# Random alpha using actionscript

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-alpha-using-actionscript/251321>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 7, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-alpha-using-actionscript/251321 "2008-02-07T11:04:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![pm83](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@pm83](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pm83)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-alpha-using-actionscript/251321/1 "2008-02-07T11:04:17Z")

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Hi

I have a world map created from individual circles in Illustrator, I need to take this into Flash and fade the circles in randomly to create the map.

The map is made up of 100s of circles so obviously I want to avoid creating 100s of instances of the same movie clip and positioning them randomly on the timeline.

I am looking for any advice on the best way to achieve this using actionscript.

If the fading of the circles could be random each time the movie loads this would be a bonus but it’s not a necessity.

Any help is much appreciated

Thanks