# Latest

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## [\[Flash 8 AS2 xml\]](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-xml/291936)

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**Author:** [@mmwhm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mmwhm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-as2-xml/291936 "2009-07-07T20:30:12Z")

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Hi, I have an xml feed generated from our CMS. It sends lot availability to a flash map. The map has some buttons that will change color based on availability. There is also a tooltip that I would like to display 2 more …

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## [Continual movement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/continual-movement/291935)

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**Author:** [@guitarzen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/guitarzen)\
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**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/continual-movement/291935 "2009-07-07T20:29:30Z")

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I want to have something on the screen move at a constant speed when a button is pressed. I'm not sure how to go about it. I have this for it to move 5 pixels at a time but I want it to move continually on holding the mo…

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## [New browser window is blocked using getURL in fullscreen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-browser-window-is-blocked-using-geturl-in-fullscreen/291934)

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**Author:** [@jorisx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jorisx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-browser-window-is-blocked-using-geturl-in-fullscreen/291934 "2009-07-07T20:26:47Z")

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Hi, hi I'm trying to open an url when in fullscreen mode, but when using getURL firefox3 is blocking the url.. when I exit the fullscreen mode the links are working, the project is in as2, flash 9 any solution wo…

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## [Navigation bar in flash cs4](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-bar-in-flash-cs4/291933)

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**Author:** [@jfergy820](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jfergy820)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/navigation-bar-in-flash-cs4/291933 "2009-07-07T20:20:14Z")

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I need to make a navigation bar using flash. I am very new to flash and just vaguely figured out how to use a button symbol. help?

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## [Website design](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-design/291932)

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**Author:** [@Ineedsleep](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ineedsleep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/website-design/291932 "2009-07-07T20:06:07Z")

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ok so my problem is basically I have done some designs which I dont mind however I want to have an awesome character based website animated and super cool. I know it will be a lot of work but I have every thing working l…

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## [Flash player cache question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-cache-question/291931)

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**Author:** [@dragonfly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dragonfly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-player-cache-question/291931 "2009-07-07T19:59:52Z")

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I'm currently testing an application that will eventually be deployed via touchscreen kiosk with a web connection. I want to load an XML file from a server for an "events" application within the kiosk. Currently I am e…

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## [e4x dot syntax not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/e4x-dot-syntax-not-working/291930)

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**Author:** [@hectors](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hectors)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/e4x-dot-syntax-not-working/291930 "2009-07-07T19:49:44Z")

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Hiya thanks for checking this, I think this should be pretty simple but I have been trying to figure it out for ages. I have an xmllist that i am creating from an xml object so I just get a list of nodes, I want to targe…

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## [Javascript -\> AS3 Problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-as3-problem/291929)

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**Author:** [@CoreyWilson](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CoreyWilson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/javascript-as3-problem/291929 "2009-07-07T19:42:09Z")

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I've been trying to tackle this problem for hours now and am becoming ever more frustrated. I have a flash file that takes up the entire browser window, except for the bottom of the window where I have HTML Buttons tha…

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## [Load unload swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-swf/291928)

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**Author:** [@vandriver](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vandriver)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-swf/291928 "2009-07-07T19:08:54Z")

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I have a series of animation 8 in total. I want to no how to play one animation, have a delay for 5 sec, and unload that swf, and then play the next.swf with the same delay, this is repeated for the other animations. …

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## [Limit on TextField width](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/limit-on-textfield-width/291927)

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**Author:** [@greetification](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/greetification)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/limit-on-textfield-width/291927 "2009-07-07T18:43:34Z")

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Hi everyone, I just finished troubleshooting a bug and though I would share so no one else had to deal with it. There seems to be and undocumented limit to the width of a TextField. and that limit is right around 8000.…

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## [Sending flashvars in loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-flashvars-in-loader/291926)

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**Author:** [@activa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/activa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sending-flashvars-in-loader/291926 "2009-07-07T18:07:28Z")

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Ok, I've got an already compiled swf I want to load into a project. The swf is the open source OpenZoom image zoomer. It works fine when it's embedded in html embed tags with flashvars. How do I load this swf into anot…

