A brilliant version of print_r for actionscript: http://dev.base86.com/solo/47/actionscript_3_equivalent_of_phps_printr.html
Global variables and functions in Actionscript 2
In order to reuse a variable from a different timeline within the same fla file you will need to register the inital variable or function as a _global. Todo this as a variable: _global.myString:String = "Andz"; Todo this as a function: _global.myFunction = function() {}
Actionscript conflicting class name
I had a problem today where I got a flash source file from one of my developers’ and I couldnt compile it because it said that there was a conflicting class name, however, it turned out to just be a timestamp issue. Read here for more information http://www.epresenterplus.com/blog/archives/000030.html