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## [Progress Event & MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/progress-event-mc/299944)

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**Author:** [@v8l57](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/v8l57)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/progress-event-mc/299944 "2009-11-13T04:43:08Z")

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I have a progress event looking at a Progress Bar inside of a MC. I reference the MC but nothing happens when the progress bar is complete... Code is Below. addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, whenDone); functio…

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## [Problems creating a debug console](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-creating-a-debug-console/299942)

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**Author:** [@zachwlewis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zachwlewis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-creating-a-debug-console/299942 "2009-11-13T04:15:42Z")

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I have a platformer with a level editor built in, and I would like to create a console to allow the users to type in simple text commands ("new map 20 40") to call functions I have set up. I created a class Console tha…

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## [How to make your own free iPhone Ringtone(Windows/Mac)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-your-own-free-iphone-ringtone-windows-mac/299941)

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**Author:** [@Honglio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Honglio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-your-own-free-iphone-ringtone-windows-mac/299941 "2009-11-13T03:58:47Z")

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For iPhone users: Have many favorite music/songs? Be crazy for episodes of videos or movies? Want make them to be your own special iPhone Ringtone? Now with the Tipard \[iPhone Ringtone Maker and Tipard\*\* \[url=http://ti…

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## [How to create trail for sky rocket/spaceship](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-trail-for-sky-rocket-spaceship/299940)

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**Author:** [@Neubema](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neubema)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-trail-for-sky-rocket-spaceship/299940 "2009-11-13T01:46:20Z")

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Hi. I´m working on an asteroid game and don´t get it to create a nice trail for my spaceship(s). It doesn´t need to look spectacular, just "nice". I tried a comic look alike version with angled mc´s, whose scale are …

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## [Treat double click as a single click](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/treat-double-click-as-a-single-click/299939)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/treat-double-click-as-a-single-click/299939 "2009-11-13T01:45:40Z")

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I have this switch that people can click to turn something on and off. Most young people know that a single click on a button is sufficient to activate that button. But I've seen quite a lot of old people double clickin…

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## [Array returned from a static method and reference](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-returned-from-a-static-method-and-reference/299938)

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**Author:** [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-returned-from-a-static-method-and-reference/299938 "2009-11-13T00:29:54Z")

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I'm curious, and I'm sure I could set up a GC test, but figured before doing that I'd ask the forums: Let's say I have a utility class that contains a static method. This method runs some math on the arguments passed t…

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## [Rollover/Rollout button animation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-rollout-button-animation/299935)

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**Author:** [@nhood01](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nhood01)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-rollout-button-animation/299935 "2009-11-12T23:38:03Z")

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I am a complete novice in Flash and action scripting, but i'm trying to create a button for a website that simply fades in on roll over and fades out on roll off. I've successfully managed to make the roll over effect wo…

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## [Myspace FeedSync App](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myspace-feedsync-app/299933)

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**Author:** [@ajcates](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ajcates)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/myspace-feedsync-app/299933 "2009-11-12T23:22:18Z")

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So the company I work got contracted by myspace to do some development work. And I built a little app to sync feeds to your myspace status. You can try it out here: http://feedsync.servehttp.com This thing is still…

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## [Help with falling snow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-falling-snow/299932)

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**Author:** [@dimi78](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dimi78)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-falling-snow/299932 "2009-11-12T22:54:28Z")

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I'm new at this and I can't make it work can anyone help? thanks! I used the tutorial and this is the error I'm getting: Description 1087: Syntax error: extra characters found after end of program. Source onClipEvent (l…

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## [How can i measure if a movie clips X value is increasing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-measure-if-a-movie-clips-x-value-is-increasing/299931)

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**Author:** [@lletdownl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lletdownl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-measure-if-a-movie-clips-x-value-is-increasing/299931 "2009-11-12T22:38:31Z")

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Hi... thanks for your patience, im new to this forum but have been visiting the site for years to find flash tips and tutorials... i really appreciate any help you guys can offer. Here is my dilema... i have one MC\_P…

