# flash

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## [Problem with saving pdf file (not from server)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-saving-pdf-file-not-from-server/313485)

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**Author:** [@burnandbass](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/burnandbass)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-saving-pdf-file-not-from-server/313485 "2010-08-31T20:36:12Z")

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Hi Guys, I hope you can help me with some problem. I have to make a autorun flash presentation that will load from CD. In the presentation there have to be option to download a couple of PDF files. The FileReference.do…

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## [Very simple explanation of get/set?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-explanation-of-get-set/313482)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-explanation-of-get-set/313482 "2010-08-31T19:52:23Z")

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I read a lot about accessors or getters/setters, but to date I cannot really understand what they do. The language describing their use is just beyond my comprehension, not being any type of developer nor an advanced AS3…

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## [as3 noob needs help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-noob-needs-help/313481)

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**Author:** [@Uli](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Uli)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-noob-needs-help/313481 "2010-08-31T19:50:39Z")

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nm found it

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## [Setting Dynamic Text Width](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-dynamic-text-width/313478)

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**Author:** [@Thrillhou](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Thrillhou)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-dynamic-text-width/313478 "2010-08-31T18:48:50Z")

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I'm updating an old Flash file and I'm pulling some dynamic text into a text box, but I'm having a really, really hard time trying to get it to resize the width so it always fills the box, which is 170 wide. Does anyon…

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## [AS2 Flash Gallery Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-gallery-help/313477)

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**Author:** [@Shinji246](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shinji246)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-flash-gallery-help/313477 "2010-08-31T18:06:06Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to get a custom\[COLOR=Black\] flash gallery g\[COLOR=blue ! important\]\[FONT=verdana\]\[COLOR=blue ! important\]\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\]\[URL="http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=816949#"\]\[/COLOR\]\[/COLOR\]oing…

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## [External Variables help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-variables-help/313476)

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**Author:** [@sg123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sg123)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/external-variables-help/313476 "2010-08-31T17:52:41Z")

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I've got this custom video player project I'm working on. I'm so close to being done, but the one thing that's standing in my way is setting up an external file to define 4 variables. 1 is a simple text string: tit…

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## [Zoom to Center of Stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-to-center-of-stage/313475)

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**Author:** [@mgriffen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mgriffen)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-to-center-of-stage/313475 "2010-08-31T17:48:06Z")

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Is there a way on a drag zoom image viewer to have the draggable mc scale from the center of the stage rather than from its registration point?

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## [ActionScript 3 & tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-tween/313474)

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**Author:** [@GLotfi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/GLotfi)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-3-tween/313474 "2010-08-31T16:33:32Z")

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Hey, let me tell you what I have on the scene. I have 7 buttons and 7 MovieClips, each button run a movieClip. Buttons are named like this (product1\_btn, product2\_btn product3\_btn ....product7\_btn) . Movie clip are name…

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## [Need Help With Mouse Following](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-mouse-following/313473)

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**Author:** [@guitar8101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guitar8101)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-mouse-following/313473 "2010-08-31T16:27:50Z")

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Hey there guys. Well here is the question. I'm trying to make a site where the mouse follow, scrolls the page or movie clip up and down. Here is an exact example of the effect I am trying to achieve. http://www.marce…

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## [Help in loading xml files from already loaded xml file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-loading-xml-files-from-already-loaded-xml-file/313470)

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**Author:** [@supreetrai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/supreetrai)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-loading-xml-files-from-already-loaded-xml-file/313470 "2010-08-31T15:42:13Z")

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Hi, I have created a flash movie which loads a XML file. This XML file contains around 8 links. Now I am trying to load another XML files corresponding to each link. That is, if clicked on Link1, flash movie should loa…

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## [Error 1010:](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1010/313469)

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**Author:** [@skelcher1991](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skelcher1991)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-1010/313469 "2010-08-31T15:25:32Z")

