# flash

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## [Crop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crop/167810)

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**Author:** [@NoirWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NoirWD)\
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**Last updated:** [November 1, 2005, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crop/167810 "2005-11-01T09:16:10Z")

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sup guys, I need to make my .fla a smaller canvas size but I need to crop the top out, how do I control where the document will be cropped.? Noir.

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## [Help with name game needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-name-game-needed/167803)

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**Author:** [@MattMDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MattMDesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2005, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-name-game-needed/167803 "2005-11-01T07:14:01Z")

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Hi, I am trying to make a simple game that does this: There is an input box called firstname. Next to it there is an enter button and when they click it it shows them their new name. This is the way it is now, but it…

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## [Please help me stop the looping](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-stop-the-looping/167792)

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**Author:** [@studiophoto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/studiophoto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-stop-the-looping/167792 "2005-11-01T02:40:02Z")

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I have created a 150 frame header that has 2 layers, the first is a border and the second is text. Both layers fade in and I cannot get them to stop looping after the 150th frame. How can I get the border and text to bec…

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## [Disable Right Click Options?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-right-click-options/167784)

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**Author:** [@mikedkap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikedkap)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-right-click-options/167784 "2005-11-01T00:13:20Z")

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Does anybody know how to disable the right click options (zoom, quality, etc...) that the user gets in published movies? Thanks!

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## [Need URGENT HELP with Complex Buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-urgent-help-with-complex-buttons/167783)

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**Author:** [@rohan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rohan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-urgent-help-with-complex-buttons/167783 "2005-10-31T23:49:28Z")

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Hi all I haven't posted in here for a while but I'm getting to the stage where I really need to solve this problem. Please check the original thread here: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194949 (or just …

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## [Linking to mp3 in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-to-mp3-in-flash/167778)

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**Author:** [@dolph](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dolph)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-to-mp3-in-flash/167778 "2005-10-31T22:48:33Z")

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I am using the following code to link to an mp3, without any sucess. \<font face="BatmanForeverAlternate" color="#FFFFFF" size="22"\>\<a href="http://sentinelsynthesis.com/Website/import/BGF.mp3" target="\_blank"\>BGF\</a\>\</…

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## [Flash Javscript Integration Kit Issues on PC IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-javscript-integration-kit-issues-on-pc-ie/167775)

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**Author:** [@panhead490](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/panhead490)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-javscript-integration-kit-issues-on-pc-ie/167775 "2005-10-31T22:16:17Z")

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\[color=#800080\]http://matthiaslot.com\[/color\] (click around in FF, the title/location changes to enabled deep-linking/bookmarking, it's schizo on PC IE) It works beautifully in Firefox...but not IE. There's something a…

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## [Loading clips question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-clips-question/167773)

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**Author:** [@jak675](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jak675)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-clips-question/167773 "2005-10-31T21:51:36Z")

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Hey everyone, First off, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Question about loading clips. In my main flash file, i want to play different clips from this file. I know how to load external clips and play them, but can't recall how to …

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## [How to make a hyperlink to a flash menu?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-hyperlink-to-a-flash-menu/167767)

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**Author:** [@Andy92](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Andy92)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-hyperlink-to-a-flash-menu/167767 "2005-10-31T21:09:07Z")

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Hi there, Ive created this website for my friend. Its called http://www.netrotechuk.com. Well, i created the flash menu at the top, and i want to add a hyperlink to each button so that when the user clicks it, it g…

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## [Custom Operators](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-operators/167766)

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**Author:** [@decumbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/decumbo)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-operators/167766 "2005-10-31T20:45:38Z")

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I was wondering if there was a way to make custom operators in Flash. I'm trying to make a function that will add the x and y coordinates of two vectors. va=\[x1,y1\] vb=\[x2,y2\] vc=va+vb=\[x1+x2,y1+y2\] function Vector(…

