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ActionScripting Basics: Using setProperty

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In the Target field, I’ve filled in the name of the target clip as _root.widgety; I always use the _root just to be on the safe side, to make sure that Flash understands that it needs to be on the top level when it’s searching for the instance by the name widgety. (Yes, “widgety” is a technical term. Really.)
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