# flash

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## [Simple animation/movie clip help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-animation-movie-clip-help/266244)

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**Author:** [@roxy031](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roxy031)\
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**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-animation-movie-clip-help/266244 "2008-07-17T16:10:42Z")

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Hi \[smile\] I need some simple help. Or at least I think it should be simple. I'm doing this navigation... it's vertical, with 6 icons in the main menu. When the 3rd icon is clicked, the menu expands: 4 smaller icons…

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## [Connecting a flash movie to a .as file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-a-flash-movie-to-a-as-file/266243)

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**Author:** [@adaykin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adaykin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-a-flash-movie-to-a-as-file/266243 "2008-07-17T15:54:35Z")

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Hey, I got a really noob question, I'm a php developer coming to flash, I got drawn here by amfphp. In an fla file how would I connect the .fla file to an external .as file. One more question. If I have a .fla file tha…

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## [Resizing the Action Window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-the-action-window/266239)

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**Author:** [@Finthis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Finthis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-the-action-window/266239 "2008-07-17T15:26:28Z")

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Hi everyone! I have recently downloaded the trial version of Flash CS3 and have been experimenting with it...so far I have found answers to all my actionscipt questions either here or on a couple of other internet forum…

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## [How to make a tree button sequence](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-tree-button-sequence/266237)

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**Author:** [@armen\_shlang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/armen_shlang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-tree-button-sequence/266237 "2008-07-17T15:03:47Z")

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Hey all, Im a newbee, and im trying to make a single button that when the mouse is hovering over it, it will play and loop. And when mouse is away ot will stop. The i have setup is in my mouse movieclip I included the…

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## [Help With XML Preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-xml-preloader/266234)

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**Author:** [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\
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**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-xml-preloader/266234 "2008-07-17T14:35:18Z")

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I am trying to create some sort of gallery where when the next button is pressed it PRELOADS the next image in the XML in to the designated MC. I have attached a copy of the file so that what I am saying makes more sense…

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## [Scrolling external html](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-external-html/266232)

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**Author:** [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-external-html/266232 "2008-07-17T14:24:52Z")

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I need to scroll a mixture of text and images is it possible to load external html code (including images) to be scrolled. Alternatively is there another type of textbox component that allows text and images to be scro…

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## [A truly Innovative way to shopping](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-truly-innovative-way-to-shopping/266227)

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**Author:** [@grand369](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grand369)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-truly-innovative-way-to-shopping/266227 "2008-07-17T12:21:08Z")

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now many more people prefer to do shopping on-line. but some one dont know how to do it .i will make an example to introduce a convenient way for shopping. for example,i usually do some shopping in www.ant-shopping.com .…

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## [Remove post in guestbook](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-post-in-guestbook/266225)

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**Author:** [@Dojjjan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dojjjan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remove-post-in-guestbook/266225 "2008-07-17T11:32:59Z")

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Hi im using this guestbook: http://www.kirupa.com/web/xml\_guestbook.htm But i would like to add a remove button so that i could remove the last added post how would i do that? im kind of new to xml and php. thankful …

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## [Toggle fullscreen mode on movieclip from parent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toggle-fullscreen-mode-on-movieclip-from-parent/266223)

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**Author:** [@erlendbv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/erlendbv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/toggle-fullscreen-mode-on-movieclip-from-parent/266223 "2008-07-17T11:20:18Z")

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I'm trying to work out how to trigger a fullscreen on a movieclip from a button/AS-code in the parent. In the parent, I have a button that calls the function toggleFullScreen(), and here is the AS-code; // Scale to fi…

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## [Need help with tweaking XML menu from kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-tweaking-xml-menu-from-kirupa/266221)

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**Author:** [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-tweaking-xml-menu-from-kirupa/266221 "2008-07-17T10:31:33Z")

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Hi all, So i followed http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xml\_dropdown\_menu.htm but instead of using the attributes i would like to use nodes. But now the submenu's adds 2 menuItems. I have attached the .xml…

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## [XML Slideshow/Photogallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-photogallery/266218)

