# flash

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## [Changing The Speed Of A Movie Using setInterval](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-speed-of-a-movie-using-setinterval/267645)

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**Author:** [@99benns](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/99benns)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-the-speed-of-a-movie-using-setinterval/267645 "2008-08-04T13:08:41Z")

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Hi, if anyone could help with this it would be great. I'm using AS2 with CS3 and flash player 9. I'm making some video tutorials, you select the title of the tutorial in the file, it loads the relevant tutorial SWF up …

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## [Script inside MoveClip attached using addChild does not work](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-inside-moveclip-attached-using-addchild-does-not-work/267643)

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**Author:** [@Droozle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Droozle)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/script-inside-moveclip-attached-using-addchild-does-not-work/267643 "2008-08-04T12:47:34Z")

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Hello everyone, I bet this question has been answered before, but searching for those answers is not easy when the keywords I can chose from are "MovieClip script addChild" :crying: I am using Flex Builder to create …

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## [Flash movie icon](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-icon/267642)

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**Author:** [@lindsm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lindsm)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-movie-icon/267642 "2008-08-04T12:37:37Z")

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I took a .wma movie file and converted it to a .flv flash movie. Here is the code for my test. How do I make this come up as a "icon" that can be clicked on to play and opens in a new window? (ex. ieee.tv) \<object c…

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## [Byte Array webservice](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/byte-array-webservice/267639)

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**Author:** [@peterco](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/peterco)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/byte-array-webservice/267639 "2008-08-04T11:49:59Z")

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I want to send a picture from Flash as a bytearray via webservice to a MS SQL, and then be able to read it into Flash again. Do anybode novs if this is posible?

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## [Syntax Coloring](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/syntax-coloring/267638)

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**Author:** [@r3h0ld3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/r3h0ld3r)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/syntax-coloring/267638 "2008-08-04T11:21:38Z")

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Hey all, I had a quick question about the syntax coloring of my actionscript in CS 3. For some reason I never get anything colored except for comments and traces, anyone know why? The settings are default and I even …

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## [Can I start learning Actionscript 3.0 as first language?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-start-learning-actionscript-3-0-as-first-language/267630)

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**Author:** [@nike\_shoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nike_shoe)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-start-learning-actionscript-3-0-as-first-language/267630 "2008-08-04T09:04:10Z")

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I don't know much about programming. I only know some html & css. Now I read that learning actionscript 2.0 first is a waste of time as 3.0 is totally new & different. Now can I pick up Actionscript 3.0 as first language…

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## [Is "this.something" always faster than"something" inside a class?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-something-always-faster-than-something-inside-a-class/267628)

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**Author:** [@zhangxiaorui](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zhangxiaorui)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-something-always-faster-than-something-inside-a-class/267628 "2008-08-04T07:20:19Z")

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Just like what I asked in my title? Thanks \[smile\]

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## [\[flash8\] simply load image from xml](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-simply-load-image-from-xml/267626)

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**Author:** [@tannayr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tannayr)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-simply-load-image-from-xml/267626 "2008-08-04T06:38:27Z")

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Ok, I have been searching for a month now, and I've been unable to locate and have used other forums and have been unable to recieve assistance doing what I want, and the funny part is, what I am trying to do seems like …

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## [Loading and Unloading an External .SWF on certain frames](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-and-unloading-an-external-swf-on-certain-frames/267625)

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**Author:** [@aspiringFlasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aspiringFlasher)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-and-unloading-an-external-swf-on-certain-frames/267625 "2008-08-04T06:18:21Z")

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Is there a way to load an external swf onto, say, frame 7, and unload the sucker on say, frame, 12? Just wisk it away to neverneverland when the playhead hits the right frame/s? Is there a way to change it's visibility…

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## [Error in IE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-in-ie/267619)

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**Author:** [@sarav](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarav)\
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**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/error-in-ie/267619 "2008-08-04T05:39:35Z")

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Hi All, Am developing a multi user card game using flash with .NET, in my game i met a problem like cache. That is in that result each players earning or loss their points, for that in some browsers like firefox,flock…

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## [Flash media server whiteboard component with freehand](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-media-server-whiteboard-component-with-freehand/267613)

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**Author:** [@alaric](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alaric)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-media-server-whiteboard-component-with-freehand/267613 "2008-08-04T01:23:30Z")

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Hi does anyone has a working example of a freehand tool in the whiteboard component that works with FMS?

