# flash

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## [Smoothing](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothing/286349)

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**Author:** [@vxd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vxd)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smoothing/286349 "2009-04-14T10:02:20Z")

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Is there a way have smoothing = true on an image on the stage that isn't dynamically added. I know about "allow smoothing" What I want to do is have the image smoothing = true when mouse is over the image so a twee…

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## [Reusing reusable classes](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reusing-reusable-classes/286347)

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**Author:** [@ZappyAd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ZappyAd)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reusing-reusable-classes/286347 "2009-04-14T08:47:47Z")

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I am having a real problem with understanding something in flash - it doesn't work in the way I expect so I figure I have really misunderstood something. What I want: I am creating a bunch of .swf files and in each one…

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## [Small game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-game/286346)

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**Author:** [@RebeccaLessay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RebeccaLessay)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-game/286346 "2009-04-14T08:38:17Z")

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Hi beginnner AS3 here again, Right now I’m working on a school project (which is due friday :crying:) I keep having problems with my score and for some reason it doesn’t go to frame 9. Here’s what I have: //Siesta l…

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## [InteractivePNG](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactivepng/286345)

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**Author:** [@vxd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vxd)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/interactivepng/286345 "2009-04-14T08:21:16Z")

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Has anyone here used InteractivePNG? I've been playing around with it and I can't get it to work. The demo that comes with the download works but when I make my own one it doesn't work. The Transparent areas still get …

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## [AS 2 / attachMovie with Tweener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-attachmovie-with-tweener/286344)

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**Author:** [@BoxheaD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoxheaD)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-attachmovie-with-tweener/286344 "2009-04-14T08:17:53Z")

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I want to fade in a mc with Tweener. The attachMovie works fine, but tweener does not. Any ideas? Am I totally lost here? my\_btn.onRelease = function (){ empty\_container.attachMovie("myfadein\_mc", "myfadein\_mc", 1…

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## [How to target main time line from within mc?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-target-main-time-line-from-within-mc/286343)

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**Author:** [@Pandapie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pandapie)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-target-main-time-line-from-within-mc/286343 "2009-04-14T06:52:05Z")

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Hi there, I'm new to AS3 and can't figure out how to return to the main time line from within my movie clip. I thought it was something like \_root.gotoAndPlay(4); but all I'm getting is errors. Any help greatly appr…

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## [Show one array element for 1 sec](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/show-one-array-element-for-1-sec/286340)

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**Author:** [@sarumitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarumitai)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/show-one-array-element-for-1-sec/286340 "2009-04-14T06:25:37Z")

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I'm trying to make a memory like game. It might be called Simon or Simple Simon or something. Basically something is shown for a second and then gone, then the user clicks that something. Then two or three things are sho…

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## [Dynamic XML or HTML in SWF with columns?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-xml-or-html-in-swf-with-columns/286339)

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**Author:** [@realdoyle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/realdoyle)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-xml-or-html-in-swf-with-columns/286339 "2009-04-14T05:49:43Z")

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I am having a lot of trouble figuring out how to dynamically display 3 columns of text in my swf. They are somewhat long lists of song/album/label titles and all 3 columns need to scroll as one unit. My client gave me Ex…

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## [CS3 Getting Time and Translation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-getting-time-and-translation/286337)

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**Author:** [@johnb2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/johnb2)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-getting-time-and-translation/286337 "2009-04-14T03:33:59Z")

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Flash ActionScript 2.0 Sometimes its hard to get an answer because you are unaware of the proper question, so please anyone willing to help with this idea, bare with me if I sound un-professional about this. I am loo…

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## [Help with Error #1009](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-error-1009/286336)

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**Author:** [@Thefox14](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Thefox14)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-error-1009/286336 "2009-04-14T03:21:13Z")

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I've started to work with classes and i've come across this error: TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at Ball$iinit() at bouncingBall\_CS3\_fla::MainTimeline/bouncin…

