# flash

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## [Sliding Flash Interface - Using Links from an XML file Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-flash-interface-using-links-from-an-xml-file-problem/254369)

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**Author:** [@HansStrangeways](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HansStrangeways)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-flash-interface-using-links-from-an-xml-file-problem/254369 "2008-03-11T11:57:17Z")

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Hi All, Working on a new site for the company i've recently started working for... fairly new to flash but wanted to try this sliding interface for the graphic banner at the top of the page... have a look here at an …

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## [Resize External .SWF in a .FLA](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-external-swf-in-a-fla/254366)

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**Author:** [@ibex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibex)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-external-swf-in-a-fla/254366 "2008-03-11T11:10:11Z")

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Hi, I need to load an external .swf (600pixels by 600pixels) into a .fla but I need shrink the size of the .swf to 200pixels by 200pixels. Can someone help. I created an empty shell movieclip using menu called my\_s…

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## [Using the "Simple Custom Scrollbar" and "XML" Tutorials](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-simple-custom-scrollbar-and-xml-tutorials/254361)

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**Author:** [@pappageo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pappageo)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-simple-custom-scrollbar-and-xml-tutorials/254361 "2008-03-11T10:37:42Z")

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Hellooo, I have posted on this forum a few times in the past when I have really needed help and have always had awesome responses! My problem I am having involves some pretty simple content loaded from an xml file (wh…

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## [Attaching external FLV to Video Object via ASI've been reading a few articles, and th](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-external-flv-to-video-object-via-asive-been-reading-a-few-articles-and-th/254354)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Grim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex_Grim)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-external-flv-to-video-object-via-asive-been-reading-a-few-articles-and-th/254354 "2008-03-11T07:52:45Z")

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I've been reading a few articles, and they are all suggesting that this is done in just a certain way, and they all seem to be uniform in the way that they are explaining how to do this (probably because most of them are…

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## [Regarding performance of wesite](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regarding-performance-of-wesite/254351)

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**Author:** [@neelam14](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neelam14)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regarding-performance-of-wesite/254351 "2008-03-11T06:27:05Z")

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Hi all i am working on a website, it has all aspx pages. There is some flash animations in the aspx pages. Each time when i click on a link the status bar shows "1 item remaining" after a long time also, but as soon as…

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## [getURL in iframe w/anchors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-in-iframe-w-anchors/254349)

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**Author:** [@MonaE](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MonaE)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-in-iframe-w-anchors/254349 "2008-03-11T06:04:14Z")

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Hello, I am trying to get my scrolling pictures in a Flash file to link to a webpage with iframes and anchors. Page A with scroll box at bottom: http://www.ewebsites.ws/interwest/capital-improvement.htm Click on 2nd…

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## [Photogallery Background Color?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photogallery-background-color/254348)

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**Author:** [@rpflo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rpflo)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photogallery-background-color/254348 "2008-03-11T05:39:33Z")

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Wondering how simple it would be to specify a background color in the xml file for each image. That way you could have the background of the movie to fade from one color to the next to match the image displayed. Proba…

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## [How to create SWF right click button?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-swf-right-click-button/254345)

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**Author:** [@varuns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/varuns)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-swf-right-click-button/254345 "2008-03-11T04:15:44Z")

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Hi all, pls help to me. how to create right click button?

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## [AS newb needs help - button vs movieclip code. :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-newb-needs-help-button-vs-movieclip-code/254343)

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**Author:** [@hermtheworm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hermtheworm)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-newb-needs-help-button-vs-movieclip-code/254343 "2008-03-11T02:48:58Z")

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Ok guys, thanks for checking this out, as i stated previously, i am a TOTAL newb at actionscript, although i am learning. Anyway, i have some movieclips "buttons" and some button code that I want to implement to it. So b…

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## [Flash getURLs and javascript communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-geturls-and-javascript-communication/254341)

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**Author:** [@ksb43](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ksb43)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-geturls-and-javascript-communication/254341 "2008-03-11T02:15:20Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman\]I have a flash 8 movie in an internet explorer 7 html window. I tried a simple getURL("http://www.google.com/") and IE7/flash gives me a security warning. When I go to change the settings they are a…

