# flash

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## [Multiple MCs as buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-mcs-as-buttons/188763)

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**Author:** [@ollie1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ollie1)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-mcs-as-buttons/188763 "2006-05-10T15:50:26Z")

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I have created a MC that acts like a button (rollover, rollout states). However when i try to add more to the frame they don't want to work: This is the AS for one button: this.button1.onRollOver = function(){ button…

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## [Vertical Shooter tutorial questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-shooter-tutorial-questions/188762)

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**Author:** [@armyvisual](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/armyvisual)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/vertical-shooter-tutorial-questions/188762 "2006-05-10T15:43:50Z")

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Hello! Ive been working on a a game for a client for a few weeks now, after realizing the projct might have been a bit ambitious for my coding level, i have turned to various online resources to help me get through thi…

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## [Organic Growth via Actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/organic-growth-via-actionscript/188758)

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**Author:** [@xohol](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xohol)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/organic-growth-via-actionscript/188758 "2006-05-10T15:34:09Z")

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Hello, i am looking to create a growing element, that will appear to be like a tree/flower growing onto the screen, slowly. i would like it to be randomly generated and not too processor intensive. Does anyone know of…

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## [How to get this navigation effect done?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-this-navigation-effect-done/188756)

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**Author:** [@kos010](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kos010)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-this-navigation-effect-done/188756 "2006-05-10T15:00:26Z")

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And here's another interesting spatial navigation. What I really like of this website is the way the network and data is presented. But how is it done, and more interesting, where to start is I built domething like this…

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## [Exporting as Quicktime with internal symbols still being played](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-as-quicktime-with-internal-symbols-still-being-played/188750)

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**Author:** [@jbrereton3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jbrereton3)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/exporting-as-quicktime-with-internal-symbols-still-being-played/188750 "2006-05-10T14:28:10Z")

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Hey All, I've just spent ages making a flash file for a movie and when I export as a swf., it all goes well but when exported as a .mov file with quicktime, it only animates the main timeline. Any hidden timelines in m…

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## [Color Tweens with AS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-tweens-with-as/188748)

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**Author:** [@daffy\_dowden](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daffy_dowden)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/color-tweens-with-as/188748 "2006-05-10T13:44:40Z")

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Can anyone explain to me what I'm doing wrong here: function colorFadeTo(object\_mc:Color):Void { var trans:Object = object\_mc.getTransform(); //fade to orange var rb:Tween = new Tween(trans, "rb", Strong.e…

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## [Flash, Asp, Variables, Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-asp-variables-help/188747)

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**Author:** [@marws](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marws)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-asp-variables-help/188747 "2006-05-10T13:43:33Z")

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Hi everybody I am working on a site that uses a flash menu, and everytime the page loads the menu goes to a certain frame. The menu knows wich page is on by reading variables it receives from a asp page So far so goo…

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## [AS 1.0 to AS 2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-1-0-to-as-2-0/188742)

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**Author:** [@azuuh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/azuuh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-1-0-to-as-2-0/188742 "2006-05-10T13:08:52Z")

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so i have this script in AS 1.0 TIMER = Number(TIMER)+1; duplicateMovieClip("/otava", "otava" add TIMER, TIMER); setProperty("otava" add TIMER, \_x, \_xmouse); setProperty("otava" add TIMER, \_y, \_ymouse); if (Number(TIM…

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## [Roll Over to get text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/roll-over-to-get-text/188739)

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**Author:** [@thesleuth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thesleuth)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/roll-over-to-get-text/188739 "2006-05-10T13:03:07Z")

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On my stage, I have a movieclip, in the movieclip (movieclip A), I have a dynamic text box and {another movieclip with buttons in it} (movieclip B). How do I rollover a button in movieclip B so that the dynamic text bo…

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## [AS to position a mc behind everything](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-to-position-a-mc-behind-everything/188735)

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**Author:** [@waywoodr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/waywoodr)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-to-position-a-mc-behind-everything/188735 "2006-05-10T12:54:41Z")

