# programming

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## [onTweenComplete](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ontweencomplete/279994)

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**Author:** [@fstyler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fstyler)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ontweencomplete/279994 "2009-01-21T13:47:26Z")

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hi can you help me with "onTweenComplete" My problem is 1, when i press FIRST BUTTON i want to Slide \[COLOR=red\]My\_mc \[/COLOR\]to X position (x position could be for example "0") and after tween (onTweenComplete) i W…

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## [Little help with a menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/little-help-with-a-menu/279992)

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**Author:** [@Muffwag](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Muffwag)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/little-help-with-a-menu/279992 "2009-01-21T13:36:39Z")

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Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me find resources on creating a menu like this? http://ilovedust.com/ i've been looking all over the web at scrolling and zoom navigation tutorials but can't seem to piece it…

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## [Big site, external swf's or library components?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-site-external-swfs-or-library-components/279991)

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**Author:** [@lsatdown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lsatdown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-site-external-swfs-or-library-components/279991 "2009-01-21T13:33:19Z")

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Hi, I am at the start of creating a large site with many different components: Basic text areas Latest projects with images / video Blog with text, images and video Secure login area to view protected projects What wo…

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## [Kill button on a loaded swf that removes itself (loaded swf)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kill-button-on-a-loaded-swf-that-removes-itself-loaded-swf/279990)

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**Author:** [@wolcotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolcotter)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kill-button-on-a-loaded-swf-that-removes-itself-loaded-swf/279990 "2009-01-21T13:31:25Z")

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I have a swf loading another swf. The loaded swf has a button (mc) whose purpose is to unload (kill) itself (the swf). Anyone know how to code this? Thanks so much for your time.

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## [AS3 clickon button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-clickon-button/279989)

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**Author:** [@boruze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boruze)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-clickon-button/279989 "2009-01-21T12:53:29Z")

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Hey everyone, Help needed!!! i'm sure my problem is not that difficult to sort out, but I just don't know how to finalize my action script. my project is: i have a pack of paper on the screen. when user clicks on the…

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## [AS3 stream mp3 over mms://](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-stream-mp3-over-mms/279987)

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**Author:** [@djbrux](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djbrux)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-stream-mp3-over-mms/279987 "2009-01-21T12:10:05Z")

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Hi there, Im using AS3 to load some rather complicated XML from microsoft sharepoint. In this XML i have some URL pointing to our colleges media server, running windows media services. We are using mms as the protoco…

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## [HELP : onKeyPress LEFT](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-onkeypress-left/279986)

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**Author:** [@BUroKHUli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BUroKHUli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-onkeypress-left/279986 "2009-01-21T12:06:48Z")

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Hello, May I ask for help on actionscripting. I am not much of a scripting guy and can only do so little about it. However, I managed to find a script that works for my simple animation that PLAYS the movie everytime …

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## [System.totalMemory keeps increasing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-totalmemory-keeps-increasing/279982)

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**Author:** [@darnpunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darnpunk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-totalmemory-keeps-increasing/279982 "2009-01-21T10:05:40Z")

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Hi there, I am trying to build a chatbox with some effects when there are more than a number of lines (e.g 6). Once there are more than 6 lines, the oldest message will fade away and all the messages will shift up when…

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## [Help /w stage size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-stage-size/279981)

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**Author:** [@OML](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OML)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-stage-size/279981 "2009-01-21T09:51:45Z")

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Hello, I have a video clip 640x480 that is embedded into the timeline. On the side, I have a bar that is 60x480. Now, I want to make the movie stretch over the whole screen on full-screen mode, and the bar will be …

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## [IE Button Value Fix / Rant](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-button-value-fix-rant/279979)

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**Author:** [@phorte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phorte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-button-value-fix-rant/279979 "2009-01-21T09:12:20Z")

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So ive been working on this online ordering system for the bookshop I work in, and its been going along quite well, working out php and sql etc. And ive pretty much got it working perfectly, and then i went and did the …

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## [PHP MYSQL DATA to XML FILE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-data-to-xml-file/279970)

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**Author:** [@anthonynaly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anthonynaly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-data-to-xml-file/279970 "2009-01-21T05:37:50Z")

