# Latest

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## [Event listener when closing Flash application?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-listener-when-closing-flash-application/271710)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-listener-when-closing-flash-application/271710 "2008-09-26T18:20:31Z")

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Is there some way to call a function when the flash window is closing down? There are some concerns in my online game that people can "cheat" by closing down the window when losing against a computer controlled opponen…

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## [Delete onEnterFrame; start onEnterFrame?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-onenterframe-start-onenterframe/271709)

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**Author:** [@jjmorga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jjmorga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delete-onenterframe-start-onenterframe/271709 "2008-09-26T18:12:39Z")

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Hi, title says it all.... any consise methods to restart a deleted onEnterFrame that has been deleted? Thanks!:egg:

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## [How do u target a Movie clip in an external swf file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-u-target-a-movie-clip-in-an-external-swf-file/271708)

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**Author:** [@rajpar3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rajpar3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-u-target-a-movie-clip-in-an-external-swf-file/271708 "2008-09-26T18:10:49Z")

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Hi All, I have 2 files- Main.swf and web.swf. Web.swf contains thumbnails, which when clicked will load movieclips that contain images. Loading is done on the fly based on the thumbnail clicked. Each movie clip is be…

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## [Using a HUGE png or FLV?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-huge-png-or-flv/271707)

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**Author:** [@NHansen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NHansen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-huge-png-or-flv/271707 "2008-09-26T18:02:55Z")

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So, I've been working on a new site for myself. I have a really big PNG (almost 3000x3000) that will be rotating, along with multiple animations on top of it. The image will be almost 3,000px by 3,000px - Should I use a …

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## [setMask flicking in and out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setmask-flicking-in-and-out/271706)

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**Author:** [@jjmorga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jjmorga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setmask-flicking-in-and-out/271706 "2008-09-26T17:43:12Z")

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Hi! I am having issue with a setMask that is only working inconsistantly. The content it is masking is a looping animation created with actionscript and the parent movieclip animates with a tweening plugin. Perhaps this …

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## [HBD, DariusMonsef and Exorxist!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hbd-dariusmonsef-and-exorxist/271705)

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**Author:** [@DanontheMoon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanontheMoon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hbd-dariusmonsef-and-exorxist/271705 "2008-09-26T17:24:49Z")

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Wherever you guys are, Happy Birthdays. I miss your 3D forum style, Exorxist. \[beer\]

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## [Simple roll over type thing- PLEASE HELP - NOOB](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-roll-over-type-thing-please-help-noob/271704)

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**Author:** [@mclosterson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mclosterson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-roll-over-type-thing-please-help-noob/271704 "2008-09-26T17:20:12Z")

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First off- thank you for bothering to read this. I am in a serious bind and will be forever grateful if ANYONE can help me. I have a flash movie. It shows a main screen and then a simple menu on the right. Here is m…

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## [Removing something from an already compiled SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-something-from-an-already-compiled-swf/271703)

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**Author:** [@rondog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rondog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-something-from-an-already-compiled-swf/271703 "2008-09-26T16:49:59Z")

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I have a SWF file (no source) that has an arrow in it. I need to remove this arrow. I decompiled the SWF file to see if it had an instance name and it doesnt so I cant think of anyway of calling the arrow from actionscri…

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## [How do I add filters to this ball using as?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-filters-to-this-ball-using-as/271702)

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**Author:** [@spooks222](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spooks222)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-add-filters-to-this-ball-using-as/271702 "2008-09-26T16:36:27Z")

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two questions, 1. I drew a blue ball using actionscript, and I was wondering what other kind filters I could use to make it look more realistic. I tried using the help files, but I always ran into problems on the outpu…

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## [Dell intro](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dell-intro/271701)

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**Author:** [@anne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anne)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dell-intro/271701 "2008-09-26T16:25:16Z")

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Hello, Could you direct me to a tutorial where I can create an intro like Dell.com. http://www.dell.com/ The image changes over a period of time, and there are control buttons if user wants to click and go to the nex…

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## [Key.isDown() imitation classes crashing processes? (Flex 3)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown-imitation-classes-crashing-processes-flex-3/271700)

