# flash

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## [.FLVs cant be seen in Flash mx?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvs-cant-be-seen-in-flash-mx/193672)

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**Author:** [@wideyed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wideyed)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvs-cant-be-seen-in-flash-mx/193672 "2006-07-14T22:06:28Z")

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is this true?

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## [CHMOD to pass a variable to a .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chmod-to-pass-a-variable-to-a-swf/193662)

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**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chmod-to-pass-a-variable-to-a-swf/193662 "2006-07-14T20:47:57Z")

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I have a .php page with a .swf in it. I'm trying to pass a variable into the .swf via .php. Like so: \<HTML\> \<HEAD\> \<TITLE\>reader\</TITLE\> \</HEAD\> \<BODY bgcolor="#FFFFFF"\> \<!-- URL's used in the movie--\> \<!-- text used …

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## [Rich blends](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rich-blends/193660)

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**Author:** [@dexa\_007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dexa_007)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rich-blends/193660 "2006-07-14T20:37:50Z")

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REEF's "Shine Effect" tutorial is sweet! I'm left wondering if a similar technique produces the rich blendings found in his \[COLOR="DarkOrange"\]cell phone \[/COLOR\]image and other graphics such as these: Thanks!

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## [Using Loops](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loops/193655)

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**Author:** [@cryo\_burned](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cryo_burned)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loops/193655 "2006-07-14T19:55:55Z")

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i want this to happen: Do /\* start a loop \*/ b1.alpha /\*alpha is alpha level \*/ = b1.alpha + 5 \*/ Here i want the current alpha plus 5 \*/ Loop Until b1.alpha = 100 /\* When the alpha level is 100, stop loop\*/

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## [Why is my file so big?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-my-file-so-big/193644)

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**Author:** [@jinho326](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jinho326)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-my-file-so-big/193644 "2006-07-14T19:25:16Z")

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Hi! I made an fla file that streams mp3 files, and all the mp3 files put together are no bigger than 1 meg. However the fla file bloated from ~2 megs to ~40 megs when I made them stream.. Why did this happen? Cheers

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## [Scrollbar Component - Fake skinning](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-component-fake-skinning/193641)

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**Author:** [@JUMBOshrimp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JUMBOshrimp)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-component-fake-skinning/193641 "2006-07-14T18:47:01Z")

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I have yet to find a good and simple tutorial regaurding the skinning of the scrollBar component so I am trying to fake it... Simply put I have MC buttons underneath the scroll bar and the bar itself is invisible... I …

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## ["Switch/Case" syntax with simultaneous keypress](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switch-case-syntax-with-simultaneous-keypress/193638)

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**Author:** [@Jayme65](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jayme65)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switch-case-syntax-with-simultaneous-keypress/193638 "2006-07-14T17:55:05Z")

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Hi, may I submit you this question: function stageKey() { //press "left" if (Key.getCode() == 37) { trace("left"); } //hold "q" while pressing left if (Key.isDown(81) && Key.getCode() == 37) { trace("q+left")…

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## [Furious Clicking causes problems :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/furious-clicking-causes-problems/193634)

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**Author:** [@dewey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dewey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/furious-clicking-causes-problems/193634 "2006-07-14T17:18:04Z")

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Howdy, I have created this menubar in flash (http://www.whatadewitt.com/coolriot/menubar.html) and anyways, it's working how I want it to unless I click the "over" buttons too fast, when I do that, well... it messes up…

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## [Flashforward confrence by lynda.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashforward-confrence-by-lynda-com/193633)

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**Author:** [@MMXII](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MMXII)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashforward-confrence-by-lynda-com/193633 "2006-07-14T17:13:03Z")

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\*\* About the Flashforward Conference and Film Festival \*\* Flashforward was \[purchased by lynda.com\](http://www.flashforwardconference.com/press\_release/6) in 2005. The Flashforward Conference and Film Festiva…

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## [\[Flash 8/AS 2.0\] Web Service Connector Results Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as-2-0-web-service-connector-results-issues/193627)

