# flash

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## [Help with flash/XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-flash-xml-file/248960)

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**Author:** [@kknutson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kknutson)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-flash-xml-file/248960 "2008-01-14T01:44:07Z")

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Hello I am a beginner to intermediate flash user...still lots to learn in actionscript and just learning xml. I found a cool menu that I'd like to be able to use but right now I don't know how to make the buttons becom…

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## [Penner Tweening Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/penner-tweening-help/248959)

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**Author:** [@Kurtz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kurtz)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/penner-tweening-help/248959 "2008-01-14T01:12:25Z")

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Hi all, Need your help with a simple position+scale tween of an image. I've got a picture that need to move and scale at the same time. I did it with the "mx.transitions". But the movement has a weird "flick", a "not…

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## [embedFonts question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedfonts-question/248958)

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**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedfonts-question/248958 "2008-01-14T00:58:57Z")

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Let's say I make a textbox on frame one of my movie and embed a font called "Crazyface-Bold" into that textbox. Can I create an empty text field at runtime and assign it a font value of "Crazyface-Bold"? Would that …

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## [\[FLASH8\] Sound Issue has me stumped](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-sound-issue-has-me-stumped/248952)

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**Author:** [@xytor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xytor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-sound-issue-has-me-stumped/248952 "2008-01-13T22:46:44Z")

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Hi, I have a game in which various sounds are played (explosions, music, etc) they are all different sounds with different names, but when i do snd.setVolume(50), for example, the change affects all sounds, not just snd. …

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## [Need Help Making This Work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-making-this-work/248949)

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**Author:** [@bizsumpark182](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bizsumpark182)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-making-this-work/248949 "2008-01-13T22:36:19Z")

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Ok, I have a flash site that I'm building with AS 2.0. What I'm trying to do with the below code is: when the user enters the frame for the very first time the navbar movie clip will play. But, when ever the comeback …

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## [Flash 8 Morphing software](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-morphing-software/248947)

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**Author:** [@nasser\_jamal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nasser_jamal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-morphing-software/248947 "2008-01-13T22:23:43Z")

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\* \[COLOR=blue\]Dear members,\[/COLOR\] \* \* \[COLOR=#0000ff\]Morphing is a software that helps shape one photo to another, does anybody know if it could be downloaded freely from the internet or it has to be bought a CD/…

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## [Running a JSFL command through Actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-a-jsfl-command-through-actionscript/248938)

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**Author:** [@Ayman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ayman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-a-jsfl-command-through-actionscript/248938 "2008-01-13T20:18:13Z")

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The Flash Help Doc says: To issue a command from an ActionScript script: Use the following syntax (you can concatenate several commands into one string): MMExecute(Javascript command string); I wanted to know if th…

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## [AS 2.0: Fading to white](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-0-fading-to-white/248934)

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**Author:** [@dvdt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dvdt)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-0-fading-to-white/248934 "2008-01-13T18:52:55Z")

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Hello community, I am working in a .fla movie for a client trying to imitate some fireworks being shot from the ground. I am creating the fireworks, i am able to tint the particles to white, but I can not \*\*fade \*\*the…

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## [Recording what buttons have been rolled over?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recording-what-buttons-have-been-rolled-over/248933)

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**Author:** [@Starpromo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Starpromo)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recording-what-buttons-have-been-rolled-over/248933 "2008-01-13T18:46:25Z")

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Hey guys, Im looking for a way for flash to remember what buttons the user has rolled over. Then being able to tell flash to play back the button sequence in the order they were rolled over. I have managed to adapt s…

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## [Really Need Your Help! Having Trouble With a Countdown!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-need-your-help-having-trouble-with-a-countdown/248930)

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**Author:** [@Nym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nym)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-need-your-help-having-trouble-with-a-countdown/248930 "2008-01-13T16:54:16Z")

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Hi guys! I'm going to deliver a presentation tomorrow and there's two "slides" of it that require a simple countdown timer, the first counts down from 3:00 minutes to 0 and the second one counts from 25:00 minutes to 0…

