# programming

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## [\_currentframe vs. frame label. Ready...FIGHT!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-currentframe-vs-frame-label-ready-fight/297288)

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**Author:** [@Bolshoi333](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bolshoi333)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-currentframe-vs-frame-label-ready-fight/297288 "2009-09-29T17:06:55Z")

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Hey all! Currently, I'm trying to make an engine for a fighting game that utilizes combos. Right now, I'm marking the cutoff point from an action that leads into a combo (which will cut through the ending animation of …

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## [Iris to follow mouse around, simple question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iris-to-follow-mouse-around-simple-question/297287)

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**Author:** [@DashMasterful](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DashMasterful)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iris-to-follow-mouse-around-simple-question/297287 "2009-09-29T16:56:00Z")

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I have a flash file that contains an eyeball and an Iris, I want the Iris to follow the mouse around, (ie if mouse is above the eye, the the Iris looks up etc), any ideas on how to do this? thanks

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## [AOL Browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aol-browser/297285)

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**Author:** [@renorigs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/renorigs)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aol-browser/297285 "2009-09-29T16:13:38Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\]I have a client that is using the AOL Browser -- wow, right \[image\]\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]Anyway, has anyone ever tested a AS3 preloader in the AOL Browser?\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]\[/FONT\] \[FONT=A…

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## [How Can I insert Content Slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-insert-content-slider/297284)

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**Author:** [@yashgurbani](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yashgurbani)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-insert-content-slider/297284 "2009-09-29T15:24:03Z")

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Hello I am Yash Gurbani ( i am beginner , i know html & Js ) Can any1 help me , i want to insert a Flash Content Slider , as on www.kasperskylab.com can any1 tell me how to create that SWF file , or with what softwa…

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## [Change hardware acceleration using actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-hardware-acceleration-using-actionscript/297282)

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**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-hardware-acceleration-using-actionscript/297282 "2009-09-29T15:08:27Z")

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Hi In a projector project, in fullscreen mode, the presentation is too slow in some computers. Searching I discovered that in settings in flash players, there's a option for Hardware Acceleration that solves the proble…

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## [Lens Flare](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lens-flare/297281)

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**Author:** [@complete](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/complete)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lens-flare/297281 "2009-09-29T06:49:52Z")

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I made my own "Ray of Light" flash style animation http://www.arguemax.com/arguemax\_step\_19.html Now I want to add a little Lens Flare. I have been searching for some tuts. Anyone know of a good one? Although I have…

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## [Flash Remoting Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-remoting-problem/297279)

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**Author:** [@newtome](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newtome)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-remoting-problem/297279 "2009-09-29T04:54:49Z")

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I've been using Flash Remoting via CFC & CF8 to an Access db extensively and successfully. Now for the first time it has failed and I'm stumped as to why. Here's the scenario: This Flash document has 3 main activities…

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## [Click variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-variables/297272)

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**Author:** [@gregoryt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregoryt)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/click-variables/297272 "2009-09-29T00:33:16Z")

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I'm trying to set up a website for a client where I believe I need to set up a variable to know what button has been clicked already. The site is http://thepaperplant.com/oakfoto/site.html When the site loads there …

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## [AS3 Button Scripts in document class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-button-scripts-in-document-class/297271)

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**Author:** [@dmellis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dmellis)\
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**Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-button-scripts-in-document-class/297271 "2009-09-29T00:15:10Z")

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I'm suffering through my first AS3 site. It's not very complicated, but I cannot get my buttons to work. Here is my new document class. http://talesfromthehead.com/random/doc\_class4.txt And here are the errors I go…

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## [When making an swc componenet, do you NEED to make a new .as class?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-making-an-swc-componenet-do-you-need-to-make-a-new-as-class/297268)

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**Author:** [@cakepizza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cakepizza)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-making-an-swc-componenet-do-you-need-to-make-a-new-as-class/297268 "2009-09-28T23:18:35Z")

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I've just been doing some reading trying to figure out how to make precompiled swc components in cs4. All the examples I've seen involve creating an external as3 class, linking it to a symbol, and then compiling the sym…

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## [Random starting point (motion tween)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-starting-point-motion-tween/297267)

