# (FMX)/(F5) simple question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 11, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190 "2003-11-11T14:23:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![doobie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@doobie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/doobie)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/1 "2003-11-11T14:23:12Z")

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lets sy i have a movie with a black backgound with a white dot in the center. how do i make this dot invisible then visible again sort of flashing on and off using action script. i want it to be fast by the way.

thanks!!!🙂

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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:** [November 11, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/2 "2003-11-11T14:48:02Z")

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have a movie that has two frames that will just keep on running over and over

frame 1 property .root.dot.visible = 1  
frame 2 properyy .root.dot.visible =0

or the dot movie has 1 frame with the dot and one without!

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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:** [November 11, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/3 "2003-11-11T14:54:42Z")

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Place this on the timeline your movieclip is in:

```auto

swap = function() {
mc._visible = !mc._visible;
};
vis = setInterval(swap,150)

```

You can control the speed by changing 150 ms to a lower or higher value.

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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:** [November 13, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/4 "2003-11-13T02:09:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Voetsjoeba \*  
> \*\*Place this on the timeline your movieclip is in:

```auto

swap = function() {
mc._visible = !mc._visible;
};
vis = setInterval(swap,150)

```

You can control the speed by changing 150 ms to a lower or higher value. \*\*

It doesn’t seem to eork. both suggestions

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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:** [November 13, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/5 "2003-11-13T19:22:56Z")

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It definately works, I tested it out. Are you sure you gave the correct instance name ?

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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:** [November 14, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/6 "2003-11-14T14:56:28Z")

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okay. in the script you wote as a sample which one there is the instance name of the movie clip? and should the script be plced on the mc itself or in the timeline?

thanks

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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:** [November 14, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/7 "2003-11-14T18:17:32Z")

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```auto

swap = function() {
        mc._visible = !mc._visible;
};
vis = setInterval(swap,150)

```

mc is the name of the movieclip. The script should be placed on the timeline in which mc is in.  
🙂

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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:** [November 15, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/8 "2003-11-15T02:21:16Z")

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i’m uisng flash . it’s still not woking? what am i doing wong

first a ceted new document then insert\>new symbol\>movieclip. I ust daw a simple box. i place the movie clip on my main stage gave it an instance name “mc” then i put the actins on the first frame of my timeline? i test it and nothing happned

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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:** [November 15, 2003, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/9 "2003-11-15T08:32:49Z")

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That’s funny, I did the exact same but it works for me.

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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:** [November 16, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/10 "2003-11-16T04:37:30Z")

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ummm can you send me a file in Flash 5 fromat. unexpected ile format warning.

Thanks again

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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:** [November 16, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/11 "2003-11-16T07:46:22Z")

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The [font=courier new]setInterval[/font] function is not supported in Flash 5! 😛

You’ll need to use an [font=courier new]onClipEvent (enterFrame)[/font] handler:

```auto
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
this._visible = !this._visible;
}

```

And welcome to kirupa forum, by the way. =)

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**Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/12 "2003-11-16T07:55:44Z")

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finally.

thanks. i guess i just hve to increase fps to make it faster

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**Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/13 "2003-11-16T08:00:09Z")

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Yep, you’d need to increase the FPS. 🙂

And no problem. 😉

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**Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-f5-simple-question/35190/14 "2003-11-16T10:30:50Z")

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This was Flash 5 !? How could I know ? (FMX)/(F5) doesn’t say much if it’s FMX or F5 … 😛