# programming

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## [gotoAndStop frame 4 help :}](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-frame-4-help/298800)

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**Author:** [@parasitic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/parasitic)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gotoandstop-frame-4-help/298800 "2009-10-25T16:21:19Z")

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I have a little (ok, big) problem with my movieclip. This probabaly should be in the game section, but it's more of an actionscript help, so I think someone could help me out with this here. My movieclip has actionscri…

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## [Help in understanding Display List](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-understanding-display-list/298799)

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**Author:** [@Shaedo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shaedo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-understanding-display-list/298799 "2009-10-25T16:19:55Z")

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Is the display-list an actual list? can I access it with code ? (not confused with accessing objects in the display list) is there only one or, if I load an external swf do they both have separate display lists? Thank…

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## [Pathfinding with direction tiles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pathfinding-with-direction-tiles/298798)

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**Author:** [@mavoric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mavoric)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pathfinding-with-direction-tiles/298798 "2009-10-25T16:05:13Z")

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\[LEFT\]I've been experimenting with path finding, in particular the A\* algorithm. I've understand the basics for it and can currently get an object to move from point A to B avoiding walls. However I'm trying to create on…

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## [Life\_Line -Flash Game\_](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/life-line-flash-game-/298796)

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**Author:** [@Hangyoo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hangyoo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/life-line-flash-game-/298796 "2009-10-25T14:20:09Z")

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http://www.mkworkshop.comuf.com/Life\_Line2/ Here it is Guys.Its just a litle thing what i achieved.But itt will be better. If anyone has an idea or eny comment feel free to write down for me:) I will write here every pro…

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## [Can't access plane to ratate it](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-access-plane-to-ratate-it/298795)

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**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-access-plane-to-ratate-it/298795 "2009-10-25T13:02:45Z")

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Trying some tutorials about Papervision3d. Found a problem when trying to rotate the plane. Could someone please help me on this one? the AS conde below: package { import flash.events.Event; import org.papervi…

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## [AS2 - Need help with setInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-need-help-with-setinterval/298791)

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**Author:** [@BlueSquid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BlueSquid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-need-help-with-setinterval/298791 "2009-10-25T09:44:17Z")

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Hello, I am creating my first AS2 game, and have used the Vertical Shooter tut to get me started - http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/vertical\_shooter.htm The main difference is that I am trying to catch fall…

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## [Change FPS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-fps/298788)

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**Author:** [@FuglyBastard](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FuglyBastard)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-fps/298788 "2009-10-25T06:27:11Z")

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I was wondering if there was an easy way to change the FPS in a looping animation with a couple buttons. Dont need anything fancy. Just 20 FPS and 35FPS buttons. Thanks allot.

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## [Problem with sending values from html to php and swf1 to swf2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-sending-values-from-html-to-php-and-swf1-to-swf2/298786)

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**Author:** [@Silverfisken](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Silverfisken)\
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**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-sending-values-from-html-to-php-and-swf1-to-swf2/298786 "2009-10-25T05:39:26Z")

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I have a flash banner1.swf (AS2) on www.domain1.com/banner.html (html-file) How do I send 4 values from banner.swf to banner2.swf? - banner2.swf is on another domain - send the values to http://www.domain2.com/test.php (…

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## [FileReference failing to download file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-failing-to-download-file/298783)

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**Author:** [@gravity223](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gravity223)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filereference-failing-to-download-file/298783 "2009-10-25T03:47:27Z")

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Hi, I am using this code to download a file from a server (podcast episode mp3) but I click the submit button and nothing happens. The text field shows "Downloading episode X" but nothing happens, no browse-to-save win…

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## [loadMovie and variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-variables/298782)

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**Author:** [@Injunfarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Injunfarian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-and-variables/298782 "2009-10-25T03:20:01Z")

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Hello, I am developing a site and want to use http://www.flash-gallery.org/ within it. I also want to use that gallery from within my own Flash movie using loadMovie. I have tried a couple of ways to load variables into …

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## [Stopping motion tween onResize](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-motion-tween-onresize/298781)

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**Author:** [@jgreenwood](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jgreenwood)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stopping-motion-tween-onresize/298781 "2009-10-25T02:41:43Z")

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I have a mask that dynamically adjusts it's height/width based on the stage size. The mask wipes from left to right. It works fine, until you try and resize the window while the mask is in motion. The mask animation stop…

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## [jQuery hide/show: Great in IE, not so in FF!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jquery-hide-show-great-in-ie-not-so-in-ff/298780)

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**Author:** [@lrhb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lrhb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jquery-hide-show-great-in-ie-not-so-in-ff/298780 "2009-10-25T00:14:22Z")

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Thank you!

