# flash

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## [Can't stop clip dragging when cursor goes off stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-stop-clip-dragging-when-cursor-goes-off-stage/313408)

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**Author:** [@ccbass85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ccbass85)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-stop-clip-dragging-when-cursor-goes-off-stage/313408 "2010-08-29T01:50:19Z")

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I have a movieclip I'm dragging and dropping. When I drag the clip outside of the stage, it gets stuck in drag mode and when I bring the cursor back onto the stage it suddenly snaps back onto the cursors position and it …

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## [Tutorial: Specifying a Document Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-specifying-a-document-class/313406)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-specifying-a-document-class/313406 "2010-08-29T01:38:35Z")

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This thread is designed to help collect discussion on the Specifying a Document Class tutorial. Feel free to drop in \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] Cheers, Kirupa :thumb:

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## [Flash and PHP... Problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-php-problems/313405)

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**Author:** [@surf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/surf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-php-problems/313405 "2010-08-29T00:42:52Z")

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i wanted to send some url to a php file which will return a string eg http://domain.com/check.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F The URL must be urlencoded. what does that mean when and wat would be the best way o…

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## [Accessing Stage Instances from .as File linked to a movieclip (AS3)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-stage-instances-from-as-file-linked-to-a-movieclip-as3/313403)

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**Author:** [@ddrjm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ddrjm)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-stage-instances-from-as-file-linked-to-a-movieclip-as3/313403 "2010-08-28T22:02:28Z")

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Hey there, first post \[smiley\] i've been all afternoon trying to figure out a solution to my problem, and I can't seem to find it, or cannot implement it. Let me lay it out for you: \[LIST\]\[\*\]I have an actionscript fi…

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## [Problem with hitTest()](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/313402)

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**Author:** [@dr\_snipe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dr_snipe)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-hittest/313402 "2010-08-28T20:42:40Z")

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Problem has been fixed a few minor errors on my part. :}

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## [Load CSS to ANY textfield in ALL levels](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-css-to-any-textfield-in-all-levels/313400)

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**Author:** [@Manare](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Manare)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-css-to-any-textfield-in-all-levels/313400 "2010-08-28T18:31:48Z")

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Hi there! I'm loading some CSS for my dynamic text textfields, but I have lots of MC's containing many other MC's which contain many textfields. I'm using this: myCSS = new TextField.StyleSheet(); myCSS.load("styles…

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## [How do I... Click to move + When click image, go to frame in a movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-click-to-move-when-click-image-go-to-frame-in-a-movie-clip/313398)

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**Author:** [@vivyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vivyo)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-click-to-move-when-click-image-go-to-frame-in-a-movie-clip/313398 "2010-08-28T16:50:32Z")

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I would like to know how to make it so when you click a button, it goes to a different frame within a MOVIE CLIP. Kind of like gotoAndPlay but not a frame in the timeline. I would like it to move to a different frame in …

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## [Sorting number](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorting-number/313395)

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**Author:** [@newdevide](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newdevide)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorting-number/313395 "2010-08-28T10:24:14Z")

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Guys, need help here. Got a list of numbers in an array 7, 3, 8, 4, 3, 4, 4, 7, 9 But i need the output to be 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 7, 7, 8, 9 How do i do this?

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## [Flash site won't refresh?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-wont-refresh/313392)

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**Author:** [@Vatndal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vatndal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-site-wont-refresh/313392 "2010-08-28T04:01:12Z")

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Hi. I want my site to refresh every time I open it. I've been looking at the unique identifier script, but I can't seem to understand where it goes. Is it in the HTML with the SWF or in the SWF itself? I found this, ca…

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## [Zoom on panning class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-on-panning-class/313389)

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**Author:** [@mgriffen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgriffen)\
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**Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-on-panning-class/313389 "2010-08-28T02:03:30Z")

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So I'm trying to add zoom functionality to Lex Talkington's great Panning Class http://www.lextalkington.com/blog/2009/08/auto-pan-class-for-panning-an-image-on-mouse-movement/ , and have run into the following iss…

