# flash

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## [Need help in standalone application run on server](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-standalone-application-run-on-server/330717)

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**Author:** [@Trupti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Trupti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2013, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-in-standalone-application-run-on-server/330717 "2013-03-06T09:01:15Z")

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Hello all, Need expert help to develop an application. Standalone application which will run on server and called dynamically. This application will take parameters specified and load swf files accrdingly and extract te…

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## [Saving data with xml?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-data-with-xml/330712)

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**Author:** [@cabbagerolls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cabbagerolls)\
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**Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-data-with-xml/330712 "2013-03-05T16:00:49Z")

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Alright so I'm fairly new to AS3 and xml, so when answering please explain fully if you can. I'm trying to create this....nutritional counter? where you type in the name of a food and it returns calorie, fat, carb etc.…

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## [Locking SWF to domain issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/locking-swf-to-domain-issue/330709)

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**Author:** [@Antsuperhack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Antsuperhack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/locking-swf-to-domain-issue/330709 "2013-03-04T18:33:45Z")

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Hey all, I'm currently trying to do this tutorial ... http://active.tutsplus.com/tutorials/actionscript/quick-tip-lock-your-swf-to-a-specific-domain-name/ Only issue is that no matter what I do I'm getting the error …

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## [Dynamic Movie Clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-movie-clip/330707)

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**Author:** [@beugen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beugen)\
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**Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-movie-clip/330707 "2013-03-04T10:31:53Z")

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Hi, I inrended to rewrite the code for Animating Mvie Clip. This is my code : \[FONT=courier new\]package{ import flash.display.\*; import flash.events.\*; import flash.geom.\*; import flash.text.\*; pu…

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## [AddEventListener to bitmapData.draw](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addeventlistener-to-bitmapdata-draw/330701)

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**Author:** [@Tompa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tompa)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addeventlistener-to-bitmapdata-draw/330701 "2013-03-02T16:57:03Z")

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When I call\* bitmapData.draw \*it takes forever for it to process sometimes, so what I want to do is to "split" up the drawing so I can render the stage after an amount of time has passed and then continue with the drawin…

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## [Need tips for optimizing my menu class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-tips-for-optimizing-my-menu-class/330700)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Flopsie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Flopsie)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-tips-for-optimizing-my-menu-class/330700 "2013-03-02T12:32:57Z")

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Hello I'm making a flash game. First I thought my code for the menu was good. But actually it's a real mess and when you take a break for a couple of weeks and then come back the code is really confusing. I have a main e…

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## [BitmapData.draw on vectorized sprite](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-draw-on-vectorized-sprite/330699)

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**Author:** [@Tompa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tompa)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-draw-on-vectorized-sprite/330699 "2013-03-02T10:38:58Z")

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I got a bitmapData that is drawing some content from an array, over and over again. This array contains a lot of sprites, less detailed and more detailed vectorized images. When the bitmapData draw the less detailed sp…

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## [What is the normal turn-based rpg game engine](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-normal-turn-based-rpg-game-engine/330698)

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**Author:** [@rickyls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rickyls)\
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**Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-normal-turn-based-rpg-game-engine/330698 "2013-03-02T07:40:58Z")

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what is the game engine (or the code) that are used to make complicated turn-based rpg like final fantasy?

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## [Flash login system via php](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-login-system-via-php/330692)

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**Author:** [@flashnve](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashnve)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-login-system-via-php/330692 "2013-03-01T21:35:21Z")

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Hello Everybody, I am attempting to create a Flash login via the mysql database. I have created a database in mysql and I have edited two files fla in flash and a php file using notepad text editor. I want to send my URL…

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## [Button Sequencing (how to code so that buttons must be pushed in a specific order)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-sequencing-how-to-code-so-that-buttons-must-be-pushed-in-a-specific-order/330687)

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**Author:** [@mykindajerk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mykindajerk)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-sequencing-how-to-code-so-that-buttons-must-be-pushed-in-a-specific-order/330687 "2013-02-28T03:20:30Z")

