# flash

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## [Video and sound in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-and-sound-in-flash/168945)

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**Author:** [@bncreator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bncreator)\
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**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-and-sound-in-flash/168945 "2005-11-11T12:46:09Z")

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Hi, I have been through this tutorial and have imported a video to flash. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/video.htm This clip is fine the problem is with the sound. There is no sound when we play the video. I…

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## [Force combo box to drop up?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/force-combo-box-to-drop-up/168942)

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**Author:** [@imbuez](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/imbuez)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/force-combo-box-to-drop-up/168942 "2005-11-11T11:38:29Z")

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Just a quickie. How can i force my combo box to always drop up?Is this possible. I know it works when i shrink the window size. Thanks

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## [Controlling timing///need helpl](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-timing-need-helpl/168940)

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**Author:** [@marws](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marws)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-timing-need-helpl/168940 "2005-11-11T11:28:26Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a animation with tweens and I need do have the player stop at a certain frame x number of seconds and play again, I´m trying to use some thing like this to work this out stop(); fr = \[1, 7, 13, 17…

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## [How its possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-its-possible/168935)

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**Author:** [@rafimmedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rafimmedia)\
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**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-its-possible/168935 "2005-11-11T11:06:56Z")

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watch www.templatemonster.com Flash Template #9432 its smooth page turn effect. how it si possible ? . iu you have the code pls send me up!

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## [Tweening to an xy position?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-to-an-xy-position/168934)

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**Author:** [@lewi\_p](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lewi_p)\
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**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tweening-to-an-xy-position/168934 "2005-11-11T10:37:44Z")

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Hi Hope someone can help me because it's starting to get me angry! Attached is a basic layout of my .fla to help you understand my problem. \[image\] I'm loading text ("Red", "Green", "Blue", "Yellow") from an extern…

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## [Probem linking to files with my Flash navigation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/probem-linking-to-files-with-my-flash-navigation/168933)

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**Author:** [@Jimp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jimp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/probem-linking-to-files-with-my-flash-navigation/168933 "2005-11-11T10:35:23Z")

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Im making a website type thing for a portfolio for my A level school work, and Im having a problem with my navigation. Basically It is a .swf with the nav bar, with each button (which are actually movie clips) linking …

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## [About security in Flash/php/mysql integration](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-security-in-flash-php-mysql-integration/168932)

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**Author:** [@Webforger](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Webforger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-security-in-flash-php-mysql-integration/168932 "2005-11-11T10:29:56Z")

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O wise ones, I was reading Ben Smiths excellent tutorial about integrating flash/mysql/php. But with all the Flash decompilers around, is it a real security risk to put a reference to a .php script in an ActionScript? …

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## [So whats up with the Preloaders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-whats-up-with-the-preloaders/168931)

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**Author:** [@ibenschop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibenschop)\
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**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/so-whats-up-with-the-preloaders/168931 "2005-11-11T10:01:29Z")

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Fellow preloaders how are u doing. OK i made this preloader pretty keen but i think there are other methods. Only problem i get now is when it's done loading it has to do a outro. That what it is not doing. I mananged …

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## [Calling exe from Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-exe-from-flash/168928)

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**Author:** [@superprg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superprg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/calling-exe-from-flash/168928 "2005-11-11T09:16:01Z")

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How do I call another exe from Flash? on(release) { fscommand("exec","myexe.exe"); } doesnt seems to work

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## [Disable Flash Warning Message](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-flash-warning-message/168924)

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**Author:** [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-flash-warning-message/168924 "2005-11-11T08:29:00Z")

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Probably as stupid question. Is there any way to temporarily disable this warning: \[image\] I'm asking because I'm try to generate a list of all of the hexadecimal numbers. Basically I have six for statements which conc…

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## [Thumbnail sizes again](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbnail-sizes-again/168921)

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**Author:** [@patrickthediver](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patrickthediver)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thumbnail-sizes-again/168921 "2005-11-11T07:04:28Z")

