# flash

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## [Enhanced Fill... WTF?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enhanced-fill-wtf/182944)

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**Author:** [@Bokke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bokke)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/enhanced-fill-wtf/182944 "2006-03-22T17:13:16Z")

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:red: Hi there, i've a problem here: Im currently workin on a annimation for little kids. (in flash 8) Al was going well, but when i tried to export it to quicktime, i got an error that tells me to work in flashplay…

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## [Search Site](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-site/182836)

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**Author:** [@007ghost](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/007ghost)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/search-site/182836 "2006-03-22T16:33:09Z")

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does anybody know how to get a search field in Flash MX 2004. I need it to search the webpage content and bring back the results in a new page, just like a search engine. Thanks, in advance.

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## [Buttons rollover effect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-rollover-effect/182844)

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**Author:** [@Page\_person](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Page_person)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-rollover-effect/182844 "2006-03-22T15:23:42Z")

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I have a set of retectangular buttons that I'd like to swap colours depending on if you mouse over one of them. Scenario: If you are on the "Links" page, the "LINKS" button is disabled and it is yellow. All the other b…

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## [Export text from a Flash file into a separate file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-text-from-a-flash-file-into-a-separate-file/182912)

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**Author:** [@Philippa\_P](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Philippa_P)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-text-from-a-flash-file-into-a-separate-file/182912 "2006-03-22T15:13:54Z")

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Is it possible to export text from a text field, which has been created in Flash and export it into an external file such as a text file or Word document? The idea is that information will be collected by the user into…

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## [Random dynamic text and delay to play movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-dynamic-text-and-delay-to-play-movie/182928)

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**Author:** [@felipegm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felipegm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-dynamic-text-and-delay-to-play-movie/182928 "2006-03-22T15:02:03Z")

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Hello, I´m doing a CD rom and on the openning of it I´d like to show some phrases, and these phrases should change randomly and dinamicaly on a dynamicaly text field. Since the texts have different sizes, I´d like t…

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## [Variables and XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-and-xml/182927)

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**Author:** [@zooey74](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zooey74)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/variables-and-xml/182927 "2006-03-22T14:53:12Z")

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Hi, I have the following code I'm working with: gridx=28; gridy=28; num=0; for (var i=0;i \< 22;i++) { for (var j=0;j \< 22;j++) { square\_mc.duplicateMovieClip("square"+num,num); mc=this\["square"+num\]; …

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## [How do I achieve this effect?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-achieve-this-effect/182802)

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**Author:** [@WyteDragN](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WyteDragN)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-achieve-this-effect/182802 "2006-03-22T13:39:04Z")

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I am fairly new to actionscript. I have been trying to make my preloader look much more attractive and I was wondering how to achieve this mirrored effect for the dynamic text as seen on this site http://gallery.artofgre…

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## [Help: FLVPlayback Component](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flvplayback-component/182072)

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**Author:** [@KyoKusanagi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KyoKusanagi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-flvplayback-component/182072 "2006-03-22T13:30:15Z")

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Im using this component for my case study. What it is intended for is to load movies from the selected list from the MenuBar component. The problem is, when I try to change the contentPath dynamically for the second t…

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## [Someone can help me with my AS?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/someone-can-help-me-with-my-as/178681)

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**Author:** [@tatata](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tatata)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/someone-can-help-me-with-my-as/178681 "2006-03-22T13:13:24Z")

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Hi, I am trying to use fade in function for loader.loadMovie(this.main), but if I change the code ‘loader.loadMovie(this.main)’ to fade\_in(loader.loadMovie(this.main)', it only can running for first frame, then stuck. t…

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## [Keeping Navigation Movie Clip on Top](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-navigation-movie-clip-on-top/182896)

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**Author:** [@trafford87](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trafford87)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-navigation-movie-clip-on-top/182896 "2006-03-22T12:58:59Z")

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Hi Guys Im working on building a Flash site where i will be loading in external swf's. I want to create a navigation mc that contains a map that can be loaded on top of any other loaded swf's to allow users to chose …

