# flash

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## [Mx game code help please!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-game-code-help-please/282042)

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**Author:** [@Game\_Maker\_Guy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Game_Maker_Guy)\
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**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-game-code-help-please/282042 "2009-02-17T02:47:25Z")

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\*\*Hello \[FONT=Fixedsys\]\[COLOR=red\]KIRUPA\[/COLOR\]\[/FONT\] Community i am creating a game similar to the following: \*\*www.addictinggames.com/guitarmasters.html Please play the game, it will help you get a better understandi…

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## [SWF Exporting Quality](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-exporting-quality/282039)

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**Author:** [@kitster79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kitster79)\
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**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-exporting-quality/282039 "2009-02-17T02:02:28Z")

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Hi, I imported several graphics into my FLA as PSD files. These PSD files look great in the FLA, but when I export so SWF, they look terrible. I have uploaded the two examples for you to see what I mean. The one on the…

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## [WDTM: event.stageX - circle.x](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wdtm-event-stagex-circle-x/282036)

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**Author:** [@smallDot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/smallDot)\
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**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wdtm-event-stagex-circle-x/282036 "2009-02-17T01:11:13Z")

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WDTM: What Does This Mean, i do not want to write long title :look: i tried to understand the following code. it is drag and drop target. below, i did not understand these lines: offsetX = event.stageX - circle.x; o…

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## [Flash 10 is slower, why?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-10-is-slower-why/282035)

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**Author:** [@ruiganga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ruiganga)\
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**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-10-is-slower-why/282035 "2009-02-17T01:05:41Z")

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Hi Yesterday I've updated the Flash Player version to the newest. Since then I am facing a problem. Every tome I export to test my site, the flash player is too slow and many times makes flash to shut down. If I test t…

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## [Translation from AS 2 to AS 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/translation-from-as-2-to-as-3/282034)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
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**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/translation-from-as-2-to-as-3/282034 "2009-02-17T00:57:31Z")

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I could use some help translating this code: for (var j = 0; j \< columnArr\*.length; j++) { var mc:MovieClip = this\["attachClip\_" + num\].attachMovie("col\_" + num + "\_choice", "choice\_" + j, j + 1); } There's a v…

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## [NetStream cue points](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netstream-cue-points/282032)

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**Author:** [@fido\_glc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fido_glc)\
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**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netstream-cue-points/282032 "2009-02-17T00:49:00Z")

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Hello. I have a video object inside a flash file. I am using NetStream to attach a video to the video object. How can I add cue points to the video ? Should I add a cue point to the video object or to the NetStream ? …

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## [SCORM questions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scorm-questions/282028)

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**Author:** [@SmoothDime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SmoothDime)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scorm-questions/282028 "2009-02-16T22:56:39Z")

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Hi, I've built a web based flash piece with video tutorials. It's a very simple application. There's a menu and when you click a menu item it loads the respective video into the video player. All the videos are externa…

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## [Horizontal Mouse-Sensitive Scroll](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-mouse-sensitive-scroll/282025)

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**Author:** [@kitster79](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kitster79)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/horizontal-mouse-sensitive-scroll/282025 "2009-02-16T21:48:43Z")

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Hi, I am trying to make a vertical mouse-sensitive scroll that I created a while back work going horizontally. You can see the one I created at http://www.elizabethandhomer.com and click on the "CUSTOM" link. I hav…

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## [Hittest y position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-y-position/282021)

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**Author:** [@ryrocks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ryrocks)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-y-position/282021 "2009-02-16T20:25:31Z")

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## [Designer Needs AS3 Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designer-needs-as3-help/282020)

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**Author:** [@Dzinsor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dzinsor)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/designer-needs-as3-help/282020 "2009-02-16T20:18:49Z")

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I'm trying to write AS3 code in AS4. I want to make the timelined scolling movie clip in the header pause on rollover and resume on rollout. Can't figure this one out! : ( Also, do I place the code on my as layer or a…

