# flash

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## [HELP! Actionscript 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-actionscript-3-0/272856)

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**Author:** [@skelebunny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skelebunny)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-actionscript-3-0/272856 "2008-10-08T22:16:55Z")

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Hello Everyone, I'm trying to learn Actionscript 3.0. I'm a complete beginner. I am familiar with the Flash Platform but never learned any other programming languages. Does anyone have a good recommondation for a route…

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## [Selecting Url help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-url-help/272855)

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**Author:** [@andee08](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andee08)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selecting-url-help/272855 "2008-10-08T22:10:28Z")

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Hi .. can anyone have a look at this and tell me why this might not be working ? I just want it to go to macromedia url when select State1City1 import mx.controls.ComboBox // Create the combo boxes var cb1:ComboB…

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## [Passing a variable btwn packages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-a-variable-btwn-packages/272851)

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**Author:** [@doodle20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doodle20)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-a-variable-btwn-packages/272851 "2008-10-08T21:22:02Z")

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Hey guys, I just registered here because as a self-taught actionscripter I kept coming back to these forums for advice. I'm a big novice so I appreciate the hand holding:) (If you're new to this post, I've edited it comp…

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## [Conditional statement problem - which frame to play based on variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conditional-statement-problem-which-frame-to-play-based-on-variable/272850)

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**Author:** [@Monte323](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Monte323)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conditional-statement-problem-which-frame-to-play-based-on-variable/272850 "2008-10-08T21:11:29Z")

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Hello, I have a problem which I'm sure is very basic to most of you, but I could really use the assistance. I have a flash that will always have a consistent lead animation (part A), then a variable middle section (p…

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## [Weird \<mx:Text\> Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-mx-text-issue/272849)

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**Author:** [@dewey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dewey)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-mx-text-issue/272849 "2008-10-08T21:02:03Z")

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Hey everyone, I'm working in Flex and I am getting the strangest error that I cannot figure out. I have a canvas that has an image and some text (the mx:Text in question) side by side and a label under this text. F…

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## [Load external swf file in background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-file-in-background/272848)

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**Author:** [@drumbeater79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drumbeater79)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-file-in-background/272848 "2008-10-08T20:56:38Z")

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Hi there! Got couple of eternal swf files to load and they're quite big in file size. I'd like to load these files in background. Please share the basics or your techniques in loading external swf files in backgrounds…

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## [How can I build a slider showing dynamic percentage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-build-a-slider-showing-dynamic-percentage/272843)

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**Author:** [@azukizero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/azukizero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-build-a-slider-showing-dynamic-percentage/272843 "2008-10-08T20:33:38Z")

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Hi Kirupians, I'm not sure the title makes any sense but here's what I'm hoping some of you can help me create or at least point me in the direction of a tutorial. I want to build an interactive horizontal slider tha…

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## [First Timer & Couple questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-timer-couple-questions/272842)

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**Author:** [@BeerOclock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BeerOclock)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-timer-couple-questions/272842 "2008-10-08T20:24:02Z")

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Hi All! First timer here. I started using Flash/AS3 about 6 months ago and have been developing with it pretty much non-stop ever since. Ive never used AS2 or any other Flash technologies. Half the time when I google a F…

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## [Issue with Dynamic Content & printJob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-with-dynamic-content-printjob/272841)

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**Author:** [@MMiller\_RJ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MMiller_RJ)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-with-dynamic-content-printjob/272841 "2008-10-08T20:21:51Z")

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I recently developed a help resource application that builds the interface and loads all the main and sub navigation items, pages contents, and related resources dynamically. This was to make it easy to provide search an…

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## [Flash Object not loading in Dreamweaver](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-object-not-loading-in-dreamweaver/272840)

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**Author:** [@melissa2ca](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/melissa2ca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-object-not-loading-in-dreamweaver/272840 "2008-10-08T20:17:02Z")

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I have a flash object at the top of my page, and when I preview it in internet explorer through Dreamweaver (CS3) it appears, but when I load the page to the server and view it on the www, it does not appear. I built t…

