# flash

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## [Calling new URL-error message...Please Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-new-url-error-message-please-help/282399)

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**Author:** [@doodark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doodark)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-new-url-error-message-please-help/282399 "2009-02-21T13:26:56Z")

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Hello There, On the first frame of my timeline is the code for an MP3 player that exists in the 4 following frames, which are separated by frame labels. I am trying to call a different Mp3 URL in each different frame, …

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## [How to reference a Sprite with a String](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-reference-a-sprite-with-a-string/282398)

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**Author:** [@robsan12](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/robsan12)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-reference-a-sprite-with-a-string/282398 "2009-02-21T13:16:07Z")

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I cant get the this\[\] keyword to work. I want to send a string to a function and then, via the string reference a Sprite. Are theire any other ways to adress a sprite with a String value? I thought this\[myString\].al…

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## [Changing ball direction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-ball-direction/282393)

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**Author:** [@Bubloobasu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bubloobasu)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-ball-direction/282393 "2009-02-21T10:55:19Z")

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How to change the direction of the ball when it hits the slanting line... Like in mini golf game, the ball should move in some direction when it hits the wall... i did it, but it works well for rectangle like shape…

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## [What am I losing with "mxmlc + emacs + make" environment?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-losing-with-mxmlc-emacs-make-environment/282392)

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**Author:** [@Prikrutil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Prikrutil)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-losing-with-mxmlc-emacs-make-environment/282392 "2009-02-21T09:57:39Z")

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Hello! In order to be able to work with video/sound on client-side I started learning ActionScript 3.0 some days ago. I haven't written a lot of ActionScirpt up to now, so I need some suggestions. What I'm going to d…

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## [Duplicating Movie Clip Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movie-clip-help/282385)

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**Author:** [@Outmodeduser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Outmodeduser)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-movie-clip-help/282385 "2009-02-21T05:02:04Z")

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First time poster, many times reader :ne: I am trying to create a game similar to armor alley. I have a movieclip representing infantry "inf" and a button you press to deploy the infantry. I followed the movieclip duplic…

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## [Full Flash Site in CS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-flash-site-in-cs3/282383)

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**Author:** [@GothiqueNoir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GothiqueNoir)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-flash-site-in-cs3/282383 "2009-02-21T04:14:23Z")

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Hiyas \[smile\] I have recently upgraded to Flash CS3, and before that I followed the tutorial on creating a Full Flash Site; which I assume was for older actionscript. I have tried everything to get it to work in CS3 bu…

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## [Can I disable Flash Player Debugger Errors?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-disable-flash-player-debugger-errors/282379)

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**Author:** [@mafordha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mafordha)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-disable-flash-player-debugger-errors/282379 "2009-02-21T01:58:03Z")

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Does anybody know of a way to disable error messages generated by the debugger version of Flash Player 10? Error messages are great while I am developing, but not while browsing other sites \[smile\] It is a drag to keep r…

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## [New and Need Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-and-need-help/282378)

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**Author:** [@dracotag](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dracotag)\
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**Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-and-need-help/282378 "2009-02-21T00:21:09Z")

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Hi, I'm currently taking a class on flash, but I missed one day and now I'm stuck! What I need help with is the 9-slice thing. My assignment is to recreate a completed .swf file, a simple frame with buttons, and when you…

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## [Papervision3D question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-question/282376)

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**Author:** [@ledgeswarp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ledgeswarp)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-question/282376 "2009-02-20T23:52:31Z")

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How do you access the contents of a Material that has been added in Papervision? Tried getMaterialByName, but it isn't working... Essentially what I need to do is access the MovieClip that I added as a MovieMaterial. …

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## [\[F8\] Using external varibles and if-statement. Please Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-using-external-varibles-and-if-statement-please-help/282375)

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**Author:** [@Sketchbookshark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sketchbookshark)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-using-external-varibles-and-if-statement-please-help/282375 "2009-02-20T23:49:22Z")

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Hi everyone, I am trying to control some of the global variables in my script through an external text file. Is that possible? I have a variable called "\_global.scrollOrNot, which determines whether I want flash to …

