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## [MySQL Database . . . I'm Stumped](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-database-im-stumped/307792)

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**Author:** [@breadbox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/breadbox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysql-database-im-stumped/307792 "2010-04-10T11:37:31Z")

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I've used pre-made PHP code before to communicate with MySQL databases before, but now I am trying to dig a little deeper and write my own codes to broaden my scope of abilities and possibly create some helpful tools usi…

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## [Location Map](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/location-map/307791)

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**Author:** [@steve\_morgan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/steve_morgan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/location-map/307791 "2010-04-10T11:31:03Z")

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hey! any ideas on how to create a navigation option (like the one seen at the bottom right corner in Google maps) for a location map in flash (as3.0) Here is a picture : \[image\] any help is appreciated. thanks!

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## [Question: using a video sequence as a Pre-Loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-using-a-video-sequence-as-a-pre-loader/307790)

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**Author:** [@Jesse\_Lopez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jesse_Lopez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-using-a-video-sequence-as-a-pre-loader/307790 "2010-04-10T10:37:22Z")

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I want to create a preloader that plays a video frame-by-frame in sequence according to the percentage of the total bytes loaded. in short, if the swf has loaded 25%, then it should show the video at frame 25 or at 25% …

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## [Replace mc](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replace-mc/307789)

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**Author:** [@ohya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ohya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replace-mc/307789 "2010-04-10T10:14:23Z")

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I have 2 questions : 1) By pressing a button, I want a movie clip A to be visible on (50,50). Search help for a script. 2) By pressing another button, I want another movie clip B to be visible on (50,50). Bu…

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## [AttachMovie and calling nested movieclip not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-and-calling-nested-movieclip-not-working/307788)

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**Author:** [@adityadubey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/adityadubey)\
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**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attachmovie-and-calling-nested-movieclip-not-working/307788 "2010-04-10T09:38:21Z")

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Hi people, I have 2 nested move clips in this order. mc\_a (grand parent) mc\_b (parent) mc\_c (child) mc\_a has a linkage for export "a\_call" (mc\_b and mc\_c are not turned on for linkage) mc\_b has an instance name …

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## [Save XML in shared object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-xml-in-shared-object/307787)

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**Author:** [@shaji](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shaji)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-xml-in-shared-object/307787 "2010-04-10T08:55:43Z")

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Hi Is there a way in which xml can be saved as shared object?

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## [Flash input text field to php](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-input-text-field-to-php/307786)

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**Author:** [@romit\_2034](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/romit_2034)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-input-text-field-to-php/307786 "2010-04-10T07:35:44Z")

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I have a login field for a site I am developing. The flash site sends the data to a php file and receives response. My problem is input text fields. If I hard code the values of the variables I am sending from flash to p…

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## [addChild from .as file that isn't the document class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-from-as-file-that-isnt-the-document-class/307785)

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**Author:** [@Skribble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skribble)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-from-as-file-that-isnt-the-document-class/307785 "2010-04-10T07:17:33Z")

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Ok I've been searching for so long I can't remember when I started. I'm quite new to AS3, but am very well versed in AS2. As such, I can't do many simple things in AS3 that take 1 second to do in AS2, so I would apprecia…

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## [Code + ComboBox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-combobox/307784)

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**Author:** [@Emadigon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Emadigon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-combobox/307784 "2010-04-10T06:11:12Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman\] I’ve added a combo box to the stage, \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] In the combo box properties\\ Parameters tab, I’ve entered some data. \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] snd\_1, snd\_2, snd\_3…

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## [Resize flash without losing quality?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-flash-without-losing-quality/307783)

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**Author:** [@jany](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jany)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/resize-flash-without-losing-quality/307783 "2010-04-10T05:18:56Z")

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I just completed a task for someones website and it is basically an animated banner. Well, I made it at 1350px wide, and they now want it resized to 900px. When I resize it in html, it loses a lot of the quality. Anythin…

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## [Help With: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference/307782)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_Ryan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Patrick_Ryan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference/307782 "2010-04-10T04:56:32Z")

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Hey guys, I really need your help on this one. I feel that it could be a simple solution, but my knowledge of Flash is not that extensive yet! Ok, before I tell you my problem I can show you pretty much exactly what I …

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## [Embedding fonts](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-fonts/307781)

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**Author:** [@mrpercival](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrpercival)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-fonts/307781 "2010-04-10T03:55:00Z")

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I have added a textarea component to my flash project, its instanceName is set. I have also added a font to my library, set the font, font size, export for actionscript is checked, class listed and base class set to fl…

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## [Problem about moving objects by keybord buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-about-moving-objects-by-keybord-buttons/307780)

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**Author:** [@dhemir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dhemir)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-about-moving-objects-by-keybord-buttons/307780 "2010-04-10T03:31:03Z")

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\[flash 8\] http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xymove.htm I make your object move with your tutorial,but Icant move my own object,where can be my problem?