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## [Problem with repeated sounds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-repeated-sounds/254334)

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**Author:** [@oldmanwinter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oldmanwinter)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-repeated-sounds/254334 "2008-03-11T00:43:38Z")

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i currently have a sound playing repeatedly and pretty rapidly, it's a sound effect for a machine gun, but when i start shooting my gun it there will be a slight pause between the first shot sound and the subsequent shot…

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## [Make Audio & Video Rewind & Play together](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-audio-video-rewind-play-together/254332)

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**Author:** [@Renice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Renice)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-audio-video-rewind-play-together/254332 "2008-03-11T00:32:22Z")

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Hello everyone! I am fairly new to Actionscripting and brand new to this forum. I hate to start out desperate but I am. Let me set the stage: I created a 7 scene swf in CS3 Actionscript 2.0 and have integrated (under …

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## [Is there any grid component in AS 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-any-grid-component-in-as-3-0/254329)

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**Author:** [@anujsharma181](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anujsharma181)\
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**Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-any-grid-component-in-as-3-0/254329 "2008-03-11T00:11:40Z")

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Hi All I am looking for a grid container in AS 3.0. With my search I found that AS 3.0 supports Data Grid but for holding data not for visual layout perspective. I am looking something for visual layout perspective. My a…

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## [Wrapping Test Within A Shape - AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wrapping-test-within-a-shape-as2/254324)

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**Author:** [@K9Damien](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/K9Damien)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wrapping-test-within-a-shape-as2/254324 "2008-03-10T23:09:05Z")

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I'm trying to load text within a shape on the stage. The shape is a square with the left and right sides concaved. )( ...I'm not sure how to go about this...my text is loading externally from a .txt file, making me thin…

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## [Simple question: Closing Key.addListener();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-closing-key-addlistener/254318)

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**Author:** [@dirtyharriet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dirtyharriet)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-closing-key-addlistener/254318 "2008-03-10T21:49:42Z")

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Hello again ! Just want to know how to close the listener. In the next frame of my movie I would like to change the action for some keys already implied in frame 1, so I would like to generate a new event listener and to…

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## [Need Some guidance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-guidance/254315)

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**Author:** [@anujsharma181](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anujsharma181)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-some-guidance/254315 "2008-03-10T20:52:21Z")

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Hi guys I need some guidance from you. I almost reach the final stage of my project. My scenario is I have multiple instances of UILoaders on the main stage. The user can drag and drop those UILoaders wherever he wants o…

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## [PageFlip v2.25: Need to open to specific page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pageflip-v2-25-need-to-open-to-specific-page/254314)

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**Author:** [@sellblok](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sellblok)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pageflip-v2-25-need-to-open-to-specific-page/254314 "2008-03-10T20:47:30Z")

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Doesn't seem to be very much help out there on this PageFlip v2.25 from http://www.pageflip.hu/ Hopefully someone can help. Need to have the book automatically open to page 4 when loaded. Or open and skip to page 4 in…

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## [Flash CS3 nextFrame and prevFrame + error message](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-nextframe-and-prevframe-error-message/254307)

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**Author:** [@spark067](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spark067)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-nextframe-and-prevframe-error-message/254307 "2008-03-10T19:31:28Z")

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Hello everyone, I have really simple question. Here is a link. http://www.funrise.com/flash Please click to facts on the menu. The next button is working but prev button is not working. Do you know why? Here is the…

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## [Help with Scrolling Text in ActionScript2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-scrolling-text-in-actionscript2/254306)

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**Author:** [@jakeryan90](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jakeryan90)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-scrolling-text-in-actionscript2/254306 "2008-03-10T19:27:58Z")

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Hi, I am currently trying to set something up here with scrolling text (dynamic text.) As of now I have text in a field and two graphical arrows (set as buttons) to push the text up or down. Each arrow has actionscript a…

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## [Streaming AAC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-aac/254304)

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**Author:** [@abranch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abranch)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-aac/254304 "2008-03-10T19:03:17Z")

