# flash

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## [How do you create the effect of a free form line drawing itself?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-create-the-effect-of-a-free-form-line-drawing-itself/189557)

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**Author:** [@insultcomidog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/insultcomidog)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-create-the-effect-of-a-free-form-line-drawing-itself/189557 "2006-06-03T21:54:20Z")

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I can't seem to google an appropiate tutorial for this so I thought I'd ask here.... I do know how to use the pencil tool and how to make objects follow motion guides.... I'd like to create the effect of the free for…

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## [Need Help with multiple streaming MP3s at 56K](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-multiple-streaming-mp3s-at-56k/189554)

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**Author:** [@gertrude986](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gertrude986)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-multiple-streaming-mp3s-at-56k/189554 "2006-06-03T20:42:54Z")

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HI, I'm working on an MP3 player that can dynamically load MP3s from a file and play them. It has to work at 56K modem speeds. I have my mp3 files encoded at 32k to manage the slow speed connection (although they d…

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## [S.W.F real protection!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/s-w-f-real-protection/189540)

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**Author:** [@lucid212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucid212)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/s-w-f-real-protection/189540 "2006-06-03T16:02:05Z")

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Hi Kirupa, How to protect my swf? when i put it on cd... I:-)

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## [XML content to NUMBER](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-content-to-number/189531)

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**Author:** [@stalker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stalker)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-content-to-number/189531 "2006-06-03T14:00:32Z")

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Here is, what I've got to do. I have an xml which has several nodes, each has an attribute which holds a num (a price of product). Now, after the xml loaded into flash i list out all the product, displaying the names a…

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## [\[mx\] Actionscript question in contex of project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-actionscript-question-in-contex-of-project/189529)

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**Author:** [@anon45720911](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anon45720911)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-actionscript-question-in-contex-of-project/189529 "2006-06-03T12:50:13Z")

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Hello all, First I'll introduce myself, since it's my first post on this forum. My real name is Nathan, I'm from The Netherlands and studies Graphic Design and Visualitation and right now I'm doing Communication and Mu…

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## [Moving a MC smoothly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-a-mc-smoothly/189526)

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**Author:** [@Ceejeeb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ceejeeb)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-a-mc-smoothly/189526 "2006-06-03T10:48:37Z")

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Right I have a movieclip called Menu1 and I currently have a function that when called moves that movie clip to a set of co-ordinates. The function is run on a onEnterFrame. The codes is as follows function moveMenu(x…

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## [Selection color](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-color/189521)

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**Author:** [@rdene2000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rdene2000)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selection-color/189521 "2006-06-03T08:21:37Z")

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Hi, How to change the color of the text when i am selected a text. ///////////////// \*\*flasmx 2004 //////////////// \*\* \*\*var my\_selectfmt:TextFormat = new TextFormat(); my\_selectfmt.color = 0xFFFF00; txt1.selection = m…

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## [How do you make games like these \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-make-games-like-these-renamed/189518)

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**Author:** [@vortex92](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vortex92)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-make-games-like-these-renamed/189518 "2006-06-03T07:30:08Z")

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i want to make a simple game... how do you make games like these? http://www.garfield.com/fungames/cheese.html http://www.mofunzone.com/online\_games/cubefield.shtml# i need help.. thanks

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## [Problem with a form I made](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-a-form-i-made/189517)

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**Author:** [@Remnorz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Remnorz)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-a-form-i-made/189517 "2006-06-03T07:07:58Z")

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Ok I have 2 basic problems that are probably some kind of error on the code but I can't seem to find them. 1) When I add information to the form, when the e-mail is created it will return the values -1. Example: …

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## [Trouble with sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-sound/189512)

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**Author:** [@Shadowchaos22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shadowchaos22)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-sound/189512 "2006-06-03T05:31:20Z")

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\[FONT=Courier New\]\[COLOR=blue\]I was so happy I finally finished my movie just to find out that when I play it in .swf, the sounds are all screwed up, they'll all play at once and keep repeating through the movie hundreds…

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## [Making a Universal Button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-universal-button/189509)

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**Author:** [@Sinned](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sinned)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-universal-button/189509 "2006-06-03T04:26:15Z")

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Can Someone please tell me how to make a button on flash that will be on every page that i make, without me having to manually copy it, i wanna have a back and home button on every single scene and frame, thank you if yo…

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## [Question for TheCanadian... (variable scope and such)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-for-thecanadian-variable-scope-and-such/189501)

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**Author:** [@TheRiddler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheRiddler)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-for-thecanadian-variable-scope-and-such/189501 "2006-06-03T03:07:15Z")

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A little while ago you tried to help me with this problem by advising me to place a "gotoAndStop(2)" at the end of the "onLoad" XML function to ensure the XML file's been loaded before proceeding with the rest of the cod…

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## [HTML inside Dynamic Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-inside-dynamic-text/189500)

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**Author:** [@junkerjorg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/junkerjorg)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-inside-dynamic-text/189500 "2006-06-03T02:53:34Z")

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I think this has been asked before but I'll ask again. Is it possible to make a \<a href..... link to text being used in a dynamic text field? Thanks in advance for your help!

