# programming

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## [Flash is slowing down after while](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-is-slowing-down-after-while/300632)

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**Author:** [@oluc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oluc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-is-slowing-down-after-while/300632 "2009-11-24T22:14:46Z")

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I have a gallery flash that loads a pictures from xml. The pic slides on from the right. When btnNext is clicked it slides off to the left and the next pic slides on from the right. There is also a btnBack which slides o…

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## [How to get flv to play while loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-flv-to-play-while-loading/300631)

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**Author:** [@seekartist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/seekartist)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-flv-to-play-while-loading/300631 "2009-11-24T22:10:09Z")

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I have a FLV file linked to a FLVPlayback (player Componet). I have a image (title frame) located on frame 1, I also have 2 Play buttons on frame 1 1st is a round play button in the middle of the video and the other is a…

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## [Yahoo Hosting Problems with PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yahoo-hosting-problems-with-php/300629)

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**Author:** [@jdoany](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jdoany)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yahoo-hosting-problems-with-php/300629 "2009-11-24T22:00:58Z")

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Hi there. If anyone is willing to point me in the right direction on this...it would be amazing. Here's the deal...I've got a flash site I built, and I included a contact form, and an RSS reader. They both pull from …

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## [3 jpgs to fade in and cycle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3-jpgs-to-fade-in-and-cycle/300628)

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**Author:** [@swmagic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/swmagic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3-jpgs-to-fade-in-and-cycle/300628 "2009-11-24T21:59:34Z")

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Hi Guys: Is there some script or reference to show me how to create an swf with 3 jpg files (I'd like them to fade quickly but calmly between each other and simply cycle around for a web banner. Anybody have an exa…

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## [AS#: Need Help With URLLoaderDataFormat](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-need-help-with-urlloaderdataformat/300627)

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**Author:** [@rooterman42](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rooterman42)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-need-help-with-urlloaderdataformat/300627 "2009-11-24T21:56:41Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to get this to work, but when I trace the outgoing variables, characters are being replaced, such as underscores changing to %5F, and @ changing to %40. Here is my script: //---------------Setup var…

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## [FunctionName not a function Error 1006](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functionname-not-a-function-error-1006/300625)

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**Author:** [@uifimage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/uifimage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/functionname-not-a-function-error-1006/300625 "2009-11-24T21:09:35Z")

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This bugs me: package attached to my button MC contains package classes.ui { import flash.display.\*; import flash.events.\*; public class ViewerControlBtn extends MovieClip { //---------------------------…

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## [Is actionscript selfish lol?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-actionscript-selfish-lol/300622)

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**Author:** [@Killya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Killya)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-actionscript-selfish-lol/300622 "2009-11-24T19:30:07Z")

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I have this script: on(release){ \_global.combospeed -= 0.1; } and the same with + version. I also have a dynamic text where the combospeed is show. But when I do - 0.1 at 9.6 --\> 9.5 it doesnt subtract by 0.1, but b…

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## [Browse a file and display it in a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browse-a-file-and-display-it-in-a-movieclip/300620)

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**Author:** [@eddmosphere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eddmosphere)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browse-a-file-and-display-it-in-a-movieclip/300620 "2009-11-24T18:31:04Z")

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Hi there! I was playing with the JPGEncoder class trying to make an AS3 image uploader. My goal was to let the user browse a file on it's hard disk, display it in a movieclip and then use the JPGEncoder class to conver…

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## [AS2:SharedObject, Unable to start sound back after refresh](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-sharedobject-unable-to-start-sound-back-after-refresh/300617)

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**Author:** [@wuzzi2ya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuzzi2ya)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-sharedobject-unable-to-start-sound-back-after-refresh/300617 "2009-11-24T17:37:07Z")

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I have a toggle to mute and unmute sound in this movie. If sound is on and refresh with SharedObject sound plays again. Also I can toggle between the sound before refresh. The issue: when selecting mute then refresh,…

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## [Libary item's children are null in the constructor](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/libary-items-children-are-null-in-the-constructor/300614)

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**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/libary-items-children-are-null-in-the-constructor/300614 "2009-11-24T16:16:49Z")

