# programming

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## [TileList Component, help appreciated](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tilelist-component-help-appreciated/318373)

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**Author:** [@vickyh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vickyh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tilelist-component-help-appreciated/318373 "2011-01-18T12:23:55Z")

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Hi Guys, Hoping for some advice here in regards to a project I'm working on involving the Flash component TileList. Essentially, I want Flash to assign a variable to each item in the TileList, so that when a user cli…

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## [3D Symbols UNWANTED Blur - Newbie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-symbols-unwanted-blur-newbie/318371)

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**Author:** [@jessemg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jessemg)\
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**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-symbols-unwanted-blur-newbie/318371 "2011-01-18T10:54:00Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman, serif\]First off, I'm a Flash CS5 and Actionscript 3.0 newbie with no programming background. This is a piece of my first Flash site.\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman, serif\]I know my problem is commo…

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## [Urgent help: Two flash files communicating](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-two-flash-files-communicating/318370)

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**Author:** [@lilleypants](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lilleypants)\
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**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/urgent-help-two-flash-files-communicating/318370 "2011-01-18T10:51:24Z")

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I have a flash banner and a flash video on a webpage. The banner plays straight away when the website loads and the video is further down the page on a stop on the first frame. Once the banner finishes I need the flash v…

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## [Strengthening of the Police Station and Medical se](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strengthening-of-the-police-station-and-medical-se/318368)

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**Author:** [@ritayd8640](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ritayd8640)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strengthening-of-the-police-station-and-medical-se/318368 "2011-01-18T09:04:49Z")

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Now our life is getting better and better, regardless of basic necessities of life Strengthening of the Police Station any on the one hand, is more than the original \[dental equipment much better, precisely because the s…

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## [sendAndLoad vars help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sendandload-vars-help/318367)

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**Author:** [@RobLamox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RobLamox)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sendandload-vars-help/318367 "2011-01-18T08:56:41Z")

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Hi Guys Please help me out on this. I have a flash gui that I need to integrate with a db. I am tring to save info to a db and get a respone on whether a cellular number exists in the database already. This is my as2…

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## [Tutorial: Finding the Distance Between Two Points](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-finding-the-distance-between-two-points/318364)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
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**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tutorial-finding-the-distance-between-two-points/318364 "2011-01-18T06:09:00Z")

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This is the happening place to discuss anything and everything related to the Finding the Distance Between Two Points tutorial. Cheers, Kirupa :pa:

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## [Why is it so difficult to load a swf inside another?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-load-a-swf-inside-another/318363)

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**Author:** [@jac4b](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jac4b)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-is-it-so-difficult-to-load-a-swf-inside-another/318363 "2011-01-18T05:37:18Z")

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I get all kinds of errors, like: ReferenceError: Error #1065: Variable flash.geom::Matrix3D is not defined. at test998\_fla::MainTimeline() TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object r…

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## [How to move the images moving forward?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-move-the-images-moving-forward/318361)

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**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-move-the-images-moving-forward/318361 "2011-01-18T05:32:24Z")

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Hi, How can I do the same effect (moving continuously) as in the following link using images? http://activeden.net/item/red-carpet/152701 Thanks.

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## [getChildByName return null if publis setting is Flash 9](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildbyname-return-null-if-publis-setting-is-flash-9/318360)

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**Author:** [@nitinmukesh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nitinmukesh)\
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**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getchildbyname-return-null-if-publis-setting-is-flash-9/318360 "2011-01-18T05:15:41Z")

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Hi, I am facing a weird problem. The following code returns null if targeted player is Flash player 9 but works fine for Flash Player 10. var \_mc:MovieClip = getChildByName("introMC") as MovieClip; It works fine …

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## [List Component - Making the BG transparent in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-making-the-bg-transparent-in-as3/318358)

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**Author:** [@Alpha\_Remex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_Remex)\
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**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-making-the-bg-transparent-in-as3/318358 "2011-01-18T04:43:44Z")

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I've done a ton of searching and I can find some solutions for AS2 that don't apply to AS3 (the use of \_global settings for the list). Does anyone know how to set the list background to alpha = 0???