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hello guys first post and inexperienced so try not to be too harsh. i am building a website for a local pub/restuarant and i cannot get my movie clip inside a movie clip to stop looping through the pages on the second mo…

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## [Odd if statement/varialbles question?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-if-statement-varialbles-question/313466)

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**Author:** [@darastudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darastudio)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/odd-if-statement-varialbles-question/313466 "2010-08-31T14:57:52Z")

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I wasn't even sure how to search to see if this existed. Say I have a list (array) of functions s\_0, s\_1, s\_2, etc.... probably going to be 30 or so in the list. Is there a way to do an if statement so that... if t…

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## [Fade In Fade Out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fade-in-fade-out/313465)

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**Author:** [@ratanjaiswal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ratanjaiswal)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fade-in-fade-out/313465 "2010-08-31T14:10:26Z")

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I have been using this code for draggable slideshow I have modified the script for the images with fade in and fadeout effect as it comes and goes but not working well can any help me to modify the code stop(); import …

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## [Setting a variable in a textfield - possible?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-variable-in-a-textfield-possible/313463)

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**Author:** [@kevinc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kevinc)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-a-variable-in-a-textfield-possible/313463 "2010-08-31T12:26:28Z")

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Hey all, I have a very small AS3 question. I want to do something like this, is it possible to set a variable in a textfield? Pop this in a new Flash file and you'll get an error. var blah\_txt:TextField = new Text…

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## [Please help me on gotoAndPlay option](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-on-gotoandplay-option/313462)

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**Author:** [@vinod1982](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vinod1982)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-help-me-on-gotoandplay-option/313462 "2010-08-31T11:41:13Z")

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Hi all, I m new for flash, I have a problem with gotoAndPlay option. I have 2 layers with 3 keyframes, on 2nd frame i have movie clip image\_mc which has a dropdown menu and here i will stop the timeline. On mouseover o…

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## [Date object September is missing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-object-september-is-missing/313459)

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**Author:** [@Swooter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Swooter)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-object-september-is-missing/313459 "2010-08-31T10:12:23Z")

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Hi guys! Can somebody explain why the month September is not working in my example? var $d:Date = new Date(); $d.setMonth(7); trace($d); // Tue Aug 31 12:10:29 GMT+0200 2010 $d.setMonth(8); trace($d); // Fri Oct 1 12…

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## [Spawn question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spawn-question/313456)

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**Author:** [@punk123123123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/punk123123123)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spawn-question/313456 "2010-08-31T08:31:10Z")

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How do you make a movieclip spawn more than once and stop spawn when 1minute is up(and there is a restart button to make the whole process happen again after the time is up)?? i want the movieclips to move from the rig…

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## [Smartphones/Iphones? Flash Lite?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smartphones-iphones-flash-lite/313455)

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**Author:** [@izzie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/izzie)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smartphones-iphones-flash-lite/313455 "2010-08-31T08:24:13Z")

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I hope someone can help me with this little question, that I haven't found any answer to. I have some Flash websites. How can I make mobile versions that will work on iphones and on smartphones(android)? Is it true…

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## [Making The Movieclip loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-movieclip-loop/313454)

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**Author:** [@ratanjaiswal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ratanjaiswal)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-movieclip-loop/313454 "2010-08-31T08:16:39Z")

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Hi everyone...I have got this example of drag and throw its working fine..But i need to add some more feature what code should i add to make this in loop and besides that i want this slide to scroll through numbered butt…

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## [How can I communicate between document classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-communicate-between-document-classes/313450)

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**Author:** [@ccbass85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ccbass85)\
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**Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-communicate-between-document-classes/313450 "2010-08-31T00:00:52Z")

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Hey, Let me explain the situation that has been driving me crazy the last couple of hours. I have 2 different swf files with their own separate document classes. My first SWF file is main.swf and it's document class is…

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## [Order of execution incorrect](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/order-of-execution-incorrect/313445)

