# programming

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## [\[AS2\] Apple style dock](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-apple-style-dock/284371)

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**Author:** [@webbed\_feet](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/webbed_feet)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-apple-style-dock/284371 "2009-03-18T15:24:28Z")

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Hey, i am using this current apple style dock, see attached. I am looking to create 3 different movie clips rather than the code generating just one as it currently does as i need each movie clip to have different conten…

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## [Strip and Re-Skin List Component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strip-and-re-skin-list-component/284370)

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**Author:** [@neonreel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neonreel)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strip-and-re-skin-list-component/284370 "2009-03-18T15:22:33Z")

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I have been successful on striping certain components in flash and giving them a new skin, but now i need to strip and re-skin the list component. It uses the ui scroll bar and thats not a problem to re-skin but i need t…

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## [.MOV video doesn't play in IE when it plays fine in FireFox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mov-video-doesnt-play-in-ie-when-it-plays-fine-in-firefox/284369)

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**Author:** [@kra123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kra123)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mov-video-doesnt-play-in-ie-when-it-plays-fine-in-firefox/284369 "2009-03-18T15:00:19Z")

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Hi All, I have .mov video that I am trying to post on website. It is playing fine in FireFox browser. But it is displaying only Quick time white screen with logo and "?" symbol above quick time logo when I try t…

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## [Aligning two different pieces of text on opposite sides of the screen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-two-different-pieces-of-text-on-opposite-sides-of-the-screen/284368)

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**Author:** [@iamhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iamhere)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/aligning-two-different-pieces-of-text-on-opposite-sides-of-the-screen/284368 "2009-03-18T14:37:09Z")

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Hello, I have written a CGI script which prints 2 tags at either end of the screen (actually they are the "Previous page" and "Next page" links for either end of the screen). The left one is under a \<DIV ALIGN="LEFT"\>\</…

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## [Missing FLVPlayback and VideoEvent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/missing-flvplayback-and-videoevent/284365)

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**Author:** [@Alpha\_eX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alpha_eX)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/missing-flvplayback-and-videoevent/284365 "2009-03-18T14:08:10Z")

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I'm trying to import and use the classes, FLYPlayback and VideoEvent, I use the following code to import them, import fl.video.FLVPlayback; import fl.video.VideoEvent; When I publish, I get the error code, 1046: T…

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## [\[AS2.0\] POST Loadvars to asp.net](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-post-loadvars-to-asp-net/284364)

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**Author:** [@maxmanzero](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maxmanzero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-0-post-loadvars-to-asp-net/284364 "2009-03-18T13:47:26Z")

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Greetings all, I am attempting to post 3 variables to an e-commerce page that was written in ASP.NET 2.0, but it is not working. I have deployed a simple .aspx page that echos the Request.Form object to the page so tha…

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## [Making Parent apear above Child?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-parent-apear-above-child/284362)

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**Author:** [@Ersk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ersk)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-parent-apear-above-child/284362 "2009-03-18T13:25:53Z")

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Hey people Simple question, is it possible to make the child lie underneath a parent symbol? As soon as I attach the child it gets placed on top. I have read a tutorial previously about rearanging the z-index(?) of the…

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## [SL: Random path generation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sl-random-path-generation/284358)

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**Author:** [@ShinX001](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ShinX001)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sl-random-path-generation/284358 "2009-03-18T12:42:11Z")

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So I am trying to create an ellipse which has a few bumps in its shape(path), I want to be able to dynamically create new shapes that have a different path each time a new one is created. Any one have any idea about how t…

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## [Change Direction after Collision Detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-direction-after-collision-detection/284356)

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**Author:** [@LauraITT](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LauraITT)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-direction-after-collision-detection/284356 "2009-03-18T12:30:23Z")

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Hiya I have this program detecting a collision and calling a function called changeDirection. In here I need to check which way the character is currently moving and change it to the opposite. I will attach Rollabl…

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## [FLVPlayback bug on start. Please read](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-bug-on-start-please-read/284355)

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**Author:** [@humbucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/humbucker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-bug-on-start-please-read/284355 "2009-03-18T12:02:50Z")

