# New in Flash cs3..AS 3 question

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**Created:** [June 3, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-in-flash-cs3-as-3-question/262106 "2008-06-03T12:30:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![sharki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@sharki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sharki)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-in-flash-cs3-as-3-question/262106/1 "2008-06-03T12:30:43Z")

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which changes it has from the AS2?  
When I try to write action for button,the flash dosen’t allow me that…why?  
tnx :]

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**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-in-flash-cs3-as-3-question/262106/2 "2008-06-03T12:57:22Z")

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There are a lot - too many to start naming here. The ability to put code on a button is one - and the code to assign actions to a button from the timeline is another. Here is an ActionScript reference:  
[http://www.adobe.com/go/AS2toAS3](http://www.adobe.com/go/AS2toAS3)

And Flash help should do you a lot of good as well. I also have the following tutorial which may also be of use:  
[http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/](http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/)

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**Author:** ![sharki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@sharki](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sharki)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-in-flash-cs3-as-3-question/262106/3 "2008-06-03T13:21:46Z")

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[quote=senocular;2335484]There are a lot - too many to start naming here. The ability to put code on a button is one - and the code to assign actions to a button from the timeline is another. Here is an ActionScript reference:  
[http://www.adobe.com/go/AS2toAS3](http://www.adobe.com/go/AS2toAS3)

And Flash help should do you a lot of good as well. I also have the following tutorial which may also be of use:  
[http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/[/quote]](http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withflashcs3/%5B/quote%5D)

I don’t think you understand me. What I mean is that in AS2 you could write action scripts in a ‘movie clip’ for example whereas in AS3 the flash dosen’t give me the option to do it… why is it???

hope you understand me

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**Author:** ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-in-flash-cs3-as-3-question/262106/4 "2008-06-03T14:18:39Z")

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If by “in” you mean once you have it selected, then yes, I understand you. That is typically known as “on” a movie clip - the term I used. And as I said (or, I guess implied), you cannot do that in AS3. You have to use a timeline script or a custom class.

Just read the second link I posted