# flash

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## [Script Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-help/176603)

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**Author:** [@andrewparker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andrewparker)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-help/176603 "2006-01-25T13:03:38Z")

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Hello all, I am trying to create a movie where a series of MovieClips play in a random order. I have it set up as so: Root timeline - 55 frames Frame 1 - script telling playhead to go to frame 55 Frames 2 to 18 -…

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## [Transition Tutorial Question - Sorry](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-tutorial-question-sorry/176597)

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**Author:** [@keljnr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keljnr)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-tutorial-question-sorry/176597 "2006-01-25T11:08:00Z")

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Hi people... I have an external swf called "home". On the "home" stage is a button, and when this button is clicked, im wanting it to play a movieclip on the Flash document the container resides in (index.swf). The m…

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## [Dynamic text align bottom](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-align-bottom/176595)

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**Author:** [@Chappo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chappo)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-align-bottom/176595 "2006-01-25T10:10:46Z")

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Hi all, Just a 'simple' question regarding aligning dynamic text to the bottom. Here is what i have. Textbox set to a fixed height/width and inside i have dynamic text (loaded through XML file). What i would like to …

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## [Pixel font problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-problem/176594)

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**Author:** [@orangelightblub](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/orangelightblub)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pixel-font-problem/176594 "2006-01-25T10:10:12Z")

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Hi I using flash mx to design a project. I have been using a pixel font called harmony. The problem that I am having is that when I use dynamic text box which brings the data from a txt file the font on is very small and…

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## [Retrieve item of a listbox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieve-item-of-a-listbox/176592)

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**Author:** [@apple](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/apple)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieve-item-of-a-listbox/176592 "2006-01-25T08:10:48Z")

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If I want to retrieve the item in a listbox, what should be done? Basically Im trying to retrieve the items in a listbox then compare it with the word that I have keyed in earlier. So could anyone give me some idea? Than…

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## [MovieClipLoader Class and Image Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-class-and-image-gallery/176590)

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**Author:** [@sandeep\_cdac200](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sandeep_cdac200)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-class-and-image-gallery/176590 "2006-01-25T07:52:01Z")

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hi all, well i am working on displaying images in scrollpane.i hv written a function which takes string as arguement and display images from that path.nw the problem comes is the image(or path) which is provided at las…

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## [Newb variable question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newb-variable-question/176589)

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**Author:** [@Counterproductive](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Counterproductive)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newb-variable-question/176589 "2006-01-25T07:26:31Z")

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Hey, I'm a complete actionscript newb and I have a problem which I believe is a simple one yet it is beyond me. I have a text file with variables in it which are numbers. It is my understanding that they are treated as s…

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## [Hardcore Scripting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hardcore-scripting/176586)

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**Author:** [@woyrz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woyrz)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hardcore-scripting/176586 "2006-01-25T06:46:03Z")

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I'm working on a project that will require call function using variables example: function test1(){ trace("allo") } var test2:String = "test1()" trace(test2) // now i getting -\>test1() in fact i want to call the …

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## [\[help\] Using rollOver and rollOut on a movie clip with buttons inside?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-using-rollover-and-rollout-on-a-movie-clip-with-buttons-inside/176585)

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**Author:** [@Slazareth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Slazareth)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-using-rollover-and-rollout-on-a-movie-clip-with-buttons-inside/176585 "2006-01-25T06:44:03Z")

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I have an mp3 player that sits off stage. There's a tab sticking out for it. When you moust over this tab (which is inside the mp3 player mc) I need the player mc to gotoAndPlay("over"); which is the player animating ont…

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## [Almost perfect menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/almost-perfect-menu/176582)

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**Author:** [@Anetalaya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anetalaya)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/almost-perfect-menu/176582 "2006-01-25T06:33:58Z")

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So I made this perfect menu (at least for me \[smile\] ) it does just what I need: it can be totally configured with XML, it's horizontal and I can define for each button it's size and position. Even I figured out how to…

