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## [Working on my portfolio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-on-my-portfolio/190194)

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**Author:** [@Project004](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Project004)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-on-my-portfolio/190194 "2006-06-09T13:20:27Z")

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the wip is at http://www.2lb.co.uk/indexnew.html i'm loading all the images and then rescaling them for the thumbnails - i'm hoping to put together (guess what?) a gallery with a scrolling menu The jpg quality ater resiz…

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## [How to pause sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-pause-sound/190193)

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**Author:** [@saitex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saitex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-pause-sound/190193 "2006-06-09T12:36:23Z")

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i have tried to pause a sound so that once you click play it starts from where you paused it. i just cant seem to do it please can some one tell me how this is done i would be really greatful.:ne:

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## [Errors in slider menu action scripting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/errors-in-slider-menu-action-scripting/190187)

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**Author:** [@DeringerColt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DeringerColt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/errors-in-slider-menu-action-scripting/190187 "2006-06-09T10:49:32Z")

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Hi im wondering if anyone can help me, I recently done a slider menu tutrioal but there is 2 error messages appeared in the script. I do not know what is wrong with it as I have only been using flash for a week or so. So…

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## [Drag and drop target stuck to mouse - help!- see swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-target-stuck-to-mouse-help-see-swf/190186)

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**Author:** [@Largo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Largo)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-target-stuck-to-mouse-help-see-swf/190186 "2006-06-09T10:31:30Z")

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Hi, i´ve been going through some tutorials and samples of "drag and drop" flash movies and I always come apon the same bug. The \[COLOR=red\]drop target\[/COLOR\] gets \[COLOR=red\]"stuck"\[/COLOR\] to the mouse, and when I clic…

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## [Preloader - change progress bar width](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-change-progress-bar-width/190184)

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**Author:** [@wildbrown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wildbrown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-change-progress-bar-width/190184 "2006-06-09T09:53:38Z")

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hi there i'm using the following preload code, courtesy of kirupa \[smile\] : http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/percentagepreloader.htm I can't seem to get the progress bar width (or height) to change. any ideas…

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## [Kirupa tutorial help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-tutorial-help/190179)

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**Author:** [@fabiopb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fabiopb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-tutorial-help/190179 "2006-06-09T08:04:04Z")

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for anyone who bothered to read my previous post before the edit, thanks anyway, i resolved that problem, however now i have this problem. click on the portfolio mc, then ul start to see strange things: - main picture af…

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## [Quick tellTarget question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-telltarget-question/190178)

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**Author:** [@jibble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jibble)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-telltarget-question/190178 "2006-06-09T07:52:42Z")

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im trying to use tellTarget to start a movie clip on a different timeline and i am not sure what i am doing wrong. If i wanted to tell "playbox" to start playing on the root timeline i should have something like this rig…

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## [Dynamically load multiple FLVPLAYBACK : Not At Same time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-load-multiple-flvplayback-not-at-same-time/190177)

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**Author:** [@DavidOrtiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DavidOrtiz)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-load-multiple-flvplayback-not-at-same-time/190177 "2006-06-09T07:28:14Z")

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Hi guys, I been fooling around with the progress and ready eventlisteners and I've loaded about five FLVPlaybacks dynamically into a container on my main scene using attachmov. however, i find that they all load up at …

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## [Levels via paletteMap](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/levels-via-palettemap/190175)

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**Author:** [@ieatcotten](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ieatcotten)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/levels-via-palettemap/190175 "2006-06-09T07:09:01Z")

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Hello, does anyone know how to do level adjustments (like Photoshop levels) on a bitmapData Object using the paletteMap method. I’m fine with syntax and all that, just don’t understand how the channel array values are…

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## [Real quick queastion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/real-quick-queastion/190172)

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**Author:** [@Daimz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Daimz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/real-quick-queastion/190172 "2006-06-09T06:37:32Z")

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I have made this button but the trouble is that when I rollover it, the button flicks. could some one take a look at the .fla(above) and see if they can see whats wrong. It's nothing complicated at all really basic stuf…

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## [Vector output from swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vector-output-from-swf/190170)

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**Author:** [@SovietBot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SovietBot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vector-output-from-swf/190170 "2006-06-09T06:09:07Z")

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Is there a relatively simple way of getting vector output from your swf files (ie. I want grab a particular frame from my movie and work with it in Illustrator)?

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## [Multiplayer tic tac toe game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiplayer-tic-tac-toe-game/190168)

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**Author:** [@ahmed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ahmed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiplayer-tic-tac-toe-game/190168 "2006-06-09T05:09:13Z")

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Some of the old-schoolers here might remember this.. I made a multiplayer tic-tac-toe game a long time ago using macromedia flashcom server (now discontinued/renamed), and it has been offline for ages. Anyways, i set up …

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## [After attachMovie, trying to removeMovieClip? \[flash8 wanting to publish as flash5\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-attachmovie-trying-to-removemovieclip-flash8-wanting-to-publish-as-flash5/190166)

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**Author:** [@sith\_xp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sith_xp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-attachmovie-trying-to-removemovieclip-flash8-wanting-to-publish-as-flash5/190166 "2006-06-09T04:59:31Z")

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hi, i've attached a movie to the \_root mc using the following script: \[COLOR=PaleTurquoise\]\[COLOR=DarkGreen\]onClipEvent (mouseDown) { if (this.hitTest(root.xmouse, root.ymouse)) { \_root.attachMovie("bigcard…

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## [Frankenkode failure! Help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frankenkode-failure-help/190165)

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**Author:** [@nicanor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nicanor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frankenkode-failure-help/190165 "2006-06-09T04:57:00Z")

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Hi. I'm in the rather crippling early stages of learning actionscript. I've picked up the chunks I've used regularly enough to understand the function of, but I don't necessarily understand \*why \*something works or doe…

