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## [Drawing application](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-application/283245)

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**Author:** [@Einzeln](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Einzeln)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-application/283245 "2009-03-04T02:42:21Z")

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hi everyone right now i'm making the drawing application for flash cs3 this is the sample of my class package { import flash.display.Shape; import flash.display.Sprite; import flash.events.MouseEvent; public…

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## [AS3 Video Player from Scratch](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-video-player-from-scratch/283244)

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**Author:** [@sgpeters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sgpeters)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-video-player-from-scratch/283244 "2009-03-04T02:34:21Z")

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Does anyone know of any good tutorials that will walk me through building an as3 player from the ground up including: clickable seek/progress bar, volume control, and fullscreen support? Lee Brimelow has a great series…

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## [Http://producten.hema.nl/](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/http-producten-hema-nl/283243)

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**Author:** [@bootiteq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bootiteq)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/http-producten-hema-nl/283243 "2009-03-04T02:29:41Z")

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Wait and see what happens http://producten.hema.nl/

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## [Its me Srox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/its-me-srox/283242)

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**Author:** [@srox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/srox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/its-me-srox/283242 "2009-03-04T01:59:09Z")

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Hi all... i'm Srox from malaysia...n this is myself , sketches in 10 minutes using wacom \[smile\] \[image\] Happy voting!

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## [Sorry an array with empty file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorry-an-array-with-empty-file/283241)

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**Author:** [@chup](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chup)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorry-an-array-with-empty-file/283241 "2009-03-04T01:54:26Z")

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Hi all, here what I need to achieve, I have a list of 99 item (something like a phone book) and I will like to sort them in different method. Part of the 99 item might be empty, so the requirement is to move the empty fi…

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## [Website Nav, Tween between pages in the same scene](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-nav-tween-between-pages-in-the-same-scene/283240)

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**Author:** [@jeppy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeppy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-nav-tween-between-pages-in-the-same-scene/283240 "2009-03-04T01:06:20Z")

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Hello, I am new to Actionscript and am working with AS3 in Flash CS3 to produce a portfolio website. Basically I have my flash set up with a 3x3 grid (9 boxes about 450px by 450px each box) and each box will have info a…

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## [Need a mentor badly... or just some advice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-mentor-badly-or-just-some-advice/283239)

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**Author:** [@bear](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bear)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-a-mentor-badly-or-just-some-advice/283239 "2009-03-04T01:03:18Z")

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At the end of my rope, so I thought I'd give random strangers a go at my conundrum. It's been 3 months since I had a full time position. I'm currently doing overflow Flash development correspondence for a company, on p…

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## [Test new site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-new-site/283238)

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**Author:** [@Tracy981](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tracy981)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-new-site/283238 "2009-03-04T00:41:47Z")

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I just finished creating this site...oh man was it a toughie!! I have to push it live tomorrow. Can you guys please test it, see how it runs, any problems, etc etc. if there are problems found, can you let me know whi…

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## [Help with simple avoiding game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-simple-avoiding-game/283237)

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**Author:** [@gothcube](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gothcube)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-simple-avoiding-game/283237 "2009-03-03T23:48:02Z")

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Hey guys! I posted this in the Flash CS3 forum, but I think it fits here too. I need your help! I'm trying to make a simple avoiding game. Kinda like a sneak-out-of-jail type scenario, where you have to avoid the gua…

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## [Is AS3 Messing with my Formatting?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-as3-messing-with-my-formatting/283236)

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**Author:** [@preciousroy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/preciousroy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-as3-messing-with-my-formatting/283236 "2009-03-03T23:42:33Z")

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This one is probably best handled visually. http://ninecommandments.com If you click on Botswana (it's the only country that's darkened) a menu drops down on the left. I'm trying to get all of the menu items the same…

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## [SWF that draws outside its bounds](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-that-draws-outside-its-bounds/283235)

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**Author:** [@kevin416](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevin416)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-that-draws-outside-its-bounds/283235 "2009-03-03T23:24:30Z")

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I opened up the NY Times homepage, and they have this giant Apple addvertisement that has animations over the entire top half of the page, outside the area occupied by the swf. How do they do that? You can look at www.ny…

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## [Same results?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/same-results/283234)

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**Author:** [@michdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michdd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/same-results/283234 "2009-03-03T23:18:37Z")

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I have a loop that is supposed to run a set of functions and output movieclips on a main movieclip. Each of these smaller movieclip is supposed to be a tile. The code below is supposed to make 50 movieClips each one from…

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## [Help with simple avoiding game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-simple-avoiding-game/283233)

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**Author:** [@gothcube](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gothcube)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-simple-avoiding-game/283233 "2009-03-03T23:12:06Z")

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Hey guys! I need your help! I'm trying to make a simple avoiding game. Kinda like a sneak-out-of-jail type scenario, where you have to avoid the guard's field of vision. I have a level set up, and a class object ins…

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## [Would i be an idiot to drop out of college?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/would-i-be-an-idiot-to-drop-out-of-college/283232)

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**Author:** [@oldmanwinter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oldmanwinter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/would-i-be-an-idiot-to-drop-out-of-college/283232 "2009-03-03T22:59:16Z")

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I'm going to engineering school (for mechanical), i've got about two years left, and i hate it. the classes move at a snails pace; last semester i put in a bare minimum of effort or thought (or time; i did no homework a…

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## [Actionscript created actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-created-actionscript/283231)

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**Author:** [@evilexplorer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evilexplorer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-created-actionscript/283231 "2009-03-03T22:55:00Z")

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I was just wondering: is there any way to make actionscript edit itself or other codes. like say you type in a code in an input text box and it would add it to a specific place in your document, and also maybe delete act…

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## [Frame jumping](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-jumping/283230)