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## [Middle of Image goes to the Middle of the Page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/middle-of-image-goes-to-the-middle-of-the-page/318356)

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**Author:** [@treeleaf20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treeleaf20)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/middle-of-image-goes-to-the-middle-of-the-page/318356 "2011-01-18T04:25:52Z")

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All, If I find the the stage width and the stage height and divide each one by 2 then I know where the middle of my stage is. However, how can I use that point to be the middle of the image that I display on the pop up? …

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## [Loader loading swf not working!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-loading-swf-not-working/318355)

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**Author:** [@VeddyCent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VeddyCent)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-loading-swf-not-working/318355 "2011-01-18T03:09:20Z")

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Hi all, I'm having trouble with a simple loader not loading an external swf file. I have a set of menu buttons (created from a class) that store the swf file name. When these are clicked they run a function that supp…

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## [cs5 test movie lose focus](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs5-test-movie-lose-focus/318354)

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**Author:** [@tbo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tbo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs5-test-movie-lose-focus/318354 "2011-01-18T02:44:21Z")

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Sometimes when i test movie(ctrl+enter) the movie itself looses focus behind flash IDE. I think its only when i'm tracing something. So makes sense to say the output gets focus as its tracing...but it only happens like 1…

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## [AS2.0 and html pop-ups](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-and-html-pop-ups/318353)

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**Author:** [@s6xspeed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/s6xspeed)\
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**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-and-html-pop-ups/318353 "2011-01-18T02:33:55Z")

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Hi, i have an issue with html pop-ups. I have a page and it has a few buttons with different headings, i would like the user to click on a button and it opens a small html pop-up with some text and maybe a photo. This…

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## [Displaying xml in text field](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-xml-in-text-field/318352)

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**Author:** [@art\_i\_choke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/art_i_choke)\
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**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-xml-in-text-field/318352 "2011-01-18T00:46:30Z")

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I'm trying to display an xml file (news.xml) in a text field (with an instance name of newsTxt). The data displays exactly as I want it to when I trace it, but when I try to load it into the text field, it only shows the…

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## [Image is bigger then size of screen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-is-bigger-then-size-of-screen/318349)

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**Author:** [@treeleaf20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treeleaf20)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-is-bigger-then-size-of-screen/318349 "2011-01-17T22:57:10Z")

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All, I currently have some code that displays an image in a pop up and just takes the width and height of the image. My problem is that some of the images are larger then my screen. How can I get the size of my screen an…

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## [Problem With Changing Properties of Custom TextField Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-changing-properties-of-custom-textfield-class/318347)

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**Author:** [@marlonpando](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marlonpando)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-changing-properties-of-custom-textfield-class/318347 "2011-01-17T21:52:23Z")

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I wrote a simple class called CustomTextField.as as follows: package{ import flash.text.TextField; public class CustomTextField extends TextField{ private var custom\_TextField:TextField=new TextField(); pu…

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## [Error 1046 & 1180 PLS HELP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1046-1180-pls-help/318343)

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**Author:** [@outback](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/outback)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1046-1180-pls-help/318343 "2011-01-17T19:12:36Z")

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Hi all, I'm getting a really annoying error message and could really use some help. here are my lines of code main.swf // main swf import flash.external.ExternalInterface; var urlParser = ExternalInterface.ca…

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## [How can I make such Snow effect?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-such-snow-effect/318341)

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**Author:** [@learner\_7n](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/learner_7n)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-make-such-snow-effect/318341 "2011-01-17T17:55:31Z")

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Hi, How can I make such Snow (Fog) effect as it is in the following link: http://realcasual.com.ua/ Thanks for any help.

