# flash

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## [sendAndLoad() function is not working in IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sendandload-function-is-not-working-in-ie/224418)

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**Author:** [@piuschungath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/piuschungath)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sendandload-function-is-not-working-in-ie/224418 "2007-05-02T08:23:34Z")

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I have a email form in action script 2, the value will passed to jsp page using sendAndLoad(), if that email already exit a flagvalue will returned back to jsp page. it is working properly in my local machine,but after u…

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## [\[Flash8\] Problem combination xml dropdown & transitions tut](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-problem-combination-xml-dropdown-transitions-tut/224416)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Carter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nicholas_Carter)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-problem-combination-xml-dropdown-transitions-tut/224416 "2007-05-02T07:33:09Z")

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Dear designers, (ref; smooth transitions tutorial & xml driven dropdown menu tutorial) Need some help with this please: I have a problem adjusting my AS to play the 2nd half of my loadClip movie with my xml dropdown …

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## [How to handle complex physical motion with flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-handle-complex-physical-motion-with-flash/224412)

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**Author:** [@figo2476](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/figo2476)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-handle-complex-physical-motion-with-flash/224412 "2007-05-02T06:29:39Z")

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Hi there: I tried to create similar animation like this: http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/12413.html I found that it is not very easy to handle those physical motions just by using flash 8 e.g. So I wo…

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## [Need help with simple menu element](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-simple-menu-element/224410)

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**Author:** [@iron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iron)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-simple-menu-element/224410 "2007-05-02T05:16:06Z")

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I'm new to flash, but currently started working on web page for my corp. I need to create a button, that will bring to stage a frame (simple rectangle) with some text written on it. The frame has to have squeeze and …

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## [Noob question about loading query string to SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-question-about-loading-query-string-to-swf/224404)

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**Author:** [@flagman5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flagman5)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-question-about-loading-query-string-to-swf/224404 "2007-05-02T04:21:18Z")

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Hi All I just recently started reading about flash, and I dont really know to find this information. But assuming I got the php/mysql side taken care of, and I got the php to be outputting the var1=data1&var2=data2.. …

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## [Flash CS3 + Vista: Does Lock Fill Work?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-vista-does-lock-fill-work/224401)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-vista-does-lock-fill-work/224401 "2007-05-02T03:18:24Z")

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Hey everyone, So I've been having issues in Vista with Lock Fill when wanting to adjust how my gradients work. I see the resize/rotate/transform arrows and lines, but when I go to click on them, they immediately disappea…

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## [Is there a better way to do this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-do-this/224400)

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**Author:** [@geoken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geoken)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-do-this/224400 "2007-05-02T03:04:10Z")

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I'm just learning AS3 and trying to re-learn some simple things. Basically I have a bunch of buttons that tween corresponding movie clips. import fl.transitions.\*; import fl.transitions.easing.\*; b1.addEventListene…

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## [Tutorial that doesn't work from COMPUTER ARTS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-that-doesnt-work-from-computer-arts/224399)

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**Author:** [@fearz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fearz)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-that-doesnt-work-from-computer-arts/224399 "2007-05-02T02:50:19Z")

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I tried this tutorial and it doesn't work. ALL I WANT, is the vertical image scroller to work and it seems like the code doesn't work at all. Can someone try it and upload just the scroller with a few images? Even when I…

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## [Trouble positioning MCs and Textfields](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-positioning-mcs-and-textfields/224395)

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**Author:** [@tazboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tazboy)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-positioning-mcs-and-textfields/224395 "2007-05-02T01:54:17Z")

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The picture shows what I'm trying to do. Here's my code: for (var i = 0; i\<nTotalPics; i++) { main.createEmptyMovieClip( "container"+i, i ); var container:MovieClip = main\["container"+i\]; container.…

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## [attachMovie then drag it?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-then-drag-it/224393)

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**Author:** [@hondo311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hondo311)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-then-drag-it/224393 "2007-05-02T01:51:10Z")

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Hi, I'm new to attachMovie and have a question (or lots!). I have a button that when pressed, will load a movie that I can then drag around. here's the actionscript on my button ("FFC\_frame" is the name and Identifie…

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## [attachMovie then drag it!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-then-drag-it/224392)