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**Author:** [@blaatschaap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blaatschaap)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-starting-point-motion-tween/297267 "2009-09-28T22:44:39Z")

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First of all: I barely have any experience with Flash CS3, in fact I started two days ago. I don't know anything about actionscript. Im currently working on a banner for a client where bullets fall down on the screen. …

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## [drawTriangles() with Lights & Shadows](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawtriangles-with-lights-shadows/297266)

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**Author:** [@renton79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/renton79)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawtriangles-with-lights-shadows/297266 "2009-09-28T22:35:38Z")

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Hi Guys, I have created from scratch a parametric sphere which is drawn on drawTriangles() method. Everything works perfect, but now I would like to add a bit of realism and I thought about putting in light with shad…

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## [Regarding Blur Filter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regarding-blur-filter/297265)

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**Author:** [@oluc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oluc)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regarding-blur-filter/297265 "2009-09-28T22:25:50Z")

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Greetings! What do I use to blur a sliding picture? I want it to blur gradually as the motion of the picture increases. I have BlurFilter on right now, within the btn function that evokes the picture motion, but it obvio…

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## [Mysterious Rectangle on First Selected Button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysterious-rectangle-on-first-selected-button/297262)

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**Author:** [@musicservice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/musicservice)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysterious-rectangle-on-first-selected-button/297262 "2009-09-28T21:30:35Z")

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I have a strange issue. I have a series of button that are standard buttons. When you click on the one, then another, then click out of the browser then back, there's a rectangle and or the first button you clicked shows…

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## [MovieClip Array Splicing Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-array-splicing-problem/297260)

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**Author:** [@Pokenerd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pokenerd)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-array-splicing-problem/297260 "2009-09-28T21:19:27Z")

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Hello, For all you clever folks out there, I have a problem! EDIT: I'm using CS4 I'm receiving this error: TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties. at Main\_fla::function\_holder\_mc\_16/cleanLi…

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## [Client Management Inteface](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-management-inteface/297255)

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**Author:** [@Still\_Learning](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Still_Learning)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-management-inteface/297255 "2009-09-28T19:39:07Z")

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Hi there, I am hoping someone might be of assistance. I design all my sites using Adobe CS4 and have recently aquired a new client that is wanting the ability to update his own site i.e. change pictures, text etc. after …

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## [XML Drop Down Menu + Adding Next/Prev Function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-drop-down-menu-adding-next-prev-function/297253)

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**Author:** [@rynobot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rynobot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-drop-down-menu-adding-next-prev-function/297253 "2009-09-28T19:34:56Z")

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Hey, I am trying to create Next / Previous buttons to use in conjunction with the XML Drop Down Menu seen here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xml\_dropdown\_menu.htm Basically, I would like create buttons …

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## [Textfield (input) not possible to type in certain chars :s (no embed issue)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-input-not-possible-to-type-in-certain-chars-s-no-embed-issue/297251)

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**Author:** [@krikkevw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krikkevw)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-input-not-possible-to-type-in-certain-chars-s-no-embed-issue/297251 "2009-09-28T19:17:12Z")

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Hi! We got some complaints from users not being able to type in certain chars like '@' and '.' in an input field (textfield). The Textfield is an input field type; Font embedding seems fine (all needed chars are sele…

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## [Quick Hover Caption Q](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-hover-caption-q/297249)

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**Author:** [@goodfella77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goodfella77)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-hover-caption-q/297249 "2009-09-28T18:47:22Z")

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I posted last week about a problem I was having with hovering captions. I was turned on to the hover caption tutorial on the Kirupa site. I did get them to work but the question I did have is: 1. Is it possible to have …

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## [AS3 - Trying to simulate "wrapping" effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-trying-to-simulate-wrapping-effect/297247)

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**Author:** [@ChiWhiteSox56](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChiWhiteSox56)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-trying-to-simulate-wrapping-effect/297247 "2009-09-28T18:37:07Z")

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Hello all, This probably isn't a hard question for many of you, but I can't seem to figure out the issue. I'm trying to simulate a "wrapping" effect for a simulation do the content of 2 identical movie clips creates …

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## [Absolute positioning issue with IE, but FF ok](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolute-positioning-issue-with-ie-but-ff-ok/297245)