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Hi all, I built the slidewhow as on http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails3.htm (best slideshow I have come accross). Only problem I encounter is that when using portrait-sized images, they turn up on the co…

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## [Problem with some dynamic generated movieclips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-some-dynamic-generated-movieclips/168910)

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**Author:** [@Floppy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Floppy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-some-dynamic-generated-movieclips/168910 "2005-11-11T03:42:28Z")

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basically i have to generate some movieclips dynamically and then eidt their content... for(j=4;j\>=0; j--){ var mc = \_root.bottom.panel.duplicateMovieClip("copy"+j, j); if (j===(4)) {posit=50; mc.\_x=50} else { posi…

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## [Browser Resize Issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-resize-issues/168906)

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**Author:** [@spencius](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spencius)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-resize-issues/168906 "2005-11-11T01:50:50Z")

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Hello All, i've done the browser resize tutorial here...but it doesn't work in firefox. a friend told me to use dive tags but that doesnt' work either. i'm trying to create a site like this notice if you scale y…

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## [Contact Form, what am I doing wrong?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-what-am-i-doing-wrong/168904)

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**Author:** [@Polaris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Polaris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-what-am-i-doing-wrong/168904 "2005-11-11T01:48:19Z")

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Hi, I'm making a contact form on my site that I am building, I have never made a contact form before. So, I went around and looked at some tutorials, I have all the inputs text boxes; (name, subject, message, e-mail, etc…

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## [Dynamically loaded video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-video/168897)

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**Author:** [@nohomedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nohomedia)\
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**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamically-loaded-video/168897 "2005-11-11T00:23:51Z")

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I've used php to dynamically load text, pics and mp3s but I can't figure out how to do it with video. I know I could turn the video into an SWF or FLV but I would like to make it so my client who is experienced with vid…

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## [Flash Player 6 or 7 --\> Help me, i'm confused](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-6-or-7-help-me-im-confused/168896)

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**Author:** [@Surekin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Surekin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-6-or-7-help-me-im-confused/168896 "2005-11-11T00:22:49Z")

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i have an elasticity script running on a button, with mouseover, when i export it to flashplayer 7, with actionscript 2 then it works, but if i export it to Flash Player 7 with AS2 it doesn't... the problem is my whole s…

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## [Video and mc's](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-and-mcs/168895)

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**Author:** [@Eli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/video-and-mcs/168895 "2005-11-11T00:17:42Z")

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For movie clips that are buttons, can I reference a blank movie clip on the stage named "movies" and load an external swf with this? ... onClipEvent (mouseDown) { \_root.movies.loadMovie("http://www.havelockramsreunio…

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## [Drawing lines with different color](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-lines-with-different-color/168894)

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**Author:** [@superprg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/superprg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-lines-with-different-color/168894 "2005-11-11T00:12:55Z")

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for(i=0;i\<20;i++) { with (\_root.lines) { // root.lines.lineStyle(constlinethickness, "0x"+root.datacolor\[curr\],100); //\_root.lines.lineStyle(3, "0x000000",100); \_root.lines.lineStyle(3, "0x000000",100); moveTo(55.5+4…

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## [Animating random bugs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-random-bugs/168893)

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**Author:** [@ratbaggy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ratbaggy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-random-bugs/168893 "2005-11-11T00:04:32Z")

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is there a way to create a path on-the-fly, and then assign it as a motion path for existing movieclips? the idea is to create some critters which crawl across the screen at random interval and prefereably take random …

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## [Help with mask?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-mask/168886)

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**Author:** [@FlashPlaya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/FlashPlaya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-mask/168886 "2005-11-10T22:21:40Z")

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I have a really cool effect, but i can't figure out how to mask it? needs some help.. thanks,

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## [Seekbar and Playback Components For Non-FLV Movies?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seekbar-and-playback-components-for-non-flv-movies/168883)

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**Author:** [@sw33tdesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sw33tdesign)\
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**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seekbar-and-playback-components-for-non-flv-movies/168883 "2005-11-10T22:11:21Z")

