# flash

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## [Text resizing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-resizing/212903)

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**Author:** [@fenderboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fenderboy)\
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**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-resizing/212903 "2007-01-15T16:40:02Z")

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ok, this one has had me stumped all day. I have a dynamic textfield into which I load text from the first node in an xml doc. 2 buttons (previous and next) are used to go through the nodes - so far so good. My client…

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## [Do external images have to be in the same directory in Flash 8?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-external-images-have-to-be-in-the-same-directory-in-flash-8/212901)

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**Author:** [@chemicaltheory](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chemicaltheory)\
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**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/do-external-images-have-to-be-in-the-same-directory-in-flash-8/212901 "2007-01-15T16:09:59Z")

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I am amazed if this would be the case. We have a simple file that calls external images to display in the Flash movie, but you always get a message that pops up about "this movie is trying to communicate with ..... click…

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## [Blend Mode & Dynamic loading MC issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blend-mode-dynamic-loading-mc-issue/212898)

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**Author:** [@creatovisguru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatovisguru)\
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**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blend-mode-dynamic-loading-mc-issue/212898 "2007-01-15T15:54:39Z")

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Greetings, I don’t know if anyone has encountered this before…or if I am doing something incorrectly. I have an XML file which I have parsed into an array named “imageArr”. I am attempting to load the images into “cur…

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## [gotoAndPlay in external swfs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-in-external-swfs/212896)

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**Author:** [@rjcogin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rjcogin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandplay-in-external-swfs/212896 "2007-01-15T15:20:51Z")

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im trying to play a frame in an external .swf with a button from my main flash file. any ideas how this could be done? thanks

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## [sendAndLoad for Flash Player 7, 8 , 9](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sendandload-for-flash-player-7-8-9/212892)

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**Author:** [@Black\_Ice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Black_Ice)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sendandload-for-flash-player-7-8-9/212892 "2007-01-15T15:04:42Z")

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Hi All. I have done a script that reads from a mysql database and feeds back the results to the flash document. The code involves feeb back inot a dynamic text box. In the standalone server or within flash 8 itself, it…

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## [How to make this cool effect?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-this-cool-effect/212889)

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**Author:** [@matix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-this-cool-effect/212889 "2007-01-15T14:30:34Z")

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Does anybody know about a tutorial or have any tips on how to make an effect like the movement of the background elements on this page?: http://www.amontobin.com/ Amon Tobin is a legend btw. Thanks!

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## [Multiple sound files combined - problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-sound-files-combined-problem/212888)

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**Author:** [@Ashe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ashe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-sound-files-combined-problem/212888 "2007-01-15T14:28:19Z")

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Hi - The quick question is - I can only get this to play sound once - then it won't do it again - why?? I am making a math game for my young kids - it adds numbers from 1 to 5 the variables A & B are randomly generated…

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## [Transparent video on top of other video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-video-on-top-of-other-video/212884)

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**Author:** [@dejanp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dejanp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-video-on-top-of-other-video/212884 "2007-01-15T13:24:51Z")

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I have one problem with two external flv clips in flash, one on top of other, the top one has transparency. When the bottom one is ON the top one loses it's quality and when the bottom clip is OFF the top one looks grea…

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## [Link to diffrent pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-diffrent-pages/212882)

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**Author:** [@hellohenric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hellohenric)\
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**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-to-diffrent-pages/212882 "2007-01-15T12:22:40Z")

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Hi, Is this possible? Go from frame A-B, when I click a button. \< thats possible but... After going from A-B, go to ex. Scene 4. depending on which scene the user are at. \< hmm thats the tricky part.. Hmm lets say…

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## [Here is a example.. Calculate grid circle!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/here-is-a-example-calculate-grid-circle/212876)

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**Author:** [@manga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manga)\
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**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/here-is-a-example-calculate-grid-circle/212876 "2007-01-15T09:40:15Z")

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hey all, problem: i have a grid from 11 x 11 movieclips = 121 movieclips, the first one at \_x=0, \_y=0 is number 1! etc now i want to start from the center of the grid movieclips that is number 61 and want to calcula…

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## [\<b\>How can i do that.\</b\>](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-how-can-i-do-that-b/212869)

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**Author:** [@tusat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tusat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/b-how-can-i-do-that-b/212869 "2007-01-15T06:58:25Z")

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How i can do like this with ACTION SCRIPT, not do by hand. \[image\] Thanks.

