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## [Help.. Im Stuck Badly](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-im-stuck-badly/304103)

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**Author:** [@Robbieskipton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Robbieskipton)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-im-stuck-badly/304103 "2010-02-01T20:42:32Z")

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Hi All, I am trying to do a contact form, except i cannot get the SEND PHP to work.... The code is below.. Its really getting on my nerves. i have been on it for 4 hours now and i still cant get it to work.. can anyone…

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## [Please some one help me with this](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-some-one-help-me-with-this/304102)

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**Author:** [@Robbieskipton](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Robbieskipton)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/please-some-one-help-me-with-this/304102 "2010-02-01T20:38:31Z")

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Hi All, I am trying to do a contact form, except i cannot get the SEND PHP to work.... The code is below.. Its really getting on my nerves. i have been on it for 4 hours now and i still cant get it to work.. can anyone…

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## [Help with as3 image carousel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as3-image-carousel/304101)

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**Author:** [@goltoof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/goltoof)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-as3-image-carousel/304101 "2010-02-01T20:05:12Z")

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I got this script for an xml controlled image carousel. It works really well, I just need to tweak it a bit to get it to work the way I want. I want to position the carousel in a certain area of the movie. The only par…

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## [Learning OOP?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-oop/304099)

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**Author:** [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/learning-oop/304099 "2010-02-01T19:44:13Z")

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I am learning OOP and have a question. On my stage I added a dynamic text field with instance name "test". In my class I have the following: package { import flash.display.MovieClip; public class Main extends …

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## [Textfield holding playheadTime](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-holding-playheadtime/304098)

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**Author:** [@Bugsby84](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Bugsby84)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/textfield-holding-playheadtime/304098 "2010-02-01T18:43:08Z")

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Hi, I've created a textfield which I want to hold the time that is left of a flv being played. I also created a timer which will see to it that it gets updated. Here is the code: "import flash.utils.Timer; import fla…

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## [Forcing browser or flash to cache loaded images?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forcing-browser-or-flash-to-cache-loaded-images/304097)

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**Author:** [@Agold](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Agold)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forcing-browser-or-flash-to-cache-loaded-images/304097 "2010-02-01T18:40:42Z")

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So I've uploaded my slideshow swf to my WIP website (CSS files got overwritten \[frowning\] ) Everything is working great. It's looping, I have a preloader animation, ect. The problem I now want to resolve is getting the l…

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## [Flash slideshow works only after refresh](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-slideshow-works-only-after-refresh/304096)

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**Author:** [@btween](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/btween)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-slideshow-works-only-after-refresh/304096 "2010-02-01T18:02:15Z")

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I have this as2 script that creates a slideshow, but for some reason the slideshow only works after I refresh the encompassing html page once (in all browsers) You can see it here: http://www.kabinart.net/index5.php t…

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## [Trying to add a string to name of instance](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-add-a-string-to-name-of-instance/304095)

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**Author:** [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-add-a-string-to-name-of-instance/304095 "2010-02-01T17:43:28Z")

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I am trying to capture the name of a target and add the letters "hl" on to the end and then set the visibility of another object with this modified name to true. Here is the code. The trace shows exactly what I want. Now…

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## [XML Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-help/304094)

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**Author:** [@JCampos021](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JCampos021)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-help/304094 "2010-02-01T17:39:27Z")

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begin = "http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/win/year\_2010/month\_01/day\_30/"; end = "/plays.xml"; function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { xmlNode = this.firstChild; gameday = \[\]; gdLink = \[\]; total = xmlNode.ch…

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## [Find biggest xml node](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-biggest-xml-node/304093)

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**Author:** [@lope](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lope)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/find-biggest-xml-node/304093 "2010-02-01T16:58:48Z")

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how to find which xml node has the most amount of characters? how would i do that easily? \[stuck\_out\_tongue\]

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## [Multiple movie clip actions](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-movie-clip-actions/304092)

