# flash

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## [Help switching back to English language from French](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-switching-back-to-english-language-from-french/269636)

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**Author:** [@Obi\_Wan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Obi_Wan)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-switching-back-to-english-language-from-french/269636 "2008-08-29T21:51:25Z")

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Hey folks, I have this site I am working on and I need to use as2 to switch between French and English. Using the flash examples I was able to switch to french but when I try and go back to english but it doesnt populate…

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## [Can AS3 work in AS2 environment?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-as3-work-in-as2-environment/269635)

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**Author:** [@Bojan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bojan)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-as3-work-in-as2-environment/269635 "2008-08-29T21:20:48Z")

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Hi, I made flash movie in AS2.0 that loads external flash content in movie clip container. External content are flash simulations. Now I want to make simulations under AS3.0. I made a test and I tried to load AS3.0 cont…

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## [Code Works--\>Digital Clock](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-works-digital-clock/269633)

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**Author:** [@johnb816](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnb816)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-works-digital-clock/269633 "2008-08-29T20:32:37Z")

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I’ve successfully written code for a digital clock. Translation…, I have no errors to debug. I have three layers: “actions” for code, “text” for text, and “background” for a green background. With the exception of my “ac…

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## [Using Transitions on Form Elements](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-transitions-on-form-elements/269631)

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**Author:** [@Ricky55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricky55)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-transitions-on-form-elements/269631 "2008-08-29T19:46:22Z")

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I asked about this earlier and I thought i had it figured out but I haven't. I am currently fading in all my swf contents using this code TransitionManager.start(nav\_mc, {type:Fade, direction:Transition.IN, duratio…

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## [Optimization: Distance and speed checks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimization-distance-and-speed-checks/269630)

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**Author:** [@Iamthejuggler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Iamthejuggler)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/optimization-distance-and-speed-checks/269630 "2008-08-29T19:39:19Z")

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Hi folks. The game i am working on is acting like a naughty little boy and using way too much processing power. I have decided that it is these functions shown below. Basically what is happening is a ball is moving aro…

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## [Setting the volume of a sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-volume-of-a-sound/269629)

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**Author:** [@asiabackpacker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asiabackpacker)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-the-volume-of-a-sound/269629 "2008-08-29T19:37:23Z")

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Every piece of info I can find about how to set the volume of a sound in Flash with setVolume, mentions that you need to reference the movie clip where the sound is stored....to target just that sound, and not the whole …

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## [Client side image resizer tool for AS3/Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-side-image-resizer-tool-for-as3-flash/269628)

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**Author:** [@cactusphone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cactusphone)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/client-side-image-resizer-tool-for-as3-flash/269628 "2008-08-29T19:25:01Z")

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Anyone know a download/place to buy a component for this, similar to this: http://www.flashden.net/item/runtime-resize-utility/8092 Found one for AS2, and one for flex(using some flex imports), but no luck for AS3/Flas…

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## [Allowing user to save bitmap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allowing-user-to-save-bitmap/269625)

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**Author:** [@Sage\_of\_Fire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sage_of_Fire)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/allowing-user-to-save-bitmap/269625 "2008-08-29T18:48:00Z")

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I recently saw a drawing script that allowed the user to save his drawing on his own computer as a jpeg image. I would like to know if this is pure AS3, and if it is, how to do it. I had no idea this was even possible. T…

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## [Validating A Form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/validating-a-form/269620)

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**Author:** [@jmayo86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jmayo86)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/validating-a-form/269620 "2008-08-29T16:48:53Z")

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Ok, basically i have an email form that does this: Validates fields if they are not filled in and displays error Sends email if it is filled But... before i put the validator on, it went to a success message, but no…

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## [Draw line by motion guide?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-line-by-motion-guide/269618)

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**Author:** [@barryss](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/barryss)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draw-line-by-motion-guide/269618 "2008-08-29T16:42:13Z")

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Hi i have a problem. I need to make something like a comet moving by a complicated track. Actually just a line moving by a track slowly dissapearing on earlier stages of the track. I thought it will be possible to do it …

