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## [\[CS3\] format date - YYMMDD to DDMMYY](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-format-date-yymmdd-to-ddmmyy/277294)

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**Author:** [@ty88](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ty88)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-format-date-yymmdd-to-ddmmyy/277294 "2008-12-10T12:47:03Z")

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Hi, I would greatly appreciate some help changing the format of a date from YYMMDD to DDMMYY. I need to do this using AS2. If possible does anyone know how to add in / between the days, months and years so the final…

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## [Xml menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu/277293)

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**Author:** [@synergics](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/synergics)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-menu/277293 "2008-12-10T12:46:59Z")

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I have created xml menu (upto three levels) Main menu-submenu-subsubmenu. Now i want on click subsubmenu item xml data should load. In short.. The menu above is xml driven and the data related to the link should loa…

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## [Making one flash movie from 2 swf's?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-one-flash-movie-from-2-swfs/277292)

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**Author:** [@keskin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keskin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-one-flash-movie-from-2-swfs/277292 "2008-12-10T12:17:41Z")

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OK this flash thing is giving me headaches. My logic tells me that the easiest way is to export parts of the movie in separate swf and then somehow - merge them in one fla... This is what I want I think it's pretty o…

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## [Right Align Tree Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-align-tree-menu/277291)

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**Author:** [@coolpills](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/coolpills)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/right-align-tree-menu/277291 "2008-12-10T11:24:52Z")

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Hi All, I am working on a Arabic Project which requires the Tree Menu to be aligned from right to left. Is there any way that I can get it done . Please help this is very urgent.

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## [PHP:How can I read variable from url in required file?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-how-can-i-read-variable-from-url-in-required-file/277289)

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**Author:** [@2\_C](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/2_C)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-how-can-i-read-variable-from-url-in-required-file/277289 "2008-12-10T10:56:58Z")

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How can I read variable from url in required file?

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## [activeMenu and Thumbnails](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activemenu-and-thumbnails/277288)

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**Author:** [@cresp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cresp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/activemenu-and-thumbnails/277288 "2008-12-10T10:46:32Z")

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Hi there. I'm having a problem with changing the active state of my thumbnails in a photo gallery. When directly clicked, the thumbnails change to 'Active', and all is good. But what I would like to do is also have…

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## [XML sound linked to flash!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sound-linked-to-flash/277287)

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**Author:** [@Christam1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Christam1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-sound-linked-to-flash/277287 "2008-12-10T10:27:33Z")

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Hi there, I have some XML which is driving a voting system (poll) using PHP. The PHP is including the \<name\>, \<image\> and \<flash\> nodes which are then displayed in an output browser to the user. Inside each flash obje…

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## [Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 to YouTube](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-premiere-pro-cs3-to-youtube/277285)

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**Author:** [@Env](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Env)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adobe-premiere-pro-cs3-to-youtube/277285 "2008-12-10T09:56:38Z")

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Hello On Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 I have made a video that I want to save to You tube. The only problem is that the video is to big after I have saved it. I go to File \> Export Movie and select the Avi settings. The vi…

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## [Getting flash to talk to each other on a webpage!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-flash-to-talk-to-each-other-on-a-webpage/277284)

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**Author:** [@chewwie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chewwie)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-flash-to-talk-to-each-other-on-a-webpage/277284 "2008-12-10T09:29:52Z")

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Guys and Gals, I was wandering if someone could help. I am trying to make a flash leaderboard and skyscraper banner talk to each other on a webpage. The aim of what i am trying to do is make it so that each banner star…

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## [Publishing Problem in Flash CS3, AS2](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-problem-in-flash-cs3-as2/277283)

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**Author:** [@designbydsh](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designbydsh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/publishing-problem-in-flash-cs3-as2/277283 "2008-12-10T09:23:13Z")

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Hi there, i have an odd problem. when I publish my main.fla file as an .exe file from my computer with flash cs3, using as2, i do get an .exe file with a red rectangle button. when i do the same at another computer, us…