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\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=verdana\]Hi, \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=verdana\]I am fairly new to actionscript programming, I've made a few simple games for the students in my class (They are learning English). I am worki…

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## [How to control the height of a rectangle using external xml file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-the-height-of-a-rectangle-using-external-xml-file/330682)

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**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-control-the-height-of-a-rectangle-using-external-xml-file/330682 "2013-02-26T19:32:30Z")

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Hi, I want to create a rectangle which is to be adjusted as per the input provided in external xml file. It requires daily changes in its height as I want to make a bar chart. Please help me with any similar example/…

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## [Download Progress Bar (Use html or as3?)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-progress-bar-use-html-or-as3/330679)

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**Author:** [@bking20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bking20)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/download-progress-bar-use-html-or-as3/330679 "2013-02-26T13:24:28Z")

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Hey guys, I've built a webpage and uploaded some .swf's. However, when a user goes to download one of my swf's, it takes anywhere from 5-15 secs to download. Does anyone know of a way to add some type of download progres…

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## [Help a noob with Flex/Air/Flash Builder?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-a-noob-with-flex-air-flash-builder/330676)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-a-noob-with-flex-air-flash-builder/330676 "2013-02-25T19:23:42Z")

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I am trying to learn how to embed fonts using the \[Embed(source=...)\] syntax, and I'm trying to follow this tutorial. When I get to the part where I get the "Flex SDK Required" dialog (upon testing in the Flash IDE), e…

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## [Drag MC along custom Path](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-mc-along-custom-path/330671)

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**Author:** [@na\_il](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/na_il)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-mc-along-custom-path/330671 "2013-02-24T23:29:20Z")

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\[COLOR=#333333\]I guess at the end of the day... the best example of what I want would be a bead on a string. I want a bead to be dragged along the string no matter the shape the string makes... How can I do this. I was t…

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## [Pause a MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-a-movieclip/330669)

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**Author:** [@Arnab\_Dutta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Arnab_Dutta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-a-movieclip/330669 "2013-02-24T18:09:57Z")

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I have a movieclip mc\_content. I am using it to slideshow 200 images. I am using this code for transition- stop(); setInterval(myFunction, 6000); function myFunction() { import mx.transitions.\*; import mx.transitions.e…

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## [Sending messages in FMS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-messages-in-fms/330668)

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**Author:** [@rickyhay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rickyhay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-messages-in-fms/330668 "2013-02-24T17:45:53Z")

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Hi, I hope this is the right forum to post this question.I am working on a video text Chat application with Adome media server 5.0 using "RTMFP" connection and i am looking a functionality to send direct message to anot…

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## [Setting Index for a Background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-index-for-a-background/330666)

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**Author:** [@Blablob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Blablob)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-index-for-a-background/330666 "2013-02-24T13:59:53Z")

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Hi again. I have run into another problem with my background; I can't set the index up correctly. Just to clarify, my background is a separate class of pixels (made to represent stars) which is called by the Main class a…

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## [Problem calling variable on main timeline from external SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-calling-variable-on-main-timeline-from-external-swf/330660)

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**Author:** [@Risk\_Rx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Risk_Rx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-calling-variable-on-main-timeline-from-external-swf/330660 "2013-02-23T20:09:36Z")

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Hey guys, I'm cracking my head with this one. As the title reads I'm in the middle of a nightmare trying to retrieve a variable on the main timeline from a SWF loaded with the loader class. Thing is I used this line wit…

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## [Two buttons with same instance name do not work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-buttons-with-same-instance-name-do-not-work/330656)

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**Author:** [@enciel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/enciel)\
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**Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-buttons-with-same-instance-name-do-not-work/330656 "2013-02-23T07:40:24Z")

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Hi, I have two buttons with the same instance name. What I want to happen is that when I click either of these two buttons, the movie clip will play. But what happens now is the movie clip only plays when one button is…

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## [Accessing XML data loaded in parent swf from child swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-xml-data-loaded-in-parent-swf-from-child-swf/330655)

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**Author:** [@roundpaws](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roundpaws)\
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**Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-xml-data-loaded-in-parent-swf-from-child-swf/330655 "2013-02-22T23:14:32Z")

