# flash

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## [XML array - image gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-array-image-gallery/236602)

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**Author:** [@adrianoggero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adrianoggero)\
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**Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-array-image-gallery/236602 "2007-08-22T04:20:12Z")

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Hi everybody!, I've been struggling with this problem for months, let's see if you can figure this out. I want to create a template for several projects. Each project has it's own folder (projects/01; 02; 03; 04; etc) …

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## [The old, old will "test movie" won't "publish preview"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-old-old-will-test-movie-wont-publish-preview/236600)

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**Author:** [@Hinken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hinken)\
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**Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-old-old-will-test-movie-wont-publish-preview/236600 "2007-08-22T03:46:49Z")

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Why wont the Kirupa tutorial "Applying external CSS on dynamic text" (followed to the letter & freshly cut and pasted) "publish preview" correctly in HTML when it "tests movie" nicely? txt file in same folder as fla & …

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## [Basic buggy XML:)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-buggy-xml/236585)

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**Author:** [@Zhet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zhet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-buggy-xml/236585 "2007-08-22T01:01:32Z")

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XML becamed popular in combination with Flash, so i started to study, but i can't find a way to solve a problem, maybe someone could help me. i have an xml file with this structure: \<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf…

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## [\[AS2\] Problem: Generating Text with embedded font](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-problem-generating-text-with-embedded-font/236583)

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**Author:** [@RyanElston](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RyanElston)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-problem-generating-text-with-embedded-font/236583 "2007-08-22T00:42:14Z")

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I am trying to code a text ticker that can animate in many directions. I am have trouble doing the following: Having text that generates correctly, using "font symbols" in the library defined in the textFormat object. …

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## [Problem with clock](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-clock/236581)

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**Author:** [@stardude900](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stardude900)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-clock/236581 "2007-08-22T00:29:12Z")

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I am making a clock in flash on part of my webpage. The entire webpage is made out of flash so everything is together. i did all the actions and whatever it said to do. I run the program and it comes up with errors. Do I…

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## [Flash app/component to brwos CD?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-app-component-to-brwos-cd/236579)

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**Author:** [@VestanPance](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VestanPance)\
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**Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-app-component-to-brwos-cd/236579 "2007-08-22T00:15:55Z")

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Greetings, I am looking for a way to autorun a CD then have a menu system popup to disply the PDFs on said CD. I prefer free but willing to pay. The files will only be PDFs and they don't need to load in Flash, just be…

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## [Addressing A Class Member By String](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addressing-a-class-member-by-string/236578)

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**Author:** [@icekube12jr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/icekube12jr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addressing-a-class-member-by-string/236578 "2007-08-21T23:56:28Z")

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Hi, Just wondering if there is a way that you could address a member/method/function by using a string. For example, I could call a member of the class MovieClip like this: var something:MovieClip = new MovieClip();…

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## [Surround sound?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surround-sound/236574)

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**Author:** [@jfred1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jfred1979)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/surround-sound/236574 "2007-08-21T23:09:33Z")

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Does anyone know of a way to implement and control surround sound? I'm doing a kiosk project that requires multiple audio channels to be fed to speakers located around a room and turned on and off by the user. My idea ri…

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## [Shiny Orbs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shiny-orbs/236573)

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**Author:** [@KeSh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KeSh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shiny-orbs/236573 "2007-08-21T23:01:20Z")

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Hey folks, I have always been a fan of Kirupa's glass shiny orbs. However, now I would like to do something more difficult with them. Here is what I would like to do: \[LIST\] \[\*\]I have a XML with some data; \[\*\]I ex…

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## [Amazon's new rotating flash trick](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amazons-new-rotating-flash-trick/236567)

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**Author:** [@pinkmarine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pinkmarine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/amazons-new-rotating-flash-trick/236567 "2007-08-21T22:29:56Z")

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Does anyone have any idea how to create a similar rotating effect to Amazon.co.uk newbie (near bottom of index page)???:crazy:

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## [Little Help: Clickable movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/little-help-clickable-movieclips/236565)

