I am creating a vector based graphic editor tool in Flash. I need some good reference for the same specially regarding pencil (freehand tool) and eraser tool. Any kind of help would be highly appreciated…

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## [Duplicating Complex Movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-complex-movieclips/303067)

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**Author:** [@anonp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anonp)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-complex-movieclips/303067 "2010-01-13T10:42:08Z")

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In our app, we create complex nested movieclip with code. Essentially, we use lots of loadbytes and addchild to create these complex movieclips. Sometimes, we need to duplicate one of these complex movieclip hundreds o…

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## [Using a variable inside Embed() function in flex](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-variable-inside-embed-function-in-flex/303064)

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**Author:** [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-variable-inside-embed-function-in-flex/303064 "2010-01-13T09:51:14Z")

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When using something like \[Embed(source='./Regular.ttf', fontFamily='', fontName='Arial', fontWeight="normal", mimeType='application/x-font')\] is there a way to use a variable name instead of strings, to have bette…

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## [Urgent : Pls help - steam effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-pls-help-steam-effect/303063)

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**Author:** [@phalanxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phalanxx)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-pls-help-steam-effect/303063 "2010-01-13T09:32:50Z")

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Hi, I have recently purchased this effect:- http://activeden.net/item/fog-steam-mouse-effect/76531 But my problem is i need it to be done in AS2. So now im trying to do it myself. Anyone is there any tips to do t…

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## [DOM object ID update not passed to ExternalInterface.objectID](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dom-object-id-update-not-passed-to-externalinterface-objectid/303062)

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**Author:** [@gmc77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gmc77)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dom-object-id-update-not-passed-to-externalinterface-objectid/303062 "2010-01-13T09:31:36Z")

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Hello, I have a question/problem regarding DOM object name/id updates by JavaScript, and accessing them from flash. Let me explain. I have made an actionscript that tests if externalinterface.objectid is null. If it …

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## [If \[Embed\] doesn't find the asset, how can we skip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-embed-doesnt-find-the-asset-how-can-we-skip/303061)

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**Author:** [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-embed-doesnt-find-the-asset-how-can-we-skip/303061 "2010-01-13T09:29:59Z")

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Hello guys I'm embedding a font at runtime with flex, using the following syntax: \[Embed(source='./Regular.ttf', fontFamily="Arial", fontName="Arial", fontWeight="normal", mimeType='application/x-font')\] public v…

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