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## [Flash CS4 won't open previously working fla file!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs4-wont-open-previously-working-fla-file/326375)

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**Author:** [@jmdaly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jmdaly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs4-wont-open-previously-working-fla-file/326375 "2011-12-09T17:12:46Z")

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oh, guys I'm so bummed I try to open my file and I get this error: The following JavaScript error(s) occurred: In file ""/Users/Jeremy/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Flash CS4/en/Configuration/Javascript/ObjectF…

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## [RemoveChild Issue](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-issue/326373)

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**Author:** [@Nitin\_Pasricha](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nitin_Pasricha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-issue/326373 "2011-12-09T13:46:51Z")

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Hi, i have about 5 buttons on my site with 5 seperate movie clips (in my library which ive set to export fro runtime) now each button loads its respective movieclip from the library using this code: function onRele…

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## [Need your opinion](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-your-opinion/326372)

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**Author:** [@surf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/surf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/need-your-opinion/326372 "2011-12-09T10:19:05Z")

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Hi, I have recently developed a website in drupal for a client. I need your critiques and improvements... any will do the site is www.landlordangel.co.uk kind regards Surf

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## [Access shapes within a MovieClip?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-shapes-within-a-movieclip/326371)

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**Author:** [@travisschau](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/travisschau)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/access-shapes-within-a-movieclip/326371 "2011-12-09T07:31:52Z")

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Hello and thanks for any help! Here's my basic issue: I have a movieclip, with several hundred shapes inside of it that I drew with the brush tool. I want to convert each one of those shapes to a movieclip. I could ind…

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## [Happy Birthday K-man](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-birthday-k-man/326370)

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**Author:** [@excogitator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/excogitator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/happy-birthday-k-man/326370 "2011-12-09T05:27:07Z")

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\[FONT=century gothic\] Happy Birthday \*\*Kirupa!!! \*\* \[/FONT\] \[beer\] \[grin\] :tini: :kommie: :beer2: :party:

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## [Kolaveri](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kolaveri/326369)

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**Author:** [@gopik3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gopik3)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/kolaveri/326369 "2011-12-09T04:45:14Z")

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Oh boys I am singing song soup song flop song why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di why this kolaveri….. di distance la moon-u moon-u moo…

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## [Site UI Changes!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-ui-changes/326368)

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**Author:** [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/site-ui-changes/326368 "2011-12-09T04:25:31Z")

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So....while fiddling with things for the forums, I got sidetracked and decided to change the UI on the site instead \[stuck\_out\_tongue\] Below is a screenshot: I am hoping to come up with more movie-themed share images…

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## [Flash ActionScript 2?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-actionscript-2/326367)

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**Author:** [@isabellablake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/isabellablake)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-actionscript-2/326367 "2011-12-09T04:22:42Z")

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I need help making a button that will link to another .swf file. I made a file which has a car that moves via the arrow keys and named it "Car Test.swf" I also have another file which is going to be the opening menu…

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## [Google Chrome page speed extension causing error. How to fix?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-chrome-page-speed-extension-causing-error-how-to-fix/326366)

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**Author:** [@kadaj](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kadaj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/google-chrome-page-speed-extension-causing-error-how-to-fix/326366 "2011-12-09T03:54:43Z")

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Hi, A day ago, I updated Google Chrome dev channel build to the latest version. In my install dir I see two version, 17.0.963.0 and 17.0.963.2. The initial version ran page speed extension fine. But after an update, it's…

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## [How to clear stuff from "game" screen in "gameover" screen?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-clear-stuff-from-game-screen-in-gameover-screen/326365)

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**Author:** [@kiki19857](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kiki19857)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-clear-stuff-from-game-screen-in-gameover-screen/326365 "2011-12-09T02:42:24Z")

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I got my game to work from the game screen to gameover screen. However, I cannot clear off the objects from "game screen" in "gameover screen" Here's the code: package { import com.greensock.\*; import flash.d…

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## [setTimeout/clearTimeout](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settimeout-cleartimeout/326364)

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**Author:** [@mikedkap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikedkap)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settimeout-cleartimeout/326364 "2011-12-08T22:23:08Z")