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## [Flash AS3 Vertical Scaling Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as3-vertical-scaling-menu/282366)

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**Author:** [@asmitty911](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asmitty911)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as3-vertical-scaling-menu/282366 "2009-02-20T20:48:51Z")

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Im trying to make a Vertical Scaling menu. So when you roll over a text item it goes from a .5 scale to a 1. scale and all the other text items below will move down accordingly to make room for the scale. Im using tweenl…

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## [Comments & Flash Solutions? Suggestions Pls](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comments-flash-solutions-suggestions-pls/282365)

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**Author:** [@vids](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vids)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/comments-flash-solutions-suggestions-pls/282365 "2009-02-20T20:45:24Z")

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I'm working on a site that the client wants all flash. However there are 2 sections where they want comment areas (or blogging?). Right now I am looking for suggestions. So far I am thinking of perhaps treading down …

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## [Multiple Key Handler](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-key-handler/282363)

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**Author:** [@PsuFan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PsuFan)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-key-handler/282363 "2009-02-20T20:06:43Z")

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Hey, I have found a few multiple key handlers to move the player d\[FONT=Times New Roman\] iagonally. Ive tried them and they work okay but heres what happens: when your pressing two keys and you let go of one, the pla…

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## [Flash CS4 Help File Offline What Happened to Tag Defintions Showing UP?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs4-help-file-offline-what-happened-to-tag-defintions-showing-up/282361)

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**Author:** [@fcastro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fcastro)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs4-help-file-offline-what-happened-to-tag-defintions-showing-up/282361 "2009-02-20T19:37:51Z")

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Hi everyone, Anyone else notice that the help system isn't working like it use to. When you highlighted a word in the past such as "null" it use to pull up the word and the info in all the books. Now all I see is a web…

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## [\[Help\] mouse direction tilts image/movie clip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-mouse-direction-tilts-image-movie-clip/282358)

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**Author:** [@oh\_elle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oh_elle)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-mouse-direction-tilts-image-movie-clip/282358 "2009-02-20T17:49:07Z")

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Hi there everyone, This is my first post. I am hoping you can point me in the right direction to help me solve my problem. I am designing an online city guide and on this particular page I have an image of a map. I want …

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## [Slideshow speeding up](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-speeding-up/282355)

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**Author:** [@jhans](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jhans)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slideshow-speeding-up/282355 "2009-02-20T15:38:17Z")

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I've completed the slideshow tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_slideshow3.htm ) and I seem to have an issue with the rotation speeding up once I've clicked the next button. If I let it play without us…

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## [Type Coercion Failed on custom event dispatched across SWF files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-coercion-failed-on-custom-event-dispatched-across-swf-files/282354)

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**Author:** [@TizonOchai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TizonOchai)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/type-coercion-failed-on-custom-event-dispatched-across-swf-files/282354 "2009-02-20T15:33:07Z")

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Running into a problem dispatching a custom event from a parent SWF made in Flex Builder to a child SWF made in Flash CS4 that is loaded at runtime. Namely, whenever the child SWF is dispatched an event, I get a runtime…

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## [SharedObject is not written on the server, anyone encountered this before?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharedobject-is-not-written-on-the-server-anyone-encountered-this-before/282351)

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**Author:** [@awflasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/awflasher)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sharedobject-is-not-written-on-the-server-anyone-encountered-this-before/282351 "2009-02-20T15:11:14Z")

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I've been designing a SharedObject-based Cookie system for a while, everything works fine in my Flash authoring tool and my localhost (I used a dummy domain) But after I committed the swf file to server, the SharedObje…

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## [NEWBIE\* lmc\_tween in cs3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-lmc-tween-in-cs3/282350)

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**Author:** [@tonimacaroni](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tonimacaroni)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-lmc-tween-in-cs3/282350 "2009-02-20T15:08:20Z")

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Hi all i'm trying to use the lmc\_tween.as in my cs3 version of flash for the first time and see that it ain't working. have they changed something? please help, i've not been ASing for too long and wanted to stretch ou…

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## [Kicking the AS 2 Habit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kicking-the-as-2-habit/282344)

