# Curiously want to know : Where do you guys learn action scripts?

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 12, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034 "2003-04-12T11:53:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![genelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ce7236/32.png) [@genelo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/genelo)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/1 "2003-04-12T11:53:57Z")

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Books? Website? Which one?

Where to start?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/2 "2003-04-12T12:01:05Z")

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online communities like this, open-source FLA files and books help a lot =)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/3 "2003-04-12T12:02:15Z")

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There is one book that you need, [ActionScript for Flash MX - The Definitive Guide](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/059600396X/kirupacom/002-8772194-3997608)

The rest is tutorials and boards like this one.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/4 "2003-04-12T12:14:33Z")

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If I don’t have much knowledge in scripts (I know little about Perl)  
is it harder for me to learn action scripts?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/5 "2003-04-12T13:56:53Z")

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i dind’t know any scripts when i started, but after some tutorials on this site and board i started learnin… 🙂

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**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/6 "2003-04-12T15:31:36Z")

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That book is fine. It even has a short introduction for nonprogrammers.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/7 "2003-04-12T23:45:18Z")

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For myself, I made a logical approach to AS…

I studied 3 years common languages (C/C++, ASM, Cobol, Java, SQL). In my spare time, I learned HTML and CSS (not WYSIWYG html - hardcore, handwritten, html 4.0).

After this diploma, I made an Art Diploma - “3D and Game Design”.

Meanwhile, I then made my class on javascript and PHP… and finally AS, which combine the programming language and the art. 🙂

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**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/8 "2003-04-13T01:59:14Z")

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I knew some Visual Basic, and then all I did was pick up my Action Script dictionary (in flash: Help \> ActionScript Dictionary). Some of the tougher stuff I just asked specific people and looked at a lot of examples.

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**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/9 "2003-04-13T02:33:25Z")

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\<B\>Actionscript Dictionary/Reference!!!\</B\>

> **[KIRUPA | become a better web developer](https://www.kirupa.com)**
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> With our thoughtfully clear, concise, and casual content, become a better (or more awesome) web developer really quickly!

  
[www.kirupaforum.com](http://www.kirupaforum.com)  
[www.flashkit.com](http://www.flashkit.com)  
[www.bit-101.com](http://www.bit-101.com)

You can find an online version of the AS Dictionary (dunno why since it comes in Flash anyway, but just in case you are away from flash or something like that) here…

[http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action\_scripts/actionscript\_dictionary/](http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/action_scripts/actionscript_dictionary/)

The rest was just A LOT of practice and experimenting with different ways to implement things I learned and things I did in Tutorials. Practice and Experimentation are probably the most important when learning AS because it helps you to better understand what exactly you are working with and why.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/10 "2003-04-13T07:24:22Z")

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Firends of Ed books, and the Moock one for daily reference.  
Messageboards in case of problems,  
looking at the code in flashkit flas  
coding and debugging…

übung macht den meister  
(this one’s for you, lost… 🙂 )

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**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/11 "2003-04-13T07:35:28Z")

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Eyez: ja… vom wissen kommt stärke. Ich hoffe, daß ich den richtig sprach 😛

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**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/12 "2003-04-13T12:30:35Z")

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Eh oui, c’est en forgeant qu’on devient forgeron, les amis 🙂

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**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/13 "2003-04-13T16:15:27Z")

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Ilyas: ce qui? 😛 :trout:

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**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/14 "2003-04-14T12:36:27Z")

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Oh! And I thought people should communicate in English while on a thread! :sigh:

Gumene! 😛

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**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/15 "2003-04-14T14:59:30Z")

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Did you just call me a gumene!!! WHY I OUGHTA… wait… whats a gumene :q: :trout: 😛 j/k

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/16 "2003-04-15T10:46:02Z")

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hahahaha that was suppose to be sorry in japanese!

cheers

gumenasai!

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**Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/17 "2003-04-15T16:17:58Z")

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Man… first you say your sorry then call me a gumenasai!!!

HAHAHA… just kidding :beam:

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**Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/18 "2003-04-16T01:28:24Z")

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No worries. I understand you being “lost” and all. lol 😃

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**Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/19 "2003-04-16T02:37:34Z")

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Yes… yes I am ☹

[SIZE=1]where am I again?[/SIZE]

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**Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/curiously-want-to-know-where-do-you-guys-learn-action-scripts/18034/20 "2003-04-16T11:11:32Z")

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hey lost, do you have any good ideas about cover preloaders (ie like [2advanced.com](http://2advanced.com))? I’m kind of out of ideas.

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