# flash

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## [Why delete this.OnEnterFrame is not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-delete-this-onenterframe-is-not-working/190921)

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**Author:** [@jillymo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jillymo)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-delete-this-onenterframe-is-not-working/190921 "2006-06-15T18:34:51Z")

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Can someone see in this code why the delete is not working? (I commented out the y movement to test to see if it was stopping when x = 10, but it's not. What am I doing wrong? function moveCBS() { clearInterval(moveC…

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## [XML Thumbnails Gallery as an External SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-thumbnails-gallery-as-an-external-swf/190919)

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**Author:** [@kevin1886](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevin1886)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-thumbnails-gallery-as-an-external-swf/190919 "2006-06-15T17:30:13Z")

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How do you load an external "Thumbail Gallery SWF" in a "Flash Site." I'm doing it as: on (release) { \_root.contents.loadMovie("Portfolio.swf"); } But it's not working well because the scrolling on the bottom does no…

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## [Background AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-as/190915)

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**Author:** [@Balefire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Balefire)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-as/190915 "2006-06-15T16:48:16Z")

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Hi I'm prob being stupid; I would like to use a random coloured action script background box (ie all as no actual objects), but at the moment it acts like a top layer, covering all objects in the rest of the movie. Mo…

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## [Timer Controlled Events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-controlled-events/190914)

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**Author:** [@roob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roob)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-controlled-events/190914 "2006-06-15T16:47:58Z")

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I'm creating a small flash file with a sunrise and sunset. Now, I want these to happen every 30 seconds but I can't, for the life of me, work out how to do this using a timer function. Has anyone got any ideas? What I …

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## [Button Help Please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-help-please/190910)

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**Author:** [@bmalex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bmalex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-help-please/190910 "2006-06-15T16:03:22Z")

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Greetings Forum, I have a flash movie that is opened inside of a .php file. This movie has a button that when clicked, opens a .php page. My question is .............. How do I get this button to include the variable…

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## [Mask doesn't work when exported? Please help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-when-exported-please-help/190908)

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**Author:** [@UNinspired](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/UNinspired)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-doesnt-work-when-exported-please-help/190908 "2006-06-15T15:52:36Z")

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Hi guys, I have a big problem.. I've done this super long animation and all has been well untill i exported it. The masking worked fine when i preview it by playing the playerhead. But as a swf, the mask just doesn't s…

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## [Preload JPG/PNG files into a MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-jpg-png-files-into-a-mc/190906)

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**Author:** [@mediumman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mediumman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-jpg-png-files-into-a-mc/190906 "2006-06-15T15:43:11Z")

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I am currently using a simple load movie command to load my png images into a movieclip ... \_root.myMovieClip.loadMovie("pc1.png"); Is there a way to load these images while my main swf file loads? There is a del…

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## [How to Trigger this action? ( Simple Newbie Q Please)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-trigger-this-action-simple-newbie-q-please/190905)

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**Author:** [@Soulberry](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Soulberry)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-trigger-this-action-simple-newbie-q-please/190905 "2006-06-15T15:40:57Z")

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Hi All, I have a very simple question and I'd be glad for any suggestion for the same. Let us say, I have an actionscripted animation on frame one, how do I trigger it to go to another frame and perfrom the actions the…

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## [Help needed please with links](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-please-with-links/190903)

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**Author:** [@carlgale](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carlgale)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-please-with-links/190903 "2006-06-15T15:29:08Z")

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Please bear with me, am working on my first flash site. I have made the intro for the site which, although a bit too large size wise, works fine. The time now has come to make the main site itself. The layout etc is …

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## [\#include "NetServices.as" File not found error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/include-netservices-as-file-not-found-error/190902)

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**Author:** [@Ocean](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ocean)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/include-netservices-as-file-not-found-error/190902 "2006-06-15T15:22:34Z")

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I have Flash Remoting installed for Flash 8 I am trying this community out for the first time - I am not new to flash, but I am new to this issue. It worked in previous Flash MX 2004 version, but since I upgraded to Fl…

