# flash

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## [Button plays movie clip symbol?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-plays-movie-clip-symbol/311606)

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**Author:** [@Mike0686](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mike0686)\
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**Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-plays-movie-clip-symbol/311606 "2010-07-12T07:18:54Z")

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I am probably going to get yelled at for posting this question, but I have looked for an answer for about two hours and can't find anything. I want to make a time line (timeline is my graphic not the timeline in cs4, l…

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## [Adding multiple instances at varying but specific points on stage](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-multiple-instances-at-varying-but-specific-points-on-stage/311605)

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**Author:** [@Dadagu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dadagu)\
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**Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-multiple-instances-at-varying-but-specific-points-on-stage/311605 "2010-07-12T06:57:47Z")

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Is there anyway to add multiple instances of an object to the stage at different but not random points. For example - I have a box that is linked to a class file. In the class file I have an "ADDED\_TO\_STAGE" event list…

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## [Detecting class inheritance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-class-inheritance/311602)

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**Author:** [@Scythe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Scythe)\
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**Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-class-inheritance/311602 "2010-07-12T04:41:57Z")

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I have a class called BgItem that I want many other classes to extend. But I also want to be able to use instances the BgItem class itself. Within the BgItem class file, I want to be able to detect whether the specific i…

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## [XML and multiple external SWFs](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-multiple-external-swfs/311601)

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**Author:** [@chriswm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chriswm)\
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**Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-and-multiple-external-swfs/311601 "2010-07-12T04:21:26Z")

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I am trying to figure out how to read an XML file containing a list of the swfs I want to import, pause for 8 seconds to allow the swf to run and then continue the loop with the next swf. I am reading the XML correctly…

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## [Fading in thumbnails as they load](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-in-thumbnails-as-they-load/311600)

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**Author:** [@brianharms](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brianharms)\
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**Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-in-thumbnails-as-they-load/311600 "2010-07-12T03:42:59Z")

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Hi, I know I've seen a tutorial for this before, but I just cant seem to find it. I have many thumbnails being placed into a container and I would like each thumbnail to fade in as it is placed. Should I be using an E…

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## [Sub classes & folders](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sub-classes-folders/311596)

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**Author:** [@SephirothOWA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SephirothOWA)\
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**Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sub-classes-folders/311596 "2010-07-11T23:07:55Z")

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Hey guys, I've worked wioth sub classes so I know how they work but I always work with everything all in one folder which can get messsy when there are a lot of classes to work through. So i started to make folders ins…

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## [XML Sockets, at a loss :/](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sockets-at-a-loss/311595)

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**Author:** [@bitShifter\_](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bitShifter_)\
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**Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sockets-at-a-loss/311595 "2010-07-11T22:43:29Z")

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Hi guys. I’ve benn trying to get a simple socket server test to work for days now and it seems I’m not getting very far. Basically I just want to send some data from flash to the php script and have it echo it out, or a…

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## [Image Wall (Plain Wall, no effects)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-wall-plain-wall-no-effects/311590)

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**Author:** [@carrzkiss](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/carrzkiss)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-wall-plain-wall-no-effects/311590 "2010-07-11T16:39:31Z")

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Hello All; Adobe Flash CS3 I need to create a Flash project that will load images that are defined from either a xml or database (If database, then it will be SQL Server (or) Access using ASP Classic). I need to make a…

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## [3d Effect info](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-effect-info/311589)

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**Author:** [@LS05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LS05)\
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**Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-effect-info/311589 "2010-07-11T16:29:14Z")

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Hi guys, Can somebody say to me what is the effect apllied to the images in this website? http://www.frederikdelmotte.be/ I'm talking about the effect that stays when you click on a section of the website then there's an…

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## [Right parentheses?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-parentheses/311588)

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**Author:** [@zerdang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerdang)\
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**Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-parentheses/311588 "2010-07-11T16:06:49Z")

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I get an error telling me to put a Right parentheses somewhere?? Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1, Line 69 ‘)’ expected I know that my dot syntax grammar is really bad but WHERE on earth does the right parenthes…