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## [Imported sound file EventListener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imported-sound-file-eventlistener/269617)

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**Author:** [@spectator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spectator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/imported-sound-file-eventlistener/269617 "2008-08-29T16:32:38Z")

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Hi all. I faced up a problem. I have imported a sound file into my flash project. And from the frame properties I have set the sound to loop 3 times. What I want is to add a EventListener which will be listening for the …

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## [Erasing App doesn't draw correctly to rotated bitmapdata](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/erasing-app-doesnt-draw-correctly-to-rotated-bitmapdata/269616)

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**Author:** [@mprzybylski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mprzybylski)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/erasing-app-doesnt-draw-correctly-to-rotated-bitmapdata/269616 "2008-08-29T16:22:34Z")

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Hey Everyone, Sorry for the crappy title, didn't really know how else to explain it. Basically I'm creating an application that is much larger than the file i've provided but the problem I run into is that the eraser bu…

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## [Preloader freezes while downloading XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-freezes-while-downloading-xml/269614)

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**Author:** [@amantyagi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amantyagi)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-freezes-while-downloading-xml/269614 "2008-08-29T15:55:49Z")

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Problem: My preloader freezes while downloading the XML file and all of a sudden displays the data. I am working with a Flash file that has a AS 3.0 code on the first frame that displays the preloader and plays it. The…

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## [Correct Way to Embed .swf Files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/correct-way-to-embed-swf-files/269612)

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**Author:** [@Nuvis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nuvis)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/correct-way-to-embed-swf-files/269612 "2008-08-29T15:18:30Z")

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Hey guys, I have been searching for a few days for the optimal way to display swf files in an html document. It seems to be hard to find an easy tutorial that is up to date with the newer versions of flash, IE etc....…

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## [SWFobject photo gallery insertion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-photo-gallery-insertion/269610)

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**Author:** [@ktomasso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ktomasso)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfobject-photo-gallery-insertion/269610 "2008-08-29T15:04:00Z")

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I'm trying to insert a Flash photo gallery into a page using SWFobject. Since I know next to nothing about Javascript, I've always used the static method, as apposed to the more popular, and more powerful dynamic method.…

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## [Basic question: variable definition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-question-variable-definition/269609)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-question-variable-definition/269609 "2008-08-29T14:55:04Z")

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I have a movieclip in the library called myMC, whose linked class is MyMC. What is the difference between these two variable definitions: var foo = new MyMC(); and var foo:MyMC = new MovieClip(); Also, is one a…

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## [Question with RSS Parsing as 1 XML Item instead of multiple](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-with-rss-parsing-as-1-xml-item-instead-of-multiple/269607)

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**Author:** [@LoREvanescence](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LoREvanescence)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-with-rss-parsing-as-1-xml-item-instead-of-multiple/269607 "2008-08-29T14:32:43Z")

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I have a quick XML question for you all. I'm calling news in through a rss feed from a content management system now, instead of manually updating a xml file and reuploading it making it easier for others to update the …

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## [Making a cartoon character walk?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-cartoon-character-walk/269606)

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**Author:** [@liingx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/liingx)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-cartoon-character-walk/269606 "2008-08-29T14:26:25Z")

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Hmm! 1st time here! Wanna ask do anyone here noe how to make a cartoon charc. walk?? I dont now whether is there any thread here as ii cant fiind it! Can anyone help?

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## [Links dont work in my AS3 project!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-dont-work-in-my-as3-project/269605)

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**Author:** [@wdv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wdv)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/links-dont-work-in-my-as3-project/269605 "2008-08-29T13:16:24Z")

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Hi, Can someone help me figure out why the links dont work in the menu. I see the Output panel is showing a response but when I test it in a site the links dont take you anywhere. Thanks!

