Loading Dynamically Graphics Into Flash
ciao
first time i'm myself more or less in trouble...
i want to load graphics, such as jpgs or gifs, dynamically in flash movie. but i don't want to have them always make an .swf befor importing.
actually i don't think there's a solution for this, but if there's one let me please know.
thanks for everything
choschen
FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash ActionScript
Posted on: 10-09-2001, 03:02 AM
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