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**Author:** [@hondo311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hondo311)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-then-drag-it/224392 "2007-05-02T01:48:21Z")

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Hi, I'm new to attachMovie and have a question (or 2). I have a button that when pressed, will load a movie that I can then drag around. here's the actionscript on my button ("FFC\_frame" is the name and Identifier na…

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## [Bg Urgent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bg-urgent/224389)

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**Author:** [@stardude900](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stardude900)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bg-urgent/224389 "2007-05-02T01:13:45Z")

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If you have an animation where the cursur is alwars followed by an object or something....can you have it do it on a website withought using it as the bg. I think it's called encoding it or something.

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## [Fairly simple XML/Flash question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fairly-simple-xml-flash-question/224388)

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**Author:** [@pappageo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pappageo)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fairly-simple-xml-flash-question/224388 "2007-05-02T01:11:24Z")

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Hi, I've searched alot for this but can't seem to find a quick simple answer to my problem. Everytime I search all I seem to find is stuff that is way to complex for what I am looking for! All I am trying to do is loa…

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## [IE7 Not Displaying externally loaded text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie7-not-displaying-externally-loaded-text/224377)

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**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie7-not-displaying-externally-loaded-text/224377 "2007-05-01T22:53:56Z")

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Title pretty much covers it... I have some HTML loaded with loadVars, and styled with external CSS, and am just finding out that IE7 isn't displaying it. Is this a common problem with a general fix, or would I need to p…

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## [Actionscript Code for Controlling Brightness of Movieclip...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-code-for-controlling-brightness-of-movieclip/224376)

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**Author:** [@SNIPER](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SNIPER)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-code-for-controlling-brightness-of-movieclip/224376 "2007-05-01T22:35:08Z")

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I have Flash 8 set to Actionscript 1.0. On the main timeline I have a graphic of a hill and tree that darkens when clicking a button. I also have a movieclip called "creature" that has a little creature walking from o…

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## [Staging Swf for AS2 and AS3, Answer and I'll send you cookies :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/staging-swf-for-as2-and-as3-answer-and-ill-send-you-cookies/224374)

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**Author:** [@jnbeck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jnbeck)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/staging-swf-for-as2-and-as3-answer-and-ill-send-you-cookies/224374 "2007-05-01T22:24:21Z")

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Everyone likes cookies! So I've been searching every resource I could find for the past week trying to figure out how to create a staging environment for a flash embed I push out. Here's the situation: I have a fla…

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## [Problems with "Packages cannot be nested"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-packages-cannot-be-nested/224371)

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**Author:** [@jsimpson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jsimpson)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-packages-cannot-be-nested/224371 "2007-05-01T21:23:29Z")

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Howdy, This week we've made the shift from AS2 to AS3 and I keep finding awkward migration issues. I made a slight change to one of my components and I've started to receive the "Packages cannot be nested". My compo…

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## [Could use some assistance with movie loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-use-some-assistance-with-movie-loading/224368)

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**Author:** [@zephn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zephn)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/could-use-some-assistance-with-movie-loading/224368 "2007-05-01T20:31:30Z")

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I have a website I'm trying to put together which will load external swf which in turn loads a .flv A broken skeleton of what I'm trying to do is at this link. http://zephn.com/kirupa/loader/ and all the source files…

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## [\[F8\] Import library movieclips from external .swf and use attachMovie()?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-import-library-movieclips-from-external-swf-and-use-attachmovie/224363)

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**Author:** [@gohloum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gohloum)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-import-library-movieclips-from-external-swf-and-use-attachmovie/224363 "2007-05-01T19:55:22Z")

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I have not attemped this before and could not find information on exactly how to do this. I have 2 .swfs - 1 has assets in the library that are set to export on the first frame, but nothing on the stage. The second .…

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## [Go to certain frame within level 0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/go-to-certain-frame-within-level-0/224359)

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**Author:** [@88635csi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/88635csi)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/go-to-certain-frame-within-level-0/224359 "2007-05-01T19:14:55Z")

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I am trying to go to a certain frame within level 0. When you are in level 4, for example, and you click the button that takes you back to level 0, I would like to bypass the preloader and initial animation in level 0 an…

