# Balloon on a string effect help needed!

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 24, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/balloon-on-a-string-effect-help-needed/287017 "2009-04-24T16:01:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![ianrendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e57/32.png) [@ianrendall](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ianrendall)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/balloon-on-a-string-effect-help-needed/287017/1 "2009-04-24T16:01:29Z")

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Hi guys,

I really need some help with this one. I’ve searched the web and can’t find anything.

Basically, I’m making a Flash advert for a party company. I’ve got some balloons in it that randomly move about the stage on their own. What I want to do now is attach some ‘string’ to the bottom of each balloon, and have it move or dangle realistically with the movement of each balloon.

Below is a link of the sort of string effect I’m looking for. But instead of the mouse pointer moving the string, I want the random balloon movement to do it.  
[http://www.geocities.com/clownstaples/swf/ballonstring.html](http://www.geocities.com/clownstaples/swf/ballonstring.html)

I’ve also attached my work in progress advert for you to take a look at.  
[http://content.thisis.co.uk/somerset07/digital/partypacksdoublempu.zip](http://content.thisis.co.uk/somerset07/digital/partypacksdoublempu.zip)

I’m a real newbie at Flash and AS so the simpler the explanation, the better!  
Thank you in anticipation,  
Ian