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## [SOTW Poll :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sotw-poll/190159)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sotw-poll/190159 "2006-06-09T03:23:39Z")

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\[b\] I really really really liked flipstar's entry. Too bad he/she just did not have enough content on the site. :nerd:

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## [Button questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-questions/190153)

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**Author:** [@Buttons22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Buttons22)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-questions/190153 "2006-06-09T01:54:53Z")

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Well, I was wanting to create a button-based detective game (Flash, duh)... But I have no idea how! My questions: I already know how to create a button that does nothing (How to create the 4 frames to create a butt…

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## [Flash over html](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-over-html/190151)

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**Author:** [@TeddTucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TeddTucker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-over-html/190151 "2006-06-09T01:14:55Z")

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im designing a newsite for a client and he wants to keep his current site and just replace the header. Is there a way to load his current site and just place the new header over top? can u layer things with html? any sug…

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## [Sine wave/blob effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sine-wave-blob-effect/190150)

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**Author:** [@logikal2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/logikal2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sine-wave-blob-effect/190150 "2006-06-09T00:33:37Z")

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Hey everyone, I have a logo that I made in Fireworks, and it looks decent, but I was wondering if anyone could mimic it with movement. For example, if someone could use actionscript to make it "wiggle" or wave like a f…

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## [Fishy engine](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fishy-engine/190149)

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**Author:** [@mofongo9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mofongo9)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fishy-engine/190149 "2006-06-09T00:31:48Z")

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im building a 'fishy' engine, and i was wondering if there's anyone out there who built one, and how did you decide the speed which the enemy fishes move at?

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## [First all-flash site, finally done. Please comment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-all-flash-site-finally-done-please-comment/190148)

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**Author:** [@AppleSauce](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AppleSauce)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-all-flash-site-finally-done-please-comment/190148 "2006-06-09T00:30:35Z")

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I posted the WIP a while back. Its finally done, transitions and all. I'm wondering if I could get your comments, and also if you could test 2 things. I want to know if my preloaders are working correctly. When …

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## [DDR Code?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ddr-code/190146)

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**Author:** [@bobby123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobby123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ddr-code/190146 "2006-06-09T00:30:03Z")

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i'm trying to make a dance dance revoltion like game, but i dont know how to code the part were you press the arrows at the right time and then it either says good,bad,etc.

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## [DDR Code?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ddr-code/190147)

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**Author:** [@bobby123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobby123)\
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**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ddr-code/190147 "2006-06-09T00:29:59Z")

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i'm trying to make a dance dance revoltion like game, but i dont know how to code the part were you press the arrows at the right time and then it either says good,bad,etc.

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## [Combobox componnt stops working in submovie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-componnt-stops-working-in-submovie/190144)

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**Author:** [@Project004](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Project004)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-componnt-stops-working-in-submovie/190144 "2006-06-08T23:57:18Z")

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I have four comboboxes with four xml connectors, loading into a dropzone mc. The problem is that they work fine when I publish them in the test environment (ctrl-f12) but when they are loaded into the main movie they sto…

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## [Mc array and text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-array-and-text/190141)

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**Author:** [@oldgreymare](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oldgreymare)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-array-and-text/190141 "2006-06-08T23:38:31Z")

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Hi there everybody. I don't know why but I always get confused with arrays. Am I forgetting something important? It should be so simple. Why doesn't this work? for(i=0;i\<7;i++){ cat1=new Array("q1\_mc","q6\_mc","q1…

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## [World Cup 2006 - BRASIL!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-cup-2006-brasil/190138)

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**Author:** [@j\_h](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/j_h)\
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**Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/world-cup-2006-brasil/190138 "2006-06-08T22:39:26Z")

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Well I am gonna go on a whim here and predict that my home country will take the throphy (eventhough I have not watched a soccer match in the last 5 years). I believe they will pull this of....I am taking BRASIL all t…

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## [\\s/ :d](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/s-d/190137)

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**Author:** [@hkl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hkl)\
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**Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/s-d/190137 "2006-06-08T22:27:36Z")

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\\S/ not really bothered about whats is advertising. But the site itself gets me in the super hero mood. jumps into the cupbard jumps back out wearing blue tights, red underwear and a red sheet around his neck .:es…

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## [Flash and sending variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-sending-variables/190133)

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**Author:** [@aldomatic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aldomatic)\
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**Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-sending-variables/190133 "2006-06-08T21:45:14Z")

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ok .. iam trying to append 3 variables to a url that already has 2 variables appended .. iam using the LoadVars -\> "send" method but it wont work. it works if i use a url like "form.aspx" but it wont work if i use "fo…

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## [How to get that skewed effect in AE?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-that-skewed-effect-in-ae/190132)

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**Author:** [@sebus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sebus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-that-skewed-effect-in-ae/190132 "2006-06-08T21:43:28Z")

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watch the whole movie and some parts have this cool skewed effect, how is that done in After Effects ? http://www.rizon.be/q.tronic\_flpill.html

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## [Name for Company?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/name-for-company/190130)

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**Author:** [@insaniak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/insaniak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/name-for-company/190130 "2006-06-08T21:17:53Z")

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I am stuck here...need a name for my company which I will do web design under...and I'm struggling. I have used various names in the past, but I need a good one which I can use at Uni and properly in the future. So -…

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## [Multiuser games](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiuser-games/190129)

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**Author:** [@stoodder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stoodder)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiuser-games/190129 "2006-06-08T21:09:01Z")

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alrighty so this ismy second question on these forums but i seem to be stuck inbetween a rock and very hard place. see i understand the whoel XMLSocket thing fo rthe most part, just i dont understand how to connect to a…

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