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## [MX2004 advanced cursor help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx2004-advanced-cursor-help/176570)

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**Author:** [@VirgoAnima](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VirgoAnima)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx2004-advanced-cursor-help/176570 "2006-01-25T03:57:05Z")

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Is it possible to make a custom cursor with restraints (meaning you only see the cursor when you put your mouse in a certain spot, by defining both the max and min of the x & y), that is placed inside a movie clip; then …

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## [Movie Button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-button/176565)

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**Author:** [@Randall\_D](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Randall_D)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-button/176565 "2006-01-25T02:19:14Z")

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First one to tell me how to link my movie button to frame 222 wins!! Serisouly...all I want to do is link my cool little movie button, which is on a layer inside the home page movie. Thanks for helping those less for…

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## [startDrag - constrain to rectangle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-constrain-to-rectangle/176562)

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**Author:** [@dirksmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dirksmith)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-constrain-to-rectangle/176562 "2006-01-25T01:47:28Z")

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Hi I have 9 images that are draggable on my screen - and when pressed become the top image- using the script below. I'd also like to constrain to a rectangle (or coordinates) - ideally adapting the exisiting script a…

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## [Quick Levels Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-levels-question/176560)

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**Author:** [@valpez1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/valpez1)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-levels-question/176560 "2006-01-25T01:42:14Z")

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Hi, I just need some quick information about levels. I have an empty MC on level1 swf, then load another swf into level1 empty MC. I need to be able to load another swf into level1 to take the place of the current one. …

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## [Mask with rotator help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-with-rotator-help/176557)

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**Author:** [@FlashPlaya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashPlaya)\
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**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mask-with-rotator-help/176557 "2006-01-25T01:04:49Z")

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I am trying to build a mask that comes in over the last image and just rotates with the animation.. I know i can get but, I have been stuck on the way this has to work.. I think the it might work if i play with the depth…

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## [Append an Object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/append-an-object/176553)

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**Author:** [@dvlnblk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dvlnblk)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/append-an-object/176553 "2006-01-24T23:42:27Z")

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Is there a way to append an object that has already been created: CODE: userobject; userobject = {uname:username, uage:so.data\[username\].age} what if I wanted to add a phone property? Thanks in Advance, D…

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## [If function in javascript, variable passed to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-function-in-javascript-variable-passed-to-flash/176552)

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**Author:** [@PaintedSwan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PaintedSwan)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-function-in-javascript-variable-passed-to-flash/176552 "2006-01-24T23:24:54Z")

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Hello all \[smile\] I've been doing research on this, and my issue is fairly simple, but I couldn't find anything addressing my particular problem. Basically I want Javascript to pass a variable to Flash according to …

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## [Using Dynamically Loaded Text to Load an XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-dynamically-loaded-text-to-load-an-xml-file/176549)

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**Author:** [@jonahholliday](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonahholliday)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-dynamically-loaded-text-to-load-an-xml-file/176549 "2006-01-24T22:40:09Z")

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Hi, I would like to use the text loaded into a dynamic text field to act as the filename of a XML file I'd like to load. If someone could point me in the right direction here that would be great. Cheers, Jonahhollid…

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## [Adding a link to my .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-my-swf/176545)

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**Author:** [@mikeycorn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikeycorn)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-my-swf/176545 "2006-01-24T22:10:23Z")

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Oh man, the solution has to be so simple . . . I'm in Dreamweaver and I have a very nice looking .swf ready to become a banner . . . only I can't figure out how the heck to make it a clickable link. Help!

