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## [Can someone help me with arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-help-me-with-arrays/278655)

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**Author:** [@crucifix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crucifix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-someone-help-me-with-arrays/278655 "2009-01-03T06:25:51Z")

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Hi i just have a question about AS2 arrays and use in games, i am making this game where a bullet(attachedMovieClip) is shot out and passes over a duplicated zombie character(duplicated movie clip) i have made an array f…

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## [Array problems within loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-problems-within-loop/278654)

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**Author:** [@shedmore](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shedmore)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/array-problems-within-loop/278654 "2009-01-03T06:25:18Z")

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Hey everyone, so heres the deal...I am trying to loop through some xml docs to store their nodes in an array. For some reason the loop I have built calls the functions but skips the first set within the loop...it might m…

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## [I need help rewriting "if" statement](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-rewriting-if-statement/278653)

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**Author:** [@SteelCity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SteelCity)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-need-help-rewriting-if-statement/278653 "2009-01-03T05:04:21Z")

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The following coding works fine when the Child is present on the stage. However there are times when the Child is not on the stage. Under those circumstances when then function is called I get this error. \[COLOR=red\]A…

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## [Happy kwanzaa](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-kwanzaa/278652)

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**Author:** [@wo1olf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wo1olf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-kwanzaa/278652 "2009-01-03T04:17:56Z")

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wel how did i forgot it... HAPPY KWANZA everyone \[COLOR=Silver\]hope it is not too late\[/COLOR\]

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## [Snowflake Formation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snowflake-formation/278651)

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**Author:** [@freeskier89](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/freeskier89)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/snowflake-formation/278651 "2009-01-03T03:55:58Z")

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I had to one up kirupa's example \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] \_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container",1); var d = 1; var radius = 5; wind = 0; function addCircle(x, y, scale) { var mc = container.attachMovie("Circle", "circl…

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## [problem with SpriteObj.addChild(TextfieldObj) inside a loop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-spriteobj-addchild-textfieldobj-inside-a-loop/278650)

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**Author:** [@bastante\_frio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bastante_frio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-spriteobj-addchild-textfieldobj-inside-a-loop/278650 "2009-01-03T03:44:17Z")

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## [Using stage properties when loader from a loader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-stage-properties-when-loader-from-a-loader/278649)

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**Author:** [@arosemena](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/arosemena)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-stage-properties-when-loader-from-a-loader/278649 "2009-01-03T03:17:19Z")

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im doing a preloader that creates a var of the type loader and then loads another swf and add it to the stage with addChild, the problem is that the loaded swf cannot access stage properties and if i try to use them i ge…

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## [Going back from loaded swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/going-back-from-loaded-swf/278647)

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**Author:** [@allex36](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/allex36)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/going-back-from-loaded-swf/278647 "2009-01-03T02:42:35Z")

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Hi , i posted something earlier but it looks like my post was too complex and long so i made a second version of it using shorter example: I have a loaded .swf menu. This menu is loaded in my Main file on the first fra…

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## [Camera.getCamera end?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/camera-getcamera-end/278645)

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**Author:** [@dColumbus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dColumbus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/camera-getcamera-end/278645 "2009-01-03T01:11:43Z")

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How do I stop the webcam from being on? Once getCamera() is invoked and attacked to a video object, how do you remove or stop the webcam later on?

