# programming

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## [Linked movieclip flickers like a strobe light on rollover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linked-movieclip-flickers-like-a-strobe-light-on-rollover/326342)

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**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linked-movieclip-flickers-like-a-strobe-light-on-rollover/326342 "2011-12-07T15:16:01Z")

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The 5 movie clips called myMovieClip1-5 display on rollover as part of Flashloaded's PhotoFlow AS2 version. Adding actionscript to any of the movie clips in order to have an on release get URL, results in flickering on …

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## [Classic tween applied, but not rendering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classic-tween-applied-but-not-rendering/326341)

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**Author:** [@Anataya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anataya)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classic-tween-applied-but-not-rendering/326341 "2011-12-07T15:05:44Z")

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So, I have to take a number of flash files that I created and "stitch" them into one big file. I figured the easiest thing to do would be create one big flash file and then copy the frames from all the separate movies in…

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## [AS3 - Want video to stop when navigate off of the frame any help?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-want-video-to-stop-when-navigate-off-of-the-frame-any-help/326340)

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**Author:** [@eddygm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eddygm)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-want-video-to-stop-when-navigate-off-of-the-frame-any-help/326340 "2011-12-07T14:14:50Z")

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Help would be much appreciated, at the moment i have tried using booleans but this is making my code have many errors so i was wondering if there was another easier way?

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## [Working AS2 Timer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-as2-timer/326339)

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**Author:** [@BUroKHUli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BUroKHUli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-as2-timer/326339 "2011-12-07T13:54:16Z")

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Hi, I was searching the threads for a timer that stops the playhead for a couple of seconds but couldn't find one that works with AS2 properly. Is their any discussion in this forum that can help me? Would appreciate t…

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## [Simple but XML to "Global VAR" problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-but-xml-to-global-var-problem/326338)

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**Author:** [@UserX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/UserX)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-but-xml-to-global-var-problem/326338 "2011-12-07T12:41:41Z")

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Hi there, i have a simple problem that is hard for me.. I want to reach a XML data (var) from a child movieclip but i couldnt figure out. I have a movieclip(call it McA) on mainstage that loads a XML. That XML have…

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## [Tutorial: Common .htaccess Tricks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-common-htaccess-tricks/326336)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-common-htaccess-tricks/326336 "2011-12-07T08:28:22Z")

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Hi everyone, This is the place to discuss anything regarding the Common .htaccess Tricks tutorial \[smile\] Cheers, Kirupa :megaman\_x:

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## [What's the best resource to teach yourself Javascript?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-best-resource-to-teach-yourself-javascript/326335)

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**Author:** [@lukesawyer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lukesawyer)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-best-resource-to-teach-yourself-javascript/326335 "2011-12-07T07:56:50Z")

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Okay, I've done a lot of HTML/CSS (created and launched ~10 sites from scratch) and have messed around with jQuery a little bit. I've also done a little bit of PHP + MySQL stuff, but the requirement of a web server is…

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## [Call a class function from MovieClip timeline?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-a-class-function-from-movieclip-timeline/326334)

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**Author:** [@deniset](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deniset)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/call-a-class-function-from-movieclip-timeline/326334 "2011-12-07T07:07:52Z")

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May I know how to call a class function (not a document class) from a movieclip timeline? Thanks in advance.

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## [Testing my Flash form for error input](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-my-flash-form-for-error-input/326333)

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**Author:** [@creativelab](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creativelab)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-my-flash-form-for-error-input/326333 "2011-12-07T06:39:56Z")

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Hello great flash-mates, I am a newbie still practising "F\[COLOR=#696969\]orm-2-Email"\[/COLOR\] kind of code with flash 8 AS2 . But in my case,(using the submit-form method) i am designing a scenerio where the user can r…

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## [Beaker](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beaker/326329)

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**Author:** [@ThiRajan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThiRajan)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beaker/326329 "2011-12-07T03:53:52Z")

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Thanks

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## [360 Image Spin on Hover?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/360-image-spin-on-hover/326327)

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**Author:** [@kozmo02](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kozmo02)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/360-image-spin-on-hover/326327 "2011-12-07T03:15:21Z")