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## [Accessing Arrays in and out of functions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-arrays-in-and-out-of-functions/298779)

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**Author:** [@daedenilus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daedenilus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-arrays-in-and-out-of-functions/298779 "2009-10-24T23:23:43Z")

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Okay, so I'm creating a soundboard, and and I've been using Flash for about 2 weeks and Actionscript for about a week, so you'll have to excuse my ignorance. I've used google to look for specific things to no avail so he…

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## [Form Redirect problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-redirect-problem/298778)

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**Author:** [@selenium](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/selenium)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-redirect-problem/298778 "2009-10-24T22:00:42Z")

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Hi all Like 'olicourse' i'm trying to get my form to redirect to a webpage (http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=337218). I want to redirect to here: http://www.communityspiritacupuncture.co.uk/formcomplete …

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## [Uploading and Resizing Via Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-and-resizing-via-flash/298774)

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**Author:** [@pod\_clock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pod_clock)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-and-resizing-via-flash/298774 "2009-10-24T20:12:12Z")

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HI, I have a simple PHP script, which takes a file reference from Flash and then resizes and uploads the image. The script works fine until I add any conditional statement, so this works: \<?php //max width $maxw=500…

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## [Possible to cap volume?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-cap-volume/298772)

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**Author:** [@shazzmoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shazzmoe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-cap-volume/298772 "2009-10-24T18:10:57Z")

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I have a tower defense game that I am working on and I'm in the process of adding sounds. Each tower plays its own fire sound when it fires. However When I have 5+ towers of the same type firing at the same time the vo…

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## [Get XML Node Without Name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-xml-node-without-name/298770)

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**Author:** [@Stubbs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stubbs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-xml-node-without-name/298770 "2009-10-24T17:35:00Z")

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Does anyone know of a way to get an XML node's name? Or to call the node without knowing it's name? I'm looking for something generic and reusable, with the child-node name not hard coded. My XML looks like this: \<l…

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## [What's the cleanest way to stream video inside a Flash application?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-cleanest-way-to-stream-video-inside-a-flash-application/298764)

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**Author:** [@0L4F](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/0L4F)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-the-cleanest-way-to-stream-video-inside-a-flash-application/298764 "2009-10-24T12:20:05Z")

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Hello fellow Kirupians, I'm about to embark on a rather large Flash project that will involve a lot of streaming video. Most of the videos are short (about 4 seconds) but some will be longer, up to a couple of minutes. …

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## [F12 not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f12-not-working/298763)

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**Author:** [@charles54](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charles54)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f12-not-working/298763 "2009-10-24T10:16:53Z")

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Strange problem with Flash in CS4 designer suite. F12 in flashCS4 publishes ok but suddenly doesn't open IE8 in flashCS4. Worked fine untill now. In dreamweaver CS4 the F12 opens IE8 without any problem. Must be a file o…

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## [TweenEvent question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweenevent-question/298762)

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**Author:** [@Pancho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pancho)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweenevent-question/298762 "2009-10-24T08:05:45Z")

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I've got something like this: Tweener.addTween(captions.getChildByName("captionLine\_"+i),{x:0,time:5,transitio n:"linear,onComplete:ready}) function ready():void{ trace("Ready!") } How do I have to alter this, so t…

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## [Attaching Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-movie-clips/298761)

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**Author:** [@nageshbhattu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nageshbhattu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-movie-clips/298761 "2009-10-24T06:54:15Z")