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## [Kirupa Thumbnail Gallery issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-thumbnail-gallery-issue/167757)

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**Author:** [@bernardocw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bernardocw)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-thumbnail-gallery-issue/167757 "2005-10-31T18:21:27Z")

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HI all, Im using the thumbnail gallery in my personal site. When I open the SWF alone it works fine. But when I insert into a movieclip using LoadMovie it doesnt work so well... The scroller doesnt go back, it only scrol…

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## [setInterval help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-help/167756)

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**Author:** [@rhamej](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rhamej)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-help/167756 "2005-10-31T18:09:16Z")

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I need the mc's to sequentialy tween in instead of all tween in at once. I have the array's and destY set up correctly I believe, but the for loop just tweens them all. var destYm = \[0, 100, 200\]; var mc\_s = \[b0, b1,…

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## [Preloader Help Needed Please and Thanks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help-needed-please-and-thanks/167754)

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**Author:** [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-help-needed-please-and-thanks/167754 "2005-10-31T18:06:30Z")

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Ok, well i have been using the old way to do preloaders for quite some time, and I thought I would try and keep up to date, and figure out how to use my old preloader but so that it doesn't stutter before the movie is pl…

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## [Hover Captions question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-question/167753)

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**Author:** [@gkdave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gkdave)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-question/167753 "2005-10-31T17:55:46Z")

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I am using the tutorial on hover captions for MX 2004.. Great tutorial, was wondering if I could use multiple lines of text. I have tried just typing the text I want but it just makes the box bigger. I need to auto crea…

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## [How do I do decent Blood](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-decent-blood/167752)

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**Author:** [@Jimp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jimp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-decent-blood/167752 "2005-10-31T17:40:31Z")

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Ive made (this animation/game thing, but im having problems with the blood on it. Basically i used frame by frame animation for it, but the problems with this is: 1) it takes up loads of space. Eg. the blood for the …

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## [Smoothness in tweening?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothness-in-tweening/167748)

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**Author:** [@SessionDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SessionDesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothness-in-tweening/167748 "2005-10-31T17:11:31Z")

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How do i get the smoothness which you can see in the opening of this site: http://www.sorenhald.com/ If see my test, it's not smooth at all! :puzzle:

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## [Integrating Newsletter sign-up](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integrating-newsletter-sign-up/167738)

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**Author:** [@tommylynn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tommylynn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/integrating-newsletter-sign-up/167738 "2005-10-31T15:55:58Z")

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I need to create an input field that will mimick this html code...any suggestions? \<form action="http://xxx.camil1.com/.aspx/s/13229/" method="post"\>Email\<input type="text" name="13229-13229"\>\<br /\>\<input type="submit…

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## [Recurrent swf problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recurrent-swf-problems/167729)

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**Author:** [@bbchase](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bbchase)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recurrent-swf-problems/167729 "2005-10-31T14:51:35Z")

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I've brought this up before but I have never been able to solve this problem. I've spent so many hours trying to figure out how to place an entire .swf in X and Y coordinates so that the movie has a nice background (cust…

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## [Flash Scrollpane Component not shoing up on stage or Test Movie - urgent PLEASE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-scrollpane-component-not-shoing-up-on-stage-or-test-movie-urgent-please/167727)

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**Author:** [@smileeman2002](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smileeman2002)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-scrollpane-component-not-shoing-up-on-stage-or-test-movie-urgent-please/167727 "2005-10-31T14:01:01Z")

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Hi This is the first time I'm using a component in Flash and not really sure. I followed the tutorial and inserted a UI scrollpane component on the stage. But the scrollbars don't even show up. Just a white box. Am I do…

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## [popUp window not working on a PC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-window-not-working-on-a-pc/167726)

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**Author:** [@helen\_zoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/helen_zoe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-window-not-working-on-a-pc/167726 "2005-10-31T13:50:24Z")