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Hi After doing some research about streaming AAC in the latest Flash Player, I discovered this on a Flash engineer's blog: \[INDENT\]I am not in a position able to explain to you why we will not allow 3rd party streami…

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## [Packages cannot be nested?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/packages-cannot-be-nested/254302)

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**Author:** [@Digitalosophy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Digitalosophy)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/packages-cannot-be-nested/254302 "2008-03-10T18:43:48Z")

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Wow not sure what I am missing here... This is my 2nd day using AS 3.0. I bought a book today and am trying to execute simple code but it's not working. When I compile I get "Packages cannot be nested" I have an .a…

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## [Preloader bugging](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-bugging/254298)

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**Author:** [@Gernouille](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gernouille)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-bugging/254298 "2008-03-10T18:22:15Z")

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Hi, I have some problem with a preloader in AS3. Here is the error I got. TypeError: Error #1009: Il est impossible d'accéder à la propriété ou à la méthode d'une référence d'objet nul. at bugwithloading\_fla::MainTim…

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## [Er... TextField.appendText() is counting wrong?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/er-textfield-appendtext-is-counting-wrong/254295)

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**Author:** [@Battie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Battie)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/er-textfield-appendtext-is-counting-wrong/254295 "2008-03-10T17:45:32Z")

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It's gotta be me, but I just can't figure out what's wrong here. I would assume that appendText() adds text right after the character at textField.length, but instead it's putting it right before. Code: function pu…

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## [XML node links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-node-links/254294)

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**Author:** [@crila](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crila)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-node-links/254294 "2008-03-10T17:15:38Z")

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whats up kirupa! this is my first post! sweet! anyway, i am having trouble with this code i have written. basically it loads in the XML, counts the nodes, then it parses the info for each node. i am having trouble assi…

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## [Please help, Flash Newbie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-flash-newbie/254293)

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**Author:** [@mpicard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpicard)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-flash-newbie/254293 "2008-03-10T17:15:18Z")

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Hello people, I have 2 questions: I have Flash CS3. I am making forms, via Flash for the internet. How do you make certain text fields, or check boxes required? as in you cannot get to the next step unless you answer…

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## [Tinting an object at runtime without breaking tweens](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tinting-an-object-at-runtime-without-breaking-tweens/254290)

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**Author:** [@ehudros](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ehudros)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tinting-an-object-at-runtime-without-breaking-tweens/254290 "2008-03-10T17:00:16Z")

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hi everyone, I'm currently quite stumped at something I think should be possible. I have a complex object that is motion tweened, and I want to change its tint at runtime. However, it seems whenever I try to set a tint (…

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## [sq1: load damn it](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sq1-load-damn-it/254288)

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**Author:** [@randomagain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/randomagain)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sq1-load-damn-it/254288 "2008-03-10T16:56:57Z")

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right back to square one... I have this on a dynamic action for buttons, you select a swf address from xml and load it into container. (for dropdown) container.loadMovie(xmlNode.childNodes\[whichSubMenu\].childNodes…

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## [SendAndLoad inconsistency](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sendandload-inconsistency/254281)

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**Author:** [@Ricochet2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricochet2)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sendandload-inconsistency/254281 "2008-03-10T16:12:16Z")

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I have code that needs to grab image names from a db based upon the current image the mouse is over. It gets information on that image and then attempts to get information about the related images. But i get inconsistent…

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## [WndProc for Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wndproc-for-flash/254279)

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**Author:** [@rmj134](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rmj134)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wndproc-for-flash/254279 "2008-03-10T16:03:23Z")

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In .NET there is a function called WndProc (for those not in the know). Its like a global event listener. Does anyone know of an swf equivalent in AS3? I basically want to catch everything the swf sees as it happens. …

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## [AS3 live video streaming problem in FireFox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-live-video-streaming-problem-in-firefox/254278)

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**Author:** [@SteveLewis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SteveLewis)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-live-video-streaming-problem-in-firefox/254278 "2008-03-10T15:41:41Z")

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Hi everyone! I hope that some AS3 guru can help me \[smile\] I have one AS3 development trouble which I can't solve during weeks... It's a phantom bug from FireFox flash player... I will be happy if anybody can help …

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