# flash

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## [AS 3 and OOP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-3-and-oop/284927)

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**Author:** [@riveroaks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/riveroaks)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-3-and-oop/284927 "2009-03-25T06:35:52Z")

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Anybody know where I can find some good online articles about taking an OOP approach in AS 3.0? Mainly I'm looking at design here, whether there are some unusual constructs that change traditional OOP design. I just re…

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## [Motion Blur Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-blur-issue/284926)

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**Author:** [@jgreenwood](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jgreenwood)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-blur-issue/284926 "2009-03-25T06:02:56Z")

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Here is what is happening: I have 3 buttons. Each one uses script to tell a target movie to move to a certain \_y coordinate. I am using getProperty for the beginning \_y value so that if the user clicks another button whi…

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## [How to communicate using 'Socket (Flash)' inside a web-page?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-communicate-using-socket-flash-inside-a-web-page/284921)

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**Author:** [@Khande](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Khande)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-communicate-using-socket-flash-inside-a-web-page/284921 "2009-03-25T04:43:08Z")

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Hi, I have created 'Socket' which will connect to port 5080 on a server. (A java server code is already listening on that port). Now this .swf is placed inside .htm file which is placed on the server's root folder. W…

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## [Javascript displayed in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-displayed-in-flash/284919)

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**Author:** [@imageConscious](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imageConscious)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-displayed-in-flash/284919 "2009-03-25T03:57:13Z")

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Hi all - I'm looking to embed a JS widget (from the Calendar app "helios") into a website that is created entirely in Flash - Helios creates a widget in JS that is synchronized w/ the main calendar app - my question i…

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## [XML with ':' in it... messing things up!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-with-in-it-messing-things-up/284916)

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**Author:** [@nxsd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nxsd)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-with-in-it-messing-things-up/284916 "2009-03-25T02:37:20Z")

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Ok so here's the XML I'm working with: \<yweather:units temperature="F" distance="mi" pressure="in" speed="mph"/\> \<yweather:wind chill="64" direction="350" speed="6" /\> \<yweather:atmosphere humidity="30" visibilit…

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## [HELP! Empty nodes problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-empty-nodes-problem/284914)

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**Author:** [@kmorical](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kmorical)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-empty-nodes-problem/284914 "2009-03-25T02:09:42Z")

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HELP! In a nutshell, I'm trying to create a dynamic text box in which text show up for one XML node but not for another, so I have some XML nodes that have info in them and others that don't. This seems like it would b…

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## [Anyone knows tutorial boning in CS4?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-knows-tutorial-boning-in-cs4/284912)

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**Author:** [@gesfox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gesfox)\
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**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-knows-tutorial-boning-in-cs4/284912 "2009-03-25T02:06:36Z")

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Anyone knows here any free tutorial for the boning in flash cs 4

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## [Inserting images from library.... need help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-images-from-library-need-help/284908)

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**Author:** [@nxsd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nxsd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inserting-images-from-library-need-help/284908 "2009-03-25T00:04:00Z")

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Ok so what I have is an RSS (XML) file that has a bunch of weather data in it. I'm trying to take certain keywords from the XML and insert images into my movie accordingly. I know how to get the XML and find the string…

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## [Get varaible on main timeline into document class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-varaible-on-main-timeline-into-document-class/284907)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-varaible-on-main-timeline-into-document-class/284907 "2009-03-24T23:52:00Z")

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I have a new FLA with a variable in frame 1: var testVar:String = "hello"; //--- my document class: package { import flash.display.\*; public class Vforum extends MovieClip { public function Vforum() { s…

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## [Matching GPS points to map?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-gps-points-to-map/284904)

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**Author:** [@kuldioxid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kuldioxid)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-gps-points-to-map/284904 "2009-03-24T21:46:24Z")

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Hello, I have a list of GPS points I would like to plot onto a map. But how should I go about matching the points to the map? I could imagine that I would need some control points so I can calculate the scale and r…

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## [SWF and background alignment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-and-background-alignment/284898)

