# flash

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## [scrollPane component help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollpane-component-help/203475)

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**Author:** [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollpane-component-help/203475 "2006-10-11T12:12:01Z")

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I ham having trouble keeping track of multiple items that I add to my scrollPane called room. One item in the room works farily well but when two or more are added, I can only work with the last item added and none of th…

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## [Compare variables and choose the highest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compare-variables-and-choose-the-highest/203473)

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**Author:** [@Tony\_Bolero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tony_Bolero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/compare-variables-and-choose-the-highest/203473 "2006-10-11T11:45:05Z")

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Hi! I´m working on a quiz that have 4 questions with 3 options each. Example: Q1 Which actionscript forum has the coolest viewers? A: Actionscript.org B: Kirupa C: Stylegala Now, if the surfer choose more A options…

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## [Completely dynamic menu?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completely-dynamic-menu/203471)

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**Author:** [@zakoue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zakoue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completely-dynamic-menu/203471 "2006-10-11T11:04:30Z")

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Hey all, Is it possible to create a completely dynamic menu by creating empty movie clips and loading external images into them? I'm experimenting with this, but it seems there is no way to create rollover/release func…

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## [Interactive Image Panning - question re: tutorial written by kirupa, by Krilnon](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-image-panning-question-re-tutorial-written-by-kirupa-by-krilnon/203470)

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**Author:** [@J\_Wood](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/J_Wood)\
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**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactive-image-panning-question-re-tutorial-written-by-kirupa-by-krilnon/203470 "2006-10-11T11:03:51Z")

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I'm not sure if this is in the right forum, sorry first time here. I've been looking at the tutorial provided by Krilnon on 02 July 2006 named Interactive image panning. A very neat little tute, but I'd like to develop…

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## [URGENT Help for newbie needed: Having trouble with movieclips as buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-for-newbie-needed-having-trouble-with-movieclips-as-buttons/203469)

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**Author:** [@aaadar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aaadar)\
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**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-for-newbie-needed-having-trouble-with-movieclips-as-buttons/203469 "2006-10-11T10:47:48Z")

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I've got a root movie clip called index that loads movieclip called all\_animation. Inside all\_animation there are 4movieclips that I'm using as buttons. Inside each button, there are 3 layers. actions layer has stop(…

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## [XML Driven getURL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-driven-geturl/203466)

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**Author:** [@Scarab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scarab)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-driven-geturl/203466 "2006-10-11T10:11:34Z")

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Got a real problem on my hands. My Flash project is xml driven, and refernces external pages using the old: \[FONT=Courier New\]getURL("\[var here\]","\_self"); \[/FONT\]Imagine my delight when testing my project to find…

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## [\[Flash8 AS\] Posting Data to PHP/MySQL Database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-as-posting-data-to-php-mysql-database/203464)

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**Author:** [@a\_renji](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/a_renji)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-as-posting-data-to-php-mysql-database/203464 "2006-10-11T09:37:58Z")

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Hi, Can anyone direct me or guide me through as to how I can send some text in a dynamic flash textfield to a mySQL database and vice versa? Basically I've created a text field - assuming it has to be dynamic (with an …

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## [How to use email address from .xml in getURL action?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-email-address-from-xml-in-geturl-action/203460)

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**Author:** [@kathari](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kathari)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-use-email-address-from-xml-in-geturl-action/203460 "2006-10-11T08:39:28Z")

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Hi, I am working on transforming a gallery into an XML-loaded one which is working very well thanks to all the tutorials and posts here at Kirupas! However, if I want to make this gallery-site completely updatable thro…

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## [mp3 player issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-player-issues/203453)

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**Author:** [@shakazulubro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shakazulubro)\
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**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-player-issues/203453 "2006-10-11T07:21:17Z")

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I am using an mp3 player component. I have started adapting it to my sites needs and now I am trying to create an in flash mp3 playlist that the mp3 player will use to load specific songs. as it is the mp3 player only …

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## [Mask Display Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-display-issue/203451)

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**Author:** [@jdmvman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jdmvman)\
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**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-display-issue/203451 "2006-10-11T07:05:35Z")

