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## [Why 4 threads run faster than 2 on my dual core?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-4-threads-run-faster-than-2-on-my-dual-core/283663)

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**Author:** [@NeoDreamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeoDreamer)\
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**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-4-threads-run-faster-than-2-on-my-dual-core/283663 "2009-03-09T20:15:56Z")

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I've built a ray tracer in Java. It generates images like this: \[image\] (this is not mine, it's just an example). I multithreaded it by cutting up the image horizontally and telling each thread to render a chunk of …

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## [Custom video players + mp4s](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-video-players-mp4s/283662)

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**Author:** [@wolcotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolcotter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-video-players-mp4s/283662 "2009-03-09T19:55:21Z")

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I'm having issues getting mp4s to load correctly locally when I test for a custom video player I'm building. The same code loads flvs just fine. Are there differences in the way you code for the two formats I should know…

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## [Silhouette Image in Flash CS4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silhouette-image-in-flash-cs4/283661)

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**Author:** [@GiveMeCoffee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GiveMeCoffee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/silhouette-image-in-flash-cs4/283661 "2009-03-09T19:48:22Z")

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What is the best way the silhouette an image in Flash? Flash does not seem to recognize my Photoshop clipping paths. Any advice would be great. Thanks.

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## [Building dynamic navigation, getting the name of the button clicked](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-dynamic-navigation-getting-the-name-of-the-button-clicked/283660)

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**Author:** [@PatrickMichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PatrickMichael)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/building-dynamic-navigation-getting-the-name-of-the-button-clicked/283660 "2009-03-09T19:47:41Z")

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Hi, assistance greatly appreciated I am attempting to build navigation dynamically, an XML file is built from a php script calling a MySQL data base, the ActionScript interprets the XML file. The function that builds t…

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## [Print Image from flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-image-from-flash/283659)

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**Author:** [@evokenz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evokenz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-image-from-flash/283659 "2009-03-09T19:35:52Z")

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I need to be able to print an image that has been externally loaded on to the stage.. I have no trouble printing text from an XML file, and I can also load the image, but for some reason it doesn't want to print out.. …

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## [MCs sticking in place when moved on keyframes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mcs-sticking-in-place-when-moved-on-keyframes/283658)

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**Author:** [@test1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/test1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mcs-sticking-in-place-when-moved-on-keyframes/283658 "2009-03-09T19:34:59Z")

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I'm noticing a new problem that I think only just started popping up with CS4. Basically sometimes I'll have a menu or something with different states on different keyframes. There is a series of icons (sprites) on there…

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## [Xml relative link not working on server](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-relative-link-not-working-on-server/283656)

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**Author:** [@bobcahill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobcahill)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-relative-link-not-working-on-server/283656 "2009-03-09T19:30:41Z")

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I have a web application that doesn't pull in the XML which is brought in from SwfObject 1.5 that has the xml location sent in via flashvars. The xml location is a relative link. You can see it here, \<script type="text…

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## [Image distortion in xml/Flash photo gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-distortion-in-xml-flash-photo-gallery/283655)

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**Author:** [@josmcs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/josmcs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-distortion-in-xml-flash-photo-gallery/283655 "2009-03-09T18:54:27Z")

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I used the Photo Gallery using xml and Flash tutorial and created a nice gallery with thumbnails I increased the size to accommodate a 800x533px size picture however when the images are imported they are distorted to a s…

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## [Skip Frame Q](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skip-frame-q/283654)

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**Author:** [@jjdelv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jjdelv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skip-frame-q/283654 "2009-03-09T18:43:30Z")

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So... I have a page which has an intro animation which lasts 314 frames and finishes with a button. When you click the button it takes you to a separate html page with a scrolling photogallery. When I click the 'back' …

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## [Propagating a change across multiple pages](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/propagating-a-change-across-multiple-pages/283653)

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**Author:** [@graylensman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graylensman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/propagating-a-change-across-multiple-pages/283653 "2009-03-09T18:22:41Z")

