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## [Poll+php+txtfile](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/poll-php-txtfile/181994)

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**Author:** [@zero\_one1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zero_one1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/poll-php-txtfile/181994 "2006-03-14T19:48:16Z")

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I'm doing this poll (just yes/no answer) to be hosted on a server which doesn't have php. results are then saved in a txt file. so i thought i would have the swf file on the server and then have the php file and text …

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## [Preloader Idea](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-idea/181993)

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**Author:** [@Shoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shoo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-idea/181993 "2006-03-14T19:44:58Z")

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Ok here is my idea, percent is out of 100, so if I made a 100 frame animation in a movie clip and asigned to it actionscript somthing along the lines of onClipEvent (enterFrame); { var percentage = \_root.percentLoaded \_…

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## [Fire Rate?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fire-rate/181989)

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**Author:** [@Uli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Uli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fire-rate/181989 "2006-03-14T19:20:52Z")

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Hello, I can't figure out which way to go to have a good firing from a weapon with a rate of fire... I have a hero class where i have, inside an onEnterFrame function : if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE) && fireInterval == fa…

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## [Referencing variables with LoadVars();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-variables-with-loadvars/181988)

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**Author:** [@MistaEatRite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MistaEatRite)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-variables-with-loadvars/181988 "2006-03-14T19:01:22Z")

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Ok, here's the dilemma that i hope someone might be able to help me with. I am creating a contact form that will collect user data that is to be passed to a .php script that will then create and store the info in an .xml…

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## [XML problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-problems/181987)

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**Author:** [@kodzoman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kodzoman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-problems/181987 "2006-03-14T19:00:22Z")

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Hi. I am having problems with XML. I have this code which should read the XML snowflakes = 1; function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { snowflakes = this.firstChild.childNodes.length; …

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## [Can this work from one button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-this-work-from-one-button/181986)

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**Author:** [@gh\_](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gh_)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-this-work-from-one-button/181986 "2006-03-14T18:52:25Z")

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I am trying to use a button on stage to load a swf and then on subsequent presses, advance to next frame. The movie loads, but on subsequent presses, it either reloads the movie, or replays the 1st frame. So I believe th…

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## [Stupid pre-loader question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-pre-loader-question/181984)

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**Author:** [@dshallenberger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dshallenberger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stupid-pre-loader-question/181984 "2006-03-14T18:49:49Z")

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Hey all, I'm working on a pre-loader for this flash site, and it just won't work. I am getting so frustrated because it's probably a simple oversight on my part, but I just can't find it. This EXACT same code works per…

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## [How to load url from external file.txt](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-url-from-external-file-txt/181983)

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**Author:** [@jovko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jovko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-url-from-external-file-txt/181983 "2006-03-14T18:47:35Z")

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i'm trying to find tutorial for how to load url to my buttons from external file which is .txt. can somebody help me please? thank you

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## [Loading external swf's in a movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs-in-a-movie-clip/181980)

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**Author:** [@flipfish311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flipfish311)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-swfs-in-a-movie-clip/181980 "2006-03-14T18:26:51Z")

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In my website that I'm attempting to build. I have on the main time line a movie clip for my buttons then movie clips for each section (print design, 3d design, flash animation, etc..) What I want to do in in the flash a…

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## [Xml slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slider/181979)

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**Author:** [@whoisericb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/whoisericb)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-slider/181979 "2006-03-14T18:24:27Z")

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I'm trying to create a slider menu that generates buttons and links from an XML file.Anyone know where i can find some tutorials or maybe someone give me some help. Attached is a photo of the mockup of what I'm aiming …

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## [Fps game: goto after 5 shoots or 20 seconds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fps-game-goto-after-5-shoots-or-20-seconds/181975)

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**Author:** [@dirksmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dirksmith)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fps-game-goto-after-5-shoots-or-20-seconds/181975 "2006-03-14T17:46:07Z")

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Hi I'm working on a simple first person game - converting it to a banner ad. I'd like the timeline to move to an end game frame after 5 shoots or after 20 seconds - any ideas on how the script below controlling the g…

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## [Load external SWF - at exact moment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-at-exact-moment/181974)

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**Author:** [@artriste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artriste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf-at-exact-moment/181974 "2006-03-14T17:44:49Z")

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Hi, Please take a look at this file. www.noistar.com/random/3d-creature.swf The action is: stop(); this.button1.onRelease = function(){ play(); }; What I would like to achieve, is that once the BUTTON1 is pressed a…

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## [Ver. 8 bug or am i doing something wrong](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ver-8-bug-or-am-i-doing-something-wrong/181971)

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**Author:** [@pelit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pelit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ver-8-bug-or-am-i-doing-something-wrong/181971 "2006-03-14T17:43:05Z")

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I'm trying to import my skype online status into my movie by using the following : // Create a movie clip to hold the container. this.createEmptyMovieClip("image\_mc", 0); // Loads an image into image\_mc. image\_mc.load…

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## [Random dynamic color change](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-dynamic-color-change/181970)

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**Author:** [@rafael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rafael)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-dynamic-color-change/181970 "2006-03-14T17:37:36Z")

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Hi! At some point in my movie I duplicate an mc (a simple ball) several times and I want each duplicated ball to have a different color chosen at random. How can I go about it? Thanks very much for any help.

