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## [Set base class (behaviour) in pure AS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-base-class-behaviour-in-pure-as3/315289)

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**Author:** [@arundracula](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arundracula)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-base-class-behaviour-in-pure-as3/315289 "2010-10-22T04:02:50Z")

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In flash CS3 we can set a base class. What if I do artworks in Flash 8 and code in Flashdevelop? How do I achieve the base class functionality in this situation?

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## [PHP variable in SQL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-variable-in-sql/315288)

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**Author:** [@kyle787](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kyle787)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-variable-in-sql/315288 "2010-10-22T02:56:04Z")

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Hi a user posted a similar question to this earlier today but I didn't help. So here is the problem, I have a form on edit.php and it allows users to edit their information that the posted upon registration. Upon subm…

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## [Question about browser caching in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-browser-caching-in-flash/315286)

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**Author:** [@JamminBill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JamminBill)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-browser-caching-in-flash/315286 "2010-10-22T00:48:53Z")

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I have a Flash file that is linked to 14 xml files using the E4X method. To keep the network activity to a minimum, I have it set up so that the xml files don't load until the relevant button is clicked (rather than have…

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## [Only local XML paths work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/only-local-xml-paths-work/315285)

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**Author:** [@phlegma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phlegma)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/only-local-xml-paths-work/315285 "2010-10-22T00:22:30Z")

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Within my swf, I cannot access my xml files via an absolute path, only local paths work. Any tips?

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## [Can't load swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-load-swf/315284)

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**Author:** [@957](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/957)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-load-swf/315284 "2010-10-21T21:54:57Z")

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I can't get an swf to load. I'm using on (release) { loadMovie("cam/cam.swf", "\_level1"); } the swf won't load for whatever reason. It worked before but when I upgraded to windows 7 ultimate it stopped not making me …

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## [Passing a variable into php function mysql query](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-a-variable-into-php-function-mysql-query/315282)

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**Author:** [@daveyourself](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daveyourself)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-a-variable-into-php-function-mysql-query/315282 "2010-10-21T21:16:38Z")

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I'm trying to pass a variable from within a swf to a php service to get some crap out of the db. when I do this: function getProjectThumbs() { $sql = 'SELECT \`project\_display\` FROM \`tbl\_images\` WHERE locate( \\'1\\',…

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## [Dataprovider filering problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dataprovider-filering-problem/315280)

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**Author:** [@pillageTHENburn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pillageTHENburn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dataprovider-filering-problem/315280 "2010-10-21T20:02:36Z")

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Hello, I have a datagrid that is populated from an XML. There is then a textbox to search the datagrid being displayed. Here's the code, I did not write this and from what I can tell it was taken directly from adobe: …

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## [Image effect help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-effect-help/315279)

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**Author:** [@Schubert](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Schubert)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-effect-help/315279 "2010-10-21T19:38:41Z")

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Hello everyone. I am a very new user of Flash and I want to learn how to create an effect similar to this on: www.kinento.net It needs to be when I roll over the mouse, and since I'm not very familiar with Flash I fig…

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## [Simple Quiz](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-quiz/315278)

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**Author:** [@phlegma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phlegma)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-quiz/315278 "2010-10-21T19:20:30Z")

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I'm looking to create a simple quiz which adds up points depending on the answer selected. Can anyone refer me where to read about creating something like this? Best, Chris

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## [How to sort Array String ascending?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-sort-array-string-ascending/315277)

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**Author:** [@ayumilove](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ayumilove)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-sort-array-string-ascending/315277 "2010-10-21T18:07:26Z")

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Below is a simple code that I made, var array:Array = \[ "44,5", "44,3", "44,2", "44,1", "44,4", "44,6", "5,99" \]; array.sort(); displayArray(array); function displayArray(array:Array):void { for(var i:int = 0…

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## [Action Script 3 time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-3-time/315276)

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**Author:** [@na\_il](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/na_il)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/action-script-3-time/315276 "2010-10-21T17:57:04Z")

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I want to record the time the mouse is over a button for time under 1.5 s and i want to use this number to be how much a movie clip is moved over. how do i do this????!