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**Author:** [@joobny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joobny)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-movie-clip-actions/304092 "2010-02-01T16:49:28Z")

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Hey guys, Just signed up today and you seem to have a pretty active community so hopefully you can help me out! I don't think my question's too tricky... hopefully! :thumb2: I'm making a game, and I currently have a …

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## [Help in understanding?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-understanding/304090)

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**Author:** [@touches](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/touches)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-in-understanding/304090 "2010-02-01T16:00:30Z")

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hi i am learning to create tiles and i am following oos.moxiecode tutorials... Here i am unable to understand the code for the scrolling function http://oos.moxiecode.com/tut\_04/index.html \` \[FONT=verdana,geneva,arial,…

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## [Drag and drop game with random loading](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-game-with-random-loading/304089)

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**Author:** [@Dave87](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dave87)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-game-with-random-loading/304089 "2010-02-01T15:25:05Z")

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Im trying to create a flash drag and drop game which loads movieclip in randomly from an array. Currently i have the game working where i can match the word up to the picture by dragging and dropping it but im trying …

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## [Embed a YouTube video in Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-a-youtube-video-in-flash/304088)

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**Author:** [@bladeswim83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bladeswim83)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/embed-a-youtube-video-in-flash/304088 "2010-02-01T15:15:52Z")

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So I just figured out how to embed a YouTube video in flash using an empty movie clip and this AS2 code. this.createEmptyMovieClip("youtube\_mc",this.getNextHighestDepth()); youtube\_mc.loadMovie("http://www.youtube.com…

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## [Get path of loaded images via XML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-path-of-loaded-images-via-xml/304087)

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**Author:** [@Navarone](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Navarone)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-path-of-loaded-images-via-xml/304087 "2010-02-01T15:14:48Z")

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I having an issue getting the path of an image loaded into my scroll bar. I am using XML. When I click on an image all I get is the instance name. Like instance31 or instance 32 and so on. I can't seem to find away to ge…

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## [AS2. mini-MAthGame. Ordering Numbers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-mini-mathgame-ordering-numbers/304086)

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**Author:** [@JeremiahGoogly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JeremiahGoogly)\
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**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-mini-mathgame-ordering-numbers/304086 "2010-02-01T15:02:55Z")

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Good DAy \[smile\] so, again my attempt didn't work. I tried my best to do this but I really am still not learning... I hope you can still help me guys. this is a game about Ordering Numbers. I hope you can give …

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## [AS3: Bubbling event question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-bubbling-event-question/304085)

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**Author:** [@asscripter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/asscripter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-bubbling-event-question/304085 "2010-02-01T14:57:48Z")

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Hi, this is a really simple task. But I'm not getting any clue here. I have two buttons b1 and b2, on stage. They both have a major overlapping area. Now I want, when I rollover on b1, b2 should also show the rollover …

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## [Can'#t access children](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-t-access-children/304084)

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**Author:** [@maxelcat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/maxelcat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-t-access-children/304084 "2010-02-01T14:48:05Z")

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I have a simple class to create some buttons: package { import flash.display.\*; import flash.events.\*; public class ControlButton extends Sprite { : public var \_gryBtn:GreyButton = new GreyButton(); pu…

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## [addChild on delay?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-on-delay/304082)

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**Author:** [@martiandrivein](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/martiandrivein)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/addchild-on-delay/304082 "2010-02-01T14:28:10Z")

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I'm looking to add a child back to the stage after a brief delay, how might I do this in AS3?