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Hi, I'm having a weird problem with the FLVPlayback component from Flash CS3. I simply drag an instance on stage and write a source in actionscript on a frame. When I run it, and hit the play button, the video starts…

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## [Adding roll\_over/mouse\_over text to container](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-roll-over-mouse-over-text-to-container/284352)

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**Author:** [@MSR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MSR)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-roll-over-mouse-over-text-to-container/284352 "2009-03-18T11:24:26Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create a container MovieClip with several TextField elements contained within it. I then need the TextFields to react to ROLL\_OVER or MOUSE\_OVER. This works fine if the fields are placed outside of t…

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## [FlvPlayback Full screen mode doesnt work in external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-full-screen-mode-doesnt-work-in-external-swf/284350)

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**Author:** [@humbucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/humbucker)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flvplayback-full-screen-mode-doesnt-work-in-external-swf/284350 "2009-03-18T11:19:12Z")

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Hi, Please help me, I can't make the full screen mode button working by using this component in an external swf loading by my main full screen animation. Can you please help me ? Thanks so much. Matt

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## [AS string to var name](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-string-to-var-name/284342)

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**Author:** [@dc\_duo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dc_duo)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-string-to-var-name/284342 "2009-03-18T08:58:08Z")

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Hi guys, Another quick question. Is there any way that you can pass a string to a function and use its value as the variable name you wish to change. For example. var text:String = "Goodbye World"; function myfunct…

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## [Firefox swf problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firefox-swf-problem/284339)

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**Author:** [@flashfighter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashfighter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/firefox-swf-problem/284339 "2009-03-18T08:31:08Z")

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when i embed swf in html page and open in Internet Explorer then its fine. but when i open in firefox it shows extra space down the swf. sample file is attached with this question. Any help plz.

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## [Loader Class (Bug?) with FF and IE8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-class-bug-with-ff-and-ie8/284336)

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**Author:** [@bzouchir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bzouchir)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loader-class-bug-with-ff-and-ie8/284336 "2009-03-18T07:40:42Z")

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Alright this is getting pretty weird. I am having this problem with this site, http://brandexpression.com.au/staging/ loading 14 images sequentially, the biggest is 10kb! the problem is using Firefox 3.0.7 and IE8, …

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## [updateAfterEvent for SyncEvent, Flash Media Server 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updateafterevent-for-syncevent-flash-media-server-3/284335)

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**Author:** [@koneko](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/koneko)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updateafterevent-for-syncevent-flash-media-server-3/284335 "2009-03-18T06:51:09Z")

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Hi, I'm new with FMS 3 . I'm trying to make a MovieClip follow my mouse in both client & server using a remote Shared Object. It run but it's lagging, how I put an updateAfterEvent() for smooth moving at client & server? …

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## [Dynamically create TextFields and still access them](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-create-textfields-and-still-access-them/284332)

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**Author:** [@bortiquai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bortiquai)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-create-textfields-and-still-access-them/284332 "2009-03-18T04:10:28Z")

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in AS3, How can I dynamically create TextFields and still be able to access them individually? for example, a for/next loop creates 3 textFields: for (var num:Number = 0; num\<3; num++){ var txtFld:TextField = new…

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## [PHP/MySQL content](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-content/284330)

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**Author:** [@PCGamre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PCGamre)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mysql-content/284330 "2009-03-18T03:35:16Z")

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Can anyone recommend a good beginner's book for PHP/MySQL regarding building database-driven websites, such as: "Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL" which may be found here: http://www.sitepoint.c…

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## [How to remove the previous picture from the slideshow?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-the-previous-picture-from-the-slideshow/284329)

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**Author:** [@tcabaco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tcabaco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-the-previous-picture-from-the-slideshow/284329 "2009-03-18T03:11:49Z")

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Hey everyone, I'm developing this fullscreen slideshow with random pictures which will be the background of a client's web-site. I have everything working, the preloader, the imaging loading and transitions. There's on…

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## [Delay in Actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-in-actionscript/284328)

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**Author:** [@nadaklan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nadaklan)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/delay-in-actionscript/284328 "2009-03-18T03:07:10Z")

