# flash

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## [Arrays - some advance examples](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-some-advance-examples/180756)

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**Author:** [@arindam1980](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arindam1980)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/arrays-some-advance-examples/180756 "2006-03-03T05:35:11Z")

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Hi all, Recently I went through arrays in actionscripting. But, I want some advance examples for better understanding of its application. If anyone can provide me with two or three advance examples then it will be ver…

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## [Help a Beginng AS WannaBe](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-a-beginng-as-wannabe/180755)

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**Author:** [@Curtsong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Curtsong)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 5:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-a-beginng-as-wannabe/180755 "2006-03-03T05:33:56Z")

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Flash 8 Pro/AS 2.0 I'm working on my website below. I'm not a brilliant Actionscript genius yet, far to go. Looking for Tutorial on how to load external movies, while controlling the loaded movies from action with in t…

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## [Halftone transition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/halftone-transition/180753)

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**Author:** [@iMat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iMat)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/halftone-transition/180753 "2006-03-03T05:26:26Z")

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\[LEFT\]http://www.billboard.com//bbcom/swf/feature\_large.swf How can something like that be done. I like the transitions. Is it possible to have new movieclips dynamically loading in (loadmovie), use that transition? \[/…

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## [Images in scrolling text field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/images-in-scrolling-text-field/180752)

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**Author:** [@Sullan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sullan)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/images-in-scrolling-text-field/180752 "2006-03-03T04:47:57Z")

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hi, i want to add some images and url links in a scrolling text field..just like what we find in a html page....is there a way or any tutorials to do it...kindly please help........ thanks in advance....

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## [Input restriction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-restriction/180749)

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**Author:** [@louissi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/louissi)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/input-restriction/180749 "2006-03-03T04:27:27Z")

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hello! I would like to "filter" some information in a input text. This text is used for a login name. I want people to only be able to go forward if: the name have 2 characters or more (i found how) the name contains n…

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## [Protecting your flash file on the web](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/protecting-your-flash-file-on-the-web/180745)

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**Author:** [@gamevixxen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gamevixxen)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/protecting-your-flash-file-on-the-web/180745 "2006-03-03T04:20:20Z")

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Hi there, I'm still learning about Flash MX2004 and I have some quick questions: You know when you upload your flash file on the web as part of your web page and someone clicks on the swf file.......say they "Zoom in…

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## [Flash External XML/Image Load Time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-xml-image-load-time/180741)

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**Author:** [@jastylr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jastylr)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-external-xml-image-load-time/180741 "2006-03-03T04:01:54Z")

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Hello, I have created a site that loads external JPGs using an XML file and creates fade transitions between them. The site is located at: http://www.hualalailuxuryvillarental.com The site owner and apparently a co…

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## [Flash Keyboard](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-keyboard/180738)

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**Author:** [@reead](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reead)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-keyboard/180738 "2006-03-03T03:47:07Z")

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Does anyone know how to build a keyboard in flash or at least where I can find a script with a key board? I need a keyboard to be displayed on my website that I can use my mouse to click the letters and it will fill ou…

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## [PHP or PHP/XML to drive gallery contents?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-or-php-xml-to-drive-gallery-contents/180737)

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**Author:** [@blindart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blindart)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-or-php-xml-to-drive-gallery-contents/180737 "2006-03-03T03:39:54Z")

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Basically, I've got myself a gallery which is generated from the contents of an XML file. (I just followed this excellent tut!):beam: I've decided that its too much hassle to update the XML file everytime a new image i…

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## [Passing variable to ASP page using loadVariables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variable-to-asp-page-using-loadvariables/180734)

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**Author:** [@JustinM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JustinM)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variable-to-asp-page-using-loadvariables/180734 "2006-03-03T03:18:23Z")

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Okay guys, here's another one about passing data to an asp page. I'm trying to pass a variable through a string to an asp page. I cannot understand why this is not working. Here is my code: this.btn1.onRelease = functi…

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## [Help with an F8 Simulation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-an-f8-simulation/180733)

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**Author:** [@Glennzig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Glennzig)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-an-f8-simulation/180733 "2006-03-03T03:04:12Z")

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Greetings everyone, I am a novice to flash and I was assigned to do a school project. I have to run a simulation of a highway through which 50 cars pass every hour, on the side there is a gas station and 50% of the cars …

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## [Timing and Waiting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timing-and-waiting/180728)

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**Author:** [@fm47](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fm47)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timing-and-waiting/180728 "2006-03-03T01:56:03Z")

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How do i do timing and waiting without having to figure out my frame rate and then tween everything to it? How would I wait in seconds? Do I have to get the time, save that to a variable, then once it's, for example, …

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## [XML + sendAndLoad()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sendandload/180721)

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**Author:** [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sendandload/180721 "2006-03-03T01:12:53Z")

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Ok guys im building a massive map/virtual tour thingy...and i need to send a "mapID" variable to a coldfusion cfm page, which will get the variable and spit out a bunch of variables for that mapID and then ill load it ba…

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## [Controlling Dynamic text Scroller](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-dynamic-text-scroller/180716)

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**Author:** [@gpdesigner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gpdesigner)\
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**Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-dynamic-text-scroller/180716 "2006-03-03T00:20:59Z")

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Hello Everybody, I have a question maybe someone with experience can push me in the right direction. I just upgraded to MX6 so i am learning my way around, I was using V5 before this so it's like starting from scratch al…

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## [Keeping focus on higher level swfs?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-focus-on-higher-level-swfs/180712)

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**Author:** [@The\_Red\_Fall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/The_Red_Fall)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-focus-on-higher-level-swfs/180712 "2006-03-02T23:58:59Z")

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I'm sort of re-discovering Flash. As such, I'm a bit rusty with all the ActionScript and general techniques. I have a site that loads swfs on higher levels with loadMovieNum (i.e., a pop-up photo gallery). The only probl…

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## [swLiveConnect and Images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swliveconnect-and-images/180705)

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**Author:** [@starqueen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/starqueen)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swliveconnect-and-images/180705 "2006-03-02T21:58:26Z")

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I am trying to make an image gallery that provides thumbnails in HTML and when clicked on the full resolution of that image is loaded into a .swf file on the same page, into a movie container. I have resourced Macrome…

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## [Help me make this With action Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-make-this-with-action-script/180702)

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**Author:** [@Edouard\_Dorval](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Edouard_Dorval)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-me-make-this-with-action-script/180702 "2006-03-02T21:29:59Z")

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How can I do something like this(change the view ( perspective of an object)) using actionscript stuff such as the Z axis and things like that. Please Help.