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**Author:** [@Prjct](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Prjct)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/little-help-clickable-movieclips/236565 "2007-08-21T22:08:11Z")

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Hi, I've been attempting to wrap my head around interaction and AS3 for the past few days and rather than continue to bang my head on the keyboard in frustration I figured I'd just ask for help on here ^\_^. I'm creatin…

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## [IMporting Packages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-packages/236561)

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**Author:** [@Blips](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Blips)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-packages/236561 "2007-08-21T21:34:55Z")

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a fairly simple problem I can't solve. I have the following directory structure: flash folder \> Classes \> Special My fla is located in the "flash folder". I am attempting to import a as file I have located in the fol…

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## [Annoying white box in slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-white-box-in-slideshow/236560)

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**Author:** [@nlynn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nlynn)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-white-box-in-slideshow/236560 "2007-08-21T21:33:22Z")

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I've finished my photo gallery and everything's working with one exception. When I test the movie and click on the first button, a small white box (the size of the loader) appears on top of the loaded photo. Once you cyc…

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## [URGENT! How do i get actionscript to pause Actionscript 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-how-do-i-get-actionscript-to-pause-actionscript-2-0/236558)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Goudie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sam_Goudie)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-how-do-i-get-actionscript-to-pause-actionscript-2-0/236558 "2007-08-21T21:29:13Z")

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Hi guys, sorry to repost, I know its an annoying thing to do, but this is pretty urgent on a project I'm doing. I need the actionscript to carry out a piece of code, then pause for 0.5 seconds, then carry out the nex…

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## [Targeting Paths in external SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-paths-in-external-swf/236554)

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**Author:** [@sparky\_157](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sparky_157)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-paths-in-external-swf/236554 "2007-08-21T20:53:13Z")

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I need Help and his for targeting objects This is a tree to the button in the SWF i want to control MAIN v Navigation v Container v Content v …

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## [Load MovieClip from external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movieclip-from-external-swf/236552)

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**Author:** [@conradoplg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/conradoplg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-movieclip-from-external-swf/236552 "2007-08-21T20:23:41Z")

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Hello, Is there a way to load a MovieClip from an external swf file? Thanks

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## [Re: How do I create a liquid smooth scalable bitmap background?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-how-do-i-create-a-liquid-smooth-scalable-bitmap-background/236551)

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**Author:** [@urbanhumor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/urbanhumor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/re-how-do-i-create-a-liquid-smooth-scalable-bitmap-background/236551 "2007-08-21T20:13:56Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to mimic the behavior of the http://www.interpolnyc.com/ where the bitmap in the background scales smoothly to the browser size but the other elements don't move. i was able to make a .swf where the ima…

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## [ExternalInterface, Java and the user? (Saving/loading data)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-java-and-the-user-saving-loading-data/236550)

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**Author:** [@Cedwyn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cedwyn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-java-and-the-user-saving-loading-data/236550 "2007-08-21T20:08:43Z")

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Hey all, I am wondering if anyone has used externalinterface (or fscommand) and java in order to create a save/load window. Where flash passes a string of data to java, and java presents the user with an option to sav…

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## [AS3 noob... help please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-noob-help-please/236548)

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**Author:** [@rumoroso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumoroso)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-noob-help-please/236548 "2007-08-21T20:02:54Z")

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Ok, I've been actionscripting for a while now, but AS3 is confusing the !%#$ outta me. I simply put a stop(); on the timeline and even that won't work! can someone give me a link or a brief general guide on transitioning…

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## [Disarming the drag](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disarming-the-drag/236543)

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**Author:** [@mpr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disarming-the-drag/236543 "2007-08-21T19:24:33Z")

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I have a movieclip with a drag/drop script with it and once dropped in a specific target, it goes to a specific frame. Works fine. My question is how can one stop the drag feature once it is in the proper location? I tr…

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## [Fuse/Zigo Tweening](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fuse-zigo-tweening/236542)

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**Author:** [@steve\_b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steve_b)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fuse-zigo-tweening/236542 "2007-08-21T19:23:50Z")