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## [Adding popups to gallery component? (mr10.net)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-popups-to-gallery-component-mr10-net/190901)

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**Author:** [@jpixel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpixel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-popups-to-gallery-component-mr10-net/190901 "2006-06-15T15:14:28Z")

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Hi, I need to know how you can add popup functionality to the gallery component at mr10.net. He says its possible but doesnt give the code. Someone must have figured this out at some point. Thank you very much

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## [Scene 1 to Scene 5](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scene-1-to-scene-5/190898)

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**Author:** [@kevin1886](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevin1886)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scene-1-to-scene-5/190898 "2006-06-15T14:36:02Z")

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How do you make a button in Scene 1 go to Scene 5 without going through 2-4? I thought this would work but doesn't. How do you do that? (Flash MX 2004) on (release) { tellTarget (\_root) { gotoAndPlay("Scene 5", "1"); } …

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## [Load and unload image with MovieClipLoader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-and-unload-image-with-moviecliploader/190897)

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**Author:** [@jankratochvil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jankratochvil)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-and-unload-image-with-moviecliploader/190897 "2006-06-15T14:28:55Z")

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Hi all I can´t solve this problem: I need to have in my presentation 2 btns, one btn will remove the loaded image and second load unloaded image again. Please can you look at my example file, I spend some hours about t…

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## [\[FMX04\] Calculate scale...maths experts required!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-calculate-scale-maths-experts-required/190895)

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**Author:** [@Duff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Duff)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-calculate-scale-maths-experts-required/190895 "2006-06-15T14:14:42Z")

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This is probably going to be a really easy question for you guys but my maths is a bit flakey.:( I need to calculate a scale factor (nothing to do with perspective). I'm working on a project that involves users increa…

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## [How to make this in Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-this-in-flash/190893)

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**Author:** [@o\_onder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/o_onder)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-this-in-flash/190893 "2006-06-15T14:08:18Z")

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Hello all, Im i new user to kirupa and to Flash. Now yesterday i saw a very cool Flash thingy for making a website. Its about a sliding menu what you can use for your website. Its very smooth and it works wonderfull. B…

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## [Only first drawn rectangle is dragged all the time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/only-first-drawn-rectangle-is-dragged-all-the-time/190892)

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**Author:** [@nish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/only-first-drawn-rectangle-is-dragged-all-the-time/190892 "2006-06-15T13:39:32Z")

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Dear all, The code below is used to create one rectangle at a time when a button pressed. But they are randomly placed on the screen. I was trying to drag each and place each rectangle in a desired location on screen. \[i…

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## [Strange Movieclip Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-movieclip-issue/190890)

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**Author:** [@mono\_eric3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mono_eric3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-movieclip-issue/190890 "2006-06-15T13:34:23Z")

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Im not sure if this is a noted issue issue or not but Ive got some strange behaviour going on and I could do with some guidance on a way around it. My game consists of a grid of movieclips, created dynamically. within …

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## [XML Thumbnails Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-thumbnails-gallery/190889)

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**Author:** [@kevin1886](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevin1886)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-thumbnails-gallery/190889 "2006-06-15T13:10:24Z")

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How do you set a certain picture to be the "firstimage"?

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## [Tree component disabled but still responds to keys?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tree-component-disabled-but-still-responds-to-keys/190888)

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**Author:** [@flashpipe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashpipe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tree-component-disabled-but-still-responds-to-keys/190888 "2006-06-15T13:03:07Z")

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I've got a Tree component on the stage that allows users to select a node (which sets the enabled to false and sets the focus off the tree) and then they can enter data. The problem is that if they click on the tree (sti…

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## [ConboBox component problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conbobox-component-problem/190881)

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**Author:** [@Greggeh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Greggeh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conbobox-component-problem/190881 "2006-06-15T10:47:19Z")

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Ok so i made this website and it has 3 comboboxes in the "Contact" section. (contact.swf which contains the form is loaded in an empty MC) I altered the style of the boxes using this; function setNewStyle() { fo…

