# flash

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## [Circular Text Curve](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circular-text-curve/296077)

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**Author:** [@makubex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/makubex)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circular-text-curve/296077 "2009-09-09T10:51:09Z")

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Hi, I want to curve a dynamic text from a straight line to circular curve (using a slider). I have placed the characters of the string in each textfield created at runtime. can someone help me with this problem...

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## [Flash CS3 \[as2\]. Bow & Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-as2-bow-array/296075)

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**Author:** [@anand\_as2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anand_as2)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-as2-bow-array/296075 "2009-09-09T10:18:31Z")

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Hi Friends, I'm Anand, fresher to as2. I want to do a game of bow and arrow in as2. The problem in that is, i can't able to throw the arrow according to the gravity. Plz find the link below, which i want to do exactly.…

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## [Embed an .f4v file in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-an-f4v-file-in-flash/296074)

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**Author:** [@Rabasaurus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rabasaurus)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-an-f4v-file-in-flash/296074 "2009-09-09T10:09:40Z")

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Hey folks, Im having a little problem embedding some video in flash, to be used as a standalone projector. Flash wont let me embed a f4v file. I can embed flv files, but not f4v. Anyone know the reason or have a soluti…

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## [Clear button for Whiteboard](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clear-button-for-whiteboard/296073)

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**Author:** [@Gnanaraj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gnanaraj)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clear-button-for-whiteboard/296073 "2009-09-09T10:04:20Z")

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Hi i am new to Flash. I downloaded the whiteboard component and it is really cool. I am trying to include a button to the component so that upon button click all the drawings like rectangle,line,arrow etc., must get clea…

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## [Flash CS3 \[as2\]. masking prob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-as2-masking-prob/296071)

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**Author:** [@anand\_as2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anand_as2)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs3-as2-masking-prob/296071 "2009-09-09T09:46:53Z")

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Hi Friends, I'm Anand, fresher to as2. I want to do masking, which should appears as camera shot. Plz find the link below, which i want to do exactly. http://www.addictinggames.com/vanessanaughtypics.html here it is…

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## [How to create this cool background](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-this-cool-background/296070)

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**Author:** [@kaitlinK](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kaitlinK)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 9:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-this-cool-background/296070 "2009-09-09T09:21:15Z")

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:bu:Hey everyone,:bu: for my major project i will be doing a website and using flash to make it more interactive and visually appealing. I found this really cool entrance page at this website: http://www.dvf.com/dvf/ p…

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## [Thanks a lot ... need help for 2 more problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thanks-a-lot-need-help-for-2-more-problems/296065)

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**Author:** [@patspats](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patspats)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/thanks-a-lot-need-help-for-2-more-problems/296065 "2009-09-09T08:02:50Z")

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hi there I have a movieclip mcA and i set mask on it "mcA\_mask". Then i add a movieclip mcB (and load an image in that) in mcA so extra part of mcB is hidden now. But i have 2 problems as follows :- 1) i want to dr…

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## [SWF to MPEG Convert](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-to-mpeg-convert/296064)

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**Author:** [@Majumderit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Majumderit)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-to-mpeg-convert/296064 "2009-09-09T07:44:47Z")

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Is there anyone who can help me to convert a SWF file into MPEG? Thanks in advance for your help.

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## [Flash file convert into MPEG](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-convert-into-mpeg/296061)

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**Author:** [@Majumderit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Majumderit)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-file-convert-into-mpeg/296061 "2009-09-09T06:30:26Z")

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Hi All, I am trying to convert a flash file into MPEG. The way i'm trying is to convert into AVI then AVI to MPEG. But i don't have good converter. Is there anyone to help me to find a converter? from .SWF to MPEG or AV…

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## [When mouse is clicked, detect which movieclip is clicked](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-mouse-is-clicked-detect-which-movieclip-is-clicked/296060)

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**Author:** [@patspats](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/patspats)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-mouse-is-clicked-detect-which-movieclip-is-clicked/296060 "2009-09-09T06:26:31Z")

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hi there I have parent movieclip and in that many different children movieclips What i want to do is when i CLICK, i want to detect which movieclip it has clicked and call corresponding function (defined by onpress e…

