Library symbols ignored

I am trying to instantiate and position a library asset
(MovieClip) programmatically. The classpath setting and import
directives, which work as expected for all other custom classes
(those which are not in the library), do not seem to affect library
symbols. It appears that the compiler works with its automatically
generated class for this (exported) symbol, while completely
ignoring my custom class for it. It is only when the custom class
resides in the root folder that it's respected; otherwise it's
ignored... This is not likely the result of some trivial error in
folder naming/hierarchy, or classpath/import settings/statements,
as I've meticulously ascertained this. But perhaps there is a
conceptual issue here that I miss. Although I've arrived at an
acceptable workaround to this problem, I'd love to understand the
reasons for this behaviour...
Many thanks for any comments!

Indeed. And the better way to tell the compiler where to find
it, it turns out, is by setting the base class appropriately in the
library, rather than by adding another directory to the
classpath...
Many thanks!

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Attaching a class to multiple library symbols

Hello again,
I'm so grateful for the help I've gotten so far!
Here's the situation: I wrote a class called ButtonGlow in
ButtonGlow.as. I made a movieclip with the "Base class:" of
"flash.display.MovieClip" and the "Class:" of "ButtonGlow". This
actually works!
Then I created a 2nd button on the stage. I right-clicked on
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I thought that was the purpose of making a class
I can't imagine making all my buttons in AS, because they are
graphics and I have to see them together. Doing it all in AS is
like doing it blind.
I would appreciate any insight from the Wise Ones.

Hello,
Can you upload the .fla so that I check?
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> Hello again,
>
> I'm so grateful for the help I've gotten so far!
>
> Here's the situation: I wrote a class called ButtonGlow
in ButtonGlow.as.
> I
> made a movieclip with the "Base class:" of
"flash.display.MovieClip" and
> the
> "Class:" of "ButtonGlow". This actually works!
>
> Then I created a 2nd button on the stage. I
right-clicked on that to enter
> the
> linkage information, but it would not let me enter
"ButtonGlow"
> The
> error is:
>
> Please enter a unique class name that is not associated
with other
> library symbols
>
> I thought that was the purpose of making a class
>
> I can't imagine making all my buttons in AS, because
they are graphics and
> I
> have to see them together. Doing it all in AS is like
doing it blind.
>
> I would appreciate any insight from the Wise Ones.
>

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Concise problem statement:
If you save with flash pro CC and then save with CS6, in the library panel, symbol names are changed.
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2. Open, save, and close with flash pro CS6.
3. Open, save, and close with flash pro CC.
Results:
A library symbol named "&#124".
Expected results:
A library symbol named "|".
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Hello
Please be patient with me because I'm not very familiar with flash.
I would like to know if there is a way to find out where is a symbol used into a Flash document.
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Entered hgolofns at 2009/11/01-06:27:20
libname=/export/home/odbc/ODBC60/lib/libodbc.so, funcname=SQLAllocHandle
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Oracle Corporation --- SUNDAY NOV 01 2009 06:27:20.637
Version 11.1.0.6.0
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setting HS_FDS_TRANSACTION_LOG to default of "HS_TRANSACTION_LOG"
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and: file /export/home/odbc/ODBC60/lib/libodbc.so
can you also please clarify your statement: .. and a generic ODBC libary (libodbc.so). Datadirect ODBC drivers come with their own driver manager ... and you have to use their driver manager with their drivers.

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