# flash

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md

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## [About the flash category](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-the-flash-category/39)

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**Author:** [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-the-flash-category/39 "2014-10-10T09:07:02Z")

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## [Can a Flash HTML-enabled textField w/ HTML link inside communicate with Flash Stage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-flash-html-enabled-textfield-w-html-link-inside-communicate-with-flash-stage/231376)

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**Author:** [@HD600](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HD600)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-flash-html-enabled-textfield-w-html-link-inside-communicate-with-flash-stage/231376 "2024-03-14T11:12:12Z")

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Can an Flash HTML-enabled textField with HTML link inside the textField communicate with the Flash Stage? (inherit onRollOver,..etc.) If so, how done? For instance: textField.html=true; textField.htmlText='can clicki…

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## [ActionScript is on the rise!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-is-on-the-rise/638570)

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**Author:** [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2023, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-is-on-the-rise/638570 "2023-12-13T05:50:57Z")

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## [Web services test](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-services-test/90643)

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**Author:** [@clinch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clinch)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-services-test/90643 "2005-05-19T14:39:37Z")

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Hey all. I'm trying to build an application which will consume Web Services which were created in PHP5. I'm finding that there is no easy way to test and make sure everything is working properly. Does anyone know of a …

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## [Custom Combo box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-combo-box/193078)

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**Author:** [@thilsen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thilsen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-combo-box/193078 "2006-07-04T07:21:25Z")

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Hi Guys, Could u pls share to me, if any one of you develope the custom combo box with scrolling Thanks n advance.. thil

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## [Local operation is trying to communicate with this Internet-enabled location](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-operation-is-trying-to-communicate-with-this-internet-enabled-location/316682)

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**Author:** [@Paerin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Paerin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-operation-is-trying-to-communicate-with-this-internet-enabled-location/316682 "2022-12-01T12:24:59Z")

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Hi, I'm very new to flash, only just started learning how to do a banner adv with links just 30 min ago. I am almost there, exported the movie and clicked on the image but got this message instead. Macromedia Fl…

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## [Print sent to printer but no page gets printed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-sent-to-printer-but-no-page-gets-printed/254048)

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**Author:** [@paulcybulski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulcybulski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-sent-to-printer-but-no-page-gets-printed/254048 "2008-03-07T15:17:24Z")

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Ok, this is a function that used to work...so I didn't check it for a while...and I did not edit it from when it was working in any way...but now the print function does not produce a page from the printer...when I click…

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## [\[ASK\] Make APK With Adobe Flash CS 3 (AS 3)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ask-make-apk-with-adobe-flash-cs-3-as-3/576419)

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**Author:** [@Arpib\_Z\_Zaszi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Arpib_Z_Zaszi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2022, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ask-make-apk-with-adobe-flash-cs-3-as-3/576419 "2022-07-24T06:59:46Z")

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Hi, i use Adobe Flash CS 3. Can i make APK with Adobe Flash CS 3 (AS 3)? If i can? what i need? Thanks, before. ^^

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## [\[Help AS3\] create non-repeat combinations of multiple arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-as3-create-non-repeat-combinations-of-multiple-arrays/649936)

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**Author:** [@Nayzuko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nayzuko)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-as3-create-non-repeat-combinations-of-multiple-arrays/649936 "2021-12-10T12:17:44Z")

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Greetings all, I have arrays like these: var arr1:Array = \[0,1,2,3,4\] var arr2: Array = \[0,1,2,3,4,5\] … var arr6:Array = \[0,1,2\] How to combine all arrays into one non-repeat arrays (permutation) in AS3? Such as: …

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## [Thoughts on "HTML5 does not replace the best parts of flash"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thoughts-on-html5-does-not-replace-the-best-parts-of-flash/645535)

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**Author:** [@travis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/travis)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thoughts-on-html5-does-not-replace-the-best-parts-of-flash/645535 "2021-02-10T00:57:40Z")

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I agree wholeheartedly with this Tweet thread. I get all the issues with Flash but is there anything comparable to Flash? Is there any program or platform that a 13-year-old kid, such as myself back in the day, could st…

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## [Another article related to the 2020 Flash EOL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-article-related-to-the-2020-flash-eol/643522)

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**Author:** [@krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krilnon)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/another-article-related-to-the-2020-flash-eol/643522 "2020-12-31T23:52:02Z")