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**Author:** [@noahhoward](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noahhoward)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as-2-0-web-service-connector-results-issues/193627 "2006-07-14T16:57:39Z")

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Hello, I am currently trying to develop an application in Flash. Currently I am working on trying to contact a webservice to get a list of course names. I am getting the results but I cannot even parse them. In the …

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## [Expanding/Collapsing MC's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expanding-collapsing-mcs/193626)

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**Author:** [@sirulian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sirulian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expanding-collapsing-mcs/193626 "2006-07-14T16:50:08Z")

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Hey there- I have five boxes lined up like this: \[llllllll\] \[lllll\] \[llll\] \[llll\] \[llll\] they are all movie clips with content inside. what i'm trying to do is have it so that when i click one box, it expands …

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## [Other combo box problem!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/other-combo-box-problem/193624)

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**Author:** [@berkoWitZ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/berkoWitZ)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/other-combo-box-problem/193624 "2006-07-14T16:43:18Z")

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Hi, I´m using a combo box that is populated by XML with a xml connector and it´s working nicely, check it out here: Click me And I have a main swf that loads it externally with a: \_root.container.loadMovie("moviesam…

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## [Full Screen Question W Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-question-w-tutorial/193622)

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**Author:** [@artistwantab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artistwantab)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-question-w-tutorial/193622 "2006-07-14T16:40:54Z")

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I using this tutorial to create a pop-up window. I want a full screen pop-up. How do I modify this code to achieve that. I have tried a number of solutions but no luck. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/centered\_…

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## [Problems targeting function within MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-targeting-function-within-mc/193621)

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**Author:** [@schmichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/schmichael)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-targeting-function-within-mc/193621 "2006-07-14T16:31:29Z")

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Hullo, I am trying to start and stop an animation from outside of the main timeline. I have written the functions inside the movie to start and stop the animation and they work fine when called from within the movieclip …

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## [Need a challenge? I need help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-challenge-i-need-help/193619)

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**Author:** [@tealdric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tealdric)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-challenge-i-need-help/193619 "2006-07-14T16:18:53Z")

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Folks, I'm desperate! I've been working on this little application for a few days now. I've even posted a few threads here to help me, but I just can't seem to tweak one feature. Please grab the FLA file from the URL…

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## [Help with Custom Character Menu! Multi MC control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-character-menu-multi-mc-control/193613)

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**Author:** [@Largo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Largo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-custom-character-menu-multi-mc-control/193613 "2006-07-14T15:25:25Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\]Hi. I´ve been making a custom character menu, and I ran into a problem... I have an MC called "hair", and another one called "beard". These MC´s have buttons that tell the MC to gotoAndPlay() a frame label. T…

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## [Scrolling Dynamically Loaded Text by kirupa chinnathambi](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text-by-kirupa-chinnathambi/193611)

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**Author:** [@nofx1728](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nofx1728)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-dynamically-loaded-text-by-kirupa-chinnathambi/193611 "2006-07-14T15:09:10Z")

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Alright I'm trying to work through this tutorial, but I'm not having success. Here is the link: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm. Ok I create an .fla that is going to be loaded as an external swf…

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## [Help with making Project Web Friendly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-making-project-web-friendly/193605)

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**Author:** [@jinho326](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jinho326)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-making-project-web-friendly/193605 "2006-07-14T14:39:06Z")

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Hello! I'm currently making a tutorial that has five main steps. However my boss would like me to give the user a choice as to whether to continue on to the next step or view a movie that gives a more detailed explanat…

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## [Simple Custom Scrollbar](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-custom-scrollbar/193590)

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**Author:** [@moyger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/moyger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-custom-scrollbar/193590 "2006-07-14T11:30:36Z")

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I am so happy that ive found this site to know everything about flash/xml/php. It really helps me a lot. I was so happy ive finally found a very simple MovieClip Scrollbar. Anyway, what I want to add to this script is ho…

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## [Javascript Popup Window from Dynamically Loaded Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-popup-window-from-dynamically-loaded-text/193589)