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## [Help needed in Action Script Decompiling](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-in-action-script-decompiling/311582)

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**Author:** [@dementer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dementer)\
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**Last updated:** [July 11, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-in-action-script-decompiling/311582 "2010-07-11T06:06:07Z")

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I used Sothink Decompiler To decompile the flash. Upon recompiling i get nothing in the flash file. Actually the flash is image slideshow with XML feed. I have the XML file in the location "XML\\Homepage\\bookcovers.xml". …

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## [Null object reference?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/null-object-reference/311578)

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**Author:** [@dukespecial](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dukespecial)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/null-object-reference/311578 "2010-07-10T20:50:06Z")

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Hi, EDIT: Okay so I was really stupid however does anyone know why it keeps on adding children to rotater and it is not being removed, the count is increasing with each interval. package scripts { import flash.displ…

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## [Code to move zoom slider, remotely](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-to-move-zoom-slider-remotely/311577)

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**Author:** [@rserge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rserge)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-to-move-zoom-slider-remotely/311577 "2010-07-10T18:17:23Z")

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Hello, I have zoom code here onClipEvent(load){ scrollMin = \_root.range.\_x+\_root.range.\_width // minimum \_x value possiible for scrollbar scrollMax = \_root.range.\_x // maximum \_x value possiible for scrollbar low…

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## [My Video cannot be viewed on website](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-video-cannot-be-viewed-on-website/311575)

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**Author:** [@jrod1g](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrod1g)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-video-cannot-be-viewed-on-website/311575 "2010-07-10T17:39:54Z")

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Hello everyone, I've made a flash website for a client of mine, but for some reason the videos do not show once you visit the website, but they show perfectly when I test out the website within flash. Below is the websit…

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## [Flash AS2: Timeline movieclip control](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-timeline-movieclip-control/311569)

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**Author:** [@whippetkid1971](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/whippetkid1971)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as2-timeline-movieclip-control/311569 "2010-07-10T13:11:54Z")

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Hi, I am trying to navigate between keyframe labels which contain a movieclip on the main timeline, I was hoping to achieve look similar to this website: http://www.perchsf.com/ I hope to rewind the current moviecl…

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## [Fullscreen is wmode = window?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-is-wmode-window/311568)

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**Author:** [@sharadc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sharadc)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-is-wmode-window/311568 "2010-07-10T11:17:38Z")

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After flash player 9.\* adobe added full screen support to wmode=opaque. But when I go full screen, flash player behaves same as wmode=window. Can anyone confirm this? Am i doing something wrong? How can flash playe…

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## [Custom scale](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-scale/311563)

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**Author:** [@Edska](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Edska)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-scale/311563 "2010-07-10T07:41:44Z")

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Hello guys. I have one problem with custom object scaling and need some tips. For example I have circle \[image\] When it hits some object I need to scale it properly. Like this \[image\] I mean scale circle without …

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## [Loading diff swf for diff screen resolutions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-diff-swf-for-diff-screen-resolutions/311561)

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**Author:** [@aditi\_bluekrill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aditi_bluekrill)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-diff-swf-for-diff-screen-resolutions/311561 "2010-07-10T05:30:13Z")

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Hi, I have first.swf which checks screen resolution and accordingly goes to the right label and loads the right sized swf. The problem here is that the loader is within the file which is being loaded, so it does not sh…

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## [MC play/stop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-play-stop/311560)

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**Author:** [@rserge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rserge)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mc-play-stop/311560 "2010-07-10T01:59:39Z")

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Hello I have some code attached to a button, but its not working...consistently. on (press) { stopAllMCs = function(){ //map\_mc.site39\_mc.stop(); //map\_mc.site40\_mc.stop(); // The above works... // …

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## [SWF won't initialize after refresh in IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-wont-initialize-after-refresh-in-ie/311559)

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**Author:** [@spyderfx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spyderfx)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-wont-initialize-after-refresh-in-ie/311559 "2010-07-10T01:47:33Z")

