# programming

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## [Refering to one level down](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refering-to-one-level-down/250453)

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**Author:** [@Dpots](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dpots)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/refering-to-one-level-down/250453 "2008-01-29T19:03:45Z")

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How do you refer to the level one below the current level . I know \_root refers to the bottom level, parent refers to one level above but I don't know what to use for one level below. Otherwise, is there a way to refer t…

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## [XML Gallery Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-issues/250447)

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**Author:** [@Zohar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zohar)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-issues/250447 "2008-01-29T18:08:42Z")

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Hello, first time here. I followed this tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm I have finished everything, changed the xml to my images and caption etc, 1 problem, the pictures …

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## [\[Flash 8\] Help! Issues with dynamically loaded scrolling text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-help-issues-with-dynamically-loaded-scrolling-text/250444)

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**Author:** [@Auschie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Auschie)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-help-issues-with-dynamically-loaded-scrolling-text/250444 "2008-01-29T17:44:39Z")

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I'm fairly new to action script so this might be me being simple but: I followed the \[FONT=Verdana\]\[COLOR=#003366\]Scrolling\[/COLOR\]\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Verdana\] \[COLOR=#003366\] Dynamically Loaded …

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## [Is something wrong with this page?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-this-page/250439)

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**Author:** [@brian914](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brian914)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-something-wrong-with-this-page/250439 "2008-01-29T16:51:25Z")

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I use Dreamweaver for my html and css coding. So far it works great for me and I like it. I just started this project and it seems the code is slowing down dreamweaver like crazy. I know this sounds weird, but I have no …

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## [Drawing Object - Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-object-help/250435)

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**Author:** [@jeancnicolas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeancnicolas)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-object-help/250435 "2008-01-29T16:31:01Z")

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Ok - this is really daft .. Every time I create a shape, it becomes a 'drawing object' with a MC like blue lined box around it ... Unlike the default 'boxless' shapes ... What on earth I have clicked to make this start h…

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## [Video wont pause at start](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-wont-pause-at-start/250433)

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**Author:** [@paquito](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/paquito)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-wont-pause-at-start/250433 "2008-01-29T16:05:17Z")

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Hi, I'm publishing a FLV video for progressive download with flash CS3 but, even checking the option PAUSE AT START from Publish Settings it doesn't pause but it plays the video as soon as the html page is loaded. Co…

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## [Passing button X position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-button-x-position/250430)

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**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-button-x-position/250430 "2008-01-29T15:49:35Z")

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HI i´m using the code bellow to move a MC on buttons Click import caurina.transitions.\*; button1.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK,moveseta); button2.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK,moveseta); button3.addEventL…

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## [XML Photo gallery and Thumbnails in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photo-gallery-and-thumbnails-in-flash/250429)

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**Author:** [@rainclair](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rainclair)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-photo-gallery-and-thumbnails-in-flash/250429 "2008-01-29T15:12:25Z")

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## [setInterval inside a loop?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-inside-a-loop/250427)

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**Author:** [@JSTAR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JSTAR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setinterval-inside-a-loop/250427 "2008-01-29T14:57:31Z")

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Hello Y'all, Simple question. Can someone whack a tiny example of how to call a function via setInterval a limited number of times (e.g. 20 times). function CallMe(Me){ trace(Me); } for(var i:Number = 0; i\<=20;i++…

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## [Problem loading movie from Dynamic textfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-loading-movie-from-dynamic-textfield/250425)

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**Author:** [@GeoKad](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GeoKad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-loading-movie-from-dynamic-textfield/250425 "2008-01-29T14:25:22Z")

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Hi there, Im newby and have a dumb question: Scenarios: XML file on the server-\>import XML nodes in Flash movie and parse them into dynamic text fields. Says have many senders and one recipient. When sender creates the m…

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## [AS3 XML driven menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-driven-menu/250424)

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**Author:** [@yzx5000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yzx5000)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-driven-menu/250424 "2008-01-29T14:21:04Z")