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**Author:** [@gforcewebmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gforcewebmedia)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-and-background-alignment/284898 "2009-03-24T20:31:21Z")

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Hello everyone, I've been having this problem for quite some time now. I Have 1024 x 768 background image that has a specific place to put a swf, and i tried to use it as the background layer and load an swf into a mov…

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## [TextField... height problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-height-problems/284896)

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**Author:** [@nxsd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nxsd)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-height-problems/284896 "2009-03-24T19:58:56Z")

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I have a textField with a lot of stuff in it, so I'm creating a scroller using a mask. To do the math to make the scroller work right, I need the height of the textField. But the stuff in it is retrieved from XML and t…

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## [AS3/ XML help loading in images!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-help-loading-in-images/284892)

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**Author:** [@wuzzi2ya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuzzi2ya)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-help-loading-in-images/284892 "2009-03-24T19:13:51Z")

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Below is my code, everything works fine with the loading of the text, yet I cannot get the images to show. "txtBox\_mc.buttonText.htmlText = contentInput.callout.button;" is my basic structure... Im pretty sure I need…

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## [How to run .swf in IIS 7](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-run-swf-in-iis-7/284891)

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**Author:** [@Khande](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Khande)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-run-swf-in-iis-7/284891 "2009-03-24T19:13:01Z")

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Hi, I have created 'Socket'which will connect to port 5080 on a server. (A java server code is already listening on that port). Now this .swf is placed inside .htm file which is placed on the server root folder. When…

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## [Read in from TXT file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-in-from-txt-file/284890)

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**Author:** [@ImOnCloudNine69](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ImOnCloudNine69)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-in-from-txt-file/284890 "2009-03-24T18:49:50Z")

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I'm storying vars for x and y coordinants for starting and ending positions for movieclips. i wanted to store them in an external file to save space since there are over 100 MC's and i didnt was 4 lines \* 100 MC's. the v…

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## [Changing color of Movie Clip with Combo box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-of-movie-clip-with-combo-box/284889)

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**Author:** [@shanis42](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shanis42)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-color-of-movie-clip-with-combo-box/284889 "2009-03-24T18:48:37Z")

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I have a combo box called "jcolor1". I have a Movie Clip called "main". In my combobox I have set all of the color names in the labels section, and all of their hex values in the values section. I am trying to be able…

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## [How to Display Video at 2x Speed?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-display-video-at-2x-speed/284886)

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**Author:** [@kraftomatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kraftomatic)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-display-video-at-2x-speed/284886 "2009-03-24T18:10:28Z")

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Hey Guys and Gals, I've got an FLV file that's 10 minutes long. I want to mimic the effect of speeding up the video, where it shows progress of the 10 minute video in say, 30 seconds. Is there a way I can do this? T…

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## [\_root.holder\["name"+i\].getBytesLoaded(); problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-holder-name-i-getbytesloaded-problem/284885)

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**Author:** [@Freddythunder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Freddythunder)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-root-holder-name-i-getbytesloaded-problem/284885 "2009-03-24T18:07:40Z")

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Hello everybody - long time! I read the sticky - I'm using Flash CS3, but just actionscript 1.0/2.0; mostly 1.0... Anywho. I've made this photo gallery that loads in 100 (used to be 200) photos at a time into a movi…

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## [Memory leak](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-leak/284883)

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**Author:** [@PeterGriffin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PeterGriffin)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-leak/284883 "2009-03-24T18:02:00Z")

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Hi everyone! I'm experiencing a few memory leaks each time my swf gets reloaded. I have closed the netstream, removed the listeners and the container, tried UnloadAndStop(); but in the end I'm still missing someting a…

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## [Adding a buffering message to my flv](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-buffering-message-to-my-flv/284882)

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**Author:** [@jasonhardwick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasonhardwick)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-buffering-message-to-my-flv/284882 "2009-03-24T17:41:56Z")

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I have a flv placed in a swf and i'm trying to add a loading or buffering bar to the flv so that users know that is happening. Can anyone help me with this here is my code that holds my actions for the flv. stop(); …

