# Latest

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## [Big site, external swf's or library components?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-site-external-swfs-or-library-components/279991)

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**Author:** [@lsatdown](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lsatdown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-site-external-swfs-or-library-components/279991 "2009-01-21T13:33:19Z")

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Hi, I am at the start of creating a large site with many different components: Basic text areas Latest projects with images / video Blog with text, images and video Secure login area to view protected projects What wo…

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## [Kill button on a loaded swf that removes itself (loaded swf)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kill-button-on-a-loaded-swf-that-removes-itself-loaded-swf/279990)

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**Author:** [@wolcotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolcotter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kill-button-on-a-loaded-swf-that-removes-itself-loaded-swf/279990 "2009-01-21T13:31:25Z")

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I have a swf loading another swf. The loaded swf has a button (mc) whose purpose is to unload (kill) itself (the swf). Anyone know how to code this? Thanks so much for your time.

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## [AS3 clickon button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-clickon-button/279989)

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**Author:** [@boruze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boruze)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-clickon-button/279989 "2009-01-21T12:53:29Z")

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Hey everyone, Help needed!!! i'm sure my problem is not that difficult to sort out, but I just don't know how to finalize my action script. my project is: i have a pack of paper on the screen. when user clicks on the…

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## [Use of \_root & \_parent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-of--root--parent/279988)

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**Author:** [@Teel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Teel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-of--root--parent/279988 "2009-01-21T12:48:15Z")

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Hi, I have this problem: I have main timeline with many frames and layers, on frame 25 i have a movie clip named "buttons", inside it there are 7layers, 3 for movie clips of buttons, 3 for invisible buttons and 1 for act…

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## [AS3 stream mp3 over mms://](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-stream-mp3-over-mms/279987)

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**Author:** [@djbrux](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djbrux)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-stream-mp3-over-mms/279987 "2009-01-21T12:10:05Z")

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Hi there, Im using AS3 to load some rather complicated XML from microsoft sharepoint. In this XML i have some URL pointing to our colleges media server, running windows media services. We are using mms as the protoco…

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## [HELP : onKeyPress LEFT](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-onkeypress-left/279986)

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**Author:** [@BUroKHUli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BUroKHUli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-onkeypress-left/279986 "2009-01-21T12:06:48Z")

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Hello, May I ask for help on actionscripting. I am not much of a scripting guy and can only do so little about it. However, I managed to find a script that works for my simple animation that PLAYS the movie everytime …

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## [Affordable Icons selling Site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/affordable-icons-selling-site/279985)

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**Author:** [@steve\_michael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steve_michael)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/affordable-icons-selling-site/279985 "2009-01-21T10:58:38Z")

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hi, I am new to this site and its the 1st post I am doing. Easy and I am sharing a website that I really like. http://www.icongalore.com a place to get quality icons. Hope you all will enjoy watching the site. Get 18…

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## [Whats the best bittorrent client](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-best-bittorrent-client/279984)

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**Author:** [@flash\_fool](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flash_fool)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-best-bittorrent-client/279984 "2009-01-21T10:52:28Z")

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whats the best bittorrent client. I use Tomato Torrent. anyone got anything better?

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## [System.totalMemory keeps increasing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-totalmemory-keeps-increasing/279982)

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**Author:** [@darnpunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darnpunk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/system-totalmemory-keeps-increasing/279982 "2009-01-21T10:05:40Z")

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Hi there, I am trying to build a chatbox with some effects when there are more than a number of lines (e.g 6). Once there are more than 6 lines, the oldest message will fade away and all the messages will shift up when…

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## [Help /w stage size](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-stage-size/279981)

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**Author:** [@OML](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OML)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-stage-size/279981 "2009-01-21T09:51:45Z")

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Hello, I have a video clip 640x480 that is embedded into the timeline. On the side, I have a bar that is 60x480. Now, I want to make the movie stretch over the whole screen on full-screen mode, and the bar will be …

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## [Anbody wanna judge?!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anbody-wanna-judge/279980)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anbody-wanna-judge/279980 "2009-01-21T09:19:48Z")

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It's for the FXPression 09 contest: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=316544 \[smile\] Just PM me your five favorite entries by Saturday evening! Also, I'll be adding the names of all judges to a summary pag…

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## [IE Button Value Fix / Rant](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-button-value-fix-rant/279979)

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**Author:** [@phorte](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phorte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie-button-value-fix-rant/279979 "2009-01-21T09:12:20Z")

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So ive been working on this online ordering system for the bookshop I work in, and its been going along quite well, working out php and sql etc. And ive pretty much got it working perfectly, and then i went and did the …

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## [Urgent Question On Full Screen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-question-on-full-screen/279976)

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**Author:** [@wbekhazi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wbekhazi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-question-on-full-screen/279976 "2009-01-21T08:33:19Z")

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i am trying to get full screen effect for ONE VECTOR OBJECT, to open in full screen ? how can i do that ? like for example if i have a rectangle shape and i want that rectangle to open from left to right full screen ?

