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## [as2 thumbnail scroller: createTextField issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-thumbnail-scroller-createtextfield-issues/274269)

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**Author:** [@JChristian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JChristian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-thumbnail-scroller-createtextfield-issues/274269 "2008-10-27T21:13:47Z")

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Hello, I'm working on a script to make a thumbnail scroller-type gallery powered by XML, the thumbnails scroll and I can get it to have one textField be populated & scroll (by manually put in a text field, and using as2 …

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## [Image resizing method](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-resizing-method/274268)

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**Author:** [@Tenche](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tenche)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-resizing-method/274268 "2008-10-27T21:07:36Z")

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I'm using a remote XML file to load images. I need to know how to center an image no matter it’s width or height. I re sized the entire site to about 725×600 Now my wide images position themselves at the top and …

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## [Windows Azure](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-azure/274267)

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**Author:** [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/windows-azure/274267 "2008-10-27T20:44:39Z")

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Hello guys, its about time. I miss being here. Have you heard about \*\*Windows Azure \*\*? check it out: http://www.microsoft.com/azure/ what do you think about it ? I think its great, doing web development on this …

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## [Loadvariables working for input boxes but not for static variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-working-for-input-boxes-but-not-for-static-variables/274266)

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**Author:** [@rikiu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rikiu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadvariables-working-for-input-boxes-but-not-for-static-variables/274266 "2008-10-27T20:34:38Z")

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ok so ive been successful posting variables to a php file from input boxes but for some reason i cant send static variables to php or im doing it wrong. basically what i want to do is say on(release){ var = "someth…

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## [Exclusivity and licensing for Flash projects](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exclusivity-and-licensing-for-flash-projects/274265)

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**Author:** [@snickelfritz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snickelfritz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exclusivity-and-licensing-for-flash-projects/274265 "2008-10-27T20:30:33Z")

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Not sure where to post this, so... I have prospective client (a local sign company) that wishes to retain "exclusivity" for a Flash project they want me to create for them. ie: they don't want other local sign companies …

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## [InkCanvas and Images](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inkcanvas-and-images/274264)

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**Author:** [@Preafos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Preafos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inkcanvas-and-images/274264 "2008-10-27T20:11:15Z")

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Hi, I'm write a application in WPF to display handwritten text and images. For this purpose i choosed the InkCanvas-object. I finally could add an image to the InkCanvas by adding it as a child to the Children-proper…

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## [URL inside XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-inside-xml/274263)

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**Author:** [@biztaty](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biztaty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/url-inside-xml/274263 "2008-10-27T20:06:32Z")

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hi, how could I store link url inside the xml and use this url inside flash with actionscript 3 ?

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## [Apache, php setup on XP home](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apache-php-setup-on-xp-home/274262)

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**Author:** [@pucca](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pucca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/apache-php-setup-on-xp-home/274262 "2008-10-27T19:50:21Z")

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Please can someone help me. I've installed apache 2.2 , php 5 and mysql 5 om my home edition XP pc. Everything installed perfectly, except if I want to test my php , it gives me a blank page. If I view the source, It sho…

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## [Removing children with conditional statements help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-children-with-conditional-statements-help/274260)

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**Author:** [@wuzzi2ya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuzzi2ya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-children-with-conditional-statements-help/274260 "2008-10-27T19:21:09Z")

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I have a movie that need to remove a child in order to load another. This will be done through the use of a button. Works fine, yet I need to remove other children with the same button. Example... I click the button,…

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## [How to reference an exhisting movieclip via it's instance name?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-reference-an-exhisting-movieclip-via-its-instance-name/274257)

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**Author:** [@caraticus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/caraticus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-reference-an-exhisting-movieclip-via-its-instance-name/274257 "2008-10-27T18:16:19Z")

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Hi, I'm wondering how to properly reference a movieclip from the document class that's already on stage, (manually created and placed). I've created a movieclip that has a couple levels to it and I'm trying to access …