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Nothing super new here, although the bit about the Macromedia acquisition being mostly about Flash and not their other apps was news to me. Jonathan Gay and Eric Zocher both point to earlier events as the turning poi…

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## [Repositioning everything on the stage (across all frames) with JSFL?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/repositioning-everything-on-the-stage-across-all-frames-with-jsfl/326476)

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**Author:** [@Stickeroo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stickeroo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/repositioning-everything-on-the-stage-across-all-frames-with-jsfl/326476 "2020-02-12T15:26:20Z")

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I have a bunch of old FLAs with one set of dimensions, including a 60 pixel offset along the y axis. I'm writing a jsfl script to resize the stage (works), delete some unneeded layers (works), and reposition everything (…

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## [Adobe Animate (Formerly Flash) got a nice visual refresh!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-animate-formerly-flash-got-a-nice-visual-refresh/641362)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-animate-formerly-flash-got-a-nice-visual-refresh/641362 "2019-12-19T19:21:54Z")

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While I’ve pretty much switched to using Sketch for all of my illustrations, I have a ton of legacy content that I need to edit only in Animate. Today, when I launched it, the entire UI has been overhauled a bit: Thi…

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## [Video component in Adobe Animate Canvas](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-component-in-adobe-animate-canvas/641042)

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**Author:** [@umr46](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/umr46)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-component-in-adobe-animate-canvas/641042 "2019-11-13T05:16:20Z")

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Hi, I have a question regarding adobe Animate canvas. On the stage I have a video component. I also have 3 buttons on stage. When I click the button it adds the corresponding movie in the video component. The proble…

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## [What Killed Adobe Flash? What exactly must have happen?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-killed-adobe-flash-what-exactly-must-have-happen/640428)

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**Author:** [@sofbud](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sofbud)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-killed-adobe-flash-what-exactly-must-have-happen/640428 "2019-09-10T18:36:06Z")

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The iPhone didn’t necessarily kill flash, but it made the fact clear that consumers were rapidly moving away from browsing the internet on their computers, to other devices such as phones, tablets and TVs. Adobe made mo…

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## [Need suggestions to create Educational App](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-suggestions-to-create-educational-app/234544)

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**Author:** [@Ostr8more](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ostr8more)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2007, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-suggestions-to-create-educational-app/234544 "2007-08-03T07:20:43Z")

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I need to create an app, which will allow the user to print, email, save and edit his or her inputs made to my flash program. The nature of this program is as a educational tool from which the user will be learning a lan…

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## [how to converter as2 to as3 rotation attan2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-converter-as2-to-as3-rotation-attan2/640147)

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**Author:** [@anderson\_teixeira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anderson_teixeira)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-converter-as2-to-as3-rotation-attan2/640147 "2019-08-07T17:46:21Z")

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var hip; var cY , cX; var aguaIsDragging=false; var aguaOldX = agua.\_x; var aguaOldY = agua.\_y; var aguaOldH = agua.\_height; var aguaOldW = agua.\_width; var angulo:Number; var mouseListener:Object = new Object(); var a,b…

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## [Need expert strategy consulting advice SWF/AIR/AS3/Apps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-expert-strategy-consulting-advice-swf-air-as3-apps/639981)

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**Author:** [@satprof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/satprof)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-expert-strategy-consulting-advice-swf-air-as3-apps/639981 "2019-07-01T23:59:05Z")

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I am looking for a consultant to give us some strategic advice on a development roadmap for a desktop app that can load and play SWFs from a server. We have a significant number of SWFs with complex AS3, currently being …

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## [Controlling a video file with JavaScript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-a-video-file-with-javascript/639609)

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**Author:** [@jthatcher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jthatcher)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-a-video-file-with-javascript/639609 "2019-04-03T04:59:46Z")

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Hello my new best friends. I’m a tenderfoot initiate into your group. I have been searching for a method to convert SWFs into HTML. One idea I’ve considered is to use QuickTime to convert them into MOV video files, th…

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## [Animate CC - Screen moves with mouse effect?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-cc-screen-moves-with-mouse-effect/635401)

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**Author:** [@mesta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mesta)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-cc-screen-moves-with-mouse-effect/635401 "2019-03-30T11:46:05Z")

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Hello, how can I create effect like this one in Adobe Animate CC? (HTML5) Is there any tutorial for this?

