# flash

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## [XML node attributes through loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-node-attributes-through-loop/272576)

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**Author:** [@SpawnOfJon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SpawnOfJon)\
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**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-node-attributes-through-loop/272576 "2008-10-06T18:09:42Z")

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I'm having an issue grabbing xml node attributes through a multidimensional loop. Here is the Actionscript: -------------------------------------------------\*/ var FourPlayerXML:String = "videoPlayer.xml"; var FourP…

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## [Overriding, making methods read only](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overriding-making-methods-read-only/272559)

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**Author:** [@tpspoons](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpspoons)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/overriding-making-methods-read-only/272559 "2008-10-06T15:25:28Z")

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Sorry if this has been asked before, I wasn't sure what to search. So yea, is there a way to override methods, and make them read only? For example in a display object, making the width/height properties read only? I k…

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## [Random values issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-values-issue/272555)

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**Author:** [@timdenty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timdenty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-values-issue/272555 "2008-10-06T14:42:07Z")

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Hi - I'm pulling simple xml text data into my flash movie, and am trying to pick a random xml node to display each time the movie plays. The code I'm using is below... function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { xmlNo…

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## [How to trigger a function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-trigger-a-function/272548)

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**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-trigger-a-function/272548 "2008-10-06T13:26:28Z")

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Hi, How can I trigger a function when something either started or ended using actionscript 3.0, similar to the parameters use in TweenLite (onComplete - onStart)? Could someone be so kind and show me how to do this o…

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## [Line breaks with XML and AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-breaks-with-xml-and-as2/272542)

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**Author:** [@GMaXDupper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GMaXDupper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/line-breaks-with-xml-and-as2/272542 "2008-10-06T11:11:46Z")

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Hi everyone, I am working on a flash project.. and what I am trying to do is just do a simple line break inside a simple node. An example node would be something like this: \<resource value="Firstline\[br\]Secondline"\> …

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## [Can't change app .fla filename using AIR](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-change-app-fla-filename-using-air/272538)

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**Author:** [@cauchy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cauchy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-change-app-fla-filename-using-air/272538 "2008-10-06T08:33:31Z")

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Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I've developed a working AIR app, but can't seem to change the name of the app and get it to publish. All I've done is do a "save as", set a new name, and attempt to pub…

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## [Actionscript optimization with AS3 - two questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-optimization-with-as3-two-questions/272536)

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**Author:** [@IanCremona](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IanCremona)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-optimization-with-as3-two-questions/272536 "2008-10-06T08:09:55Z")

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I am using a a AS3 slider (a great script which can be found at http://www.blog.noponies.com/archives/51) to load a number of SWF files, which in turn, each load text from the smae XML file: var xmlLoader:URLLoader = …

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## [Adobe Flash cs3 installation errors](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-flash-cs3-installation-errors/272533)

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**Author:** [@giridhar\_seel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/giridhar_seel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-flash-cs3-installation-errors/272533 "2008-10-06T06:57:17Z")

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I cant install adobe flash cs3, on installation it rises a command something like this- "please install the adobe installation process" i cant understand anything! plz provide watz the fault and needed sys requirnements? …

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## [Any idea about skinning](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-idea-about-skinning/272528)

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**Author:** [@samyphp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samyphp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-idea-about-skinning/272528 "2008-10-06T05:42:32Z")

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Hi there, Am developing a game using AS2. i dynamically attached some movie clips in stage. Its working perfect. My suggestion is to use Shared libraries using another SWF. But it works only for the static movie clips…

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## [Sliding Menu Bar + Spry](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-bar-spry/272520)

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**Author:** [@SCBrazil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SCBrazil)\
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**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-bar-spry/272520 "2008-10-06T04:07:11Z")

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Hi, I've just finished my first website. I built it using a lot of Spry Tabbed Menu Panels in Dreamweaver CS3. Although I like their utility, I don't like the actual tabs and would like to change them with a menu slider …

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## [HD Video Smooth Flash Video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hd-video-smooth-flash-video/272510)

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**Author:** [@desiben](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/desiben)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hd-video-smooth-flash-video/272510 "2008-10-06T01:32:50Z")

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Can someone suggest me a FLV Player which does smooth video streaming? Even when its in Full Screen?