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## [Blu-ray worth it for me?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blu-ray-worth-it-for-me/278644)

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**Author:** [@mrhines1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrhines1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blu-ray-worth-it-for-me/278644 "2009-01-03T00:41:45Z")

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I'm thinking of getting a blu-ray player sometime in the near future. My current HDTV is a couple of years old and supports 720p and 1080i. It has component inputs (no HDMI). My question is, is it worth it for me t…

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## [Turning On/Off The Hand Cursor](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turning-on-off-the-hand-cursor/278643)

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**Author:** [@BirdInTheCity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BirdInTheCity)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/turning-on-off-the-hand-cursor/278643 "2009-01-03T00:35:17Z")

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So, I learned that to turn off the hand cursor you use this code: mc.buttonMode = false; mc.useHandCursor = false; My problem is this: Whenever I turn off the hand cursor using the above code, I have to move the mo…

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## [Dynamic Text, external sources](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-external-sources/278642)

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**Author:** [@dstx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dstx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text-external-sources/278642 "2009-01-03T00:29:11Z")

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I'm trying to follow the following tutorials but need help getting dynamic text to work. http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic\_scroller.htm http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/multiple\_dynamictext.htm In Flash 8, I…

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## [FF3 Message Editing /Posting Bug Should Be Fixed!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ff3-message-editing-posting-bug-should-be-fixed/278641)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ff3-message-editing-posting-bug-should-be-fixed/278641 "2009-01-03T00:27:22Z")

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Hey everyone, As many of you...45% of you...may have noticed, the text cursor did not appear in the message text-field in Firefox 3. The workaround was to use the Standard post editor instead of the awesome WYSIWYG edito…

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## [as3 Tweening Head-scratcher](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-tweening-head-scratcher/278640)

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**Author:** [@JTF2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JTF2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-tweening-head-scratcher/278640 "2009-01-03T00:13:55Z")

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Hi everyone. here is a wierd one for you. I cant get my head around it. Im trying to create an animated carosel type thing. I have a main class that loads xml and then external images into a class I called Image which is…

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## [Moola](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moola/278639)

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**Author:** [@Ketchup\_Boy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ketchup_Boy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moola/278639 "2009-01-03T00:08:28Z")

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Hey Everyone, it's been a long time since I've posted, but I came across this cool site and since there a whole bunch of smart people on this site, I thought you guys might find it quite interesting.:ub: Here's my invi…

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## [Drop Down Menus- Horizontal](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-menus-horizontal/278638)

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**Author:** [@lordy18](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lordy18)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-menus-horizontal/278638 "2009-01-03T00:05:04Z")

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Does anyone know how to, or of any tutorials that have drop down menus like this: http://www.kalou.ch/fr/ I don't mean the way it moves around, but how the sub-menus load underneath. I want to create a horizontal …

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## [Drop Down Menus](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-menus/278637)

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**Author:** [@lordy18](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lordy18)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-down-menus/278637 "2009-01-02T23:51:17Z")

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Does anyone know how to, or of any tutorials that have drop down menus like this: http://www.kalou.ch/fr/ I don't mean the way it moves around, but how the sub-menus load underneath. I want to create a horizontal …

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## [Happy Bukwahhhhhhh](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-bukwahhhhhhh/278636)

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**Author:** [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-bukwahhhhhhh/278636 "2009-01-02T23:28:01Z")

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The first Bukwah of the year now go go go and enjoy enjoy enjoy.

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## [Some help with PHP arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-help-with-php-arrays/278635)

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**Author:** [@philsbury](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/philsbury)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/some-help-with-php-arrays/278635 "2009-01-02T23:25:24Z")

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Hi, I need a bit of help with an array. I'm posting quantities through a form and picking it up as an array which when printed looks like this: Array ( \[item1\] =\> 4 \[item2\] =\> 1 ) What I want to do is now extract tha…

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## [hitTestPoint problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-problem/278634)

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**Author:** [@grebs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/grebs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittestpoint-problem/278634 "2009-01-02T23:21:33Z")

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Hi. I have created a lunar lander game where you have to avoid blackholes and land on the moon. I have used hitTestPoint for the collision between the spaceship and the blackholes, this hitTest works fine but I have trie…

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## [How much will this be worth in the future do you think?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-much-will-this-be-worth-in-the-future-do-you-think/278633)

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**Author:** [@InfestedDemon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/InfestedDemon)\
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**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-much-will-this-be-worth-in-the-future-do-you-think/278633 "2009-01-02T22:09:23Z")

