# flash

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## [Centering loaded JPEGS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centering-loaded-jpegs/281713)

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**Author:** [@Reverend](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Reverend)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/centering-loaded-jpegs/281713 "2009-02-12T15:28:46Z")

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Hi expert ppl I've spent all day so far on this and I'm just going to have to pull over and ask directions \[smile\] Can anyone help with my issue... I have a portfolio page, loading JPEGS from an XML doc. Everything w…

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## [Array to MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-to-movieclip/281711)

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**Author:** [@bpdp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bpdp)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-to-movieclip/281711 "2009-02-12T14:51:43Z")

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Hi All, I am writing some AS2 and I'm trying to loop thru an array and add button events to each item. like this: var aMid:Array = new Array('Afghanistan'); var mideast = \_root.world.middle\_east; for(var i:Number = 0…

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## [Deleting/Stopping Functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deleting-stopping-functions/281709)

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**Author:** [@CTMusic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CTMusic)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/deleting-stopping-functions/281709 "2009-02-12T13:51:43Z")

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Hi Everyone - In AS3, is there a code that can be used to delete or stop a function from running? For example in Frame 3, I have a function called createAnimation(); running, and when the user goes back to Frame 1, I …

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## [Importing 3d Animation with Papervision](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-3d-animation-with-papervision/281705)

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**Author:** [@francislow82](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/francislow82)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/importing-3d-animation-with-papervision/281705 "2009-02-12T11:47:25Z")

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Hi, I am new to Papervision, and am experimenting on importing animated 3ds max models into my project. I can export a model (with no animations) into Collada format, and import it using Papervision, with no problems…

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## [Timer Class loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-class-loop/281701)

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**Author:** [@vxd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vxd)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-class-loop/281701 "2009-02-12T10:45:08Z")

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I'm trying to create a loop of a phone that rings every 5 seconds using the Timer Class. The problem I have is when it gets to function stopRing and noRingTimer.start(); it goes backs to function onTimerComplete not the …

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## [Search list or data provider AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-list-or-data-provider-as3/281700)

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**Author:** [@gargantus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gargantus)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-list-or-data-provider-as3/281700 "2009-02-12T10:05:15Z")

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Hey there, Just wondering if anyone can help me ?? I am having trouble searching through a list component and/or dataprovider to see if an item already exists. Basically i am adding items to the list when a item is dragg…

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## [AS2: key presses and moving a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-key-presses-and-moving-a-movieclip/281694)

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**Author:** [@lilleypants](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lilleypants)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-key-presses-and-moving-a-movieclip/281694 "2009-02-12T08:54:41Z")

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I am making a sort of like racing game maze thing but want it so that when the user hits for example the right arrow key the movie clip moves along it's x axis and doesn't stop until another key is hit or the movieclip h…

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## [Timeline communication](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-communication/281693)

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**Author:** [@FlashmeBaby](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashmeBaby)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timeline-communication/281693 "2009-02-12T07:36:15Z")

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Flash MX Pro 2004, I'm having problem with communication between an MC running on frame 1 and a dynamic textfield located on the main timeline on frame2. The MC running on frame1 is a user and password login. I want to…

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## [Out of ideas](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/out-of-ideas/281690)

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**Author:** [@theonlycarmire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theonlycarmire)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/out-of-ideas/281690 "2009-02-12T07:29:35Z")

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Strange problem I'm running into here. I have main.swf set to load reel.swf. This works fine in simulating the download locally, but the second I put it live, the loader breaks. It's like it doesn't even start loading th…

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## [Full screen tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-tutorial/281685)

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**Author:** [@susette](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/susette)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-tutorial/281685 "2009-02-12T06:08:03Z")

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your tutorial at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/fullscreen.htm didnt work as full browser, i migth be missing something, but i do it on my flash i dont get a full screen, please would you help me out with a …

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## [Assets of external Swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assets-of-external-swf/281684)