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## [Full Screen without the use of a button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-without-the-use-of-a-button/318340)

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**Author:** [@jadalmation](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jadalmation)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/full-screen-without-the-use-of-a-button/318340 "2011-01-17T17:45:19Z")

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Now i know how make my Flash file full screen with the use of a button. But how would i go about it doing it automatically when opened? Thanks José

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## [Attempted Access of inaccessible method](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attempted-access-of-inaccessible-method/318337)

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**Author:** [@wikiemol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wikiemol)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attempted-access-of-inaccessible-method/318337 "2011-01-17T16:24:27Z")

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I am trying to write a simple code that makes a movieclip bounce around the stage, yet every time I test the movie it gives me this error: 1195: Attempted access of inaccessible method stageWidth through reference of s…

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## [Failure to Read XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failure-to-read-xml/318336)

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**Author:** [@treeleaf20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/treeleaf20)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/failure-to-read-xml/318336 "2011-01-17T15:44:57Z")

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All, I made an XML file and then replicated that in a PHP file. I then just executed my PHP file and then viewed the source of it and then copied that into an XML file and had my AS read that file it works fine. However,…

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## [Naming TextFields created using loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/naming-textfields-created-using-loop/318334)

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**Author:** [@zeeto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zeeto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/naming-textfields-created-using-loop/318334 "2011-01-17T14:13:04Z")

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Hi guys, I can't figure out what is the syntax for assigning names to textfields created dynamically using a loop. for (var i:uint=0; i\<10; i++) { var myText:TextField = new TextField(); myText.defaultTextForma…

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## [Endless SWF loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/endless-swf-loading/318333)

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**Author:** [@Zyl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zyl)\
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**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/endless-swf-loading/318333 "2011-01-17T12:24:41Z")

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Hello everyone, I have one wierd question, I would be very grateful if someone can help ... I bought THIS template on Activeden. The temp. is ok, but when I want to load SWF file into stage there is an bug ... endless …

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## [AS2 flash game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-game/318330)

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**Author:** [@Shahnaaz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shahnaaz)\
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**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-game/318330 "2011-01-17T11:48:57Z")

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I have a project to do and am feeling rather stressed about it. I need to create a flash game whereby there will be 6 pick up line voices and you need to match the voices to the faces of who you think the voice belong…

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## [Turning off MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turning-off-mc/318328)

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**Author:** [@Igor\_Kool](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Igor_Kool)\
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**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turning-off-mc/318328 "2011-01-17T10:40:36Z")

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Hello everyone, I have tried searching, but didn't find answer, so I have to post this. I have a button, in default, and rolled over state, it has Movie Clips. however, when entering the scene, the Movie Clip in defaul…

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## [Vertical accordian, XML, AS2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-accordian-xml-as2/318327)

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**Author:** [@Captain\_Planet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Captain_Planet)\
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**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-accordian-xml-as2/318327 "2011-01-17T08:33:03Z")

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Hi, folks. I need to create an xml-driven vertical accordian menu (you know....like a stack menu which expands and shows the submenu). Now for things like this I can usually hack my own solution together from other ex…

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## [As2 Array button linking help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-array-button-linking-help/318322)

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**Author:** [@jdogg4000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jdogg4000)\
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**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-array-button-linking-help/318322 "2011-01-17T01:06:15Z")

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I'm a bit of an actionscript noob, but I've built these website menu buttons and used some ActionScript 2.0 code i ran through in a tutorial on MovieClip Buttons. Trouble is, I need to adjust the AS to link the buttons…

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## [Make Cooking a Breeze with some Helpful Kitchen O](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-cooking-a-breeze-with-some-helpful-kitchen-o/318321)

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**Author:** [@6k7b2p5c9f](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/6k7b2p5c9f)\
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**Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-cooking-a-breeze-with-some-helpful-kitchen-o/318321 "2011-01-17T00:32:36Z")

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Refrigerator Rollout CaddyMost cooks use wine in their dishes, or else they simply drink it. But because it can stain almost any surface, wine can be a pain to find a place for. Small countertop racks are fine for a few …

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## [A remove Child Caller question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-remove-child-caller-question/318317)

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**Author:** [@rimacy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rimacy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-remove-child-caller-question/318317 "2011-01-16T22:01:53Z")

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Here's the class package { import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.events.Event; import flash.media.SoundTransform import com.greensock.easing.\*; public class StarFieldView extends MovieClip { private v…

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