yeah somebody tell us how to use variables. uh.. oh.. dont pay attention to that man behind the curtain. The Great and Powerful Pope de Flash has Spoken. (Smoke, Fire and Thunder) The truth is If you want to learn code best to learn java script and youll have a better understanding of how it works. I my self come from a desingers angle so I've had to learn code the hard way. You should post this in the actionscript forum so you can get the pro's from dover to help you out. Regards, Bill

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