# flash

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## [MySpace Flash Comment Box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myspace-flash-comment-box/188428)

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**Author:** [@brikko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brikko)\
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**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myspace-flash-comment-box/188428 "2006-05-07T20:38:14Z")

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So .. anyone got the infamous MySpace here? I just wanted to make a custom comment box in Flash cause my whole site will be in Flash. This dude's site is awesome, but I just wanted to know how he did it. (myspace.com/gib…

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## [Animate a staple](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-a-staple/188427)

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**Author:** [@douglasC](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/douglasC)\
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**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animate-a-staple/188427 "2006-05-07T20:28:48Z")

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Hello, I am new. I need to animate the formation of a staple. I guess the best way to do this is by using a shape tween. The staple starts out like a three sided box- that is a regular, common, staple. After being form…

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## [Flash works when I refresh?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-works-when-i-refresh/188424)

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**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-works-when-i-refresh/188424 "2006-05-07T18:19:26Z")

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I'm not sure if this is a browser problem or not, but Ive had this problem for quite some time with flash8. I have a navigation which is supposed to load another movie when a button is pressed and it sends variables to…

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## [Problem when movie starts, it freezes browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-when-movie-starts-it-freezes-browser/188415)

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**Author:** [@Flaevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Flaevo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-when-movie-starts-it-freezes-browser/188415 "2006-05-07T16:24:56Z")

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This is a weird problem I've NEVER encountered before. if you visit either of the links ( same site different hosting ) on the initial loadup it actually FREEZES my browsers ( cant click quick buttons ect.. ) until the…

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## [Flash Read Jpeg Details... Without XML...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-read-jpeg-details-without-xml/188411)

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**Author:** [@woodman650](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woodman650)\
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**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-read-jpeg-details-without-xml/188411 "2006-05-07T14:58:33Z")

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Hey all, I just wondered if there was a way for flash to read details/parameters stored in a jpeg? (author, date... etc)... without having to manually enter these things into an external file for referencing. It's probab…

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## [Actionscript Matrices](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-matrices/188408)

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**Author:** [@bogdani](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bogdani)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-matrices/188408 "2006-05-07T14:12:02Z")

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Hello, I need a little help. There is an older thread on this forum about actionscript and math matrices: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19638 The problem is that I cannot have it working. It shows only…

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## [\_root.prevFrame();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-prevframe/188402)

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**Author:** [@thesleuth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesleuth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-prevframe/188402 "2006-05-07T12:55:30Z")

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I have done a scrolling menu, learnt from this tutorial - http://www.webwasp.co.uk/tutorials/b14-scroll-menu/index.php But, I am doing it in a movieclip. How do I change the controller actions \_root.prevFrame(); …

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## [Why does my error msg only show once?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-my-error-msg-only-show-once/188401)

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**Author:** [@hectors](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hectors)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-my-error-msg-only-show-once/188401 "2006-05-07T12:45:56Z")

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Hiya, I have written a function where a movieclip containing a dynamic text box is attached and a string is passed to it to display in the text box. My problem is that the message only displays the first time and then th…

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## [Help - need some tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-need-some-tutorial/188398)

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**Author:** [@chapan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chapan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-need-some-tutorial/188398 "2006-05-07T11:32:53Z")

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ive searched the net for how to control webcam tutorials and managed to find some. but what i really REALLY need is how to detect the color using the webcam. can ne one post a link to tutorial or something? so far i mana…

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## [Tell \_root to goto frame and then play certain frame of movieclip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell--root-to-goto-frame-and-then-play-certain-frame-of-movieclip/188396)

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**Author:** [@Deke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Deke)\
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**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell--root-to-goto-frame-and-then-play-certain-frame-of-movieclip/188396 "2006-05-07T10:49:09Z")

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Hi! How do I get this to work? When you click a button I want my flash to go to the frame label where the movie clip is located, and then play a certain frame of that movie clip. Thank you!

