# flash

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## [Track/Count Video Plays?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/track-count-video-plays/269876)

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**Author:** [@mikedkap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikedkap)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/track-count-video-plays/269876 "2008-09-02T17:58:18Z")

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Does anyone have any idea of a method to track/count how many times a video gets played from a FLV player? I'm trying to do a pay-per-click deal and am not really sure where to start - Thanks!

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## [Help with multiple events within MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-multiple-events-within-mc/269875)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Susan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Susan)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-multiple-events-within-mc/269875 "2008-09-02T17:47:01Z")

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Hey, forgive me if this is in the forum somewhere - I have searched but couldn't find anything relevant. My problem. I want to create a shape, lets say a red circle. On rollover, I want that red circle to change colour…

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## [Get URL of current Browser Page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-url-of-current-browser-page/269873)

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**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-url-of-current-browser-page/269873 "2008-09-02T16:56:43Z")

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Hello, im trying to read the current URL in the address bar of the browser, in AS3. I have done this with AS2 like this: \[AS\]if (root.url.indexOf("https") == -1) { getURL("https://www.site.com") } \[/AS\] I cant …

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## [Sending email from Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-email-from-flash/269868)

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**Author:** [@megalord](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/megalord)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-email-from-flash/269868 "2008-09-02T15:35:47Z")

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OK, my problem is simples. I want to be able to send an email directly from a Flash animation using an external php file. This email will have the datas I insert in a few text boxes. In AS2 I had no problem doing this.…

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## [Links only show in Output Panel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-only-show-in-output-panel/269865)

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**Author:** [@wdv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wdv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-only-show-in-output-panel/269865 "2008-09-02T15:02:10Z")

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Hey, Can someone please take a look at my attachment, Im trying to make my first AS3 xml menu, and the only thing i have left to complete it is that my url in my links dont work. All i see when a link in the menu is c…

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## [EventListeners! How do I use them?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlisteners-how-do-i-use-them/269856)

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**Author:** [@svdelle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/svdelle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/eventlisteners-how-do-i-use-them/269856 "2008-09-02T14:19:40Z")

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OK, spent days now trying to grasp the concept of event listeners in AS3. No luck yet. So I'll use a simple setup to maybe get some one to explain how to use these damn listeners. I have a Document Class (Main.as) I have…

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## [Access another running swf on same page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-another-running-swf-on-same-page/269854)

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**Author:** [@StridBR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/StridBR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-another-running-swf-on-same-page/269854 "2008-09-02T14:11:17Z")

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Which class/method should i use to call a function in another swf running in the same page? thanks in advance

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## [Memory usage and bitmapdata issue in flash game design](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-usage-and-bitmapdata-issue-in-flash-game-design/269848)

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**Author:** [@Beach\_Boy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Beach_Boy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-usage-and-bitmapdata-issue-in-flash-game-design/269848 "2008-09-02T12:28:34Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\] We have a huge movieclip of 5000 by 5000 pixels with different (transparant) layers. We can make an instance of the movieclip and work with it, we can move layers, scale them, ... \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Ari…

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## [LoadMovie using GET](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-using-get/269846)

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**Author:** [@zeka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zeka)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-using-get/269846 "2008-09-02T11:48:05Z")

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Hello. I wish to have a php page which has a static "loader" SWF embedded on it, and depending on what is in the GET paremeters, would load that SWF externally. For example, the url entered is: "http://www.example.co…

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## [Generate Unique Random Blink & Hide](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generate-unique-random-blink-hide/269844)

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**Author:** [@blueRainier](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blueRainier)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generate-unique-random-blink-hide/269844 "2008-09-02T11:39:49Z")

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Hello guys… Im making a game where there are 25 tiles with corresponding questions when you click them. One of the tiles must blink at a time, once the blinking tile was selected it will be hidden and the question will a…

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## [loadMovie("image1.jpg", myMc+TargetMc);](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-image1-jpg-mymc-targetmc/269842)