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## [Handwriting effect with dynamic masking?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handwriting-effect-with-dynamic-masking/180698)

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**Author:** [@Backslash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Backslash)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/handwriting-effect-with-dynamic-masking/180698 "2006-03-02T20:11:58Z")

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Okay, I searched the forums and I'm to much of a beginner at flash to make this work by myself, but...I've seen examples of handwriting effects and dynamic masking, i'd like to make them work together. The dynamic m…

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## [FLV movie that triggers "next scene"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-movie-that-triggers-next-scene/180697)

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**Author:** [@Noble51](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Noble51)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flv-movie-that-triggers-next-scene/180697 "2006-03-02T20:08:33Z")

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I have a flash presentation in mind. I want, for example, 6 scenes telling a story. For example: "How to change a tire" In just about every scene I'd like to put the flash componet player "Media Playback" that pulls my…

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## [Xml Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery/180696)

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**Author:** [@whoisericb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/whoisericb)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery/180696 "2006-03-02T20:00:45Z")

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I'm really new to using XML and flash together but I have been going over the photo gallery tutorial by kirupa and I want to do the whole dynamic thing but with an interface like this example ive made. Is there a way to …

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## [Targeting a mc with within an mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-a-mc-with-within-an-mc/180695)

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**Author:** [@certainfate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/certainfate)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-a-mc-with-within-an-mc/180695 "2006-03-02T19:50:46Z")

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Ok... I have searched and looked around and can't seem to find the answer to my problem. I have made a navigation that is a movieclip, now within the movieclip are 6 movieclips that are the "buttons" of the navigation.…

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## [Page Flip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-flip/180694)

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**Author:** [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-flip/180694 "2006-03-02T19:45:32Z")

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Ok I got the page flip .fla from here: \[COLOR=#008000\]iparigrafika ...\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]My question is this:\[/COLOR\] How do you resize the pages without everything getting screwed up? I want to have it as an exte…

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## [MC Easing from spot to spot?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-easing-from-spot-to-spot/180693)

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**Author:** [@x\_polar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/x_polar)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-easing-from-spot-to-spot/180693 "2006-03-02T19:41:34Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a quite weird problem... I'm trying to make an mc change its x & y coordinations and so move smoothly to a new spot in the scene... I've been trying to integrate my script in a function but it…

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## [Linear background!?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linear-background/180691)

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**Author:** [@o111](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/o111)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linear-background/180691 "2006-03-02T19:33:57Z")

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Ok, my question is: Can I make the background colour in Flash Linear,Radial or something else than just solid? In that case, how is it done? Thanks \[smile\]

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## [How to download mp3 through flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-download-mp3-through-flash/180690)

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**Author:** [@Napoly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Napoly)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-download-mp3-through-flash/180690 "2006-03-02T19:21:02Z")

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I heard it's possible to force the browser for downloading mp3s directly on your comp if you zipped them up cuz the comp is trying to unzip them to the desktop. Is it true?.. It is the best way to download mp3s..? Can yo…

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## [Text color and AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-color-and-as/180688)

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**Author:** [@Zimmermann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zimmermann)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-color-and-as/180688 "2006-03-02T18:35:59Z")

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I have this text String in an Array. It'll be sent to a TextField, but first I'd like to change the color of one of the letters. Like this: \[FONT=Courier New\]some\_array = \[COLOR=#000000\]\[\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#ff0000\]"This i\<f…

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## [Setting the size of the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-size-of-the-stage/180686)

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**Author:** [@loki\_mdog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/loki_mdog)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-size-of-the-stage/180686 "2006-03-02T18:16:39Z")

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Is there a way to set the size of the stage? I want to be able to pass a parameter into my flash movie to tell it what size it should be but Stage.width and height are read only attributes. Anyone know of a way to …

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## [Anyone can recommend a good preloader tut](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-can-recommend-a-good-preloader-tut/180685)

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**Author:** [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-can-recommend-a-good-preloader-tut/180685 "2006-03-02T18:07:34Z")

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I know I suck for asking this, but I suck at AS. And I need to make a preloader that the bar will actually act as a mask and reveal a layer as it goes up. I need the % loaded text to. I wasnt sure if there was a big …

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## [Linking Sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-sound/180683)

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**Author:** [@sr2000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sr2000)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-sound/180683 "2006-03-02T17:12:22Z")

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\[FONT=Verdana\] Hi I have linked a sound clip from the library to a button so when the button is pressed you can hear the sound; this was done using ActionScript and the linkage property. The problem I have is because …

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## [Launch fixed size window from flash button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launch-fixed-size-window-from-flash-button/180682)

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**Author:** [@handemmet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/handemmet)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launch-fixed-size-window-from-flash-button/180682 "2006-03-02T16:42:45Z")

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Hi All Can anybody help me please! I'm trying to launch a fixed size window from my flash button. I need it to work accross IE, Mozilla, Safari on PC and Mac. Thanks in advance E.

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