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## [Using SWFObject with my class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-swfobject-with-my-class/253235)

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**Author:** [@rai\_kane3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rai_kane3)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-swfobject-with-my-class/253235 "2008-02-28T12:21:02Z")

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never ending problems. I have created a gallery which loads in an xml however in my xhtml there are links which need to send which xml doc flash needs to load so prev I used SWFObject and send the so.addVariable to sen…

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## [Php,linux vps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-linux-vps/253232)

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**Author:** [@amritakrishna](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amritakrishna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-linux-vps/253232 "2008-02-28T10:58:12Z")

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i want to run a php socket server as a daemon in a vps. how it can be done? in my local system i'm using windows os and running in command line path/to/php.exe -q path/to/script/file.php thanks for response.

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## [Getting x y value from a bitmap image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-x-y-value-from-a-bitmap-image/253229)

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**Author:** [@deluxmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deluxmilkman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-x-y-value-from-a-bitmap-image/253229 "2008-02-28T09:56:08Z")

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hi, i have a bitmap(black and green), and i would like to get x y value of the top left conner of the green area(See atached jpg). is this possible with as?

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## [\*Bounding box of a gradient masked movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bounding-box-of-a-gradient-masked-movie-clip/253225)

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**Author:** [@deluxmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deluxmilkman)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bounding-box-of-a-gradient-masked-movie-clip/253225 "2008-02-28T07:57:10Z")

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I have a movie clip with a gradient mask. now I would like to have the bounding box of this movie clip reduced to the visible(masked) area, so that I can get its x and y positions. is it even possible? mc1.cacheAsBi…

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## [Picture Change on Refresh](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-change-on-refresh/253224)

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**Author:** [@kh\_mamun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kh_mamun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/picture-change-on-refresh/253224 "2008-02-28T07:34:06Z")

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Hello Guys... I need some codes to change picture on refresh in an .SWF file. I tried searching it in several forums but didn't find the solution. I'm explaining what I want actually... www.empirevogue.com This is th…

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## [Auto-Scrolling content boxes/windows](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-scrolling-content-boxes-windows/253223)

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**Author:** [@coreman2200](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coreman2200)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/auto-scrolling-content-boxes-windows/253223 "2008-02-28T07:07:17Z")

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Hey everyone, I had just completed my very first all ActionScript 3.0 website! Obviously, its one of those learning experiences where you sorta walk around in the dark for a long time (stepping on shards of glass, …

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## [Duplicated MC's and MC arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicated-mcs-and-mc-arrays/253221)

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**Author:** [@tivaelydoc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tivaelydoc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicated-mcs-and-mc-arrays/253221 "2008-02-28T06:52:07Z")

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http://tivaelydoc.110mb.com/shimmy3.fla I having two problems and I really don't know where to read up on to solve this. This is my basic code: var myclips = new Array("bill", "ted"); var sel = "MC"+n for (i=0; …

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## [Finding the best way to design/structure AS projects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-the-best-way-to-design-structure-as-projects/253220)

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**Author:** [@coreman2200](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coreman2200)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-the-best-way-to-design-structure-as-projects/253220 "2008-02-28T06:50:23Z")

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First, being completely new and having this be my intro message, I've got to say that I'm already in love with the amounts of knowledge that I see floating around on this site. Because of this, I thought I'd post about s…

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## [Drag movie and circular motion!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-movie-and-circular-motion/253218)

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**Author:** [@bacosmin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bacosmin)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-movie-and-circular-motion/253218 "2008-02-28T06:21:44Z")

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\[URL="http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86320"\]It is possible that when i drag a movieClip to go only in a circular motion . The thing is that i need to make a rotation button: the button in in right corner…

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## [Continuous mouse down MouseEvent?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/continuous-mouse-down-mouseevent/253216)

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**Author:** [@patrickjv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patrickjv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 5:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/continuous-mouse-down-mouseevent/253216 "2008-02-28T05:46:29Z")

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MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN makes a function being performed only once. Is there a variation for MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN to perform a function continuously while the mouse(or actually a button) is being pressed down? Or should…

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## [Depth annoying prob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-annoying-prob/253215)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Kikkoman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Kikkoman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/depth-annoying-prob/253215 "2008-02-28T05:32:05Z")

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I'm adding images into an array and then deleting them. The images will go to the next highest depth when clicked on. Everything works as intended but when I try to put them into an array based on their depth it messes u…

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## [Simple scrollbar tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-scrollbar-tutorial/253214)

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**Author:** [@ilProphet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ilProphet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-scrollbar-tutorial/253214 "2008-02-28T04:59:11Z")

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So i did the kirupa tutorial on simple scrollbar. It works until i extend the flash doc size so that the scrollbar mc is no longer at the top. i imagine this means that the scroll face and the content are not synchronize…

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## [Bitmap with alpha](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-with-alpha/253212)

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**Author:** [@deluxmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deluxmilkman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bitmap-with-alpha/253212 "2008-02-28T04:51:40Z")

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bitmap with alpha hi, I have a dynamically attached bitmap (black and white), and trying to remove the black area from the bitmap. also trying to change the bounding box of the mc according to the reduced size of …

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## [Simple (x) sec. code... to move a mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-x-sec-code-to-move-a-mc/253211)

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**Author:** [@haider](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/haider)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-x-sec-code-to-move-a-mc/253211 "2008-02-28T04:22:58Z")

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I want to make a circle rotate over 6 seconds. Does anyone know how to code this in AS 2.0 so that it happens over the 6 seconds. Basically I want the twelve oclock position on the circle will rotate all the way arou…

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## [XML Refresh - Tried everything](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-refresh-tried-everything/253210)