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I want to use the "seekbar" or playback component but they seem to only work with FLV files. I have an swf loading into a movie clip, how can I get a seekbar/scrubber-thing in there? Can anyone point me to a tutorial may…

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## [Smooth tween, how to get it?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smooth-tween-how-to-get-it/168882)

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**Author:** [@SessionDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SessionDesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smooth-tween-how-to-get-it/168882 "2005-11-10T21:54:52Z")

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Wondering if anybody know how to get the smooth tweens you see at alot of different pro sites... I've tried with variuos framerates and easing, but it still comes out abit choppy... Anyone know?! :puzzle:

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## [Navigation Menu Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-help/168876)

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**Author:** [@rhohman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rhohman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-menu-help/168876 "2005-11-10T21:33:02Z")

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Hi All! I am constructing a Flash site and would like a navigational menu like this website: http://www.kitsuman.com/kitsuman/HTML/main2.html I have tried several things and have no luck. If you could redirect me to …

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## [Navigational Menu Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigational-menu-help/168874)

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**Author:** [@rhohman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rhohman)\
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**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigational-menu-help/168874 "2005-11-10T20:51:22Z")

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Hi All! I am constructing a Flash site and would like a navigational menu like this website: http://www.kitsuman.com/kitsuman/HTML/main2.html I have tried several things and have no luck. If you could redirect me to…

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## [Volume Slider for Dynamically Loaded SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/volume-slider-for-dynamically-loaded-swf/168870)

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**Author:** [@sw33tdesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sw33tdesign)\
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**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/volume-slider-for-dynamically-loaded-swf/168870 "2005-11-10T20:09:28Z")

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I have successfully loaded "mySwf" and created buttons to stop and start the timeline. What I can't seem to figure out is how to control the volume! I've looked at the tutorial here, but it wants to attach a sound – is t…

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## [Trying not to get in a knot with comms](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-not-to-get-in-a-knot-with-comms/168866)

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**Author:** [@IWantedJim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IWantedJim)\
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**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-not-to-get-in-a-knot-with-comms/168866 "2005-11-10T19:37:04Z")

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I've got a basic class working which is communicating via telnet. I basically use the command jim.send("message") to send a message. When a response is recieved a event is raised and the data sent through to whatever …

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## [Speed in projector vs browser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/speed-in-projector-vs-browser/168864)

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**Author:** [@Neuhaus3000](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Neuhaus3000)\
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**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/speed-in-projector-vs-browser/168864 "2005-11-10T19:19:51Z")

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Hello everyone, I have made a website using ActionScript for the animations (no tweening). When the .swf is embeded in a HTML page the animations are fast. But when I publish the movie as a Projector, MAN ALIVE !!! It…

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## [Stoping tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-tween/168859)

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**Author:** [@a2a](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/a2a)\
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**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-tween/168859 "2005-11-10T18:41:29Z")

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Hi, I here trying to figure out now how to stop tweens once the effect is reached... I see motions but they seem to go on indefinatelly and I wonder how to add a stop... I have this code and would like to stop the even…

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## [AS2 & AS1 ... what is better?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-as1-what-is-better/168858)

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**Author:** [@9604\_9604\_9604](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/9604_9604_9604)\
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**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-as1-what-is-better/168858 "2005-11-10T18:40:01Z")

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I have read the tutorial of senocular aboute OOP with AS2 and it sais that AS2 is converted to AS1 when compiled... so, why to use it? or, why to learn it? is nessesary? Ok. Thanks!

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## [Sorry posted this under flash 8 has to her HELP ME](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorry-posted-this-under-flash-8-has-to-her-help-me/168853)

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**Author:** [@ibenschop](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ibenschop)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sorry-posted-this-under-flash-8-has-to-her-help-me/168853 "2005-11-10T17:14:34Z")

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Hi, I'm not that good at actionscript and i'm playing with some code from scotty but i dont get and if i dont get it i cant do things i want, i'm pulling myhair out. Search the internet for tutorials or tips on how to …

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