# Adding Magnifying Glass
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-magnifying-glass/188883
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 11, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-magnifying-glass/188883 "2006-05-11T15:24:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Red\_Blaze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Red_Blaze)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-magnifying-glass/188883/1 "2006-05-11T15:24:51Z")
Hello, this is my first time here asking for help. I know little, to nothing about Action Script, and I’ve learned alot from [This particular tutorials.](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm) I followed the links describing about XML and Flash.
Here’s what I need done, and I’m running into some issuses. The link I have above is perfect for what I need, but all it’s missing is a magnifying glass. I tried adding some of the action script from [This magnifying glass “tutorial”](http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Effects/Masking/Magnify_-Marc_Lub-8562/index.php), but I can’t get it to work at all. I’d really appreciate the help, and would gladly donate.
Lastly, I’m using Flash 8. I managed to get it ALMOST working… dunno where I’m going wrong, I’m very confused. I’ll upload the zip with everything shortly.
[This is the Flash Gallery. thumbnails\_initial\_new.fla is the one I edited.](http://www.chaossanctum.com/work/Flash%20Photo%20Gallery.zip)
[This is the Image Magnifying Glass I tried to add.[URL=“http://www.freehandsource.com/\_test/lens.html”]](http://www.chaossanctum.com/work/image_magnify.zip)
~RB
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### Author:  [@Red\_Blaze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Red_Blaze)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-magnifying-glass/188883/2 "2006-05-11T21:20:18Z")
I almost got it! But the big image stays the same. You can view what I got so far here:
[http://www.chaossanctum.com/work/flash/thumbnail\_initial.swf](http://www.chaossanctum.com/work/flash/thumbnail_initial.swf)
For the FLA file, just replace the .swf extension with .fla. I’m so close, already I feel releaved, but I don’t know why it stays static.
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### Author:  [@Red\_Blaze](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Red_Blaze)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-magnifying-glass/188883/3 "2006-05-11T21:51:23Z")
No need for help now, that I have FINALLY figured it out. XD I’m so excited about it that I decided to leave it up for a while.