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**Author:** [@helpflash0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/helpflash0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frame-jumping/283230 "2009-03-03T22:39:52Z")

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\_root.pagenum =\_root.\_currentframe; This i my worknig code that shows the current frame number in an input or dynamic textbox called pagenum on each frame. Can someone tell me how to leave the text as input which w…

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## [Passing parameters with addEventListener?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-parameters-with-addeventlistener/283229)

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**Author:** [@jpearson311](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jpearson311)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-parameters-with-addeventlistener/283229 "2009-03-03T22:30:30Z")

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So I have an MC that has 6 labels and 6 buttons all with different names. When you click on a button, it needs to direct you to it's appropriate frame label in the MC. Now, since AS 3.0 has done away with inline functi…

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## [Timer not starting in LivePreview](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-not-starting-in-livepreview/283227)

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**Author:** [@forumSteve](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/forumSteve)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-not-starting-in-livepreview/283227 "2009-03-03T22:12:07Z")

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Can anyone confirm that a Timer instance will not start in a LivePreview SWF? Or am I doing something incorrectly?

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## [RemoveChild if exists](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-if-exists/283226)

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**Author:** [@pardoner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pardoner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-if-exists/283226 "2009-03-03T22:11:41Z")

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I'd like to remove a child of the display list if it exists before adding another to the stage. This gives me Error the first time I call it because 'myMC' doesn't exist. function callMc(){ if(myMc) removeChild(myMc)…

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## [TotalFrames from Child](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/totalframes-from-child/283225)

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**Author:** [@ImageMagician](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ImageMagician)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/totalframes-from-child/283225 "2009-03-03T21:49:59Z")

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I am loading an external swf as a child and I want to get its "totalFrames", but I get the following error: "Property totalFrames not found on flash.display.Loader and there is no default value." Is there a way to get …

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## [AS2-Change Instance Name of Array Item](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-change-instance-name-of-array-item/283224)

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**Author:** [@stanmc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stanmc)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-change-instance-name-of-array-item/283224 "2009-03-03T21:48:57Z")

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Hello - I think this is easy, but haven't hit the right solution. Searched forum to no avail. I have an array of buttons. When an array item is clicked, it executes several lines of code. I want to also amend the item'…

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## [AS3 Array element remove issue:](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-array-element-remove-issue/283223)

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**Author:** [@geck0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geck0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-array-element-remove-issue/283223 "2009-03-03T21:16:57Z")

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i have items drawn my stage dynamically and information regarding them in arrays. when i remove an item from the display list: a.target.graphics.clear(); i then use the ‘splice’ and index of method to locate chose…

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## [TextField not working...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-not-working/283221)

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**Author:** [@michdd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michdd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-not-working/283221 "2009-03-03T20:31:52Z")

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I created a simple text field using something like this: ordi.text = "test"; ordi.selectable = false; addChild(ordi); myFormat.color = 0xFFFFFF; myFormat.size = 12; ordi.setTextFormat(myFormat); ordi.x =…

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## [String Parse to Array Format](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-parse-to-array-format/283220)

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**Author:** [@stickaforkinit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stickaforkinit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/string-parse-to-array-format/283220 "2009-03-03T20:10:58Z")

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I am having trouble parsing a string to an array The string is as EXACTLY as follows: the\_string="\[\[5,6,2,0,0,0,0\],\[0,2,0,2,0,3,0\],\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0\],\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\]"; I need it to go into an array like this level\[…

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## [Trace works, but array not populating](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-works-but-array-not-populating/283219)

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**Author:** [@Skarab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skarab)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trace-works-but-array-not-populating/283219 "2009-03-03T19:58:41Z")

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K, I'm stumpered. I've got some xml that I want to use to populate the labels on an array of buttons that I'm putting in with attachMovie. the button(s) load (well, the first one does) and I've got a trace statement that…

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## [Error opening URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-opening-url/283217)

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**Author:** [@njoay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/njoay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-opening-url/283217 "2009-03-03T19:50:17Z")

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Hey all, I'm still using Flash CS3, AS 2.0 and when I play my fla file, it plays correctly but I do get the output: Error opening URL 'file:///Computer07/Users/admin/Documents/A%20Folio/undefined' And when I publi…

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## [Need help with timers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-timers/283216)

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**Author:** [@YouNoTakeCandle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/YouNoTakeCandle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-timers/283216 "2009-03-03T19:24:46Z")

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Hello everyone. This place is great, so I'm going to ask nicely if some of you guys can help me out with this. I have checked in some deep corners of the internet to find answers to this, I somehow got a bit of what I wa…

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## [Why Montana is awesome](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-montana-is-awesome/283214)

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**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-montana-is-awesome/283214 "2009-03-03T18:48:12Z")

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Someone just came into our office and gave me a huge jar of what they called "extremely fresh milk". I have no idea what animal it came from, but I'm assuming either a cow or a goat... But it looked intriguing, so I didn…

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## [Loading an XML file and populating controls \*before\* application loads](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-xml-file-and-populating-controls-before-application-loads/283213)

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**Author:** [@moshecristel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/moshecristel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-an-xml-file-and-populating-controls-before-application-loads/283213 "2009-03-03T18:35:51Z")

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I'm trying to create a flex application that preloads an XML file and populates some custom controls before displaying the page to the user. I'm trying to avoid having the controls resize as they populate while the user …

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## [Javascript Pattern Matching](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-pattern-matching/283211)

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**Author:** [@dottim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dottim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-pattern-matching/283211 "2009-03-03T18:22:45Z")

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I am looking to create a function to allow one to create custom slideshow. Between two select boxes one can pick the images in the order they like them played. The pattern I am looking for is that all images must be acco…

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