# programming

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## [Can i edit/erase part of the vector draw?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-edit-erase-part-of-the-vector-draw/285025)

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**Author:** [@kanasaikuat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kanasaikuat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-edit-erase-part-of-the-vector-draw/285025 "2009-03-26T08:57:16Z")

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\[image\] I want to create worm game with actionscript. First of all, i will create the ground with vector draw. By using actionscript, is there a way to edit or delete part of the vector draw(ground) when the target(shoot…

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## [Passing variables from HTML to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variables-from-html-to-flash/285024)

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**Author:** [@bgflasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bgflasher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variables-from-html-to-flash/285024 "2009-03-26T08:47:53Z")

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Hello! I am sure this topic is already discussed here but I really can't find it. So, what I wanna do is to manipulate my flash code through HTML. My application should have two variants - with panel and without panel. I…

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## [MySQL query not returning true value?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-query-not-returning-true-value/285019)

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**Author:** [@krissauquillo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krissauquillo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-query-not-returning-true-value/285019 "2009-03-26T06:53:13Z")

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Hi folks, I am using the following MySQL query in my PHP script: SELECT FROM\_UNIXTIME(com\_date, 'Week %V; %M %X') as week FROM comments GROUP BY week ORDER BY com\_date DESC The server is returning only 110 weeks, but…

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## [XML Slideshow loads all images before displaying](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-loads-all-images-before-displaying/285018)

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**Author:** [@mattGSSI](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mattGSSI)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-loads-all-images-before-displaying/285018 "2009-03-26T06:09:54Z")

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Hey everyone, I'm new here, but I have this problem with some stock code I've modified. Everything was working great until I tested it online, and found it was slow as all hell. It turns out that instead of loading and a…

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## [Font embed Problem in button symbol](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-embed-problem-in-button-symbol/285013)

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**Author:** [@vjn\_23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vjn_23)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/font-embed-problem-in-button-symbol/285013 "2009-03-26T04:37:07Z")

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hi Friends, i have one doubt in flash cs3. now i am using one button symbol, it has one dynamic text box. what now, i want embed the textbox text. for ex: Create one button symbol(instant name is: myBox), then insi…

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## [Help needed to my online ediable album](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-to-my-online-ediable-album/285012)

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**Author:** [@ron\_ron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ron_ron)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-to-my-online-ediable-album/285012 "2009-03-26T04:19:54Z")

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:hair: Please tell me how to create an area on my flash website that is editable by others? I'd like them to be able to add photos online. So... a photo album type thing? Can anyone tell me how to achieve this? I'd like …

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## [Wall HitTest questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wall-hittest-questions/285011)

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**Author:** [@LayneStaley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LayneStaley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wall-hittest-questions/285011 "2009-03-26T02:47:48Z")

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Hello, I'm working on a platformer game, and i'm wanting to have a wall/platform that can be approached from either side, and also jumped on top of. I've gotten the hitTest to work on both sides for the wall, but have be…

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## [Argh. Parsing information from loaded XML (regexp?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/argh-parsing-information-from-loaded-xml-regexp/285009)

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**Author:** [@grandpaw\_broon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grandpaw_broon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/argh-parsing-information-from-loaded-xml-regexp/285009 "2009-03-26T01:38:28Z")

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Hi all. I am trying to import data from a SVG but as i found out, SVG is essentially XML. I have loaded in the SVG file and managed to output this to the output window: \<svg:path style="fill:#000000;fill-opacity:1…

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## [Kirupa Custom Scroller and print](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-custom-scroller-and-print/285008)

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**Author:** [@Zarniwoop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zarniwoop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-custom-scroller-and-print/285008 "2009-03-26T01:31:32Z")

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I have worked my way through the excellent Kirupa Custom Scroller and adjusted it a little so that it can spawn a fade up pop-up scroller and custom header text which I am very pleased with. I hope this is useful to some…

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## [Scaleing, resizeing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaleing-resizeing/285006)

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**Author:** [@kratomy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kratomy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaleing-resizeing/285006 "2009-03-26T00:56:39Z")

