# Latest

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## [Generate SWF W/ AS 3](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generate-swf-w-as-3/271511)

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**Author:** [@gphilly77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gphilly77)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/generate-swf-w-as-3/271511 "2008-09-23T23:10:55Z")

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I'm wondering how I can dynamically generate a swf file w/ AS 3 Basically, I'm providing my users w/ an image editor where they can load a selected image into a scroll pane and then using various tools such as a pencil…

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## [Beginner needs help with Photo Portfolio](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-needs-help-with-photo-portfolio/271510)

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**Author:** [@Boi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Boi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-needs-help-with-photo-portfolio/271510 "2008-09-23T22:34:34Z")

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Hello! I have never worked with Flash before, but I know of its capabilities. And I've been struggling making a homepage with my photo portfolio. It's a simple setup, and I guess someone who knows Flash could do it in …

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## [Scaling menu so buttons maintain their distance to the scaled button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-menu-so-buttons-maintain-their-distance-to-the-scaled-button/271509)

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**Author:** [@jibble](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jibble)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scaling-menu-so-buttons-maintain-their-distance-to-the-scaled-button/271509 "2008-09-23T22:18:21Z")

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What im trying to do is turning out to be quite difficult. I'm trying to make a horizontal scaling menu with 4 buttons. when you roll over one of the buttons it will scale up to 150% and then when you roll out it sca…

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## [PHP Mailer](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mailer/271508)

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**Author:** [@Butters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Butters)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-mailer/271508 "2008-09-23T22:04:04Z")

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Having trouble with a simple PHP mail form, here's the PHP for it: \<?php $name = $\_REQUEST\['name'\] ; $email = $\_REQUEST\['email'\] ; $phone = $\_REQUEST\['phone'\] ; $date = $\_REQUEST\['date'\] ; $message = $\_REQUE…

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## [Flash doesn't work when integrated in JSP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-doesnt-work-when-integrated-in-jsp/271507)

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**Author:** [@monkeygirl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/monkeygirl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-doesnt-work-when-integrated-in-jsp/271507 "2008-09-23T21:29:31Z")

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I've created a photo gallery with flash which calls on an external xml file for the images. When I upload all pertinent files onto my server and view the swf (or the html containing the embedded swf), everything seems t…

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## [2 or More MovieClip - Same Rollover RollOut](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-or-more-movieclip-same-rollover-rollout/271506)

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**Author:** [@lickybuay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lickybuay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/2-or-more-movieclip-same-rollover-rollout/271506 "2008-09-23T21:25:37Z")

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Hi people, i have a question in Actionscript 2.0. it is a way to do something like this: mc\_menu.btn\_home.onRollOver, mc\_menu.btn\_contact.onRollOver = function () { trace ("hi world"); } i want to reduce my cod…

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## [I want to use the same Class with different MovieClips](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-use-the-same-class-with-different-movieclips/271505)

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**Author:** [@nburlington](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nburlington)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-want-to-use-the-same-class-with-different-movieclips/271505 "2008-09-23T21:17:45Z")

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Flash won't let me assign the same external class to two different MovieClips in my Library. What's an elegant solution to this? Imagine I have a nav system with 5 buttons. Each button is a library item and I'd like to a…

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## [Flash photo gallery](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photo-gallery/271504)

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**Author:** [@girasole9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/girasole9)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-photo-gallery/271504 "2008-09-23T21:14:08Z")

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hiya, I did a website for a guy with several flash photogalleries. He says the photos are too small and wants them to pop up larger on mouseover. Any suggestions? I am stumped.

