# Flash CS4 to Eclipse AS3 - Setting a stage, instantiating an object

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**Created:** [May 25, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs4-to-eclipse-as3-setting-a-stage-instantiating-an-object/289028 "2009-05-25T10:34:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![theblang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d2c977/32.png) [@theblang](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theblang)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-cs4-to-eclipse-as3-setting-a-stage-instantiating-an-object/289028/1 "2009-05-25T10:34:52Z")

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I have been working on a spaceship game using Flash CS4 and thus far have created a Ship.as class that is instantiated in the ShipGame.fla movie file. A friend recommended that I use Eclipse/FDE and do my entire project in actionscript rather than using the Flash CS4 IDE. I am running into some basic problems getting started that I was hoping I might get some help with.

1. How do I create a stage and set the frame rates, width, height, etc? Flash CS4 was doing this automatically for me.

2. How do I instantiate a Ship object into the stage and use a picture as the skin. Flash CS4 was also doing this for me with the import feature. I have read some about using drawing classes but would much rather import a picture.

3. I read that Key.UP, Key.DOWN, etc functions do not work in as3, but rather one should use Events. How might I accomplish the same thing the functions use to with as3? Also, does an event listen every time a new frame loads? I ask this because I would want their to be a difference in just tapping UP rather than holding UP.

Any help with any of these issues would be GREATLY appreciated. I feel like I can really hit the ground running once I get some of these beginning issues resolved. Thanks so much in advance.