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I have a class tied to a library item, but no matter what I do, if I access any of the children (added via the stage in the Flash IDE) in the constructor of the class, they always return null and give me #1009 errors. I…

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## [XML (I think) isnt loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-i-think-isnt-loading/300612)

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**Author:** [@thus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-i-think-isnt-loading/300612 "2009-11-24T15:35:19Z")

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Hi! First, day, post and thread on this forum. So be kind \[wink\] Here's my problem: I have Main.swf on my domain www.mydomain.com main.swf uses an xml document; name.xml. name.xml has nodes containing URL's, 'ht…

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## [Save and load function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-and-load-function/300611)

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**Author:** [@thedark\_master](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thedark_master)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-and-load-function/300611 "2009-11-24T15:24:54Z")

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Hello, So lets say I have a online game where I will have everything that is going on in the game, assigned to variables. I want people to play the game from their own computers through the website and I want them to …

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## [Flash CS4 and Indesign CS4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs4-and-indesign-cs4/300608)

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**Author:** [@Ana81](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ana81)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs4-and-indesign-cs4/300608 "2009-11-24T14:05:20Z")

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Hi, I have made a magazine using InDesign CS4, which has an option of exporting the file to .swf with page transitions effect. Because the magazine has more than 200 pages I used that automatic effect in Indesign, wh…

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## [As2.0 Slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-slider/300605)

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**Author:** [@callmejay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/callmejay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-slider/300605 "2009-11-24T13:13:39Z")

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Hi all, I got some understanding of scripting but, my syntax knowledge isn't good enough to make something like this slider by myself, I've been doing a couple of tutorials but they are not exactly what i want... Wha…

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## [XML Loop Thumb Loader - Stuck on Current (Last) Thumb](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-loop-thumb-loader-stuck-on-current-last-thumb/300601)

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**Author:** [@wrighte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wrighte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-loop-thumb-loader-stuck-on-current-last-thumb/300601 "2009-11-24T11:11:46Z")

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So here's a good one - and thanks in advance for the assistance - I've been struggling with this for a couple of days! Using a bunch of the tutorials on this great site, I've been teaching myself AS, and inparticular t…

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## [Loading Object From File Directory](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-object-from-file-directory/300600)

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**Author:** [@FreeHugs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FreeHugs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-object-from-file-directory/300600 "2009-11-24T11:10:52Z")

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Hey Peeps, Pretty straight forward question I hope, how would I load from a path such as C:\\Users\\Public\\Music\\Sample Music\\Kalimba.mp3 A preferred solution would be with actionscript alone (I know some things like …

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## [ReferenceError and VerifyError problem in simple movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referenceerror-and-verifyerror-problem-in-simple-movie/300599)

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**Author:** [@theMonitor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theMonitor)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referenceerror-and-verifyerror-problem-in-simple-movie/300599 "2009-11-24T11:10:20Z")

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I wonder if anyone could help with a multiple error message problem I'm getting? I've made a very simple movie that doesn't use any external classes - all it does is animate a series of movie clips (it's real eye-candy…

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## [Font not available, how to check which it was?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-not-available-how-to-check-which-it-was/300598)

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**Author:** [@parantox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/parantox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-not-available-how-to-check-which-it-was/300598 "2009-11-24T11:07:55Z")

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Hello everybody, I had made a flash movie in Flash CS3 Portable in which I used a specific font. I had to re-install Windows and when I tried to open the .fla the warning popped up saying that the font used is not av…

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## [How to detect if one MC is over/out on other MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-if-one-mc-is-over-out-on-other-mc/300596)

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**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-if-one-mc-is-over-out-on-other-mc/300596 "2009-11-24T10:34:37Z")

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HI I really need help with this. Just like yo can define Mouse over and out event to find out when the mouse is over/out of certain clip, in this case instead of Mouse I want to check when a Moviclips is over/out anoth…

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## [How to dispatchEvent?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-dispatchevent/300594)

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**Author:** [@acebuddy29](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/acebuddy29)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-dispatchevent/300594 "2009-11-24T10:19:37Z")

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Hi, Guys i have been trying to figure our the dispatchEvent system in as3. But am just not able to wrap my head around it. So can someone please explain and give me an example on how to dispatch custom events? for e…