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## [Help on optimization](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-on-optimization/271503)

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**Author:** [@thefisl](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thefisl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-on-optimization/271503 "2008-09-23T20:41:04Z")

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Hey guys... got another one for you... I have a transition going on in my images but on older machines it seems to slow down and just not run so smoothly. Obviously it's a little processor intensive, so my question i…

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## [Flash/PHP: Why does this work in Flash preview/projector, but not in a browser?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-why-does-this-work-in-flash-preview-projector-but-not-in-a-browser/271502)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-php-why-does-this-work-in-flash-preview-projector-but-not-in-a-browser/271502 "2008-09-23T20:21:42Z")

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\[also posted this on Actionscript 3 forum but I'm having trouble getting a response\] I'm using the following Actionscript 3 code to generate a new text file (myFile.txt) with some text in it: Actionscript: var req…

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## [Why does this work in preview/projector, but not in a browser?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-this-work-in-preview-projector-but-not-in-a-browser/271501)

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**Author:** [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-does-this-work-in-preview-projector-but-not-in-a-browser/271501 "2008-09-23T20:17:45Z")

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I'm using the following code to generate a new text file (myFile.txt) with some text in it: var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://localhost/workDir/save.php"); req.method = URLRequestMethod.POST; var postVars:UR…

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## [Button controlling levels](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-controlling-levels/271500)

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**Author:** [@Papaprime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Papaprime)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-controlling-levels/271500 "2008-09-23T19:57:25Z")

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A couple things, can someone point me to a Level tutorial? Also, what code would be needed to have a button on Level 3 control the content on level 2?

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## [Browser URL](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-url/271499)

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**Author:** [@sceneshift](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sceneshift)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-url/271499 "2008-09-23T19:47:37Z")

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Hey guys, Is there a way to get the current browser url in actionscript? this.url returns the location of the swf file, but I literally want to grab whatever is in the address bar. The adobe docs recommend using Browse…

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## [Papervision3D best practices?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-best-practices/271498)

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**Author:** [@El\_Phantom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/El_Phantom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/papervision3d-best-practices/271498 "2008-09-23T19:41:01Z")

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Hey everybody, I have recently started using Papervision 3D for AS3 and had a couple questions regarding best practices and some performance issues i'm having. Question 1: First, in a lot of online examples i see some …

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## [Save A Page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-a-page/271497)

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**Author:** [@DeadTom](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DeadTom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/save-a-page/271497 "2008-09-23T19:28:18Z")

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Im new at actionscript, and I am making a very project. Basicly, I have some thing were there is a page you can get to by beating other parts of the 'game'. I want to add some sort of a password or save feature to people…

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## [Submitting data to XLS](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submitting-data-to-xls/271496)

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**Author:** [@wheatleyweb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wheatleyweb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/submitting-data-to-xls/271496 "2008-09-23T19:20:54Z")

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I asked a question in reference to this project about a week ago, but I wanted to try and reword it to see if someone might be able to help, or tell me it's not possible. Working on dashboards for economic development.…

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## [CS3-Camera pan (circle) around the stage?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-camera-pan-circle-around-the-stage/271495)

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**Author:** [@LookAtThat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LookAtThat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs3-camera-pan-circle-around-the-stage/271495 "2008-09-23T19:20:36Z")

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\[COLOR=black\]\[FONT=Verdana\]Does anyone know of a tutorial or trick to make Flash CS3 circle around a 3D stage. I'm wondering if there is an illusion that can do this with a motion bulr. Make everything blur as the camera…

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## [Animation sequence with triggers](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-sequence-with-triggers/271494)

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**Author:** [@wolcotter](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wolcotter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animation-sequence-with-triggers/271494 "2008-09-23T19:13:40Z")

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I have an animation sequence that moves an mc to 4 different points points on the stage. The the idea is to have the mc pause at each point allowing for a text bubble to pop up giving the user enough time to read them. T…

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## [mouseEnabled=false and text still blocking buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseenabled-false-and-text-still-blocking-buttons/271493)

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**Author:** [@DesignerMichael](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DesignerMichael)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouseenabled-false-and-text-still-blocking-buttons/271493 "2008-09-23T19:06:18Z")

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What gives... Can I shrink the textfield down to the width of the text without squeezing it? public function Notification(Message:String) { notificationText.text = Message; notification…

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## [Help making (PNG) Images Into Buttons](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-making-png-images-into-buttons/271492)

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**Author:** [@sliilvia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sliilvia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-making-png-images-into-buttons/271492 "2008-09-23T19:05:29Z")

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Hi all, I am very new to using flash and I'd like to use some icons (PNG) I have to insert into my flash in the form of buttons. Could anyone point me in the direction of an understandable tutorial or perhaps give me s…