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## [Print and manage symbols Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-and-manage-symbols-problem/267609)

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**Author:** [@spectator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spectator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/print-and-manage-symbols-problem/267609 "2008-08-03T22:47:55Z")

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Hi all. I faced up a problem. I have a mc which I duplicate with AS, there are also buttons to add and remove instances of this mc. I store mc instances into a sprite container. But when I create my file I set up some va…

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## [Creating a copy of a MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-copy-of-a-movieclip/267606)

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**Author:** [@tibberous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tibberous)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-a-copy-of-a-movieclip/267606 "2008-08-03T22:20:03Z")

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I have a movieclip that I need to copy. The movieclip loads items and adds them to its stage, so I don't just want to make one like it and then have to reload the objects.

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## [Load swf into another swf & jump to a frame](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-into-another-swf-jump-to-a-frame/267604)

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**Author:** [@aspiringFlasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aspiringFlasher)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-swf-into-another-swf-jump-to-a-frame/267604 "2008-08-03T21:26:12Z")

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Hi! I work with flash 2.0 in CS3 When I click a button I want to load an swf in a higher level of a "main" swf and jump to a certain frame of the "main" swf. Is that possible? and if so, can you please help me out wi…

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## [Loading multiple images from XML and store in an Array](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-images-from-xml-and-store-in-an-array/267601)

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**Author:** [@dixi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dixi)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-multiple-images-from-xml-and-store-in-an-array/267601 "2008-08-03T20:51:26Z")

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Good evening to all. First of all, I'm registered for like, forever on Kirupa, but I can't remember introducing myself. So, here I go: I'm Gertjan from The Netherlands. I'm a designer/junior developer (in training) @ S…

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## [Stuck with dynamic text box disappearing when masked.. pls help me.. soo urgent](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-with-dynamic-text-box-disappearing-when-masked-pls-help-me-soo-urgent/267600)

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**Author:** [@sandin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sandin)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stuck-with-dynamic-text-box-disappearing-when-masked-pls-help-me-soo-urgent/267600 "2008-08-03T19:59:17Z")

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Hi, I am trying to make my code work for past six hours..still cant make my code work... \[frowning\] \[frowning\] i have created a text box and has given it instance name as "k1" ... then i have added a mask for the layer…

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## [Creating Dynamic vars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-dynamic-vars/267595)

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**Author:** [@coggia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coggia)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-dynamic-vars/267595 "2008-08-03T17:47:30Z")

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Hello, I've got little problems to create dynamic variables and i'm looking everywhere for the right syntax, but i cannot get this code works : public function drawStage(tBitmaps:Array){ var c0:Bitmap ;var c1:Bit…

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## [AS3 OOP in FlashCS3, need an explanation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-oop-in-flashcs3-need-an-explanation/267593)

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**Author:** [@zhangxiaorui](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zhangxiaorui)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-oop-in-flashcs3-need-an-explanation/267593 "2008-08-03T16:24:08Z")

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I've been involved in AS2 for years, so I am still a little puzzled with advanced OOP in AS3 with FlashCS3 Let me tell you what's the situation: I uesd FlashCS3, put MCA and MCB on my stage. MCA and MCB are both set …

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## [AS3 videoplayer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-videoplayer/267588)

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**Author:** [@TheMagicMan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheMagicMan)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-videoplayer/267588 "2008-08-03T15:52:06Z")

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I'm building a flash video player in AS3, but having troubles with the progress scrubber. this is my code that i think i'm having troubles with: controller.playbox.x = (nsStream.time/objInfo.duration) \* (controller.f\_mid…

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## [Dim menu item](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dim-menu-item/267585)

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**Author:** [@Brucelines](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Brucelines)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dim-menu-item/267585 "2008-08-03T14:35:17Z")

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This is something that is probably really basic but for the love of gawd I can't remember how to do it. Example: 3 menu buttons, you press the first button and it executes a function and disables itself leaving the s…

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## [MOUSE\_OVER Listener problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-listener-problem/267584)

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**Author:** [@balajee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/balajee)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-listener-problem/267584 "2008-08-03T12:53:51Z")