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Ive used Zigo in the past for small scale tweening/zooming, but nothing too advanced. Until now. Basically, I need to make an small flash movie that shows the route of a ship around the world. Something like this one f…

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## [Movieclip Transaction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-transaction/236541)

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**Author:** [@DrMaxMad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DrMaxMad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-transaction/236541 "2007-08-21T19:17:43Z")

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Hi... i have problem in flash 8.. i have three movieclips named "clip1","clip2","clip3" and three buttons on the stage.. i want the clips to transact on click each button in a way that when "clip1" is on the stage an…

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## [Printing issues with Firefox/IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-issues-with-firefox-ie/236540)

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**Author:** [@Shiroi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shiroi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/printing-issues-with-firefox-ie/236540 "2007-08-21T19:17:12Z")

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Hello, I have some issues with printing swf files in an HTML page. I am sending to flash from the html file a variable "isPrint = true" this uses a script that makes the animation stop on the last frame. if(isPrint =…

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## [Using XML and Flash Photo Gallery tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-xml-and-flash-photo-gallery-tutorial/236534)

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**Author:** [@jamesgg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jamesgg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-xml-and-flash-photo-gallery-tutorial/236534 "2007-08-21T19:05:38Z")

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I am in the process of learning more about flash and its capabilities. My main goal is to create a photo gallery with the scrolling thumbnails. I have decided to go one step at a time and started with making a simple pho…

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## [Any ideas on extending the CS3 color component?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-ideas-on-extending-the-cs3-color-component/236532)

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**Author:** [@SquirtGun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SquirtGun)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-ideas-on-extending-the-cs3-color-component/236532 "2007-08-21T18:48:54Z")

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I would like to extend the functionality of the built in color component available for AS3. I would like to have it provide the same functionality of the color component in the flash IDE itself. This would include addi…

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## [Game Framework - Please Comment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-framework-please-comment/236531)

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**Author:** [@endemoniada](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/endemoniada)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-framework-please-comment/236531 "2007-08-21T18:48:13Z")

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Hi guys, I've only been using AS3 (and Flash CS3) for a few days, I never used previous versions, I know C(++) and Win32 programming so my learning is coming along quickly. I came up with this for a general game fram…

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## [A script is causing Adobe Flash Player to run slowly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-script-is-causing-adobe-flash-player-to-run-slowly/236530)

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**Author:** [@corneliu9d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/corneliu9d)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-script-is-causing-adobe-flash-player-to-run-slowly/236530 "2007-08-21T18:24:49Z")

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I know it's a common error, and I know it's related to an infinite loop, usually. In may case, this is different. Here http://myrtana.xhost.ro/wordsearch/wordsearch.swf I have a wannabe word search game. On my computer …

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## [Need tiny help to get XML data](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-tiny-help-to-get-xml-data/236528)

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**Author:** [@tile\_nipper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tile_nipper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-tiny-help-to-get-xml-data/236528 "2007-08-21T18:17:43Z")

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I have worked through the Kirupa tutorial to build a web gallery using XML data. I would like to use the XML file automatically generated by Adobe Photoshop. I'm having a little trouble figuring out how to navigate the d…

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## [Complex Flash CS3 problem - preloader in empty movieclips?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-flash-cs3-problem-preloader-in-empty-movieclips/236524)

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**Author:** [@jrealist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrealist)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complex-flash-cs3-problem-preloader-in-empty-movieclips/236524 "2007-08-21T18:11:02Z")

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I am having a problem getting empty movieclip(s) to play in my flash movie. The empty movieclips are loading .swf files a server. I believe I need to include preloaders to each empty movieclip? However I don't know how t…

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## [Upload Form in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upload-form-in-flash/236519)

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**Author:** [@yfwmagazine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yfwmagazine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/upload-form-in-flash/236519 "2007-08-21T17:29:23Z")

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I know I've seen this before and was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. I want clients to be able to upload files to my server. Thanks in advance. :bounce:

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