# programming

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## [Using Interfaces with Display List Classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-interfaces-with-display-list-classes/282284)

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**Author:** [@dail](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dail)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-interfaces-with-display-list-classes/282284 "2009-02-19T20:28:17Z")

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Hi, In a current project I have, I have a scrolling class that wraps each of its scrolling items in a custom class (scrollItem). I would like people to be able to change this custom scrollItem class, but as the scro…

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## [Ie6 & css](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie6-css/282283)

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**Author:** [@shlauncha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shlauncha)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie6-css/282283 "2009-02-19T20:28:10Z")

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I recently built out the template for a site I'm working on. It views correctly on Firefox, IE7 & Safari(At least on my end). The problem is with IE6. I'm no CSS expert. Basically, I have no idea where to start troub…

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## [Auto-update every 15 seconds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-update-every-15-seconds/282280)

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**Author:** [@camaleon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/camaleon)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-update-every-15-seconds/282280 "2009-02-19T19:32:01Z")

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hi guys. I have a AS 1.0 code that when i refresh my page change an especific swf file. but i want that every 15 second, change automatic the files without refresh the page? how i can do it? i dont know use action…

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## [Graffiti CMS Themes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graffiti-cms-themes/282279)

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**Author:** [@chato](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chato)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graffiti-cms-themes/282279 "2009-02-19T19:22:56Z")

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I used to have a Wordpress site, but I didn't like the control. I talked to my host Server Intellect and they installed Graffiti CMS for me. I really like the control and how it is set up but I want to change the themes.…

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## [Accessing a Movie Clip on the stage from a class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-movie-clip-on-the-stage-from-a-class/282273)

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**Author:** [@mrbelv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrbelv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-movie-clip-on-the-stage-from-a-class/282273 "2009-02-19T17:52:06Z")

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I have a Flash file with Movice Clips that are placed on the stage at author time. Let's say one of the clips is called "stageClipMC". Say I have a main class file with the following code: package { import flash.d…

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## [Need help with drop down menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-drop-down-menu/282272)

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**Author:** [@Bigpicture](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bigpicture)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-drop-down-menu/282272 "2009-02-19T17:47:53Z")

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Hi! I'm am very green with AS3 and am going crazy trying to figure this out. I have a movie clip that is a menu bar. The menu bar has a drop down menu. I drag my movie clip to the main timeline but don't know how to …

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## [Finding text in the Flash IDE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-text-in-the-flash-ide/282271)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-text-in-the-flash-ide/282271 "2009-02-19T17:22:51Z")

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How do I find a text string in a Flash file with multiple frames? I did an experiment: In a test file, I created three separate frames. I typed "text1" in the actionscript pane of frame 1, and "text2" and "text3" in fr…

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## [Magnetic Mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnetic-mouse/282270)

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**Author:** [@rookie\_f](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rookie_f)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnetic-mouse/282270 "2009-02-19T17:18:57Z")

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Im trying to figure out how to make mouse act like magnet. Here is a flash example that is pretty much what I want but the force should be reversed. http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Scripting/Maths/Mouse\_Av-Bingoman-4863…

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## [Function progress](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-progress/282269)

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**Author:** [@bLasTamos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bLasTamos)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-progress/282269 "2009-02-19T16:48:24Z")

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I'm making this game with complex visual effects (some rendered lighting using bitmaps), so it takes about 1 second or so generating a level with 3 big lights, so it may take a little more using more lights. The map is b…

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## [Is this simple? \_global, hyperlink, and loadClip problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-simple--global-hyperlink-and-loadclip-problem/282266)

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**Author:** [@bfal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bfal)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-simple--global-hyperlink-and-loadclip-problem/282266 "2009-02-19T15:22:06Z")

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I posted this is the MX2004 forum but I'm hoping to get more eyes on it here... \[COLOR=black\]Here's my question: I have a flash movie with left side navigation and empty space to the right of the NAV bar. The empty spa…

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## [XML Data to Object Properties Dynamically](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-data-to-object-properties-dynamically/282265)

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**Author:** [@e\_owen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/e_owen)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-data-to-object-properties-dynamically/282265 "2009-02-19T14:46:14Z")

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When working with XML I find it best to bring in the XML document and then add the data to new objects so they can be easily referenced later. Previously I have done this by hard-coding the node names when I parse the XM…

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## [Ignoring content outside of mask when calculating height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ignoring-content-outside-of-mask-when-calculating-height/282264)

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**Author:** [@mdev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ignoring-content-outside-of-mask-when-calculating-height/282264 "2009-02-19T14:46:00Z")

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I have a widget bar system where I´ve apparantly been a little short sighted. I´ve now made a widget that has a masked overlay effect. The problem is that the part of the effect that is outside of the mask is taken into …

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## [Need Understanding](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-understanding/282263)

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**Author:** [@Wantabe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wantabe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-understanding/282263 "2009-02-19T14:39:07Z")

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I'm learning PHP. With that said i'm also endeavoring to learn MySQL as well and i have some questions about terminology. First of all what exactly is a php framework? I assume that it is a cms built by someone or som…

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## [Horizontal "Simple Custom Scrollbar"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-simple-custom-scrollbar/282262)

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**Author:** [@M2J](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/M2J)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-simple-custom-scrollbar/282262 "2009-02-19T14:29:18Z")

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Hello all, I'm looking to create a horizontal version of the scroll bar shown here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/scrollbar.htm The actionscript given on page 3 (click) of the tutorial is for vertical scroll…

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## [Fl mx - loading xml attribute](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl-mx-loading-xml-attribute/282258)

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**Author:** [@prontoflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prontoflash)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fl-mx-loading-xml-attribute/282258 "2009-02-19T13:48:47Z")