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## [Magnifying Glass effect on Cube material in Papervision?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnifying-glass-effect-on-cube-material-in-papervision/315275)

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**Author:** [@pajhonka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pajhonka)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/magnifying-glass-effect-on-cube-material-in-papervision/315275 "2010-10-21T17:24:31Z")

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Hi, I have a cube with a material on the front face. I'm trying to create a magnifying glass in 2D for the 3D cube. Can anyone offer a suggestion for how to achieve this? I was thinking I might try to find the UV unde…

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## [Create browser window on top of Flash (SWF) content for kiosk?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-browser-window-on-top-of-flash-swf-content-for-kiosk/315273)

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**Author:** [@Stickeroo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stickeroo)\
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**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/create-browser-window-on-top-of-flash-swf-content-for-kiosk/315273 "2010-10-21T16:27:20Z")

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Here's what I'd like to know: is it possible to run a SWF in a browser (as a kiosk), then have a separate browser window load on top of the SWF so it looks like it's part of the SWF? Here's a crude ASCII drawing: \[FO…

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## [Adding and event listener to somethings parent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-and-event-listener-to-somethings-parent/315272)

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**Author:** [@vigordesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vigordesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-and-event-listener-to-somethings-parent/315272 "2010-10-21T15:34:10Z")

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Hi all, I'm trying to add an event listener to something that lives on the parent level of the function that runs. This is what I have in a function - MovieClip(parent).footer.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fo…

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## [Need help with my LevelGrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-my-levelgrid/315271)

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**Author:** [@joeycrash135](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joeycrash135)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-my-levelgrid/315271 "2010-10-21T15:29:31Z")

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Hi, I'm currently working on a level engine for a game I'm creating. The idea behind it is to chop the entire stage into segments by using a grid. I have used a nested for loop to sort through each segment, and if the co…

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## [Google TV](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-tv/315270)

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**Author:** [@Coolamit477](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Coolamit477)\
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**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-tv/315270 "2010-10-21T15:19:10Z")

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Worlds biggest search engine company google ready to blast. Google announce that in this month he is lauch GOOGLE TV in the market. But its first launch only in America.In next year this is available for all countries. U…

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## [Two swf on top of each other on the same page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-swf-on-top-of-each-other-on-the-same-page/315269)

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**Author:** [@Bugsby](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bugsby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/two-swf-on-top-of-each-other-on-the-same-page/315269 "2010-10-21T15:02:12Z")

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Hi everybody! I'm having troubles figuring this one out. The thing is I want to use flash to make a scalable background that fills up the entire window, kind of like this page: http://www.filippa-k.com/ And on top of…

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## [Send multiple attachments from contact form using PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/send-multiple-attachments-from-contact-form-using-php/315268)

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**Author:** [@skyni1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skyni1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/send-multiple-attachments-from-contact-form-using-php/315268 "2010-10-21T13:32:09Z")

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Hello everyone, and here is the code on the email-thankyou.php form processor: \<?php // Notes: This code produces an email that appears to be from the person completing the form. // some servers will not allow t…

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## [Quick if(question){} /w Date();](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-if-question-w-date/315267)

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**Author:** [@Esseti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esseti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-if-question-w-date/315267 "2010-10-21T11:20:54Z")

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How to define a conditional so that if the current date is \> the 27th of March XXXX year, trace("it's past March 27th"), else trace("it's before March 27th"); ?