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## [UIScrollbar help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uiscrollbar-help/189499)

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**Author:** [@flashnewbe82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashnewbe82)\
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**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uiscrollbar-help/189499 "2006-06-03T02:27:18Z")

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Hello I am new to flash 8 and need some help. I have a dynamic text box that is loading an external .txt and I am (trying) to use the scrollbar component. the first problem is it seems not to load all of the text. it…

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## [Trouble with a form :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-a-form/189492)

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**Author:** [@Remnorz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Remnorz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-a-form/189492 "2006-06-03T00:43:06Z")

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Ok I have 2 basic problems that are probably some kind of error on the code but I can't seem to find them. 1) When I add information to the form, when the e-mail is created it will return the values -1. Example: Na…

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## [Streaming audio question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-audio-question/189484)

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**Author:** [@rusty27851](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rusty27851)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/streaming-audio-question/189484 "2006-06-02T23:35:33Z")

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I'm working on a Flash intro and at the end of it I have a "stop" action. I have an audio file that begins streaming in the first frame. I want it to continue after the animations in my movie are done playing, however th…

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## [Movie Resizing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-resizing/189482)

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**Author:** [@erikakers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/erikakers)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-resizing/189482 "2006-06-02T23:33:21Z")

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What does it that to do this effect: www.subblue.com Any time that you resize the window the flash movie is automaticly resized to fit in the window. I guessing that it's just an action script but I'm not really up t…

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## [Learning AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-as/189467)

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**Author:** [@anardodesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anardodesign)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-as/189467 "2006-06-02T20:41:14Z")

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Hello everyone I want to understant AS better, so I need some sort of guide explaning the symbols, and what do they do and mean! I need some sort of tutorial site, which will tell me what the i means, the == means, th…

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## [How was this animation done?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-was-this-animation-done/189466)

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**Author:** [@jeffrey9700](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeffrey9700)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-was-this-animation-done/189466 "2006-06-02T20:39:26Z")

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I like the animation within the nav. It's not motion tween of a graphic file because you can see changes within the graphic of shape and density. How was this done? http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/10938.…

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## [Problem targeting movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-targeting-movies/189465)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-targeting-movies/189465 "2006-06-02T20:29:59Z")

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Hi everybody, I am having a problem trying to target movieclips, I have a Main movieclip, in which I load an external movieclip. Once I load that movieclip, it contains a button (btn1\_mc) that will allow the loading of…

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## [1 button can do...!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-button-can-do/189463)

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**Author:** [@lucid212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucid212)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/1-button-can-do/189463 "2006-06-02T20:23:07Z")

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Hi, I want to make one button to play & stop my movie! what is the code? many thx

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## [Xml alignment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-alignment/189461)

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**Author:** [@vini](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vini)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-alignment/189461 "2006-06-02T20:13:45Z")

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Look how this xml puuls data and aligns itself when the text is written. How is this done, can any one expline? http://amaztype.tha.jp/ Thanks in advanced..//

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## [YEA Movie Loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yea-movie-loader/189458)

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**Author:** [@otis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/otis)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/yea-movie-loader/189458 "2006-06-02T18:56:11Z")

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For anyone with question regaring dynamically loaded movie clips This is what i have been able to figure out so far: this.createEmptyMovieClip("image\_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth()); var mclListener:Object = new Objec…

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## [MoviClip button with multiple states](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviclip-button-with-multiple-states/189454)

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**Author:** [@grimdeath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grimdeath)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviclip-button-with-multiple-states/189454 "2006-06-02T18:19:33Z")

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Can someone check this out for me everything is working but no matter what I do I just cant seem to get it working the way I want. I want the buttons to stay in the pressed state and disabled until another button is cl…

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## [Banner Ads updated dyanmically via XML/RSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/banner-ads-updated-dyanmically-via-xml-rss/189453)

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**Author:** [@finishedarticle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/finishedarticle)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/banner-ads-updated-dyanmically-via-xml-rss/189453 "2006-06-02T18:08:06Z")

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Anyone got any suggestions for the best way to dynamically update a Flash banner ad via an XML file or RSS feed? Dart Motif is one program that will facilitate this objective; anyone know if its the best route to take…

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## [Flash problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-problems/189452)

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**Author:** [@shosh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shosh)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-problems/189452 "2006-06-02T17:56:58Z")

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Ok, so I'm semi-new at flash but not as big of a n00b as i am here. Been checking out this site forever and only now that I am stuck I have decided to register and start using the forum. I'm having a problem with a fo…

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## [Importing (and analyzing) a raw text file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-and-analyzing-a-raw-text-file/189451)

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**Author:** [@Jayme65](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jayme65)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-and-analyzing-a-raw-text-file/189451 "2006-06-02T17:24:56Z")

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I have to import a (long) text with that structure (this is the 5 first lines of the text) The text will be often updated, so I can't edit it..it should be imported as it is \[Category\] item1=big / red item2=thin / blu…

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## [Button Problem with javascript \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-problem-with-javascript-renamed/189445)

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**Author:** [@Lujerker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lujerker)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-problem-with-javascript-renamed/189445 "2006-06-02T16:29:43Z")

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Well folks.... btn\_Up.onRelease = function() { getURL("javascript:Launch('http://www.kirupa.com', 400, 300)"); }; That button must launch a page but dont do it.... why ?? please i know it's simple... but i dont kno…

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## [3 column page flip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3-column-page-flip/189440)

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**Author:** [@saveth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saveth)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3-column-page-flip/189440 "2006-06-02T15:31:14Z")

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I've been searching this morning on how to do a 3 column page flip and have turned up with nothing. What I'm looking for is a page flip effect like you have all seen but in the layout of a three column pamphlet where the…

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## [loadMovie() help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/189439)

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**Author:** [@lone\_wild\_wolf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lone_wild_wolf)\
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**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-help/189439 "2006-06-02T15:28:05Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman\] Hi, \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] My question is that I have attached a movie clip using loadMovie() function. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] Now how do I perform functions on that movie…

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