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I've got a website with 100+ pages. Each page features the exact same links sidebar (to navigate throughout the site). I need to add a link to this sidebar. But I don't want to have to touch every single stinking page. I…

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## [Tab Index problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tab-index-problem/283652)

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**Author:** [@paulscanlon\_99](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulscanlon_99)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tab-index-problem/283652 "2009-03-09T18:13:59Z")

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Hi, can anyone help me work out why tabIndex ignores the order i set after it reaches a movie clip. I have four input text fileds. and their tabIndex's are set from 1-4 i then have a movie clip as tabIndex 5 and anothe…

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## [ColdFusion component for Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coldfusion-component-for-flash/283651)

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**Author:** [@Fhrosty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fhrosty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coldfusion-component-for-flash/283651 "2009-03-09T17:12:54Z")

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I need to display images from one server in a Flash file on another. I cannot place a cross-domain policy file on the images server, so I'm trying to follow the technique outlined here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/…

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## [Textfiled Mouse Over](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfiled-mouse-over/283650)

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**Author:** [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfiled-mouse-over/283650 "2009-03-09T17:08:43Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to create a hand cursor when the mouse goes over a TextField. buttonMode does not work. Can I use cursor? Thanks, AK

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## [Duplicating library objects to satisfy var typing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-library-objects-to-satisfy-var-typing/283649)

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**Author:** [@bardic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bardic)\
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**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicating-library-objects-to-satisfy-var-typing/283649 "2009-03-09T16:56:50Z")

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ya.. I dunno how to try to sum this up in a sentence but I think that title give's ya an idea. I have a class. Let's say it's a video player and I have a library of art for it. So I now want to load the swf of this vi…

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## [Apple Dock Style interface help! Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apple-dock-style-interface-help-flash-8/283648)

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**Author:** [@webbed\_feet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webbed_feet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apple-dock-style-interface-help-flash-8/283648 "2009-03-09T15:55:38Z")

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Hey, right i trying to create an apple style dock, I found an fla online, i would like each button to be their own movie clip as they will have different content inside them and will link to a different movie clip. any t…

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## [Connecting Array and Frames](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-array-and-frames/283647)

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**Author:** [@romuls](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/romuls)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-array-and-frames/283647 "2009-03-09T15:55:10Z")

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I am really starting to hate actionscript 3.0...the problem is in my movie i have a question, where the user needs to write an anwer in the input text field, and if the answer is correct he should go to a new frame, but …

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## [Creating Unique Air Packages On Download](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-unique-air-packages-on-download/283646)

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**Author:** [@Ricardinho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricardinho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-unique-air-packages-on-download/283646 "2009-03-09T15:54:16Z")

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Im looking for a way or any ideas on how to inject variables into a packaged Air file. Or how to create a Air package on the fly to make it unique on every download? Example A user creates an account a website and gets…

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## [Getting all the target information](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-all-the-target-information/283645)

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**Author:** [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-all-the-target-information/283645 "2009-03-09T15:33:51Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to dump out all the target info in as3? Basically I would like to know everything that is contained in my target like a var\_dump or cfdump for as3. Something that would work like.... trace(even…

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## [Virtual stock trade game - Wall Street](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virtual-stock-trade-game-wall-street/283644)

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**Author:** [@dobredev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dobredev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virtual-stock-trade-game-wall-street/283644 "2009-03-09T15:27:04Z")

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World is in financial crise, most of countries are in recession. For 2008, an estimated 2.6 million U.S. jobs were eliminated. In Russia only in december 2008 1.0 million jobs were eliminated. Learn how to survive and pl…

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## [How? Loading from XML and creating sprites based on XML length?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-loading-from-xml-and-creating-sprites-based-on-xml-length/283642)

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**Author:** [@josepilove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/josepilove)\
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**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-loading-from-xml-and-creating-sprites-based-on-xml-length/283642 "2009-03-09T15:25:43Z")