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**Author:** [@DHDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DHDesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-refresh-tried-everything/253210 "2008-02-28T04:21:44Z")

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ok, so i searched on Google and searched on Kirupa and every answer I found, I tried...but no luck...so please help: i have a flash calendar that loads its data from an XML file which is generated through PHP. The XML…

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## [Weird bufferTime value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-buffertime-value/253208)

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**Author:** [@massive3215](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/massive3215)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/weird-buffertime-value/253208 "2008-02-28T03:31:03Z")

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I was updating a Flash file that was originally created by another employee who is no longer at the company. The file plays an flv and in the actionscript I noticed he had the bufferTime set to 1.000000E-001. Does anyo…

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## [Movie clip not attaching](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-not-attaching/253205)

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**Author:** [@nukegara](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nukegara)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-not-attaching/253205 "2008-02-28T03:06:23Z")

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Heya, I'm trying to just attach a movie clip inside of another movie clip, and it's not working...which is beyond me. The following code is written in an actions layer within the first movie clip (main\_mc). I want to a…

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## [Help with hitTest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-hittest/253201)

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**Author:** [@stoodder](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stoodder)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-hittest/253201 "2008-02-28T02:44:38Z")

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Hello everyone, recently i have been working on a interctive map application. the diea behind it is when i scroll over a space it increases in size and adds a drop shadow. i achieved this by using adobe photoshop. i…

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## [Moving an MC with walls](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-mc-with-walls/253196)

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**Author:** [@Neolumi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neolumi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-an-mc-with-walls/253196 "2008-02-28T00:22:09Z")

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Hi everyone, I've searched for this in the forums and google, basically what I'm after is a method of moving a movieclip left, right, up and down whilst preventing it from moving outside of bounds, another movieclip wi…

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## [Why doesn't this work?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/253193)

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**Author:** [@haam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/haam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/253193 "2008-02-27T23:51:55Z")

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can someone tell me why this doesn't work? seems like the most basic thing you could ask flash to do, but it won't do what i tell it to do.

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## [Key code Asci Mouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-code-asci-mouse/253191)

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**Author:** [@hm65](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hm65)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-code-asci-mouse/253191 "2008-02-27T23:32:56Z")

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Hello What can cod Asci Mouse Right Click Tanks

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## [Removing children problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-children-problems/253190)

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**Author:** [@richwilliamsuk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/richwilliamsuk)\
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**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-children-problems/253190 "2008-02-27T23:22:39Z")

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I've made a game where you have to avoid bouncing cubes. I have a CreateCube class which is run by a document class and i'm trying to remove all cubes before placing new ones for a new game. The function in the documen…

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## [Converting Strings to MovieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-strings-to-movieclips/253188)

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**Author:** [@dbdvd7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dbdvd7)\
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**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/converting-strings-to-movieclips/253188 "2008-02-27T23:13:43Z")

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I am creating a map that highlights certain states relative to the person selected. The movieclip that needs to be highlighted is in the XML with other information. My Problem:I am trying to pull out a variable in my XM…

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## [Linked object tween after resize](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linked-object-tween-after-resize/253186)

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**Author:** [@monkfinger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/monkfinger)\
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**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linked-object-tween-after-resize/253186 "2008-02-27T22:55:29Z")

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I have an issue where I am trying to resize a box, and then using a gotoAndPlay, animate the newly resized box. It seems the animation is not working after the resize. Does anyone know why this would be? Do I have to…

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## [Text(field) "obscure" button mouseover state](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field-obscure-button-mouseover-state/253184)

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**Author:** [@patrickjv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patrickjv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-field-obscure-button-mouseover-state/253184 "2008-02-27T22:20:50Z")

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I have menulist, build from x number of Movieclips. Every movieclip is given a button child and given/added a texfield by scripting (i.o.w. text NOT in button itself). The text part on the menubuttons however make the…

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## [Radio Buttons?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/radio-buttons/253179)

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**Author:** [@gdesigner36](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gdesigner36)\
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**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/radio-buttons/253179 "2008-02-27T21:52:57Z")

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I am going to have 3 radio buttons on the stage that link to a value with an xml file, when one of the radio buttons is selected a fourth button on stage grabs that selected value as its geturl link......possible and how…

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## [Known IE issues?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/known-ie-issues/253174)

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**Author:** [@mpr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/known-ie-issues/253174 "2008-02-27T21:28:29Z")

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I've got a simple movie playing a video that I wanted to overlap my .asp page (via a css rule that sets the movie's z-index to 1). The video has the "skinAutoHide" set to true and everything works well in Firefox, Opera…

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## [Rollover Rollout button problem! Help please!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-rollout-button-problem-help-please/253172)

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**Author:** [@javburg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/javburg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-rollout-button-problem-help-please/253172 "2008-02-27T21:20:57Z")

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Hi, I used a tutorial to create a rollout button, but now I dont know how to let it go to another frame. This is the last piece of the script that takes it to a url, but I dont know what to change for it to go to the n…

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## [Why?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why/253171)

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**Author:** [@Timmytots](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Timmytots)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why/253171 "2008-02-27T21:15:46Z")

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Why do people do an 'under construction' homepage? Why don't they just leave their current site up and just change it when they've made a new one? e.g.: http://www.mesign.nl/

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## [Declaring variables through an if statement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/declaring-variables-through-an-if-statement/253169)

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**Author:** [@idrissofny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/idrissofny)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/declaring-variables-through-an-if-statement/253169 "2008-02-27T21:11:47Z")

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i'm kind of an actionscript noob \[blush\] does this make any sense? i'm trying to define a variable based on whether or not another variable is null. (i created this example for the sake of clarity) var nothing:Strin…

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