# flash

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## [Sound On/Off Button; Loop; Autoplay](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-on-off-button-loop-autoplay/264096)

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**Author:** [@lippstuh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lippstuh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sound-on-off-button-loop-autoplay/264096 "2008-06-23T19:59:31Z")

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I'm almost done building a full flash site where it navigates by position of timeline. I just need a simple on/off button for a soundloop to loop and play automatically. the on/off button just simply turns it off (togg…

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## [Is this 3.0 script?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-3-0-script/264132)

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**Author:** [@wdv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wdv)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-this-3-0-script/264132 "2008-06-23T19:18:21Z")

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im not sure if this is actionscipt 3.0, im trying to get the transition effect to work, anyone?, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! var thumb\_spacing = 40; // load variables object to handle loading of text var description\_l…

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## [Displaying foreign characters - best practices?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-foreign-characters-best-practices/264114)

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**Author:** [@Zaid\_W1red](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Zaid_W1red)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/displaying-foreign-characters-best-practices/264114 "2008-06-23T18:26:51Z")

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Hi Guys, I've got a client that needs to display some icelandic characters in there flash application. The application is updated by a cms using php - and the data is sent as a simple data string (as apposed to XML). …

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## [Symptoms ¶](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/symptoms/264123)

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**Author:** [@Chefi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Chefi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/symptoms/264123 "2008-06-23T17:50:35Z")

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So im not 100% sure what you guys are used to call these annoying marks, but from MS Office I found them called "symptoms". I know where theyre used, but now I have really stupid problem with them... I just simply cant…

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## [Height / width of bounding box of visible area](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/height-width-of-bounding-box-of-visible-area/264157)

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**Author:** [@anroy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/anroy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/height-width-of-bounding-box-of-visible-area/264157 "2008-06-23T17:02:49Z")

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I have imported a bunch (actually, over 1000!) jigsaw puzzle pieces into FLA files from Illustrator CS3. In many cases the pieces have artifacts outside of their visible area. For example, a piece can have a picture o…

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## [keyDown is getting stuck with eventListener](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keydown-is-getting-stuck-with-eventlistener/264141)

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**Author:** [@cF516](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cF516)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keydown-is-getting-stuck-with-eventlistener/264141 "2008-06-23T16:23:03Z")

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hey guys this is probably a simple solution but im making a car game and when u complete a level the listener is still sending information even though i stopped listening heres some code. can you help? public function…

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## [Modifying the Thumbnail Gallery Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-the-thumbnail-gallery-tutorial/264153)

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**Author:** [@PixelBeast](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PixelBeast)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-the-thumbnail-gallery-tutorial/264153 "2008-06-23T16:06:26Z")

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Hello everyone, Im kind of a beginner Action Script user. I did some work with it back in school a while back, but now Im messing with it experimentally. I recently tried out the Kirupa Thumbnail gallery tutorial an…

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## [Retrieving Data from a Datagrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieving-data-from-a-datagrid/264149)

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**Author:** [@Ricmar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ricmar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/retrieving-data-from-a-datagrid/264149 "2008-06-23T15:48:47Z")

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I have a form that users will fill in and a datagrid will be created using this info. I need to send this data to the site owner. I've read its not possible to email data direct from a datagrid. Has anyone come across …

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## [Tageting Nested Movie Clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tageting-nested-movie-clips/264148)

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**Author:** [@hollanddotts](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hollanddotts)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tageting-nested-movie-clips/264148 "2008-06-23T15:35:17Z")

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I am a AS3 newbie and am working on an animated cell phone text demo for my company's web site. I have three phones, each are a movie clip with a time line animation. The three phones are all inside of another movie clip…

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## [Cloning Reset Function](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cloning-reset-function/264143)

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**Author:** [@lillies](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lillies)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cloning-reset-function/264143 "2008-06-23T15:28:52Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create a reset button for movieclips I have cloned. Here's my code which is on frame 1 \_root.green.onPress = function() { \_root.i++; clone = \_root.green.duplicateMovieClip("green"+\_root.…

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## [Help with flashden tinnng](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-flashden-tinnng/264144)

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**Author:** [@redViper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/redViper)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-flashden-tinnng/264144 "2008-06-23T15:18:27Z")

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Hey folks So I downloaded this from flashden: http://www.flashden.net/item/pan-inside-v10/10278 But I'm not a "flash person" by any stretch of the imagination - I want to customize it for my site • resize to 728x100 • …

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## [I cant load image transitions using this xml actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-load-image-transitions-using-this-xml-actionscript/264128)

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**Author:** [@wdv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wdv)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-cant-load-image-transitions-using-this-xml-actionscript/264128 "2008-06-23T14:59:12Z")

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var thumb\_spacing = 40; // load variables object to handle loading of text var description\_lv = new LoadVars(); description\_lv.onData = function(raw\_text){ description\_txt.text = raw\_text; } function GeneratePortfolio(p…

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## [Flash/AS help needed for newbie](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as-help-needed-for-newbie/264113)

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**Author:** [@nige1980](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nige1980)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-as-help-needed-for-newbie/264113 "2008-06-23T14:51:21Z")

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Have only recently started to learn flash and actionscript. Was hoping one of the experienced guys here could help me out. Basically I am trying to make a disolving banner. The banner has 4 images at the start and …

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## [Load php-variables...?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-php-variables/264135)

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**Author:** [@Pattt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pattt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-php-variables/264135 "2008-06-23T14:32:31Z")

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I need to load some arrays dynamicly into flash with AS3, and chosed to use php for this. How do I write the php-file and the AS3-code? Please help!