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## [Filter content in a datagrid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filter-content-in-a-datagrid/271491)

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**Author:** [@jarmanje](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jarmanje)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/filter-content-in-a-datagrid/271491 "2008-09-23T19:03:28Z")

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Hello, is it possible to filter the content of a datagrid? For example, i have 50 rows in my datagrid, then i 'search' for the rows with email address coogie@kirupa.com ? Also, if i must connect to my mysql table…

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## [Glg-weider, website design WIP, C&C's welcome](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/glg-weider-website-design-wip-c-cs-welcome/271490)

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**Author:** [@creativeFuzion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/creativeFuzion)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/glg-weider-website-design-wip-c-cs-welcome/271490 "2008-09-23T18:43:45Z")

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n/a

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## [CS4 presentation](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-presentation/271489)

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**Author:** [@tugboat](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tugboat)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cs4-presentation/271489 "2008-09-23T18:18:25Z")

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Did anyone see the CS4 presentation? Any thoughts (other than OMG I can't believe I'm going to have to buy another version)?

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## [Editing File Paths Writing To Disk, adding trace statements](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-file-paths-writing-to-disk-adding-trace-statements/271488)

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**Author:** [@walker6o9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/walker6o9)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/editing-file-paths-writing-to-disk-adding-trace-statements/271488 "2008-09-23T18:15:12Z")

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I'm using the below code to write images and other files to the user's hard drive with AIR. The problem is that it takes the whole path of the image, relative to where the image is initially (so if the image is in root/…

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## [Disable movieclip after showing once help needed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip-after-showing-once-help-needed/271487)

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**Author:** [@ggatlanta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ggatlanta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip-after-showing-once-help-needed/271487 "2008-09-23T17:52:45Z")

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Hello all, Well, total newb here. First time to post. Kirupa is one of my favorite places to come searching for answers. Learning AS3 has been tough as I come from a design background. Here's the issue: This is an eL…

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## [What's with Tuesdays?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-with-tuesdays/271486)

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**Author:** [@MTsoul](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MTsoul)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/whats-with-tuesdays/271486 "2008-09-23T17:34:17Z")

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Why is Tuesday so special? Adobe CS4 announced on Tuesday, Android phone announced on Tuesday, Apple events on Tuesdays, most music albums released on Tuesdays, many DVDs released on Tuesdays, camels take two \*\*\*\*s on Tu…

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## [Advanced Collision-Detection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-collision-detection/271485)

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**Author:** [@Indyaner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Indyaner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-collision-detection/271485 "2008-09-23T17:18:07Z")

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Hi I need a AS2(!) Class to do advanced Hittests. I've found a realy great Class for this here by gskinner. It works very well... except... its got this bug when the window was resized. In the Comments were 2 codefragm…

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## [BOSSdev - Flash Game Contest](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bossdev-flash-game-contest/271484)

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**Author:** [@ashleylomas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ashleylomas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bossdev-flash-game-contest/271484 "2008-09-23T16:55:49Z")

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Announcing the BOSSdev ultimate branded flash game contest. Relax. It's not like you have to stitch-up a hernia or lay down bricks in a nice neat row. All you have to do is think up the coolest Flash game in the history …

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## [Sliding puzzle game.... flicker problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-puzzle-game-flicker-problem/271483)

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**Author:** [@ignjat15](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ignjat15)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-puzzle-game-flicker-problem/271483 "2008-09-23T16:43:14Z")

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Here is the thing... i created this sliding puzzle game in AS3... i must say that i'm new to making things move or any other kind of animation through AS3 code... so, if there are any beginner's mistakes - i apologize! \[…

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## [How do you access a frame label from a loaded movieclip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-access-a-frame-label-from-a-loaded-movieclip/271482)

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**Author:** [@bencam](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bencam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-you-access-a-frame-label-from-a-loaded-movieclip/271482 "2008-09-23T16:41:15Z")

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Not much else to say, here is my code, so far: //addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_DOWN, mousePress); addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE\_UP, mouseRelease); var file; var framesArray:Array = new Array; var loader:Loader; …

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