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## [Reading physical devices, and displaying with Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-physical-devices-and-displaying-with-flash/300926)

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**Author:** [@sqladmin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sqladmin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reading-physical-devices-and-displaying-with-flash/300926 "2009-11-30T17:59:41Z")

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I'm sure this has been done before... I would like to know if it's possible to tie Flash into physical devices, so the display is of course is flash, but underlying input is from a physical device. Such as metal dete…

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## [Scale9grid error for left scale](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale9grid-error-for-left-scale/300925)

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**Author:** [@trezbo\_d](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trezbo_d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scale9grid-error-for-left-scale/300925 "2009-11-30T17:50:16Z")

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I have an MC with the registration point set to the Top Right so it will scale down and left: function dragMC(e:Event){ my\_mc.width = Stage.width - mouseX; my\_mc.height = mouseY; } The MC i want to dr…

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## [Point me in the right direction.... Flash reading physical devices](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/point-me-in-the-right-direction-flash-reading-physical-devices/300923)

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**Author:** [@sqladmin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sqladmin)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/point-me-in-the-right-direction-flash-reading-physical-devices/300923 "2009-11-30T17:39:58Z")

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I'm sure this has been done before... I would like to know if it's possible to tie Flash into physical devices, so the display is of course flash, but underlying input is from a physical device. Such as metal detecto…

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## [Dynamic variable names](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variable-names/300922)

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**Author:** [@samtherobot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samtherobot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-variable-names/300922 "2009-11-30T17:30:51Z")

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I've got the following code that is adding an event listener to a movieclip. Wondering if I can do this in a loop as I have upward of 20 statements of basically the same thing. btn\_channel1.addEventListener(MouseEven…

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## [Ball, globe rotation based on mouse position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ball-globe-rotation-based-on-mouse-position/300920)

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**Author:** [@Monte323](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Monte323)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ball-globe-rotation-based-on-mouse-position/300920 "2009-11-30T17:06:19Z")

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Hello all, I have created a globe that rotates with no problem, but what I am trying to do is to control the direction of the rotation based on the mouse position. For example, if the mouse is to the right of the gl…

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## [Turn crank problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turn-crank-problem/300918)

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**Author:** [@Arakos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Arakos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turn-crank-problem/300918 "2009-11-30T15:41:18Z")

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I've been experimenting with a crank that you can turn with the mouse which is supposed to make things gradually change on the stage. Everything is going smoothly, except that when the crank makes a full rotation, its an…

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## [Drag drop problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-drop-problem/300917)

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**Author:** [@lope](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lope)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-drop-problem/300917 "2009-11-30T14:20:58Z")

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not so much a problem as something is bugging me... the problem is that mc is actually a 2px wide line so if i attach mouse\_out listener as in code below, when mouse gets out of that line (which happen too easily and a…

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## [New portfolio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-portfolio/300916)

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**Author:** [@hoolagon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hoolagon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-portfolio/300916 "2009-11-30T14:11:18Z")

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Hi, I'm a flash designer/developer but recently I have been teaching myself jquery, php, seo techniques, css, xml, xhtml, etc etc.. I have created a portfolio which combines all these technologies as well as flash and …

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## [createEmptyMovieClip("char"+number)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-char-number/300915)

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**Author:** [@SwordSkill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SwordSkill)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-char-number/300915 "2009-11-30T13:24:51Z")

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How can I create an empty movie clip where I can set It's name plus a number?

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## [Good web design practice with HTML & CSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-web-design-practice-with-html-css/300913)

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**Author:** [@jimjiminyjimjim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimjiminyjimjim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/good-web-design-practice-with-html-css/300913 "2009-11-30T12:20:34Z")

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I've read many tutorials on web design and have come across many different ways to create websites - but I was just wandering how people would go about designing this site from a best practices point of view and was inte…

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## [Pleae help URGETNT! (gotoandplay movieclip certain frame )](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pleae-help-urgetnt-gotoandplay-movieclip-certain-frame/300912)

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**Author:** [@abhinavgupta27](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abhinavgupta27)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pleae-help-urgetnt-gotoandplay-movieclip-certain-frame/300912 "2009-11-30T11:59:42Z")

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Hey guys, Please refer to the image Can some tell me how should I play certain frame in movie3 (say, "frame1") on click on button button\_2\_2. I think this seems to be a common problem but most of the solution provide…

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## [Matching an Array to XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-an-array-to-xml/300911)

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**Author:** [@Bone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bone)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/matching-an-array-to-xml/300911 "2009-11-30T11:49:42Z")

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I'm developing a flash application, and one of the things it has to do is take some user input, compare it to a number of possible matches in an XML file, and return the closest match. At the moment, I'm putting the u…

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## [High score](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/high-score/300910)

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**Author:** [@sankar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sankar)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/high-score/300910 "2009-11-30T11:47:14Z")

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how to save high score and username in game

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## [High score in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/high-score-in-flash/300909)

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**Author:** [@sankar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sankar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/high-score-in-flash/300909 "2009-11-30T11:45:04Z")

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how to save high score and user name in flash game

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## [Forum Nokia Developers Conference'09](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forum-nokia-developers-conference09/300908)

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**Author:** [@jaideepreddy09](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaideepreddy09)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forum-nokia-developers-conference09/300908 "2009-11-30T11:31:44Z")

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Hi everyone, I am a mobile application developer... learning the tricks of the trade would be a better description.. was thinking about attending the Forum Nokia Developers Conference'09 in Bangalore on 7th December. Can…

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## [Multiple classes in a main class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-classes-in-a-main-class/300907)

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**Author:** [@OmniNL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OmniNL)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-classes-in-a-main-class/300907 "2009-11-30T11:09:32Z")

