# Latest

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## [AS2 :: Flash pop-up window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-pop-up-window/311909)

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**Author:** [@Kilerden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kilerden)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-pop-up-window/311909 "2010-07-20T09:50:36Z")

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\[FONT=Arial\] \[COLOR=Black\]Hello everybody, I have followed the \[/COLOR\] \[/FONT\]\[COLOR=Blue\]\[\[FONT=Arial\] Launching a centered pop-up window \[/FONT\]\](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/centered\_popup.htm)\[/COLO…

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## [Skill sets needed for a more complex games?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skill-sets-needed-for-a-more-complex-games/311908)

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**Author:** [@zoink](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zoink)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/skill-sets-needed-for-a-more-complex-games/311908 "2010-07-20T09:03:21Z")

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Hi! I am a self trained web developer. My current programming skillsets are AS3, PHP, and mySQL. I recently ran across a problem developing a browser based mmo-game (similar to ikariam etc but with flash as user interf…

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## [kirupa.com - Loading a Random Background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-loading-a-random-background/643610)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kirupa-com-loading-a-random-background/643610 "2010-07-20T07:00:00Z")

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Loading a Random Background - Page 2 written by kirupa chinnathambi Now that we finished adding the movie clip, your movie clip should look like a hollow circle: \[ the empty movie clip should look like a …

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## [Stretch Theme](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretch-theme/311907)

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**Author:** [@R\_iny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/R_iny)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stretch-theme/311907 "2010-07-20T06:51:54Z")

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hi. i need to create 3 div like to attachment pictute . 1 div in left(static). 1 div in right(static). 1 div in center(stretch) i was create it width this code: .rightmenu{ width:207px; float:right; background:#f98800…

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## [So...Inception!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-inception/311906)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-inception/311906 "2010-07-20T06:03:28Z")

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As the title says, how many of you have seen it? I've heard nothing but good things from everyone. I haven't seen it yet though. The trailer (which I've been forced to watch in the theaters for the past few months) mad…

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## [Need help with getting totalframes in my movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-getting-totalframes-in-my-movieclip/311904)

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**Author:** [@threat45](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/threat45)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-getting-totalframes-in-my-movieclip/311904 "2010-07-20T04:29:54Z")

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Greetings community, I'm trying to convert the total amount of frames of my movieclip into minutes:seconds:frames, but my return value is not correct. the total frames of my mc are 3348 my function is: totaltime…

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## [Loaded clip's timeline code ignored?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-clips-timeline-code-ignored/311903)

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**Author:** [@OMG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OMG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-clips-timeline-code-ignored/311903 "2010-07-20T03:45:09Z")

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Hello I've loaded a clip (with a stop() and a trace() on the first frame) in my main swf but somehow when it's loaded and added on the stage it neither stops nor do the trace command, here's my code: package { import…

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## [Flipping the clip horizontally without changing the position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-the-clip-horizontally-without-changing-the-position/311902)

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**Author:** [@OMG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OMG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flipping-the-clip-horizontally-without-changing-the-position/311902 "2010-07-20T03:36:58Z")

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Hi I've loaded a clip in my main swf and I want to flip it by using scaleX\*=-1 the problem is that in my clip, the animation is at the center of the stage so when I load it and flip it using scaleX instead of staying at …

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## [Memory management and garbage collection?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-management-and-garbage-collection/311901)

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**Author:** [@norm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/norm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-management-and-garbage-collection/311901 "2010-07-20T03:06:30Z")

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Hi, I have a question here. In AS3, after I've removed a display object container B from another display object container A and deleted all the references to B in A, does that mean that all memories previously held…

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## [\[Flash website template\] Text shows correctly locally, but not on the web](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-website-template-text-shows-correctly-locally-but-not-on-the-web/311900)

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**Author:** [@NoobKillerSM](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NoobKillerSM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-website-template-text-shows-correctly-locally-but-not-on-the-web/311900 "2010-07-20T02:00:05Z")

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Hi, I downloaded a XML based website flash template and made some modifications to it. With this template there was few fonts included in separate folder (I had to install them to view swf and edit fla correctly) a…

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## [(Error #1009)I can fix, but I don't understand the logic](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1009-i-can-fix-but-i-dont-understand-the-logic/311899)

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**Author:** [@timmy666](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/timmy666)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1009-i-can-fix-but-i-dont-understand-the-logic/311899 "2010-07-20T01:59:27Z")

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OK so all my code works fine on frame 1, but when I move it to frame 2, (keeping frame one blank with no MC's or AS), i get the error "TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference…

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## [Running in reverse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-in-reverse/311898)

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**Author:** [@punk123123123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/punk123123123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/running-in-reverse/311898 "2010-07-20T01:51:15Z")

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need help on running frames in reverse. meaning: i have these movieclip called health bar and face. if i click on unhealthy objects(movieclip), the health bar would decrease and the face would slowly turn green. but if…

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## [I'm such a simpleton, man](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-such-a-simpleton-man/311897)

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**Author:** [@cookeroo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookeroo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/im-such-a-simpleton-man/311897 "2010-07-19T22:23:29Z")

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## [Don't Display after date has passed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dont-display-after-date-has-passed/311896)

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**Author:** [@drummer392](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drummer392)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dont-display-after-date-has-passed/311896 "2010-07-19T22:11:18Z")

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Hey guys, I am wondering how I can query the database to display only rows that have future dates and hide the ones that are already passed. The format I have it in is m/d. For ex. 07/19. Thanks for your help. Bran…

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## [Submit selection from combobox to database](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submit-selection-from-combobox-to-database/311895)

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**Author:** [@webguync](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webguync)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submit-selection-from-combobox-to-database/311895 "2010-07-19T20:17:04Z")

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I have a flash component comboBox which populates elements from an XML file, and I want the selection to be submitted to a MySQL database using PHP. Anyone have experience doing this in Flash and AS3?

