# flash

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## [Full screen mode confliction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-mode-confliction/254932)

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**Author:** [@dax1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dax1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-mode-confliction/254932 "2008-03-17T14:34:30Z")

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Discovered a bug with my online portfolio... When viewed in full screen mode (right click) you can't fill out the php contact form. Anyone have a theory? www.catchymedia.co.uk

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## [Dynamic Gradient Linear Fill](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-gradient-linear-fill/254931)

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**Author:** [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-gradient-linear-fill/254931 "2008-03-17T14:28:56Z")

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I have a 600x200 Pixel Box and want to change its color dynamicaly (with an Array of Colors maybe?) to a Linear Gradient Fill with 4 Colors (Red,Blue,Yellow and Cyan). Can any1 help me out with this???

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## [CNN Video Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cnn-video-gallery/254929)

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**Author:** [@garyzero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/garyzero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cnn-video-gallery/254929 "2008-03-17T13:37:09Z")

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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone has wrote or found a tutorial that talks about the CNN video gallery. I'm looking to create a similar gallery and I'm researching ones I like. The CNN one is the best I've found right …

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## [Make the Test Window stay on top?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-the-test-window-stay-on-top/254927)

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**Author:** [@ArcadeJunky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArcadeJunky)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-the-test-window-stay-on-top/254927 "2008-03-17T13:05:20Z")

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Forever my test window (CTRL + Enter) would place the flash on top of the Actions - Movie Clip window, etc., but something changed and now CS3 wants to put the test window below everything else. How can I force the tes…

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## [AS3 Beginner syntax errors, help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-beginner-syntax-errors-help/254922)

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**Author:** [@willgoldstone7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/willgoldstone7)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-beginner-syntax-errors-help/254922 "2008-03-17T12:06:50Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm new to as3, so I started off with some of adobe's tutorials on OOP with as3 and i've started writing a basic button creating script, saved as 'Mybtn.as' in a folder called 'tutorials', within 'w…

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## [loadMovie into levels issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-into-levels-issue/254917)

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**Author:** [@Y0UNG5T4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Y0UNG5T4)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-into-levels-issue/254917 "2008-03-17T11:07:36Z")

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Hi, I have an animation that plays using action script(2.0) with the images loaded using a .xml. This all works fine. Howvever, I have created a another short animation to serve as an intro which fades to alpha 0. When…

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## [Loop not acting proper](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-not-acting-proper/254916)

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**Author:** [@daidai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daidai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-not-acting-proper/254916 "2008-03-17T10:49:13Z")

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why would a loop not loop sequencially through the numbers? my loop is outputting this: k 0 j 0 j 1 j 2 j 3 k 1 j 4 k 2 k 3 j 5 j 6 k 4 k 5 j 7 k 6 k 7 k 8 j 8 package { import flash.display.\*; import fla…

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## [Shared Objects in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-objects-in-as3/254914)

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**Author:** [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-objects-in-as3/254914 "2008-03-17T09:53:00Z")

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I have 2 movie clips (clip1\_mc, clip2\_mc) and a value I need to store as a shared object. I cna store variables but can I save it all together as an SO? If so how?

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## [Memory leek](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-leek/254913)

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**Author:** [@tstefan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tstefan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-leek/254913 "2008-03-17T09:23:00Z")

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Hi. I have a big problem in my application, and didn't succeeded to solve it. I have to load 2500 images and store them in theirs containers MC-s, images are about 20 to 40 Kb big, so it would be around 100 Mb, but the m…

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## [How to add a progress bar in a flash movie player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-a-progress-bar-in-a-flash-movie-player/254912)

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**Author:** [@rajiv\_2109](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rajiv_2109)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-a-progress-bar-in-a-flash-movie-player/254912 "2008-03-17T09:21:36Z")

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Hello Ther.. I have created a flash player which reads an flv file from server, actually when i press on the play button i want to play and have a progress bar to shown the duration time for the video. I trie…

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## [How to import/export scrollable area?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-import-export-scrollable-area/254911)