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## [Custom Video Controls Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-video-controls-question/224358)

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**Author:** [@mookey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mookey)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-video-controls-question/224358 "2007-05-01T19:13:52Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create a flash video with custom video controls. However the problem that I'm having is that when the movie ends, if you press the "play" button again nothing happens. What I need to have happen is …

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## [Problems casting a remote-loaded SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-casting-a-remote-loaded-swf/224356)

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**Author:** [@pooya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pooya)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-casting-a-remote-loaded-swf/224356 "2007-05-01T19:02:18Z")

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Let's say I have 3 items in the same package: \[LIST\] \[\*\]Shouter interface - requires implementers to implement the shout() function \[\*\]Shell class - implements Shouter...this Shell.swf is to be loaded remotely from: \[\*\]S…

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## [Can I use Anchors with the Simple Custom Scrollbar?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-use-anchors-with-the-simple-custom-scrollbar/224354)

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**Author:** [@diggs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/diggs)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-use-anchors-with-the-simple-custom-scrollbar/224354 "2007-05-01T18:28:30Z")

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I've got the Simple Custom Scrollbar tutorial completed and working, now I'm wondering if there is a way to use anchors to scroll to different points in the content instance? I can get this to work with dynamic text, bu…

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## [\[Flex/AS3\] Code best practice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-as3-code-best-practice/224353)

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**Author:** [@Cruiser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cruiser)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-as3-code-best-practice/224353 "2007-05-01T18:20:09Z")

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Hi all, I have coded AS2 applications with FMX2004 earlier with Zinc and now wanted to try my hand at the shiny new Flex 2.0.1 and AS3 combination. I am really not very confident in the approach I am using (or have s…

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## [Building a Timer with several functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-a-timer-with-several-functions/224352)

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**Author:** [@ponyack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ponyack)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-a-timer-with-several-functions/224352 "2007-05-01T18:03:30Z")

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Hi, I have a client that needs a timer. I have found some good tutorials and seen some good examples. But I need some special functions built into the time. The most imortant funtion would be a warning at a specif…

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## [Learn How to Use Flash with PHP and mySQL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learn-how-to-use-flash-with-php-and-mysql/224346)

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**Author:** [@guyswebdesigns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guyswebdesigns)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learn-how-to-use-flash-with-php-and-mysql/224346 "2007-05-01T15:29:41Z")

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I have flash 8 actionscript 2.0 Okay so I got the onclip to work: onClipEvent (load) { //assuming you have a personal web server and PHP installed locally loadVariables("http://www.''/''/info.php?info=info" ,this,"GE…

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## [Hovering Captions in CS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hovering-captions-in-cs3/224343)

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**Author:** [@Pseven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pseven)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hovering-captions-in-cs3/224343 "2007-05-01T14:43:11Z")

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Hello Kirupa.com Community, I'm a brand new flash "developer" and using CS3. I have a background in HTML/Java and OOP. I've found a few tutorials touching on how to create those text hovering captions that I so badly…

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## [XML.sendAndLoad Post Values?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sendandload-post-values/224339)

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**Author:** [@duncanhall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duncanhall)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sendandload-post-values/224339 "2007-05-01T12:35:29Z")

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I'm using the \*sendAndLoad() \*method to send an XML object to a PHP file, and I want the PHP file to be able to process the data in the XML object before it is sent bcak. At the moment I can send the XML object to my P…

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## [Help: Casting String gotten from Xml to a Number Type](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-casting-string-gotten-from-xml-to-a-number-type/224330)

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**Author:** [@kevmann16](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevmann16)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-casting-string-gotten-from-xml-to-a-number-type/224330 "2007-05-01T10:22:16Z")

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Hi all, I have a major problem, I have parsed the data from an xml doc to global vars in flash and need to use a few of them as numbers for things the position of "nodes" on the screen. However I can not cast the data …

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## [Masking Externally Loaded Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-externally-loaded-text/224325)

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**Author:** [@sandman01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sandman01)\
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**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masking-externally-loaded-text/224325 "2007-05-01T09:01:53Z")

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I have a following situation: I have a dynamic text field where I load text from an external file using load vars, but I need the text to be masked using a bitmap image from photoshop as a mask. If I put the text in a m…

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