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Good Day, This is going to be my first post in this forums. Im having a problem with taking the data from my mysql database and output the data in an xml file. The script is working but the output xml misses 1 row in m…

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## [Tweener Pixel Bender](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweener-pixel-bender/279967)

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**Author:** [@Tyg3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyg3r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweener-pixel-bender/279967 "2009-01-21T03:15:16Z")

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Hi I'm desperately trying to use the Tweener classes to allow me to animate a Pixel Bender filter. I know I need to use a specific class called: registerSpecialProperty(), but I just can't get the hang of it. It's al…

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## [Tweened images look like crap!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweened-images-look-like-crap/279964)

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**Author:** [@Snerp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Snerp)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweened-images-look-like-crap/279964 "2009-01-21T02:21:46Z")

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I'm creating a very basic tween of an image which scales down to half it's size. It looks fine in Flash but when published the scaled down image looks like crap, all pixelated. I've done this hundreds of times in other v…

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## [Animation works on IE but not on Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-works-on-ie-but-not-on-firefox/279963)

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**Author:** [@Paradise\_Wolf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Paradise_Wolf)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-works-on-ie-but-not-on-firefox/279963 "2009-01-21T02:13:26Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\]I made a scale animation that works on IE 7 but it does not work on Firefox 3.\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]The button toggles between scaling up and down. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]In Firefox, it starts the loop fo…

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## [New Side Scrolling Platform Game Engine](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-side-scrolling-platform-game-engine/279962)

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**Author:** [@motionsmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/motionsmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-side-scrolling-platform-game-engine/279962 "2009-01-21T01:40:31Z")

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I mentioned it probably a year ago, but the Citrus Engine is finally officially live. You can check out the site, which is also a demo of the engine, at http://citrusengine.com. The Citrus Engine is a sidescrolling pla…

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## [How to stop a timer in an unloaded swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-stop-a-timer-in-an-unloaded-swf/279959)

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**Author:** [@madfatter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/madfatter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-stop-a-timer-in-an-unloaded-swf/279959 "2009-01-21T01:06:27Z")

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Hi, I have a project in which the main swf loads another into it. The swf that gets loaded has an xml driven slideshow that runs on a timer. To view what the timer was doing in the output I traced the name of each ph…

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## [Evaluate using string operator?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/evaluate-using-string-operator/279958)

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**Author:** [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/evaluate-using-string-operator/279958 "2009-01-21T00:59:56Z")

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var operator:String = "\*"; trace(10 operator 10); //returns 100, you get the idea... The obvious solution is just a big fat switch / case statement based off the operator, but I'm curious if there is a more graceful…

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## [Opening an fla in a new browser window with java](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-an-fla-in-a-new-browser-window-with-java/279957)

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**Author:** [@ralphiedee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ralphiedee)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-an-fla-in-a-new-browser-window-with-java/279957 "2009-01-21T00:55:54Z")

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I followed this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/newwindow.htm put the proper actions on my button, the button calls the window in a blank page but it does not have the settings in the javascript no scrol…

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## [Rotate and Shoot](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-and-shoot/279955)

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**Author:** [@DanDaMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanDaMan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-and-shoot/279955 "2009-01-21T00:27:47Z")

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Okay, so I'm using something similar to a tank in a .fla project of mine. There is one MovieClip that is moved using the arrow keys, and a turret that is placed on top of the moving MovieClip that rotates with other keys…

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## [Dynamic object naming from xml in array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-object-naming-from-xml-in-array/279953)

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**Author:** [@dustinbrunson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dustinbrunson)\
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**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-object-naming-from-xml-in-array/279953 "2009-01-21T00:13:21Z")

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This is the object array target structure I am looking to create myObject.myArray\[0\].data=value; myObject.myArray\[0\].data2=value2; myObject.myArray\[1\].data=value; myObject.anotherArray\[0\].data=value; myObject.another…

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## [Silverlight preview problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silverlight-preview-problems/279951)

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**Author:** [@wyo22ski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wyo22ski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silverlight-preview-problems/279951 "2009-01-20T23:59:33Z")