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## [Load .swf extension](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-extension/212865)

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**Author:** [@JayFranchize](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JayFranchize)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-extension/212865 "2007-01-15T05:40:52Z")

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I'm trying to load a .swf file without naming the file. Put more clearly, can I tell Flash to just load a random file that has the .swf extension without naming the .swf file?

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## [Drag object along the VA path](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-object-along-the-va-path/212859)

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**Author:** [@warF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warF)\
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**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-object-along-the-va-path/212859 "2007-01-15T04:04:44Z")

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Hi, I'd like to have some graphic object which is possible to drag along the VA path. I've tried something to do but no success. The path is a random up-down hills. Exactly like the Motion guide does it. Maybe some so…

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## [Problem with Flash Movie Display](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-movie-display/212856)

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**Author:** [@estelled](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/estelled)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-flash-movie-display/212856 "2007-01-15T03:28:52Z")

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I have had reports from a few users that they cannot see my flash movie correctly at the following url: www.theloversshow.com ( a band/music site). I cannot figure out what could be causing this. The only thing that I ha…

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## [Kirupa News Ticker - how to pause?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-news-ticker-how-to-pause/212850)

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**Author:** [@bottle19](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bottle19)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-news-ticker-how-to-pause/212850 "2007-01-15T01:59:58Z")

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Hello everyone! I am using this brilliant tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/newsticker.htm Can you please tell me how to stop the Ticker from looping? In other words I'd like to add "pause/play" button…

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## [ComboBox Component and PHP help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-component-and-php-help/212840)

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**Author:** [@Flash\_Man1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flash_Man1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-component-and-php-help/212840 "2007-01-14T23:38:54Z")

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hey all, i have a combo box component and i want when you click on the option my php will load a html file which i will edit through flash but yeh...i'm just having the problem with how to click and have an action do s…

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## [Can Flash create a .txt or .xml file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-create-a-txt-or-xml-file/212837)

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**Author:** [@luftbuefel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luftbuefel)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-flash-create-a-txt-or-xml-file/212837 "2007-01-14T22:39:39Z")

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I am making a flashcard generator and I would like to be able to create either a .txt or .xml file to store user input for generating the flashcards. Can Flash do this? I would rather have a file than use a sharedObject…

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## [XML.sendAndLoad makes 2 requests](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sendandload-makes-2-requests/212830)

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**Author:** [@aaron\_wallis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aaron_wallis)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sendandload-makes-2-requests/212830 "2007-01-14T22:00:46Z")

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Hey there, Just wondering if anyone's noticed how flash's sendAndLoad, load, and send methods ( part of LoadVars, XML and other classes ) send the data twice??? once with just the headers and another request with the d…

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## [Where am I going wrong!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-am-i-going-wrong/212829)

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**Author:** [@True\_Blue\_32](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/True_Blue_32)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-am-i-going-wrong/212829 "2007-01-14T21:56:52Z")

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I am working on modifying the Thumbnail Gallery as provided by Kirupa below. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm The problem that i have is when i test the movie, the left and right hit points work …

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## [I suck at Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-suck-at-flash/212828)

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**Author:** [@Powerfan5000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Powerfan5000)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-suck-at-flash/212828 "2007-01-14T21:39:15Z")

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I want to check the x and y values of certain movie clips and tween their parent movie clips based on those values. I need some help please.