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**Author:** [@RobLamb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RobLamb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slideshow-photogallery/266218 "2008-07-17T10:17:43Z")

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Can anyone help with this please. I have used both the image gallery and the slideshow in one fla. Basically the client wants to be able to view a slideshow of the images or go through the one by one. Now, I have a coupl…

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## [Java and flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-and-flash/266215)

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**Author:** [@angelbc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/angelbc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-and-flash/266215 "2008-07-17T09:28:26Z")

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hi guys i have some question i dont understand java have i write something in html code when i use this tutorial? http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/centered\_popup.htm i have tried without extra html code and it wor…

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## [Making a hexi value into a uint for beginFill](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-hexi-value-into-a-uint-for-beginfill/266214)

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**Author:** [@daidai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daidai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-hexi-value-into-a-uint-for-beginfill/266214 "2008-07-17T09:13:36Z")

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Im using the kuler API to colour some parts of my site. The hexi vales recieved are in a 6 figure format (theHexi = 334422 for example). This works fine if I want to colour text, as I can convert the hexi to a String (l…

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## [Flash CS3 Picture Transition Help~](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-picture-transition-help/266212)

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**Author:** [@k3nn4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/k3nn4)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-picture-transition-help/266212 "2008-07-17T08:43:32Z")

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Hi Everyone, I'm a flash cs3 beginner and I'm just wondering how do to the picture mask transition? like boxed transition? or something like this http://www.flashden.net/files/36055/index.html Thanks & appreciat…

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## [Pause a function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-a-function/266211)

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**Author:** [@kleelof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kleelof)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-a-function/266211 "2008-07-17T08:43:15Z")

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Hello, This is something that I've seen people elude to being able to do, but I've not found any code. I am using fades to remove and add content to the stage. What I need to do is pause code execution during the…

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## [loadVars problem get extra html stuff from server](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-problem-get-extra-html-stuff-from-server/266209)

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**Author:** [@galmen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/galmen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvars-problem-get-extra-html-stuff-from-server/266209 "2008-07-17T07:58:04Z")

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Hi, var toplist\_send:LoadVars=new LoadVars(); var toplist\_get:LoadVars=new LoadVars(); toplist\_get.onLoad=function (success:Boolean) { if(success){ this.decode(); trace(unescape(this)); } } toplist\_send.sendAndLoad("h…

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## [Instant shopping on-line](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-shopping-on-line/266206)

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**Author:** [@hishoes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hishoes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instant-shopping-on-line/266206 "2008-07-17T07:31:47Z")

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now many more people prefer to do shopping on-line. but some one dont know how to do it .i will make an example to introduce a convenient way for shopping. for example,i usually do some shopping in www.ant-shopping.com .…

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## [Flash Photo Zoomer Effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photo-zoomer-effect/266199)

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**Author:** [@kosa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kosa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photo-zoomer-effect/266199 "2008-07-17T05:30:38Z")

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Hi! This may be a FAQ. Since I couldn't find any solution, I need some g\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]uidance \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\]to create a photo zoomer effect with flash 8. The actual scenario is, when we click on any point o…

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## [Flex Tile list component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-tile-list-component/266198)

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**Author:** [@flashdeva](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashdeva)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-tile-list-component/266198 "2008-07-17T05:21:29Z")

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How to make the Flex Tile list component scroll the content continously like in Scribd ? The tile list does not scroll continuously, but it abruptly jumps and fits the content place holders in the viewable area.

