Mystery Glitch

The following statements:
import fl.controls.UIScrollBar;
import fl.controls.ScrollBarDirection;
are producing the following compile time errors:
1172: Definition fl.controls.UIScrollBar could not be found
1172: Definition fl.controls.ScrollBarDirection could not be
found
These errors are repeated twice in the compiler error output.
If I drag a scrollbar onto the stage then delete it, these
errors don't appear and the test file compiles normally.
A few days ago this problem did not exist, but any import
directive now seems to produce this error.
Being very new to Flash and AS, I'm totally baffled.
Thanks in advance!
Alan

Thanks, Rob. That solves it, and explains why dragging a
component onto the stage then deleting it makes it go away. I'll
ignore the fact that there is no logical reason for it on the
surface, and assume there's is some engineering logic hidden in the
depths. :)

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Message was edited by: Colin McClelland1

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