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**Author:** [@evokenz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evokenz)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 5:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/assets-of-external-swf/281684 "2009-02-12T05:35:02Z")

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hi i am loading an external swf and need to access the assets within it heres my basic code: i can access fine through the onComplete function of the loader but cannot access from anywhere else.... stop(); import …

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## [Loading bitmaps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-bitmaps/281680)

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**Author:** [@michdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michdd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-bitmaps/281680 "2009-02-12T02:54:52Z")

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I've been learning AS3 for a while now, and it's my first Actionscript language, but not my first coding language. I've learned a lot so far, but I started off doing things in the not so efficient, or correct ways. I was…

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## [Shared Object & Children](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-children/281673)

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**Author:** [@darngooddesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darngooddesign)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-children/281673 "2009-02-12T01:47:44Z")

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In a nutshell I’m adding duplicates of the same child when the user clicks on “addBtn”. How would I use SOs to save the children that have been added? Cheers My code: var container\_mc:MovieClip; var juryMC:MovieCli…

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## [Overlapping Alpha without adding?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-alpha-without-adding/281671)

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**Author:** [@BeerOclock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BeerOclock)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overlapping-alpha-without-adding/281671 "2009-02-12T01:09:47Z")

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I have two sprites with a yellow ring around them, of alpha 0.4. The sprites move around, and when they come in contact with each other, the overlapping portions of the rings gets darker (I guess its alpha 0.8?). Is …

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## [Read php parameters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-php-parameters/281668)

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**Author:** [@danny0085](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danny0085)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-php-parameters/281668 "2009-02-12T00:42:41Z")

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I have a swf movie embedded in a php file, so when I load the page. I do it in this way localhost/readURL.php?lang=en Is there a way to read the value of lang in the swf movie ??. Because I need to call it with dife…

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## [Basic question regarding dropTarget](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-question-regarding-droptarget/281666)

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**Author:** [@dandylion13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dandylion13)\
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**Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-question-regarding-droptarget/281666 "2009-02-12T00:24:07Z")

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Hello, I have a question regarding the dropTarget property. It seems that dropTarget only returns the name of the object that is directly under the mouse. Does anyone know whether there is a simple way for it return…

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## [Anti-alias - Why must you hate me so?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anti-alias-why-must-you-hate-me-so/281663)

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**Author:** [@nikomax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nikomax)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anti-alias-why-must-you-hate-me-so/281663 "2009-02-11T22:55:47Z")

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Hi there, So I posted here and sorted of figured my own problem out. But then something went wrong and now I am almost back at square one and no matter what I read or what tutorials I check or ANYTHING, I just cant g…

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## [Aligning tweens using new Motion Tween format](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-tweens-using-new-motion-tween-format/281661)

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**Author:** [@Hausnfranz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hausnfranz)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-tweens-using-new-motion-tween-format/281661 "2009-02-11T22:24:25Z")

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Hey all, I was wondering why my ease (using the Ease slider in the properties panel) doesn't match the position change area of my Motion Tween. Is there a way to apply a tween only to a particular few property keyfram…

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## [Grouping/Parsing Image and Text Arrays for currentTarget](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grouping-parsing-image-and-text-arrays-for-currenttarget/281660)

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**Author:** [@reprovisional](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reprovisional)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grouping-parsing-image-and-text-arrays-for-currenttarget/281660 "2009-02-11T22:20:29Z")

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Hi Guys, Tag Team back again! I feel like I'm on the right track here, but I'm lacking some operative vocabulary along with a fundamental understanding of how this might work. Some background: There's a great Quality…

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## [\[Flash CS3 AS2\] Problem with motion based on \_xmouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-as2-problem-with-motion-based-on--xmouse/281658)

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**Author:** [@station8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/station8)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-as2-problem-with-motion-based-on--xmouse/281658 "2009-02-11T22:03:21Z")

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Hi All, So I'm stuck and going nuts. I need to move a movieclip based on mouse x position. Like this site http://annieegiancasting.com/ - Which I built using a flashloaded app, but I need more control in this proje…

