# flash

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## [Help With Tweening](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tweening/224667)

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**Author:** [@Ph03n1xsa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ph03n1xsa)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tweening/224667 "2007-05-04T09:42:17Z")

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Hey Guys, Im new to this forum so i dont know if anybody has ever posted on this topic before (people probably have). I have just created an Electronic Brochure for a client using Flash MX 2004. In it I have used motio…

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## [\[AS 2.0 F8\] Urgent:::Security Policy problem please help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-0-f8-urgent-security-policy-problem-please-help/224665)

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**Author:** [@Cosmo19](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Cosmo19)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-0-f8-urgent-security-policy-problem-please-help/224665 "2007-05-04T09:38:29Z")

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Hi All, I have a flash projector running on a computer that communicates with a remote database and loads some swf from the server. One of these swfs is used to play videos(flv). Everything works fine locally; the swf…

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## [Get a text field to mirror the contents of another text field \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-a-text-field-to-mirror-the-contents-of-another-text-field-renamed/224661)

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**Author:** [@darrenleong](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darrenleong)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-a-text-field-to-mirror-the-contents-of-another-text-field-renamed/224661 "2007-05-04T08:07:13Z")

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hi guys. When i type the numbers in the box A.i want the number also appears in box B without typiing it, how to do this? Hope to hear ur replies soon. ( This is my link to my to the picture ) \[\[COLOR=#0000ff\]http://do…

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## [Library access/attachMovie from within a Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/library-access-attachmovie-from-within-a-class/224659)

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**Author:** [@rickface](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rickface)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/library-access-attachmovie-from-within-a-class/224659 "2007-05-04T07:15:58Z")

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Hi all! I'm currently attempting to build my first classes in AS2 (with high hopes to soon move to AS3..baby steps). I have run into a problem that has cost me the last few hours of the night tonight and I still feel …

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## [Character problem: usecodepage vs. Flash 8 in Firefox](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-problem-usecodepage-vs-flash-8-in-firefox/224658)

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**Author:** [@antti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/antti)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/character-problem-usecodepage-vs-flash-8-in-firefox/224658 "2007-05-04T07:15:54Z")

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Hi, After inserting System.useCodepage = true; in the first frame user cannot type @-character in Mozilla Firefox. In IE it works just fine. I read from a Finnish forum (http://www.huikuri.com/cgi-bin/flash/YaBB.cgi?…

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## [Drop down menu problem =Urgent plz help=](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-menu-problem-urgent-plz-help/224657)

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**Author:** [@Jimmy\_James](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jimmy_James)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-menu-problem-urgent-plz-help/224657 "2007-05-04T07:12:11Z")

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Hey Fellow Flash Users, I Have created a Drop Down Menu for a website, Applied the Action Script to the buttons with sub menus, and they all work ONCE ! If you go through and click on them one time each they drop down a …

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## [Class Clarification](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-clarification/224650)

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**Author:** [@Catalist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Catalist)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-clarification/224650 "2007-05-04T02:40:46Z")

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Ok, I just had a few things I need clarified. I can have one public class per package? package "name" { ... "name" refers to directory? Because I tried giving my package a name and got an error. When extending a clas…

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## [Preload Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-problem/224649)

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**Author:** [@lauralynsilva](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lauralynsilva)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preload-problem/224649 "2007-05-04T02:33:18Z")

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Hello all, I can't seem to figure out what the problem is with my preload script. I found a preload script online and edited it so that it can be applied to my work but whenever I publish, the output always gives me th…

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## [Stardust.tv Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stardust-tv-script/224646)

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**Author:** [@yuttanayoosawat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yuttanayoosawat)\
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**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stardust-tv-script/224646 "2007-05-04T00:48:38Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm doing the project that requires the same effect as the stardust.tv website. I'm just wondering if anyone out there can assist me. Thank heaps in advanced \[smile\]

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## [Slide Presentation (navigation issue)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-presentation-navigation-issue/224645)

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**Author:** [@cmos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cmos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/slide-presentation-navigation-issue/224645 "2007-05-04T00:41:57Z")

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I'm currently working on a slide presentation in Flash 8. I want to be able to jump to any slide I choose at that time. Example of the current hierarchy is as follows: Presentation Slide1 Slide2 Slide3 …