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## [ExternalInterface - No Flash/Javascript communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-no-flash-javascript-communication/639234)

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**Author:** [@Lahrissa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lahrissa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-no-flash-javascript-communication/639234 "2019-01-07T23:58:11Z")

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I looked at the tutorial for using the ExternalInterface for Flash/Javascript communication: https://www.kirupa.com/flash/calling\_javascript\_flash\_using\_as3.htm I just can not get any messaging to go through between th…

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## [Iterate through nested objects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iterate-through-nested-objects/639274)

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**Author:** [@onurcan1977](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onurcan1977)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iterate-through-nested-objects/639274 "2019-01-13T00:38:38Z")

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Hi, I have some nested objects and I want to print their properties. Here’s my code: main.x1y1.name = "x1y1"; main.x1y1.piece = ""; main.x1y1.\_textField = mc.txt\_x1y1; main.x1y1.x = 0; main.x1y1.y = 0; main.x2y1.name =…

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## [How to view ActionScript 1.0 code from a FLA today?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-view-actionscript-1-0-code-from-a-fla-today/639195)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-view-actionscript-1-0-code-from-a-fla-today/639195 "2018-12-30T23:10:48Z")

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There are some old examples I’d like to convert to JavaScript, but opening them in the latest version of Animate returns an unsupported error with all of the code removed. I googled around for a few solutions, and I coul…

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## [javascript code problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-code-problem/638648)

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**Author:** [@cabaka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cabaka)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-code-problem/638648 "2018-08-30T20:10:40Z")

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Hello, Anybody can help me about what is wrong with this code? on (press) { getURL ("javascript:yev=window.open('http://cagribariskasap.\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*app.com/yev.swf','yev','width=1024,height=768,left=0,top=0 ,toolbar=No,l…

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## [AS3 Random Movement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-random-movement/638437)

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**Author:** [@sn0wy0wl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sn0wy0wl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-random-movement/638437 "2018-07-02T16:57:21Z")

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Hi there! So I have been making use of an AS3 deconstruction for random movement from the old forums (see https://www.kirupa.com/flash/random\_movement\_as3\_pg1.htm for reference) This has been a fantastic help to me. I …

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## [How to Check if Multiple Instances of a Word are in a String in AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-multiple-instances-of-a-word-are-in-a-string-in-as3/638361)

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**Author:** [@Twisted4000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Twisted4000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-check-if-multiple-instances-of-a-word-are-in-a-string-in-as3/638361 "2018-06-15T17:40:46Z")

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I know how to check if a specific word exists within a string in AS3 by doing the following: if (inventory.text.indexOf(“item”) \>= 0) { //do something } But what I don’t know how to do i…

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## [convert code embedding swf file into a js file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-code-embedding-swf-file-into-a-js-file/638094)

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**Author:** [@ajoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajoo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-code-embedding-swf-file-into-a-js-file/638094 "2018-04-18T18:02:10Z")

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Hi all. The code embedding the swf file using AC\_RunActiveContent.js looks as below: \<script type="text/javascript" \> AC\_FL\_RunContent('codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#ver…

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## [AS3 Cannot communicate with php.](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-cannot-communicate-with-php/638072)

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**Author:** [@ajoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajoo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-cannot-communicate-with-php/638072 "2018-04-13T17:37:45Z")

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Hi, I have spent the whole day getting this seemingly simple piece of code to work but it stubbornly refuses to. var variables:URLVariables = new URLVariables(); var varSend:URLRequest = new URLRequest("comm.php"); v…

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## [access variables from parent swf into loaded swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-variables-from-parent-swf-into-loaded-swf/638039)

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**Author:** [@ajoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajoo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-variables-from-parent-swf-into-loaded-swf/638039 "2018-04-09T08:28:03Z")

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Hi all, I have an AS3 swf that I am using mainly to load another AS2 swf. AS3.swf is embedded in a HTML which uses Flashvars to pass parameters to AS3.swf. AS3 successfully loads AS2 and Flashvar values are collected in…

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## [using swf in a string to populate loader.loadbytes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-swf-in-a-string-to-populate-loader-loadbytes/637961)

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**Author:** [@ajoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajoo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-swf-in-a-string-to-populate-loader-loadbytes/637961 "2018-03-25T05:22:14Z")

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Hi all, Is it possible to use a string to hold a swf file and then use that in loader.loadbytes to invoke/load the same since I wish to load it directly into the memory.If possible, kindly elaborate with an example. No…

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