# Uncategorized

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## [Body onload](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/body-onload/288506)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/body-onload/288506 "2009-05-17T05:53:20Z")

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\<html\> \<head\> \<script type="text/javascript"\> function popup() { Alert("popup"); } \</script\> \</head\> \<body onload = "popup()" \> \</body\> \</html\> Why is there no popup when I run this page? The page just doe…

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## [Special Characters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters/288500)

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**Author:** [@sparkdemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sparkdemon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters/288500 "2009-05-17T03:43:40Z")

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Am writing a xml from a flash application. The data contains special characters. after the xml is written its not not broken but i cant read the xml anymore. pleasee the file attached and tell me what could be the probl…

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## [Dynamic variable name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variable-name/288497)

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**Author:** [@ruiganga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruiganga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variable-name/288497 "2009-05-17T00:46:35Z")

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HI I am trying to make a 2 languages flash website. I need to know if something similar to the following can be done: var selectedLanguage:String = "PT"; // PT= Português, EN = English, ES = Español var welcomePT:S…

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## [PHP script adding extra info to database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-script-adding-extra-info-to-database/288496)

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**Author:** [@jet71dl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jet71dl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-script-adding-extra-info-to-database/288496 "2009-05-17T00:07:21Z")

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I am using a flash contact form that is being posted to a mySQL database once it is submitted via PHP... I encounter a problem when I look at the table in the database, when the PHP form submits the information to the …

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## [Error while loading xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-while-loading-xml/288495)

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**Author:** [@ozkanb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ozkanb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-while-loading-xml/288495 "2009-05-16T22:57:34Z")

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hi, i have this code: var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); loader.load(new URLRequest("http://internetradio.vrt.be/internetradio\_master/productiesysteem2/epg/41\_epg\_huidigeweek.xml")); loader.addEve…

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## [Automated sliding banner](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automated-sliding-banner/288492)

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**Author:** [@domero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/domero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automated-sliding-banner/288492 "2009-05-16T21:45:58Z")

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I am wondering if anyone can point me into the right direction on how to make this flash effect? I would really like to do this from scratch. I know its easy to buy this type of effects. I want to create it myself. …

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## [My 1st air app](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-1st-air-app/288489)

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**Author:** [@FlawlessDog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlawlessDog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-1st-air-app/288489 "2009-05-16T20:23:40Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman\] Ok… \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] This little Adobe air app represents my very first try at air, and a AS2 to AS3 conversion. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] Wasn’t too hard to grasp. Bee…

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## [Not sure how to change from attibutes to elements](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-sure-how-to-change-from-attibutes-to-elements/288487)

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**Author:** [@farban](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/farban)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/not-sure-how-to-change-from-attibutes-to-elements/288487 "2009-05-16T19:24:19Z")

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Currently the mp3 player xml document is using attributes \<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?\> \<songs\> \<song filename="The Birthday Massacre - Nothing And Nowhere - 06 - Video Kid.mp3" track="Video Kid" artist…

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## [Accessing a movieclip of dynamically loaded swf file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-movieclip-of-dynamically-loaded-swf-file/288485)

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**Author:** [@ikonik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ikonik)\
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**Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-a-movieclip-of-dynamically-loaded-swf-file/288485 "2009-05-16T17:13:25Z")

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in (swfA.fla) I have this code in frame1 var module1:Loader = new Loader(); var admin = new MovieClip(); addChild(admin); admin.addChild(module1); var moduleURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("swfB.swf"); module1.load(mod…

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## [Rss feed in flash not displaying](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rss-feed-in-flash-not-displaying/288472)

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**Author:** [@annnie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/annnie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rss-feed-in-flash-not-displaying/288472 "2009-05-16T09:06:50Z")

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When i test my movie in Flash, it shows the rss feed from twitter just fine. When i test the HTML page locally it works fine, but when i view it live online it doesn't display. its current state is at krambuhl.com, and i…

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## [Roman numeral converter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/roman-numeral-converter/288466)

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**Author:** [@Gyan\_Singh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gyan_Singh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/roman-numeral-converter/288466 "2009-05-16T06:05:11Z")

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Hello Friends, I am making a converter, where kids enter numbers from 1 to 50 to get their corresponding Roman numerals. for example kids enter 10 and it'll display X. I have put a input textbox on stage name myIntxt, a…

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## [Issue with loading FLV's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-with-loading-flvs/288458)

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**Author:** [@Vision\_Design](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vision_Design)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-with-loading-flvs/288458 "2009-05-15T23:22:15Z")

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I'm having trouble with loading FLV videos and the "content path" parameter in the FLV playback component. If I test the flash movie with the content path set to "somewhere-on-my-desktop," the FLV video will load witho…

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## [A few more quick newb q's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-few-more-quick-newb-qs/288457)

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**Author:** [@proeliumfessus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/proeliumfessus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-few-more-quick-newb-qs/288457 "2009-05-15T22:36:56Z")

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I think php and visual basic can both be used to build the same kinds of things.. is there a reason why someone would chose to one of these over the other? does one of these have a brighter future than the other? secon…

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## [Self drawing line](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/self-drawing-line/288449)

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**Author:** [@aruna\_ponaka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aruna_ponaka)\
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**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/self-drawing-line/288449 "2009-05-15T19:50:43Z")

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Hi, How can i create an animation of a line drawing itself. Thanks, Aruna

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## [Getchildbyname and property inside problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildbyname-and-property-inside-problem/288448)

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**Author:** [@francescoemanue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/francescoemanue)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildbyname-and-property-inside-problem/288448 "2009-05-15T19:19:21Z")

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Hello everybody I am trying to set value of a textbox inside a swf loaded dinamically in the main swf... i am using this.getChildByName("nuvoletta").textbox\_value.text = "something"; but i get error 1199 I am…