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## [HELP NEEDED with scrolling images on website](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-scrolling-images-on-website/277282)

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**Author:** [@AdamDavidFine](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AdamDavidFine)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-with-scrolling-images-on-website/277282 "2008-12-10T09:01:14Z")

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Hi there, We have developed a website and at the very final stage the client has decided they are not happy with the speed that the images scroll. We cannot work out how to change the code to slow down the speed that t…

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## [as2 (or as3) synchronize two swf files](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-or-as3-synchronize-two-swf-files/277281)

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**Author:** [@TildeDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TildeDesign)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-or-as3-synchronize-two-swf-files/277281 "2008-12-10T08:39:40Z")

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Hi I’m making two web banner commercials where a bottle is supposed to fall from one banner to the other. The two files are separate and I don’t think I can communicate between them. I need a quick solution to make the a…

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## [Circular preloader](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circular-preloader/277280)

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**Author:** [@chethan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chethan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/circular-preloader/277280 "2008-12-10T07:43:42Z")

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Hello Guys, I am a beginner to this flash world. I want to do a circular preloader. So please give me any clue for this or you have any samples for this send me plz.. Thanks and regards, Chethan

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## [Annoying problem with PHP from nested MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-problem-with-php-from-nested-mc/277278)

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**Author:** [@Drawsoup](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Drawsoup)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/annoying-problem-with-php-from-nested-mc/277278 "2008-12-10T07:35:51Z")

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Hello there! I'm having a very annoying problem. I have my main site, and on this this site, there's a contact-button. This button attaches a contact\_mc (with attachMovie). So... the contact section loads, and within thi…

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## [View word documents online](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/view-word-documents-online/277277)

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**Author:** [@Mr\_Kikkoman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mr_Kikkoman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/view-word-documents-online/277277 "2008-12-10T07:14:18Z")

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Is there anything that will allow me to upload documents online and convert them so I can read them in flash? FlashPaper won't work since you can't convert things online.

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## [Setting different getURL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-different-geturl/277276)

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**Author:** [@crays](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/crays)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setting-different-geturl/277276 "2008-12-10T06:59:28Z")

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Hi, i'm trying to set a different getURL code for each different picture that I added using XML. As in this tutorial Here What i'm trying to do is to add a link on each picture that opens up in a new window. So i tried…

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## [Australian Internet Censorship thwarted?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/australian-internet-censorship-thwarted/277275)

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**Author:** [@sekasi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sekasi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/australian-internet-censorship-thwarted/277275 "2008-12-10T06:52:59Z")

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Too early to say still but there's been a lot of grassroot movement. Almost 100.000 people signed a petition and donated a truckload of money to put up ads on sites, write newsletters and print posters. Now two of O…

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## [Alpha Tweening. Object flashing at end of tween](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-tweening-object-flashing-at-end-of-tween/277274)

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**Author:** [@snyper3xs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snyper3xs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-tweening-object-flashing-at-end-of-tween/277274 "2008-12-10T06:46:58Z")

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Hi guys Been bashing my head against a brick wall for ages and have given in. :hang: I have a problem with one of my animation that for the life of me I do not know why. The flash I’m building has a series of maps that…

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## [Paragraph \<p\> tags creating ugly color bars above and below text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paragraph-p-tags-creating-ugly-color-bars-above-and-below-text/277272)

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**Author:** [@Traxus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Traxus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/paragraph-p-tags-creating-ugly-color-bars-above-and-below-text/277272 "2008-12-10T05:57:28Z")

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Ive been working on a redesign for my site and I'm running into a problem where the paragraph tags will sometimes cause a bar, that is the default background color of the page, to be placed above and/or below the text. …

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## [Using both AS 2.0 and 3.0 files?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-both-as-2-0-and-3-0-files/277270)

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**Author:** [@realdoyle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/realdoyle)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-both-as-2-0-and-3-0-files/277270 "2008-12-10T04:53:25Z")