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## [Dynamic HTML Text and images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-html-text-and-images/272503)

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**Author:** [@Wisptech](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wisptech)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-html-text-and-images/272503 "2008-10-06T00:02:56Z")

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\[FONT=Tahoma\]\[COLOR=black\]OK, I am relatively a Flash "Newb" but I've done lots of programming and troubleshooting and this little problem is just driving me crazy. Here's the scenario...\[/COLOR\]\[/FONT\] \[COLOR=black\]\[F…

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## [Is anyone using papervision?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-anyone-using-papervision/272501)

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**Author:** [@asiabackpacker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asiabackpacker)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-anyone-using-papervision/272501 "2008-10-05T23:11:46Z")

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Has anyone on these forums worked with papervision at all? I have a client wanting me to create a website for them using some of the capabilities of papervision. This is the first I'd heard of papervision, but have since…

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## [Drop Shadow Produces Javascript error, drop shadow timeline effect will not work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-produces-javascript-error-drop-shadow-timeline-effect-will-not-work/272500)

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**Author:** [@archonium](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/archonium)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-produces-javascript-error-drop-shadow-timeline-effect-will-not-work/272500 "2008-10-05T23:02:27Z")

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I discovered just 2 days ago that whenever I needed to implement "Drop Shadow" from the timeline effects, that I will encounter an error and therefore will not be able to implement the "Drop Shadow" Attached is the ima…

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## [Passing flashvars using swfobject](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-flashvars-using-swfobject/272499)

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**Author:** [@tonygarcia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tonygarcia)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-flashvars-using-swfobject/272499 "2008-10-05T22:54:27Z")

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Hello, i'm trying to pass flashvars using swfobject THIS IS WHAT I HAVE: \<script language="JavaScript"\> \<!-- var flashSrc = '/media/calendar.swf'; var flashWidth = '306'; var flashHeight = '199'; flashBg = '#FFFFFF'…

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## [Help! XML loading problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-xml-loading-problem/272498)

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**Author:** [@drumbeater79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drumbeater79)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-xml-loading-problem/272498 "2008-10-05T22:49:27Z")

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Hi there! Maybe someone here has the answers. Please share it with me if you have the knowledge. Here's the scenario: In one of my pages, I used a component to create a gallery, ThumbGallery component to be specific…

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## [Policy file + XMLSocket = Driving me mad!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/policy-file-xmlsocket-driving-me-mad/272489)

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**Author:** [@BetaWar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BetaWar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/policy-file-xmlsocket-driving-me-mad/272489 "2008-10-05T21:04:12Z")

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Okay, I am attempting to set up a socket connection to a program I have made (simply printf things that are send via sockets to the screen and senda a message back, using Python) with my Flash frontend (to make it nice a…

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## [Numeric Stepper event handling?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numeric-stepper-event-handling/272474)

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**Author:** [@Birokrat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Birokrat)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/numeric-stepper-event-handling/272474 "2008-10-05T18:21:07Z")

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I have several numeric steppers and I m trying to get the name of the numeric stepper that generated the event. like target.name.value Anyone? Sorry for my poor english. I will try to improve my English. Regards…

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## [Moving through frames using Document class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-through-frames-using-document-class/272460)

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**Author:** [@manojanand](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manojanand)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-through-frames-using-document-class/272460 "2008-10-05T16:36:00Z")

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Hi guys, I have a flash file with a couple of frames. I want to move between them using the Document class. eg. I have a button on Frame1. When that button is clicked, I want to go to Frame2. I can do this using …

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## [RichTextEditor.textArea == null](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/richtexteditor-textarea-null/272458)

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**Author:** [@grozavpaul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grozavpaul)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/richtexteditor-textarea-null/272458 "2008-10-05T16:17:43Z")

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I want to change a property of the TextArea from my RichTextEditor. So i tried to do this: textEditor.textArea.setStyle("backgroundColor", 0xff0000); but i got an error message at run time. I am using Flash Player …

