# flash

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## [Loading images from an Array generated from XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-images-from-an-array-generated-from-xml/240937)

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**Author:** [@djanim8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djanim8)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-images-from-an-array-generated-from-xml/240937 "2007-10-08T14:48:29Z")

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OK, this is my first day trying to use AS3 and I'm kind of confused on how to load an image onto the screen and then be able to resize it, scale it, etc.. I'm loading up to 5 images in from an XML file that will be gen…

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## [Moving data from HTTP service to a component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-data-from-http-service-to-a-component/240936)

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**Author:** [@Mg1975](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mg1975)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-data-from-http-service-to-a-component/240936 "2007-10-08T14:41:21Z")

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Hey Is it possible to move data from a HTTP service into another Component? In the Application I start the HTTP service (for getting a Rss xml). But how can I get the data from the HTTP service over in another or a e…

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## [How should this portfolio be set up?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-should-this-portfolio-be-set-up/240932)

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**Author:** [@NHansen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NHansen)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-should-this-portfolio-be-set-up/240932 "2007-10-08T14:16:30Z")

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Ok, so I'm about to make a preloader of sorts, but have run into a problem because I have multiple SWFs being externally loaded in different locations. http://therealnickhansen.com/sub As of now, it's setup like so: M…

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## [Desktop mp3 player in Adobe AIR with AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desktop-mp3-player-in-adobe-air-with-as3/240930)

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**Author:** [@rajesh\_kumar78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rajesh_kumar78)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/desktop-mp3-player-in-adobe-air-with-as3/240930 "2007-10-08T13:41:55Z")

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Hi, Desktop mp3 player completly done in ADOBE AIR with AS3. http://neoflex.wordpress.com/ Rajesh Kumar

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## [2 functions.....1 state......argggghhhhhhh](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-functions-1-state-argggghhhhhhh/240929)

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**Author:** [@gibry21](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gibry21)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-functions-1-state-argggghhhhhhh/240929 "2007-10-08T13:21:48Z")

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Right I'm going to try and explain this again...simpler and maybe see if anybody can help. Basically, I have 6 instances of 1 button, I have written 2 functions "over" and "out", these functions are used simply to cont…

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## [Scope](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scope/240924)

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**Author:** [@wanda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wanda)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scope/240924 "2007-10-08T11:29:50Z")

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Hi guys I am developing a mobile application for the new Nokia N95 but i am having some problems. This is Flash Lite 2.0 by the way. I want to use the softkeys to unload movieclips so that i can go back. I have for…

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## [Filereference Ghost](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-ghost/240923)

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**Author:** [@sparkdemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sparkdemon)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-ghost/240923 "2007-10-08T11:23:32Z")

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hello every one.. i am facing a strange problem , i have a set of files being downloaded from a server. When i download it on my machine which is the server it downnloads.. but on other systems , the file save dialo…

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## [External .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf/240921)

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**Author:** [@L2Aeos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/L2Aeos)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf/240921 "2007-10-08T11:02:16Z")

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Hello. Here's what I want to do. I have a "main.fla", and an "inside.fla". I want to put the "inside.fla" (with a preloader), inside "main.fla", but I also want to use the buttons, actions I create in "inside.fla". I…

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## [Sorting special characters in XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorting-special-characters-in-xml-file/240919)

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**Author:** [@mogs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mogs)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorting-special-characters-in-xml-file/240919 "2007-10-08T09:43:17Z")

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Hi, hoping someone has and idea of how I can solve the problem of sorting special characters such as à, è, ì etc in an actionscript array. I am working on a dictionary which has been created in XML and loads into Flash. …

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## [While statement crashing!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/while-statement-crashing/240916)

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**Author:** [@lilleypants](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lilleypants)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 9:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/while-statement-crashing/240916 "2007-10-08T09:32:35Z")

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I've nevered used a while loop before but everytime I try and implement it into my code it keeps on crashing my computer. Can anyone tell me why? var tagString:String = content\_txt.text; var tags\_found = true; while (…

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## [Limit display size of external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/limit-display-size-of-external-swf/240915)