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## [Design Guidelines (naming of event listeners mainly)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/design-guidelines-naming-of-event-listeners-mainly/269604)

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**Author:** [@random0xff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/random0xff)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/design-guidelines-naming-of-event-listeners-mainly/269604 "2008-08-29T12:53:10Z")

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Is there an 'official' document with guidelines for writing actionscript 3? I'm looking specifically for naming guidelines. Some examples could be, pascal or camelcasing, underscores for private fields, function naming…

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## [Have anybody from here heard about this flash-php-msql panel extension](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/have-anybody-from-here-heard-about-this-flash-php-msql-panel-extension/269602)

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**Author:** [@fs\_tigre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fs_tigre)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/have-anybody-from-here-heard-about-this-flash-php-msql-panel-extension/269602 "2008-08-29T12:06:39Z")

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Hi, Have anybody from here used this extension. If yes, would you recommend it? \[COLOR=#336699\]http://peakstudios.com/2008/04/15/ac...sion-download/\[/COLOR\] Thanks, fs\_tigre

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## [If Else Complex button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-else-complex-button/269599)

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**Author:** [@beet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beet)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-else-complex-button/269599 "2008-08-29T11:00:13Z")

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Hello Geniuses I'm having some trouble with a movie clip button. Basically I have a button that when you click it it sends you to another frame on the root timeline. This all works fine, however I want the button to st…

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## [Fade in a contact form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fade-in-a-contact-form/269596)

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**Author:** [@Ricky55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricky55)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fade-in-a-contact-form/269596 "2008-08-29T10:01:35Z")

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Hi All the pages of my site have a separate swf that fades in using transitions with action script when the pages load. This all works fine but now I have come to my contact form and surround all the contents of the …

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## [How to Create SWF File For embedding to Website, Blog, MySpace, WordPress, etc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-swf-file-for-embedding-to-website-blog-myspace-wordpress-etc/269590)

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**Author:** [@lalano](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lalano)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-swf-file-for-embedding-to-website-blog-myspace-wordpress-etc/269590 "2008-08-29T08:47:58Z")

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The SWF file is widely used in website designing for displaying animated vector graphics, far exceeding the W3C open standard SVG, which has met with problems over competing implementations. The SWF file format is design…

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## [XML to DataGrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-to-datagrid/269589)

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**Author:** [@pmantzar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pmantzar)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 7:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-to-datagrid/269589 "2008-08-29T07:02:17Z")

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I want to load XML data at the DataGrid but not all the data but only some of them with a specific id . something like that in mySQL SELECT \* FROM data WHERE type=1;

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## [I'm begginer in Action Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-begginer-in-action-script/269587)

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**Author:** [@Akash\_Thapa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Akash_Thapa)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-begginer-in-action-script/269587 "2008-08-29T06:16:22Z")

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Hi everyone ! Please help me, I want to learn Action Script but confuse from where to start. Is there any sources, tutorials or sites who can teach me from A to Z. Waiting eagrly Akash

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## [Progressive download a .swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/progressive-download-a-swf/269586)

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**Author:** [@Gar\_Fonz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gar_Fonz)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/progressive-download-a-swf/269586 "2008-08-29T05:52:50Z")

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I have searched around, and will continue searching for new things, but I was wondering if anyone had tried to progressively download an .swf. I have a little experience with the code that works for progressively downlo…

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## [Help Needed With Arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-arrays/269585)

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**Author:** [@hunabku](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hunabku)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-arrays/269585 "2008-08-29T05:42:24Z")

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Hello everyone. Here's the thing... I've made an array of movieclips and when you click any one of them they are supposed to call another array of movieclips. Something like a menu with submenus... the thing is that i …

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## [AS2 working with copies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-working-with-copies/269583)

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**Author:** [@outlaw\_xXx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/outlaw_xXx)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-working-with-copies/269583 "2008-08-29T05:13:56Z")

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how can i delete this post since i myslef resolved the issue?

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## [Running Game Idea \[Feedback Needed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-game-idea-feedback-needed/269578)

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**Author:** [@thejoeknows\_com](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thejoeknows_com)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-game-idea-feedback-needed/269578 "2008-08-29T03:22:05Z")

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The Idea: A marathon racing game, in which the player chooses a runner and course to run. The controls are simple, steering left and right, and setting your speed, making sure you keep enough energy to keep running and n…

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