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## [Ring-a-ring](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ring-a-ring/279975)

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**Author:** [@kernel\_flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kernel_flash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ring-a-ring/279975 "2009-01-21T08:24:14Z")

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Here is my first official entry Made in hurry !!!! Preview http://megaswf.com/view/74494201d407c983ec7ffcd16de342e0.html Cheers Kernel

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## [How to protect web applications](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-protect-web-applications/279974)

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**Author:** [@arundracula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arundracula)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-protect-web-applications/279974 "2009-01-21T07:50:59Z")

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Suppose a person asked me to do a web page with a database to store his transactions. I've done that in flash php and mysql. Also consider after buying this from me he sells it to others. So my question is how can I avoi…

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## [Lightgrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lightgrid/279973)

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**Author:** [@freeskier89](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/freeskier89)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lightgrid/279973 "2009-01-21T07:46:42Z")

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Just added some color and depth and style to the normal proximity grid :). This is my last entry! \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container",1); var cam\_z = 0; var cam\_x = 0; var cam\_y = 0; var maxdepth = 100; var HALF\_WI…

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## [Struggling with menu buttons with multiple effects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/struggling-with-menu-buttons-with-multiple-effects/279971)

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**Author:** [@djcflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/djcflash)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/struggling-with-menu-buttons-with-multiple-effects/279971 "2009-01-21T07:10:20Z")

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Hi all I'm pretty new to flash and really struggling to intergrate my menu animations with the file I downloaded from the tutorial at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dropdownmenu.htm I have 5 images in total. 4 of …

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## [PHP MYSQL DATA to XML FILE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-data-to-xml-file/279970)

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**Author:** [@anthonynaly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anthonynaly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-data-to-xml-file/279970 "2009-01-21T05:37:50Z")

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Good Day, This is going to be my first post in this forums. Im having a problem with taking the data from my mysql database and output the data in an xml file. The script is working but the output xml misses 1 row in m…

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## [Illustration, Animation & Graphic Design](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustration-animation-graphic-design/279969)

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**Author:** [@nosepilot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nosepilot)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustration-animation-graphic-design/279969 "2009-01-21T05:13:46Z")

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\[CENTER\]\[IMG\]http://nosepilot.com/art2/buttons/1c.gif\[/IMG\]\[/CENTER\] Hello. I've got a flexible versatile style that adapts to the nature of the project. I've been freelancing for 8 years. My rate is currently pretty a…

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## [Motion tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-tween/279968)

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**Author:** [@jermo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jermo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-tween/279968 "2009-01-21T03:40:18Z")

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i have a problem getting a motion tween to work. i'm animating a leg but the two pieces move in the direction they are supposed to but not connected at the joint it "jumps" together on the last key frame, but the arrow…

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## [Tweener Pixel Bender](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweener-pixel-bender/279967)

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**Author:** [@Tyg3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tyg3r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweener-pixel-bender/279967 "2009-01-21T03:15:16Z")

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Hi I'm desperately trying to use the Tweener classes to allow me to animate a Pixel Bender filter. I know I need to use a specific class called: registerSpecialProperty(), but I just can't get the hang of it. It's al…

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## [Please help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help/279966)

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**Author:** [@cullen90](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cullen90)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help/279966 "2009-01-21T02:53:52Z")

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Hey Guys, see here http://help.tbdesigns.com.au/Untitled-1.html When you drag the screen in any direction the background scales and rezises. But How do I make the text stay center and a certain size so that it wo…

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## [Website-Press.com](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-press-com/279965)

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**Author:** [@SpaceNet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SpaceNet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-press-com/279965 "2009-01-21T02:29:01Z")

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Hi, We recently launched an article website for submitting website related articles. I was wondering if you guys could check it out when you get a chance and give us any possitive/negative feedback you may have on the …

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## [Tweened images look like crap!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweened-images-look-like-crap/279964)

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**Author:** [@Snerp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Snerp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweened-images-look-like-crap/279964 "2009-01-21T02:21:46Z")

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I'm creating a very basic tween of an image which scales down to half it's size. It looks fine in Flash but when published the scaled down image looks like crap, all pixelated. I've done this hundreds of times in other v…

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## [Animation works on IE but not on Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-works-on-ie-but-not-on-firefox/279963)

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**Author:** [@Paradise\_Wolf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Paradise_Wolf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-works-on-ie-but-not-on-firefox/279963 "2009-01-21T02:13:26Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\]I made a scale animation that works on IE 7 but it does not work on Firefox 3.\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]The button toggles between scaling up and down. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Arial\]In Firefox, it starts the loop fo…

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## [New Side Scrolling Platform Game Engine](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-side-scrolling-platform-game-engine/279962)

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**Author:** [@motionsmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/motionsmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-side-scrolling-platform-game-engine/279962 "2009-01-21T01:40:31Z")

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I mentioned it probably a year ago, but the Citrus Engine is finally officially live. You can check out the site, which is also a demo of the engine, at http://citrusengine.com. The Citrus Engine is a sidescrolling pla…

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## [Studio check](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/studio-check/279960)

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**Author:** [@finalvisual](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/finalvisual)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/studio-check/279960 "2009-01-21T01:08:08Z")

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http://finalvisual.ca/beta note\*\* no content, just nav and footer/news...

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## [How to stop a timer in an unloaded swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-stop-a-timer-in-an-unloaded-swf/279959)

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**Author:** [@madfatter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/madfatter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-stop-a-timer-in-an-unloaded-swf/279959 "2009-01-21T01:06:27Z")

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Hi, I have a project in which the main swf loads another into it. The swf that gets loaded has an xml driven slideshow that runs on a timer. To view what the timer was doing in the output I traced the name of each ph…

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## [Evaluate using string operator?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/evaluate-using-string-operator/279958)

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**Author:** [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/evaluate-using-string-operator/279958 "2009-01-21T00:59:56Z")

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var operator:String = "\*"; trace(10 operator 10); //returns 100, you get the idea... The obvious solution is just a big fat switch / case statement based off the operator, but I'm curious if there is a more graceful…

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## [Opening an fla in a new browser window with java](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-an-fla-in-a-new-browser-window-with-java/279957)

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**Author:** [@ralphiedee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ralphiedee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-an-fla-in-a-new-browser-window-with-java/279957 "2009-01-21T00:55:54Z")

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I followed this tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/newwindow.htm put the proper actions on my button, the button calls the window in a blank page but it does not have the settings in the javascript no scrol…

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