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I have two gear icons, and when you hover over the div I would like for them to spin, I have it working right now using the http://code.google.com/p/jqueryrotate/ code, however, I am getting some odd results, in Firefox …

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## [3D-rotated MovieClip - Smoothing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-rotated-movieclip-smoothing/326324)

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**Author:** [@Tompa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tompa)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-rotated-movieclip-smoothing/326324 "2011-12-07T01:16:42Z")

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Hello there! I have 2x MovieClips that contains tiles. The lower MovieClip is the floor and the other is a wall. As you can see, the floor isn't that smooth as I would it to be. I have tried many things, but none of th…

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## [Simple motion animation in CSS3?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-motion-animation-in-css3/326323)

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**Author:** [@bladeswim83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bladeswim83)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-motion-animation-in-css3/326323 "2011-12-07T01:15:05Z")

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I did the tutorial for making an object move in CSS3. But what i can't figure out is how to make an object move from one place and then stop at another. What I'm looking to do is create an animation with 4 objects. All…

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## [Making a "percent loaded" estimate for a video?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-percent-loaded-estimate-for-a-video/326322)

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**Author:** [@Boreez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Boreez)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-percent-loaded-estimate-for-a-video/326322 "2011-12-07T00:38:49Z")

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Hi, For my FLVPlayBack player, I want a "% loaded" message before the video begins, which counts upwards. This wouldn't be a problem if this was just the usual bytesTotal/bytesLoaded calculation, but this is a progr…

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## [Link not working when position=fixed;](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-not-working-when-position-fixed/326320)

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**Author:** [@laertjansen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/laertjansen)\
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**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/link-not-working-when-position-fixed/326320 "2011-12-07T00:35:07Z")

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Hello guys, I'm having an issue with my personal website. May I ask for some help here? My name on the top left in a link to the homepage however it doesn't work and can't figure out why. I use the cargocollective.c…

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## [Screen Capture website and import to flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-capture-website-and-import-to-flash/326319)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/screen-capture-website-and-import-to-flash/326319 "2011-12-06T19:57:43Z")

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I build flash ads, so my swf files are just a small portion of the entire website. What I am wanting to do is somehow to take a screenshot of the entire webpage and import that into flash so that i can manipulate a live …

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## [Gary Fixler Collision Detection - Help Wanted?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gary-fixler-collision-detection-help-wanted/326315)

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**Author:** [@flash20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flash20)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gary-fixler-collision-detection-help-wanted/326315 "2011-12-06T18:46:11Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create my first game and using Gary Fixlers collision detection script which can be found here. http://flash-creations.com/notes/astb\_bounceCollide.php Where I am struggling is how I can add additi…

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## [Storing a HTML file in LocalStorage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-a-html-file-in-localstorage/326314)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/storing-a-html-file-in-localstorage/326314 "2011-12-06T18:40:48Z")

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Since localstorage is capable of storing huge content. Is it possible to store a HTML file or a PDF file in local storage. I know it only accepts String. Is it possible to stringify HTML file and store it in Local Stor…

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## [Using Code Snippets: Click Goto Frame & Play](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-code-snippets-click-goto-frame-play/326311)

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**Author:** [@whenurstrange](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/whenurstrange)\
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**Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-code-snippets-click-goto-frame-play/326311 "2011-12-06T17:39:16Z")

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I've been using the code snippets to apply code to buttons. Simply just to have them go to a frame when clicked. I've used the same button with different instance names for each 'page'. I've currently run into the dreade…

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## [External loaded swf content player scrub bar problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-content-player-scrub-bar-problem/326309)

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**Author:** [@Dimitree](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dimitree)\
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**Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-loaded-swf-content-player-scrub-bar-problem/326309 "2011-12-06T14:44:58Z")

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Hi, I m trying to make a content player that plays externally loaded swfs. I haven't found anything on the net that pleases me so decided to built one. But I have a problem with the scrub bar. When I try to drag it it ju…

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## [Using Loader to load .png not working on iOS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loader-to-load-png-not-working-on-ios/326306)