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Hi, I just joined the forum and thought I'd ask a question before I fall asleep. I've seen many beautiful fullscreen flash sites that looks great on both widescreen and "regular" resolutions. And if you change the size…

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## [Anyone know how to Shape Tween TEXT in AS3? \*TRICKY\*](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-shape-tween-text-in-as3-tricky/285005)

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**Author:** [@Snivvle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Snivvle)\
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**Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-how-to-shape-tween-text-in-as3-tricky/285005 "2009-03-26T00:22:28Z")

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Hi all, For those of you who know how to shape tween TEXT, you can do it by breaking it apart(under the MODIFY tab) in the GUI part of Flash. In AS3 however, you can't do that. End Result wish - To simply have the te…

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## [External myFont.swf as NON Anti-Aliased?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-myfont-swf-as-non-anti-aliased/285004)

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**Author:** [@Nineteen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nineteen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-myfont-swf-as-non-anti-aliased/285004 "2009-03-25T23:53:53Z")

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Hey, I have the file CustomVerdana.swf which creates a font using this code.. // Source / Unicode Range. \[Embed(systemFont='Verdana', fontName='CustomVerdana', mimeType='application/x-font', unicodeRange…

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## [.iso files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iso-files/284999)

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**Author:** [@cookingkym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookingkym)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iso-files/284999 "2009-03-25T23:16:29Z")

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how do we insert .iso icons these days? the little logo that comes up in the browser. thanks kym

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## [FLEx/Flash and VB](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-flash-and-vb/284995)

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**Author:** [@aruti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aruti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-flash-and-vb/284995 "2009-03-25T21:57:53Z")

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I have a project I am working on and I have solved it using VB script. I would like to add a flash front end though. All I want is too machines to talk over tcp/ip. Here's what I want to do. I have machine a and b. O…

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## [Auto-Compromising bots and emails](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-compromising-bots-and-emails/284994)

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**Author:** [@bortiquai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bortiquai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-compromising-bots-and-emails/284994 "2009-03-25T21:43:42Z")

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How safe is it to put links to email addresses in textFields of Flash Docs? For example, if you have this: txtEmail.htmlTetxt = '\<a href='mailto:my@address.com'\>EMAIL ME!\</a\> How susceptible is this to spammers and…

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## [CS4 says "Unexpected file format" - please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-says-unexpected-file-format-please-help/284993)

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**Author:** [@macloo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macloo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-says-unexpected-file-format-please-help/284993 "2009-03-25T21:40:47Z")

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I have Flash CS4, fully legal, paid-for version. I am trying to open some old FLAs that I made, probably with Flash 8, maybe with Flash 7. When I try to open them, I get the error message "Unexpected file format," and …

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## [Question: Loading External SWF as root file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-loading-external-swf-as-root-file/284992)

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**Author:** [@Eluded](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eluded)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-loading-external-swf-as-root-file/284992 "2009-03-25T21:19:16Z")

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Ok, I've been going through online tutorials and so forthand yea I'm still a newb. I have a flash site I'm designing and this is probably a simple answer. I've figured out how to incorporate the external flashes using bu…

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## [Save XML?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-xml/284989)

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**Author:** [@bortiquai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bortiquai)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-xml/284989 "2009-03-25T21:07:34Z")

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Is it possible to save XML? or append an existing XML file? Like, I have a few input boxes, and when the user clicks 'save' the info from the text boxes is inserted into an XML file? How would you do this?

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## [Displaying WebPage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-webpage/284987)

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**Author:** [@raskriall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raskriall)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-webpage/284987 "2009-03-25T20:47:02Z")

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hi there ! i'm working on a game project and i got some trouble with displaying stuff in the game Launcher. everything is in AS3. I'm actually looking to achieve almost the same results as the World of Warcraft launche…

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## [Trouble reading SharedObject from a child movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-reading-sharedobject-from-a-child-movie/284985)

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**Author:** [@b433402615](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/b433402615)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-reading-sharedobject-from-a-child-movie/284985 "2009-03-25T20:38:26Z")

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I made this CD catalog using Flash CS3/AS3. The main movie uses a sharedobject to tell a child movie what contents to show. Everything is very simple and works fine. Now I'm trying to convert this project to a online v…

