# flash

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## [Xml Gallery Question Please Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-question-please-help/253031)

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**Author:** [@gdesigner36](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gdesigner36)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-question-please-help/253031 "2008-02-26T16:12:41Z")

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I have an xml gallery with thumbnails, when the thumbnails are clicked it loads the image. Now when the image is clicked it loads a movie clip that animates in but I cant get the description of the image to load into tha…

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## [Simple gallery as external but no photos showing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-gallery-as-external-but-no-photos-showing/253030)

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**Author:** [@kubana](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kubana)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-gallery-as-external-but-no-photos-showing/253030 "2008-02-26T16:08:13Z")

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Hi I love this website as I can find lots of useful tutorials. thanks Kirupa and others. I am new too flash and don't know much about it. I did simple gallery ( from tutorial ) with arrows on the bottom and it works as a…

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## [Linking Slideshow images through XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-slideshow-images-through-xml/253026)

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**Author:** [@almaline03](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/almaline03)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-slideshow-images-through-xml/253026 "2008-02-26T15:49:13Z")

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There is an easy slideshow fade provided by Dale Sattler on http://www.blog.noponies.com/archives/13 Can anyone help me getting the non caption pictures to link to urls? He tried quickly to exmplain it but i have know …

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## [getURL Doesn't with blogger O.o](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-doesnt-with-blogger-o-o/253022)

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**Author:** [@kirupa\_s\_cousin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa_s_cousin)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-doesnt-with-blogger-o-o/253022 "2008-02-26T15:01:45Z")

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Hey, Referring to this link. http://weblablogs.blogspot.com/ The Flash Button is coded with\[INDENT\] on (release) { //Goto Webpage Behavior getURL("http://www.yahoo.com","\_self"); //End Behavior }\[/INDENT\]This bu…

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## [I want to create the banner in kellogs website!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-create-the-banner-in-kellogs-website/253021)

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**Author:** [@fault151](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fault151)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-create-the-banner-in-kellogs-website/253021 "2008-02-26T14:58:40Z")

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Hi i need to create a banner very similar to the kellogs website in the way it works. Basically i need a video to load up and start playing with 'no sound'. The video will have a mask area that when you roll over it, …

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## [I am baffled, flash seems to be ignoring logic](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-baffled-flash-seems-to-be-ignoring-logic/253020)

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**Author:** [@richwilliamsuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/richwilliamsuk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-am-baffled-flash-seems-to-be-ignoring-logic/253020 "2008-02-26T14:53:40Z")

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I'm trying to get a rotating character to stop at around 0 or 360 degrees and then die. All the following code is within an enter frame event. This is the offending piece of code:- if(cakeOrientation \> 358); …

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## [Can I make a scrolling text panel draggable?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-make-a-scrolling-text-panel-draggable/253015)

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**Author:** [@netineti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/netineti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-make-a-scrolling-text-panel-draggable/253015 "2008-02-26T14:23:56Z")

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Hello everyone - my first post in this nice place. I'm trying to make a scrollable dynamic text field in a movie clip which can be dragged to different positions in the main movie. I've found some great tutorials showi…

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## [Kirupa's Slider Bar: Changing values?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupas-slider-bar-changing-values/253012)

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**Author:** [@DdigitalD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DdigitalD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupas-slider-bar-changing-values/253012 "2008-02-26T13:51:17Z")

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Hi all, I have a project that I'm trying to incorporate Kirupa's slider bar into. I can't seem to figure out how to control the value increments as the slider is dragged. I need it to probably go in increments of 1000.…

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## [Scroll bar component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-component/253011)

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**Author:** [@Lalaland](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lalaland)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scroll-bar-component/253011 "2008-02-26T13:50:00Z")

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Hello! I need help with using the UIScrollBar component for a text field. It is just not working. I am dragging it to the dynamic text box, it snaps, and takes the right position. But arrows do not appear, and it just …

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## [Passing Vars from a SWF to new SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-vars-from-a-swf-to-new-swf/253006)

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**Author:** [@bof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bof)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-vars-from-a-swf-to-new-swf/253006 "2008-02-26T12:56:59Z")