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## [\-CS3- Having trouble with resizing boxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-having-trouble-with-resizing-boxes/248928)

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**Author:** [@birdboy0103](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/birdboy0103)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-having-trouble-with-resizing-boxes/248928 "2008-01-13T15:22:43Z")

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'Morning guys, I've got a box I drew in actionscript, and I setup a stage resizer to resize the box when the stage's size changes. This all works like I wanted it to. The problem is, when you resize, there is a ghost…

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## [Move left and right with mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/move-left-and-right-with-mouse/248920)

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**Author:** [@awebbdesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/awebbdesign)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/move-left-and-right-with-mouse/248920 "2008-01-13T11:32:53Z")

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Hi Can anyone help me with moving a image left and right depending on the mouse position like the following... http://www.assness.com/ I had the following... // now i need the mouse to move mspeed = 5 endX = \_roo…

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## [Conversion issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conversion-issue/248919)

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**Author:** [@raa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conversion-issue/248919 "2008-01-13T10:49:05Z")

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I have this semi-dynamic slideshow in AS 1.0 for Flash Player 5 that, for certain types of projects, still does a better job than all the dynamic xml based ones. You just place your images in a movie clip and it takes ca…

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## [Error message for drop down buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message-for-drop-down-buttons/248913)

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**Author:** [@Stressmagnet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stressmagnet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message-for-drop-down-buttons/248913 "2008-01-13T08:24:20Z")

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Hello I keep getting this message: Error Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 1: Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler gotoAndStop("About"); I am following the instructions from this webiste …

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## [Subclassing from SWFs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/subclassing-from-swfs/248906)

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**Author:** [@Rezmason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rezmason)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/subclassing-from-swfs/248906 "2008-01-13T06:11:59Z")

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I have a game platform in the works called Engram, which accepts special game modules, and to add a new module to the platform, you would compile a simple class like so: package { import net.rezmason.engram.Bedrock; …

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## [Automatically load next swf when current movie is finished](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-load-next-swf-when-current-movie-is-finished/248904)

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**Author:** [@miz\_chif](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/miz_chif)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatically-load-next-swf-when-current-movie-is-finished/248904 "2008-01-13T04:50:05Z")

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Hi, I know this is probably a really basic question but- I'm using the photo gallery tutorial to load and play swfs via an xml file. I want to have the next swf load on the movie clip when the current movie has complet…

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## [Adobe source review](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-source-review/248901)

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**Author:** [@cheblin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cheblin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-source-review/248901 "2008-01-13T03:11:46Z")

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I have got this snip from Adobe source package fl.core { public class UIComponent extends Sprite { public function drawFocus(focused:Boolean):void { isFocused = focused; // We need to set isFocused here since th…

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## [Flash form to Access & email, possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-to-access-email-possible/248900)

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**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\
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**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 3:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-to-access-email-possible/248900 "2008-01-13T03:01:37Z")

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I have a form based in part on \[COLOR=black\]Flash\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=black\] Forms and Database Integration tute by Digitalosophy \[/COLOR\]http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/forms\_database.htm Is it possible to also…

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## [XML and Image Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-image-gallery/248895)

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**Author:** [@marSoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marSoul)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-image-gallery/248895 "2008-01-13T00:18:11Z")

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Hi all I want to create an image gallery like the nvidia site : http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html If you see the flash intro, you can see that 4 images with description will load and loop continually. I have created t…

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## [Really simple array Q](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-simple-array-q/248894)

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**Author:** [@zuriki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zuriki)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-simple-array-q/248894 "2008-01-12T23:42:33Z")

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I can't get my head around arrays... Ok so basic I know it can be displayed as blah = \["blah","blah blah","blah blah blah"\] then you can retrive with trace(blah\[X\]); or in a text box. I can't be bothered with the var bla…

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## [Mouse pass through](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-pass-through/248889)

