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## [Problem with context menu on as1/2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-context-menu-on-as1-2/280271)

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**Author:** [@uni](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/uni)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-context-menu-on-as1-2/280271 "2009-01-25T12:50:31Z")

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hello there, i'm working on flash player 6 on my minisite... and i have problem with my context menu cuz i'm working on flash player 6. this is my code: function menuChoiceTwo() { getURL("http://www.psychokasher.c…

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## [Creating transparent gif](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-transparent-gif/280268)

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**Author:** [@gencoglu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gencoglu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-transparent-gif/280268 "2009-01-25T11:16:16Z")

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Hi, I use Jasc paint shop to create transparent gif as of good quality as they use in games..but the outcome gifs are so poor quality...How do they create those nice transperent gifs/images ? Can flash create such images…

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## [Freelance web designer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/freelance-web-designer/280259)

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**Author:** [@flashDream](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashDream)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/freelance-web-designer/280259 "2009-01-25T03:21:07Z")

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I am offering a fresh service called: http://psdslicing.byethost2.com/. Simply put, it is a personal and professional service where all I do... is design and code layouts. I specialize in all of the following: PSD t…

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## [Regex in java](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regex-in-java/280258)

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**Author:** [@wo1olf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wo1olf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/regex-in-java/280258 "2009-01-25T03:17:11Z")

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i want to find if a string has 2 characters "+", using matches. But i cant fint the right regular expression to do it, since + is considered as a meta character (i.e use in defining reg expr). Can anybody help me?

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## [Animation lags at certain points](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-lags-at-certain-points/280251)

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**Author:** [@Eriksrocks](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eriksrocks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-lags-at-certain-points/280251 "2009-01-24T23:14:46Z")

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Hey guys, I was wondering whether you could help me with a small problem that I am having with my first Flash animation. \[smile\] I'm using CS4, and when I export the SWF and view it in Firefox, it skips/lags at certain…

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## [Using addChild with a variable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-addchild-with-a-variable/280246)

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**Author:** [@BetaWar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BetaWar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-addchild-with-a-variable/280246 "2009-01-24T22:09:25Z")

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Okay, I am trying to use addChild on a current project I am working on, the only problem is that I have to add movieclips to the stage based on an array of movieclips given to me and a number (index). At this point I am…

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## [Glitchy HitTest Script](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/glitchy-hittest-script/280243)

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**Author:** [@Santa\_Clause](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Santa_Clause)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/glitchy-hittest-script/280243 "2009-01-24T21:29:16Z")

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Hey peoples, I'm building a game and I keep having glitches when using 2 of these scripts in the same frame(Doesn't matter which layer): onEnterFrame = function () { if (survivor.hitTest(door) && coinsNeeded == 3) …

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## [Tween problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-problem/280240)

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**Author:** [@h8ids](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/h8ids)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tween-problem/280240 "2009-01-24T20:55:19Z")

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Attempting to tween a symbol called ContentTitle. When testing swf, the first animation ignores the Easing command. But all following animations work fine. Here's the crazy code:\[INDENT\] //checking symbol positio…

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## [Conquering ENTER\_FRAME :)](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conquering-enter-frame/280238)

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**Author:** [@lope](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lope)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conquering-enter-frame/280238 "2009-01-24T20:09:21Z")

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touching \*\*is a Boolean which is declared as \*\*false; it becomes true in here: mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_OVER, onRollOver); function onRollOver(e:MouseEvent):void { touching = true; } and then …

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## [Default Random starting frame everytime the video is loaded](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/default-random-starting-frame-everytime-the-video-is-loaded/280237)

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**Author:** [@PearlWhiteMedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/PearlWhiteMedia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/default-random-starting-frame-everytime-the-video-is-loaded/280237 "2009-01-24T19:50:25Z")

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Im looking to for my flash video to start at a random keyframe everytime the video is loaded. I have about 20 layers with images transitioning into each other. ex: http://www.uniquefood.ca/whyuniquefoods.html The f…