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## [Sounds tutorials request](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sounds-tutorials-request/188393)

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**Author:** [@creativekaren](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creativekaren)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sounds-tutorials-request/188393 "2006-05-07T09:34:07Z")

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Can anyone here please provide a tutorial for how to make multisounds . ie. song1 play(button) stop (button) song2 play (button) stop (button) the problem come when i test them. it's started playi…

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## [My xml data cannot be display in the hosting web?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-xml-data-cannot-be-display-in-the-hosting-web/188392)

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**Author:** [@jianhong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jianhong)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-xml-data-cannot-be-display-in-the-hosting-web/188392 "2006-05-07T09:04:37Z")

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I used my blogspot atom.XML link to import content into my flash. It works fine from my laptop. But when i upload my flash to a hosting website, the content didn display in my flash. Why didn it appear ?? What should i d…

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## [Class Functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-functions/188391)

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**Author:** [@dcem](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dcem)\
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**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-functions/188391 "2006-05-07T08:34:11Z")

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Hey People, I have created a class called RButton which extends MovieClip. I need to know how to define a function in this class to make the movieclip gotoAndStop on frame 2 when someone rolls over it. I have place…

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## [Understanding the Transformation Matrix](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/understanding-the-transformation-matrix/188389)

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**Author:** [@Torq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Torq)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/understanding-the-transformation-matrix/188389 "2006-05-07T08:16:45Z")

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Hey guys, I recently read Senocular's tutorial on the topic. I was just wondering if anyone knew a fix for the gap at the edges of the faces. Sometimes when rotating theres a white gap at the edges (on his example too) a…

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## [hitTest function question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-function-question/188385)

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**Author:** [@themxguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/themxguy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 7:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-function-question/188385 "2006-05-07T07:06:08Z")

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Hi Kirupa Community my name is themxguy. I have been surfing Kirupa for sometime and have recently started an account in order to learn more about flash gaming design. I have a question regarding the Actionscript hitTest…

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## [Site sizing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-sizing/188383)

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**Author:** [@silent7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/silent7)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-sizing/188383 "2006-05-07T06:35:29Z")

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I was wondering if anyone could tell me how they did the site size on this site. http://www.wolfcreekthemovie.com/site/ It seems that the video playing in the background resizes in the browser window dependening on th…

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## [A level problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-level-problem/188381)

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**Author:** [@riot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-level-problem/188381 "2006-05-07T05:58:50Z")

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Hi people!! I'm allways saying the same: sorry about my english \[wink\] Well... I'm using the MovieClipLoader to load the contents of my website. There's a swf preload too, that works fine \[wink\] Some SWF's are loading …

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## [Dynamically resizing background movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-resizing-background-movie/188368)

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**Author:** [@Herz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Herz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-resizing-background-movie/188368 "2006-05-07T02:33:57Z")

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Hi, I run across this cool web site http://www.hi-res.net/ I'd like to add that effect on my own page. Can anybody explain how you can insert a full-screen, scalable movie clip as the background, and put a static …

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## [Parent swf replaces loaded swf's \_root ? A WorkAround](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parent-swf-replaces-loaded-swfs--root-a-workaround/188364)

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**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\
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**Last updated:** [May 7, 2006, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parent-swf-replaces-loaded-swfs--root-a-workaround/188364 "2006-05-07T01:03:31Z")

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Hey guys, I got a preloader swf and inside this preloader swf i load another swf, site.swf. inside site.swf, i have several references to \_root.mc1.and so on. once i load site.swf into the preloader.swf, all AS that …

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## [Help - Kirupa Spinning Images Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-kirupa-spinning-images-tutorial/188353)

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**Author:** [@mar1b0r0man](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mar1b0r0man)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-kirupa-spinning-images-tutorial/188353 "2006-05-06T21:30:54Z")

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Hi all, I was just following "Kirupa\_3D\_07\_SpinningImages" tutorial. The math starting is making some sense but I can't figure out how to change it so the images does not spin on \_xmouse movement. But only when I click…