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Hi everyone, \[LEFT\]I've just recently read the tutorial Using XML in Flash CS3/AS3 And I started building a little menu that is supposed to attach movieclips according to the structure of the XML, like a directory stru…

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## [Accessing objects in DisplayList](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-objects-in-displaylist/250423)

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**Author:** [@Bojan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bojan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-objects-in-displaylist/250423 "2008-01-29T14:11:30Z")

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\[FONT=Calibri\]Hi,\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Calibri\]I have problem with accessing objects in AS3.0.\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Calibri\]Suppose I write this code on MainTimeLine:\[/FONT\] var sprite1:Sprite = new Sprite(); var sprite1Child:Spr…

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## [Constructer as an argument](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/constructer-as-an-argument/250422)

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**Author:** [@superpeppe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superpeppe)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/constructer-as-an-argument/250422 "2008-01-29T14:04:41Z")

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Hi there lets say I have defined a class called "Point3d", the file is containing the following code: package { public class Point3d { public function Point3d(x:Number, y:Number, z:Number) { } …

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## [Communication between classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communication-between-classes/250419)

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**Author:** [@JYCaR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JYCaR)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communication-between-classes/250419 "2008-01-29T13:19:43Z")

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Hey... Well... i have another problem... I can't call a function within a document class from another document class whose movie is loaded inside this first "document class". So that you can better picture my problem,…

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## [Changing tab indexes and stuff](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-tab-indexes-and-stuff/250418)

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**Author:** [@Zomis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zomis)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-tab-indexes-and-stuff/250418 "2008-01-29T12:36:19Z")

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I know that it's possible to change tabindex using ActionScript on the components. But I'd really like a design-time way of changing the tabindex. So I checked the help and found it mentioning the "Accessability" panel…

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## [Need help making XML.onLoad return a value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-making-xml-onload-return-a-value/250417)

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**Author:** [@jonnyleeharris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jonnyleeharris)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-making-xml-onload-return-a-value/250417 "2008-01-29T12:21:12Z")

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After using Google and these forums I've discovered that it's not possible to return a value directly from this function. However, I still need some kind of workaround, so here is my scenario: This function overrides t…

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## [Trigger Event](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigger-event/250416)

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**Author:** [@pixelDepth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pixelDepth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trigger-event/250416 "2008-01-29T11:57:19Z")

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Hey, I have a list component, what I wish to do is when you hover on a cell, it then grabs that row index (which I can do), and then it looks at another list component to fire the roll over event. How can I do that i…

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## [General SEO Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-seo-question/250413)

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**Author:** [@RabBell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RabBell)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/general-seo-question/250413 "2008-01-29T11:20:31Z")

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Didn't know where to post this so I thought I'd have a go here Do you guys know if commented out code in a HTML page has any effect at all on anything? I'm thinking maybe SEO? What has happened is I was looking throu…

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## [Senoculars 'Perlin Flag Wave' to AS2 Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/senoculars-perlin-flag-wave-to-as2-class/250411)

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**Author:** [@duncanhall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/duncanhall)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/senoculars-perlin-flag-wave-to-as2-class/250411 "2008-01-29T10:55:09Z")

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I've been trying to encapsulate Senoculars brilliant PerlinNoise Flag Wave example into a self contained AS2 class. The original Fla example is here: http://www.senocular.com/flash/source.php?id=0.188 I've tried to…

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## [Accessing duplicatedMovieClip dynamic text vars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-duplicatedmovieclip-dynamic-text-vars/250410)

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**Author:** [@LozT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LozT)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-duplicatedmovieclip-dynamic-text-vars/250410 "2008-01-29T10:46:39Z")

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Hello ppl, I have an xml content loaded in AS and to that content I made a movieClip to show that content. I'm duplicating that movieClip according to the quantity exposed in xml. My problem is that when I duplicat…

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## [4 Buttons and a VideoPlayer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/4-buttons-and-a-videoplayer/250407)

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**Author:** [@ChromeDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ChromeDemon)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/4-buttons-and-a-videoplayer/250407 "2008-01-29T10:10:31Z")