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**Author:** [@JasonBoBason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JasonBoBason)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-pass-through/248889 "2008-01-12T22:58:15Z")

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I have a button on one layer of my page, and I have a semi-transparent rectangle over the top of the whole stage to simulate darkness at certain times. The problem is that the rectangle receives the mouse clicks rather…

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## [Loading external swfs and flvs using xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs-and-flvs-using-xml/248877)

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**Author:** [@nbryson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nbryson)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs-and-flvs-using-xml/248877 "2008-01-12T19:14:38Z")

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Can someone point me to a good tutorial that would help me build a dynamic portfolio using AS2? I guess I am confused about if there is different code to use for loading pictures and other file types like flvs and swfs.…

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## [Adding components dynamically](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-components-dynamically/248875)

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**Author:** [@theonlycarmire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theonlycarmire)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-components-dynamically/248875 "2008-01-12T17:25:11Z")

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I'm writing a class that will have some dynamic controls in them. What I want to do is be able to add the standard Flash CS3 Components into my class dynamically. Is there a way that I can do this?

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## [movieClip stops tweening after setChildIndex](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-stops-tweening-after-setchildindex/248874)

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**Author:** [@runnerman56](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/runnerman56)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-stops-tweening-after-setchildindex/248874 "2008-01-12T17:19:02Z")

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I have several movieclips inside a container clip. At certain points on the timeline, i need different clips to be on top of the z-order. So when i add an action keyframe to my "action layer" that uses the setChildIndex,…

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## [Flash CS3 - FLVPlayback Control Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-flvplayback-control-problem/248867)

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**Author:** [@soundarya122](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/soundarya122)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-flvplayback-control-problem/248867 "2008-01-12T14:29:10Z")

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Hi, I am creating a simple video playback application where it publishes the flv file on the server using the media server. It writes the flv file in a folder named "videorecordings". But the FLVplayback control is not…

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## [Flash cart system](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cart-system/248866)

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**Author:** [@m00nz00mer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m00nz00mer)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cart-system/248866 "2008-01-12T14:26:22Z")

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im gonna try to make a flash online trainer shop, something like solebox.com. I was just wondering if anyone knew anything about making a cart system in flash that basically adds products to a cart which you can view and…

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## [Creating scroll bars in Flash CS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-scroll-bars-in-flash-cs3/248852)

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**Author:** [@better](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/better)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-scroll-bars-in-flash-cs3/248852 "2008-01-12T09:10:13Z")

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I am a new beginner with flash website templates. I purchased a template. I am currently trying to toy and manipulate with the pages. How do I create a scroll bar in the latest program of Adobe Flash CS3?

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## [Convert ActionScript code from Flash 5 to Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-actionscript-code-from-flash-5-to-flash-8/248849)

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**Author:** [@suicidebilly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/suicidebilly)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-actionscript-code-from-flash-5-to-flash-8/248849 "2008-01-12T08:07:25Z")

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Greetings, I have a Flash5 Actionscript here that does not work on Flash8, I´ve tryed to fix but had no sucess... Can anyone help me with that ?? largodemo = 25; myString = this.\_name; temp1 = ""; for (n=0; n\<larg…

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## [Reference a variable in a for loop?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-a-variable-in-a-for-loop/248832)

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**Author:** [@icenine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icenine)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-a-variable-in-a-for-loop/248832 "2008-01-12T01:16:18Z")

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This is using actionscript 2.0. How do I reference a variable in a for loop? Any help much appreciated \[smile\] //Total Number of Pages var PageCount:Number = 12; // Page titles var PageTitle1:String = "I am Page On…

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## [Kirupa File Uploader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-file-uploader/248828)

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**Author:** [@tabercreative](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tabercreative)\
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**Last updated:** [January 12, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-file-uploader/248828 "2008-01-12T00:06:22Z")

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Hello, I was able, with my limited knowledge, to get the Uploading Files using FileReference working on my own website. It works wonderfully with files under 2Mb or so. The problem is that with files over that, I get…

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