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## [Counter Question!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counter-question/281655)

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**Author:** [@vibes35](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vibes35)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counter-question/281655 "2009-02-11T21:36:42Z")

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=) Hi there - I apologize if this is simple and basic - What I am trying to do using CS3 Flash w/ AS 2.0 is create a visible counter that will start at 0 and count up to 30.3. I have a graph I have successfully anima…

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## [Problem with swfObject](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-swfobject/281654)

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**Author:** [@Dojjjan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dojjjan)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-swfobject/281654 "2009-02-11T21:17:07Z")

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Could someone please tell me why this does not work? if i dont have any flash player at all i get alternative content but if i have lets say flashplayer 9 i only get a white page and no alternative content. thankful for …

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## [Custom Textfields](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-textfields/281650)

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**Author:** [@dewey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dewey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-textfields/281650 "2009-02-11T20:34:30Z")

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Hey Everyone, I am in a dilly of a pickle here, to quote Ned Flanders, and I'm hoping someone can help me out. I have a project that needs to support multiple languages. It's working great for my standard languages, …

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## [eventListeners not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlisteners-not-working/281647)

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**Author:** [@xanderdavis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xanderdavis)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlisteners-not-working/281647 "2009-02-11T19:29:57Z")

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rotateToMouse works. Nothing else even gets as far as tracing. What gives? package engine { import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.display.\*; import flash.events.\*; public class Controls e…

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## [Is this Possible](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-possible/281643)

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**Author:** [@Mister\_B1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mister_B1)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-possible/281643 "2009-02-11T18:12:53Z")

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Hi I have a series of movie clip instances that have dynamically loaded graphics in them. I want to use them as buttons. The movie clip instances are stored in an array, and created dynamically. According my limited…

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## [I need to start learning OOP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-to-start-learning-oop/281635)

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**Author:** [@Dawn0fDusk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dawn0fDusk)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-to-start-learning-oop/281635 "2009-02-11T15:54:54Z")

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and classes and such, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a good tutorial... For those who effectively know classes inside and out, how did you learn? Thx

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## [Function doesn't work? - Please Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-doesnt-work-please-help/281634)

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**Author:** [@DH1234](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DH1234)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-doesnt-work-please-help/281634 "2009-02-11T15:47:37Z")

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Hello All, In my main timeline, I have an image fade in and stop on frame 61. On Frame 61, the code below executes; \[LEFT\]stop(); var placesXML:XML = \<places\> \<place name= "Bengkulu"\> \<frame\>63\</frame\> \<Data\>This i…

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## [Cross domain policies kicking my butt (Error#2048)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cross-domain-policies-kicking-my-butt-error-2048/281632)

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**Author:** [@joejubee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joejubee)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cross-domain-policies-kicking-my-butt-error-2048/281632 "2009-02-11T15:42:59Z")

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\[FONT=Tahoma\] Ok, so I have the following: \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Tahoma\] \[COLOR=#0000ff\]www.mysite.com\[/COLOR\] PLAYER.SWF -- contains flv player and controls. cross-domain-policy.xml -- that allows everything…

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## [Pulling in content via XML (auto-updates)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-in-content-via-xml-auto-updates/281630)

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**Author:** [@matius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matius)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pulling-in-content-via-xml-auto-updates/281630 "2009-02-11T15:23:38Z")

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I have a countdown clock that needs to be automatically updated once it reaches 00:00:00:00 (dynamic textfields: days, hours, minutes, seconds). The days, hours, mins, secs are pulling from an XML file. Trouble I'm…

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## [Mouse wheel function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-wheel-function/281626)

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**Author:** [@mmatzen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmatzen)\
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**Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-wheel-function/281626 "2009-02-11T13:48:26Z")

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Hello, I have everything working great in my mouse wheel function for a text box except for one thing. I am trying to write an if statement that calls to the function only if my mouse is at a certin x/y cord. I can get …

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