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**Author:** [@dst1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dst1)\
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**Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-loader-to-load-png-not-working-on-ios/326306 "2011-12-06T11:03:55Z")

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So I'm trying to load a .png and display it but the iPad and iPhone show a white screen. Here is my code: public class Test extends Sprite { private var loader : Loader; private var urlRequest : UR…

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## [smartFox Server Alternatives?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smartfox-server-alternatives/326303)

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**Author:** [@reppinfreedom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reppinfreedom)\
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**Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smartfox-server-alternatives/326303 "2011-12-06T03:24:49Z")

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Is there any less expensive alternatives to smartFox yet for building online mmo's and mmorpg's with Flash? I have not developed a multiplayer game in years and smartFox2 being 4.5k/server USD instead of 2.5k per server …

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## [AS3 Pacman](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-pacman/326302)

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**Author:** [@jfighter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jfighter)\
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**Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-pacman/326302 "2011-12-05T23:08:48Z")

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## [How to give a div/SWF time to load before displaying](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-give-a-div-swf-time-to-load-before-displaying/326298)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
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**Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-give-a-div-swf-time-to-load-before-displaying/326298 "2011-12-05T18:56:25Z")

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Hello, I have a div which contains a SWF. The SWF is embedded with SWFobject, passing some flashvars. But the problem is that the SWF is displayed on the screen and then does this ugly sort of flicker as the content …

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## [How dispatchEvent() effects Performance?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-dispatchevent-effects-performance/326297)

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**Author:** [@Thovas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Thovas)\
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**Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-dispatchevent-effects-performance/326297 "2011-12-05T18:44:57Z")

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My question is more like "How dispatching custom event effects performance, if there is no listeners for these events?" For example i have the following function: public function checkSomething():void{ if(someBolean…

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## [Swipe type of movement on MouseDrag](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swipe-type-of-movement-on-mousedrag/326296)

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**Author:** [@ashishkummar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ashishkummar)\
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**Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swipe-type-of-movement-on-mousedrag/326296 "2011-12-05T17:02:19Z")

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Hi All I need to give a swipe kind of movement on mouse drag exact like the following page. http://www.opel.de/microsite/zafira/#/bright\_day Please share if anyone done it in AS2. Or let me know how to do this ? R…

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## [You can use an actionscript tween on the arrow's x property to have the arrow move to](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/you-can-use-an-actionscript-tween-on-the-arrows-x-property-to-have-the-arrow-move-to/326295)

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**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\
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**Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/you-can-use-an-actionscript-tween-on-the-arrows-x-property-to-have-the-arrow-move-to/326295 "2011-12-05T16:55:27Z")

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Hi, I have a ﻿TargetCirlce\_mc which moves on "y" axis from top to bottom. And I have an arrow\_mc which is on x:100 & y:200. How can I shoot an arrow exactly on the registration point of the TargetCircle\_mc (automati…

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## [Novice issue: Referencing class variables for a movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-issue-referencing-class-variables-for-a-movieclip/326294)

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**Author:** [@Skribble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Skribble)\
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**Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/novice-issue-referencing-class-variables-for-a-movieclip/326294 "2011-12-05T16:48:24Z")

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Hey guys. It’s been a while since I’ve used Flash and I am still trying to wrap my head around Actionscript 3.0 and the way it works; I am so used to the way AS2 works. I have provided the code below, it’s very simple, …

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## [Class within SWC is throwing an error when building project with ant](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-within-swc-is-throwing-an-error-when-building-project-with-ant/326293)

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**Author:** [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-within-swc-is-throwing-an-error-when-building-project-with-ant/326293 "2011-12-05T16:40:37Z")

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I'm working on a project in FlashBuilder 4.5. I'm using a 3rd party SWC that contains an alchemy-compiled C application in the SWC. Building my entire project within FlashBuilder is working fine. However, due to other pa…

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## [Parallel shardquery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parallel-shardquery/326292)

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**Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/parallel-shardquery/326292 "2011-12-05T15:02:27Z")

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Hi there, I am going to shard my db especially my users table. But i am wondering how can i make lookup faster as when a new user or upon login i need to retrieve certain information. Should i parallel lookup first ove…

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