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One of the more popular entries of this blog describes How to Jump to a Random Frame Label.  The ActionScript 2.0 involved is very straightforward, weighing in at a mere 5 lines.  Its sole purpose is to choose a random label once at the beginning, then go to it (then stop).  In the Comments section, a visitor named Heather asked for a variation in which the movie starts at a random label, then proceeds to the remaining labels in order, looping around to the beginning, if necessary, to hit each label once.  I offered some suggested code, and eventually a number of other visitors asked for yet another variation:  how to jump randomly to a whole series of labels — without repeats.  That takes a bit more code, but it’s certainly doable.  Let’s take a look.  Keep reading »