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## [Text vars and lockroot](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-vars-and-lockroot/220775)

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**Author:** [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-vars-and-lockroot/220775 "2007-03-29T03:31:10Z")

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Hi I have used this simple technique to read a flv's load process onEnterFrame = function(){ text\_var.load\_text = (net\_stream.bytesLoaded/ net\_stream.bytesTotal)\*100; } It works fine by itself as seen in \[COLOR=#0…

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## [Can some one explain addEventListener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-some-one-explain-addeventlistener/220774)

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**Author:** [@ajcates](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajcates)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-some-one-explain-addeventlistener/220774 "2007-03-29T02:56:24Z")

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can some one please explain to me how addEventListener works, the help file in flash is not making much sense. i know it has to do with components, but im not really sure btw i need to know what it does in as2

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## [The dumbest question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dumbest-question/220773)

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**Author:** [@npgames](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/npgames)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-dumbest-question/220773 "2007-03-29T02:51:42Z")

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this is mostlikely something every person on this forum knows exept me. why do people put the " ; " after each line of code, i never put it in and havent seen any major error telling me how it must be there, just curious …

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## [What's the equation?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-equation/220771)

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**Author:** [@xytor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xytor)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-equation/220771 "2007-03-29T02:31:57Z")

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I have some data, but I can't seem to figure out the function eqation that matches the data. There are 2 variables, R and D. here is a chart: R | D 5 | 50 15 | 50 45 | 45 50 | 41 so in other words, when R…

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## [Variables from flash to the Url address in realtime](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-from-flash-to-the-url-address-in-realtime/220769)

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**Author:** [@danielKirupin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danielKirupin)\
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**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-from-flash-to-the-url-address-in-realtime/220769 "2007-03-29T01:42:07Z")

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Any one know how to (or if it is possible) to send variables from flash to the url address bar in realtime ?

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## [Loading External SWFs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs/220767)

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**Author:** [@capemount](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/capemount)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs/220767 "2007-03-29T01:03:31Z")

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Hi all: I am trying to build a website using all flash. I have chosen to use the loadmovie method for loading external swfs. However, when I use that my page comes in not where I want it but instead it comes in behind …

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## [Loading External SWFs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs/220766)

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**Author:** [@capemount](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/capemount)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs/220766 "2007-03-29T01:02:34Z")

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Hi all: I am trying to build a website using all flash. I have chosen to use the loadmovie method for loading external swfs. However, when I use that my page comes in not where I want it but instead it comes in behin…

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## [CSS Layout Confusion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-layout-confusion/220765)

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**Author:** [@woodman650](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/woodman650)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-layout-confusion/220765 "2007-03-29T00:49:19Z")

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hi all, I'm pulling my hair out over this and I cannot figure out what I going on... www.zantaz.com/ZCouncil user: test pass: test The content is all shifted down and to the right in IE6... looks fine in Firefox and …

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## [Photo Gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery/220763)

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**Author:** [@Zaiah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaiah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery/220763 "2007-03-29T00:26:02Z")

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Hey Flash Gurus, Can someone tell me if this is all Flash? \[COLOR=#800080\]http://www.ndbm-photo.com/\[/COLOR\] If so can someone describe the techniqe(s) used? I don't mind reading, searching or doing extensive tutoria…

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## [Php email form with checkboxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-form-with-checkboxes/220761)

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**Author:** [@mattjp18](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mattjp18)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-form-with-checkboxes/220761 "2007-03-28T23:59:59Z")

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Hey, I've looked over the other posts on this forum, and I am still having trouble with having checkboxes in my php email form. Could someone please help me write the code for it, I cant figure it out. I have one check…

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## [Illustration practice exercise](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustration-practice-exercise/220760)

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**Author:** [@guinness](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guinness)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustration-practice-exercise/220760 "2007-03-28T23:51:36Z")

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this was a peice I made kind of quickly to testout my inking skills with digital coloring. I inked the lines by hand with some india ink and several nibs, then colored it in with my wacom in PS. Wanted to test it out s…

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## [Design mistakes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/design-mistakes/220758)

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**Author:** [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/design-mistakes/220758 "2007-03-28T23:42:58Z")

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http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2007/graphic-design-mistakes-p1.php tee hee

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## [Fade in and out effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fade-in-and-out-effect/220757)

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**Author:** [@qpixo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/qpixo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fade-in-and-out-effect/220757 "2007-03-28T23:13:35Z")

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I have a few images that I want them to appear fade in while my mouse is over each of them. My question is, do I have to define an proper area to make it work? For now on, it's ONLY work once when I first load my.swf p…

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## [Swf in swf sound problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-swf-sound-problem/220756)

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**Author:** [@caddylak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/caddylak)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-in-swf-sound-problem/220756 "2007-03-28T22:10:52Z")

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Hi, I made a preloader, witch is a SWF file with a progress bar and a container, in this container will be loaded the page SWF witch is a flash presentation, my problem is that the page SWF has sounds for buttons over st…

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## [Simple text "clear" button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-text-clear-button/220749)

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**Author:** [@fenomnon64](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fenomnon64)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-text-clear-button/220749 "2007-03-28T21:00:30Z")

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Hey People, I created an email php form like described in the tutorial section however I just have 1 question, does anyone know the script on how to clear text within a specific field? like an on(release) method? its…

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## [XML Guestbook with PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-guestbook-with-php/220747)

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**Author:** [@Zarahs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zarahs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-guestbook-with-php/220747 "2007-03-28T20:53:40Z")

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I can't get my entries to display. You can see my practice of this tutorial at http://shara.us/Practice/Project2/Test/guestbook.html and you can view the xml file here http://shara.us/Practice/Project2/Test/guestbook.xm…