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**Author:** [@inboxpro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inboxpro)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-image1-jpg-mymc-targetmc/269842 "2008-09-02T10:04:45Z")

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Please help loadMovie("image1.jpg", myMc+TargetMc); how do i load image1.jpg to "TargetMc" inside my movieclip "myMc". which means i have one movieclip and another movieclip inside which is my taget. thank you so …

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## [Skew Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skew-text/269841)

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**Author:** [@vijay\_dadhich1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vijay_dadhich1)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skew-text/269841 "2008-09-02T10:02:21Z")

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Hi Everyone, Is any way to skew a text clip from any side. Means I want to give prospective view to the text clip. Actually I am working on online T-shirt design project and I need for that. If any help really thank…

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## [Linking dynamic drop down menu, little help needed!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-dynamic-drop-down-menu-little-help-needed/269840)

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**Author:** [@tsf06](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tsf06)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-dynamic-drop-down-menu-little-help-needed/269840 "2008-09-02T09:33:26Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to create links to button arrays in dynamic drop down menu that control \_root timeline. To make it more clearer: First menu(submenu1) - when released.\_root.gotoAndStop(1); Second menu(submenu1) - when r…

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## [Advice needed on streamlining flash project](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-needed-on-streamlining-flash-project/269838)

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**Author:** [@twolfe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/twolfe)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advice-needed-on-streamlining-flash-project/269838 "2008-09-02T08:13:03Z")

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Hi I have an online brochure that I created a couple of years ago for a client. It's pretty big and contains a lot of jpegs and video. I have to amend/update it about every 2 months and its growing everytime, so the fi…

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## [Problem with removeMovieClip - Thumbnail menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-removemovieclip-thumbnail-menu/269837)

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**Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-removemovieclip-thumbnail-menu/269837 "2008-09-02T07:30:38Z")

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Hi everyone, I am currently busy on a thumbnail menu. You have a MC (holder) that will display 8 MC which will be populated with the right image (pulled from xml). Everytime you click next i remove the MCs and update …

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## [Rollover button link with next scene](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-button-link-with-next-scene/269832)

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**Author:** [@Akash\_Thapa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Akash_Thapa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-button-link-with-next-scene/269832 "2008-09-02T06:34:19Z")

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Hi!!! I want to do link with next scene with rollover effect. I tried with tutorial "Complex button" but failed to link with next scene. If there is any suggestions please give me. Thanks:moustache:drink:

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## [AS2 - Button in a Clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-button-in-a-clip/269831)

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**Author:** [@arcynum](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arcynum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-button-in-a-clip/269831 "2008-09-02T05:48:58Z")

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G'day Kirupa. Long time reader, first time poster. I have been searching around for the answer for this dillemma for awhile now. The problem is, i cannot click a button inside a movie clip because the mouse click is be…

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## [Unloading previous frame / component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-previous-frame-component/269825)

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**Author:** [@youwh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/youwh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unloading-previous-frame-component/269825 "2008-09-02T03:16:06Z")

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I'm loading in some pictures from the xml file with some script. And I wanted to unload it at the next few frames cause its lagging. How can I do that? ActionScript Code: \[LEFT\]\[COLOR=#0000FF\]import\[/COLOR\] com.\[COLO…

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## [Loading Sounds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-sounds/269822)

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**Author:** [@roblovesbox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roblovesbox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-sounds/269822 "2008-09-02T02:53:36Z")

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Im attempting to load a mini mp3 player into a site and when you select the first song everything seems to work fine but when you select the second song it just starts the first song over from the beginning. here is the…

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## [\[plz help!\] XML menu items calling functions for fscommand woes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/plz-help-xml-menu-items-calling-functions-for-fscommand-woes/269820)

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**Author:** [@gl0tch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gl0tch)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/plz-help-xml-menu-items-calling-functions-for-fscommand-woes/269820 "2008-09-02T02:23:42Z")

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Hello friends, I'm building a CDRom based projector/interactive to be loaded on a Windows PC. I'm using an XML driven menu that has several items that are intended to link to (and open) PDFs. Unfortunately, when I te…

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## [Interesting flash bug (3 lines of code)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interesting-flash-bug-3-lines-of-code/269817)

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**Author:** [@jellystones](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jellystones)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interesting-flash-bug-3-lines-of-code/269817 "2008-09-02T01:44:05Z")

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Try this: var arr:Array = new Array(); trace(arr\["random text"\]); //outputs undefined trace(arr\["map"\]); //outputs function Function() {} Why is "map" defined as an entry in this array? Am I missing something?