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## [getColorBoundsRect() doesn't work in Player 9](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getcolorboundsrect-doesnt-work-in-player-9/286335)

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**Author:** [@pardoner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pardoner)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getcolorboundsrect-doesnt-work-in-player-9/286335 "2009-04-14T02:39:55Z")

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Is there any reason why getColorBoundsRect() of the BitmapData Class would work in Flash player 10 but not in 9? letterText.text ="H"; var textBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(letterText.width, letterText.height…

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## [Test For Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-for-class/286334)

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**Author:** [@DanDaMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DanDaMan)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-for-class/286334 "2009-04-14T01:41:14Z")

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How can I test to see if the Class of an instance is the correct one? Say I have two Custom Classes, Circle and Square. How would I make it so that if the class of instance one is Circle, a specific function is carried o…

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## [\[AS3\] using the flash.net.NetConnection class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-using-the-flash-net-netconnection-class/286333)

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**Author:** [@Undre](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Undre)\
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**Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-using-the-flash-net-netconnection-class/286333 "2009-04-14T00:30:15Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to figure out a nice way to handle connecting with a client made in Flash CS3 to a Flash Media Server (3.5). I intendedly called the connect method with some random IP and tried to control a scenario in …

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## [SWF not unloading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-not-unloading/286331)

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**Author:** [@ShooterMG](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ShooterMG)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-not-unloading/286331 "2009-04-13T23:19:43Z")

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I have a Flex app that loads and unloads numerous SWFs throughout the use of the app, and I have one SWF that doesn't seem to want to unload. I've done all the tricks, used unloadAndStop(), made sure all my listeners use…

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## [Computer vs Computer Pong game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-vs-computer-pong-game/286330)

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**Author:** [@Hans123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hans123)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/computer-vs-computer-pong-game/286330 "2009-04-13T23:04:03Z")

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Hello, I have a problem... I found a tutorial making a pong game... I want to make some changes but I suck:\*( The original game is a player against a computer... I want two computers playing against eachother. So n…

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## [CS4 porjects panel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-porjects-panel/286326)

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**Author:** [@cmann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cmann)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-porjects-panel/286326 "2009-04-13T22:04:57Z")

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Today while I was using the projects panel I accidentally clicked the quick project button. After that it broke. When I expand a folder the files already visible in the panel make 3 copies of themselves. I even removed f…

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## [AS3 video (flvPlayback) display time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-video-flvplayback-display-time/286325)

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**Author:** [@darylmeter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darylmeter)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-video-flvplayback-display-time/286325 "2009-04-13T22:00:36Z")

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Hi, thanks for looking at this post. Im trying to convert my video player from AS2 to AS3. Im about 90% of the way there. One thing thats troubling me is displaying the current time location of the clip eg 00:00 / 00…

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## [Help with AS and XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as-and-xml/286324)

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**Author:** [@piecinitup](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/piecinitup)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as-and-xml/286324 "2009-04-13T21:07:06Z")

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Test Site http://www.wmptest.com/aoh/ Basically some things I want to do: Three images of kids come down when you first load the page, when you click on these images, it gives a lightbox effect and loads a larger ver…

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## [\[F8\] Assign names in a loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-assign-names-in-a-loop/286314)

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**Author:** [@capdetrons](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/capdetrons)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f8-assign-names-in-a-loop/286314 "2009-04-13T17:56:02Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to imitate the spining preloader that fades as it rotates and I can't remember how to name each of the lines that are created with this code so I can later add the script to modifiy their independent al…

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## [Issues with stage instances in loaded external SWF](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issues-with-stage-instances-in-loaded-external-swf/286313)

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**Author:** [@ryjohnso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ryjohnso)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issues-with-stage-instances-in-loaded-external-swf/286313 "2009-04-13T17:45:12Z")

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If I have two swf files and for simplicity sake I will call them A.swf and B.swf. A.swf has a document class Main.as and loads in B.swf with a document class Content.as. Now in B.swf I have a MovieClip on the stage w…

