# flash

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## [Slide Presentation - advancing controls help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-presentation-advancing-controls-help/172773)

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**Author:** [@sbateman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sbateman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-presentation-advancing-controls-help/172773 "2005-12-17T20:45:30Z")

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Does anyone have advice on how to add Play, Pause, Next, Back and Back to Beginning controls on this slide show? I have done ok so far with help I've found here and elsewhere but can't seen to grasp the skill of adding…

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## [Remove multipy movieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-multipy-movieclips/172770)

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**Author:** [@sean1983uk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sean1983uk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-multipy-movieclips/172770 "2005-12-17T19:39:13Z")

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i'm adding multipy instances of a movie clip to the stage and was wondering if when it gets to a certain frame there is a way ican delete all movieclips from the stage so it is just blank? Sean

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## [Unknown collapse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unknown-collapse/172764)

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**Author:** [@parad0xl0g](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/parad0xl0g)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unknown-collapse/172764 "2005-12-17T17:35:51Z")

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I am doing a proyect that use several movie clips, each one with a rollOver event. When I move the mouse pointer really fast over many movieclips the movie collapse. Somebody knows how to fix the problem? I don't know …

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## [Reverse a fade?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-a-fade/172763)

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**Author:** [@Michael2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Michael2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reverse-a-fade/172763 "2005-12-17T17:23:38Z")

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How do you make a fade go from black to white, in sted of white to black?

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## [Does anyone know if there will be a Freehand 8?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-there-will-be-a-freehand-8/172757)

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**Author:** [@Fargate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fargate)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-know-if-there-will-be-a-freehand-8/172757 "2005-12-17T16:29:03Z")

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Macromedia's latest releases included Flash 8, Dreamweaver 8, as well as Fireworks 8, but does anyone know if their will be a Freehand 8? Thanks, Fargate \[smiley\]

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## [createEmptyMovieClip sizing problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-sizing-problem/172751)

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**Author:** [@5leander5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/5leander5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-sizing-problem/172751 "2005-12-17T13:55:42Z")

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Guys, I am trying to set the position of a loaded movieclip, using the following code: this.createEmptyMovieClip("container1",1); container1.loadMovie("KClub2003.swf"); container1.x = container.y = 50…

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## [Stop for 15 seconds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-for-15-seconds/172744)

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**Author:** [@DaveMania](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DaveMania)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-for-15-seconds/172744 "2005-12-17T10:52:23Z")

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How do i stop an animation for say 15 seconds?

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## [Help for sorting Data](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-for-sorting-data/172742)

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**Author:** [@ag0609](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ag0609)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-for-sorting-data/172742 "2005-12-17T10:06:24Z")

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I recently got interested in making some music player by Flash with PlayList that use MM List components. Movie have a array call "songlist" to store the music path.And I want to add a function that can adjust songs or…

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## [Resizing text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-text/172740)

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**Author:** [@cturner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cturner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-text/172740 "2005-12-17T08:39:02Z")

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Is it possible to resize text when clicking on a button? Thanks in advance.

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## [Photo effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-effect/172739)

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**Author:** [@dboers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dboers)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-effect/172739 "2005-12-17T08:37:58Z")

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Does anybody has an idea how the photo effect (fade and move up) on this side is made? http://www.dbgcm.db.com/dbgcm/home.jsp Thanks in advance

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## [Sound on / off](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-on-off/172731)

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**Author:** [@rafimmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rafimmedia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-on-off/172731 "2005-12-17T05:57:39Z")

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Hi to all, i made a one intro animation,the animation cotains music , i placed in a MC, when the user run the intro the sound is play. when he press the stop btn it sohld be stop same method for play. i used this code …

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## [Does anyone now when I can find help for](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-now-when-i-can-find-help-for/172728)

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**Author:** [@Playables](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Playables)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-anyone-now-when-i-can-find-help-for/172728 "2005-12-17T05:32:33Z")

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Setting up a time count down to a level in a game? Basicly something that counts down from lets say 120 seconds and once it reaches 0 it sends you to another scene where you get your score the option to play again (I can…

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## [Rollover code help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-code-help/172727)

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**Author:** [@hombr3w311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hombr3w311)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-code-help/172727 "2005-12-17T05:28:40Z")

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Hi I have a rollover command in a mc that reveals a pic when rolled over, and makes it disapear when rollout, worls greeat alone, however when it is loaded into the content mc of my main swf, it doesn't show. I don't it…

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## [If statement not working properly \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-not-working-properly-renamed/172723)

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**Author:** [@NerdOfTheRings](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NerdOfTheRings)\
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**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-not-working-properly-renamed/172723 "2005-12-17T04:59:23Z")

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For some reason my first if statement is allways fulfilled, even when I set the varaiable to different values, I cant work out why. My variables are not used anywhere else in my site. I have spent hours and hours and s…

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## [PLEASE HELP ME ...I'm begging](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-im-begging/172722)

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**Author:** [@NerdOfTheRings](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NerdOfTheRings)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-im-begging/172722 "2005-12-17T04:53:34Z")

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\[color=#003366\]I have used this script on a keyframe in my timeline, for some reason my first if statement is allways fulfilled even though I have set the variable as different. These variabls are not used anywhere else…

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## [Flash Video Encoder Compare](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-encoder-compare/172715)

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**Author:** [@gooogle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gooogle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-video-encoder-compare/172715 "2005-12-17T03:00:05Z")

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\[font=Times New Roman\]Flash Video is a type of video that can be played by Flash Player. A Flash Video file can be a separated FLV file or a video stream in a SWF file. It has various video encoding methods. Flash Player…

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## [Setting Current State of Navigation Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-current-state-of-navigation-menu/172713)

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**Author:** [@jared\_kc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jared_kc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-current-state-of-navigation-menu/172713 "2005-12-17T02:31:24Z")

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I am trying to change the color of a button to the rollover color to act as a current state in the navigation menu. The action script below works if I am using a Dynamic text field in the movieclip with the instance name…

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## [duplicateMovieClip help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-help/172710)

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**Author:** [@jardane](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jardane)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicatemovieclip-help/172710 "2005-12-17T01:48:49Z")

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i need a way to give every copied movie clip a random name or every copy has a number and that number goes up when copyed example: MC 1, MC 2, MC 3 and so on.