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## [Function Override](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-override/282019)

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**Author:** [@evokenz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/evokenz)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/function-override/282019 "2009-02-16T20:04:59Z")

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Hi i know its easy to override a function of a parent class, but I need to be able to override a function for a class on movieclip.. see highlighted code... page.as package pages { import flash.display.\*; im…

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## [\[CS3, AS2\] Only one instance of FLVPlayback allowed?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-only-one-instance-of-flvplayback-allowed/282018)

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**Author:** [@thegrrraue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thegrrraue)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-as2-only-one-instance-of-flvplayback-allowed/282018 "2009-02-16T19:56:50Z")

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I have a site on which I need to have multiple videos. The way I have it set up is that there are two frames, one for each video, each with an instance of FLVPlayback on it. For some reason, only the last one that I de…

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## [textField Formatting Weirdness](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-formatting-weirdness/282017)

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**Author:** [@reprovisional](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/reprovisional)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-formatting-weirdness/282017 "2009-02-16T19:46:06Z")

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Hi Guys, I'm building (see: struggling through) my first timeline-less app based on currentTarget and arrays. I've run into a situation where my text fields will format text properly if called at load, but will not d…

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## [Creating MultiDimensional Array with objects?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-multidimensional-array-with-objects/282016)

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**Author:** [@bgosh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bgosh)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-multidimensional-array-with-objects/282016 "2009-02-16T19:22:19Z")

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I have a XML document that has 8 main sections, and under each section there is a number of sub sections and under each of those sections their is a number of sub sections and then one more level. I am trying to create …

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## [Scripted Animation Strategies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scripted-animation-strategies/282014)

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**Author:** [@alemieux34](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alemieux34)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scripted-animation-strategies/282014 "2009-02-16T19:19:05Z")

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I'm looking for some guidance on scripted animation. I'm more comfortable with timeline animation but see the benefit in speed and performance, in scripted animation. I'd like to apply those fundamentals to a Flash site.…

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## [FMX04 Question re: passing parameters](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-question-re-passing-parameters/282012)

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**Author:** [@rdillion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rdillion)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-question-re-passing-parameters/282012 "2009-02-16T18:06:04Z")

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Hello all, I am quite new to AS, and am currently using v 2.0. I have been following the tutorials on creating photo galleries, and galleries with thumbnails from this site. The question I have is this: In the tutorial f…

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## [HELP with Tricky Video Player](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tricky-video-player/282010)

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**Author:** [@Drago](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Drago)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-tricky-video-player/282010 "2009-02-16T17:59:38Z")

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Hello. I have a very tricky problem with a video player made which uses cs3 as. I'm don't know as3 and I did not make the player, but I have the source. The problem is that the player automaticaly loads the first fra…

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## [Small Problem in AS2 navigation with xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-problem-in-as2-navigation-with-xml/282006)

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**Author:** [@groovmuffn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/groovmuffn)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/small-problem-in-as2-navigation-with-xml/282006 "2009-02-16T17:10:18Z")

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Hello...was wondering if anyone could help me out. I am working with some menu items in Actionscript2 (working from cs3) that currently have submenu level items. As I have it now, if you click on a button, the first su…

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## [Datagrid destroys all Keypress codes forever](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-destroys-all-keypress-codes-forever/282003)

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**Author:** [@jasonoda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasonoda)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-destroys-all-keypress-codes-forever/282003 "2009-02-16T16:17:29Z")

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I made a huge swf video game that involved buttons with on (keyPress "2") { trace("1") } types of code on buttons. I put a data grid on the stage on one frame. Published. Keys did not work at all. Deleted dat…

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## [Form post and response](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-post-and-response/282001)

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**Author:** [@michda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/michda)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/form-post-and-response/282001 "2009-02-16T15:53:25Z")

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Hi guys, I'm really new to action script and I have a requirement to do a http post and capture the result from the server. I can do a http post and the result opens in a new browser page but I need to capture the resu…