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hi, i did the centered pop-up tutorial - which works great on a mac but not on a pc the site is http://www.freelancecameraman.info/ \>stills the code goes as follows - on the \_root timeline : \_root.openWinCen…

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## [Flash/html shopping cart](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-html-shopping-cart/167725)

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**Author:** [@villek](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/villek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-html-shopping-cart/167725 "2005-10-31T13:43:16Z")

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Hi! So, I need to develop a flash shopping cart, or actually a product basket (dunno what to call it, really) that would basicly just be an updatable list of products that one chooses to buy from a site. Sounds simple …

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## [Help! I'm desperate!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-im-desperate/167724)

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**Author:** [@CBP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CBP)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-im-desperate/167724 "2005-10-31T13:36:56Z")

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I want to try use this image gallery on my flash site: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm What I tried to do, was to copy the frames into an empty movieclip that I could paste or drag into my new f…

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## [Web cam and steering wheel communiation with flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-cam-and-steering-wheel-communiation-with-flash/167723)

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**Author:** [@UNinspired](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/UNinspired)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/web-cam-and-steering-wheel-communiation-with-flash/167723 "2005-10-31T12:40:06Z")

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I am currently trying out using other means of interaction with my flash made applications and i am stuck. Anyone knows how to or what are the scripts to make flash communicate with my web camera and steering wheel? Or w…

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## [Help about tutorial :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-about-tutorial/167722)

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**Author:** [@rmorf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rmorf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-about-tutorial/167722 "2005-10-31T12:35:46Z")

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Hi I am new here and new to flash, so if everything here sounds stupid excuse me. I need some help about one of the tutorials on this page called "Preloader and Transition for Dynamic Files". I did everything like it was…

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## [Create a link text box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-a-link-text-box/167720)

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**Author:** [@klimi73\_yahoo\_g](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/klimi73_yahoo_g)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-a-link-text-box/167720 "2005-10-31T12:01:52Z")

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I am trying to create a link text box a) the name of my textbox is newsBox b) i am creating a button with the following action script "on (release) { loadText = new loadVars(); loadText.load("coap.txt"); load…

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## [Zoom to Mouse X & Y](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-to-mouse-x-y/167713)

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**Author:** [@onemhunki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/onemhunki)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-to-mouse-x-y/167713 "2005-10-31T08:54:48Z")

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Folks, Got a question regarding a zoomable map I'm building. I've got the zoom function sorted, but I'd like to build something that zooms in on the current mouse position, rather than setting the map's x & y to that o…

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## [Good Flash book?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-flash-book/167707)

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**Author:** [@SessionDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SessionDesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-flash-book/167707 "2005-10-31T06:59:06Z")

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Anybody know about a GOOD book that teaches you Flash from top till bottom? :puzzle:

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## [Tween/TweenExtended](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-tweenextended/167702)

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**Author:** [@Dae](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dae)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-tweenextended/167702 "2005-10-31T06:08:45Z")

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Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me with a little problem. Basicly I want two tweens running at the same time, so I downloaded TweenExtended mod, which is exactly the same as Tween but allows you to modify mor…

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## [Preloader Code Problem?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-code-problem/167696)

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**Author:** [@woodman650](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woodman650)\
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**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-code-problem/167696 "2005-10-31T03:43:40Z")

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Hey all, I've been searching like a madman, trying to figure out how to construct a preloader for the thumbnails in the xml gallery here on Kirupa. So far, I've got this.onEnterFrame = function() { nfilesize = tscro…

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## [FLASH MX & FLASH MX 2004 Action Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-flash-mx-2004-action-script/167693)

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**Author:** [@aenie09](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aenie09)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-flash-mx-2004-action-script/167693 "2005-10-31T02:44:28Z")

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Hi everyone, I wanted to know is there any differences in flash mx and flash mx 2004 - when it come's to actionscript? Plus can I just copy all my actionscript from flash mx into flash mx 2004. Will my coding work fine…

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