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Hi, I want to modify this code (xml gallery) in relation with my xml, but I don't know how. Someone can help me? \<pictures\> \<image location="acqua01.jpg" desc="" /\> \</pictures\> function loadXML(loaded) { if (loa…

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## [Converting a string into a usable integer/number](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-a-string-into-a-usable-integer-number/282257)

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**Author:** [@Drew91](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Drew91)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-a-string-into-a-usable-integer-number/282257 "2009-02-19T13:33:35Z")

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I've got a .txt file hosted on a freewebs, which my actionscript gets some variables for (for easy updating of statistics). I want to do be able to do math in actionscript with these numbers I'm calling up from the .tx…

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## [Some new games and AS game-dev tutorials](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-new-games-and-as-game-dev-tutorials/282256)

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**Author:** [@Neodroid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neodroid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-new-games-and-as-game-dev-tutorials/282256 "2009-02-19T13:26:58Z")

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Hi, I'm just new in this forum. I'm pleased to meet you all I have a couple of sites dedicateds to flash games and flash-game development with some tutorials that I hope you find usefull for your games and product…

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## [NetStream and rtmpe issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netstream-and-rtmpe-issues/282254)

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**Author:** [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netstream-and-rtmpe-issues/282254 "2009-02-19T13:16:04Z")

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If any one can shed some light on this I am trying to stream from a rtmpe media server but for some reason the standard connect wont allow. Many thanks nc.connect(null); var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc); ns.add…

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## [Mouse Gestures](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-gestures/282253)

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**Author:** [@grandpaw\_broon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grandpaw_broon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-gestures/282253 "2009-02-19T12:27:49Z")

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Hi All \[smiley\] A new day, a new question! Not having a right mouse button for my application is pretty annoying and i believe with Macs there is no middle button? Well i already use the left mouse click and i dont…

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## [Question for MAC-users about Flash mouse behaviour](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-for-mac-users-about-flash-mouse-behaviour/282249)

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**Author:** [@0L4F](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/0L4F)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-for-mac-users-about-flash-mouse-behaviour/282249 "2009-02-19T10:50:13Z")

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Hello fellow Mac-Kirupians, We're in the final stages of creating a Flash-site for one of our clients, and we're getting some very strange bug-reports. These "bugs" can only be related to Flash keeping track of mouse…

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## [Prevent flvplayback auto loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-flvplayback-auto-loading/282248)

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**Author:** [@adw999](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adw999)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-flvplayback-auto-loading/282248 "2009-02-19T10:44:54Z")

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Hi, I have an flvplayback component pulling in the flv variable it needs to play from flashvars. Works fine, plays etc. But I don't want the movie to autoload on page load, only when the play button is clicked. How do …

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## [Interactive Street Map in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-street-map-in-flash/282247)

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**Author:** [@alanhealy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alanhealy)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-street-map-in-flash/282247 "2009-02-19T10:44:22Z")

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Hi all, I'm trying to design an interactive street map for my website and I would like to do it in Flash. Ideally I would love to have it looking something like this; http://www.skiptonweb.co.uk/flashmap/flashmap.htm …

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## [Webcam move an object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/webcam-move-an-object/282246)

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**Author:** [@Only\_Dust](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Only_Dust)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/webcam-move-an-object/282246 "2009-02-19T10:37:15Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to do some experiments with my webcam, I would like to move an object with my hands, put it somewhere else, but I'm not getting. http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=webcam1rm9.jpg Someone could gi…

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## [Dynamic sound control in flash8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-sound-control-in-flash8/282245)

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**Author:** [@kksivashankar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kksivashankar)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-sound-control-in-flash8/282245 "2009-02-19T10:11:49Z")

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Hello Friends, I'm new to this forum, hope i ll get the needy solution here. Can I control the sound(on and off button) of flash file by communicating with php? If possible, what i have to do in AS2 and php?

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## [Print help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-help/282244)

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**Author:** [@thilsen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thilsen)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-help/282244 "2009-02-19T10:00:57Z")

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Hi all, I want to print a specific movieclip also it will fit in center of the page.. how do to that? any one help me on this? thil

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## [OOP Design Pattern](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oop-design-pattern/282243)

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**Author:** [@manolie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manolie)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oop-design-pattern/282243 "2009-02-19T09:53:27Z")

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Hello boys and girls. Well, I am kinda frustrated with static functions in oop. I am trying to buil a mid-scale applcation in as3 (cs4) and I want to create some "lowlevel" functions. For example I want this application …

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## [Bitmaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmaps/282238)

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**Author:** [@michdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michdd)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmaps/282238 "2009-02-19T07:52:17Z")

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How do I set a color to appear as transparent for my bitmaps?

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## [Stage width and height problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-width-and-height-problem/282234)

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**Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-width-and-height-problem/282234 "2009-02-19T07:21:35Z")

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Hi everyone, I encountered a prob today with my Stage.width and height. My stage is 1016\*572 designed for 1024\*768 monitor. when placing my objects on the stage i noticed that when i test my website in the browser (m…

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## [SQL - concurrent sessions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-concurrent-sessions/282233)

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**Author:** [@IBeMMoran](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IBeMMoran)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sql-concurrent-sessions/282233 "2009-02-19T06:58:20Z")

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Hi all, Question: I want to set up a Flash file running on a website that connects to a backend DB for data retrieval using PHP. Easy enough. However, all I can find are basic tutorials using all the db code every ti…

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## [Sharing library assets between 2 or more swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharing-library-assets-between-2-or-more-swf/282232)

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**Author:** [@Beebs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Beebs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharing-library-assets-between-2-or-more-swf/282232 "2009-02-19T06:55:49Z")

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Since I can access the library assets from external class, I have a question : Is it possible to use any of library assets of one movie into another? Let's say in my movie A, I have McA1 movieclip in the library. Is i…

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