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## [Load unload swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-swf/291925)

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**Author:** [@vandriver](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vandriver)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-unload-swf/291925 "2009-07-07T17:54:15Z")

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I have a series of animation 8 in total. I want to no how to play one animation, have a delay for 5 sec, and unload that swf, and then play the next.swf with the same delay, this is repeated for the other animations. …

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## [Help - trigger action by consecutive clicks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-trigger-action-by-consecutive-clicks/291924)

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**Author:** [@Hats](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Hats)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-trigger-action-by-consecutive-clicks/291924 "2009-07-07T17:49:41Z")

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Dear Kirupians, I have a movieclip in a game, performing different actions, all working beautifully now. I want to add one thing: If I click, say 5 times consecutively on that mc, I want an action to be triggered by th…

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## [XML Cross-Fading Slideshow](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-cross-fading-slideshow/291923)

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**Author:** [@natronp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/natronp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-cross-fading-slideshow/291923 "2009-07-07T17:43:36Z")

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Recently took my xml slideshow and made it into an AS2 class. It's as simple to use as: import com.npeg.util.SlideShow; var mySS:SlideShow = new SlideShow("\_xml/test.xml", clipA, clipB, 5, 1.5, "traceText"); //param…

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## [Proper syntax when dispatching a custom event](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/proper-syntax-when-dispatching-a-custom-event/291922)

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**Author:** [@creatify](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creatify)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/proper-syntax-when-dispatching-a-custom-event/291922 "2009-07-07T16:14:46Z")

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Just a curious question - i have a class where I'm setting a simple custom event name as a static const such as: public static const ON\_OVER:String = "HotSpot\_ON\_OVER"; When an instance is created in parent contain…

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## [Best web hosting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-web-hosting/291921)

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**Author:** [@leonardo1024](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leonardo1024)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-web-hosting/291921 "2009-07-07T16:06:59Z")

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Hi all, I think this information can be useful for you. If you plan to get your website, here is one good free web hosting provider to choose - They provide hosting absolutely free, there is no catch. You get 1500 M…

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## [On Release - button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-release-button/291920)

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**Author:** [@vmg\_design](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vmg_design)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/on-release-button/291920 "2009-07-07T16:03:43Z")

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I am working on a project with dimensions of 1000x1085. I have a button on the bottom of the page that on release it starts a video at the top of the screen. But I need the button to also jump to the top of the swf scr…

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## [Google sponsored link in yellow box](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-sponsored-link-in-yellow-box/291919)

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**Author:** [@Syous](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Syous)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-sponsored-link-in-yellow-box/291919 "2009-07-07T15:56:27Z")

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So sometimes when you do a search you have 2 - 3 sponsored links a yellow box displaying first. You also have sponsored links on the right side of the page. Being curious I set up an AdWords account and can easily pla…

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## [NetStatusEvent doesnt fire some of the events](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netstatusevent-doesnt-fire-some-of-the-events/291918)

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**Author:** [@regbolD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/regbolD)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netstatusevent-doesnt-fire-some-of-the-events/291918 "2009-07-07T15:36:45Z")

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if I say: netStream.pause(); netStream.resume(); netStream.togglePause(); netStream.close(); these events dont seem to be fired... \_netStream.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET\_STATUS, onNetStatus); privat…

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## [AS3/ XML conditional statement for undefined terms within an xml node](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-conditional-statement-for-undefined-terms-within-an-xml-node/291917)

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**Author:** [@wuzzi2ya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wuzzi2ya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-xml-conditional-statement-for-undefined-terms-within-an-xml-node/291917 "2009-07-07T14:50:07Z")

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How would I go about creating a conditional statement that checks to see if all the needed data in a particular node is defined or else move on to the next node in the iteration? AS3 to move through the XML: myTimer…

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## [Grid-based Keyboard Navigation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grid-based-keyboard-navigation/291915)

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**Author:** [@gone2far](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gone2far)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/grid-based-keyboard-navigation/291915 "2009-07-07T14:01:21Z")