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## [Cast string as function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cast-string-as-function/288447)

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**Author:** [@activa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/activa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cast-string-as-function/288447 "2009-05-15T19:16:50Z")

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I want to have a loader function that passes the loaded data to the correct function. So I can do this: loadFile ('nodeText.txt', 'makeNodeArray' ); function loadFile (loadFile:String, sendTo:String):void { var load…

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## [What abilities \*should\* web designers and flash animators have](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-abilities-should-web-designers-and-flash-animators-have/288446)

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**Author:** [@samsoner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samsoner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-abilities-should-web-designers-and-flash-animators-have/288446 "2009-05-15T18:39:07Z")

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in order to be considered an entry-level worker in the field? Someone who is capable enough to join a team of other designers and code/script his portion of work during a project? Communication abilities? Tech abilit…

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## [HELP! with AS3 Variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as3-variables/288445)

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**Author:** [@susred](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/susred)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as3-variables/288445 "2009-05-15T18:24:37Z")

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Hello, I have a button in flash, which in as2 i defined as: \_root.btnStats = btnStats; Then when clicked the as2 was: getURL(\_root.btnStats) and the URL was simply passed in Via Ajax/Flash Variables. Unfortunatel…

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## [Hitting zero with a button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hitting-zero-with-a-button/288442)

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**Author:** [@saintdave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saintdave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hitting-zero-with-a-button/288442 "2009-05-15T17:55:25Z")

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I'm using mx2004, and here is my issue.... I have 2 variables, craft and avilablepoints, now when you hit the crafting button, it subtracts 1 point from avilablepoints, and adds 1 to the craft variable. I got that coded …

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## [Problem with game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-game/288434)

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**Author:** [@zibzed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zibzed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-game/288434 "2009-05-15T15:32:48Z")

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hi, im trying to give this game a few levels by copying and pasting the code into a new keyframe i've changed the code in the second level so they dont match but i keep getting the error TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot…

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## [Php/mysql update query](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-update-query/288431)

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**Author:** [@Nevo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nevo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-update-query/288431 "2009-05-15T15:27:10Z")

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Hi, Thanks in advance for a solution \[smile\] I'm sure I must have written something to do this in the past but I guess I'm having a mind blank. I'm tying to write a query to update multiple columns in multiple rows…

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## [Resize image function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-image-function/288423)

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**Author:** [@daniel\_mihalcea](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daniel_mihalcea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-image-function/288423 "2009-05-15T14:34:36Z")

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Hello there. Can any one know a function that is doing resize and it is doing it right, because I have made a function but it I make my image small like 70x50 from 950x500 it is distorting it. Thank you.

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## [Have i not understood the idexOf functions with arrays?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/have-i-not-understood-the-idexof-functions-with-arrays/288422)

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**Author:** [@Vidar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vidar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/have-i-not-understood-the-idexof-functions-with-arrays/288422 "2009-05-15T14:29:59Z")

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way doesn't this work? var rettRute:Array = new Array("r1", "r2", "r3"); function squareClick(m:MouseEvent) { trace(m.target.name); fargeRett.color=0x000000; fargeFeil.color=0xff0000; if (m.target.name==r…

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## [Flipping book](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-book/288416)

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**Author:** [@iandp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iandp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-book/288416 "2009-05-15T13:19:00Z")

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i want to make a e-magazines,and i want to create with a flip book concept with flash... can i learn about this??? where can i find the tutorial about this?

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## [Portfoilo homepage updates](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/portfoilo-homepage-updates/288407)

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**Author:** [@euanc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/euanc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/portfoilo-homepage-updates/288407 "2009-05-15T11:35:02Z")

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hello, i need a steer in the right direction on how to do this. on my portfolio site, i want to update my home page with the latest 3 entries to my illustration portfolio. the homepage would have 3 thumbnail contain…

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## [Need help with 'post link to facebook' button in php](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-post-link-to-facebook-button-in-php/288405)

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**Author:** [@spindrift](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spindrift)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-post-link-to-facebook-button-in-php/288405 "2009-05-15T10:18:05Z")

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hi guys, thanks for the interest in my post... i want to have a button at the bottom of my main page layout (main.php) of the facebook logo where visitors can click on it to submit the page as a link to facebook. h…

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## [Any irish kirupians wanna meet up?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-irish-kirupians-wanna-meet-up/288404)

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**Author:** [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/any-irish-kirupians-wanna-meet-up/288404 "2009-05-15T10:06:14Z")

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Hola \*\*\*\*\*ez. As I've mentioned I'm going to the med this July/August, and was hoping to do a side trip to Ireland because that's where the other half of my family's from. Just wondering if there are any crazy micks h…

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## [Tootal newb question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tootal-newb-question/288401)

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**Author:** [@proeliumfessus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/proeliumfessus)\
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**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tootal-newb-question/288401 "2009-05-15T09:42:34Z")

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I'm learning flash 8.. in order to make a form in flash functional, there has to be some server side script to receive the variables and then send them somewhere (if I understand it correct)... I guess my question is-…

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## [\[Actionscript 2\] Create a printscreen from Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-create-a-printscreen-from-flash/288400)

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**Author:** [@AniKar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AniKar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-create-a-printscreen-from-flash/288400 "2009-05-15T09:35:52Z")

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Hi peeps!! I need some help trying to create a jpeg from a movie. Basically what I have is a movie where the user can see a triangle. This triangle has three movie clips (one at each corner) and the user can just move …

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## [What is AIR, SOAP?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-air-soap/288399)

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**Author:** [@utsav](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/utsav)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-air-soap/288399 "2009-05-15T07:48:51Z")

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Well I have been wondering lately what is AIR and SOAP that people talk about and how is it important and how do we implement it? Anyone know anything about them enlighten me.

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