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## [A bug?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-bug/182914)

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**Author:** [@KoZu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/KoZu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-bug/182914 "2006-03-22T12:57:09Z")

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I made a small flash file with a password check.. No fancy MySQL database checking or stuff \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] It just checks if the word entered in the checkbox is the same one as in the swf. If they match, it goes on t…

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## [Flash Screen Savers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-screen-savers/182917)

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**Author:** [@tmueed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tmueed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-screen-savers/182917 "2006-03-22T12:23:09Z")

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Hello All: I have flash 2004 on my machine and I wanted to make a screen saver. I have worked in flash a lot but never designed a S.saver before. \*\*1- \*\*Could anybody please guide me how to convert a swf/exe into a s.sav…

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## [Customized tree component loading movieclips?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/customized-tree-component-loading-movieclips/182911)

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**Author:** [@W84me](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/W84me)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/customized-tree-component-loading-movieclips/182911 "2006-03-22T12:03:15Z")

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Hi all! First of all sorry for my english i am trying hard to learn this language:book: and also to learn actionscript..... I've made a customized tree component following this tutorial http://www.sephiroth.it/tu…

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## [Standalone Flash App](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/standalone-flash-app/182904)

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**Author:** [@joene](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joene)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/standalone-flash-app/182904 "2006-03-22T11:32:01Z")

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Hi, A while ago I heard that you can include FlashPlayer in your projects, so that even PC's with no FP installed can still run it (or was that with Director?). A standalone application, as it's called. Is that possibl…

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## [Problems with the gotoAndPlay-function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-the-gotoandplay-function/182466)

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**Author:** [@morbid2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/morbid2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-the-gotoandplay-function/182466 "2006-03-22T11:18:35Z")

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Hello Im about making my first website in flash. I have animated the interface now, but suddenly it seams like the gotoAndPlay(); doesn\`t work anymore. It makes the frame which is intended, but it want play from the…

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## [Dynamic sound problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-sound-problem/182903)

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**Author:** [@hexadecimal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hexadecimal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-sound-problem/182903 "2006-03-22T10:28:21Z")

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\[COLOR=Blue\]Hey guys im trying to figure out how to get this sound playing, hope anyone can help out =)\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=Blue\]When i use this method to attach the sound, from the library with likage it works just fine\[/C…

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## [Playing sound problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sound-problem/182902)

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**Author:** [@hexadecimal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hexadecimal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-sound-problem/182902 "2006-03-22T10:26:06Z")

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\[COLOR=Blue\]Hey guys im trying to figure out how to get this sound playing, hope anyone can help out =)\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=Blue\]When i use this method to attach the sound, from the library with likage it works just fine\[/C…

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## [XML/AS - Is this even possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as-is-this-even-possible/182707)

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**Author:** [@quandary23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/quandary23)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as-is-this-even-possible/182707 "2006-03-22T09:52:29Z")

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I know there aren't supposed to be any stupid questions, but... I'm working on a site for a friend's art gallery. I have a dynamic html file I'm using to list an archive of shows so that it can be easily updated by t…

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## [Communication between swf's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communication-between-swfs/182758)

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**Author:** [@bpdp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bpdp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/communication-between-swfs/182758 "2006-03-22T09:38:51Z")

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Hello, I want my menu and my main swf’s to be in separate files. How do you control the playhead of main.swf with menu.swf? To clarify I will NOT be loading menu.swf into main.swf – they will be two separate files on o…

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## [Dynamic dropdown menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-dropdown-menu/182779)

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**Author:** [@Pascal\_S](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pascal_S)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-dropdown-menu/182779 "2006-03-22T08:20:35Z")

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i have a dynamic drop down menu in which you can easily add menu items via an array. Some menu items are longer then others and they have to be 2 lines instead of 1 but i don't know how to position them. // submenu b…

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## [Right mouse btn like left mouse btn](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-mouse-btn-like-left-mouse-btn/182886)