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I have a designed an entire Flash site using AS 2.0/CS3 but a friend recently turned me on to this great video player script written in 3.0, which I need to incorporate into this website. My idea was to design a single …

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## [Pass variables issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-variables-issue/277269)

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**Author:** [@Leo75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Leo75)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pass-variables-issue/277269 "2008-12-10T03:50:20Z")

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\[FONT=Times New Roman\]Hi there…\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\]I am trying to pass values to my flash application from a HTML page…\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New Roman\]I am not very sure it will work…\[/FONT\] \[FONT=Times New…

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## [Adding a Timer Delay to Tooltip](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-timer-delay-to-tooltip/277267)

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**Author:** [@Pherank](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pherank)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-timer-delay-to-tooltip/277267 "2008-12-10T03:23:01Z")

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Hello: I'm working on some tooltip code which displays a tooltip when the user clicks on an HTML text link. Right now, the tooltip fades out as soon as the user moves the mouse, but I think it would be better to build in…

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## [Help Needed! Flash JavaScript Cookies](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-flash-javascript-cookies/277264)

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**Author:** [@m\_ale63](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m_ale63)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-needed-flash-javascript-cookies/277264 "2008-12-10T02:44:51Z")

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Hi! I'm new to the forums. I’m trying to save text from 2 different text fields with JavaScript cookies. This is a project I’m doing for PSP (PlayStation Portable), the device has flash player 7 and no shared objec…

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## [Seeking AS3 Programmer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seeking-as3-programmer/277263)

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**Author:** [@Insignia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Insignia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/seeking-as3-programmer/277263 "2008-12-10T02:34:37Z")

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Hello I am flash game developer and student animator Kurtis Rainford. I'd like to present to you Scavenger Grounds. It's a flash base defense game with a hefty game engine and original gameplay features and graphics. T…

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## [Okay, so how do you target an MC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/okay-so-how-do-you-target-an-mc/277262)

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**Author:** [@bpdp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bpdp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/okay-so-how-do-you-target-an-mc/277262 "2008-12-10T02:31:05Z")

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geeze, been at it for 2 hours now. I have a movie clip on the time line with an instance name of clients. how do I target it? I've tried a bunch of things but here is the latest: MovieClip(root).getChildByName('clie…

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## [Simple Flash Banner Software](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-flash-banner-software/277261)

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**Author:** [@mrfish0109](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrfish0109)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-flash-banner-software/277261 "2008-12-10T01:27:30Z")

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Hi, I am looking for some software that I can create Flash files that will make simple banners that do the "Ken Burns" effect, with cross fades from one picture to another with movement. I am trying to avoid buying and…

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## [Connecting to another application](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-to-another-application/277260)

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**Author:** [@vince\_game](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vince_game)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/connecting-to-another-application/277260 "2008-12-10T00:52:59Z")

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Hello! I have a question: is it possible to have an application running on flash media server 3 connect to another application on the same server? If so, could someone tell me how?

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## [\[AS2\] Add 1 to a variable outside a function from within](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-add-1-to-a-variable-outside-a-function-from-within/277259)

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**Author:** [@xstevey\_bx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xstevey_bx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as2-add-1-to-a-variable-outside-a-function-from-within/277259 "2008-12-10T00:43:28Z")

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I want to import a new image ever 5 seconds but how can I incriment the counter variable from within the function? count=0; function loadimage(count) { trace(count); count++; loadMovie("images/"+q+"/"+a+"…

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## [Looping](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping/277258)

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**Author:** [@solutions](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/solutions)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/looping/277258 "2008-12-10T00:23:36Z")

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hi, I'm new to flash and i am having trouble with learning actionscript so far. The current project I'm working on requires me to loop a motion tween that i have. I have looked around for the answers but haven't found wh…

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## [Load external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf/277255)

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**Author:** [@Freeseus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Freeseus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-external-swf/277255 "2008-12-10T00:02:51Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to load an external swf (level1.swf) into main.swf. level1.swf needs to be on the root of main.swf as if it were actually a part of main.swf. "TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method…

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