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## [Change Text on Stage from Movieclip object](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-text-on-stage-from-movieclip-object/296057)

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**Author:** [@NeedWisdom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/NeedWisdom)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-text-on-stage-from-movieclip-object/296057 "2009-09-09T05:09:28Z")

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Ok, I am VERY new to AS3 and just can't seem to find my answer here. I have created an accordion object and within the timeline of the accordion, I have a data element that I want to pass to a dynamic text field on the …

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## [Preloader problem: How to advance aimation in time with bytes loaded?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-how-to-advance-aimation-in-time-with-bytes-loaded/296055)

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**Author:** [@digs20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digs20)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preloader-problem-how-to-advance-aimation-in-time-with-bytes-loaded/296055 "2009-09-09T04:05:35Z")

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Hi All, Here is an animation which I want to become a functioning preloader: http://millimetre.com.au/MM\_AS3\_2.swf Basically, you press button to enter and the tape measure will roll in time with the amount of data…

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## [Flash AS3: Null object reference...WHY?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as3-null-object-reference-why/296052)

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**Author:** [@digs20](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/digs20)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as3-null-object-reference-why/296052 "2009-09-09T02:52:50Z")

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Hi Here's my code: preloaderMC.addEventListener (Event.ENTER\_FRAME, startSite); function startSite(event:Event):void { if(preloaderMC.currentLabel == "tapeRollEnd") { nextFrame(); } } Why do I g…

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## [(MX) attachMovie with countdown help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-with-countdown-help/296050)

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**Author:** [@genericguy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/genericguy)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-attachmovie-with-countdown-help/296050 "2009-09-09T02:50:58Z")

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Thanks for the help in advance... I am new to actionscript and am trying to figure out how to do two things. attachMovie when the level.text is at 2. give that attached movie properties (movement) this is my code…

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## [Fade Out Sound](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fade-out-sound/296046)

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**Author:** [@sputnik004](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sputnik004)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fade-out-sound/296046 "2009-09-09T01:25:30Z")

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Greetings, I am trying to fade out sound automatically after a few seconds. Currently, there is a mute and unmute button that controls the sound. Once the .swf starts, the sound begins automatically and will only stop …

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## [Passing entire doc class as function argument -- good or bad?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-entire-doc-class-as-function-argument-good-or-bad/296042)

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**Author:** [@xgraves](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xgraves)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-entire-doc-class-as-function-argument-good-or-bad/296042 "2009-09-08T23:54:02Z")

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I saw a post that touched on this, but I thought it deserved a thread of its own for explicit verification. It seemed that some of the resident geniuses here had given the thumbs-up to passing your whole doc or app class…

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## [Crossdomain headache](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crossdomain-headache/296039)

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**Author:** [@pbfro](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pbfro)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/crossdomain-headache/296039 "2009-09-08T23:32:40Z")

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Hi all! I'm pounding my head on this one trying to figure this out. I've got a swf that works fine if the URL has WWW. When the WWW is taken out, it won't load any of the swfs via XML. I've added the crossdomain.xml…

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## [Preventing Flash Player Caching](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-flash-player-caching/296038)

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**Author:** [@kedinik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kedinik)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/preventing-flash-player-caching/296038 "2009-09-08T23:00:30Z")

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edit: Resolved; my ActionScript function for parsing the mySQL results didn't correctly interpret a recently modified column, and the corrupted new output happened to be identical to the old output. Hello, I have c…

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## [PHP/Flash interaction](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-flash-interaction/296036)

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**Author:** [@truefire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/truefire)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-flash-interaction/296036 "2009-09-08T22:14:33Z")

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well, I rad a tutorial here somewhere that explained how to interchange data between a .swf and .php file. Followed its instructions, replacing the localhost file it said to use with the url of the .php since I dont have…

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## [Remote XML works, local XML brings error](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remote-xml-works-local-xml-brings-error/296034)

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**Author:** [@mcwazza](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mcwazza)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/remote-xml-works-local-xml-brings-error/296034 "2009-09-08T21:59:27Z")

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Been given the following actionscript package menu { import adobe.utils.\*; import caurina.transitions.\*; import flash.accessibility.\*; import flash.display.\*; import flash.errors.\*; import flas…