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I have problem in MOUSE\_MOVE listener the logic is that mouse should hide while hitTestObject and the custom mouse should appear.Problem is mouse is appearing but it is blinking and even i tried \[COLOR=DarkRed\]sinu\_mc…

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## [Scripts in Child Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scripts-in-child-movie-clips/267579)

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**Author:** [@Septenary](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Septenary)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scripts-in-child-movie-clips/267579 "2008-08-03T08:17:30Z")

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I've been running across this problem in AS3. Suppose I have a movie clip with a child movie clip on frame 2, and a different child on frame 3. The child on frame 2 has script on its first frame. If I place a "gotoAndSto…

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## [I just fixed a bug in AC\_RunActiveContent.js](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-just-fixed-a-bug-in-ac-runactivecontent-js/267577)

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**Author:** [@tibberous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tibberous)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-just-fixed-a-bug-in-ac-runactivecontent-js/267577 "2008-08-03T07:41:53Z")

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In the function AC\_GetArgs, the line: case "codebase": Should be deleted. Then it will go to the default case, and include the id attribute in embed tags. Kind of hard to use the javascript callback function your cr…

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## [Movie not trapping key presses?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-not-trapping-key-presses/267576)

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**Author:** [@tibberous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tibberous)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-not-trapping-key-presses/267576 "2008-08-03T05:27:34Z")

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My flash movie doesn't seem to be catching key presses. It ignores them, and I can actually see the editor behind the movie change. Is there a way to 'focus' the movie?

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## [Help with flash menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-flash-menu/267574)

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**Author:** [@Melonchunkin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Melonchunkin)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-flash-menu/267574 "2008-08-03T04:25:58Z")

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Hey Everyone, As A beginner in flash I want to make a website like the one here. http://www.flashtemplate.us/xmlswfdemo/ftg/index.html It appears to me that the three main componets of the site is the menu, background,…

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## [How to add Playback Control to my Flash Demonstration write with AS 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-playback-control-to-my-flash-demonstration-write-with-as-3/267573)

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**Author:** [@alex298](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alex298)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-add-playback-control-to-my-flash-demonstration-write-with-as-3/267573 "2008-08-03T03:31:27Z")

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Hello, I am using Script 3.0 to do a simple Flash demonstration for my company. The Flash demonstration will teach staff how to login an inventory system, how to request toolings and how to return toolings to the wareh…

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## [DataGrid Component Column Header tooltips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-component-column-header-tooltips/267572)

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**Author:** [@Draqonic](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Draqonic)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/datagrid-component-column-header-tooltips/267572 "2008-08-03T03:11:36Z")

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Hi I am looking for a solution to complete within AS2 that allows a user to hover over a column header within a datagrid and a tooltip would pop-up. I'm completeing a sports statistics sheet within Flash and I am obvio…

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## [Different Arrays enable disable each other?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/different-arrays-enable-disable-each-other/267566)

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**Author:** [@guitrasher](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guitrasher)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/different-arrays-enable-disable-each-other/267566 "2008-08-03T01:11:45Z")

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Hi, I'm sure a lot of you guys will laugh at my noobness, but here goes: So I have a series of movie clips(info\_mc) with a movie clip(hover\_mc) and buttons(info\_btn) inside them. The reason I did this is because I had pr…

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## [AS3 problem, are MAC and PC flashplayers different?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-problem-are-mac-and-pc-flashplayers-different/267563)

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**Author:** [@bootiteq](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bootiteq)\
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**Last updated:** [August 3, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-problem-are-mac-and-pc-flashplayers-different/267563 "2008-08-03T00:35:59Z")

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Im using flash player 9.0.124.0 on both MAC and PC... This below example works on my mac in both Safari and Firefox but does not work on a PC in IE or Firefox var \_fs:Boolean = false; btn.addEventListener(MouseEve…

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## [How Do I Do This?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/267562)

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**Author:** [@Kenwio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kenwio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-do-this/267562 "2008-08-02T23:40:30Z")

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ONLY 3 STEPS! \[LEFT\] \[/LEFT\] 1. I have a DataGrid named dataGrid1. This DataGrid contains specific data. I have another DataGrid named dataGrid2. This DataGrid is used as a sorting solution for dataGrid1 - anything th…

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