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## [Menu effect - pls help me](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-effect-pls-help-me/224641)

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**Author:** [@iron](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iron)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/menu-effect-pls-help-me/224641 "2007-05-03T23:35:34Z")

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Hello, I'm looking to create an action script code for the effect that is here http://img112.imageshack.us/my.php?image=transitionexplorersn8.swf&width=1024 . File settings are as follow: Squeeze, Horizontal, Elastic, O…

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## [WebServiceConnector missing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/webserviceconnector-missing/224636)

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**Author:** [@FizixMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FizixMan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/webserviceconnector-missing/224636 "2007-05-03T22:42:50Z")

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This might mess things up for me. Apparently, WebServices are available in Flex 2 AS3 and Flash 8 AS2, but not Flash CS3 AS3? What's up with that? If anyone knows of a possible workaround or a way to port the Flex 2 …

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## [Dynamic photo gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-photo-gallery/224633)

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**Author:** [@RavenStorm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RavenStorm)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-photo-gallery/224633 "2007-05-03T22:19:22Z")

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Hey everybody, I'd like to make a dynamic gallery for my website. It's a sidebar to the right of the page which contains 6 random images from within my website. What I'd like to know is what I should use to make it (PH…

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## ["you are here" state](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/you-are-here-state/224629)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/you-are-here-state/224629 "2007-05-03T21:11:29Z")

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Hello everyone! Hope you are all enjoying this wonderful spring time weather. Just had a problem that i was wondering if you could help me with. What im trying to accomplish is a "you are here" state. For example, hellom…

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## [Access parent variable/function?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-parent-variable-function/224628)

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**Author:** [@deltajam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deltajam)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-parent-variable-function/224628 "2007-05-03T21:08:53Z")

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I'm stumped. I add clips from the library from my main Document Class. I can trace the parent from any of the clips attached classes. But I can't access the functions are variables inside the Document class. How do …

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## [Context menu with XML data / urls](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/context-menu-with-xml-data-urls/224627)

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**Author:** [@metrade23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/metrade23)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/context-menu-with-xml-data-urls/224627 "2007-05-03T21:05:17Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to create a context menu where you right click over a flash object and it will display links to external websites. The catch is I need to have the links stored in a XML doc for easy access. Onecommonco…

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## [Keystroke listener not working in .exe](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keystroke-listener-not-working-in-exe/224626)

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**Author:** [@mpr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mpr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keystroke-listener-not-working-in-exe/224626 "2007-05-03T21:03:30Z")

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This is for AS 2.0, not 3. (wrong forum) I have a movie that I want to control with a keystroke; it will jump to the next frame as I hit the enter key. this.on(keyPress "\<Enter\>");{ this.nextFrame(); } This w…

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## [Can I list functions in an array?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-list-functions-in-an-array/224625)

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**Author:** [@iphotostuff](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iphotostuff)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-list-functions-in-an-array/224625 "2007-05-03T21:02:19Z")

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Greetings, I have come across this problem before, but is it possible to build an array that simply has a list of functions in it and then when I call a section of that array functionList\[2\] it executes the function? …

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## [Unexpected line behavior](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-line-behavior/224623)

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**Author:** [@GarFonz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GarFonz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unexpected-line-behavior/224623 "2007-05-03T20:56:51Z")

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hopefully someone can help me on this, as I have been stuck for a couple of days trying everything I can think of to trouble shoot this problem, :q: any help would be appreciated :be:. I have attached the .swf as the…

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## [Playing .as?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-as/224622)

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**Author:** [@Pattt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pattt)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-as/224622 "2007-05-03T20:53:04Z")

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I downloaded this .rar: http://www.fisixengine.com/engine.asp (Current Version: 0.5 (alpha) \*\[\[COLOR=#810081\]Download \[/COLOR\]\[image\]\](http://www.fisixengine.com/downloads.asp))\* \[COLOR=gray\]---------\[/COLOR\] After tha…

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## [Help ref "Fixing the Flash/Embed Issue"](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-ref-fixing-the-flash-embed-issue/224620)

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**Author:** [@mschenck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mschenck)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-ref-fixing-the-flash-embed-issue/224620 "2007-05-03T20:25:37Z")