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Hey guys, What's up? :sonic: It's been waayyyy to long! \[smile\] Anyway, I'll jump straight to the point, I need your help. Basically, i was pre-planning for the near-future and wondered how much do you think this whole…

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## [SWFAddress 2.2 & onInit AS2.0](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-2-2-oninit-as2-0/278632)

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**Author:** [@nixon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nixon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swfaddress-2-2-oninit-as2-0/278632 "2009-01-02T21:59:13Z")

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Hi Folks, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to grab the current URL and pass it to SWFAddress onInit/onLoad. What I'm trying to accomplish is being about to send a url like: http://www.creataVivendi.com/#/co…

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## [ColorMatrix + large images == no love](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colormatrix-large-images-no-love/278631)

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**Author:** [@brndn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brndn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/colormatrix-large-images-no-love/278631 "2009-01-02T21:30:19Z")

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Hi all I have been using a fairly standard colour matrix but have found it does not work at all if my image exceeds the stage size. I am trying to apply this effect to a jpg that is 900x1600px but to no avail. any pointe…

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## [hitTest for scrolling image gallery not working](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-for-scrolling-image-gallery-not-working/278630)

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**Author:** [@sectachrome](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sectachrome)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hittest-for-scrolling-image-gallery-not-working/278630 "2009-01-02T21:07:56Z")

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Hi, I have a small scrolling image gallery I am creating. I have adapted the XML/Flash Photo Gallery w/ Thumbnails tutorial here to help me. Ive basically just created the thumbnail part and modified it. Instead of …

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## [Stage size in movie clip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-size-in-movie-clip/278629)

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**Author:** [@TeddyKGB](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TeddyKGB)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stage-size-in-movie-clip/278629 "2009-01-02T21:06:26Z")

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Hi everyone, I am pretty new to flash so apologies if this is really simple! I have made a little flash boxing game, which when you press different keyboard buttons produces different punches. The game is working f…

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## [Number crunching with Pixel Bender](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/number-crunching-with-pixel-bender/278628)

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**Author:** [@mulletchuck](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mulletchuck)\
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**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/number-crunching-with-pixel-bender/278628 "2009-01-02T21:00:53Z")

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Does anyone have experience using PixelBender to crunch numbers in AS3? I've built a simple synth, and when I added in a 4-pole lowpass filter function, calculation times for writing 2048 samples to the audio buffer …

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## [Drag and drop](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop/278627)

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**Author:** [@gencoglu](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gencoglu)\
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**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop/278627 "2009-01-02T20:48:58Z")

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I want to drag and drop some words ( am...is...are) into some textboxes.. .and if correct word is dropped into the correct textbox let my score be +10 should make each of the (am..is..are..) a movieclip ?how do you achie…

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## [Class references general problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-references-general-problems/278625)

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**Author:** [@allex36](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/allex36)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/class-references-general-problems/278625 "2009-01-02T20:37:30Z")

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Hi , here i have a situation that i've been working on for a long time. Here is the situation: http://www.monov.net/technoboxe This is a contract i have that i need to finish soon hehe..My problem is my poor knowledge …

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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/278622)

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**Author:** [@wiserd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wiserd)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference/278622 "2009-01-02T20:03:28Z")

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I get the error: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. when I uncomment //targetArray.push(target2); stop(); var targetArray:Array; var target2:Target= new Target("eggs", 5);//:Target = …

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## [Zombie Fungi. Seriously](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zombie-fungi-seriously/278620)

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**Author:** [@Sage\_of\_Fire](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sage_of_Fire)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zombie-fungi-seriously/278620 "2009-01-02T19:42:46Z")

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This is one of the freakiest things I've ever seen. This Cordyceps fungus infects the bodies of live insects (and other things), takes over their brains, makes them climb as high as they can, then sprouts out of their bo…

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