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Hello All, I have a problem getting a bitmap image (jpg) that is on a layer by itself which resides behind a masked layer which is not showing up on any browser on Mac OS X but does show up on browsers on Windows XP Pr…

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## [Need help with Flash(8) and Perl interaction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-flash-8-and-perl-interaction/203450)

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**Author:** [@vega](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vega)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-flash-8-and-perl-interaction/203450 "2006-10-11T06:43:59Z")

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I am trying to make flash pass values to a backend script (local, not web based) which will then do some analysis/authentication thingy and then store the result s and other stuffs in data files (which are .txt for now).…

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## [I need hittest help (yes I have my own code)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-hittest-help-yes-i-have-my-own-code/203447)

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**Author:** [@silverneo188](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/silverneo188)\
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**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-hittest-help-yes-i-have-my-own-code/203447 "2006-10-11T06:11:09Z")

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I have made a currency and made a hittest function to add to the money dynamic text box(labled score.text). I have multiple of the coins near each other and when I'm going fast and collect them, I only get 1-0 added to t…

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## [Any free FLA templates out there?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-free-fla-templates-out-there/203445)

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**Author:** [@Atomic\_Taco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Atomic_Taco)\
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**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-free-fla-templates-out-there/203445 "2006-10-11T05:27:05Z")

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Hello, I'm going to be teaching a short lesson on using templates in Flash. I was told that the students need to know how to grab a free template and add content to it. The problem is, I can't find any sites that of…

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## [Tree Structure component style](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tree-structure-component-style/203440)

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**Author:** [@jasvarghese](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasvarghese)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tree-structure-component-style/203440 "2006-10-11T04:23:41Z")

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Hai friends... Here i'm setting the disclosureClosedIcon as null setStyle("disclosureClosedIcon", "nullicon"); Anybody have idea about how to replace this default icon with a movieClip? thanks in advance for solut…

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## [Importing Components Class Sheets messes up styles?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-components-class-sheets-messes-up-styles/203439)

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**Author:** [@Flaevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flaevo)\
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**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-components-class-sheets-messes-up-styles/203439 "2006-10-11T04:02:50Z")

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On my Mac OS X it didn't matter, the setStyle Worked Fine, However I've transfered my files over to PC and working with the exact same things all the styles work EXCEPT for the setStyle("themeColor", "color"); On this …

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## [Fullscreen + Embed Issue in Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-embed-issue-in-firefox/203436)

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**Author:** [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-embed-issue-in-firefox/203436 "2006-10-11T02:56:51Z")

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I am using this code for a fullscreen flash page, which is working fine in IE. I am using the javascript fix so that I don't have the embed (gray box) issue, but now I am not able to get the fullscreen to work in Firefox…

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## [\[F8 AS2\] Animate shadows with mcTween2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-animate-shadows-with-mctween2/203435)

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**Author:** [@RileyBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RileyBoy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-as2-animate-shadows-with-mctween2/203435 "2006-10-11T02:43:27Z")

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I have a question about the carousel tut. :party: I'm just kidding, Ahaha! but seriously, Can you animate shadows with mcTween like all the other filters, or not? I'm guessing no because I didn't see it in the document…

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## [Learning Interactions w/ Flash MX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-interactions-w-flash-mx/203432)

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**Author:** [@hoferchr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hoferchr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-interactions-w-flash-mx/203432 "2006-10-11T01:48:53Z")

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I am building a Learning Object for an instructor at a college I work at. I would like to use the built-in Learning Interactions (Window \>\> Common Libraries \>\> Learning Interactions) to have some multiple choice questio…

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## [Directory problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-problem/203429)

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**Author:** [@theSchtickler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theSchtickler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/directory-problem/203429 "2006-10-11T01:17:45Z")

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Hi there, Ok, so I've built a movie loader that loads some images in, and then displays them. This is working fine. I wanted to use this multiple times on a site. If I put the swf file in its own folder with the images…

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## [MP3 player / file defined in HTML code](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-player-file-defined-in-html-code/203427)