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## [XML Text Gallery in as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-text-gallery-in-as3/274256)

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**Author:** [@vanderwaal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vanderwaal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-text-gallery-in-as3/274256 "2008-10-27T18:03:54Z")

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i'm trying to build what will essentially be a journal in as3. the date and text will be read from an XML file... a lot like a simple gallery where clicking on a thumbnail shows the larger picture but where the thumbnai…

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## [If statement for mp3 player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-mp3-player/274255)

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**Author:** [@HeavyPops](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HeavyPops)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/if-statement-for-mp3-player/274255 "2008-10-27T17:57:25Z")

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Hi I'm trying to figure out a simple if statement: var mp3Player:Sound = new Sound(); mp3Player.loadSound("http://www.mysite.com/audio/01.mp3", true); mp3Player.setVolume(75); if(mp3Player.play == true) { playB…

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## [Halloween Costumes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/halloween-costumes/274254)

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**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/halloween-costumes/274254 "2008-10-27T17:50:26Z")

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I have been letting my hair get really shaggy, for no particular reason, so I decided to use that to my advantage. It's reddish-brown, and gets really curly when it's long, so I ordered a red dress and I'm going as Littl…

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## [Little Big Planet ... (Review)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/little-big-planet-review/274253)

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**Author:** [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/little-big-planet-review/274253 "2008-10-27T17:24:46Z")

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EDIT: \[COLOR="Red"\]Since Senocular posted a review before me - and it's a much better more in depth look at the game I'm going to post that first ... so please go there if you'd like to know more on Little Big Planet... h…

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## [Game - LittleBigPlanet](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-littlebigplanet/274252)

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**Author:** [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-littlebigplanet/274252 "2008-10-27T17:10:47Z")

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I received LittleBigPlanet Saturday from GameStop, about 5 days after its original (solid) release date before all of the Qu'ran passages in the background music hoopla. Since it was earlier than the "official", delayed…

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## [Xml and nodes? help me navigate!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-nodes-help-me-navigate/274251)

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**Author:** [@jibble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jibble)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-nodes-help-me-navigate/274251 "2008-10-27T17:09:51Z")

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HOPEFULLY this will be pretty quick and painless...:P I'm having what seems to be a pathing problem with xml and firstChild/childNodes. I'm trying to fill one dynamic textbox with the "city" and another text box with …

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## [Preloader etiquite](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-etiquite/274250)

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**Author:** [@HMPoweredMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HMPoweredMan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-etiquite/274250 "2008-10-27T16:39:34Z")

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Is it better to have a preloader load an external .swf? or have it coded into the original .swf? I ask this because I have a game that I may want to share with other sites down the road. But the preloader .swf will alw…

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## [First Maya now SoftImage -- Autodesk the new Microsoft?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-maya-now-softimage-autodesk-the-new-microsoft/274248)

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**Author:** [@prg9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/prg9)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/first-maya-now-softimage-autodesk-the-new-microsoft/274248 "2008-10-27T15:51:28Z")

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:huh: Autodesk acquires SoftImage? http://www.softimage.com/ http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?id=12022457&siteID=123112 Over at YouTube there is a parody of "Autodesk internal discussion about Softimage" h…

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## [External swfs (charts) not showing/random](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs-charts-not-showing-random/274247)

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**Author:** [@skojdk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skojdk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swfs-charts-not-showing-random/274247 "2008-10-27T15:31:04Z")

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Hey there! I have a problem with loading external swf charts file in a flash application. ( http://teethgrinder.co.uk/open-flash-chart/ ) Sometimes the charts shows and sometime they don't. I have no clue if this is mem…

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## [Need help with movieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-movieclip/274246)

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**Author:** [@teltom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/teltom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-movieclip/274246 "2008-10-27T15:24:04Z")

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Hi there, I want to make a resizable movieClip, but unfortunately I've got a problem with y limitation. Roughly saying I want the movieClip stop when it reaches certain y position. I've done as follows: / onClipEvent (…