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I have heard how to do this before but now that I need to do it I can't find what I need:sigh: what is the syntax (actionscript) to put a movie clip at the back. I can't use layers to put it behind.:cool:

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## [Animated graph based on user input in Flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-graph-based-on-user-input-in-flash-8/188729)

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**Author:** [@bachchun](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bachchun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-graph-based-on-user-input-in-flash-8/188729 "2006-05-10T12:25:01Z")

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How can I change a graph based on user input values? The graph is a vertical parabola with the peak at a constant y and the left end on the x-axis. The user inputs values from 5000 to 1000 and the peak shifts to the righ…

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## [Attatch downloadable pdf file to button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attatch-downloadable-pdf-file-to-button/188726)

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**Author:** [@nemedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nemedia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attatch-downloadable-pdf-file-to-button/188726 "2006-05-10T11:48:36Z")

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how do you attatch file or can you attatch files so that when the blash button is pressed it will download a pdf? Also when i publish my files and tell it to center this does not seem to happen within the webpage why i…

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## [Targetting & Scrolling / hlp?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targetting-scrolling-hlp/188722)

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**Author:** [@thedaveyb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thedaveyb)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targetting-scrolling-hlp/188722 "2006-05-10T11:00:38Z")

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right getting really stuck with this one, i have a image reel which loads in images via ASP and of course a database, the images are sent into an array which then displays them side by side in a movieclip container (mcsc…

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## [Adding max values for movement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-max-values-for-movement/188721)

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**Author:** [@exit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/exit)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-max-values-for-movement/188721 "2006-05-10T10:55:38Z")

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I am putting together a game where you fly a plane by pressing the arrow keys. They acritionscript below handles that nicely. But I want to add boundaries so the plane will stay on the stage and not fly off it... Bu…

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## [XML: get onLoad-function to accept values / retrieve the filename?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-get-onload-function-to-accept-values-retrieve-the-filename/188720)

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**Author:** [@CEOofAEP](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CEOofAEP)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-get-onload-function-to-accept-values-retrieve-the-filename/188720 "2006-05-10T10:51:43Z")

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Hello all. I am using the standard var xml\_group:XML = new XML(); xml\_group.ignoreWhite = true; xml\_group.onLoad = loadXMLgroup; stuff to create an XML handler and a call to the function "loadXMLgroup" to read the…

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## [createEmptyMovieClip and removing them](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-and-removing-them/188717)

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**Author:** [@tarks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tarks)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/createemptymovieclip-and-removing-them/188717 "2006-05-10T10:19:29Z")

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Hi guys, can someone explain why I can't get this to work i have some buttons on level 4 of my flash presentation, each button unloads then loads a different swf into level 3. I have a swf which I need to position us…

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## [scrollPane questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollpane-questions/188715)

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**Author:** [@SmoothDime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SmoothDime)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 9:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrollpane-questions/188715 "2006-05-10T09:51:38Z")

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does anyone know how to manually tell the scrollpane component the height that it should scroll?

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## [Control volume of ALL audio (incl. of flv)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-volume-of-all-audio-incl-of-flv/188712)

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**Author:** [@Rasper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rasper)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/control-volume-of-all-audio-incl-of-flv/188712 "2006-05-10T09:17:07Z")

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Hi I'm creating a flash presentation that contains some externally loaded video's (flv), voiceovers and a background music. I would like to be able to control all these audio streams with one control. So basically I'd …

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## [removeMovieClip Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removemovieclip-help/188708)

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**Author:** [@darkstyle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darkstyle)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removemovieclip-help/188708 "2006-05-10T08:40:03Z")

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Hi friend Please help with removeMovieClip, i am using this script in the 1st frame to load external XML file this.createEmptyMovieClip("container", this.getNextHighestDepth()); var myXML:XML = new XML(); var li…

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## [\[AS\]Call a function after another function ends!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-call-a-function-after-another-function-ends/188707)

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**Author:** [@btibia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/btibia)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-call-a-function-after-another-function-ends/188707 "2006-05-10T08:24:43Z")