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## [XML insertBefore() wont work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-insertbefore-wont-work/212823)

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**Author:** [@rille31](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rille31)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-insertbefore-wont-work/212823 "2007-01-14T20:55:11Z")

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Im working on a flash/XML CMS for a photo gallery and Im having trouble with the insertBefore() function. \<images\> \<image thumb="carneruds.jpg" /\> \<image thumb="slides.jpg" /\> \<image thumb="hollywood.jpg" /\> \</images\> …

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## [getURL from HTML email (FLASH)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-from-html-email-flash/212822)

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**Author:** [@fudgealtoid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fudgealtoid)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-from-html-email-flash/212822 "2007-01-14T20:42:41Z")

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I have this simple email... an HTML file which contains a Flash .swf movie that contains a button in the last frame that has a getURL command... I send the email, I receive the email, I click the button, the email / .sw…

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## [loadPolicyFile / crossdomain.xml problem!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadpolicyfile-crossdomain-xml-problem/212818)

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**Author:** [@ZenBlender](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ZenBlender)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadpolicyfile-crossdomain-xml-problem/212818 "2007-01-14T18:54:46Z")

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I am at the end of my rope. Can someone provide any insight into this loadPolicyFile() problem? -- I have a game server running on port 22777 -- I have my firewall routing all traffic from 80 to 22777 so both ports ca…

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## [Need help with a gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-a-gallery/212817)

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**Author:** [@Toke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Toke)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-a-gallery/212817 "2007-01-14T18:49:04Z")

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Hi! Im trying to modify the xml gallery tutorial with thumbnails ( http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm ) But Im not so good with actionscript or XML. The thing I want to do is to make the thumbnails …

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## [Actionscript 3.0 Security Error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-0-security-error/212805)

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**Author:** [@tecknoize](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tecknoize)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-0-security-error/212805 "2007-01-14T15:58:17Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm working on a small RSS Reader thingy right now and I've came up to a pretty brick-wall problem. I'm printing the rss data with a very simple PHP as follow (proxy.php) : \<? php readfile($\_GET\[FeedA…

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## [Quiz actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quiz-actionscript/212799)

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**Author:** [@Beemer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Beemer)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quiz-actionscript/212799 "2007-01-14T14:53:17Z")

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Hi! I am trying to make a CD ROM with a quiz in it. But I do not want the quiz to start on frame 1, I want it to start on frame 95. The script I have below allows the quiz to be displayed but as soon as I try to move o…

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## [Paths with LoadMovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paths-with-loadmovieclip/212797)

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**Author:** [@octopus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/octopus)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paths-with-loadmovieclip/212797 "2007-01-14T14:40:34Z")

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I am doing what I believe to be a very simple operation, but am running into difficulties. I have two swfs, each contain 4 TextInputs and a submit button. I am loading the text entered on swf1 into an array, and then lo…

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## [Error with scope](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-with-scope/212793)

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**Author:** [@Sammo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sammo)\
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**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-with-scope/212793 "2007-01-14T12:02:30Z")

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I have a Hero class and am trying to move the mc character: class Hero { private var hero:MovieClip; function Hero() { hero = \_root.attachMovie("hero", "hero", \_root.getNextHighestDepth()); …

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## [MC Button Actions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-button-actions/212790)

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**Author:** [@wahiche](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wahiche)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-button-actions/212790 "2007-01-14T10:49:04Z")

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events.onRollOver = function() { events.events\_txt.textColor = 0xFFFFFF; }; events.onRollOut = function() { events.events\_txt.textColor = 0x000000; }; events.onRelease = function() { events.events\_txt.textCo…

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## [Need help in Flash FORM](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-flash-form/212788)

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**Author:** [@designursite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designursite)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-flash-form/212788 "2007-01-14T10:29:26Z")

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Hi friends, I would like someone to help me in this Mail Form, as i actually want when I click on button it should not send the mail if nothing is filled in. And like the third field is for mobile number i would like i…

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