# Spaces
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spaces/8216
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 15, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spaces/8216 "2002-11-15T23:40:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@jeremy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jeremy)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spaces/8216/1 "2002-11-15T23:40:38Z")
I was just wondering how strict flash is when it comes to spaces with AS.
something like:
varName = 23;
vs.
varName=23;
which do you think is better? and where (if anywhere) would someone run into problems using one way versus the other.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spaces/8216/2 "2002-11-16T00:13:53Z")
It isn’t too strict on that.
If you use MX there is an autoformat button in the Actions panel, I love that button, youdon’t have to worry about spacing or putting the ; symbols in the right place, or indenting right. Just press the button and it does that for you.
It does not automatically close } tags though and it will not format if there is an error in your code (which is a good thing).
It is good to know when and when not to space or add things though, but as a backup there is always that button.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spaces/8216/3 "2002-11-16T01:14:22Z")
thanks, I didn’t even know about that button.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spaces/8216/4 "2002-11-16T03:38:59Z")
No problem 🙂