Editing a library symbol from ActionScript

In the authoring environment I can edit a library symbol and
all on-stage instances based upon it reflect the changes. How can I
do the same thing in ActionScript? There seems to be no way to
address a library symbol.

that's correct, at least with actionscript. you can edit
library symbols with jsfl.

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Flash crashes when I backspace in a blank TextField while editing a library symbol.

Steps to reproduce. Reproducible every time.
Open Flash CS6, draw a big (classic,input) text field, convert it to a library symbol, then remove the symbol from the stage.
Go to the library, double click the symbol you just created in the library to edit it, then double click the text field to edit the text (currently blank).
Press "Enter" key ten times to make ten blank lines, and then press the backspace key ten times to delete the lines. Flash crashes upon the tenth keypress. If by chance it doesn't crash right away, just press enter a few more times times and backspace an equal number of times and it will crash.
I took a video of it happening at least 3 times. I was editing a project file, trying to make a field just big enough for ten lines by creating the blank lines and dragging the text field handle to resize it, but it was crashing when I tried to remove the blank lines.
Since I was able to make it happen on a brand new file drawn from scratch as well, I figured it was a serious bug and not just a problem with the file I was working with. Also, it seems to occur only when the textfield's type is "input". It stopped happening if I changed the type to "dynamic".

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Editing playlist on iTunes using shared library from iPad 3 is faulty. Would it be possible to fix please?
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Hey
Environment:
Flash Lite 2.0
ActionScript 2.0
Would like some tips about how to use ActionScript to load
symbol from the Library and place the symbol on a specific frame in
the main timeline... I also want to specify (using ActionScript)
where on the stage the symbol get put on the stage....
I've read about LoadMovie, but it seems like it's for loading
exernal movie clips, but I have the movie clip (a symbol of type
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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to get the id from a dynamic created symbol from library.
When dynamically creating the symbol directly on the stage (or composition level), there's no problem.
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Below some examples using both "getChildSymbols()" and "aSymbolInstances"
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Could it be this only works on the stage/ composition level only and not inside a symbol?
The following methods to achieve the same are indeed possible, but i simply DON'T want to use them in this case:
1) Storing a reference of the created symbol in an array and call it later by index.
2) Giving the items an ID manually on creation and use document.getElementById() afterwards.
I can't believe this isn't possible. I am probably missing something here.
Forgive me I am a newbie using Adobe Edge!
I really hope someone can help me out here.
Anyway, thnx in advance people!
Kind Regards,
Lester.

Hi,
Thanks for the quick response!
True this is also a possibility. But this method is almost the same of "Giving the items an ID manually on creation and use document.getElementById() afterwards".
In this way (correct me if i'm wrong) you have to give it an unique ID yourself. In a (very) big project this isn't the most practical way.
Although I know it is possible.
Now when Edge creates a symbol dynamically on the Stage (or composition level) or inside another symbol it always gives the symbol an ID like "eid_1391853893203".
I want to reuse this (unique) ID given by Edge after creation.
If created on the stage directly you can get this ID very easy. Like this;
var m_item = sym.createChildSymbol("m_item","Stage");
var symbolChildren = sym.getChildSymbols();
console.log(symbolChildren[0].getSymbolElement().attr('id')); // ok eid_1391853893203
I want to do exactly the same when created INSIDE another symbol.
var m_item = sym.createChildSymbol("m_item", sym.getSymbol("holder").getSymbolElement());
Now how can I accomplish this? How can I get the Id of a dynamically created symbol INSIDE another symbol instead of created directly on the stage?
This is what i'm after.
Thnx in advance!

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TSWAccordion.js
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http://www.yourdomainname.com/Accordion/TSWAccordion.css
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limitations and are lacking so many obviously needed features.
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read it to contact their feedback/wishlist for Flash and complain
about their Quizzes getting short shrift. Features badly needed
are:
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always appear.
- options to enter name and have it appear on Results Page
along with date and number of times the quiz has been re-taken.
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/*--------------VERSION CONTROL
INFORMATION----------------------
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Little bit of an update...
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