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## [\[PHP\] unlink problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-unlink-problems/220743)

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**Author:** [@danulf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danulf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-unlink-problems/220743 "2007-03-28T20:26:33Z")

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I've started messing around in php lately as a part of my last project in school (yay? yay.) and yesterday I read something about deleting files. ;y question is: How do I delete a file that I don't specify manually? I …

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## [Ai](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ai/220738)

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**Author:** [@itsmario](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/itsmario)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ai/220738 "2007-03-28T20:13:45Z")

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How do I make a character (instance 'enemy') attack when the 'char' gets close, and how do I make him do a different attack when he is far? Each attack is on a different frame in the enemy MC. close attack is "kick" f…

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## [Photo Gallery Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-help/220735)

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**Author:** [@sparky\_157](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sparky_157)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-gallery-help/220735 "2007-03-28T20:07:34Z")

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\[LEFT\]I have used this photo gallery tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm and it has an feature that i would like to have but is not included in the tutorial. I want to be able to have the image…

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## [Portfolio project for uni](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/portfolio-project-for-uni/220732)

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**Author:** [@stu\_t](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stu_t)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/portfolio-project-for-uni/220732 "2007-03-28T19:44:04Z")

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http://www.stuart-twigger.co.uk/pronew1/ what do people think of this? the flash itself is going to be quite cool and different but wanted it to sit in a professional looking enviroment! any suggestions etc all wel…

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## [\_alpha problem with multiple MC's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-alpha-problem-with-multiple-mcs/220731)

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**Author:** [@daveg92656](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daveg92656)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-alpha-problem-with-multiple-mcs/220731 "2007-03-28T19:37:28Z")

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Using Flash 8; Hello, I am trying to \_alpha tween-in, about 6 different MC's on stage, however, only 2 of them are working correctly. I use a "containerMC" to hold everything. For this, I create a blank MC, drop…

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## [Specifying number of decimals to display on a numeric variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specifying-number-of-decimals-to-display-on-a-numeric-variable/220729)

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**Author:** [@dalewb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dalewb)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/specifying-number-of-decimals-to-display-on-a-numeric-variable/220729 "2007-03-28T19:21:05Z")

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An onLoadProgress listener object is returning a variable I am using to tell the user what percentage of the movie has been loaded. I am happy with the results of myListener.onLoadProgress = function(empty10MC:Movi…

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## [\[f8\] CPU max - random snow type effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-cpu-max-random-snow-type-effect/220728)

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**Author:** [@Dr\_Abner\_Mellon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dr_Abner_Mellon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-cpu-max-random-snow-type-effect/220728 "2007-03-28T19:21:01Z")

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Hey I'm using a snow type effect in actionscript with is continuously playing I've noticed it will slow the whole movie down BIG time.. Is there a solution to this? Or should I just forget my little floaty things? haha

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## [Pop up window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window/220727)

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**Author:** [@qpixo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/qpixo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pop-up-window/220727 "2007-03-28T19:17:59Z")

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does anyone know how to make a pop-up window within Flash? with a close button Most of the examples that I found are using a getURL(javascript) but i don't want that many thanks

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## [A script in this movie is causing flash player to run slowly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-script-in-this-movie-is-causing-flash-player-to-run-slowly/220724)

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**Author:** [@michaelcorvin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michaelcorvin)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-script-in-this-movie-is-causing-flash-player-to-run-slowly/220724 "2007-03-28T18:48:33Z")

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Hello, I'm externally loading some pretty large swfs (4MB - 5MB) into my main swf using a preloader from a tutorial on this site. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/moviecliploader2.htm As the swfs are loadin…

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## [Why does my loaded jpg disappear after the mask reveals it? Argh!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-my-loaded-jpg-disappear-after-the-mask-reveals-it-argh/220714)

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**Author:** [@vthok](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vthok)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-my-loaded-jpg-disappear-after-the-mask-reveals-it-argh/220714 "2007-03-28T16:57:00Z")

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https://filebox.vt.edu/~gyanez/flash\_test/source/ site on https://filebox.vt.edu/~gyanez/flash\_test/ after the mask swipes left to right to reveal the externally loaded jpg, the jpeg disappears and never returns. Wh…

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## [Undenifed array problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/undenifed-array-problem/220711)

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**Author:** [@Macsy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Macsy)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/undenifed-array-problem/220711 "2007-03-28T16:04:47Z")

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My script below is suppose to make a long text into little portions, im far from done but please... Why do i get an error here? The array textMessage is undenifed... why? \[AS\] var textMessage:Array var textRows:Numb…

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## [Just simple homepage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-simple-homepage/220699)

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**Author:** [@Mesilane](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mesilane)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/just-simple-homepage/220699 "2007-03-28T14:57:35Z")

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It's simple, it's beautiful, it's all. At least I think so... but what's yours opinion? http://www.mesilane.zupster.com // sorry about that language, it isn't English. But I hope it doesn't bother you. // also, http:…

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## [Removing scratches from iPod screen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-scratches-from-ipod-screen/220694)

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**Author:** [@graylensman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graylensman)\
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**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-scratches-from-ipod-screen/220694 "2007-03-28T12:29:30Z")

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Ah, well, it had to happen... I've got a slight abrasion on my iPod nano screen. :\*( Does anyone know a way to buff this out? thanks!

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## [XML question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/220692)

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**Author:** [@the\_artdirector](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/the_artdirector)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-question/220692 "2007-03-28T11:49:58Z")

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Hello guys! I have the following xml file: \<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?\> \<images\> \<pic\> \<image\>kingston/king01.jpg\</image\> \<caption\>The first image!\</caption\> \</pic\> \<pic\>…

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