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## [Preloading XML problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-xml-problems/226302)

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**Author:** [@cookingkym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookingkym)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-xml-problems/226302 "2007-05-20T00:08:58Z")

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Hello all. Ive just finished a flash web site that ive used a lot of XML for loading my images from thumbnails. Its works great. Except it takes maybe 3-4 minutes to load. I think whats happening is its loading all t…

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## [Preloading XML problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-xml-problems/226301)

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**Author:** [@cookingkym](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookingkym)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloading-xml-problems/226301 "2007-05-20T00:06:34Z")

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Hello all. Ive just finished a flash web site that ive used a lot of XML for loading my images from thumbnails. Its works great. Except it takes maybe 3-4 minutes to load. I think whats happening is its loading all t…

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## [European adapters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/european-adapters/226297)

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**Author:** [@carcher33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carcher33)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/european-adapters/226297 "2007-05-19T22:17:00Z")

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I have a laptop that I purchased in America and want to use in Ireland. What type of power converter should i buy to insure that it will be safe to plug in?

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## [Converting to f8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-to-f8/226296)

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**Author:** [@squarepiece](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/squarepiece)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-to-f8/226296 "2007-05-19T21:41:32Z")

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Finally decided to update some old files to flash8 to utilize the antialias features. Luckily I got everything to work except for this piece: var maxWidth; var i = 0; while (i \<= this.Yquantity\_lines) { …

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## [Folder browsing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/folder-browsing/226295)

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**Author:** [@bl4ck1c3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bl4ck1c3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/folder-browsing/226295 "2007-05-19T21:36:01Z")

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I don't know if it's possible to browse the content of a folder and display it in flash. For example, a folder named "files".... it's possible to display in a flash movie the name of the files inside the folder \*\*"file…

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## [Set up help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-up-help/226294)

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**Author:** [@wo1olf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wo1olf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-up-help/226294 "2007-05-19T20:39:34Z")

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i wanted to instal visual c++ express edition but clicked on visual c# link (on their web site) so a few minute when i noticed that i clicked on the wrong link i canceled the set up then choose the right one ( visual c+…

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## [The Animorph Challenge](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-animorph-challenge/226289)

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**Author:** [@haven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/haven)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-animorph-challenge/226289 "2007-05-19T19:19:11Z")

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Welcome. The challenge is open to all who desire to enter. The rules are simple: Make a new animal out of two or even more other animals.

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## [Using text in a dock menu...need some advice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-text-in-a-dock-menu-need-some-advice/226288)

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**Author:** [@ohbeewan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ohbeewan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-text-in-a-dock-menu-need-some-advice/226288 "2007-05-19T18:56:49Z")

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Hello Kirupa Cats! Has anyone experimented with using text in a dock menu? I've built myself a nifty dock-style menu, and I want to use numbers and or text in the menu items, but so far, using text or images of text,…

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## [Target window issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-window-issue/226287)

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**Author:** [@rogerdp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rogerdp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-window-issue/226287 "2007-05-19T18:38:48Z")

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Hi all, Wanted to shoot a relatively newbie question at you guys that has been giving me some issues and has halted my development. I've been searching on the web and have come across a good number of people having …

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## [When tween AS is finished or at location do this](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-tween-as-is-finished-or-at-location-do-this/226286)

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**Author:** [@Duck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Duck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-tween-as-is-finished-or-at-location-do-this/226286 "2007-05-19T18:33:39Z")

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Hi, First off im a real newbie with AS, Recently i started tweening using Robert Penners AS Classes. Wich are quite cool btw. However i now want that when the animation reaches a certain \_x / \_y value or at the end …

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## [Loading external txt's, different in flash 8?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txts-different-in-flash-8/226281)

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**Author:** [@Bloodshed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bloodshed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-txts-different-in-flash-8/226281 "2007-05-19T17:26:57Z")

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I made a site in flashmx a while ago and it has buttons that load external .txt's now I've basically copied everything into Flash 8 and I get this error, what has to be changed? \[COLOR=blue\]Warning Scene=Scene 1, layer…

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## [myArray\[not i\]?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myarray-not-i/226276)

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**Author:** [@saevik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saevik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myarray-not-i/226276 "2007-05-19T16:36:22Z")

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Hi, Is there anything like myArray\[not i\], that'll return the items in the array that is not in the 'i' place of the array? \[AS\] myArray = new Array (item1, item2, item3, item4); for (i = 0; i \< myArray.length; i++) { …

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## [Text+Alpha help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-alpha-help/226275)

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**Author:** [@JD77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JD77)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-alpha-help/226275 "2007-05-19T16:24:48Z")

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How can i make a duplicated movieclip that has a dynamic text inside have transparency? OBJ.LOL.text = "LOL"; OBJ.alpha = .5; /// Won't work.