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**Author:** [@Asparagus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Asparagus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-player-file-defined-in-html-code/203427 "2006-10-11T00:46:31Z")

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Howdy all, I've had a look-see through many-a forum, but can't seem to find what I'm looking for. I'll try and keep it simple. What I'm looking for is a fairly basic looking MP3 player, with the usual, Play, Stop, Pa…

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## [Please help external html/text file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-external-html-text-file/203426)

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**Author:** [@ipuff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ipuff)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-external-html-text-file/203426 "2006-10-11T00:42:12Z")

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hello everyone, this is driving me nuts. i dont understand whats wrong. i am simply opening a external text file which is situated in the same folder as the swf file. Hence it works locally. But when i upload the entire …

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## [\[AS3\] Compilation Error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-compilation-error/203422)

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**Author:** [@jpardoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpardoe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-compilation-error/203422 "2006-10-10T23:09:33Z")

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I'm trying my hardest to understand ActionScript 3, and I follow the tutorials all well and good, but when it comes to creating my own files, I keep hitting this error when compiling: TypeError: Error #1007: Instantiat…

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## [Simple loader question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-loader-question/203417)

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**Author:** [@stiling](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stiling)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-loader-question/203417 "2006-10-10T21:36:03Z")

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I did the "Loading Pictures Dynamically" tutorial, which I found to be quite easy. It's just a picture that loads behind the button which clicked it. This works fine, however I want the image to load in a layer that w…

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## [Sound file help in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-file-help-in-flash/203416)

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**Author:** [@lamprix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lamprix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-file-help-in-flash/203416 "2006-10-10T21:34:14Z")

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Hello everybody, This is my first post in kirupaForum, I am looking for some help in Flash. I created a file that contains few sound files(wav) in it but when I loaded this file to my main file, all my sound object are…

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## [Estimated upload time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/estimated-upload-time/203414)

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**Author:** [@Poco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Poco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/estimated-upload-time/203414 "2006-10-10T21:24:41Z")

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Hello everybody, Does anybody know how to count the estimated time of upload (using the fileReference class)? Thanks in advance! Poco

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## [\[AS3\]Confused with as files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-confused-with-as-files/203413)

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**Author:** [@jpardoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpardoe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-confused-with-as-files/203413 "2006-10-10T21:20:48Z")

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Firstly, let me say hi! I'm new to this forum although I've read many posts and found them to be extremely useful. Now then, I've just started learning ActionScript 3 and I'm used to the old AS2 method of inserting act…

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## [How to make a news ticker in flash 8?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-news-ticker-in-flash-8/203402)

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**Author:** [@damna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/damna)\
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**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-news-ticker-in-flash-8/203402 "2006-10-10T19:30:04Z")

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Hello everybody! I am a total newbie in flash and tutorials from kirupa are really helping me a lot! Can anyone tell me how to create a simple horizontal news ticker (something like in bbc.com). I've been looking for tu…

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## [Changing Frame Rate](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-frame-rate/203400)

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**Author:** [@MattyG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MattyG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-frame-rate/203400 "2006-10-10T19:19:36Z")

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I have a Flash source file with a frame rate of 60. I want to change to frame rate to 24 or 30. I am wondering if there is a way to automate this so that I won't have to adjust the keyframes on the whole timeline when I …

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## [Sync actionscript with PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sync-actionscript-with-php/203398)

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**Author:** [@Almonimus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Almonimus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sync-actionscript-with-php/203398 "2006-10-10T19:13:15Z")

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\[FONT=Tahoma\] \[FONT=Arial\] rinigally poset: \[/FONT\] I'm using 3 PHP files to find width, height and duration of an FLV file. Then, I use action script to get that information. Seems like I get different results in d…

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## [Help! Need Server Name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-need-server-name/203395)

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**Author:** [@dewey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dewey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-need-server-name/203395 "2006-10-10T18:54:10Z")

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Hey Guys, I am trying to get my flash app to make an http request while running on my tomcat server. I need to be able to read the server address in Flash so that when I deploy this project I will not have any problems…

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