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\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=verdana\]I have a a.swf that loads xml data correctly using:\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=verdana\]var myXML:XML; \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=verdana\]myLoader.load(new URLRequest("addre…

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## [Trouble removing children](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-removing-children/330653)

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**Author:** [@DSlish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DSlish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-removing-children/330653 "2013-02-22T14:57:28Z")

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I've got a game where the user drags and drops object to places on the screen, then clicks a button to check their positions. The main code calls a second class in to check the answers, place an object on a the screen i…

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## [Passing variables from parent swf to child swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variables-from-parent-swf-to-child-swf/330650)

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**Author:** [@roundpaws](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roundpaws)\
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**Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variables-from-parent-swf-to-child-swf/330650 "2013-02-22T02:11:13Z")

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\[LEFT\]\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=Arial\]I am having problems so I made a very basic main.swf that loads sub.swf.\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#000000\]\[FONT=Arial\]Sub.swf has 2 rectangle movieclips (red and blue) that have their alpha =…

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## [Flash as2 Using timer to call movieclip to the stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-using-timer-to-call-movieclip-to-the-stage/330649)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Scholz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jason_Scholz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-using-timer-to-call-movieclip-to-the-stage/330649 "2013-02-22T01:09:43Z")

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Here is what I am trying to implement. This is a battle screen. The scene is named Dungeon. I need this scene to randomly appear between .5 and 3 seconds. When this scene appears, A enemy will be called from the library…

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## [Blending colors in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blending-colors-in-flash/330648)

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**Author:** [@glt92](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glt92)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blending-colors-in-flash/330648 "2013-02-21T15:35:16Z")

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Hi. I just want to ask if it is possible to combine colors in flash? I was planning on making an application for children in learning color combination, which has similar properties of Fresh Paint. For example, when I dr…

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## [Page Turn Image Transition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-turn-image-transition/330646)

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**Author:** [@Carlos\_Teller](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Carlos_Teller)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/page-turn-image-transition/330646 "2013-02-21T14:37:42Z")

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I know there's a thousand posts about this, but I can't seem to find one that explains what I am looking for. When talking about the page turn, most posts talk about page turn for a book. I am doing an intro video that d…

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## [\[JSFL\] Copy library items to another documents library](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jsfl-copy-library-items-to-another-documents-library/330645)

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**Author:** [@Tompa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tompa)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jsfl-copy-library-items-to-another-documents-library/330645 "2013-02-21T13:31:09Z")

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Is there any way to move my library items from one document to another using JSFL?

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## [No one remembers an old user from 2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-one-remembers-an-old-user-from-2004/330637)

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**Author:** [@idoik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/idoik)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/no-one-remembers-an-old-user-from-2004/330637 "2013-02-21T08:15:52Z")

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Or do you :yoshi:

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## [VCam problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vcam-problem/330635)

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**Author:** [@Erdo\_FcbHacker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Erdo_FcbHacker)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vcam-problem/330635 "2013-02-20T20:19:12Z")

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I am trying to make the VCam follow the player but when I increase the player speed the objects ( a bar showing some stats about the character ) attached to the VCam starts shaking . The code in the VCam is : onClipEvent…

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## [Flash Action Script - Displaying math graph](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-action-script-displaying-math-graph/330634)

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**Author:** [@gld](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gld)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-action-script-displaying-math-graph/330634 "2013-02-20T18:05:24Z")

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I'm new to Flash. All I ever knew was online Pacman uses Flash. In any case, I just installed Adobe Flash Professional CS6. What I'd like to do is have the user enter a few values for a math formula, ie: y = ax^2 + …

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## [Creating an Event Listener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-an-event-listener/330633)

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**Author:** [@sporkula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sporkula)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-an-event-listener/330633 "2013-02-20T16:23:48Z")

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I'm trying to learn how to create an event listener with ActionScript 2 in Flash CS6. I took over some Flash projects at work and know only basic code, and have nobody to help with the more complex stuff! I've looked at …

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