I first encountered the issue with the RecordSet's filter() method around May of this year while working on a project with Flash MX. At the time, I documented it and mentioned the fix without actually posting any code on it.
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I'm in the process of migrating Opal, our Enterprise SMS Messaging RIA for Telrock Communications, from Flash MX To MX 2004 and I just ran into a very interesting issue that appears to be related to case sensitivity and variable scope. The migration, at this point, does not involve a move from AS1 to AS2 -- it is purely aimed at a Flash MX 2004 recompile optimized for the Flash 6r65+ player to reap the performance gains.

Returning to the issue at hand, the following code works in Flash MX: (more...)

I just realized that we had accidentally disabled registrations and, of course, you need to register to post comments... I believe that would explain a certain lack of comments on this site :)

I've just enabled registrations and, furthermore, I've transferred all current accounts from onRelease.org so you don't have to re-register if you have an account there. You can use the same username and password to login and post comments here.

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Do you use the Project Panel in Flash MX 2004? If so, then do we have a present for you!

We recently started porting a large project from Flash MX to Flash MX 2004 and the prospect of having to recreate the project's folder structure and add each .as and .fla file to the Project Panel by hand seemed almost as exciting as getting two simultaneous root canals while listening to endless tracks of Barry Manilow! So, instead, we wrote FLP Maker.

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