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Hello, Hope this isn't too lame of a question to ask on such a technical forum, but thought I'd give it a go. I'm reworking a Deep Zoom Composer layout in Expression Blend 2 and Visual Web Developer 2008 Expression. …

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## [XML photo gallery with prev/next buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photo-gallery-with-prev-next-buttons/279948)

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**Author:** [@Rainy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rainy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photo-gallery-with-prev-next-buttons/279948 "2009-01-20T23:03:16Z")

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Hi, I am trying to make an xml photo gallery for so many days but constantly getting errors, don't understand why? Please help me.. Here is the XML file: \<images\> \<pic\> \<img\>thumb\_winter\</img\> \<…

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## [4 Sliders to Represent 100%](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/4-sliders-to-represent-100/279946)

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**Author:** [@Kofi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kofi)\
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**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/4-sliders-to-represent-100/279946 "2009-01-20T22:31:57Z")

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Ok, I have 4 Sliders that I want to represent 100% of a total Number; Say the number is 100 and you start all the sliders off at 25. Each Slider has a Min of 0 and a Max of 100, to represent 0 to 100 percent of the Tot…

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## [Control thumbs loading order possible](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-thumbs-loading-order-possible/279945)

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**Author:** [@scarjoh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scarjoh)\
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**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-thumbs-loading-order-possible/279945 "2009-01-20T22:31:25Z")

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I dont know if i have seen this somewhere or i imagined it but if you have a gallery of some sort and lets say your thumbnails are sequenced in one line from left side of the screen to right. At the beginning, when you…

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## [A Shrinking portfolio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-shrinking-portfolio/279942)

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**Author:** [@theodore2009](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theodore2009)\
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**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-shrinking-portfolio/279942 "2009-01-20T21:32:40Z")

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Hi, I'm stuck, I've done all the pages but the problem is that the page keeps on resizing every time i call upon a new SWF window. here's my image container for uploading/linking all my external images \[COLOR=Roya…

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## [Help with Dynamic Text Scrolling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-scrolling/279940)

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**Author:** [@Tartarus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tartarus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-dynamic-text-scrolling/279940 "2009-01-20T21:11:49Z")

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Hi kirupa.com, In my program, I have a dynamic text field that grows as the game goes on - my problem is, whenever new text is added to the existing text, my UIScroller scrolls to the uppermost position, so the user h…

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## [Help! Communicating between (costum) classes!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-communicating-between-costum-classes/279938)

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**Author:** [@MarMel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MarMel)\
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**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-communicating-between-costum-classes/279938 "2009-01-20T20:19:53Z")

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Hy all! I want to communicate between to costum made classes. The first class (CardClass) contains some rectangles. The second class contains a loadingscreen. Now, i want the loadingscreen be enabled (simply visible = …

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## [\[FLASH9- AS2\] Full screen, keep scale ratio, center screen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash9-as2-full-screen-keep-scale-ratio-center-screen/279937)

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**Author:** [@DjyDjy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DjyDjy)\
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**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash9-as2-full-screen-keep-scale-ratio-center-screen/279937 "2009-01-20T20:18:28Z")

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\[ X \] Problem solved Hi everyone I just came up with something i have some trouble to handle I've tried a couple of solution but none seems to work perfectly What I'm trying to do is simple, get my flash to go ful…

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## [Need assistence with "dynamic" pathing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-assistence-with-dynamic-pathing/279936)

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**Author:** [@SevenGales](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SevenGales)\
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**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-assistence-with-dynamic-pathing/279936 "2009-01-20T20:12:24Z")

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Need assistence with "dynamic" pathing (Okay my english isn't that good, and certainly not when it concerns computer terms, so forgive me if my title was misleading) I encountered a problem in my flash file. What I wan…

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## [Kirupa Gallery with video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-gallery-with-video/279935)

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**Author:** [@GregD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GregD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-gallery-with-video/279935 "2009-01-20T19:58:06Z")

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Does anyone know how I could load video into the kirupa galley (a mix of pictures and videos): http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm I've been able to do video with netstream for a while.. but not qui…

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