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Hey, I have a question about some actionscript. Basically, I have a movie clip that I want to play when I click a button, and then have the button take us to another scene. Right now, I'm having problems with getting t…

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## [Draggable map with popups](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draggable-map-with-popups/284324)

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**Author:** [@jchesnutt2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jchesnutt2)\
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**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/draggable-map-with-popups/284324 "2009-03-18T02:15:38Z")

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Hi all, I'm working on a project that requires a draggable map that has buttons that popup onrollover. Inside the popup will be a brief discription and and link that should carry you to another part of the move. Problem…

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## [Child calling parent function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/child-calling-parent-function/284323)

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**Author:** [@sgpeters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sgpeters)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/child-calling-parent-function/284323 "2009-03-18T01:31:11Z")

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I have setup a simple video interface. The video player lives in the parent swf. The video list chooser is loaded as a child swf. In this child swf, I have some video buttons nested within two movieclips in order to faci…

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## [POST Data to Web Form \[HttpRequest\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-data-to-web-form-httprequest/284319)

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**Author:** [@Matt1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Matt1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/post-data-to-web-form-httprequest/284319 "2009-03-18T00:11:19Z")

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I've been searching around for a couple hours now and haven't really had any luck. I'm trying to do an HTTP POST to a form thats online, it has multiple fields - I found you can do this with System.Web.HttpRequest but ha…

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## [getURL doesn't 'getURL'](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-doesnt-geturl/284318)

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**Author:** [@MyQualsh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MyQualsh)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/geturl-doesnt-geturl/284318 "2009-03-17T23:47:33Z")

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Hi, I am fairly new to Action Scripting, and have been using HTML and JavaScript previously for stand-alone presentations, (I am a 60 yr old technical Instructor). I decided to migrate to the 'Big Boys' school and t…

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## [Flash Development for tabletPC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-development-for-tabletpc/284317)

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**Author:** [@brian914](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brian914)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-development-for-tabletpc/284317 "2009-03-17T23:20:01Z")

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I just got asked to build a pretty simple application for a tabletPC. I have never done this before, in fact don't even own a PC and do not know what it would take. The application itself is pretty simple. A video librar…

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## [Flash motion tweens leaving trails behind them](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-motion-tweens-leaving-trails-behind-them/284315)

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**Author:** [@slatnic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slatnic)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-motion-tweens-leaving-trails-behind-them/284315 "2009-03-17T22:30:04Z")

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Im motion tweening letters in from different angles to form the company's name for a website intro, but some of the letters leave a trail behind them... Can anyone help me to prevent this?

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## [Help Printing from Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-printing-from-flash/284311)

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**Author:** [@mnat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mnat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-printing-from-flash/284311 "2009-03-17T21:22:15Z")

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Hi, I am new adding print functions in Flash. I found a code that prints my swf correctly, but only if I right click print. I tried to make it so that when my print\_btn is pressed the stage is printed, but when I try t…

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## [Question about importing classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-importing-classes/284310)

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**Author:** [@Hunson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hunson)\
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**Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-importing-classes/284310 "2009-03-17T21:14:35Z")

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Hey i was wondering when I import a class, for example "import flash.text.\*;", and when I import the same class in the subsequent AS file in the same package, isn't it disk space consuming? If so, is there a way to lik…

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## [Scenes with AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scenes-with-as2/284307)

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**Author:** [@Ravmaster](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ravmaster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scenes-with-as2/284307 "2009-03-17T20:53:21Z")

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Hey guys, I haven't tried my hand at Flash or AS in quite a while so I need your help. I have no used scenes before, so now, since we have to do so in school, I'm stuck with a code like this, that decides not to work; …

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## [Scrolling Images Using setInterval & Naming Convention](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-images-using-setinterval-naming-convention/284303)

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**Author:** [@fcastro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fcastro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-images-using-setinterval-naming-convention/284303 "2009-03-17T20:13:12Z")

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Hi everyone, I am looking at a sample sliding image flash file that uses setInterval and rollOvers etc. I noticed that the author named his instances as numbers which isn't allowed. I don't even understand how he was a…

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