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## [Problem about moving objects by keybord buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-about-moving-objects-by-keybord-buttons/307779)

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**Author:** [@dhemir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dhemir)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-about-moving-objects-by-keybord-buttons/307779 "2010-04-10T03:05:06Z")

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(flash 8) I have read and tried to apply your tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xymove.htm on this link,it worked for your exaple file,but I create my own file and tried to give the same propertie…

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## [Hi, Gaming Artist](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-gaming-artist/307778)

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**Author:** [@nicknite86](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nicknite86)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hi-gaming-artist/307778 "2010-04-10T02:37:32Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman\] Hi, my name is Nick. The Game Industry can be very difficult to get into these days. The key to making it is attaining a diverse background in gaming knowledge, and understanding various softwa…

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## [Basics of PHP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basics-of-php/307776)

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**Author:** [@cool13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cool13)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basics-of-php/307776 "2010-04-09T23:27:37Z")

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Learn how to create sites using PHP, one of the easiest to learn and use scripting languages. \>\> Basics of PHP In this tutorial you will get some of the basics of PHP and should allow you to do most things you will wan…

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## [Flash Introduction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-introduction/307775)

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**Author:** [@cool13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cool13)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-introduction/307775 "2010-04-09T23:23:14Z")

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\>\> Flash MX Introduction This tutorial introduces the basic animation features of Macromedia Flash MX 2004, including the drawing tools, the stage, the timeline, symbols, and a number of fundamental animation techniques. …

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## [Tell me its not true!1!one! :'(](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-me-its-not-true-1-one/307774)

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**Author:** [@FreeHugs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FreeHugs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-me-its-not-true-1-one/307774 "2010-04-09T23:15:06Z")

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A lot of these articles started appearing all over the interwebs today :\*( http://www.selikoff.net/2010/04/09/apple-blocks-adobe-flash-cs5-iphone-exporter/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9175157/Apple\_blocks\_…

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## [AS2 Multiple Button Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-multiple-button-issue/307772)

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**Author:** [@sjandray](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sjandray)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-multiple-button-issue/307772 "2010-04-09T22:35:57Z")

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New to AS and would like to know how to make a simple page where the viewer has to click several buttons before it moves on to the next scene. They can only go to the next scene when all of the buttons have been clicked…

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## [Array or Dictionary? Which is faster?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-or-dictionary-which-is-faster/307771)

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**Author:** [@dandylion13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dandylion13)\
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**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-or-dictionary-which-is-faster/307771 "2010-04-09T21:15:41Z")

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Hey guys! Just wondering if anyone has tested this... What is faster for looping through unordered lists of objects: Arrays or Dictionaries? Any ideas?

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## [Searching multiple instances of word using javascript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-multiple-instances-of-word-using-javascript/307770)

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**Author:** [@boebarl1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boebarl1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/searching-multiple-instances-of-word-using-javascript/307770 "2010-04-09T20:49:11Z")

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I am writing this script where I want to search a paragraph for every instance of a particular word. I am simply using the indexOf phrase which returns only the index of the first instance? Does anyone know of like a i…

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## [Squarepegweb.com Web Design Guidelines](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/squarepegweb-com-web-design-guidelines/307769)

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**Author:** [@lindaa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lindaa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/squarepegweb-com-web-design-guidelines/307769 "2010-04-09T20:23:47Z")

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The aim of most web designers is to create an attractive, user friendly and functional website that will satisfy the visitor to do something. Squarepegweb.com tells creating such a website requires good graphic design, e…

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## [Suggestions for long lists](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/suggestions-for-long-lists/307768)

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**Author:** [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/suggestions-for-long-lists/307768 "2010-04-09T19:53:45Z")

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I'm working on a real estate website for my dad. He needs to list a lot of properties with pictures and descriptions. I was wondering if I could get some suggestions on the best way to go about doing this so that it is e…

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## [Simple: Close Button (Change Movie Clip to 1st Keyframe)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-close-button-change-movie-clip-to-1st-keyframe/307767)

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**Author:** [@thepatjohnson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thepatjohnson)\
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**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-close-button-change-movie-clip-to-1st-keyframe/307767 "2010-04-09T19:29:31Z")

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Hey Guys, This actionscript 3 stuff is giving me trouble with the easiest functions. I was able to get a movie clip to play by clicking on a button, but now I am having trouble with the close button. Basically, I ju…

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## [hitTestPoint with another object between](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-with-another-object-between/307765)

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**Author:** [@activa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/activa)\
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**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-with-another-object-between/307765 "2010-04-09T18:50:41Z")

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Ok, I want to see if an object is over another object, HOWEVER, I want to be able to see if one of a bunch of other objects is between the two objects. I can group the other objects into one clip and do a hitTestPoint …

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## [Project structure](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/project-structure/307764)

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**Author:** [@toad013](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/toad013)\
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**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/project-structure/307764 "2010-04-09T18:27:37Z")

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i was wondering how you guys set up different projects that share an interface (interface object, not an UI element). i have several modules in separate projects that use an interface from the main project. right now i'm…

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## [Rotate isometric object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-isometric-object/307763)

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**Author:** [@Patricia\_](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Patricia_)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rotate-isometric-object/307763 "2010-04-09T18:16:06Z")

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Hi, i'm new here, and have a problem. I need rotate an isometric object by actionscript. Somebody can help me? Thanks

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## [Motion tracking FLV video: A little bit sketchy](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-tracking-flv-video-a-little-bit-sketchy/307761)

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**Author:** [@BadgerFarmer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BadgerFarmer)\
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**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/motion-tracking-flv-video-a-little-bit-sketchy/307761 "2010-04-09T17:10:36Z")

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Hi, I've been fiddling around with After Effects and Flash, exporting tracking data from the former and using it to distort a bitmap in the latter:- http://www.nooberal.co.uk/trackingtest/ The test works well local…

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## [Clearing multiple textfields w/ for loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clearing-multiple-textfields-w-for-loop/307760)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clearing-multiple-textfields-w-for-loop/307760 "2010-04-09T17:10:24Z")

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I am trying to use a for loop to clear a bunch to textfields. The textfields were not created dynamically and they are inside of a movieclip named mcContentOnStage. I need help assigning the number to the textfield name. …

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## [Insurance site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/insurance-site/307759)

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**Author:** [@Ionisis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ionisis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/insurance-site/307759 "2010-04-09T16:33:17Z")

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Hey guys, i just had this insurance client for SEO who wanted to keep the same design, so i pretty much upgraded the design to clean it up, and its markup (xhtml/css), and did the SEO. What do you guys think of it, conte…

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