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## [Help setting URLs for import/export for runtime shared library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-setting-urls-for-import-export-for-runtime-shared-library/313388)

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**Author:** [@ryryguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ryryguy)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-setting-urls-for-import-export-for-runtime-shared-library/313388 "2010-08-27T22:06:07Z")

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Summary: I don't quite understand how the import/export URLs for symbols in a runtime library work. I can't figure out how I can set them so that the runtime library will be properly loaded and accessible for other swfs…

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## [Flash 8 Button Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-button-problem/313386)

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**Author:** [@rwcorgis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rwcorgis)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-button-problem/313386 "2010-08-27T18:43:15Z")

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I have a grid with 12 movieclip buttons. When a button is pushed a answer is displayed and on the answer frame, there's a button "click for more information". That button points to information in a frame within th…

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## [TLF makes ERROR 1137](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tlf-makes-error-1137/313384)

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**Author:** [@trzeci\_eu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trzeci_eu)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tlf-makes-error-1137/313384 "2010-08-27T18:31:19Z")

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Hello, Each time when I use TLF in CS5 i have 2 errors per one field: MainTimeline, Line 39 1137: Incorrect number of arguments. Expected no more than 1. MainTimeline, Line 42 1137: Incorrect number of arguments. Exp…

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## [Menu dropdown woes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-dropdown-woes/313383)

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**Author:** [@spmckee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spmckee)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-dropdown-woes/313383 "2010-08-27T17:28:17Z")

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I have a drop down menu that I'm having a big issue with. Here's how it should work: I have a row of menu buttons. when I click on a button a panel drops down. When I click on the panel the panel stays. When I navigate…

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## [Noob thanks everyone and asks another question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-thanks-everyone-and-asks-another-question/313382)

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**Author:** [@JamminBill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JamminBill)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/noob-thanks-everyone-and-asks-another-question/313382 "2010-08-27T17:04:20Z")

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After much help from those on this forum, I was able to link to xml files of several different types using both methods provided for in AS3. I am thrilled and grateful beyond words. There is one final little detail: Th…

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## [Open SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf/313381)

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**Author:** [@ohya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ohya)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf/313381 "2010-08-27T16:39:08Z")

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Is it possible if I want to open SWF as I open exe file using fs command? As I open exe file with other exe file, the file will open as an independent application, can SWF do the same way, besides creating an empty conta…

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## [Is it possible to embed flv file in to flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-embed-flv-file-in-to-flash/313379)

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**Author:** [@sanmax007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sanmax007)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-embed-flv-file-in-to-flash/313379 "2010-08-27T14:56:18Z")

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Is it possible to embed the flv file in to the flash like other files(images, swf), so that i can handle this in as3 as programmaticaly in the same way as FLVPlayback component? I know the way to add flv file by creating…

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## [AS3 OOP and 1 SWF - Deep linking](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-oop-and-1-swf-deep-linking/313378)

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**Author:** [@RubenDoliveira](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RubenDoliveira)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-oop-and-1-swf-deep-linking/313378 "2010-08-27T13:37:57Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm reaching a final stage of my project and I need to implement deep linking on it. So let's say I have www.mysite.com, when I click the button "one", the URL should be www.mysite.com/one For that, I…

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## [Emailing a Flash EXE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/emailing-a-flash-exe/313375)

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**Author:** [@dwsimms](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dwsimms)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/emailing-a-flash-exe/313375 "2010-08-27T12:22:29Z")

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My company emails our Flash EXE files out to customers. Most of these Flash files use keyboard events to navigate through them, and they load external SWF and video files. So, obviously, I have to package all of my mov…

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## [Estimating Download Time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/estimating-download-time/313374)

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**Author:** [@e\_owen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/e_owen)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/estimating-download-time/313374 "2010-08-27T12:13:04Z")

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Does anyone have a reliable method for estimating download time of SWF's, or any filetype for that matter? I have tried using a Bandwidth Profiler to work out the users kbps and divide the totalBytes by that but it is pr…