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## [Contact Form with user id instead of email address?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-with-user-id-instead-of-email-address/181969)

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**Author:** [@lolomedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lolomedia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-with-user-id-instead-of-email-address/181969 "2006-03-14T17:31:56Z")

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Hello again, I'm trying to build a contact form and instead of entering email address, i want the user to enter its user id and I will include the @domain.com on actionscript on the form and on its php. Something like th…

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## [Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help/181966)

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**Author:** [@osoriony](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/osoriony)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help/181966 "2006-03-14T16:50:16Z")

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I am trying to have a gallery of products in which there are thumbnails. When you move the mouse over the screen shows a big image of the product. So far, I acomplished that, but I want to go back to show all the product…

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## [Adding saound?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-saound/181965)

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**Author:** [@hneesh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hneesh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-saound/181965 "2006-03-14T16:44:38Z")

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how do i add a sounde to an anamtion ????????????????:hugegrin:

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## [Layers "don't show" on design view in DW8 when using includes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layers-dont-show-on-design-view-in-dw8-when-using-includes/181963)

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**Author:** [@orionstar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/orionstar)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/layers-dont-show-on-design-view-in-dw8-when-using-includes/181963 "2006-03-14T16:39:55Z")

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Whenever I place ASP includes in a layer in DW8, the layer stops showing on the design view. That's a pain because I can't move it around and place it where it where I want. Any fixes or workarounds to this? Thanks in ad…

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## [Question about printing and designing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-printing-and-designing/181959)

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**Author:** [@bart\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bart_c)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-printing-and-designing/181959 "2006-03-14T15:59:55Z")

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Well i got this question, about wich I am thinking for a while now... Let's say I want to make a poster, using for example a photo and some text and stuff, and I want this poster to eb printed on A2 or bigger, what do …

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## [Play movie clips consecutively?...so EASY!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-movie-clips-consecutively-so-easy/181956)

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**Author:** [@mikeyd3232](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikeyd3232)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-movie-clips-consecutively-so-easy/181956 "2006-03-14T15:24:55Z")

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flash movie has 1 frame with about 10 layers. on each layer there is a 10-frame movie clip after one movie clip, I want another movie clip on another layer to play. the other mc "instance" is named "mc02" on that 2nd m…

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## [FLA 8, annoying issue!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-8-annoying-issue/181954)

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**Author:** [@jwopitz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jwopitz)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fla-8-annoying-issue/181954 "2006-03-14T15:22:54Z")

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Does anyone have this issue? You write clean AS2.0. Hit the "Auto Format" btn and it says your code has errors that need to be fixed before it can format the text. Hit the "check syntax" btn and it says there are no…

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## [Navigation Menu Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-help/181948)

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**Author:** [@omee66](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/omee66)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-help/181948 "2006-03-14T14:45:39Z")

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Hello, I am wanting an effect, when I rollover a movie clip, a description of it will appear at a certain x and y. So if I rollover a dog movieclip (example), it will say a description I want on the side. Thanks, an…

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## [Scan folder / fileIO](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scan-folder-fileio/181947)

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**Author:** [@joene](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joene)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scan-folder-fileio/181947 "2006-03-14T14:38:57Z")

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Hi, I have to make en interactive CD / DVD for a client. What he wants is: \[LIST\] \[\*\]Scan a folder for subfolders and files. \[\*\]When the CD boots, display the contents of the rootfolder \[\*\]When the user clicks on a fol…

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## [A check before launch](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-check-before-launch/181943)

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**Author:** [@enyceexgloboi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/enyceexgloboi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-check-before-launch/181943 "2006-03-14T14:12:27Z")

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This is just a very plain site that was done for a restaurant. Nothing flashy, just simple and to the point. The client had a short budget, so I had to work with that. Actual project period was 3 weeks, but being the…

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## [Credit card processing in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/credit-card-processing-in-flash/181944)

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**Author:** [@xmgroup](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xmgroup)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/credit-card-processing-in-flash/181944 "2006-03-14T14:12:11Z")

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hey i was wondering if anyone in here knows how to credit card processing in flash, i would prefer to use the paypal payflow link. but any credit card processing will be ok. i need to post all the CC data and send to ver…

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## [Dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/181942)

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**Author:** [@erickhelena](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/erickhelena)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/181942 "2006-03-14T14:04:42Z")

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I have a prblem with the dynamic text , I' ve never been able to work with it properly When i create a dynamic in my scenario I see the text nice and allign But when i export the movie it is just not even close to what i…

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## [Help with shape tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-shape-tween/181940)

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**Author:** [@zelda\_armadillo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zelda_armadillo)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-shape-tween/181940 "2006-03-14T13:09:56Z")

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This is a newbie question, but i havent found any answers to it elsewere, so i'm posting here. I'm trying to scale an object i drew in flash mx 2004 (just lines and fills) to twice its size in 30 frames. I'm using a …

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## [Fill textfields with a for loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fill-textfields-with-a-for-loop/181937)

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**Author:** [@MZA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MZA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fill-textfields-with-a-for-loop/181937 "2006-03-14T12:37:42Z")

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Hello. If i have ten textfields named field\_1 to field\_10 and i want to fill them with a for loop, how do i refer to each instance name? Obviously the problem lays in "field\_i.text" in the following code: for (var i…

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## [Spherical based meter, is there an easy way?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spherical-based-meter-is-there-an-easy-way/181934)

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**Author:** [@Zephyrantes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zephyrantes)\
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**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spherical-based-meter-is-there-an-easy-way/181934 "2006-03-14T12:30:07Z")

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I have decided to screw the ff7-ish slot thing and try a meter based attack instead, like in golf games. Problem is, the rectangular based meter my friend helped me with, while operatitional, doesnt look that nice on …

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## [How do I add to this dynamically {menu1:{url:\['a.swf'\]}}](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-to-this-dynamically-menu1-url-a-swf/181933)

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**Author:** [@bootiteq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bootiteq)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-to-this-dynamically-menu1-url-a-swf/181933 "2006-03-14T12:23:33Z")

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I dont know what this is called so I dont really know what to ask... What I was hoping to do was something similar to this code below but dont know the syntax to update it dynamically. ActionScript Code: \[FONT=Cour…

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