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OK, here is my task. I am supposed to make a film chooser that is an infinite horizontal scroll with stills and stats(name, duration, etc.) filled via XML. Currently, what i am doing is loading in all of the image UR…

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## [Virtual stock trade game - Wall Street](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virtual-stock-trade-game-wall-street/283641)

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**Author:** [@dobredev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dobredev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/virtual-stock-trade-game-wall-street/283641 "2009-03-09T15:25:00Z")

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World is in financial crise, most of countries are in recession. For 2008, an estimated 2.6 million U.S. jobs were eliminated. In Russia only in december 2008 1.0 million jobs were eliminated. Learn how to survive and pl…

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## [Help! function not getting called in onLoad](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-function-not-getting-called-in-onload/283640)

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**Author:** [@Trupti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Trupti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-function-not-getting-called-in-onload/283640 "2009-03-09T14:56:19Z")

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Hello there, Here is my problem, I am loading one xml file and onload (or onData) of this file I am calling another function but, this function is not getting called. What can be the issue? Can delegates be used here …

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## [Alternative to TileList](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alternative-to-tilelist/283638)

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**Author:** [@HoldingUpTheBar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HoldingUpTheBar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alternative-to-tilelist/283638 "2009-03-09T14:29:14Z")

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Hello all, as you can see I'm new to forums. I've been using Flash for a little while and I'm being slowly trained up by my employers. I've got a question for you gurus out there - I'm looking for a lightweight alterna…

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## [Problem with $dbh-\>quote in CGI script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-dbh-quote-in-cgi-script/283637)

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**Author:** [@iamhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iamhere)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-dbh-quote-in-cgi-script/283637 "2009-03-09T14:23:52Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to develop a website which will accept user written input in a form and will store it in a MySQL database, and will have no problems if the user written text has a ' in it. For this I was referred to this …

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## [Full screen executable file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-executable-file/283636)

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**Author:** [@bladeswim83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bladeswim83)\
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**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-executable-file/283636 "2009-03-09T14:04:10Z")

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Hello, I think this is a very simple tasks but I need to be able to export my flash movie as an .exe. I have the movie set to a specific size and my client wants the movie to play but with a solid color box filling …

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## [Error message....can't fixit](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message-cant-fixit/283635)

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**Author:** [@outback](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/outback)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-message-cant-fixit/283635 "2009-03-09T13:38:59Z")

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Hi all, I'm having a real big problem... I'm geting the folowing error message can anyone please help? Error #2044: securityError: não manipulado. text=Error #2048: Violação da área de segurança: http://patriciaribeir…

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## [Delete all children](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-all-children/283634)

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**Author:** [@Alber\_Kidd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alber_Kidd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-all-children/283634 "2009-03-09T13:21:46Z")

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I have a movieclip that will have between 3 and 6 children in it. I need a way to delete all the children. What is the best way to do this? Cheers, AK

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## [How to change keyboard keys using senoculars class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-keyboard-keys-using-senoculars-class/283633)

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**Author:** [@farban](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/farban)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-change-keyboard-keys-using-senoculars-class/283633 "2009-03-09T13:14:46Z")

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in my player.as file i have used senocular utili class to create movement using arrow up down left and right. and firebullet using space button. how can i change this so the player moves to the A, S, D, W keys instead …

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## [Tracing what is found in PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-what-is-found-in-php/283632)

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**Author:** [@Garfty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Garfty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tracing-what-is-found-in-php/283632 "2009-03-09T13:10:01Z")

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Hi all, im looking at doing an upload image piece for a site, however i need to return something from the PHP, the file name and size, reason being is that this is then being passed through to a javascript function. I…

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## [Stopping a loded movie from playing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-a-loded-movie-from-playing/283631)

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**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-a-loded-movie-from-playing/283631 "2009-03-09T12:53:44Z")

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Hi I am trying to load a swf file by using a loader. the loader is set to visible = false; until 50% of the swf is loded and once that is done I am setting the visiblity to true. But the only problem is the loade…

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