# flash

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## [Socket not connecting outside of Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/socket-not-connecting-outside-of-flash/296299)

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**Author:** [@AlexWD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AlexWD)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/socket-not-connecting-outside-of-flash/296299 "2009-09-12T21:52:34Z")

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I was just doing some testing using PHP sockets and Flash. I used several things, one thing is this tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/php5sockets\_flash8.htm . I have the server running, and when I run the …

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## [Radio Buttons on stage not accessible from external actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/radio-buttons-on-stage-not-accessible-from-external-actionscript/296297)

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**Author:** [@plumpnation](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/plumpnation)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/radio-buttons-on-stage-not-accessible-from-external-actionscript/296297 "2009-09-12T21:42:00Z")

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This one is a funny one. To replicate: 1.Drag a radio button onto the stage. 2.Name the instance. 3.Create a document class. 4.Try and set/change the label of the radio button from the document class. Can you? I ca…

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## [Problems accessing nested movies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-accessing-nested-movies/296296)

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**Author:** [@Wietse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wietse)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-accessing-nested-movies/296296 "2009-09-12T19:59:53Z")

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Hello, I'm quite new to both Flash and AS3, but I've been experimenting for a bit, but now I'm stuck, or coding in circles, so it seems... I fear this is quite a common beginner question, feel free to direct me to th…

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## [Hard Time Getting Button To Work (Open Link to Other Site)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-time-getting-button-to-work-open-link-to-other-site/296291)

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**Author:** [@kioshi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kioshi)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-time-getting-button-to-work-open-link-to-other-site/296291 "2009-09-12T17:21:15Z")

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Hi, i'm new to flash cs4 and action script entirely, and i'm stuck on the final stretch of a project i'm workng on. I'm out of hosting at the moment as far as uploading the site goes, and posting a link, but here is a co…

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## [PHP Email form with message content?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-form-with-message-content/296288)

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**Author:** [@tmlindeboom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tmlindeboom)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-form-with-message-content/296288 "2009-09-12T15:52:31Z")

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Hello I never usually work with flash or websites of anykind, but just couldn't resist this time: to make a php email form in flash! I found a neat script for this: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/flash…

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## [Loading Arabic text into flash flip book](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-arabic-text-into-flash-flip-book/296285)

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**Author:** [@worthless](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/worthless)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-arabic-text-into-flash-flip-book/296285 "2009-09-12T12:21:24Z")

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Is it possible to load Arabic text from an xml file into a flash flip book application? What I mean to say that in place of English text I want to use Arabic text in the xml file to load into the flash flip book applicat…

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## [Moving frames in time with audio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-frames-in-time-with-audio/296283)

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**Author:** [@Mikebyrne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mikebyrne)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-frames-in-time-with-audio/296283 "2009-09-12T08:57:33Z")

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I'm putting together book in Flash. The audio starts with frame 2 but the naritive continues on frame 3 and 4. I can code a "next" button like so: on (release) { gotoAndStop(3); } on (press) { stopallsounds()…

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## [Expandable Banner (Video)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-banner-video/296282)

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**Author:** [@rayannegoh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rayannegoh)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/expandable-banner-video/296282 "2009-09-12T07:45:01Z")

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Hey guys, I recently received a project to do an Expandable banner that requires to have 3 videos inside. Now, the only video banner that I've done before is a Polite video MPU with only a single video inside, with the…

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## [Mouse rotation/attraction effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-rotation-attraction-effect/296279)

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**Author:** [@flashmxboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashmxboy)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-rotation-attraction-effect/296279 "2009-09-12T07:10:27Z")

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Hello everyone:hugegrin: I need some help...:hr: I am trying to create a effect using AS3. The effect is that several arms should rotate towards the mouse, and rotate less when their further away from the mouse cursor. …

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## [Making Component Invisible in Live Preview](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-component-invisible-in-live-preview/296277)

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**Author:** [@FaisalSaddique](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FaisalSaddique)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-component-invisible-in-live-preview/296277 "2009-09-12T07:04:06Z")

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This is probably ridiculously simple, but I can't figure it out. I'm going through the Adobe Tutorial on Creating ActionScript 3.0 components by Jeff Kamerer. There is a point, which although tangential, I'm obsessing ov…