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**Author:** [@LauraMS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LauraMS)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/order-of-execution-incorrect/313445 "2010-08-30T18:31:27Z")

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I have an external as3 file for my timeline. I'm trying to download data from an xml file when a button is clicked. First, I have an xml loader. When it's finished loading, I assign the data to an xml variable. The troub…

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## [Cannot have access to stage in document class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-have-access-to-stage-in-document-class/313433)

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**Author:** [@bcapecci](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bcapecci)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-have-access-to-stage-in-document-class/313433 "2010-08-30T06:17:26Z")

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Just tried using cs5 on my new macbook and I have a tlf text object on the stage with an instance name of mText. I tried to access (mText.text = "test") it like this and got a null object reference. I tried to trace the …

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## [Managing Game Frames with Timeline?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/managing-game-frames-with-timeline/313432)

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**Author:** [@moselekm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/moselekm)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/managing-game-frames-with-timeline/313432 "2010-08-30T04:39:50Z")

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Hey guys, I'm relatively new to AS3, never did AS2 or anything. I am from the C++ side. But I've decided to get more and more indepth with AS3 as time went on and wanted to make a really simple economy game for myself …

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## [How did GelaSkins do it?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-did-gelaskins-do-it/313431)

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**Author:** [@nico](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nico)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-did-gelaskins-do-it/313431 "2010-08-30T04:01:07Z")

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Hello Guys, Im creating a skinning application and everything is working so far except for one feature which is the feature where user can preview there "skin" attached to the selected device. I attached some of the …

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## [AS3 External asset loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-external-asset-loading/313429)

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**Author:** [@kentpower](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kentpower)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-external-asset-loading/313429 "2010-08-30T03:08:21Z")

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Hi I was wondering if there was any way to import movieclips from an external swf file and display them using on screen using different functions than the function used to load the files in the first place. im not sure…

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## [AS3 version of externally loading swf tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-version-of-externally-loading-swf-tutorial/313426)

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**Author:** [@iiswansongii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iiswansongii)\
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**Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-version-of-externally-loading-swf-tutorial/313426 "2010-08-30T02:30:53Z")

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Hello everyone! It's slowing becoming apparent to me that I just start getting my feet wet with AS3. I'm working on a CD project in flash that I'm publishing as projector files. My CD must work on mac and pc. I'…

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## [AS3 source code for HTML?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-source-code-for-html/313420)

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**Author:** [@slopps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/slopps)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-source-code-for-html/313420 "2010-08-29T22:38:24Z")

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Does anyone know of an online tool for color coding AS3 syntax for display in HTML? It's for a portfolio page and I would like to show my source code, but actually have it color coded properly in the HTML. Any ideas? I…

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## [Why isn't visibility code not working?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-isnt-visibility-code-not-working/313419)

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**Author:** [@vivyo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vivyo)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-isnt-visibility-code-not-working/313419 "2010-08-29T18:47:43Z")

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Okay, so I want it so when I press the button the cheese ON TOP of the bird appears/disappears. It works with the cheese outside of the bird movieclip but not on the cheese inside the movieclip. Attached is the .fla fi…

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## [Help with volume slider](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-volume-slider/313416)

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**Author:** [@Frosteh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Frosteh)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-volume-slider/313416 "2010-08-29T16:38:20Z")

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Hey guys. I'm having a bit of trouble with my volume slider. I've got everything put in actionscript so that volume can be adjusted by sliding the bar; the issue is that it is backwards. When I click on the right side…

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## [Flash XMl Gallery tutorial question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-gallery-tutorial-question/313409)

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**Author:** [@konghoi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/konghoi)\
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**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-gallery-tutorial-question/313409 "2010-08-29T04:06:35Z")

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Hi, this is a wonderful tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/xml\_flash\_photogallery.htm) and i could apply that to my design...so now my question is how to change the script to make it go back to first image …

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