ActionScript 2.0 :: Finding Instnaces With Instance Names On Them In The Timeline

Jul 3, 2008

I'm working on a site that I received from a co-worker and it�s done with AS2 and the code and instance names are all over the place and it�s really hard for me to follow the code path to change things. I know how to track down what frames and elements have actions through the actions panel but what kind of stumping me is how to find instances with instance names on the stage that are scattered all over the instances that make up the movie. Is there a way to get a log of what instances have instance names attached to them and where they are located in the timeline?

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