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**Author:** [@NickZA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NickZA)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/limit-display-size-of-external-swf/240915 "2007-10-08T09:21:23Z")

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Hi I have an external swf I am loading. It is a text scroller, and part of the way it works is that it moves the text up or down off the top or bottom of the stage when it scrolls. Unfortunately when I load it in a m…

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## [Help! cant get html & swf onto my site!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-cant-get-html-swf-onto-my-site/240912)

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**Author:** [@macrflashmxnewb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macrflashmxnewb)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-cant-get-html-swf-onto-my-site/240912 "2007-10-08T07:53:56Z")

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I use yahoo sitebuilder and i just got macromedia flash mx v6 and i made a photo gallery and i tried everything. i used the tutorials, lessons, everything nothing helped. i "published" it and i even tried to look around …

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## [Overlay of seperate flash movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlay-of-seperate-flash-movies/240908)

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**Author:** [@Chappo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chappo)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlay-of-seperate-flash-movies/240908 "2007-10-08T06:15:57Z")

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Hi everybody, Have this dilemma involving 2 seperate .SWF files. 1st .swf file contains a drop down menu and the height of it is 800px and the 'effective' height is about 200px. 2nd .swf file contains clickable but…

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## [Creating a 2D array?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-2d-array/240904)

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**Author:** [@nutcase88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nutcase88)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-2d-array/240904 "2007-10-08T04:23:57Z")

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Hi im trying to create a 2d array in flash and the fact that im a C++ programmer isnt helping me so im a little lost here. Ive searched the forums and found something like this \[FONT=Courier New\]\[LEFT\]\[COLOR=#000000\]v…

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## [LoadVars result is spliting!?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-result-is-spliting/240902)

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**Author:** [@TandemAdam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TandemAdam)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-result-is-spliting/240902 "2007-10-08T04:19:49Z")

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I have had this issue for a while now, and cant seem to find an answer anywhere. I am always using LoadVars to load in data from PHP or whatever and it normally always works. But some times my result data is split into…

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## [Printing Minor Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-minor-problem/240901)

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**Author:** [@adiboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adiboy)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-minor-problem/240901 "2007-10-08T04:16:22Z")

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I use the script below to do the printing of a movie clip. on(release){ var pj.PrintJob = new PrintJob(); if( pj.start() ) { if( pj.addPage( 0 ) ) { pj.send(); } } delete pj; } However, because the stage s…

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## [\[Flash 8\] Dynamic Movieclips with Dynamic Movie Clips : Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-dynamic-movieclips-with-dynamic-movie-clips-help/240898)

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**Author:** [@Ogmatter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ogmatter)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-dynamic-movieclips-with-dynamic-movie-clips-help/240898 "2007-10-08T02:47:20Z")

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Hello, is there a way to: 1. create an empty movieclip (zone1) 2. create a movieclip in zone1 (zone1.contentMC) 3. create an empty mask movieclip in zone1 (zone1.maskMC) 4. draw a filled rectangle into zone1.maskMC 5. se…

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## [Having a silly rollover problem. Would love some help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-a-silly-rollover-problem-would-love-some-help/240895)

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**Author:** [@LeiaGraf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeiaGraf)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/having-a-silly-rollover-problem-would-love-some-help/240895 "2007-10-08T01:33:17Z")

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Hi all, I feel like this should be really simple, but I can't seem to get it to work! I put Flash down for a month and promptly forgot everything, it seems. Unfortunately, I'm at work not at home, so I can't add th…

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## [loadVariables() error detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-error-detection/240889)

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**Author:** [@anonymous\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anonymous_c)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-error-detection/240889 "2007-10-07T22:07:20Z")

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Is there any way for error detection with the loadVariables() function? The only way I can think of is to set a local variable, such as 'load\_complete' to zero and have it set to one in the server response. Then set a t…

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## [Mac Flash 8 encoded flv files stop playing prematurely](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-flash-8-encoded-flv-files-stop-playing-prematurely/240886)

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**Author:** [@pacificm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pacificm)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mac-flash-8-encoded-flv-files-stop-playing-prematurely/240886 "2007-10-07T20:45:22Z")

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I am using Flash 8 to encode flvs from one minute movs on a Mac with 10.3.9. If I create flvs using Sorenson Squeeze, the flvs made from movs play back completely. However, if I encode flvs from the same movs, the fl…

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## [Childs and authoring tool](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/childs-and-authoring-tool/240882)

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**Author:** [@Element9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Element9)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/childs-and-authoring-tool/240882 "2007-10-07T19:31:09Z")

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If I make some graphics in a symbol that I export for AS and make a class for it, are those graphic objects accessible as childs?