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I'm having trouble finding a workaround to get IE to play my SWF again after a user refreshes the page. Here is the part of my preloader code that isn't initializing: function PL\_LOADING(event:ProgressEvent):void { …

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## [Contact Form and Hit Counter help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-and-hit-counter-help/311558)

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**Author:** [@Livorion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Livorion)\
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**Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/contact-form-and-hit-counter-help/311558 "2010-07-10T01:38:16Z")

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Hello everyone, this is the first time I post in Kirupa, and really need some help with these features... "Contact Form" and "Hit Counter"... I tried the PHP version, but the hosting server does not supports PHP and I…

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## [AS3 TextField](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-textfield/311557)

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**Author:** [@mrpercival](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrpercival)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-textfield/311557 "2010-07-09T22:58:32Z")

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Hi , I have a Textfield that I have drawn on the stage. I have another TextField that I have created in AS3. The TextField I created in AS3 appears on the stage without an issue. However, I am later setting the TEX…

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## [AS2 Help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-help/311556)

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**Author:** [@solivan2010](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/solivan2010)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-help/311556 "2010-07-09T22:30:55Z")

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Go to: http://energy.nofear.com Click on "The Drink". I need to know if there's a tutorial somewhere on how to make the cans do what they do when you click on each one of them. I like how they spin around when you c…

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## [\[AS2\] Wait until function completes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-wait-until-function-completes/311552)

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**Author:** [@anthony\_z](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anthony_z)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-wait-until-function-completes/311552 "2010-07-09T17:12:13Z")

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Quick newbie question. I have a rollover Glint effect animation on my logo. (I rollover the logo and a quick shiny masked out Glint effect passes through it from left to right.) The problem is, if I rollover the …

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## [Is this paper vision?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-paper-vision/311550)

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**Author:** [@ediazdesigns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ediazdesigns)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-paper-vision/311550 "2010-07-09T14:33:04Z")

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Hi there, I'm a bit new to Flash and I wanted to know if you guys may know what they used to create this web site: http://www.gustavo.lv/#/albums Specifically the 3d element. Did they use Badimon's library? Thank y…

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## [Working with labels in cs4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-labels-in-cs4/311547)

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**Author:** [@tobex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tobex)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-with-labels-in-cs4/311547 "2010-07-09T13:46:17Z")

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Hi everyone, I was wondering if somebody can help me. I am working on a game and would like to put code for different levels on the same timeline layer, mark the frames with labels(level1, level2...) and add different a…

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## [XML AS3 menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as3-menu/311540)

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**Author:** [@ThomasMi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ThomasMi)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-as3-menu/311540 "2010-07-09T11:51:00Z")

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Hey. I have just created a XML/AS3 menu, but i can't make the links work. Some dude told me to write the following at the ende of my ActionScript document: function mouseClicked(e:Event):void { var targetURL:String …

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## [ActionScript executed 2 times?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-executed-2-times/311539)

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**Author:** [@actk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/actk)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-executed-2-times/311539 "2010-07-09T11:45:51Z")

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Help, I am wondering why the ActionScript in my movie clip executed 2 times when it should only run one time. I have attached my fla - test.fla

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## [Help with a For Loop please](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-a-for-loop-please/311538)

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**Author:** [@AndyA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AndyA)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-a-for-loop-please/311538 "2010-07-09T11:09:16Z")

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Hi everyone, I am in the process of coding for a navigation menu, and I have a For Loop which, at the moment, duplicates my button movie clip for each of the menu items, and sets some of its properties. Here is the cod…

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## [Special characters are not showing while embedding font in as3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters-are-not-showing-while-embedding-font-in-as3/311537)

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**Author:** [@sksbit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sksbit)\
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**Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/special-characters-are-not-showing-while-embedding-font-in-as3/311537 "2010-07-09T09:42:43Z")

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Hi, I am facing a problem while embedding font(Arial) in as3. Please check the attached fla. Here the text is "Press ▲+▼ to reset it to default." But when I set testTF.embedFonts = true; up and down arrow is not shown in…

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