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## [AS2 -\> AS3 DuplicateMovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-as3-duplicatemovieclip/280235)

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**Author:** [@Ex8roS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ex8roS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-as3-duplicatemovieclip/280235 "2009-01-24T19:19:30Z")

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Hello, I have been trying to migrate this piece of AS2 code to AS3 menuItemGroup.menuItem.duplicateMovieClip("menuItem"+i,i); and i found some intresting stuff like this thread. But i think this specific solution…

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## [Fullscreen resize bug](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-resize-bug/280232)

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**Author:** [@snozbunny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snozbunny)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fullscreen-resize-bug/280232 "2009-01-24T18:04:45Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm having the weirdest problem. I have a fullscreen function and it works great except when I try to make the current video playing the same size as my screen. Oddly enough it reports that the swfStage…

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## [Load External Text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-text/280231)

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**Author:** [@inventivenerd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/inventivenerd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-text/280231 "2009-01-24T17:55:43Z")

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Friends, A silly question. We all know how to load text from a external text file. My question is, doest it only possible to load from text file ? What about word files or any other format files ? Waiting for respons…

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## [Game comment](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-comment/280229)

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**Author:** [@rahul\_7star](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rahul_7star)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/game-comment/280229 "2009-01-24T16:47:57Z")

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here is my two games list plz send your feedback about the game 1)http://www.kongregate.com/games/rahul7star/truck-drill 2)http://www.kongregate.com/games/rahul7star/rough-ride Thanks

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## [IE6-7 Flash Scrolling problem!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie6-7-flash-scrolling-problem/280227)

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**Author:** [@Matija](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Matija)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ie6-7-flash-scrolling-problem/280227 "2009-01-24T16:01:04Z")

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HI Guys, Please help, i ve put flash(1000x900) into html file and test it. Everything works fine except when my mouse pointer is over flash area or i click on some button iniside flash it wont scroll up or down, and wh…

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## [Textfield painted into bitmapdata bug?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-painted-into-bitmapdata-bug/280225)

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**Author:** [@jedierikb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jedierikb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-painted-into-bitmapdata-bug/280225 "2009-01-24T14:50:58Z")

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If I create a simple Textfield and place it on the stage, it looks good. If I take the same Textfield, and paint it into a BitmapData (first putting the Textfield into a Sprite so I can paint it), the resulting BitmapD…

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## [What preloader to put on main stage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-preloader-to-put-on-main-stage/280224)

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**Author:** [@regbolD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/regbolD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-preloader-to-put-on-main-stage/280224 "2009-01-24T14:31:24Z")

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I am loading external swf into main movie and external swf also loads some content externally. so i have 2 ProgressEvents, one in my main movie for loading external swf, and other in my external swf for loading its con…

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## [\[CS4\]\[AS2\] Problem With Dyanmic Loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as2-problem-with-dyanmic-loading/280223)

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**Author:** [@Shiinzy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Shiinzy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-as2-problem-with-dyanmic-loading/280223 "2009-01-24T14:15:49Z")

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Hiya! ^^ Okay, I have a problem concerning some dynamic loading. I have a very simple movie that I made for a web site- It consists of only one frame, and loads text from different text files depending on which one of th…

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## [Help! clips movements depending on another clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-clips-movements-depending-on-another-clip/280218)

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**Author:** [@Elodie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Elodie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-clips-movements-depending-on-another-clip/280218 "2009-01-24T11:18:16Z")

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Hello, I am working on an interactive guide with some sort of different maps that are supposed to move together depending on where you are if that makes any sense...well no it doesn't. ok the main clip pans side ways on …

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## [Event:KeyboardEvent & keyCode problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-keyboardevent-keycode-problem/280216)

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**Author:** [@Ersk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ersk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/event-keyboardevent-keycode-problem/280216 "2009-01-24T09:58:31Z")