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## [Loaded sub swf - want different applicationDomain](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-sub-swf-want-different-applicationdomain/286310)

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**Author:** [@mdev](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdev)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loaded-sub-swf-want-different-applicationdomain/286310 "2009-04-13T16:55:34Z")

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I have a main swf that is a container for various flash games. I want this "console" to be in a different applicationDomain as the games to avoid class/function naming problems. As I understand, the default behaviour all…

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## [Updating Automatically Flash Player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-automatically-flash-player/286309)

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**Author:** [@hunabku](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hunabku)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/updating-automatically-flash-player/286309 "2009-04-13T16:44:33Z")

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Hello everyone... i just was wondering if there's a way to automatically update the flash player if the user doesn't have the required version. If there's no way, can i make a button to download it directly from my site …

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## [Creating click and select](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-click-and-select/286307)

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**Author:** [@mavoric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mavoric)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-click-and-select/286307 "2009-04-13T16:31:06Z")

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This is not a question of help but more of an example to show people how to do it. I spent ages searching google for an example or tutorial on how to create a select box (similar to the one in windows where you click …

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## [Saving MP3 files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-mp3-files/286305)

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**Author:** [@Padaxes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Padaxes)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/saving-mp3-files/286305 "2009-04-13T15:58:26Z")

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Hi I have hit a stumbling block on my latest project. I am making a training scheduler which does a 25 minute loop and plays sounds to instruct the user. I want to provide an option to save out the schedule as an mp…

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## [Adding to a variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-to-a-variable/286302)

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**Author:** [@bobbfrommn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bobbfrommn)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-to-a-variable/286302 "2009-04-13T15:29:17Z")

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I'm thinking I am doing this the hard way so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I'm doing a simple game that keeps a score. The way I have it set up right now I assign a varaible for each question…

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## [Load Module from a website](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-module-from-a-website/286299)

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**Author:** [@grozavpaul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grozavpaul)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-module-from-a-website/286299 "2009-04-13T14:20:22Z")

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Does anyone know how to load a module from a website? I am trying to create a AIR application that loads a module from my website. I found this on google http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=modular\_5.…

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## [AS2 interactive SWF files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-interactive-swf-files/286297)

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**Author:** [@meyson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/meyson)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-interactive-swf-files/286297 "2009-04-13T14:09:03Z")

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Hi Everyone I have problem with my project. I created several SWF files, now i want them to interact with each other So there is main SWF file lets call it: main.swf then within that file(main.swf) i would like to create…

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## [How do I access a variable that is on stage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-access-a-variable-that-is-on-stage/286295)

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**Author:** [@IanCremona](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/IanCremona)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-access-a-variable-that-is-on-stage/286295 "2009-04-13T13:48:23Z")

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Here is an example: http://spicytest.com/Marquee/ssp\_demo\_g … 3\_TEST.swf I am try to get the gray number at the bottom to be loaded into the swf code: this.jackpotName1.line2.text = promotion.slide\[GRAYNUMBER\].Jackpo…

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## [Image Panning with irregular shaped image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-panning-with-irregular-shaped-image/286294)

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**Author:** [@hattermax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hattermax)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/image-panning-with-irregular-shaped-image/286294 "2009-04-13T13:47:22Z")

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Hi everyone.. I have modified the code from the Interactive Image Panning AS3 version (found here) and I have come to a standstill. If you look at my .fla (\[link) or the image (\[URL="http://img13.imageshack.us/img13…

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## [Mute and Hide button, any flash wizards know the answer?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mute-and-hide-button-any-flash-wizards-know-the-answer/286293)

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**Author:** [@jenny\_dale](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jenny_dale)\
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**Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mute-and-hide-button-any-flash-wizards-know-the-answer/286293 "2009-04-13T13:38:43Z")

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Im trying to create movie clips that, when clicked on, will hide the animation and mute the sound. Its important that they are hidden and not stopped as all my movie clips are synchronized. I take it i need to combi…

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