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Hi there \[smile\] I think this should not be a big deal, but I do not get it to work... I got a "MainFlash" witch loades an XML with about 60 variables (Settings), in base of a paramater then this "MainFlash" loades a…

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## [flashPutHref on firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashputhref-on-firefox/253002)

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**Author:** [@hcvitto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hcvitto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashputhref-on-firefox/253002 "2008-02-26T11:32:05Z")

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hi everybody i'm using the flash accessibility option ina flash project i'm working on. Following this advices http://www.noscope.com/journal/2004/04/named-anchors i managed to make it work both in firefox and ie, b…

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## [BitmapData Class is amazing! \[CODE SNIPPET\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-class-is-amazing-code-snippet/253001)

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**Author:** [@andymac1990](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andymac1990)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-class-is-amazing-code-snippet/253001 "2008-02-26T10:59:22Z")

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Recently I have been exploring this bitmapdata class and I just want to say that there is so much potential for amazingness here. Bitmapdata is fast and very dynamic. Creativity is endless. This class has that game (Fall…

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## [Snapshot of current flash display state](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snapshot-of-current-flash-display-state/252999)

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**Author:** [@flashCloud](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashCloud)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snapshot-of-current-flash-display-state/252999 "2008-02-26T10:11:23Z")

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Hi, Is there any way I can capture the current display (what you see on flash player) and save as a jpeg on the server by posting the captured binary data through a web service? This capturing is silmiliar to Print Scr…

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## [Help me with XML loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-with-xml-loading/252998)

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**Author:** [@corneliu9d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/corneliu9d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-with-xml-loading/252998 "2008-02-26T09:41:30Z")

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This is probably a common issue, but I can't figure it out. I have a class in which I load a XML file. I want to find a possibility to use the XML data so I can add some movieclips on the Stage. This is the class: pac…

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## [Loop for.... not finishing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-for-not-finishing/252997)

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**Author:** [@sabee77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sabee77)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loop-for-not-finishing/252997 "2008-02-26T07:51:48Z")

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Hi there, I'm having a really hard time with a loop for code (wich simply sets properties of an array of Btn on stage). When I play my movie locally, I don't have any problem. But when I play it inside the browser, it s…

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## [Adobe CS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-cs3/252995)

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**Author:** [@john\_aa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/john_aa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-cs3/252995 "2008-02-26T07:33:11Z")

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Hey guys wondering, if you are using Adobe CS3 and do you think, if there are other alternatives to CS3. Would you recommend CS3 or wait for something else.

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## [Preventing high score cheating in games](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-high-score-cheating-in-games/252988)

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**Author:** [@Aneurin\_Mark\_II](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aneurin_Mark_II)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-high-score-cheating-in-games/252988 "2008-02-26T05:49:19Z")

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I've been trying out different methods, but sadly none of the ones I've implemented really work properly (one involved storing a text file with a key in on the server and having Flash load it while a .htaccess file preve…

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## [Photoshop Layers -\> Flash Layers; Masking](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-layers-flash-layers-masking/252983)

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**Author:** [@JasonGross](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JasonGross)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-layers-flash-layers-masking/252983 "2008-02-26T05:04:27Z")

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I have been working with importing photoshop layers into Flash (both CS3) and including a layer mask created in PS. When I load the .psd into flash the layer mask I made in photoshop comes up as a black box in flash w…

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## [Movie clips duplicating, but not moving?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clips-duplicating-but-not-moving/252978)

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**Author:** [@exid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/exid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clips-duplicating-but-not-moving/252978 "2008-02-26T03:22:20Z")

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so i have this program that duplicates Mr. T himself ('tman0', located in the 'f1' clip) on button press (button is called 'plus' located in the 'control' MC), and assigns each duplicate a number drawn from the array (cn…

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## [What is the ellipse tool](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-ellipse-tool/252977)

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**Author:** [@nasser\_jamal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nasser_jamal)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-ellipse-tool/252977 "2008-02-26T02:52:17Z")

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\* Dear members, \* \* Iwas reading a tutorial about Flash, and in it it says use ellipse tool, and as you all know there is not an ellipse tool in flash 8. \* \* First what is ellipse tool, and is there a substit…