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**Author:** [@jotapeh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jotapeh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-isdown-imitation-classes-crashing-processes-flex-3/271700 "2008-09-26T16:16:52Z")

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Hi folks, been lurking around here for a couple weeks and as a means of learning Flex 3/AS3 I've been attacking various programming projects. My latest one is intended to be a very simple platform game but I've hit a roa…

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## [The List](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-list/271699)

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**Author:** [@Jeesus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jeesus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-list/271699 "2008-09-26T16:14:04Z")

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Check out this site! Made in flash, but in an old school way. The goal of the site is to recruit developers and programmers. Check it out and maybe you´ll end up on the list\[ www.welcometothelist.com\]

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## [Actionscript For Duplicated Movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-duplicated-movieclips/271698)

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**Author:** [@alleballe90](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alleballe90)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-for-duplicated-movieclips/271698 "2008-09-26T16:08:37Z")

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so heres my problem, im working on a game where duplicated enemies come scrolling in from the side of the screen. and ive made a turret thats automatically supposed to aim at a random enemy. heres my code that i put i…

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## [Fullscreen video broken in Windows](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-video-broken-in-windows/271697)

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**Author:** [@mpelland](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpelland)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-video-broken-in-windows/271697 "2008-09-26T15:59:07Z")

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Hey all, I have recently created a video player is AS2 for player 9. I built it on a mac and it works fine in OSX but it is pretty messed up on a PC in the same version of Flash Player and in Firefox. The status bar i…

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## [Reload xml?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reload-xml/271696)

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**Author:** [@lasse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lasse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reload-xml/271696 "2008-09-26T15:42:38Z")

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Hi, how do I reload an xml file? This is what I have so far: import flash.display.MovieClip; var holder\_mc:Holder; var xml:XML; var xmlList:XMLList; var item:Item; var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); var url…

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## [External MC loaded on Stage, I can press buttons that are on the stage through it](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-mc-loaded-on-stage-i-can-press-buttons-that-are-on-the-stage-through-it/271695)

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**Author:** [@MikeTheVike](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MikeTheVike)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-mc-loaded-on-stage-i-can-press-buttons-that-are-on-the-stage-through-it/271695 "2008-09-26T15:16:55Z")

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An external swf is loaded using this code... on(release) { loadMovieNum("supplimental/external.swf", 500); } The problem is that even though this external movie covers the whole stage, My mouse can still "see" butto…

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## [Script making movie slow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-making-movie-slow/271693)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-making-movie-slow/271693 "2008-09-26T14:46:05Z")

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Hi All, I have a movie with this script in the first frame: //MOVIE CLIP LOADER FOR EXTERNAL MOVIES var loadListener:Object = new Object (); loadListener.onLoadStart = function (target\_mc:MovieClip):Void { trace…

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## [Php/sql: List unique field entries and count duplicates](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-sql-list-unique-field-entries-and-count-duplicates/271692)

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**Author:** [@W92Baj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/W92Baj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-sql-list-unique-field-entries-and-count-duplicates/271692 "2008-09-26T14:30:49Z")

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Hi guys I am a relative noob at PHP and MySQL. Usually when I have a problem I search the web and find the answer somehow. This time however I have had to resort to bothering more knowledgable people. I wish to query a…

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## [Decimal places in flash MX](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decimal-places-in-flash-mx/271691)

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**Author:** [@tobydog](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tobydog)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/decimal-places-in-flash-mx/271691 "2008-09-26T14:26:20Z")

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I am not sure how to bring numbers down to 2 decimal places. I have some simple code that states the calculation, but "grandtotal" comes up as example... 37.335622 Anyone know how to bring the decimal place to 2…

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## [AS2 Tween class Glitch?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-tween-class-glitch/271690)

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**Author:** [@Poncho5k](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Poncho5k)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-tween-class-glitch/271690 "2008-09-26T13:48:08Z")

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Ok so basically I have a bunch of buttons when you mouse over them they scale up and down and change their Y pos. My problem is that when you mouse out and then back over quickly it's like the first tween hasn't stoppe…

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## [Simple site search](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-site-search/271689)