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Problem: I have 4 Buttons called: vbtn\_1 vbtn\_2 vbtn\_3 vbtn\_4 and one Videoplayer component called "videoplayer" now i want load different videos inside the component by clicking on of the buttons ... can anyo…

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## [OOP class variables question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oop-class-variables-question/250405)

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**Author:** [@Dragy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dragy)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/oop-class-variables-question/250405 "2008-01-29T09:49:11Z")

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Hey \[smirk\] Not too long ago I started using Flash CS3 and AS3. OOP is completely new for me, but I'm getting the hang of it with time. But I have a question - I have a class which extends a movieclip, that class is…

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## [New to this - character stuck in animation cycle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-this-character-stuck-in-animation-cycle/250404)

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**Author:** [@flashgamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashgamer)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-this-character-stuck-in-animation-cycle/250404 "2008-01-29T09:28:20Z")

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Hi all I've recently been interested in Flash's potential to make games, so thought I'd give it a try and see what happens. I'm not actually making a game here, just working through the process of controlling a charact…

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## ["Internet Explorer" not supporting thumbnail generation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/internet-explorer-not-supporting-thumbnail-generation/250401)

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**Author:** [@jlackyashdya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jlackyashdya)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/internet-explorer-not-supporting-thumbnail-generation/250401 "2008-01-29T08:30:47Z")

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hi, i m developing a xml based image gallery. i wrote code for generating thumbnails using loader component. its working fine locally. but when i upload it , "Mozilla firefox" browser is working perfect. but "Internet Ex…

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## [How come this js preloader does not work?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-come-this-js-preloader-does-not-work/250399)

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**Author:** [@orahorse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/orahorse)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-come-this-js-preloader-does-not-work/250399 "2008-01-29T08:29:32Z")

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Here is the page: The progress bar itself fills up, giving the impression that it is doing its job, but then when the preloaded page comes up, the user still has to wait for the rollovers to become active for their ima…

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## [Set Movieclip Boundaries on zoom & pan](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-movieclip-boundaries-on-zoom-pan/250397)

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**Author:** [@Scooby2008](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scooby2008)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/set-movieclip-boundaries-on-zoom-pan/250397 "2008-01-29T08:19:42Z")

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This is my first post here at kirupa.. I'm not too sure how this works here, but I have a problem trying to set some boundaries.. Here is what I have so far: http://www.rickdu.net/examples/boundaries/ It works fin…

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## [Problem in creating as2.0 program in FlashDevelop and MTASC Complier](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-creating-as2-0-program-in-flashdevelop-and-mtasc-complier/250393)

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**Author:** [@jaksonline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jaksonline)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-in-creating-as2-0-program-in-flashdevelop-and-mtasc-complier/250393 "2008-01-29T07:34:21Z")

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Hi.., I am creating as2 programs in Flash Develop Editor and compling that .as2 file in M\*\*TASC compiler\*\*,\*\* I am not using the FLASH IDE , \*\*I want to write a pure AS2 program that should contain any of form elements …

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## [Opening in new Window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-in-new-window/250391)

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**Author:** [@Vladimiru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vladimiru)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opening-in-new-window/250391 "2008-01-29T07:04:24Z")

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Hello, I have the following problem, and I hope there is someone here that encountered it before or has an idea of how can be solved. So, I've finished a website in flash, and it's in fullscreen mode. And on the webs…

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## [Memory management in flah 8!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-management-in-flah-8/250390)

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**Author:** [@smita\_datar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smita_datar)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/memory-management-in-flah-8/250390 "2008-01-29T06:48:15Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman\]Hi,\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] \[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] I want to create 2 scenes for login related functionality..1. loginpage 2. Homepage.\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\] \[…

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## [Button stages - mistery flickering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-stages-mistery-flickering/250389)

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**Author:** [@stevenmahoney](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stevenmahoney)\
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**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-stages-mistery-flickering/250389 "2008-01-29T06:32:54Z")

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Please help! I created a simple "button" movie clip with 3 stages (up, over and out). Then I made text in the upper part of the button to be on in up position, move to the right and dissapear in over postition (it then s…

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