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## [Using \[Embed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-embed/240880)

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**Author:** [@endemoniada](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/endemoniada)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-embed/240880 "2007-10-07T19:09:29Z")

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Hi guys, Can I use \[Embed\] in my AS3 that I compile with Flash CS3 ? Is there a difference between using AS3 one way (say, with Flash CS3) and another way (say, with Flex) ? I don't get it. What I do is use a stand…

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## [\[AIR\] stage.window.maximize();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-stage-window-maximize/240878)

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**Author:** [@Gazurt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gazurt)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-stage-window-maximize/240878 "2007-10-07T18:34:22Z")

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I saw this code in a example.But when I tried to write it it gives error.The error number is = 1119 I think in new version there is no code like this.Because I tried to write it in Beta 2... So how can I colve this? …

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## [The Oringe Scrollbar - making a scrollTo function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-oringe-scrollbar-making-a-scrollto-function/240877)

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**Author:** [@NHansen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NHansen)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-oringe-scrollbar-making-a-scrollto-function/240877 "2007-10-07T18:22:03Z")

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Hello. I am currently making a site that uses Oringe.com's old fullscreen scrollbar. It's really perfect. I was just wondering how hard it would be to implement some sort of scrollTo function. For example, I would have a…

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## [Flash based PHP form contains html tags](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-based-php-form-contains-html-tags/240875)

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**Author:** [@capitalc17](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/capitalc17)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-based-php-form-contains-html-tags/240875 "2007-10-07T18:08:36Z")

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I've read about this same problem in other threads and I've tried the solutions. Hopefully, someone can help me. The website is www.lachezanddennis.com. The form is on the Guestbook page. The form works, but the emails…

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## [Trying to make a puzzle with an externally loaded background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-make-a-puzzle-with-an-externally-loaded-background/240872)

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**Author:** [@tibberous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tibberous)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-make-a-puzzle-with-an-externally-loaded-background/240872 "2007-10-07T16:38:15Z")

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I am trying to make a jigsaw puzzle where you can upload an image of a set size. Right now the only way I can think to do that would involve loading the same image for each piece, which I don't want to do for performan…

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## [Sorted Search Results](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorted-search-results/240871)

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**Author:** [@Dokratos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dokratos)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorted-search-results/240871 "2007-10-07T16:32:58Z")

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I'm using this Kirupa's tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/searchbestof.htm to create a search field of my own. I was wondering if it is possible to get flash to sort the results in alphabetical order?:h: …

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## [bitmapData problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-problem/240868)

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**Author:** [@Xannax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Xannax)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-problem/240868 "2007-10-07T15:24:11Z")

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Ok I 've got this site with a papervision-based 3d transition; basically the page gets cut into a grid of 3d squares that flip to reveal the next page. So I have this function that takes ob1:DisplayObject as a parameter …

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## [XML Player Question (AS expert needed)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-player-question-as-expert-needed/240855)

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**Author:** [@Deadcell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Deadcell)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-player-question-as-expert-needed/240855 "2007-10-07T11:27:56Z")

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I have created a XML player from a tutorial online. I can't remember where I got it from though. So I can't ask the creator these questions. The player has 'stop, play, fwd, rwd' buttons. They all work fine. The proble…

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## [Air vs Zinc question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-vs-zinc-question/240854)

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**Author:** [@Aquilonian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Aquilonian)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/air-vs-zinc-question/240854 "2007-10-07T10:54:23Z")

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So, for those of you already playing with Air, does it have some kind of secure variables the same way as Zinc have?

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