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## [Using External Interface to call javascript close window - firefox issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-external-interface-to-call-javascript-close-window-firefox-issue/266196)

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**Author:** [@katmac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/katmac)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-external-interface-to-call-javascript-close-window-firefox-issue/266196 "2008-07-17T05:13:19Z")

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Hi, I am using a button in Flash that calls a javascript function to close the window. Flash button code: \[INDENT\]\[FONT=Courier New\]ExternalInterface.call("closewindow");\[/FONT\] \[/INDENT\]The javascript on the html …

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## [Add Button/MovieClip to DataGrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-button-movieclip-to-datagrid/266193)

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**Author:** [@nickcherryjiggz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickcherryjiggz)\
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**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/add-button-movieclip-to-datagrid/266193 "2008-07-17T04:40:05Z")

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So, I've read a handful of tutorials and examples, but they seem to either not work or be far more complicated than what I'm looking to do (and quite difficult for me to follow entirely). I'm trying to make every cell in…

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## [Help with 3 masked mc under 1 mask](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-3-masked-mc-under-1-mask/266191)

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**Author:** [@doak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doak)\
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**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-3-masked-mc-under-1-mask/266191 "2008-07-17T04:23:35Z")

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I start by adding 4 movie clips to the stage. \_root.attachMovie("MC1","mc\_1",this.getNextHighestDepth()); \_root.attachMovie("MC2","mc\_2",this.getNextHighestDepth()); \_root.attachMovie("MC3","mc\_3",this.getNextHighestD…

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## [Widget Ads](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widget-ads/266187)

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**Author:** [@vikrant29nov](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vikrant29nov)\
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**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/widget-ads/266187 "2008-07-17T03:16:55Z")

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Can anyone tell me about Widget Ads. I tried searching in Google but didn't get the exact meaning...

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## [Will you use fuse3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/will-you-use-fuse3/266183)

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**Author:** [@saxx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saxx)\
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**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/will-you-use-fuse3/266183 "2008-07-17T02:30:48Z")

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I don't know when its due to come out, but theres already tons of tween engines out there, i think they are a little behind the ball. So do you think you'll make the switch when it comes out? This site is suppose to …

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## [Problems with IE VS FIREFOX. HELP. VERY CONFUSED](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-ie-vs-firefox-help-very-confused/266181)

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**Author:** [@rossmaloof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rossmaloof)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-ie-vs-firefox-help-very-confused/266181 "2008-07-17T01:40:03Z")

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hey i am redesigning a website for my restaurant. here is the link to what i have done so far (please note the only pages that should work are the main page, and the about us page). http://www.thebluehorse.net/PREVIE…

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## [Super-simple php script request!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/super-simple-php-script-request/266178)

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**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/super-simple-php-script-request/266178 "2008-07-17T01:19:40Z")

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Hi, I need flash to send a value from a var called "myVar" to a php file. Then, the PHP file should write "myVar=whatevervaluehere" into "myTxt.txt". Ive searched but mostly get mysql stuff which I dont need. Thanks! …

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## [Reference Every Text Field?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-every-text-field/266177)

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**Author:** [@ibsen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibsen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reference-every-text-field/266177 "2008-07-17T00:42:47Z")

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Is there an equivalent in ActionScript to JavaScript's "document.forms.length" property? I'm looking for a quick way to gather references to every text field on a page.

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## [setTimeout/clearTimeout faulty code?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settimeout-cleartimeout-faulty-code/266176)

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**Author:** [@vertigo912](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vertigo912)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settimeout-cleartimeout-faulty-code/266176 "2008-07-17T00:10:17Z")

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Hello, I'm using AS2 and Flash 8. I originally used the first code below to return to the start site if a user had left the page idle for 10 seconds. Problem was, even if a user had hit the "next" button to activate …

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## [Code for a button to play movielip before its respective link](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-for-a-button-to-play-movielip-before-its-respective-link/266174)

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**Author:** [@digitalmemento](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digitalmemento)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-for-a-button-to-play-movielip-before-its-respective-link/266174 "2008-07-16T23:38:52Z")

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I would like the intro movieclip to be played before each webpage, eg, if i click on the Contact button the intro plays first then the contact page is loaded. Thanks in advance.

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## [Local connection does not always work...alternatives or fixes?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-connection-does-not-always-work-alternatives-or-fixes/266169)

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**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-connection-does-not-always-work-alternatives-or-fixes/266169 "2008-07-16T22:48:44Z")

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Hi, I have an swf that needs to communicate with another. It just needs to pass 1 variable (a number) to the other. And the receiving swf will then act according to the number. However, I noticed when I sometimes ref…

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