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## [Trying to call a parent function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-call-a-parent-function/252976)

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**Author:** [@richwilliamsuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/richwilliamsuk)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-call-a-parent-function/252976 "2008-02-26T02:49:51Z")

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Hi there, I'm a bit new with AS3, at the moment i'm struggling to call a parent function. I'm trying to use this.parent.parent.functionhere() and it keeps telling me it's not a function. If i do a trace(parent.parent…

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## [Allow copies of movie to act independently...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allow-copies-of-movie-to-act-independently/252973)

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**Author:** [@ldsdj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ldsdj)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allow-copies-of-movie-to-act-independently/252973 "2008-02-26T01:28:45Z")

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Hi, this is my first real post. I hope you find it interesting. I have created a page for my kids here. It features 192 copies of the same file (eye.swf) that independently follow the mouse around the screen. (This wor…

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## [AS3 OOP noob needs help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-oop-noob-needs-help/252971)

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**Author:** [@cthulhugeek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cthulhugeek)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-oop-noob-needs-help/252971 "2008-02-25T23:26:42Z")

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Hi, The Question: How have a class be able to check to see if it has hit anothercopy of itself in the class definition. The Details: I am new to Action Script. I am very intrigued by the OOP theory and wanted to c…

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## [Multiple XML Galleries - Need Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-xml-galleries-need-help/252968)

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**Author:** [@gennybeans](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gennybeans)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-xml-galleries-need-help/252968 "2008-02-25T22:50:30Z")

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so i've managed to create multiple xml galleries (using the the tutorial on the website as the basis for the galleries, and i simply made multiples of that). the thing is, i have a feeling that simply copy and pasting …

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## [DisplacementMapFilter blues -- please help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displacementmapfilter-blues-please-help/252963)

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**Author:** [@Stickeroo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stickeroo)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displacementmapfilter-blues-please-help/252963 "2008-02-25T22:09:13Z")

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I'm more or less at wit's end now. I managed to get something all displace-y to show up on my screen, but it's not working properly, and to be honest, I'm not sure what it's doing. All I want to happen is this: I've de…

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## [Netstream Video Scrubbing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netstream-video-scrubbing/252962)

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**Author:** [@mrwizzer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrwizzer)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netstream-video-scrubbing/252962 "2008-02-25T21:49:31Z")

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Has anyone experienced any weirdness with video scrubbing when using the Netstream class? My video scrubber is working perfectly on Mac, and fine on some browsers on the PC side, but with some browsers, (Firefox, for e…

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## [Communicating between levels](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communicating-between-levels/252961)

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**Author:** [@advan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/advan)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communicating-between-levels/252961 "2008-02-25T21:47:53Z")

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I have a flash movie (home.swf) with a movie loaded on top (inside.swf) on level 1. I have a button in inside.swf and after clicking it, I want home.swf to go to frame 13. Is this possible? Thx!! \[smile\]

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## [Capture info on local server with no internet?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/capture-info-on-local-server-with-no-internet/252960)

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**Author:** [@mikedkap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikedkap)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/capture-info-on-local-server-with-no-internet/252960 "2008-02-25T21:43:14Z")

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Is there a way to capture the info that a user types into an input field locally if I'm somewhere that doesn't have internet access? It is a sort of kiosk that will not have internet access and I need to capture the na…

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## [Video object wont drop Camera source?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-object-wont-drop-camera-source/252956)

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**Author:** [@WearDark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WearDark)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-object-wont-drop-camera-source/252956 "2008-02-25T21:08:08Z")

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Im creating a webcam recorder that allows the user to record their video and then review it before submitting it... Everything works fine except that Im trying to use 1 video instance to display the webcam and then aft…

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## [Progress Bar with Scrollpane that swaps out SWFs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/progress-bar-with-scrollpane-that-swaps-out-swfs/252954)

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**Author:** [@vizual3y3z](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vizual3y3z)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/progress-bar-with-scrollpane-that-swaps-out-swfs/252954 "2008-02-25T21:01:44Z")

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I'm currently working on a flash site for a client and I'm having difficulty incorporating a progress bar. The basic architecture of my site includes one main scrollpane which swaps out different swf files when you click…

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