# phpBB style formatting functions. In Flash. Ideas?

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**Created:** [May 21, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/phpbb-style-formatting-functions-in-flash-ideas/52243 "2004-05-21T11:57:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 21, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/phpbb-style-formatting-functions-in-flash-ideas/52243/1 "2004-05-21T11:57:25Z")

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Hi, i am trying to create a form that can be used to fill in and send news to a database. I think i am sussing out all the php mysql stuff, but i really want to create some phpBB style features. For example, i would like the user to be able to click a “bold” button which would open a window to enter the text to be formatted bold. The same for underline, link and mailto. Thats it.  
I have tried to find examples, using substring methods and such. And i expect using html formatting would be a good place to start, but i can’t think of how to get it to do it. If you’ve posted anything with a bold piece of text or a link, you’ll see how the functions of the Bold, Underline stuff work.  
That’s what i want to create for a flash form.  
I can then send the formatted news, to the database from where it is subsequently put into the news page textField.

Any ideas? Really anything would be very helpful.