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**Author:** [@Signy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Signy)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kicking-the-as-2-habit/282344 "2009-02-20T13:40:31Z")

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Hi all, Well I've reached the point when it's about the time to kick AS 2 and move on to AS 3. I've always had the best luck getting to grips with the new format by experimenting, reading a decent flash book and tryin…

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## [Between Classes Communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/between-classes-communication/282339)

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**Author:** [@manolie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manolie)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/between-classes-communication/282339 "2009-02-20T12:39:48Z")

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Hola!! Well, guys, I believe that what I am trying to do, is either so easy that I haven't thought about it or it can't be done at all! So here it is: I have a document class (let's say DocClass.as). This class instantia…

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## [Controlling the number of bouce using easing class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-the-number-of-bouce-using-easing-class/282338)

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**Author:** [@vMINOv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vMINOv)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-the-number-of-bouce-using-easing-class/282338 "2009-02-20T12:30:58Z")

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Is there a way to control the number of bounce when using Bounce.easeIn ?thanks in advance

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## [Does it recieve a reference or a copy?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-it-recieve-a-reference-or-a-copy/282336)

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**Author:** [@grandpaw\_broon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grandpaw_broon)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-it-recieve-a-reference-or-a-copy/282336 "2009-02-20T12:24:32Z")

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Hi all, Bit of a basic question again. I had a situation where i need to pass in an object to an other object. var material:Material = new Material(); material.setMaterialType(Material.TYPE\_WOOD); ... ... var m…

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## [Creating a File List Box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-file-list-box/282328)

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**Author:** [@rick\_cope100\_ho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rick_cope100_ho)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-file-list-box/282328 "2009-02-20T11:20:17Z")

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Is it possible in Flash to create a File List Box which does the same job as the "Open" window in Windows applications? I want users to be able to navigate to a file and then load it rather than have the filename pre-se…

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## [How to fileupload in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-fileupload-in-flash/282327)

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**Author:** [@swathi84\_k](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/swathi84_k)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-fileupload-in-flash/282327 "2009-02-20T11:18:07Z")

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Hi.. Iam working on flash/Action Script 3.0 I am working on Fileuploading in flash.I am not getting.My code looks like: import flash.net.FileReference; import flash.net.FileFilter; upload\_txt.border=true; var ur…

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## [Scrolling text with buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-with-buttons/282326)

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**Author:** [@lowmoan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lowmoan)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-text-with-buttons/282326 "2009-02-20T10:56:14Z")

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I am using CS4 but my file was created in an older version therefore a lot of the actions are in ACTION SCRIPT 2. I'm trying to create dynamic text scroller. The default UI scroller cannot be changed in AS2 or I cann…

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## [Need help expert bitmap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-expert-bitmap/282323)

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**Author:** [@thilsen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thilsen)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-expert-bitmap/282323 "2009-02-20T09:54:40Z")

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Hi all, can any one tell me how to expert the bitmap data from flash to asp.net? actually, i want to store that mc as jpg in local disk. Thanks thil

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## [Good way of determin user machine performance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-way-of-determin-user-machine-performance/282320)

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**Author:** [@nook](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nook)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-way-of-determin-user-machine-performance/282320 "2009-02-20T08:17:26Z")

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Hi. I'm thinking of varying content in my app depending on user machine performance. Is there any good standard methods? Like a mini-benchmark-test first thing in the app. I guess you could measure both the time of a fun…

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## [SWF Pauses!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-pauses/282318)

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**Author:** [@euanc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/euanc)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-pauses/282318 "2009-02-20T08:08:20Z")

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Hello, I was wondering if someone could help. I have done a holding page for one of my friends which includes an as3 flash file. When you view the site in ie7 the preloader shows but the swf is paused?! Also if you c…

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## [Timer not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-not-working/282315)

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**Author:** [@smallDot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smallDot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2009, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-not-working/282315 "2009-02-20T06:57:54Z")

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there is no error in the Error window what is wrong with this code: function ShortTimer() { // creates a new five-second Timer var minuteTimer:Timer = new Timer(1000, 5); // designates listeners for the in…

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