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So I am fairly new to AS3. I have an image moving round the screen so far using arrow keys and that works just fine. The problem I have is registering the 'p' key hit. At the moment it is only registering when I use 's…

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## [Problem with Kirupa tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-kirupa-tutorial/280214)

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**Author:** [@beinniv](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/beinniv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-kirupa-tutorial/280214 "2009-01-24T09:06:11Z")

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Hi everyone, I'm trying to adjust a kirupa tutorial so it will fit my needs. The tutorial I'm talking about can be found here: http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/slidingMenu5.htm What I'm trying to do is make …

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## [Request](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/request/280210)

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**Author:** [@saran](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saran)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/request/280210 "2009-01-24T06:49:49Z")

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hey guys out der................... i ve already posted a thread i.e "extracting contents from xml file" but didn get any reply for tat......... actually i'm doing project....... so i need tat........... :\*(

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## [Using AS 2.0 like a named Anchor in an swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-as-2-0-like-a-named-anchor-in-an-swf/280206)

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**Author:** [@ralphiedee](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ralphiedee)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-as-2-0-like-a-named-anchor-in-an-swf/280206 "2009-01-24T04:14:20Z")

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I'm re doing a project that requires me to have a button in a mc that will make the swf scroll or move down to a certain area in the movie, I found the actions in the old page in a frame I cannot just copy the code as th…

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## [One ENTER\_FRAME vs multiple ENTER\_FRAMES](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-enter-frame-vs-multiple-enter-frames/280204)

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**Author:** [@DashMasterful](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DashMasterful)\
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**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/one-enter-frame-vs-multiple-enter-frames/280204 "2009-01-24T04:06:13Z")

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Ok so I have a gallery that rotates anywhere from 15-30 images around. Originally I added an enter\_frame to every image and performed the movement calculations in there. Now I just add one global enter\_frame that loops t…

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## [PDF in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pdf-in-flash/280202)

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**Author:** [@ultraguru](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ultraguru)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pdf-in-flash/280202 "2009-01-24T00:48:41Z")

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Hello Everyone, I would highly appreciate it if I can get some help on this functionality. I have been asked to write a small flash widget in AS3 which can display a PDF within Flash Movie. NOT open a pdf file in a bro…

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## [Email form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-form/280199)

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**Author:** [@fivepoints](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fivepoints)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/email-form/280199 "2009-01-24T00:11:06Z")

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Can somebody help me. I am trying to set up a simple email form in my flash site. The web host is GODaddy. The script below is what they gave me to use. Everything works fine except when I get the email results, the vari…

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## [Passing dynamic values into my flash movie to play a video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-dynamic-values-into-my-flash-movie-to-play-a-video/280197)

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**Author:** [@jasonhardwick](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jasonhardwick)\
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**Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/passing-dynamic-values-into-my-flash-movie-to-play-a-video/280197 "2009-01-23T23:33:46Z")

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I have a page that list movies when you choose a movie it should play into my flash file the as is below. thanks... this is the are that calls my movie stream.play("97363-49264.mp4"); import caurina.transitions…

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## [My town is hard-core](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-town-is-hard-core/280195)

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**Author:** [@shane\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shane_c)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-town-is-hard-core/280195 "2009-01-23T22:37:23Z")

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See for yourself! And I think 13.8% is a very conservative estimate. We love our illicit substances (i.e. the reefer) around here.

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## [Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference/280194)

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**Author:** [@lolomedia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lolomedia)\
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**Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference/280194 "2009-01-23T22:34:00Z")

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TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. I have a mxml file that has actionscript inside of it, I'm trying to call a function in a button outside of this actionscript in th…

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## [Target frame in external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-frame-in-external-swf/280191)

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**Author:** [@roughreg](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/roughreg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/target-frame-in-external-swf/280191 "2009-01-23T21:55:41Z")

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how do i do this? as of right now, i have on(release){ \_level0.mt.gotoAndplay("exit"); } where mt is the name of the movie clip and exit is the name of hte label i want to target. many thanks if you can asist.

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