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## [Protected Movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/protected-movie/300593)

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**Author:** [@Still\_Learning](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Still_Learning)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/protected-movie/300593 "2009-11-24T09:51:43Z")

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Hi there, I am running Adobe CS4 Professional and have just recently been given a source file designed in CS3 to amend. Problem is, I cannot edit it as when I attempt to publish the file it gives me the error "CANNOT O…

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## [Competing event listeners](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/competing-event-listeners/300592)

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**Author:** [@jac4b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jac4b)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/competing-event-listeners/300592 "2009-11-24T09:16:13Z")

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I have a continuous mouse trail effect which uses stage.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE\_MOVE but then I can only sporatically talk to the listener on btnEnter.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN clearly the…

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## [Swf in AVI format](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-avi-format/300591)

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**Author:** [@vikrant29nov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vikrant29nov)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-avi-format/300591 "2009-11-24T09:12:08Z")

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Hi, I am working on a project in which I have to convert the swf files in avi format and I also have software to do that... but the problem is when I convert it, the animation inside the movie clips don't play it just …

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## [Preloader progress reporting wierd/wrong numbers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-progress-reporting-wierd-wrong-numbers/300588)

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**Author:** [@BeerOclock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BeerOclock)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-progress-reporting-wierd-wrong-numbers/300588 "2009-11-24T06:09:39Z")

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Im loading a bunch of external files and tracking the load progress using a ProgressEvent listener. I want to make a simple looking preloader (maybe a loading bar or something), but the numbers Im getting from the Progre…

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## [AS3 playing imported Sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-playing-imported-sound/300587)

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**Author:** [@Eyenstyn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eyenstyn)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-playing-imported-sound/300587 "2009-11-24T05:52:37Z")

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Hi, i am trying to play sound that is imported in the flash file. I dont want to use a new URLRequest, because that plays external files. My flash is seperated into scenes so using the timeline is not going to work as th…

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## [Click a movie clip and get the surrounding movie clips name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-a-movie-clip-and-get-the-surrounding-movie-clips-name/300586)

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**Author:** [@n000bie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/n000bie)\
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**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-a-movie-clip-and-get-the-surrounding-movie-clips-name/300586 "2009-11-24T05:23:21Z")

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Hi, I am making a grid based game with movie clips of 4 colors. Till now I have completed to populate the clips on the stage randomly. I can trace their names like this public function clickCard(event:MouseEvent) …

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## [Input text passing extra info to PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-passing-extra-info-to-php/300583)

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**Author:** [@thegrrraue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thegrrraue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-text-passing-extra-info-to-php/300583 "2009-11-24T02:56:20Z")

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So I’m building a little contact form in flash and it works, but it is passing along all of the font styling information into the email sent to the client. Kind of annoying. I want it just to send the plain text. Here’s…

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## [How to Install/Use AlivePDF in CS3 or CS4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-install-use-alivepdf-in-cs3-or-cs4/300580)

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**Author:** [@zik80](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zik80)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-install-use-alivepdf-in-cs3-or-cs4/300580 "2009-11-24T01:31:33Z")

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I downloaded AlivePDF 0.1.4.8 and 0.1.4.9 from the their site. However, I am having difficulty implement it in CS3 or CS4. The SWC file just won't show as others do. Could anyone please give me a walkthrough on this, p…

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## [Side Scrolling Beat em' Up ActionScript Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/side-scrolling-beat-em-up-actionscript-help/300579)

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**Author:** [@R0W](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/R0W)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/side-scrolling-beat-em-up-actionscript-help/300579 "2009-11-24T00:17:25Z")

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Hi im making a little side scroller beat em up game based off a manga im making, i only i have 1 problem at the moment: i dont know where to add the attacking part. I have the code for him to move around and jump down. b…

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## [Same SWF Frame 1 Preloader will not show up until 84%](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/same-swf-frame-1-preloader-will-not-show-up-until-84/300578)

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**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/same-swf-frame-1-preloader-will-not-show-up-until-84/300578 "2009-11-24T00:17:02Z")

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Well, since it is all supposed to be one SWF file, I'm doing all the preloading in Frame1. I have a simple textField on the stage which displays the percentage, and this code every frame: stop(); import flash.event…

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