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## [Transition effect fails in xml load](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-effect-fails-in-xml-load/264133)

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**Author:** [@wdv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wdv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-effect-fails-in-xml-load/264133 "2008-06-23T14:17:58Z")

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var thumb\_spacing = 40; // load variables object to handle loading of text var description\_lv = new LoadVars(); description\_lv.onData = function(raw\_text){ description\_txt.text = raw\_text; } function GeneratePortfolio(p…

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## [Transition code give me errors!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-code-give-me-errors/264131)

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**Author:** [@wdv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wdv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transition-code-give-me-errors/264131 "2008-06-23T14:05:00Z")

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jkj

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## [Mysterious image shrinking problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysterious-image-shrinking-problem/264125)

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**Author:** [@aligray](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aligray)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mysterious-image-shrinking-problem/264125 "2008-06-23T13:51:43Z")

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Hi i have a simple movie clip that should load an external image into it. however, it shrinks the image so that it doesnt quite fill the mc, no matter what size i make the external image (even the same size as the mc) t…

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## [Counting in Loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counting-in-loop/264071)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counting-in-loop/264071 "2008-06-23T13:50:23Z")

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Here's a dumb question: What's the best way to add up numbers in a loop? I have four textfields whose heights are: 17 17 33 50 And I want to add these up inside a loop - something like the code below (which doesn…

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## [3d in AS2 problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-in-as2-problem/264120)

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**Author:** [@jerome\_chevreau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jerome_chevreau)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3d-in-as2-problem/264120 "2008-06-23T13:48:45Z")

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Hi everyone, Is anybody can help me with 3D movement in Flash. Basically what i want is to have 2 or \> objecton the stage placed on different z axis and when u click on one object it brings the camera forward to the sp…

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## [Flash/XML Photo Gallery \> Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-photo-gallery-categories/182578)

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**Author:** [@takethetrain](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/takethetrain)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-xml-photo-gallery-categories/182578 "2008-06-23T13:41:09Z")

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(x-posted in Flash Actionscript) Hello everyone, First of all, thank goodness for this website and all the helpful tutorials. I never expected to get this far! I'm using a combination of the \[Photo Gallery using XM…

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## [Uploading files in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-files-in-as3/234761)

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**Author:** [@Rezmason](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rezmason)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/uploading-files-in-as3/234761 "2008-06-23T13:11:26Z")

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I know this has been covered, but I've been working at this sort of thing for months and haven't made any significant progress. It's time I asked you folks. I want to upload a local text file to a server (via FileRefer…

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## [Check if shake](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-shake/264121)

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**Author:** [@andreas85](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/andreas85)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-shake/264121 "2008-06-23T12:36:17Z")

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Hi! I'm new to this forum and kinda new to actionscript. I'm trying to make a site, where you can move various movieclips around, and for that I use a simple drag function with easing, shown below... \_root.myMC.eas…

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## [Unique Number/String Associated With Machine](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unique-number-string-associated-with-machine/264118)

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**Author:** [@nickcherryjiggz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickcherryjiggz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/unique-number-string-associated-with-machine/264118 "2008-06-23T12:16:28Z")

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I'm creating an application that will need to verify that the machine it's being run on has permission to use the services. Are there any unique and constant identification numbers/strings associated with users' machines…

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## [AS3 DataGrid and Individual Cell Information](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-datagrid-and-individual-cell-information/263655)

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**Author:** [@nickcherryjiggz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickcherryjiggz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-datagrid-and-individual-cell-information/263655 "2008-06-23T12:06:46Z")

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1) Using the MouseEvent.CLICK listener, I can determine the row (and all of the values in that row) that was clicked, but I can't seem to figure out how to tell what column the clicked cell is in. How would one go about …

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## [AS3 FileReference - Browse Directories?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-filereference-browse-directories/263985)

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**Author:** [@nickcherryjiggz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickcherryjiggz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-filereference-browse-directories/263985 "2008-06-23T11:59:59Z")

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Is there any way to allow the user to browse through the directories on his/her machine and select a folder, rather than a file?

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## [Flash 6 vs flash 8](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-6-vs-flash-8/264110)

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**Author:** [@WoGk7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WoGk7)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-6-vs-flash-8/264110 "2008-06-23T11:42:56Z")

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Hi, I'm stuck trying to incorporate this little menu i found on flashkit. Problem is it's written in Flash 6 and i need it running in Flash 8. I've been tryin to figure out whet the problem is, i can see that the va…

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## [Issue with TextArea](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-with-textarea/264116)

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**Author:** [@shubs6](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shubs6)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/issue-with-textarea/264116 "2008-06-23T11:27:36Z")

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Textarea not displaying images

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## [AS3 and php vars](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-and-php-vars/263722)

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**Author:** [@billaraw](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/billaraw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-and-php-vars/263722 "2008-06-23T10:05:32Z")

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Hi there! when I load vars from my php file the spotsNum var that is loaded is ".$i" instead of 2. The php file is \<?php $i = 2; echo "&spotsNum=".$i."&successMessage=ok&end=end"; ?\> And at the flash file …

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## [Casting an instance object from an external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/casting-an-instance-object-from-an-external-swf/264102)

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**Author:** [@scriptr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scriptr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/casting-an-instance-object-from-an-external-swf/264102 "2008-06-23T09:14:29Z")

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Hi, I have a custom class called GoalKeeper.as . In my external swf, i create an instance of this class like var myGoalKeeper:GoalKeeper = new GoalKeeper() And the from my main swf, i just make a reference to use m…

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## [Need little/big assistance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-little-big-assistance/263979)

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**Author:** [@shadowkeeper](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shadowkeeper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-little-big-assistance/263979 "2008-06-23T08:59:35Z")

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here i have a movieclip which is been duplicated and they moves randomly inside the screen but all they have the same motion and the same direction.. i want the duplicated movie clips to have different motions and to be …

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