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## [onPress calling a function - scope issue?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-calling-a-function-scope-issue/272837)

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**Author:** [@krisjl20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/krisjl20)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onpress-calling-a-function-scope-issue/272837 "2008-10-08T19:52:31Z")

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I think this is a scope issue, but can't be sure. I am using FlashDevelop, Actionscript 2.0 to create my movie. I call the sendAndLoad() function to display data from a database. I also have "Previous" and "Next" buttons…

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## [Simple site help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-site-help/272834)

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**Author:** [@Ryencool](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ryencool)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-site-help/272834 "2008-10-08T19:42:21Z")

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Ok, I have an image 800x600 that I want to be my main page. I can up it to 1024x768 if you guys think it would be better. All I really need help with is getting the window to resize correctly. When you goto my site I wan…

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## [Need Help with Hiding and Showing the mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-hiding-and-showing-the-mouse/272832)

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**Author:** [@jaypeine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaypeine)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-hiding-and-showing-the-mouse/272832 "2008-10-08T19:32:23Z")

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I am currently developing a site where I created custom cursors. I want the custom cursor to change only in the middle of the page where a greeting card can be created but return back to the regular mouse pointer at the…

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## [Simpleviewer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simpleviewer/272831)

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**Author:** [@abstraktworld](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abstraktworld)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simpleviewer/272831 "2008-10-08T19:10:49Z")

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HI guys, this is my first post so i'm not even sure if I'm in the right place, but I was just wondering if it is possible to customize simpleviewer to tween the frame it uses to display picture sizes to suit the size of …

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## [Video stop after a few seconds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-stop-after-a-few-seconds/272827)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-stop-after-a-few-seconds/272827 "2008-10-08T18:53:57Z")

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I have an XML file loading in video, creating a clickable list and a video player. When the video Starts, it plays and then stop playing after a few seconds(about 5). Anyone know why? //Stop the sound or video play…

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## [How to remove objects with actionscript 3.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-objects-with-actionscript-3-0/272826)

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**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-objects-with-actionscript-3-0/272826 "2008-10-08T18:47:18Z")

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Hi, I’m currently working on a site that contains an intro. What I have is an .fla file with two keyframes, one containing the actionscript for the intro and the other one the actionscript for the rest of the functions. …

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## [\[Flash8\] Need Help to check and detect if mouse is out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-help-to-check-and-detect-if-mouse-is-out/272825)

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**Author:** [@hamsilustrator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hamsilustrator)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-help-to-check-and-detect-if-mouse-is-out/272825 "2008-10-08T18:43:42Z")

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Hello! I´m starting with actionscript, and I need help creating a script to detect when the the mouse pointer is no longer on a certain area (or "mc" area if we use one as an area reference ).please help me. It´s a dro…

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## [Calculate number of pages in image gallery?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculate-number-of-pages-in-image-gallery/272817)

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**Author:** [@artheus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artheus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calculate-number-of-pages-in-image-gallery/272817 "2008-10-08T17:37:32Z")

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hey! I've made a Image gallery in as3, where it loads images externally, through php and xml. The images are displayed 12 per page. But because of that I will later upload pictures with php, and will not care about cha…

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## [Flash screens and setInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-screens-and-setinterval/272812)

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**Author:** [@solszowiec](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/solszowiec)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-screens-and-setinterval/272812 "2008-10-08T17:28:21Z")

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My debut post in the forum is a question about Flash screens. I am using flash screens (type=form) to create a movie that consists of a main screen with 3 movies screens and one navigation slide. What happens is the ma…

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## [Did I see an AddThis component for Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-i-see-an-addthis-component-for-flash/272805)

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**Author:** [@Sarah\_h](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sarah_h)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/did-i-see-an-addthis-component-for-flash/272805 "2008-10-08T16:41:40Z")

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Hi All, I need to add an 'AddThis' social bookmarking link/script to a Flash CS3 AS2 doc that I'm working on at the moment. Now, I remember seeing somewhere that there is/was an 'AddThis' component around. But I cannot…