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## [Dropdown menu question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-menu-question/269812)

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**Author:** [@Elvyne963](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Elvyne963)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dropdown-menu-question/269812 "2008-09-01T23:56:41Z")

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\[FONT=&quot\]Hi,\[/FONT\] \[FONT=&quot\]I'm currently trying to reproduce the dropdown menu of a site (http://www.kokomontreal.com/) and but I have 2 question on how to do that. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=&quot\]1.\[/FONT\]\[FONT=&quot…

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## [Scrollbar issue when resizing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-issue-when-resizing/269809)

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**Author:** [@Pastel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pastel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollbar-issue-when-resizing/269809 "2008-09-01T23:06:00Z")

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Hi, I have a scrollbar that automatically resizes with the flash window (which in turn automatically resizes with the browser window) My problem is that the scrollbar doesn't resize properly at load, but when I resize …

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## [Encrypting and Decrypting text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/encrypting-and-decrypting-text/269805)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/encrypting-and-decrypting-text/269805 "2008-09-01T22:02:34Z")

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I'd really like to use some encrypting/decrypting algorithms in ActionScript 3.0, I have found this one: http://code.google.com/p/as3crypto/ However, I have problems using it. I can encrypt and decrypt, ok. But when I …

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## [gotoAndStop() functionality](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-functionality/269802)

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**Author:** [@Sylverwolf79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sylverwolf79)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-functionality/269802 "2008-09-01T21:48:58Z")

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Greetings all, I am attempting to build an rpg combat engine, and all seems to be going well, except one thing - my animations are not playing correctly. In the player\_mc, I have 4 frames, each containing a movie cl…

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## [How do i change font color of Combobox component?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-change-font-color-of-combobox-component/269799)

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**Author:** [@bluemagica](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bluemagica)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-change-font-color-of-combobox-component/269799 "2008-09-01T21:12:30Z")

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The question is simple, How do i change the font color of the combo-box component of flash cs3?

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## [Loading an external .swf into a pre-existing .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-into-a-pre-existing-swf/269798)

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**Author:** [@Ohls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ohls)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-external-swf-into-a-pre-existing-swf/269798 "2008-09-01T20:29:00Z")

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Hello, What I wan't to do is load a .swf into an existing .swf to keep down loadtimes. I've placed the visual representation of the actuall loading on the external .swf so all I need is how to do "on click, load this h…

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## [Getting values from a dynamic PHP page into Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-values-from-a-dynamic-php-page-into-flash/269794)

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**Author:** [@keera](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keera)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-values-from-a-dynamic-php-page-into-flash/269794 "2008-09-01T18:53:14Z")

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Hi, I'm wondering if anyone here can help me. I'm a front end designer, so I don't have much experience with coding and I'm having a lot of trouble finding a solution to this problem. What I want to do is take the valu…

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## [Class Core misunderstanding](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-core-misunderstanding/269789)

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**Author:** [@Didi32](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Didi32)\
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**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-core-misunderstanding/269789 "2008-09-01T18:02:17Z")

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Hi: The answer to my question is probably obvious to most of you. However, I can't seem to figure it out and I can't find any information online because I don't really know what to look for. I have create a package …

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## [.AS3--\> addEventListener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addeventlistener/269787)

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**Author:** [@johnb816](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnb816)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addeventlistener/269787 "2008-09-01T17:54:33Z")

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Short and simple: is it possible to place a listener on a number type? Example: var index:Number=0; i++; index.addEventListener(????:????, IndexChange);

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