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## [Complete Noob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complete-noob/296276)

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**Author:** [@jburt76](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jburt76)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/complete-noob/296276 "2009-09-12T04:34:17Z")

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Not sure if I am posting this correctly. I am having a go at flash here. I want the following code to play the mc onPress and then stop and dissappear on the following on Press. zone11\_mc.onPress = function () { …

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## [AS2 Load/Unload/Levels/Transi !If you help ill supply a month of Jägermeister :drink:](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-load-unload-levels-transi-if-you-help-ill-supply-a-month-of-jagermeister-drink/296271)

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**Author:** [@aliennoise](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aliennoise)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-load-unload-levels-transi-if-you-help-ill-supply-a-month-of-jagermeister-drink/296271 "2009-09-12T03:10:39Z")

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:thumb:Hi, I've been searching every possible post all day today trying to find a solution to my problem.:snooze: I hope I'm at the right place. I'm trying to create a buttons "b1" and "b2" that loads animation "mc1" an…

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## [How to make smooth line movement?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-smooth-line-movement/296270)

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**Author:** [@noartistname](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/noartistname)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-smooth-line-movement/296270 "2009-09-12T02:54:05Z")

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Hello! I've been searching it everywhere, but couldn't find anything in the net. I want to make smooth line movement. I've tried to create motion, but line just moves, and I want it to move smoothly according to the pa…

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## [How do I use AS to fade in and out a MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-as-to-fade-in-and-out-a-mc/296269)

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**Author:** [@skubeedoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skubeedoo)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-use-as-to-fade-in-and-out-a-mc/296269 "2009-09-12T00:31:01Z")

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I have a video in a MC that I need to have automatically fade in at the beginning of the video and fade out at the end of the video. I've seen tons of tuts on the web, but most are controlled by buttons. This is getting …

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## [UIScroller disabled in browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uiscroller-disabled-in-browser/296262)

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**Author:** [@sonoton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sonoton)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uiscroller-disabled-in-browser/296262 "2009-09-11T19:34:43Z")

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I'm loading text into a dynamic text field in Flash CS4 using AS3, everything works fine if I do ctrl+enter. I can see the text and also scroll, but when viewing in a browser, the scrollbar is disabled. Any suggestion …

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## [How or where can I learn this?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-or-where-can-i-learn-this/296261)

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**Author:** [@BINNG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BINNG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-or-where-can-i-learn-this/296261 "2009-09-11T19:25:44Z")

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Hi guys, I have basic knowledge of flsh and a client of mine needs a 4 to 5 minutes flash presentation maybe with voiceover. My client sent me a presentation as an example. I was browsing the web but cannot find anytin…

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## [mp3 length before fully downloaded](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-length-before-fully-downloaded/296259)

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**Author:** [@radd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/radd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mp3-length-before-fully-downloaded/296259 "2009-09-11T18:50:22Z")

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Hi, As far as I know, Flash doesn't know the exact length of an MP3 loaded via URLLoader (or similar) before it's actually fully downloaded. There are ways to approximate it but they are close to zero precision to me : …

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## [ExternalInterface -\> Cocoa](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-cocoa/296255)

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**Author:** [@BenBart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BenBart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-cocoa/296255 "2009-09-11T17:43:57Z")

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Adobe Air is great. But it doesn't do everything. Long ago, back in the Windows 2008 days, I used to program with VB. I remember it being easy to control the mouse. My guess is that it is still easy to control the mo…

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## [Flash .swf keeps giving me warning messages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-swf-keeps-giving-me-warning-messages/296254)

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**Author:** [@lorne17](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lorne17)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-swf-keeps-giving-me-warning-messages/296254 "2009-09-11T17:38:50Z")

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Hello there, I have a flash movie that I want to play in my site, however whenever I select the link to play it, it comes up with this error: Adobe Flash Player has stopped a potentially unsafe operation. The followi…

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## [Tween Engine](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-engine/296253)

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**Author:** [@AcolyTe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AcolyTe)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-engine/296253 "2009-09-11T17:35:18Z")

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Hi guys, I was just wondering what your thoughts were on the smoothest tweening engine for simple x y tweens and such. I notice that some tweens muddle the images, and it would seem that the built in tween class is actua…

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## [Passing Array in function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-array-in-function/296252)

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**Author:** [@ash\_at\_risk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ash_at_risk)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-array-in-function/296252 "2009-09-11T17:31:55Z")

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how can i pass array elements as parameter in function ?