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## [Explaination please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/explaination-please/274245)

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**Author:** [@spam\_killer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spam_killer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/explaination-please/274245 "2008-10-27T15:19:50Z")

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Hello.. I need some explaination here.. Recently I found an actionscript containing variable declaration like below: if (eval(../boden:wings) == 6) { gotoandplay(5); } what is actually \>\> \[COLOR=red\]../boden:wi…

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## [Variable declaration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-declaration/274244)

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**Author:** [@spam\_killer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spam_killer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variable-declaration/274244 "2008-10-27T15:07:11Z")

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Hello.. I need some explaination here.. Recently I found an actionscript containing variable declaration like below: if (eval(../boden:wings) == 6) { gotoandplay(5); } what is actually \>\> \[COLOR=red\]../boden:wi…

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## [AS2.0 Flash Player 10 Bug with textField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-flash-player-10-bug-with-textfield/274242)

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**Author:** [@paulcybulski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paulcybulski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-flash-player-10-bug-with-textfield/274242 "2008-10-27T14:59:41Z")

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\[FONT=verdana, arial, helvetica\] I have text fields that are within movieClips such that accessing them would be myText.textField.text = "blahBlah"...these text fields are for e-mail addresses and web addresses that ar…

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## [Button Text Colour](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-text-colour/274241)

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**Author:** [@wentworth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wentworth)\
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**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-text-colour/274241 "2008-10-27T14:40:28Z")

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I am creating an application in Flash CS3 for a client who has strict colour requirements. I have to display a lot of images and need a lot of buttons with different text to display images on roll over. I have created a …

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## [Indie Cyberpunk Strategy/RPG Game Help Wanted](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/indie-cyberpunk-strategy-rpg-game-help-wanted/274240)

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**Author:** [@Pinback](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pinback)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/indie-cyberpunk-strategy-rpg-game-help-wanted/274240 "2008-10-27T14:37:59Z")

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\*\*Project name: \*\* Zion Brief description: Zion is a strategy/rpg Cyberpunk game. The game code has come very far, and we are currently producing some great music, models, and concept art. However,with only a han…

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## [Creating radio buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-radio-buttons/274239)

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**Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\
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**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-radio-buttons/274239 "2008-10-27T14:22:58Z")

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Hi everyone, I was wondering if anybody could direct me to tutorials in order to learn how to create radiobuttons, checkboxes and combo box via actionscript and how to pull their data out too. I only know how to do it …

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## [Dynamic Text Field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field/274238)

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**Author:** [@dellthx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dellthx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-field/274238 "2008-10-27T14:21:19Z")

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Hi, I have a question about the Dynamic Text Field. Is there a way to change the shape of it. Normally it's a rectangle but the way I have the stage set up, I need the Dynamic Text Field to be altered. On my stage I ha…

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## [Form + GET](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-get/274237)

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**Author:** [@Maqrkk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maqrkk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-get/274237 "2008-10-27T14:18:29Z")

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Hey everyone, I'll try to explain, as clearly as I can, the problem I'm facing. I have a page, view.php. It allows people to view data out of the data base. You can call view.php with GET parameters, so it's able to be…

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## [Javascript call CGI](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-call-cgi/274236)

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**Author:** [@Multi\_Task](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Multi_Task)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-call-cgi/274236 "2008-10-27T13:17:28Z")

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How can I call a CGI script from a onChange function with javascript without opening any extra windows, navigating away from current page ect...? Thanks in advance. -mt

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## [Open .swf on top and then click to close](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf-on-top-and-then-click-to-close/274235)

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**Author:** [@peejay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/peejay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/open-swf-on-top-and-then-click-to-close/274235 "2008-10-27T13:03:39Z")

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Hi, I would like to open an external .swf on top of another .swf and then be able to close it. I'm new to this kind of thing though and wouldn't know how to do it. Can anyone please tell me how? Thanks in advance! :jam…

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