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## [Calling functions attached to a listener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-functions-attached-to-a-listener/284877)

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**Author:** [@citizen\_erazed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/citizen_erazed)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-functions-attached-to-a-listener/284877 "2009-03-24T17:17:20Z")

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Basically what I want to do is call a function attached to an event listener, without the event actually happening - for example: I have a function that is attached to Event.RESIZE. I would like to call that function f…

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## [htmlText not displaying correctly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htmltext-not-displaying-correctly/284875)

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**Author:** [@bortiquai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bortiquai)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/htmltext-not-displaying-correctly/284875 "2009-03-24T16:59:50Z")

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I have a simple class which contains a TextField. The textfield is populated with data from an XML file. i am using the code: txtField.htmlText = xmlElement.node.node.text(); txtField.setTextFormat(txtFmt); If i do…

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## [Bend movie/flv in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bend-movie-flv-in-flash/284874)

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**Author:** [@Sparda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sparda)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bend-movie-flv-in-flash/284874 "2009-03-24T16:53:18Z")

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I know that you can bend images and do lots of other 3D tricks using PV3D for example but is it possible to bend flvs in Flash? (Let's say a movie gallery in form of a cylinder.)

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## [How to add actions to keyboard?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-actions-to-keyboard/284873)

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**Author:** [@marcelomdsc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marcelomdsc)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-actions-to-keyboard/284873 "2009-03-24T16:44:19Z")

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Hello I´ve been looking around the net, and found a lot of confusing information. I would like to know how to add simple actions like gotoAndPlay("next"); to a key. e.g. the right arrow. How could I do this? any simple…

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## [Detecting the end of flv playback](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-the-end-of-flv-playback/284866)

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**Author:** [@sci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sci)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-the-end-of-flv-playback/284866 "2009-03-24T15:06:55Z")

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Greetings all, Does anybody have an example of how to detect the end of an flv playback. I am loading in a flv to a webpage, using the FlvPlayBack component. Everything is working fine as to be expected. How do I inser…

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## [How do I preload video?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-preload-video/284865)

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**Author:** [@vurtitude](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vurtitude)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-preload-video/284865 "2009-03-24T14:58:37Z")

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I am somewhat new to flash and searched the forum but couldn't find an answer. I imported a flv video into my timeline, and put it on the second frame. On the first frame I have a button, and added a code to go to the …

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## [Need help with buttons and events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-buttons-and-events/284864)

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**Author:** [@swdirect](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/swdirect)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-buttons-and-events/284864 "2009-03-24T14:26:21Z")

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Ok, separate from my menu question, I have seen instruction on event listeners to get a button to go to a URL or to make a movie pause and whatnot, but what I'm not finding is instruction on how to write the AS3 for a bu…

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## [Mouse rollover movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-rollover-movie-clip/284862)

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**Author:** [@ZappyAd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ZappyAd)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-rollover-movie-clip/284862 "2009-03-24T14:09:30Z")

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I am new to Flash CS4 but not to Actionscript. I have been trying to do something in Flash that I thought would be easy. I have created a movie clip with several frames and have tried to add a MouseOver MouseOut rollov…

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## [Load Variables from URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-variables-from-url/284861)

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**Author:** [@W84me](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/W84me)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-variables-from-url/284861 "2009-03-24T14:01:56Z")

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Hello flash experts!! I have a url like this www.mysite.com?value1=something&value2=somethingelse How can i load value1 and value2 using as3? Thank you in advance!

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## [xmlSocket return dataHandler](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xmlsocket-return-datahandler/284860)

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**Author:** [@iamthwee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iamthwee)\
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**Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xmlsocket-return-datahandler/284860 "2009-03-24T13:57:36Z")

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Basically, I have an actionscript file as follows: package \[COLOR=#000000\]{\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#993300\]import\[/COLOR\] flash.\[COLOR=#000000\]display\[/COLOR\].\[COLOR=#000000\]Sprite\[/COLOR\]; \[COLOR=#993300\]import\[/COL…

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