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## [Url Encoding of link to MP3 to pass back to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-encoding-of-link-to-mp3-to-pass-back-to-flash/176544)

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**Author:** [@kungFuChris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kungFuChris)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-encoding-of-link-to-mp3-to-pass-back-to-flash/176544 "2006-01-24T21:51:09Z")

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Hey guys, I am trying to load and mp3 file dynamically into flash via flash variable and php.. Now in my test the flash variable is being passed to the php script and the php script is passing back the values with the …

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## [\[FMX2004\] Math logic help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx2004-math-logic-help/176543)

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**Author:** [@b\_rich](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/b_rich)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx2004-math-logic-help/176543 "2006-01-24T21:40:43Z")

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I'm hoping one of you wonderful people can help me solve this. I'm close but it's not quite there yet. Basically I'm trying to resize images in flash to fit the masked area but proportionatly.... My mask area is: w…

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## [Autoplay on an exe file possible in flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autoplay-on-an-exe-file-possible-in-flash/176538)

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**Author:** [@footsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/footsie)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autoplay-on-an-exe-file-possible-in-flash/176538 "2006-01-24T21:07:21Z")

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Hey all... this would be my very first post. ok here's what my problem is...i m working on a huge project which has a lot of animation with a lot of links as well.so i have more than 80 swf files.Is there any way,i can a…

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## [Preloader not working with scene](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-working-with-scene/176537)

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**Author:** [@Alinser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alinser)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-not-working-with-scene/176537 "2006-01-24T21:01:05Z")

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Hello - I did a tutorial or three on this site to try to get my preloader to work, and so far have had no success. I have two frames on my actions layer, Frame 1 has the following: bytes\_loaded = Math.round(this.getByt…

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## [Character Animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-animation/176535)

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**Author:** [@Lewwy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lewwy)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-animation/176535 "2006-01-24T20:52:08Z")

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Im talking dead simple here. I have an MC, my character, with the MC I have several Labelled Frames which start new animations for the character, for example, Run, Walk, Jump. My question is, How do I get my characte…

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## [Sines 2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sines-2/176532)

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**Author:** [@ice987](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ice987)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sines-2/176532 "2006-01-24T20:39:37Z")

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Hi The following code generates sine results from 0 to 1 from 100 loops How to I change it to generate the following 4 results a)0 to 1 to 0 and b)-1 to 0 to 1 and c)-1 to 0 to 1 to 0 to -1 and d) 1…

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## [%preloader challenge](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-challenge/176531)

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**Author:** [@mariajose](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mariajose)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-challenge/176531 "2006-01-24T20:38:10Z")

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Hello everybody, my %preloader starts at 85%. After reading several articles on the subject (including senocular's). I changed the AS2 settings to be exported in a different frame than 0/1. I created instances of my comp…

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## [Guestbook refresh problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guestbook-refresh-problem/176528)

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**Author:** [@pete\_zahut](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pete_zahut)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guestbook-refresh-problem/176528 "2006-01-24T20:08:33Z")

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Hi, I made a guestbook where you can add a message and draw a little something, check it out over here: .L.I.N.K. It's in a premature face and needs an integration into something bigger... My problem with it is tha…

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## [Exporting video for flash.. questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-video-for-flash-questions/176527)

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**Author:** [@jak675](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jak675)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-video-for-flash-questions/176527 "2006-01-24T19:27:30Z")

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Hi all, So after reviewing tutorials at gotoandlearn.com, I am a little unclear as to why I would need Sorenson Squeeze to get a .flv file. What do you all recommend for getting .flv files for use within flash? I have…

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## [Help with this email form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-this-email-form/176511)

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**Author:** [@sunReedr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sunReedr)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-this-email-form/176511 "2006-01-24T18:02:23Z")

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## [360 Panoramics, taking the photos, stitching.. how?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/360-panoramics-taking-the-photos-stitching-how/176509)

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**Author:** [@skidpanda2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skidpanda2)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/360-panoramics-taking-the-photos-stitching-how/176509 "2006-01-24T17:57:05Z")

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Hi folks, I have to make some 360 view images for a project I'm working on. My client has viewed this site and would like similar 360's: http://www.kepplestonebystewartmilne.com/ If you click on show homes, then on …

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