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## [XML slideshow with customizeable navigation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-with-customizeable-navigation/284984)

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**Author:** [@ddpjoel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ddpjoel)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-with-customizeable-navigation/284984 "2009-03-25T20:29:08Z")

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Hi. I love this site, so I am hoping some of the pros can help me.:proud: I have used a xml driven slideshow, with navigation for a project. However the component has no way of pausing (stopping the slideshow). (it is t…

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## [AS3 UIscrollbar: Adobe's example file throws an error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-uiscrollbar-adobes-example-file-throws-an-error/284982)

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**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-uiscrollbar-adobes-example-file-throws-an-error/284982 "2009-03-25T19:38:58Z")

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The UIScrollbar in the Adobe example file is working, it is the loadText example that shipped with Flash 8, but it throwing the following error and on a page is triggering the Flash Player debugger. Error #2007: Parame…

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## [\_preloader error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-preloader-error/284977)

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**Author:** [@Tical](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tical)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-preloader-error/284977 "2009-03-25T18:30:12Z")

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I'm getting an error from a file and its coming from my 'loaderProgress' function...everything actually loads in fine and it does what it is suppose to do so far, but after it loads everything in...it says: TypeError: Er…

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## [Searching a table technique](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-a-table-technique/284975)

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**Author:** [@fido\_glc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fido_glc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-a-table-technique/284975 "2009-03-25T18:13:16Z")

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Hello. I have an SQL database with a table that has about 20 columns and about 30 rows. I need to perform a search on the whole table based on the values from one row: I need to find what other rows have similar valu…

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## [hitTest and Flash CS4's new 3d features](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-and-flash-cs4s-new-3d-features/284974)

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**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-and-flash-cs4s-new-3d-features/284974 "2009-03-25T17:59:50Z")

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Does anyone know how Flash uses hitTest() when you have items located differently on the z axis? What about items with rotation? Does Flash just look at the display, or how everything is located when it is flattened? …

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## [ReUse MouseEvent Functons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reuse-mouseevent-functons/284971)

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**Author:** [@ThaJock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThaJock)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reuse-mouseevent-functons/284971 "2009-03-25T17:42:02Z")

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I am trying to avoid having to rewrite a few functions that I use for mouseEvents that I am going to also have to use for keyBoard events. eg. btn.addEventListener (event:MouseEvent.CLICK,btnClick); stage.addEventLis…

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## [Display Raw XML within a textField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-raw-xml-within-a-textfield/284970)

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**Author:** [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/display-raw-xml-within-a-textfield/284970 "2009-03-25T17:33:39Z")

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Does anyone know of an XML utility Class that will "auto-format" XML to display within a textField? Just looking for a down-n-dirty solution to display the entire XML tree (via xml.toXMLString()) within a textBox, but wo…

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## [What do I look for?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-do-i-look-for/284968)

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**Author:** [@obmon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/obmon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-do-i-look-for/284968 "2009-03-25T17:29:06Z")

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Hello, New to OOP in Actionscript.. Today I learned about Proxy and I am very, very happy. However, there is one last major issue that is limiting my programming... I want to be able to run a certain function.. after…

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## [Playing FLV and SWF simultaneously](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-flv-and-swf-simultaneously/284966)

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**Author:** [@FlashinCharlie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashinCharlie)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-flv-and-swf-simultaneously/284966 "2009-03-25T17:15:13Z")

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Ok here's the skinny. I have a 'master' SWF file that calls in about 6 external .SWF containing graphics. This 'master' also pulls in external .FLVs (some that are video+audio, some that are audio-only) and makes the…

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## [Fixing the size of the browser window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fixing-the-size-of-the-browser-window/284965)

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**Author:** [@lowmoan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lowmoan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fixing-the-size-of-the-browser-window/284965 "2009-03-25T17:11:10Z")

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Hi, I want my webpage, when opened, for the window/browser to fix to a certain size (1024 x 768). How do i do this in dreamweaver? What code do i put in and where? Here is my link www.unitarchitects.co.uk/index\_m…

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