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Example: A 3\*3 grid, consisting of 9 squares (0-0, 0-1, 0-2, 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2). I want to be able to navigate the grid using a keyboard by going up, down, left and right. If I hit the edge of the grid, I wo…

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## [Increase fps without increasing speed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/increase-fps-without-increasing-speed/291914)

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**Author:** [@growing\_cub](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/growing_cub)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/increase-fps-without-increasing-speed/291914 "2009-07-07T13:28:01Z")

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Hi, I've been working on a flash animation that has been set to 12frames per second, but now my boss has told me it needs to be 25fps - but when i change the frame rate in 'modify\>document' the whole thing just speeds up…

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## [Flash and HTML](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-html/291913)

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**Author:** [@briand5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/briand5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-and-html/291913 "2009-07-07T13:27:53Z")

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Hi, I'm working on a website that is going to have a content area that is flash and then have the navigation and a small content area that is HTML. Attached is the page layout blocked out. You can see that the flash wr…

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## [Test MovieClip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movieclip/291912)

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**Author:** [@milkcartonkid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/milkcartonkid)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/test-movieclip/291912 "2009-07-07T13:21:41Z")

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\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]Hei.\[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]When testing a movie (ctrl+enter) does anyone else's flash player appear behind all the toolsets in flash? \[/FONT\]\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verd…

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## [Problems swapping depths](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-swapping-depths/291911)

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**Author:** [@cantaloupe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cantaloupe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-swapping-depths/291911 "2009-07-07T13:11:51Z")

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Hi, I'm using \_root.x +=2; \_root.mymovie.swapDepths(\_root.x); to make sure my mcs always stay on top when clicked (they are draggable items). However I have 2 other mcs which I want to stay on top of EVERYTHIN…

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## [Problem with Export SWF to JPEG Tutorial](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-export-swf-to-jpeg-tutorial/291910)

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**Author:** [@darkdemon1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/darkdemon1)\
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**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-export-swf-to-jpeg-tutorial/291910 "2009-07-07T12:59:05Z")

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Hi there, I'm having certain issues with this tutorial. http://www.sephiroth.it/tutorials/fl...en/page002.php It works for the most part, the image is correctly exported. However the background gets messed up. The …

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## [Making a generated movieclip self destruct (remove from screen) after x seconds?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-generated-movieclip-self-destruct-remove-from-screen-after-x-seconds/291909)

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**Author:** [@Gemixin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gemixin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-generated-movieclip-self-destruct-remove-from-screen-after-x-seconds/291909 "2009-07-07T12:54:49Z")

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I'm making a game where little parcels appear and if they aren't dragged to the correct zone within 5 seconds, they disappear and the player loses points. The problem i'm having is that i'm generating the movieclip par…

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## [Attach movieclip to other moviclip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movieclip-to-other-moviclip/291908)

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**Author:** [@aloo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aloo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attach-movieclip-to-other-moviclip/291908 "2009-07-07T12:54:25Z")

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hi, I hav 3 movieclips head, body and legs. whr head and body has animations. I want 2 attach alla d three at runtime. while execution the head and body r moving apart due to animation. pls do help me.

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## [Modification needed in scrollbar in flash 8 file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modification-needed-in-scrollbar-in-flash-8-file/291906)

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**Author:** [@sandra21](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sandra21)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modification-needed-in-scrollbar-in-flash-8-file/291906 "2009-07-07T12:30:27Z")

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i am a newbie flash designer. a client has asked me to make modifications in a flash file used on his website. it is flash 8 actionscript. i am currently working on the same and would appreciate your help. the client has…

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## [Accessing Child Movie Clips in FD Created in Flash IDE](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-child-movie-clips-in-fd-created-in-flash-ide/291905)

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**Author:** [@nvidia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nvidia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/accessing-child-movie-clips-in-fd-created-in-flash-ide/291905 "2009-07-07T12:18:54Z")

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Hi, i have created a symbol called Display which contains a timer. The timer itself is made of a watch and hand symbol. I have exported it into FD and what i am trying to achieve is to rotat the hand every 1,000 milise…

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