Mouse.hide();

var points:Array = [];

var distance:Number = 1;

var numPoints:Number = 250;

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("string", 100);

for (var p = 0; p < numPoints; p++) {

          points.push([_xmouse, _ymouse]);

}

function onEnterFrame() {

          points[0][0] = _xmouse;

          points[0][1] = _ymouse;

          string.clear();

          string.lineStyle(3, 0x000000, 100);

          string.moveTo(points[0][0], points[0][1]);

          for (var a = 1; a < numPoints; a++) {

                    angle = Math.atan2(points[a][1] - points[a - 1][1], points[a][0] - points[a - 1][0]);

                    points[a][0] = points[a - 1][0] + (Math.cos(angle) * distance);

                    points[a][1] = points[a - 1][1] + (Math.sin(angle) * distance);

                    string.lineTo(points[a][0], points[a][1]);

          }

}