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## [Datagrid - default sorting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-default-sorting/315266)

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**Author:** [@colouredFunk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/colouredFunk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-default-sorting/315266 "2010-10-21T11:03:52Z")

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Hiya, I'm using Datagrid to display some data out of a DB. The first field is date, I would it default to sorting on this field with it also having the arrow icon ( as if the user has clicked on the column) Please ca…

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## [Shadow bitmapcanvas](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shadow-bitmapcanvas/315265)

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**Author:** [@Ageren](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ageren)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shadow-bitmapcanvas/315265 "2010-10-21T10:58:23Z")

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Hello all, I'm working on a tile based game, inspiredb by tutorials from the book "the essential guide to flash games". Please have a look at www.ziccidus.nl/sensitive -- edit: by the way, the game idea is by no mea…

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## [Working XML from a .aspx file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-xml-from-a-aspx-file/315264)

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**Author:** [@guy\_meurice](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guy_meurice)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-xml-from-a-aspx-file/315264 "2010-10-21T09:45:50Z")

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Hi guys, First post here, so hello! I've been set the task of creating a header for a webpage that has a number of products on it. These products and all their details are controlled by a CMS that fires off an XML fi…

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## [Events eventsdispatcher](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/events-eventsdispatcher/315263)

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**Author:** [@jagguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jagguy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/events-eventsdispatcher/315263 "2010-10-21T09:45:19Z")

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To dispatch an event with custom paramaters to be picked up in a parent class what do I do to this? say I want to pass an integer package { import flash.events.Event; import flash.events.EventDispatcher; public c…

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## [Soundcard output?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundcard-output/315261)

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**Author:** [@HanseN](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HanseN)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/soundcard-output/315261 "2010-10-21T09:20:54Z")

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I have been searching alot after a codesample how to get the "output from the soundcard" in flash.. Like an recorder who records everything that plays on the computer.. Not like micophone - "stereo mix or wave".. The …

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## [Convert AS2 to AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-as2-to-as3/315260)

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**Author:** [@kadaj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kadaj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/convert-as2-to-as3/315260 "2010-10-21T08:19:30Z")

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wSize = Stage.width; hSize = Stage.height; fillType = "linear"; colors = \[0xFF0000, 0xFFFF00\]; alphas = \[100, 100\]; ratios = \[0, 255\]; matrix = {matrixType:"box", x:0, y:0, w:wSize, h:hSize, r:90/180\*Math.PI}; \_root.lin…

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## [Nilkanth Trading: Rice and Wheat.Cheap & Very High Quality](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nilkanth-trading-rice-and-wheat-cheap-very-high-quality/315259)

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**Author:** [@tf2010r322](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tf2010r322)\
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**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/nilkanth-trading-rice-and-wheat-cheap-very-high-quality/315259 "2010-10-21T07:39:50Z")

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Nilkanth Trading is a good graing trading company serving since 19th century with very high quality food grains like rice and wheat. We are experts in providing food grains of vary qualities. …

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## [Platformer; Time-based animation states - please advise me!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platformer-time-based-animation-states-please-advise-me/315258)

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**Author:** [@stillwired](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stillwired)\
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**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/platformer-time-based-animation-states-please-advise-me/315258 "2010-10-21T06:40:53Z")

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I've been working on my first game with the help of a book (AS3 Game Programming University for those familiar), and I've been stuck on this issue for a while now. I've tried searching high and low for the answer but I'm…

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## [How to Blur Effect in Flash?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-blur-effect-in-flash/315257)

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**Author:** [@sophielucky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sophielucky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-blur-effect-in-flash/315257 "2010-10-21T06:32:11Z")

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I have just made a flash animation with various amazing effect. Now i have a question: How to Blur Effect in Flash? Please help if you have any suggestion or method. Thanks in advance.

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## [How to embed flash into PPT?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-embed-flash-into-ppt/315256)

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**Author:** [@sophielucky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sophielucky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-embed-flash-into-ppt/315256 "2010-10-21T06:14:30Z")

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I want to know how to embed flash into PPT. Please helps! And any suggestion or help will be much appreciated.

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## [Sidescroller level set-up ideas/best practice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sidescroller-level-set-up-ideas-best-practice/315255)

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**Author:** [@cut\_copy\_paste](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cut_copy_paste)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sidescroller-level-set-up-ideas-best-practice/315255 "2010-10-21T06:13:49Z")

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Just mulling around the best way to set up levels in a 2d platformer type of game. Do you just set everything in the stage in Flash and then define which objects are hard etc? I was thinking about making a big image to …

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