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## [Load AS2.0 swf into AS3.0 swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-as2-0-swf-into-as3-0-swf/296033)

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**Author:** [@mwvoigt13](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mwvoigt13)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-as2-0-swf-into-as3-0-swf/296033 "2009-09-08T21:49:48Z")

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I started out doing my entire project in AS2.0... using a container file to pull all of my movieclips in. I left my intro animation until last and found a cool AS3.0 component that would make my life easier doing text an…

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## [\[FMX\]Keeping focus onto parent swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-keeping-focus-onto-parent-swf/296032)

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**Author:** [@melacroso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/melacroso)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-keeping-focus-onto-parent-swf/296032 "2009-09-08T21:45:32Z")

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Hiya, wonder if anyone can help, I have a parent swf that has a menu system that contains some btns that when clicked then loads subsquent swf into a loader\_mc that is sitting on the stage. The issue i'm having is…

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## [Is it possible to create a mask at runtime?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-mask-at-runtime/296026)

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**Author:** [@crashcraigr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crashcraigr)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-it-possible-to-create-a-mask-at-runtime/296026 "2009-09-08T20:45:20Z")

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Hi all... thanks to anyone who takes the time to reply to this question. I was wondering if it was possible to create a mask at runtime. To clarify, I have an image that I would like to reveal as a user starts to draw…

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## [Mapping the root to a rectangle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mapping-the-root-to-a-rectangle/296022)

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**Author:** [@Ph03nix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ph03nix)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mapping-the-root-to-a-rectangle/296022 "2009-09-08T20:30:08Z")

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I have four points that make up a rectangle (note: the four points have the same aspect ratio as the window). The rectangle itself can be moved and scaled (again, keeps it's aspect ratio). I want to map the root's posi…

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## [Quiz with different question every day](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quiz-with-different-question-every-day/296021)

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**Author:** [@aniela](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aniela)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quiz-with-different-question-every-day/296021 "2009-09-08T20:29:46Z")

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Does anyone have an idea how create an application that displays different question/content each day? any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you

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## [Subscribe to Newsletter or Mailing List](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/subscribe-to-newsletter-or-mailing-list/296020)

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**Author:** [@Vanss472](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vanss472)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/subscribe-to-newsletter-or-mailing-list/296020 "2009-09-08T20:10:21Z")

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Hello, Does anyone here knows how to create a \*\*Subscribe to Newsletter or Mailing List \*\* in flash ?? my clients wants a newsletter field and i don't know how to do this. help pleases, V

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## [Custom Event conflict between swfs (Error 1034)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-event-conflict-between-swfs-error-1034/296019)

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**Author:** [@StridBR](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/StridBR)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/custom-event-conflict-between-swfs-error-1034/296019 "2009-09-08T19:25:03Z")

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I'm using a custom event (HotEvent) to make the communication between a loaded swf and its container, but im getting some strange error if i set the event handler parameter type: TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion …

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## [Does any class NOT extend Object?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-any-class-not-extend-object/296016)

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**Author:** [@IQAndreas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IQAndreas)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/does-any-class-not-extend-object/296016 "2009-09-08T18:52:51Z")

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Just as a technicality, is there ANY object (or anything that can be placed inside of a variable) that does not extend Object? Even the "Class" object extends Object. On a similar note, what is the difference between…

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## [Need help with AS3 and user choices of display](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-as3-and-user-choices-of-display/296013)

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**Author:** [@mjacob1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mjacob1)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-help-with-as3-and-user-choices-of-display/296013 "2009-09-08T18:11:34Z")

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I'm a graphic designer relatively new to Flash CS4 and AS3. I have created a self-playing intro movie that a user might want to choose NOT to show 6 of the 33 "pages" (movieClips). I have a star button that will take th…

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## [How to make drop menu stay down](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-drop-menu-stay-down/296011)

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**Author:** [@keithiopia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keithiopia)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-drop-menu-stay-down/296011 "2009-09-08T17:51:58Z")

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Hello all! Sorry if this is very basic, but not sure where else to turn. I am a Flash beginner, my skills reach only as far as doing simple animations and editing short passages of actionscript to fit my objects. I've …

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