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## [Smart unload movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-unload-movieclip/172706)

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**Author:** [@niakmo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/niakmo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-unload-movieclip/172706 "2005-12-17T00:02:00Z")

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I've this function which generates some emptymovieclips and then adds a picture to them. Now I want to remove all the pictures generated bij one call of the function. What is the best way to do this. I was thinking of ad…

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## [Video end Event](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-end-event/172705)

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**Author:** [@gregsinibaldi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gregsinibaldi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-end-event/172705 "2005-12-16T23:32:55Z")

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Hello, My video player is not firing an end event when it reaches the end of the video. I'm using the player from meshybeats. The play head in the swf is supposed to move to a particular frame when the end event is fir…

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## [I wonder if someone could help me \> XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-wonder-if-someone-could-help-me-xml/172699)

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**Author:** [@KILTRO](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KILTRO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-wonder-if-someone-could-help-me-xml/172699 "2005-12-16T22:55:10Z")

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Well, i hope that the title has catched your attention up. Its nothing too complex, just a question. (and i wish that someone replies, just to say "dont know":beam:). Is there a way to load an image, which path is on an …

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## [Fading Thumbnails](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-thumbnails/172698)

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**Author:** [@zerapsy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerapsy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-thumbnails/172698 "2005-12-16T22:51:14Z")

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The source code below is from the Kirupa Gallery. \[color=#006610\]function\[/color\] \[color=#000050\]thumbnails\_fn\[/color\]\[color=#0000ff\](\[/color\]\[color=#000050\]k\[/color\]\[color=#0000ff\])\[/color\] \[color=#0000ff\]{\[/color\] \[c…

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## [Event Listener Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-listener-problem/172684)

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**Author:** [@SlowRoasted](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SlowRoasted)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-listener-problem/172684 "2005-12-16T21:03:25Z")

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I have a listbox component called "policytext" on my stage. I have some XML info loaded into it, which works fine. The problem occurs when i try to make each one a link. I made an event listener that doesnt want to wo…

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## [Help w/ Falling Snow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-falling-snow/172677)

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**Author:** [@cmessineo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cmessineo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-falling-snow/172677 "2005-12-16T20:02:47Z")

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I am using the wonderful snow routine found on Kirupa.com and it looks great. However, I want the snow to fall behind some text that is on the screen. I have my snow layer below my text layer, but the snow is still app…

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## [Flash PHP - Email](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-email/172676)

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**Author:** [@sjaworsk1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sjaworsk1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-email/172676 "2005-12-16T19:37:32Z")

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I created a form on my site using component boxes and i wrote the script, but the issue i am having (i believe) is when you hit "send" it does not locate the .php file on my server. The PHP file is called send51.php and…

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## [ColorRequired](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colorrequired/172669)

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**Author:** [@Force34](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Force34)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colorrequired/172669 "2005-12-16T18:09:37Z")

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Hi people XD Im using this code in flash 8 but it's not working. (It's only part of the code but its repeated with some other stuff added but anyway, I think this is all you really need to see. It's for a contact form) …

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## [XML performing Actionscript link](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-performing-actionscript-link/172666)

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**Author:** [@deveau31](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deveau31)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-performing-actionscript-link/172666 "2005-12-16T17:48:04Z")

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Hello, I've been searching around for a way to have one or two words of my dynamic XML perform an on release, loadMovie action, is this possible? I've seen ways to have the entire child load a movie, but I just want …

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## [Mail form problems \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mail-form-problems-renamed/172662)

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**Author:** [@dipsb\_13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dipsb_13)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mail-form-problems-renamed/172662 "2005-12-16T16:54:46Z")

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hey guys I have a problem which needs urgent attention I have made a contact form in Flash using a PHP script I have the fields as follows: Name Email location URL message everything works fine however the "messa…

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## [Double Click Listener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/double-click-listener/172661)

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**Author:** [@chant9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chant9)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/double-click-listener/172661 "2005-12-16T16:03:58Z")

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\[color=black\]\[font=Arial\]Hi\[/font\]\[/color\] \[color=black\]\[font=Arial\] \[/font\]\[/color\] \[color=black\]\[font=Arial\]Is there any way to listen for when the user double clicks on something, like a MovieClip or DataGrid?\[/fo…

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## [Photo Gallery Using XML and Flash- HELP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-using-xml-and-flash-help/172660)

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**Author:** [@archigirl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/archigirl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2005, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-using-xml-and-flash-help/172660 "2005-12-16T15:46:48Z")

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Hi, I did the above tutorial (Flash MX 2004). Uses an XML file to bring in the data to my .swf. I made one of these galleries in the past, which works fine. I used the same template for a new one, which now does not …

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