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## [Weird problems when trying to jump to differit frames using variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problems-when-trying-to-jump-to-differit-frames-using-variable/272802)

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**Author:** [@bogdani](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bogdani)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-problems-when-trying-to-jump-to-differit-frames-using-variable/272802 "2008-10-08T16:21:53Z")

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Hello guys, I'm not new to Flash MX and I wouldn't have asked but this is taking me a ridicolous amount of time to debug and I bet it's something simple. I'm not sure what's happening here and why it doesn't work: …

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## [Opac Background Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opac-background-question/272796)

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**Author:** [@Ebreezesoccer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ebreezesoccer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opac-background-question/272796 "2008-10-08T15:54:45Z")

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I am wanting to take the background completely out of my swf. I am looking for a setting to do this but i can not find any. If anyone can help with this problem I would greatly appreciate it.

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## [Is this possible with flash or not](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-possible-with-flash-or-not/272795)

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**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-possible-with-flash-or-not/272795 "2008-10-08T15:53:47Z")

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Hello I am trying to create a movie that will resize depending on the data that will be displayed in it. I have an intial movie with stage set to 800\*600 and if you click a button then the stage height chages to let …

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## [Runtime expression evaluation AS3 to AS2 Conversion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/runtime-expression-evaluation-as3-to-as2-conversion/272792)

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**Author:** [@codeBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/codeBoy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/runtime-expression-evaluation-as3-to-as2-conversion/272792 "2008-10-08T15:41:45Z")

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Hey guys, Unfortunately the company I work for uses a AS2 engine which I build components for. I'm trying to build a expression evaluation function for one the the components. Found a great library at sephiroth.it h…

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## [AS2 or 3 Timed Events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-or-3-timed-events/272790)

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**Author:** [@tkunze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tkunze)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-or-3-timed-events/272790 "2008-10-08T15:26:42Z")

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I want to set up the AS coding so that at a certian time of day it will do a certian thing, so like at 2AM it will gotoAndPlay (2); or along those lines. I've played with it but no luck, any help would be awesome!

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## [Video with a transparent background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-with-a-transparent-background/272787)

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**Author:** [@JayHunt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JayHunt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-with-a-transparent-background/272787 "2008-10-08T15:03:23Z")

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I need to make a flash page with a video overlaid on the page. How do i take the video that was shoot with a green screen and make background transparent in flash? I have adobe premier and flash cs3. Thanks!

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## [Gradient fill with dither?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gradient-fill-with-dither/272786)

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**Author:** [@distill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/distill)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gradient-fill-with-dither/272786 "2008-10-08T14:48:56Z")

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I'm making a very large gradient fill on the stage. I could just copy a fine, nicely dithered version of it from Photoshop (a .png file). But that way it'll take over 400k of stuff to load (too much). So I have to use th…

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## [Improve SEO for flash websites](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/improve-seo-for-flash-websites/272785)

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**Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/improve-seo-for-flash-websites/272785 "2008-10-08T14:41:13Z")

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Hi everyone, I would like to know if anybody could help me to learn more on improving SEO for flash websites as it is not as good as for html websites (if i am not mistaken). I have heard something about xml that can…

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## [Scrolling Flash/XML images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-flash-xml-images/272784)

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**Author:** [@jpearson311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpearson311)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-flash-xml-images/272784 "2008-10-08T13:38:59Z")

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Hi all. I need to create a scrolling marquee of images that I already have and when you rollover it, the marquee follows the mouse (left and right). Not only that, but each image has to have a caption and the image is …

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## [Read Text File Line by Line](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-text-file-line-by-line/272782)

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**Author:** [@oliiix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oliiix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/read-text-file-line-by-line/272782 "2008-10-08T13:00:44Z")

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Hy all Got the following code: var strContent:String; function fillContent(folder:String):void { var arrayMenuItems:Array = new Array(); var arrayContent:Array = new Array(); var arrayNews:Array = new Array(); v…

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