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## [Class & Variable Reference](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-variable-reference/272455)

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**Author:** [@gphilly77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gphilly77)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-variable-reference/272455 "2008-10-05T14:56:33Z")

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I'm new to AS 3 and had a quick question about referencing a class variable value from another class. Basically I have two classes. The one below inits a new class public class ConfigureTripDesigner extends MovieClip …

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## [\[external asset\] can't get width/height](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-asset-cant-get-width-height/272454)

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**Author:** [@Stratboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stratboy)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-asset-cant-get-width-height/272454 "2008-10-05T14:32:45Z")

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Hi! I've got a class, FileLoader, that loads swf. It dispatch an Event.COMPLETE. There's a listener on Event.COMPLETE that add the swf to an empty movieclip called page. Immediately after adding the swf to page, page …

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## [Error #1069](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1069/272448)

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**Author:** [@vxd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vxd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1069/272448 "2008-10-05T12:45:49Z")

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I get this error only when I click on the thumbnail to load up the main image. Everything seem to function properly but I get this error "ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property name not found on flash.display.LoaderInfo …

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## [Plz Help Urgent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/plz-help-urgent/272447)

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**Author:** [@Nnotoriousniki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nnotoriousniki)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/plz-help-urgent/272447 "2008-10-05T12:45:26Z")

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:garfield:HI IM USING FLASH MX.I HAVE DOWNLOADED PJ,ASTO READY MADE TEXT EFFECTS.BUT I DONT KNW HOW TO USE THEM PLZ PLZ PLZ HELP ME OUT.I WANA USE THEM ITS URGENT.I WANT TYPE WRITER TEST N HAVE 100 SENTENCES N SUBMIT MY …

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## [Loader.close() and Safari (3)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-close-and-safari-3/272444)

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**Author:** [@Stratboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stratboy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-close-and-safari-3/272444 "2008-10-05T10:27:36Z")

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Hi! I've got a little problem: I made a preloader class that features a stopLoadProcess() method that simply calls Loader.close(). Well, it does work, but in Safari, after calling it, I have an error: Safari complains th…

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## [Flash Llite 1.1 Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-llite-1-1-menu/272437)

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**Author:** [@konstant](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/konstant)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-llite-1-1-menu/272437 "2008-10-05T09:15:08Z")

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hi, i am new to flash CS3 and have been searching the net for a tutorial that has clear stp-by-step instructions about how to make a flash lite menu for a SE phone (Sony Ericsson). Does anyone on this website know how to…

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## [How to print dynamic flash content into more than a page?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-print-dynamic-flash-content-into-more-than-a-page/272432)

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**Author:** [@kosa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kosa)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-print-dynamic-flash-content-into-more-than-a-page/272432 "2008-10-05T07:40:36Z")

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Hi, I need to print a dynamic flash content which contains both text and graphics into more than one page using Print Job class. I can print the first page with out any problem. But when I need to print the second pag…

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## [Preloading Images + Image Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-images-image-array/272426)

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**Author:** [@VaLL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaLL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-images-image-array/272426 "2008-10-05T06:18:58Z")

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I've had a search, and I can't find anything on this(although I'm not very good at searching :cross-eye) I'm currently trying to make a banner that loads in X amount of images, is there a way for flash to look at how m…

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## [Array.sort( sortFunction ) clarification please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-sort-sortfunction-clarification-please/272422)

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**Author:** [@jwopitz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwopitz)\
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**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-sort-sortfunction-clarification-please/272422 "2008-10-05T05:48:37Z")

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The sort function you can pass to Array.sort is a bubble sort right? That is the basic algorithm it uses? I tried looking on the docs and also at some ECMAScript-262 specifications but couldn't find any definite answer…

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## [Trying to dynamicly load pictures](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-dynamicly-load-pictures/272414)

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**Author:** [@Dahle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dahle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-dynamicly-load-pictures/272414 "2008-10-05T01:25:27Z")

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Hey! have a little issue that i am trying to work out here. basicly what im trying is to have a variable set to 0 and increment to load pictures in a folder. so my setup is that i have 3 mc's on the root "mc1,mc2,mc3" wi…

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