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## [Is this possible/good idea?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-possible-good-idea/299929)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Paul\_Jones](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Paul_Jones)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-possible-good-idea/299929 "2009-11-12T21:29:03Z")

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I want to encourage my forum users to help in advertising my website. The general idea is they put a link on websites and i reward them for the number of hits through this link. The basis is they take the link and add …

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## [Place 35 movie clips in random order on stage in specific XY coordinates](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/place-35-movie-clips-in-random-order-on-stage-in-specific-xy-coordinates/299928)

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**Author:** [@mercuryfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mercuryfx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/place-35-movie-clips-in-random-order-on-stage-in-specific-xy-coordinates/299928 "2009-11-12T20:36:06Z")

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I have 35 movie clips named mcMyObject1, mcMyObject2, etc. to mcMyObject35 Each time the playhead enters the frame this code sits on, I want all of these 35 movie clips to be placed on the stage in random order I wan…

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## [Improving workflow with the drawing API](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/improving-workflow-with-the-drawing-api/299926)

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**Author:** [@gilpster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gilpster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/improving-workflow-with-the-drawing-api/299926 "2009-11-12T19:25:30Z")

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Hi everyone, this is my first post. I've used this forum for a long time as a library though. I'm used to the drawing tools within CS3/CS4, but i tend to draw from with AS3 using the drawing API, this is because I ten…

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## [Preloader for a movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-a-movie/299925)

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**Author:** [@mrkhoros](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrkhoros)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-for-a-movie/299925 "2009-11-12T19:19:24Z")

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hi . i tried to load an image into my stage. with clicking a button so i put actionscript for the button as such : on (release) { loadMovie("folderir.jpg", \_root.loader.photo); l = this.getBytesLoaded(); t…

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## [Need help creating best quality flv files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-creating-best-quality-flv-files/299924)

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**Author:** [@crash41](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crash41)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-creating-best-quality-flv-files/299924 "2009-11-12T18:56:06Z")

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I shot some products shots of a model doing a 360. It's a simple 10 second clip. In final cut - the video looks great. i export it as a mov file and that looks great. I'm using the adobe media creator to make the flv…

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## [Find a store near you!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-a-store-near-you/299923)

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**Author:** [@RGS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RGS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-a-store-near-you/299923 "2009-11-12T18:23:08Z")

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Can anyone help me make this type of form inside of flash. I would like to have the same options shown here...find your store by zip code or by simply choosing a city from a drop down menu, once that is done the closest …

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## [Access of undefined property parent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-of-undefined-property-parent/299921)

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**Author:** [@Alpha\_Remex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_Remex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-of-undefined-property-parent/299921 "2009-11-12T17:08:40Z")

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Hey guys - can't figure out why "parent" would be an undefined property.. this is a compiler error, not run-time: override protected function fire():void { var startX:Number = MovieClip(parent…

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## [How to detect/remove ALL (possibly unknown) event listeners on an object?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-remove-all-possibly-unknown-event-listeners-on-an-object/299920)

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**Author:** [@robertnyc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/robertnyc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-detect-remove-all-possibly-unknown-event-listeners-on-an-object/299920 "2009-11-12T16:50:04Z")

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I'm having problem with garbage collection in a large, not-so-well-written project that I didn't start. I am getting memory leaks -- and want to make sure that all event listeners on the offending objects are removed. …

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## [PageFlip as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pageflip-as3/299919)

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**Author:** [@Nimaro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nimaro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pageflip-as3/299919 "2009-11-12T16:38:06Z")

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hy everyone, I using a pageflip made in as3 that works with javascript... The problem is that i got in the file bookSettings.js one thing like this to say to the program what pages i want in my pageflip project. fl…

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## [Shared Object for Drop Target](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-for-drop-target/299918)

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**Author:** [@raizor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/raizor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shared-object-for-drop-target/299918 "2009-11-12T16:35:46Z")