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Hey What is the correct way to import 'sub' classes into a main class? What i have is a class (i call it Console) that gives the user info about the swf for debugging, but also gives the user the ability to give thei…

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## [Create swf dynamically](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-swf-dynamically/300906)

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**Author:** [@shaji](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shaji)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-swf-dynamically/300906 "2009-11-30T10:57:37Z")

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Hi, I would like to create swf dynamically, let me explain my basic requirement. I have an interface wherein user writes a message for another user, this is as if the user is writing on paper. This has to be saved as…

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## [Saving xml to server](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-xml-to-server/300905)

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**Author:** [@maxelcat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maxelcat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-xml-to-server/300905 "2009-11-30T10:54:58Z")

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Dear All I have created an xml driven application with which the client is very happy. They currently use notepad/dw to create the xml files. They now want a "form" of some description to create the xml file to avoid wri…

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## [To Hittest or Not To Hittest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hittest-or-not-to-hittest/300904)

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**Author:** [@mordormaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mordormaster)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/to-hittest-or-not-to-hittest/300904 "2009-11-30T09:55:59Z")

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Hittesting has become pretty much the most important part of my game. So ive ended up putting 62 hittests on one of four secsions per enemy. So understandably, lag central, anybody got a more efficant way of doing this c…

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## [Guid problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guid-problem/300903)

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**Author:** [@yanson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yanson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guid-problem/300903 "2009-11-30T09:43:14Z")

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Hi Guys , I have a special web site case. The users must be logged in http://test.com , for example. After that we see the following link with added user tracking guid number http://test.com/int/index.phtml?GUID=…

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## [\[CS3 & AS2\] Using Data Instead of Derivation to Refine Behavior in AS2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-using-data-instead-of-derivation-to-refine-behavior-in-as2/300902)

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**Author:** [@clc2007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clc2007)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-using-data-instead-of-derivation-to-refine-behavior-in-as2/300902 "2009-11-30T08:15:13Z")

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I'm working on my first AS2 project and could use some advice. I'm trying to create two types of objects, a soldier and a villager, using a shared NPC class: class ObjNpc extends MovieClip { public function onLoad() …

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## [Mc following mouse but within limits and smoothly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-following-mouse-but-within-limits-and-smoothly/300901)

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**Author:** [@thevibe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thevibe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-following-mouse-but-within-limits-and-smoothly/300901 "2009-11-30T07:20:53Z")

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Hi guys, I am doing an animation with a movie clip that needs to follow the mouse on the Y axis only smoothly and needs to stay inside a fixed dimension. (e.g. the mc could moves 200px left or 200px right maximum) And …

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## [Movieclips on timeline disappearing = to be disposed by GC?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclips-on-timeline-disappearing-to-be-disposed-by-gc/300900)

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**Author:** [@Cardinal4](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cardinal4)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclips-on-timeline-disappearing-to-be-disposed-by-gc/300900 "2009-11-30T04:53:39Z")

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Lately I've been reading up on how to ensure your objects in Flash are properly prepared to be disposed by the GC. But most of the information seems to be with regards to programmatically-created objects, or at least obj…

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## [Building my own server/workstation!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-my-own-server-workstation/300899)

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**Author:** [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-my-own-server-workstation/300899 "2009-11-30T02:03:31Z")

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Hey everyone, So I want to build my own server (basic web and file)/workstation. I'm thinking at least 4GB of RAM and maybe a quad-core processor (maybe an i7). I'd like to maybe get some parts for Christmas and my mom…

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## [Zoom option AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-option-as2/300898)

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**Author:** [@anand\_as2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anand_as2)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-option-as2/300898 "2009-11-30T01:19:34Z")

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Hi Friends, I have develope zoom options in Flash Video, just by clicking a button. And another button for full screen mode. How to do it, please help me. Thanks in advance. :hangover:

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## [Animation onClick](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-onclick/300897)

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**Author:** [@Random90s](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Random90s)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-onclick/300897 "2009-11-30T01:18:26Z")

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I've done a search around the forums and couldn't find a thread on this simple little problem I'm having. I'm trying to get an animation to play on mouse over and another to play on mouse click. I've searched google f…

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## [Flash player detection problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-detection-problems/300896)

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**Author:** [@andy1212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andy1212)\
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**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-detection-problems/300896 "2009-11-30T00:07:16Z")

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I've created a whole website for a customer on flash however i have forgotten to include putting in the flash player detection code. I actually have no clue how to do it, i've searched and found the flash player detectio…

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## [How to create this look](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-this-look/300895)

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**Author:** [@wing73](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wing73)\
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**Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-this-look/300895 "2009-11-29T22:46:30Z")

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Hi everyone I would like to create a site like this http://www.notstockphotography.com/index.php?splash=1 How do I save my images to be able to see them in such a high resolution without the files being so heavy to loa…

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## [Using an array to make movieclips tween to a radius](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-to-make-movieclips-tween-to-a-radius/300894)

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**Author:** [@rmcnaugh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rmcnaugh2)\
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**Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-an-array-to-make-movieclips-tween-to-a-radius/300894 "2009-11-29T22:40:45Z")

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Hey everyone and thanks for any help in advance. I'm using an array to store movie clips and use them to tween position around a central movieclip when pressed and then tween back to the center when pressed again. I woul…

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## [HTML list/menu connected to a field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-list-menu-connected-to-a-field/300892)

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**Author:** [@thevibe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thevibe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/html-list-menu-connected-to-a-field/300892 "2009-11-29T22:12:52Z")

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Hi guys, Yesterday I wrote a thread about an issue I have doing a contact form with specific rules. Someone gave me a good idea but I don't know how to do it. The solution for my previous problem is to connect the 3 li…

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