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## [SOTW Poll :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sotw-poll/226267)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sotw-poll/226267 "2007-05-19T15:02:58Z")

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## [Frame src = php file. hosting question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-src-php-file-hosting-question/226262)

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**Author:** [@umala](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/umala)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-src-php-file-hosting-question/226262 "2007-05-19T13:14:09Z")

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Hi! An website gets its mainframe ( a php file) from one place like below. \<frameset rows="0,\*" frameborder="no" border="0" framespacing="0"\> \<frame src="http://www............/the/index.php" name="mainFrame" id="mai…

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## [CS3 Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-problem/226261)

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**Author:** [@Zenor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zenor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-problem/226261 "2007-05-19T12:30:31Z")

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Greetings, I have downloaded and installed the trial version of Adobe Flash CS3,but when I click to it in order to start using it I get this error: Licensing for this product has stopped working: "You cannot use this p…

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## [Flash and PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-php/226260)

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**Author:** [@Macsy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Macsy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-php/226260 "2007-05-19T12:14:27Z")

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Hi. I tried to load variables from PHP into FLASH. But succses? No. This is my code follow by some easy questions \[smile\] \[AS\] var loadVar = new LoadVars (); submit.onPress = function () { loadVar.user = userinput.…

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## [Nested button problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-button-problems/226259)

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**Author:** [@Fl4SH\_ER](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fl4SH_ER)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nested-button-problems/226259 "2007-05-19T12:07:37Z")

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Hi there, So, i have a simple little problem here that is eating my mind. I have a MC on my stage that has 2 buttons nested inside. So, the problem is that i have a stop(); actions on the first frame ( first frame is b…

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## [Class XMLReader ++ no data is been return!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-xmlreader-no-data-is-been-return/226258)

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**Author:** [@60s](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/60s)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-xmlreader-no-data-is-been-return/226258 "2007-05-19T12:02:52Z")

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Hi, I have a question about my xmlReader.as file about XMLReader class. this will be xmlreader class , but i can not take the data -i think.- let me send the zip file. there is try01.fla ; from in this file, i use method…

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## [Problem of movement of snake](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-of-movement-of-snake/226257)

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**Author:** [@pandu\_kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pandu_kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-of-movement-of-snake/226257 "2007-05-19T11:36:32Z")

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hi, i am building a snake game, my goal is to build the script in one frame i.e first frame but the error comes when i am using arrow keys, the snake is entirely going up or down at once in their exact positions i mean …

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## [Tile map help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tile-map-help/226256)

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**Author:** [@idjit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/idjit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tile-map-help/226256 "2007-05-19T11:19:34Z")

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stop(); fscommand ( "allowscale", false ); tileW = 16; tileH = 16; myMap = \[ \[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\], \[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,18,18\], …

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## [Problem of movement of snake](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-of-movement-of-snake/226253)

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**Author:** [@pandu\_kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pandu_kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-of-movement-of-snake/226253 "2007-05-19T10:58:36Z")

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hi, i am building a snake game, my goal is to build the script in one frame i.e first frame but the error comes when i am using arrow keys, the snake is entirely going up or down at once in their exact positions i mean …

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## [HTML display in actionscript2.0?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-display-in-actionscript2-0/226251)

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**Author:** [@polaj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/polaj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-display-in-actionscript2-0/226251 "2007-05-19T10:49:59Z")

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Hi all,first posting on the forum.... I'm trying to create a form (that has checkboxes) using HTML. This form is supposed to be scrollable because of the length.Also,its supposed to be on a mobile device,so I'm using Fla…

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## [Ive got an idea... but I don't know where to start!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ive-got-an-idea-but-i-dont-know-where-to-start/226248)

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**Author:** [@kerados](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kerados)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ive-got-an-idea-but-i-dont-know-where-to-start/226248 "2007-05-19T08:53:09Z")

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Hey! I wanna make a flash "countdown timer", but instead of using numbers, I want a frame to be played, something like an advanced preloader (where you have a mc with 100 frames and as it loads it plays the frame, eg: 51…

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## [Moviecliploader class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-class/226246)

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**Author:** [@pandu\_kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pandu_kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moviecliploader-class/226246 "2007-05-19T06:43:52Z")

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hi this is pandu, i am happy to join the forum i want to know about moviecliploader class

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## [Flip Book in Flash ANYONE?! PLEASE!? :D](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flip-book-in-flash-anyone-please-d/226241)

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**Author:** [@hermtheworm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hermtheworm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flip-book-in-flash-anyone-please-d/226241 "2007-05-19T04:18:32Z")

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hey, whats up guys, thanks for looking at this. i was wondering if anyone knows a place where i can get my hands on a flash template thats like a flipbook, i just really wanna work with somthing like that example : htt…

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## [TypeError: Error #1009 :(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1009/226240)

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**Author:** [@designcliche](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designcliche)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1009/226240 "2007-05-19T04:14:59Z")

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I don't understand why I am getting this error.... package Classes { public class HomePage extends Sprite { public function HomePage():void { buildLogo(); } public function buildXML():void …

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## [Duplicate movieclip in AS3, help plz](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclip-in-as3-help-plz/226237)

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**Author:** [@Mythic\_Fr0st](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mythic_Fr0st)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-movieclip-in-as3-help-plz/226237 "2007-05-19T04:03:04Z")

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can anyone tell me how I duplicate a movieclip? thanks

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## [Kirupas gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupas-gallery/226231)

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**Author:** [@bernte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bernte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupas-gallery/226231 "2007-05-19T02:04:18Z")

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hi everbody!! first.. i'm from germany and my english is not very well! but i try to explain the problem! my homeboy is a hobbyfotograph and was looking for a flashgallery.. he is a noob in pc-handling. so i said to…

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## [Bitmapdata.draw CrossDomain Policy Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-draw-crossdomain-policy-issues/226224)

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**Author:** [@jazgold](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jazgold)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmapdata-draw-crossdomain-policy-issues/226224 "2007-05-18T23:53:32Z")

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this is getting painful. i have a \[COLOR=Red\]swf \[/COLOR\]on \[COLOR=Blue\]local.com\[/COLOR\] an \[COLOR=Red\]image X\[/COLOR\] on \[COLOR=Blue\]local.com\[/COLOR\] and an \[COLOR=Red\]image Y\[/COLOR\] on \[COLOR=Blue\]remote.com\[/COLO…

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