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## [Tween Class: Please bounce, but no freaking out!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-class-please-bounce-but-no-freaking-out/188351)

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**Author:** [@lrhb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lrhb)\
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**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-class-please-bounce-but-no-freaking-out/188351 "2006-05-06T21:15:59Z")

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Hello friends, I am using the Tween class' Bounce.easeOut method to bring something on to and off the stage like so (based on a button's rollover/rollout): function speakersBoing(which) { if (which == "over") { t…

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## [Anyone know of a web service for UK postcodes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-web-service-for-uk-postcodes/188347)

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**Author:** [@hectors](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hectors)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-know-of-a-web-service-for-uk-postcodes/188347 "2006-05-06T20:39:43Z")

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Yo, I am trying to verify UK postcodes from my Flash site and wondered if anyone knows of a SOAP web service for UK postcodes or if anyone has seen a function online that will do this. Thanks guys, Hectors

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## [Flash 8 - FLVPlayback Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-flvplayback-problem/188343)

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**Author:** [@SoCalMX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SoCalMX)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-flvplayback-problem/188343 "2006-05-06T19:39:02Z")

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I have lost 3 days on this one, so ANY help is appreciated. The gist of the problem seems to be that once I unload FLVPlayback, it won't attach again. I successfully display a .flv using the following: attachMovie("F…

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## [Print, Email and PDF Actions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-email-and-pdf-actions/188336)

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**Author:** [@jbkons](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbkons)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-email-and-pdf-actions/188336 "2006-05-06T17:02:13Z")

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Hi Guys, I am building an html site right now with flash navigation. It is a content site, and I am hoping to add a function within the navigation where is a button for printing which if the user clicks it opens their…

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## [Simple animation - mouseover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-animation-mouseover/188334)

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**Author:** [@Nillerbabz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nillerbabz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-animation-mouseover/188334 "2006-05-06T16:33:35Z")

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Hi, Im pretty new to flash.. or I know how to draw and animate things in it, and think Im doing that fine. I've made a logo for a friends homepage and now I want to make an actionscript that start the animation wheneve…

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## [Browsers problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browsers-problem/188329)

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**Author:** [@norrb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/norrb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browsers-problem/188329 "2006-05-06T15:48:07Z")

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Hello. I've just made a 2'nd version of my portfolio: \[COLOR=MediumTurquoise\]\[http://www.norrb.com\](http://www.norrb.com)\[/COLOR\] with xml used to read the content & i have several problems that i can't fix. 1: The sit…

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## [Flash 8 Particle Emitter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-particle-emitter/188326)

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**Author:** [@serkios](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/serkios)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-particle-emitter/188326 "2006-05-06T15:16:00Z")

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Has anyone seen component built like this for Flash 8? I'm currently in the middle of developing a flash 8 component and was wondering if anyone else here has taken a stab at this so I can do some compare/contrast. I di…

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## [The Photo Gallery Tutorial... help needed please! :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-photo-gallery-tutorial-help-needed-please/188325)

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**Author:** [@ichor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ichor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-photo-gallery-tutorial-help-needed-please/188325 "2006-05-06T15:12:49Z")

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Hi there, Firstly I just wanted to say thanks for writing the tutorial "Create a Photo Gallery". I found it very helpful, but I have a small problem which I cant seem to figure out a solution to. I'm sure its something…

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## [Including database.xml trough symbol](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/including-database-xml-trough-symbol/188322)

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**Author:** [@Sumpson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sumpson)\
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**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/including-database-xml-trough-symbol/188322 "2006-05-06T13:16:24Z")

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Hello! I've been trying to figure out this thing for a while. I would like to have a search engine on my website and found something nice to use for this. The problem is when I make a symbol of this search engine and…

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## [Export problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-problem/188318)

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**Author:** [@binime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/binime)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-problem/188318 "2006-05-06T10:01:50Z")

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ok, i have been making a fla, which controls all the inventory/weapons for the game i have been making. this fla uses external classes, now when i use ctrl + enter in flash to preview the movie it works, however, when i …

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