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Hey all - I have a mouse over event that triggers a setTimeout event. I'd like to clear that event from happening if the user rollOuts of the button. I basically need to figure out how to clear my setTimeout event. Ca…

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## [I don't understand Local To Global](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-dont-understand-local-to-global/326363)

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**Author:** [@rimacy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rimacy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-dont-understand-local-to-global/326363 "2011-12-08T18:21:38Z")

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In this program the rocks(and the bases on them) move around a centrally located ship. The rocks and ship are children of the playscreen and the bases are children of the baseHolder which is a child of the playScreen . …

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## [Autocomplete text by syllable](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autocomplete-text-by-syllable/326362)

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**Author:** [@joselalupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joselalupa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autocomplete-text-by-syllable/326362 "2011-12-08T17:35:56Z")

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i'll try to explain what i'm trying to do, please help. i have a dictionary of words and would like to autocomplete as people writes i want to show the alternate word but what i have found lack of discrimination...if i t…

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## [Automatic Sliding Menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-sliding-menu/326360)

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**Author:** [@tere16](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tere16)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/automatic-sliding-menu/326360 "2011-12-08T16:50:32Z")

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Hi! I know that this tutorial (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash8/slidingMenu.htm) has been here for a long time, but I started using it just now. It works fine, although I need to have the slides animate automatical…

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## [When to use setChildren / or numchildern?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-to-use-setchildren-or-numchildern/326359)

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**Author:** [@TalonStart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TalonStart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-to-use-setchildren-or-numchildern/326359 "2011-12-08T15:50:32Z")

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Okay this came to my attention on Depth swapping, and reading some tutorials were cause my brains to go smooshie... When and were is the best time. . to setChildren.. or an example of it?... Should it go on the Mai…

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## [Jpegs load too slowly through loadclip() and loadMovie(). Need help with load speed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jpegs-load-too-slowly-through-loadclip-and-loadmovie-need-help-with-load-speed/326358)

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**Author:** [@hotwebideas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hotwebideas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/jpegs-load-too-slowly-through-loadclip-and-loadmovie-need-help-with-load-speed/326358 "2011-12-08T13:48:41Z")

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\[TABLE="class: tborder, width: 100%, align: center"\] \[TR\] \[TD="class: alt1"\] Hi everyone, I have a flash presentation in Flash 9 (CS3) using AS2 . At work, I am trying to load JPGs externally using AS2 loadMovie…

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## [Get the content of dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-the-content-of-dynamic-text/326356)

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**Author:** [@Igor\_Rolim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Igor_Rolim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/get-the-content-of-dynamic-text/326356 "2011-12-08T12:33:45Z")

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\[LEFT\]\[COLOR=#333333\]\[FONT=arial\]I have a dynamic text “Home\_btn” with content “Home”, “Preview\_btn” content “Preview” and so on… I have another dynamic text "title\_txt"and i need to get the txt content of the buttons t…

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## [VideoEvent.READY problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/videoevent-ready-problem/326355)

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**Author:** [@theMonitor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theMonitor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/videoevent-ready-problem/326355 "2011-12-08T09:41:53Z")

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I'm creating a basic gallery that is able to display images and movies. The content information is taken from an XML file, and the content is displayed using the Loader class in the case of images and a dynamically-added…

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## [CSS3 Generator](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css3-generator/326354)

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**Author:** [@sarashar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarashar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css3-generator/326354 "2011-12-08T08:45:31Z")

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Hi, Here is my css3 generator tool online via flex, updated for IE9 also. Please write your valueble reviews. http://www.designscripting.com/webtools/css3/generator/ \*\*Check your flash version: Need Flash player …

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## [Drop Shadow with a Video](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-with-a-video/326352)

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**Author:** [@Stela](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Stela)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drop-shadow-with-a-video/326352 "2011-12-08T05:14:57Z")

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Hi... I'm using this code from a tutorial in a video \[COLOR=#000000\]=\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#000000\]new\[/COLOR\] \[COLOR=#000000\]DropShadowFilter\[/COLOR\]\[COLOR=#000000\]()\[/COLOR\];\[COLOR=#000000\]dropShadow\[/COLOR\].\[COLOR=#00000…