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## [MC with rollover help please!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-with-rollover-help-please/190880)

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**Author:** [@lukebattye](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lukebattye)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-with-rollover-help-please/190880 "2006-06-15T10:37:36Z")

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I have an MC with an animation and autoscroll code on it. I only want the autoscroll to be activated when the animation has played through to the end. Here's my code... if (this.employmenttext\_mc.play = true); \_root.…

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## [Regarding tweening from Voetsjoeba (Beginner)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regarding-tweening-from-voetsjoeba-beginner/190878)

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**Author:** [@gabi\_cavaller](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gabi_cavaller)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regarding-tweening-from-voetsjoeba-beginner/190878 "2006-06-15T10:12:39Z")

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Right, this code i borrowed from this forum from a person called Voetsjoeba. . I dont know how to use it properly, how do i reference the movieclip.? The function is called MovieClip and i thought that you refered to t…

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## [Flash loading on FF but not on IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-loading-on-ff-but-not-on-ie/190875)

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**Author:** [@Eberth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eberth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-loading-on-ff-but-not-on-ie/190875 "2006-06-15T10:03:16Z")

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Hi everybody, i am having a little problem with a flash movie that does not load on internet explorer, but on firefox it does perfectly, check it out here: http://eberthmq.com/flash/ anybody knows what might be the …

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## [Preloader AS from MX to Flash8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-as-from-mx-to-flash8/190870)

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**Author:** [@Ipaste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ipaste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-as-from-mx-to-flash8/190870 "2006-06-15T07:44:50Z")

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HI Im copying a preloader script from MX into flash 8 and gettin this error Error Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 1: Syntax error. bytes\_loaded = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded()); HERE'S THE SCRIP…

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## [Scrollbar vissible by fullscreen flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-vissible-by-fullscreen-flash/190868)

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**Author:** [@MyDNA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MyDNA)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-vissible-by-fullscreen-flash/190868 "2006-06-15T07:19:42Z")

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Hi there.. i published my flashfile as fullscreen with noscale.. Now i like to see the scrollbar too. How is it possible or do i need to design one myself wich has to detect the Stage.height? i prefer just the browser …

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## [Getting image size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-image-size/190865)

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**Author:** [@Armored](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Armored)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-image-size/190865 "2006-06-15T06:06:37Z")

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Hi there, I have the following problem I can't seem to find a solution for: I read a list of images from an external XML file and I would like to dynamically extract the size information for each image so I can resize …

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## [Looping animations?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-animations/190862)

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**Author:** [@Detective223](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Detective223)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping-animations/190862 "2006-06-15T05:02:57Z")

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I have another problem... I want to have some water loop a wave animation... but I don't know how... I want to have an animation, with 10 frames, loop itself when it hits frame 10, and not go to frame above or below…

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## [Combining Two Sources - Elastic and Distance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-two-sources-elastic-and-distance/190852)

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**Author:** [@Tyg3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyg3r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combining-two-sources-elastic-and-distance/190852 "2006-06-15T03:16:33Z")

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After receiving some great help HERE... I found myself in another annoying situation. I have two lovely bits of script. But using them together doesn't seem to be working. The goal is to have a dragable object that whe…

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## [Passing function references](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-function-references/190848)

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**Author:** [@marcusjw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marcusjw)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-function-references/190848 "2006-06-15T02:51:08Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create a generic MovieClipLoader listener that I can use in a variety of situations. Within my class that creates the MCL, I have the following code. The second block of code is what I have in my gen…

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## [Dynamic loaded email/php, path problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-loaded-email-php-path-problem/190843)

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**Author:** [@yem224](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yem224)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-loaded-email-php-path-problem/190843 "2006-06-15T01:43:41Z")

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Greetings to all, I have ran into a jam with this email form.The paths are all messed up. The main.swf uses \_root to load content into blankMC. The content.swf uses \_root to let end-user see if email was sent or errore…

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