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Hi, I have a question: How i make (if it's possible to do this) to call a function after another function is finished. I have 4 function: function tween1 () { //some tweens } function tween2 () { //some tweens } fun…

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## [New to ActionScript/Flash but not new to programming ;)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-actionscript-flash-but-not-new-to-programming/188705)

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**Author:** [@Vinny\_P](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vinny_P)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-actionscript-flash-but-not-new-to-programming/188705 "2006-05-10T07:29:59Z")

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I'm fairly advanced programmer. I have the basic knowledge for OO design and have experience with it. However, I would like to learn flash/actionscript further. I would like to learn flash/actionscript in a systematic pr…

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## [Live XML feed problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/live-xml-feed-problems/188704)

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**Author:** [@Oossinot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Oossinot)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/live-xml-feed-problems/188704 "2006-05-10T06:49:47Z")

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Hi! This is address of a live xml feed : http://aaotracker.com/livefeed/xml\_clanprofile.php?clanid=28294 It provides me with different information which I want to show on our America's Army clan website. I made a…

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## [From 1 opinion to another](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/from-1-opinion-to-another/188703)

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**Author:** [@studioxidesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/studioxidesign)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/from-1-opinion-to-another/188703 "2006-05-10T06:46:38Z")

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Hey guys, My name is Brent. I am a Flash web developer, graphic designer & web host based out of Michigan. This is just my opinion so I will understand if some of you may disagree but I think the best browser that dis…

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## [Need help fixing an odd issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-fixing-an-odd-issue/188699)

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**Author:** [@Pirk685](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pirk685)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-fixing-an-odd-issue/188699 "2006-05-10T05:15:29Z")

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Be forwarned that I am in no way an advanced user of flash. That said, I have created a web-site for my department using flash and the Web-Hoster's Web building tools. I am a Deputy for the Dallas Sheriff's Department in…

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## [Center loaded movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/center-loaded-movieclip/188698)

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**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/center-loaded-movieclip/188698 "2006-05-10T05:04:13Z")

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Hi everybody, I have the code below, and I am using it to load an external mc. I would like the loaded movie centered on the stage, but I can't find a way to do it. Could anyone please help me? Thanks var movieLoa…

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## [A rookie question about sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-rookie-question-about-sound/188697)

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**Author:** [@Mouse\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mouse_E)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-rookie-question-about-sound/188697 "2006-05-10T04:39:56Z")

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How do you use actionscript in flash to add multiple songs where the sounds flow into one another. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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## [Load Random Image And a Few More Q\`s](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-random-image-and-a-few-more-q-s/188693)

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**Author:** [@no\_rain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/no_rain)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-random-image-and-a-few-more-q-s/188693 "2006-05-10T04:06:40Z")

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Yeah so can anyone give me any pointers on having it so when you click the image it randomly loads a different one from a collection of a couple dozen? And I want the cursor to change to something like a refresh logo tha…

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## [Making a button stay on the "OVER" state](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-button-stay-on-the-over-state/188687)

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**Author:** [@rickcornett](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rickcornett)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-button-stay-on-the-over-state/188687 "2006-05-10T02:13:30Z")

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I have this Movie Clip Drop-Down Menu, which has a button inside (Overview) that turns red when you roll over it ... When the Drop-Down Menus sub-buttons are clicked, the movie jumps to a frame labeled "WhoWeAre" or "Our…

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## [XML menu onRelease problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-onrelease-problem/188685)

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**Author:** [@okr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/okr)\
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**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu-onrelease-problem/188685 "2006-05-10T01:37:21Z")

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I am creating a dynamic menu based on a simple XML file. I can successfll get my script to parse the XML file and create, place and name button MC's based on node attribute values. However, I need each button create…

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## [Loading external text files (flash 8)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-files-flash-8/188679)

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**Author:** [@pak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-files-flash-8/188679 "2006-05-10T00:01:15Z")

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I found a tutorial that explained how to load an external text file into a text field and that worked fine. The issue I'm having is when I try to load the text file into a variable that isn't a text field object. The…

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