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**Author:** [@rap199](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rap199)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-import-export-scrollable-area/254911 "2008-03-17T09:17:30Z")

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Hi. I have just followed the tutorial to make a simple scrollable area and it worked fine. But I dont know how to put this into my existing fla. When i publish and then import it, it appears but the scroller doesnt work. …

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## [You Tube Player Clone Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/you-tube-player-clone-script/254907)

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**Author:** [@NovemberRain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NovemberRain)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/you-tube-player-clone-script/254907 "2008-03-17T07:11:27Z")

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Hi, I'm looking for a You Tube Type Video Player. Any Flash AS 3.0 clone script available to make something like that.:stare: thanks in advance..

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## [Help with Button Animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-button-animation/254904)

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**Author:** [@kramdraw85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kramdraw85)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-button-animation/254904 "2008-03-17T05:01:38Z")

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So I'm trying to make a menu similar to the one on this site http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2007/seurat/seurat.html. When each button is pressed it goes to the top and the others change order respectively. So far I ha…

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## [Removing the Redraw and settings from the context menu using actionscript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-the-redraw-and-settings-from-the-context-menu-using-actionscript/254901)

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**Author:** [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-the-redraw-and-settings-from-the-context-menu-using-actionscript/254901 "2008-03-17T04:44:28Z")

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Hey All, I'm using Actionscript 2.0 and I want to remove the Show Redraw and Settings menu items from my context menu - has anybody managed to do this yet?? Cheers!! \[smiley\]

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## [What am I doing wrong here?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-here/254898)

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**Author:** [@Sgtbaker84](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sgtbaker84)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-here/254898 "2008-03-17T03:11:06Z")

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Hey, i'm trying to make a menu that toggles to a submenu, i kinda have it working, but not quite...I don't know what i'm doing wrong here, I've looked at some tutorials, but they seem too "complicated" for the task at ha…

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## [Unable to receive IOErrorEvent.IO\_ERROR](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-receive-ioerrorevent-io-error/254892)

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**Author:** [@pcheddar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pcheddar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unable-to-receive-ioerrorevent-io-error/254892 "2008-03-17T01:44:30Z")

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Hi, I'm working on a flash program that consists of a client (written in Flash) and a server (written in Java). Communication between the client and server is done through a xmlsocket. I want to show an error box when …

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## [News ticker with a pause button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-ticker-with-a-pause-button/254885)

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**Author:** [@guitarplayer08](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guitarplayer08)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/news-ticker-with-a-pause-button/254885 "2008-03-16T22:27:26Z")

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I successfully followed this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/newsticker.htm but I want to create a pause button on the side such that when the button is pressed down, the news ticker will pause. Then, w…

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## [Sliding thumbnails in a grid XML gallery?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-thumbnails-in-a-grid-xml-gallery/254883)

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**Author:** [@Fatbat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fatbat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-thumbnails-in-a-grid-xml-gallery/254883 "2008-03-16T22:05:35Z")

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Does anyone out there have code for an XML gallery that arranges the sliding thumbs in a grid of many rows and columns instead of a single row? Something like this... \[image\] I've been searching all day for somethi…

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## [Fastest way to copy alpha information to a BitmapData](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fastest-way-to-copy-alpha-information-to-a-bitmapdata/254881)

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**Author:** [@BMA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BMA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fastest-way-to-copy-alpha-information-to-a-bitmapdata/254881 "2008-03-16T20:53:41Z")

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Hi, I'm currently working on a racing game with changing lighting conditions. For the night mode I overlay the scene with a dark bitmap (BitmapData) and now at the postions of the cars I want to cut out some (soft) li…

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## [Custom XML loader class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-xml-loader-class/254880)

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**Author:** [@EthanG800cc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/EthanG800cc)\
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**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-xml-loader-class/254880 "2008-03-16T20:36:49Z")

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Hi! I’ve been making the transition from AS2 to AS3. I hadn’t dealt with classes before I started with AS3, so I’ve been running into a few snags. My current problem is an XML loading class that I’m trying to put toge…