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## [Flash database search application... please help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-database-search-application-please-help/304081)

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**Author:** [@espence](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/espence)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-database-search-application-please-help/304081 "2010-02-01T14:24:40Z")

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I have a list of distributors for my company. They are companies from all over North America. This list is in Excel and I need to create a flash application that allows the visitor to type in their zip / postal code or c…

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## [My test this forum number 5. trfjjesdgktiol](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-test-this-forum-number-5-trfjjesdgktiol/304080)

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**Author:** [@Liaimbiny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Liaimbiny)\
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**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/my-test-this-forum-number-5-trfjjesdgktiol/304080 "2010-02-01T13:13:28Z")

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My test this forum number 5. trfrtfzfefdkiol

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## [Www.perfect-esports.org](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/www-perfect-esports-org/304079)

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**Author:** [@Dikefalos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dikefalos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/www-perfect-esports-org/304079 "2010-02-01T13:02:35Z")

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hello , im manager of a multigaming team called Perfect eSports and we are searching some1 to help us improve our website ( www.perfect-esports.org ) . The things we want are : 1 : re-design menu or edit current like…

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## [Shuffle movie clips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shuffle-movie-clips/304078)

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**Author:** [@ohya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ohya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shuffle-movie-clips/304078 "2010-02-01T12:08:08Z")

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I need help on those movie clips to shuffle each other. I have six movie clips, mcA, mcB, mcC, on top and mcD, mcE, mcF at the bottom of the stage. I want them to shuffle as follow: mcA, mcC, mcB mcC, mcA, mcB mcB, mc…

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## [Accordion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accordion/304077)

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**Author:** [@itskarthi05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/itskarthi05)\
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**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accordion/304077 "2010-02-01T11:58:25Z")

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hi all, I have doubt regarding the components in AS3 .. is accordion and splitter component available in flash AS 3.0...

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## [XML filter with parent nodes intact](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-filter-with-parent-nodes-intact/304076)

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**Author:** [@oybrator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/oybrator)\
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**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-filter-with-parent-nodes-intact/304076 "2010-02-01T09:52:54Z")

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Hi all. Is there any obscure, standard E4X way of filtering XML so that the results are returned with the tree structure with all parents intact? Similar to e.g. this: var selectedNodes:XMLList = content..thumbnai…

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## [Creating sprite behind image](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-sprite-behind-image/304074)

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**Author:** [@nickdonath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nickdonath)\
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**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/creating-sprite-behind-image/304074 "2010-02-01T09:19:04Z")

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Hey, I'm trying to build a picture viewer that can be used in every way. So it's important for me to make everything dynamic. I have a xml file that I load and then I read all the images and I want a border surroundin…

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## [As3 php member site logged in member can assess thier folder only! protects others!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-php-member-site-logged-in-member-can-assess-thier-folder-only-protects-others/304073)

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**Author:** [@kingsta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kingsta)\
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**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-php-member-site-logged-in-member-can-assess-thier-folder-only-protects-others/304073 "2010-02-01T08:18:17Z")

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I have a as3 flash and php member site that when members sign up they get a separate folder for their own content. How can I protect each member from others members seeing in their folder? Can I make cookies restrict th…

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## [AS3, Using concatenated variables to access XML value](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-using-concatenated-variables-to-access-xml-value/304072)

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**Author:** [@JarredpSmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JarredpSmith)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-using-concatenated-variables-to-access-xml-value/304072 "2010-02-01T07:40:13Z")

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Hi Im working on an Actionscript 3 program where i will click through a tree structure of buttons and use the values of the particular set of buttons, to access its corresponding value in an XML file. As i click each but…

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## [Force mouse click in AS3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/force-mouse-click-in-as3/304071)

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**Author:** [@Toiletfreak](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Toiletfreak)\
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**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/force-mouse-click-in-as3/304071 "2010-02-01T07:17:16Z")

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Hey there, anyone know how to force / initiate a mouseclick in AS3? Thought og using a hittest() function but a bit too cumbersome. Thanks!:nerd: Rgds, Joel Tong

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## [AS 2 to AS 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-to-as-3/304070)

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**Author:** [@itskarthi05](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/itskarthi05)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-2-to-as-3/304070 "2010-02-01T06:46:43Z")

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Hi all, I have written some files in AS 2.0 format in flash develop software. The thing is i need to convert those files to AS 3.. is it possible to do? Or is there any tool available for converting form AS 2.0 to AS …

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