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## [Problem with scroll bar in Chrome](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-scroll-bar-in-chrome/296250)

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**Author:** [@IngJure](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IngJure)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-scroll-bar-in-chrome/296250 "2009-09-11T16:49:10Z")

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Hello, I am making a full Flash page in AS3. I am trying to make dynamic (elastic) resize, with center/center and bottom/center alligment of window. Here is the site: http://stamac.ledina.org/temp1.html It works in…

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## [2 swfs, 2 classes (one for each), one loads the other, how to unload?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-swfs-2-classes-one-for-each-one-loads-the-other-how-to-unload/296249)

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**Author:** [@dragonfly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dragonfly)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-swfs-2-classes-one-for-each-one-loads-the-other-how-to-unload/296249 "2009-09-11T16:41:31Z")

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I'm having just a pickle of a time with this. SWF A loads SWF B with addChild. SWF B covers SWF A entirely. Now I want to unload SWF B with a button in SWF B. The button in SWF B is programmed with SWF B's class. F…

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## [displacementMap freezing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displacementmap-freezing/296247)

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**Author:** [@jhvh1134](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jhvh1134)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displacementmap-freezing/296247 "2009-09-11T15:59:16Z")

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Hi guys, Im supposed to make a marquee that has curved dynamic text scrolling through it. I used the displacement map filter for this and it almost works. the only problem is that when the dynamic text field gets to a ce…

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## [Flash SWF Snapshot to JPG](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-swf-snapshot-to-jpg/296244)

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**Author:** [@Pixel\_Pup](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pixel_Pup)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-swf-snapshot-to-jpg/296244 "2009-09-11T14:57:34Z")

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I am in search of a "simple" way to implement the generation of a JPG from a Flash SWF housed within an HTML page. DETAILS: Once a visitor has assembled draggable objects within the SWF, and to their liking, I would like…

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## [Reusing functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reusing-functions/296243)

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**Author:** [@cyan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cyan)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reusing-functions/296243 "2009-09-11T14:34:03Z")

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I was hoping someone could help me; I somehow am able to write bits of code but am still learning how to restructure code so that it is more efficient. I have 15 buttons. Each one, when rolled over, should change the c…

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## [Reading .PPT](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-ppt/296240)

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**Author:** [@BenBart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BenBart)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-ppt/296240 "2009-09-11T13:40:01Z")

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There are a ton of .PPT to SWF converters. I was thinking about making a PPT to XML converter. It would have to read all the images that are embedded, and output them as JPG. That way you have RAW Data that you can us…

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## [\[CS4\]Arrays,Strings and Objects\[AS 2.0\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-arrays-strings-and-objects-as-2-0/296236)

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**Author:** [@Signy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Signy)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-arrays-strings-and-objects-as-2-0/296236 "2009-09-11T11:13:35Z")

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Hi All, Right I'll post my code first then chat about where I'm stuck. dynamic class scripts.actionScript.enginCode extends MovieClip { var carOne:Object; var carTwo:Object; var carThree:Object; …

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## [HOw to pass Query String in AS3 in FLASh CS4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-pass-query-string-in-as3-in-flash-cs4/296231)

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**Author:** [@Devendra\_Singh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Devendra_Singh)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-pass-query-string-in-as3-in-flash-cs4/296231 "2009-09-11T08:48:01Z")

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HI,All HOw to pass Query String in AS3 in FLASh CS4 Plz help me out

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## [SWF Address index page problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-address-index-page-problem/296224)

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**Author:** [@goeiste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goeiste)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-address-index-page-problem/296224 "2009-09-11T07:38:43Z")

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Hello, For a new site I'm implementing swfaddress to enable deeplinking. Everything works fine when i test the movie in flash. However when I upload the file on the web, the content\_mc keeps returning to its first posi…

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