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## [Trying to learn how to dispatch custom events - PLEASE HELP](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-learn-how-to-dispatch-custom-events-please-help/326350)

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**Author:** [@fenixink](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/fenixink)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trying-to-learn-how-to-dispatch-custom-events-please-help/326350 "2011-12-08T01:34:47Z")

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I have a ListItem class attached to a movieClip in the library. There is an instance of the ListItem on stage with an instance name of: mcListItem1 Here is the ListItem class import mx.transitions.Tween; import mx.t…

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## [100% height issues](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/100-height-issues/326349)

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**Author:** [@Mak\_Valley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mak_Valley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/100-height-issues/326349 "2011-12-08T01:14:19Z")

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figured it out

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## [Flex/Flash/Java Developer - New York City](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-flash-java-developer-new-york-city/326348)

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**Author:** [@OSS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/OSS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flex-flash-java-developer-new-york-city/326348 "2011-12-07T23:10:12Z")

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Our New York City client is the Internet’s first reality gaming social network. They are looking for an on-site Flex/Flash/Java Developer for a 6-month contract job paying in the $45-$60 per hour range. Some telecommutin…

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## [AS 3 Question](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-3-question/326347)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as-3-question/326347 "2011-12-07T20:39:03Z")

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I have a MC that uses an external .as file and works fine when it is published to a .swf I am now calling that above mentioned swf file to run in my main movie (it did before I added the external .as) but it will not. …

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## [Guys im stuck in thought (Boundaries)...Help](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guys-im-stuck-in-thought-boundaries-help/326346)

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**Author:** [@TalonStart](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TalonStart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guys-im-stuck-in-thought-boundaries-help/326346 "2011-12-07T20:38:52Z")

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Okay take example... i got a tile.. I wanna be able to walk only up and down in that tile.. but when i get to a new tile i wanna be able to walk up , down , and right... I have tried using boundaries, and hittestob…

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## [Question loading external swf](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-loading-external-swf/326345)

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**Author:** [@WILWILWEL](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WILWILWEL)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-loading-external-swf/326345 "2011-12-07T20:16:34Z")

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In my main FLA/SWF I wanna send a command to an external SWF to start loading external data.\<br\>\<br\>Then I want to import that external SWF into my main FLA/SWF. During this import/UrlRequest\<br\>I wanna use the bytesLoad…

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## [Dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/326344)

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**Author:** [@idans](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/idans)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/326344 "2011-12-07T19:28:49Z")

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Hi, I wrote a code that's suppose to change the number in a synamic text whn I press a button,\<br\>What did I do wrong? Object(root).currentNum=1; Object(root).pageNum.text = Object(root).currentNum; Object(root).arrowL…

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## [Dynamic text](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/326343)

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**Author:** [@idans](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/idans)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-text/326343 "2011-12-07T19:26:33Z")

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Hi, I wrote a code that's suppose to change the number in a synamic text whn I press a button, What did I do wrong? Object(root).currentNum=1; Object(root).pageNum.text = Object(root).currentNum; Object(root).arrowLe…

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## [Linked movieclip flickers like a strobe light on rollover](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linked-movieclip-flickers-like-a-strobe-light-on-rollover/326342)

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**Author:** [@somnamblst](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/somnamblst)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linked-movieclip-flickers-like-a-strobe-light-on-rollover/326342 "2011-12-07T15:16:01Z")

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The 5 movie clips called myMovieClip1-5 display on rollover as part of Flashloaded's PhotoFlow AS2 version. Adding actionscript to any of the movie clips in order to have an on release get URL, results in flickering on …

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## [Classic tween applied, but not rendering](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classic-tween-applied-but-not-rendering/326341)

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**Author:** [@Anataya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anataya)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/classic-tween-applied-but-not-rendering/326341 "2011-12-07T15:05:44Z")

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So, I have to take a number of flash files that I created and "stitch" them into one big file. I figured the easiest thing to do would be create one big flash file and then copy the frames from all the separate movies in…

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