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## [Help! Resize to fit browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-resize-to-fit-browser/313365)

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**Author:** [@ryanmorgan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ryanmorgan)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-resize-to-fit-browser/313365 "2010-08-27T04:23:19Z")

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Hi there, I'm new here! I'm also completely new to flash and Actionscript 3 programming. I got Flash CS4 two days ago and i've already started work on a website by following various on line tutorials and I'm beginning …

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## [How to dynamically load different classes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-dynamically-load-different-classes/313364)

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**Author:** [@Comrade\_227](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Comrade_227)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-dynamically-load-different-classes/313364 "2010-08-27T03:57:09Z")

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I want to do something like this: eval("var "+ class\_iname +" = new"+class\_name+"();"); But since this is not possible, how would I dynamically load different classes? Should I use the loader class? This example d…

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## [Slideshow in the background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-in-the-background/313363)

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**Author:** [@ras86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ras86)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-in-the-background/313363 "2010-08-27T02:57:03Z")

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Hey guys, I'm trying to make a flash website, with a looping slideshow of images in the background. I really have no clue on how to go about making the slide show. From what I've looked up xml is the way to go, but I'm j…

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## [As3 Loader SWF ( in theory )](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-loader-swf-in-theory/313361)

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**Author:** [@somdow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somdow)\
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**Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-loader-swf-in-theory/313361 "2010-08-27T00:58:13Z")

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hello all please bare with me, im trying to be as descripptive as possible so as to help you help me :write: so as i get back into the swing of flash (havent flashed in years) and learning AS3, ( i last stopped around …

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## [Can't change AdvancedDataGrid Header Color](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-change-advanceddatagrid-header-color/313359)

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**Author:** [@budkin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/budkin)\
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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-change-advanceddatagrid-header-color/313359 "2010-08-26T21:57:20Z")

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Hello, I'm having a really annoying problem styling the AdvancedDataGrid header text colors. With a regular DataGrid you can use a property called "headerStyleName" to set the color of the header text. According to the…

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## [The FWA photo effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-fwa-photo-effect/313358)

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**Author:** [@deathz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deathz)\
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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-fwa-photo-effect/313358 "2010-08-26T21:39:50Z")

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Hi guys, I don't know if this is the right section to post this question but here it goes: If you go to thefwa.com there are few pictures on the right side that have an effect like there is a very thin net in front …

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## [Simple XML Editor occasionally empties XML file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-xml-editor-occasionally-empties-xml-file/313357)

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**Author:** [@thalamus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thalamus)\
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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-xml-editor-occasionally-empties-xml-file/313357 "2010-08-26T21:16:52Z")

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Hello: I'm working on an XML editor based on the Simple Editor example: http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml/examples/simpleeditor.htm using the ActionScript (input\_xml, output\_xml, sendAndLoad, etc.) and the PHP code, using: …

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## [Flash Name Anchor tag or equivalent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-name-anchor-tag-or-equivalent/313354)

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**Author:** [@philipjacobs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/philipjacobs)\
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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-name-anchor-tag-or-equivalent/313354 "2010-08-26T20:20:59Z")

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I have a Movie Clip with two layers. On one layer I have stationary text, in the form of a list of topics. Then on layer 2 I have a functioning text scroller that has all of the topics and their explanations. I am trying…

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## [Movie clip button issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-button-issue/313353)

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**Author:** [@VillaRava](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VillaRava)\
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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-button-issue/313353 "2010-08-26T20:06:18Z")

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I've come a long way with this sliding menu("Sliding menu.zip"). There's only one more thing that needs to be fixed. Can anyone tell me how to get the first movie clip button ("1") to be red when it arrives? When the use…

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## [DispatchEvent Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatchevent-question/313352)

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**Author:** [@jazzman121](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jazzman121)\
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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dispatchevent-question/313352 "2010-08-26T19:52:23Z")

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So I have a Movieclip with a Listener listening for MOUSE\_OVER, and on mouse over it triggers a function ToolTip. MC.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_OVER, toolTip); MC.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_OUT, exitToo…

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