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Hi, I am designing a game involving a pack of cards (similar to the solitaire game that comes with WinXP). Each card is a movie clip in my application. I want to have the effect of drag and drop over these cards. If we…

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## [drawRect() Paradox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawrect-paradox/298760)

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**Author:** [@Raabi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Raabi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawrect-paradox/298760 "2009-10-24T06:09:49Z")

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Hello gurus! While using addChild() method for populating children inside a rectangle Sprite; if I use: mySquare.graphics.drawRect(250, 35, 175, 175); instead of: mySquare.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 175, 175); myS…

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## [PHP - email login](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-login/298754)

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**Author:** [@Reggie\_Schultz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Reggie_Schultz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-email-login/298754 "2009-10-24T02:25:09Z")

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I am wondering if there is a way to put webmail login fields on my website for an external webmail program. Example: www.mysite.com has a login screen that passes the userID and PSWD to the goDaddy email.secureserver.net…

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## [Simple Highscore saving problem ( urgent )](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-highscore-saving-problem-urgent/298751)

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**Author:** [@heartglen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/heartglen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-highscore-saving-problem-urgent/298751 "2009-10-24T01:16:05Z")

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Greetings. I made a simple game and a simple scoring system. Player writes his/her name first then plays the game and gets the score. Score and name are variables and writes on the screen at the end of the game. The pr…

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## [Script runs correctly in FF 3.5, not in IE 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-runs-correctly-in-ff-3-5-not-in-ie-8/298748)

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**Author:** [@halcyon\_systems](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/halcyon_systems)\
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**Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-runs-correctly-in-ff-3-5-not-in-ie-8/298748 "2009-10-23T22:43:49Z")

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Hello all, I wrote the following script, but am unsure as to reasons it will not work in IE8. \<script type="text/javascript"\> function GetXmlHttpObject() { var xmlhttp; if (window.XMLHttpRequest…

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## [How are those expressions evaluated?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-are-those-expressions-evaluated/298747)

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**Author:** [@audiohominis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/audiohominis)\
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**Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-are-those-expressions-evaluated/298747 "2009-10-23T22:36:52Z")

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var ten:uint=10; var twenty:uint=20; var thirty:uint=30; trace(thirty\>twenty\>ten);//false trace(thirty\<twenty\<ten);//true -Just musing, really.:h:

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## [Flash AS3 And Google Maps](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as3-and-google-maps/298746)

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**Author:** [@cybervanes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cybervanes)\
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**Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as3-and-google-maps/298746 "2009-10-23T21:37:30Z")

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I have multiple points on a Google map that i need to pinpoint. How would i find the two points that are farthest away from each other and get my map center an zoom accordingly? Thanks in advance! //global imports…

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## [\[Flash8\]button stays in the down state when clicked‎](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-button-stays-in-the-down-state-when-clicked/298743)

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**Author:** [@nutbolt1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nutbolt1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-button-stays-in-the-down-state-when-clicked/298743 "2009-10-23T20:56:18Z")

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Hey everybody, I hope some one can help cos my head is sore now. I used the tutorial here: http://www.doyouhaveapen.com/tutorials/buttons\_states/ to achieve the above, which I did. Then I tried putting AS on the butt…

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## [Something very fishy about SimpleButton :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/something-very-fishy-about-simplebutton/298741)

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**Author:** [@wvxvw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wvxvw)\
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**Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/something-very-fishy-about-simplebutton/298741 "2009-10-23T20:44:09Z")

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OK, so, try doing this: \* create a Sprite, create a SimpleButton. \* add a Sprite as a SimpleButton state, say, upState. Now, try this: trace(b.upState.parent); // \[object SimpleButton\] trace(b is DisplayObjectContai…

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## [VERY EASY - How to get a new tween to just stay put](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-easy-how-to-get-a-new-tween-to-just-stay-put/298740)

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**Author:** [@johnyct9760](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnyct9760)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-easy-how-to-get-a-new-tween-to-just-stay-put/298740 "2009-10-23T20:40:04Z")

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Quick quest I got a box symbol nothing fancy I applied a motion preset to it and its just a basic bounce. I would like it when the bounce is over the box would just stay still on the stage and the time line would continu…

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