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## [Inflatable Rentals Website](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inflatable-rentals-website/311894)

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**Author:** [@hojo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hojo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/inflatable-rentals-website/311894 "2010-07-19T19:44:24Z")

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Hey guys, I'm putting a site together for a company out of Florida who rents tents, inflatable balloons, flags etc. Having looked at as long as I have, I'm having a hard time deciding what needs fixing. Some things I t…

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## [Shopping for External HD](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shopping-for-external-hd/311893)

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**Author:** [@dexa\_007](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dexa_007)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shopping-for-external-hd/311893 "2010-07-19T19:26:49Z")

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Hey guys -- any recommendations? Thanks!!

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## [Random. was eating white chocolate](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-was-eating-white-chocolate/311892)

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**Author:** [@cookeroo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cookeroo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-was-eating-white-chocolate/311892 "2010-07-19T19:12:57Z")

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so lets call it like that WHITE CHOCOLATE;\] \[image\]

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## [Newbie seeks help with errors 1120 and 1180](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-seeks-help-with-errors-1120-and-1180/311891)

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**Author:** [@Freelancer412](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Freelancer412)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-seeks-help-with-errors-1120-and-1180/311891 "2010-07-19T17:49:19Z")

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I'm a newbie to flash and I can't overwhelm a problem at all. I have a website and I'm intending to extend it, but whenever I'm trying to add a button or more with hyperlink, it's dropping back the following errors: 11…

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## [Cue points to add animated graphics to video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cue-points-to-add-animated-graphics-to-video/311889)

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**Author:** [@m00nb00ts](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m00nb00ts)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cue-points-to-add-animated-graphics-to-video/311889 "2010-07-19T17:08:07Z")

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I'm using cuepoints on a video to determine when, and for how long, animated graphics (visor\_mc) should appear underneath the video (it's a training video). Using the code below I can get this to work, but the animatio…

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## [Linking pages together via buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-pages-together-via-buttons/311888)

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**Author:** [@taylan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/taylan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-pages-together-via-buttons/311888 "2010-07-19T17:06:41Z")

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Hi can somebody please tell me why my 3 pages are not being brought up when i 'ctrl enter'. I am making an online game with 3 pages - an instructions page, game screen and end game screen and do not know why my initial p…

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## [Stop zoom at point](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-zoom-at-point/311887)

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**Author:** [@imcabee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imcabee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-zoom-at-point/311887 "2010-07-19T16:55:28Z")

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I have a zoom function where I want it to stop zooming after the image gets to a certain size. I can figure it out in AS3. Here is my script: zoomIn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, zoomInClick); zoomOut.addEventLis…

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## [All children in display object firing mouse over?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/all-children-in-display-object-firing-mouse-over/311886)

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**Author:** [@slopps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slopps)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/all-children-in-display-object-firing-mouse-over/311886 "2010-07-19T16:26:45Z")

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I have a custom class extending MovieClip, and in my code I add a few children to this custom class. When I add my mouse over event listener, it works, but it fires every time the mouse rolls over any of the children too…

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## [Resizing movieClip while dragging?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-movieclip-while-dragging/311884)

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**Author:** [@rboyart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rboyart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resizing-movieclip-while-dragging/311884 "2010-07-19T16:06:57Z")

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Hi! I'm trying to resize a moviclip in the stage with a handler, but i can't find the solution for attaching the handle to the movieclip. can someone check my .fla and help me? thanks! here is the .fla:

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## [Video Memory Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-memory-problem/311883)

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**Author:** [@actionbob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/actionbob)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-memory-problem/311883 "2010-07-19T14:43:01Z")

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Hello all, I am having a flash video problem. I am trying to make my own video player that will also play images and swfs. Right now I am only playing video (.h264 and On2 formats). My video player will always crash…

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## [Hittest question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-question/311882)

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**Author:** [@blackout188](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blackout188)\
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**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-question/311882 "2010-07-19T14:38:31Z")

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Is there a way that only allow hittest of a mc to hit one objects, if it hit multiple object it ignore it?

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## [Graphs in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphs-in-flash/311881)

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**Author:** [@brianm888](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brianm888)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphs-in-flash/311881 "2010-07-19T14:30:45Z")

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I'm currently working on a project whereby I have a trading application in C# that holds a large volume of financial data. Is there any way I can convert that financial data into an XML file and integrate it into Flash…

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## [External SWF Dispatch Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-dispatch-help/311880)

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**Author:** [@bidum00](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bidum00)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-swf-dispatch-help/311880 "2010-07-19T14:23:49Z")

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I'm trying to make an external swf use a different xml file determined by what an user clicks. Currently, my main DocClass is dispatching to a xmlDispatch DocClass . In the xmlDispatch, I have a trace event that trace…

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## [Fastest method of determining if a triangle is encompassed by smaller grid squares](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fastest-method-of-determining-if-a-triangle-is-encompassed-by-smaller-grid-squares/311879)

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**Author:** [@rumblesushi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rumblesushi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fastest-method-of-determining-if-a-triangle-is-encompassed-by-smaller-grid-squares/311879 "2010-07-19T14:11:31Z")

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Hello people, I've got my 3D sphere to triangle collision detection working now, but I need an efficient method of adding the triangles to the broadphase grid. This is easy enough if the triangles are smaller than th…

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## [Graphs in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphs-in-flash/311878)

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**Author:** [@brianm888](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brianm888)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/graphs-in-flash/311878 "2010-07-19T14:10:23Z")

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I'm currently working on a project whereby I have an trading application in C# that holds a large volume of financial data. Is there any way I can convert that financial data into an XML file and integrate it into Flas…

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