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## [How to know site url? (http\_host)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-know-site-url-http-host/281999)

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**Author:** [@hugot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hugot)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-know-site-url-http-host/281999 "2009-02-16T15:40:15Z")

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Hi: I have a hosted site with 2 different domains pointing to it, example: \[www.a.com and \[URL="http://www.b.com"\]www.b.com\](http://www.a.com) Is there anyway to read the url where the user came from in flash? I coul…

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## [Using html codes in flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-html-codes-in-flash/281996)

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**Author:** [@startrooper85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/startrooper85)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-html-codes-in-flash/281996 "2009-02-16T15:16:53Z")

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Can i integrate the following into flash? \[LIST=1\] \[\*\]First, copy this line of code into the HEAD section of the HTML document: \<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.wardb.com/js/ex…

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## [Center a popup window](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/center-a-popup-window/281993)

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**Author:** [@startrooper85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/startrooper85)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/center-a-popup-window/281993 "2009-02-16T14:30:10Z")

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Hi, I'm using this code but the x and y is not working for me. The window goes to top-left of screen automatically. Is possible to center the window to the whole screen? this.onPress = function(){ this.\_parent.a…

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## [externalInterface inside Document Class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-inside-document-class/281992)

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**Author:** [@kleelof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kleelof)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/externalinterface-inside-document-class/281992 "2009-02-16T14:27:59Z")

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Hello, I'm having trouble getting externalInterface to work in my Document Class. I suppose it is because externalInteface.call is a static function. If I change the function it calls to static, it calls the function…

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## [as3 menu navigation class](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-menu-navigation-class/281991)

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**Author:** [@legalizeit](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/legalizeit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-menu-navigation-class/281991 "2009-02-16T14:06:06Z")

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There is a problem that drives me crazy, but I'm sure there is an easy way to solve this. So... I want to build a flash based website and place there 4 button MovieClip instances. Once the user clicks a button, all the E…

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## [Prevent custom cursor scaling?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-custom-cursor-scaling/281990)

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**Author:** [@wmarcello](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wmarcello)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/prevent-custom-cursor-scaling/281990 "2009-02-16T14:02:03Z")

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I've created a piece that uses various custom cursors depending on what "tool" the user is using (like in the Flash or Photoshop UI). I was wondering... is there was a way to disable the scaling of these custom movieCli…

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## [Is there a BIND type method so event can point at parent/class rather than target](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-bind-type-method-so-event-can-point-at-parent-class-rather-than-target/281982)

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**Author:** [@biznuge](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/biznuge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-bind-type-method-so-event-can-point-at-parent-class-rather-than-target/281982 "2009-02-16T12:06:09Z")

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hi all, just recently been using a lot of prototype javascript stuff, and was wondering there was anything like the "bind" method, for use in AS3. It's proved quite useful to be able to look both at the event.target as…

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## [Frustrating problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frustrating-problem/281981)

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**Author:** [@nufish](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nufish)\
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**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/frustrating-problem/281981 "2009-02-16T12:05:08Z")

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I've been trying to solve this for my self for a couple of hours now, but it's really getting frustrating when I can't find a working solution. I'll try to explain below: I have main.swf, which contains MovieClips as b…

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## [Help with a simple mouse over and out](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-a-simple-mouse-over-and-out/281980)

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**Author:** [@phurieda](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/phurieda)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-a-simple-mouse-over-and-out/281980 "2009-02-16T11:04:47Z")

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I've got this Movie Clip and I wanted it so that when you click it, it moves out; when you click it again it moves back in. The effect I have on the movie clip is when you roll over it, it goes lighter and when you roll …

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## [How To Load the first movie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-the-first-movie/281979)

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**Author:** [@Beebs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Beebs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-load-the-first-movie/281979 "2009-02-16T11:03:37Z")

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I am very new with AS3, so please bear with me. To load external movie, My button event listener has function as follows. All are well executed no error whatsoever. My question : How to load the first movie ( the fir…

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