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**Author:** [@graylensman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/graylensman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-site-search/271689 "2008-09-26T13:45:23Z")

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I've got a company website. There are four or five pages which contain links to approximately 1,000 documents. Currently, users have to scroll through the list on the page to get to the document they want. I'd like to …

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## [An efficient way of implementing buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-efficient-way-of-implementing-buttons/271687)

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**Author:** [@adnan794](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adnan794)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/an-efficient-way-of-implementing-buttons/271687 "2008-09-26T13:01:45Z")

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Hello I am trying to make this interface as shown in the attached picture. Is there any efficient way of implementing this. If you need more details about this plz let me know.

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## [Getting blink alert for non-active window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-blink-alert-for-non-active-window/271686)

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**Author:** [@pandu\_kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pandu_kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-blink-alert-for-non-active-window/271686 "2008-09-26T13:00:30Z")

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Hi guys, I am making a flash based chat app which runs in a browser. My Question is\[COLOR="DarkOrange"\] if the chat is running in multiple browsers (or in tabs), I want the user to be notified if a message comes i…

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## [Pass function parameters in another function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-function-parameters-in-another-function/271685)

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**Author:** [@manojanand](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manojanand)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-function-parameters-in-another-function/271685 "2008-09-26T12:13:17Z")

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Hi guys! I have a timer and I want to call a function once the interval I set expires, pretty standard. But when I also want to pass a couple of extra arguments with the Timer parameters. var timer:Timer = new Timer…

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## [MOUSE\_OUT problem with a small button on top of a big button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-out-problem-with-a-small-button-on-top-of-a-big-button/271684)

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**Author:** [@deluxmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deluxmilkman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-out-problem-with-a-small-button-on-top-of-a-big-button/271684 "2008-09-26T12:07:48Z")

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i have a small button on top of a big button. I would like to get MOUSE\_OUT event from the big button, but only when the mouse rolled out of its outer edge. right now, it gets MOUSE\_OUT event when i roll over the small…

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## [\[CS3 / AS2\] Nested RollOvers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-nested-rollovers/271683)

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**Author:** [@Brian\_S1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brian_S1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-nested-rollovers/271683 "2008-09-26T11:48:42Z")

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I've done some research on targeting nested movie clips so that an event such as "onRollOver" will activate appropriate actions within both nested clips and their parents and I found a tutorial - http://www.senocular.com…

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## [Flash Chess program: Ziccidus Game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-chess-program-ziccidus-game/271682)

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**Author:** [@Ageren](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ageren)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-chess-program-ziccidus-game/271682 "2008-09-26T11:42:28Z")

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Hello everyone, Last summer I have written a chess program completely in Flash AS 2.0. It's at www.ziccidus.nl/chess It's main purpose is to teach people how to learn chess, and i'm developing a chess lessons for Zic…

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## [Dreamweaver Search function doesn't work...whats wrong?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-search-function-doesnt-work-whats-wrong/271680)

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**Author:** [@austinkyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/austinkyo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dreamweaver-search-function-doesnt-work-whats-wrong/271680 "2008-09-26T11:26:09Z")

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Hi guys, i just created a site search for my website, but it doesn't work correctly, every parameters input return zero found, no matter the search parameters is match my database data,and i am can't figure out whats goe…

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## [Flash 8 & PHP, not displaying subject with email form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-php-not-displaying-subject-with-email-form/271679)

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**Author:** [@abriaanliefie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/abriaanliefie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-php-not-displaying-subject-with-email-form/271679 "2008-09-26T10:28:07Z")

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Can anyone assist me. I'm using Flash 8 and PHP to make an email form. The e-mail is sent through successfully, but no information is displayed when I receive the email The subject is blank, and the comments that peop…

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## [Adding two XML nodes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-two-xml-nodes/271678)

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**Author:** [@shadowklonoa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shadowklonoa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-two-xml-nodes/271678 "2008-09-26T09:43:44Z")

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I am having a serious dillema of being unable to get two xml nodes side by side. Here is my current actionscript 3 code: var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); var xmlURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest("xml\_text.xml")…

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