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**Author:** [@jpearson311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpearson311)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/absolute-positioning-issue-with-ie-but-ff-ok/297245 "2009-09-28T18:23:22Z")

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I have a div that is inside a \<td\> cell of a table that is absolutely positioned. It stays within the \<td\> in firefox, but in IE 7, it moves to the right and outside of the \<td\>. It needs to be absolutely positioned be…

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## [AS3 Navigation with Submenu - need help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-navigation-with-submenu-need-help/297244)

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**Author:** [@mycaptainkite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mycaptainkite)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-navigation-with-submenu-need-help/297244 "2009-09-28T17:48:24Z")

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I need help creating a Nav with a submenu. Basically it needs to work like this: When you roll over the first button.. the two buttons below it slide down a bit and 4 buttons appear below that.. this needs to stay visibl…

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## [SWFAddress events not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-events-not-working/297243)

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**Author:** [@Dom\_1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dom_1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-events-not-working/297243 "2009-09-28T17:46:06Z")

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Hi all, I'm doing a little website and using swfaddress for deep linking. Everything seems to be setup as it should, swfaddress is working fine when i'm setting values, like the page title or url and stuff. On the othe…

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## [Css image positioning without slicing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-image-positioning-without-slicing/297240)

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**Author:** [@arundracula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arundracula)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-image-positioning-without-slicing/297240 "2009-09-28T17:31:49Z")

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I am new to CSS. My friend said there is a way to position and display image in am html page without slicing the big image in photoshop and re-aligning them. But I don't know how to do that. Anyone please give me examp…

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## [XML Menu to Load External SWFs?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-to-load-external-swfs/297236)

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**Author:** [@Mini\_Master2000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mini_Master2000)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-to-load-external-swfs/297236 "2009-09-28T16:28:09Z")

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Right now, I'm building a new website from ground up using Actionscript 3. And this is the first time I'm using AS3. I read some previous posts about this, but I'm still confused and lost. Bear with me... So currently,…

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## [Fancy sliding panel!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fancy-sliding-panel/297235)

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**Author:** [@sta777](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sta777)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fancy-sliding-panel/297235 "2009-09-28T15:51:12Z")

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Hi, was wondering if anyone knew how to create a sliding/easing as3 panel similar to the one in the top-right corner of http://page-flip.com/new-demos/03-kitchen-gorenje-2008/index.html Any help would be greatly apprec…

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## [How to simplify this into a "for" function(?) with variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-into-a-for-function-with-variables/297233)

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**Author:** [@nlalli87](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nlalli87)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-simplify-this-into-a-for-function-with-variables/297233 "2009-09-28T15:03:43Z")

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Hey guys, i need help simplifying this piece of code right here using "for (i=0,i\<numberOfArtists,i++) ;in order to make it dynamic by passing a variable for the amount of artists via XML. Cant seem to get the correct gr…

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## [AJAX No Refresh Contact Form - Simple $$ or Free?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ajax-no-refresh-contact-form-simple-or-free/297231)

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**Author:** [@mikedkap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikedkap)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ajax-no-refresh-contact-form-simple-or-free/297231 "2009-09-28T14:34:38Z")

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I'm looking for a very simple to install AJAX contact form that doesn't refresh the current page that it is on. I'm willing to pay or for free. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Mike

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## [Printing a jpg using printjob and bitmapdata](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-a-jpg-using-printjob-and-bitmapdata/297230)

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**Author:** [@kritikal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kritikal)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-a-jpg-using-printjob-and-bitmapdata/297230 "2009-09-28T14:30:56Z")

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Hey guys, been trying to print a dynamically loaded jpg using bitmapdata but it keeps printing only part of the image, not exactly sure what I'm doing wrong so here's my code var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(…

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## [Question|my first post - problem with link in SWF file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-my-first-post-problem-with-link-in-swf-file/297228)

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**Author:** [@james341](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/james341)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-my-first-post-problem-with-link-in-swf-file/297228 "2009-09-28T14:09:25Z")

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good day to you all in this great forum my name is james and i want to see if i can find help here in the forum for my problem. I'm building a site for my friend. (the site is in hebrew so sorry....) for the site buildin…

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