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## [Movie Clip Button - PLEASE HELP!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-button-please-help/254877)

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**Author:** [@GiveMeCoffee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GiveMeCoffee)\
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**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-button-please-help/254877 "2008-03-16T20:21:07Z")

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I have a movie clip that I want to act as a button. All the states (on, over, etc) all work properly with the following code in the main timeline: this.portfolio\_button.onRollOver = function () { portfolio\_button.go…

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## [Countdown in game help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-in-game-help/254874)

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**Author:** [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-in-game-help/254874 "2008-03-16T19:57:49Z")

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In my game (actionscript 3) i want it to be so there is a timer that counts down and when it gets to zero it sends you to a lose screen like gotoAndPlay("lose"); (i know, thats actionscript 2) how do i make an…

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## [SplitString problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splitstring-problem/254871)

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**Author:** [@samuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samuk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/splitstring-problem/254871 "2008-03-16T18:20:49Z")

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Hi, i have an array of numbers like the following, +1.2, +5.0, -3.0, +4.0 now, i have used the sub string to pull out all numbers beginning with '+' and all numbers beginning with '-'. i would like to take the numbe…

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## [Function with Arguments(Parameters)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-with-arguments-parameters/254870)

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**Author:** [@craig\_clayton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/craig_clayton)\
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**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-with-arguments-parameters/254870 "2008-03-16T18:19:38Z")

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So basically what I want to do its make my code more reusable in a sense. The way I am coding things now when someone clicks on a button a timer function is called and then I have things animate off stage. After they ar…

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## [Can you convert AS1/AS2 to AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-convert-as1-as2-to-as3/254864)

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**Author:** [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
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**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-you-convert-as1-as2-to-as3/254864 "2008-03-16T16:40:33Z")

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i have a lot of projects that i made in AS1 and AS2 and would like to use them with flash player 9 and AS3, is there a way to easily convert this? if so, is there a good method to manually do it?

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## [Reference to a Movieclip inside another movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-to-a-movieclip-inside-another-movieclip/254862)

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**Author:** [@Rundevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rundevo)\
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**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-to-a-movieclip-inside-another-movieclip/254862 "2008-03-16T15:19:54Z")

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Hello all! I have afew movieclips on the main timeline, and now I need to make one movieclip from them all while being able to reference to them. I got this code function on\_click(event:MouseEvent):void { if (r && …

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## [\>\> Variables & Navigation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-navigation/254860)

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**Author:** [@gartherarth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gartherarth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-navigation/254860 "2008-03-16T14:55:16Z")

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Hiall - Got a "can this be done" question: I'm looking for the best way to structure a full flash site and how to have the different pages load. Say I have a main movie that has the site menu (home, about us) and I …

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## [AS2 XML Loop problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-xml-loop-problem/254859)

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**Author:** [@crapitoutjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crapitoutjim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-xml-loop-problem/254859 "2008-03-16T14:29:00Z")

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Hi There, Its quite some time since I posted on Kirupa but its good to be back!! I am having a bit of a nitemare problem with actionscript 2 and xml. I have 4 instances of the same mc on my stage, these are named templ…

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## [Loader scaleContent and preloader does NOT work online](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-scalecontent-and-preloader-does-not-work-online/254858)

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**Author:** [@timoruII](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timoruII)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-scalecontent-and-preloader-does-not-work-online/254858 "2008-03-16T13:05:46Z")

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Hello Everyone i am truly a newbie in as2, i have test the script in local flash "Test Movie" everything was perfect, however when i try to put the files into my remote server, the getBytesLoaded() return to "0" and ge…

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## [startDrag to boundaries of movieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-to-boundaries-of-movieclip/254857)

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**Author:** [@danhodkinson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danhodkinson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-to-boundaries-of-movieclip/254857 "2008-03-16T12:01:22Z")

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Hi all, i have a moveclip that is scaled inside a mask. i want to use the startDrag feature to move it around but i only want it to move as far as the boundaries, so if i try to move it to the right, it doesn't let me mo…

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