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**Author:** [@chargrims](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chargrims)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-popup-window-from-dynamically-loaded-text/193589 "2006-07-14T11:17:13Z")

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Hi, Part of my website loads text from external textfiles, I have already included links in the text files, but I would now like to use javascript on these links to make a popup window. Can I insert javascript in to …

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## [How to create a feed back form for a web site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-feed-back-form-for-a-web-site/193588)

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**Author:** [@setty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/setty)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-a-feed-back-form-for-a-web-site/193588 "2006-07-14T10:53:53Z")

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i guys,i am getting problem with feed back forms i have download a feed back form from http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash\_php\_email.htm but its not working any body can help me? Thanks in Advance santos…

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## [Repeating animations after certain frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/repeating-animations-after-certain-frame/193587)

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**Author:** [@bachchun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bachchun)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/repeating-animations-after-certain-frame/193587 "2006-07-14T10:53:05Z")

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I have an animation that runs into 100 frames. How can I make the animation that occurs after 45 th frame repeat itself rather than going back to first frame in a continuous loop playback?

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## [How to make a mouse trail](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-mouse-trail/193586)

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**Author:** [@setty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/setty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-mouse-trail/193586 "2006-07-14T10:48:56Z")

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Hi friends,can any body explain how to make a mouse trail? advance thanks santosh

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## [PHP and Flash Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-and-flash-problem/193583)

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**Author:** [@Hermet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hermet)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-and-flash-problem/193583 "2006-07-14T10:32:06Z")

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I have a flash application which contains a "dynamic text" with a var name "myVar" and an instance name "dt\_txt" I have a button to which I attached the code: on (release) { var lv = new LoadVars(); lv.load ("http…

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## [Background music referenced from elsewhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-music-referenced-from-elsewhere/193581)

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**Author:** [@Wes\_Ide](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wes_Ide)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-music-referenced-from-elsewhere/193581 "2006-07-14T09:21:49Z")

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Hello all! I'm trying to make a quick little promo piece for something, whereby a picture of a gravesite is shown while Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata plays. However, rather than import the entire MP3 into the flash movi…

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## [Problems with textfield, embedFonts and htmlText](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-textfield-embedfonts-and-htmltext/193573)

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**Author:** [@ibuypink](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibuypink)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-textfield-embedfonts-and-htmltext/193573 "2006-07-14T06:17:56Z")

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Hello, I've got some problems with a dynamic textfield using an embedded font and displaying it as htmlText. Been googling around, but I don't seem find an answer. First I create my textformat: var fmtText:TextFor…

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## [Flash form using PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-using-php/193572)

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**Author:** [@chockybickyman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chockybickyman)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-form-using-php/193572 "2006-07-14T06:10:35Z")

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I have made a flash form based on the tutorial at the kirpa webiste located here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash\_php\_email.htm The code has been copied exactly as the tutorial says too, i just can…

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## [HTML frame madness](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-frame-madness/193568)

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**Author:** [@imagebysp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imagebysp)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-frame-madness/193568 "2006-07-14T05:13:14Z")

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I am trying to load an html file into a frame from flash and cant get it to work!! I have even downloaded the tutorial on this site that looks real simple, I followed it word for word and it still did not work… The co…

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## [If this movie clip...go to this frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-this-movie-clip-go-to-this-frame/193563)

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**Author:** [@kingmjh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingmjh)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-this-movie-clip-go-to-this-frame/193563 "2006-07-14T04:39:04Z")

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Is there a way, using actionscript to tell a button to gotoandplay 1 of 2 different frames within a movie clip, depending on the conditions of an if statement? For example, on a site I am doing, when a user clicks on t…

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## [PHP login with flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-login-with-flash/193562)

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**Author:** [@badmonur](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/badmonur)\
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**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-login-with-flash/193562 "2006-07-14T04:26:28Z")

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Ok, I need to know like if I wanted a login thing on my flash site.... How would I make it so that when they fill out the form, all the variables get passed to an external PHP file, and when they try to login the variab…

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