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I've got a drag and drop application that needs some attention... I'd like the drop target array to be "remembered" with a shared object - this way, when the SWF starts up again, the objects are either on the drop targ…

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## [How add the 0 in before a number](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-add-the-0-in-before-a-number/299917)

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**Author:** [@qpixo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/qpixo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-add-the-0-in-before-a-number/299917 "2009-11-12T16:33:13Z")

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I got this weird thing while parsing my XML, some of my ID in xml file has 01, 02, ... 10 Flash remove the 0 before any unique integer such as 1, 2, 3... how can I add the 0 back? When reach 10 it's fine...

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## [Java encoding help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-encoding-help/299916)

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**Author:** [@cnboy0212](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cnboy0212)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/java-encoding-help/299916 "2009-11-12T16:07:53Z")

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i am trying to write my own class to encode and decode a file, i ahve no knowledge on these kinda stuff, what are some methods i can use to encode and decode?

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## [Opening a pdf file in a new window via a button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file-in-a-new-window-via-a-button/299915)

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**Author:** [@saleel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saleel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-a-pdf-file-in-a-new-window-via-a-button/299915 "2009-11-12T15:48:38Z")

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Please help. Im trying to link a button to a pdf file, the root of which is on my pc (not a server). AS2. Anyone? Thanks Steve.

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## [Help! Scope issue within package](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-scope-issue-within-package/299914)

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**Author:** [@alan\_moore](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alan_moore)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-scope-issue-within-package/299914 "2009-11-12T15:42:23Z")

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I have a class in which I have declared an array. The functions in that class are designed to make changes to the array, but it's not working: package { import flash.net.\*; import flash.xml.\*; import flash…

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## [Using For Loops to insert Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-for-loops-to-insert-movie-clips/299912)

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**Author:** [@kdteacher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kdteacher)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-for-loops-to-insert-movie-clips/299912 "2009-11-12T14:56:53Z")

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I am still new to AS3. I have four (at some point a lot more) unique movie clips that I have set the properties for exporting using actionscript. I would like to place these movieclips on the stage using a "for loop"…

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## [Carousel showing up beneath background elements!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/carousel-showing-up-beneath-background-elements/299911)

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**Author:** [@katyjack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/katyjack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/carousel-showing-up-beneath-background-elements/299911 "2009-11-12T14:53:20Z")

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I'm creating a carousel using AS3 based on the following code: http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=154403 I've got several elements on the stage that I'd like to be behind the carousel but instead I ca…

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## [Referencing sprite from within .as file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-sprite-from-within-as-file/299910)

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**Author:** [@Pancho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pancho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-sprite-from-within-as-file/299910 "2009-11-12T14:51:33Z")

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Basically I guess it is a reference problem I do have. (1120: Access of undefined property images) For an image gallery I also do have a few text sprites which may have to much text for one side to display. Therefore I…

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## [Referencing sprite from within .as file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-sprite-from-within-as-file/299909)

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**Author:** [@Pancho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pancho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/referencing-sprite-from-within-as-file/299909 "2009-11-12T14:50:59Z")

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Basically I guess it is a reference problem I do have. (1120: Access of undefined property images) For an image gallery I also do have a few text sprites which may have to much text for one side to display. Therefore I…

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## [Passing variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variable/299908)

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**Author:** [@flashfighter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashfighter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-variable/299908 "2009-11-12T14:33:20Z")

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can i pass variable from one swf to another swf. each swf is in separate html page. Plz help me. any tutorial any help plz plz plz

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## [iPhone/Mobile alt site to Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iphone-mobile-alt-site-to-flash/299906)

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**Author:** [@Terraform](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terraform)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/iphone-mobile-alt-site-to-flash/299906 "2009-11-12T13:40:05Z")

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Hey all I am looking for opinions and advice on your thoughts and experiences on platforms for iPhone, and smartphone alt sites to compliment and give options to a flash site. I am a photographer/filmmaker and am quit…

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