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**Author:** [@jankratochvil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jankratochvil)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-mouse-btn-like-left-mouse-btn/182886 "2006-03-22T06:36:21Z")

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HI Is possible to use right mouse btn like left mouse btn? E.g. for simple game. For the Player would be the same if the fire btn is left or right mouse btn. Thanks

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## [Scenes and textfield](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scenes-and-textfield/182737)

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**Author:** [@tonytsou912](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tonytsou912)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scenes-and-textfield/182737 "2006-03-22T06:05:47Z")

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I used the following actionscripting codes to create a textfield in one of my scenes and somehow it "carries through" to the next scenes. Is there anyway I can stop that and limit it to only effective in one specific sce…

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## [Export movie problem \[renamed\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-movie-problem-renamed/182874)

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**Author:** [@felix\_120192](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/felix_120192)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/export-movie-problem-renamed/182874 "2006-03-22T04:34:08Z")

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im in grade 8, and we got this huge science project on nervous system so i decided to make a flash presentation... but i am a complete newbie at flash... by newbie i mean, i know nothing... after reading the guide on h…

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## [Flash and Pixelpost?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-pixelpost/182872)

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**Author:** [@ilostmydream](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ilostmydream)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-pixelpost/182872 "2006-03-22T04:05:11Z")

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Hi \[smile\] Is there a way to intergrate flash and Pixelpost (the popular photo blogging software). I'd love to have a way that flash can read the RSS of my photoblog and display the past 20 pictures or something... A…

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## [Timer Function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-function/182741)

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**Author:** [@Catalist](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Catalist)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/timer-function/182741 "2006-03-22T02:45:49Z")

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Ok, here's the deal. I'm working on a small game, and the first step is going to be this, the timer. I've made a little script that turns my imput in seconds into frames, and the movie is running at 36 fps. so every 2 se…

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## [\[Flash8\] Need help using Tween class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-help-using-tween-class/182857)

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**Author:** [@srucker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/srucker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-help-using-tween-class/182857 "2006-03-22T02:12:11Z")

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I am trying to use the Tween class to first rotate an object and then after the rotation is finished, use a new tween to move the object off the screen. Here is my code: import mx.transitions.Tween; import mx.transitio…

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## [Countdown Timer - Set date with PHP script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-set-date-with-php-script/182861)

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**Author:** [@dyfrin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dyfrin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/countdown-timer-set-date-with-php-script/182861 "2006-03-22T00:43:06Z")

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Hello, I did some site searches, but it doesn't seem to search forums? I also have been looking at many walkthroughs on inserting php into flash actionscript, but can't seem to get what I want working. // define the …

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## [Brain is broken, stuck on loading variables](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/brain-is-broken-stuck-on-loading-variables/182838)

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**Author:** [@popstalin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/popstalin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/brain-is-broken-stuck-on-loading-variables/182838 "2006-03-22T00:41:18Z")

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I have a Flash Video custom player skin thingy that I've created that plays 4 different videos. Now they want to add a "Download Video" link and for the life of me, I can't figure out how to populate the URL to each vide…

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## [Launching an external .avi in a new window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launching-an-external-avi-in-a-new-window/182824)

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**Author:** [@emilycoyote](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/emilycoyote)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/launching-an-external-avi-in-a-new-window/182824 "2006-03-22T00:35:51Z")

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hi all, I've been searching for a way to launch an external movie file (preferably a .avi) from a button inside of flash mx 2004. I am trying to get it so a new window (seperate from the .swf or .exe that the flash is …

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## [Attaching Movieclips From Library Into a Movieclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-movieclips-from-library-into-a-movieclip/182855)

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**Author:** [@REEF](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/REEF)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attaching-movieclips-from-library-into-a-movieclip/182855 "2006-03-22T00:06:16Z")

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I have a MC shape, its actually a parallelogram and so its slanted and the perspective is tilted a bit (not sure if this matters). I also have a few different MCs in the library the same shape which I want to place in…

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