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The info relating to Fixing the Flash/Embed Issue on this page http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/flash\_fix.htm was great, Thank You One further question please If the user doesnt have Flash installed, or enabl…

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## [Guided mask Path? Can you make it uncover?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guided-mask-path-can-you-make-it-uncover/224617)

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**Author:** [@joyncali](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joyncali)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guided-mask-path-can-you-make-it-uncover/224617 "2007-05-03T19:48:02Z")

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Hello All, I understand masks and guided paths... But I am trying to find out if I can create a more complex scene where after the mask "rolls" over an image it makes the image remain... See I'm trying to create th…

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## [XML menu that launches swf file into movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-that-launches-swf-file-into-movie-clip/224615)

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**Author:** [@designstein](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designstein)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-that-launches-swf-file-into-movie-clip/224615 "2007-05-03T19:29:33Z")

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Hello, I am trying to build an XML Driven Drop Down Menu similar to the one detailed in the tutorial in Kirupa.com. The difference is that instead of the menu item taking the user to another website I want it to launch a…

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## [Embedding youtube etc videos in flash, via external text file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-youtube-etc-videos-in-flash-via-external-text-file/224612)

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**Author:** [@Tedri\_Mark](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tedri_Mark)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embedding-youtube-etc-videos-in-flash-via-external-text-file/224612 "2007-05-03T18:41:08Z")

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Alright guys? Is it possible to put the embed code into an external text file, to make a scrollable textbox which includes videos? I know with flash mx 2004 it is possible with images, but does it work the same for video…

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## [Strange output message when testing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-output-message-when-testing/224611)

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**Author:** [@spmc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spmc)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/strange-output-message-when-testing/224611 "2007-05-03T18:25:04Z")

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Full output message: 1000: Unable to make connection to server or to find FLV on server I have a movie with 8 buttons. 4 call a simple movieclip that displays a text quote. The other 4 display a FLV. If i test the m…

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## [Dynamic resize issue: resize from corner, not center](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-resize-issue-resize-from-corner-not-center/224610)

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**Author:** [@silverdoves](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/silverdoves)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-resize-issue-resize-from-corner-not-center/224610 "2007-05-03T18:24:07Z")

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Okay. So I just got this little slide show I'm doing to load the next image (i'm still working on making it loop, so if anyone wants to help me with that, too feel free!) \[smile\] As each new picture is loaded in the sl…

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## [Position x and y of a character in a Textfield?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-x-and-y-of-a-character-in-a-textfield/224603)

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**Author:** [@ven](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ven)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/position-x-and-y-of-a-character-in-a-textfield/224603 "2007-05-03T17:07:26Z")

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Is it possible to find where a letter is positioned in a TextField? Or else maybe which character the mouse is hovering over? I have a faint memory of someone saying it was possible when AS 3.0 arrrived :hat:

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## [How to get just part of a variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-just-part-of-a-variable/224599)

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**Author:** [@kurrle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kurrle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-just-part-of-a-variable/224599 "2007-05-03T16:02:24Z")

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I have a movie that is passing the name of a movie clip to the \_root. The problem is I can only get it to pass the entire name including the path by using this: blueButton.onRelease = function() { trace(this.\_parent)…

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## [Adding a complex rollover to the transitions tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-complex-rollover-to-the-transitions-tutorial/224596)

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**Author:** [@garfonline](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/garfonline)\
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**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-complex-rollover-to-the-transitions-tutorial/224596 "2007-05-03T15:14:41Z")

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Iv been using the following tutorial http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm to have in and out transitions for my external pages. No problem there, helpful tutorial and everythings loading and unloading …

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## [Help w/ XML, looping through and outputting data](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-xml-looping-through-and-outputting-data/224591)

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**Author:** [@MattyG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MattyG)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-w-xml-looping-through-and-outputting-data/224591 "2007-05-03T14:20:54Z")

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I have an xml document that looks like this: \<tns:YoObjects\> \<Term\> \<termId\>8\</termId\> \<sessionId\>12\</sessionId\> \<languageId\>0\</languageId\> \<term\>black and white\</term\> \<enteredDtm\>20…

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