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Adding Multiple Instances Of The Same Movieclip
Hi! I have a bunch of buttons that are in an array, and when you click on a button, a specific movieclip is placed on the stage. I just realized that I can only add one instance of a movieclip. For example, if I click on the crayon button, an image of a crayon appears, but nothing happens if I click the button again. How do I allow for multiple instances of the same movieclip to be placed on the stage?

Here is the code I'm working with:

PHP Code:

var itemsByButtonCog:Dictionary = new Dictionary();
var itemArrayCog:Array = [//Cognitive
 new mcMirror(), new mcBrain(),
 new mcCalendar(), new mcClock(),
 new mcBook(), new mcCalculator()];

var buttonsCog:Array = [//Cognitive
 cogChar_mc.cogCharContent_mc.mirror_btn,
 cogChar_mc.cogCharContent_mc.brain_btn,
 cogChar_mc.cogCharContent_mc.calendar_btn,
 cogChar_mc.cogCharContent_mc.clock_btn,
 cogChar_mc.cogCharContent_mc.book_btn,
 cogChar_mc.cogCharContent_mc.calculator_btn];

for(var j:int = 0; j < buttonsCog.length; j++){
 buttonsCog[j].index = j;
 buttonsCog[j].buttonMode = true;
 itemsByButtonCog[buttonsCog[j]] = itemArrayCog[j];
 buttonsCog[j].addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, itemMoveCog);
}

function itemMoveCog (event:MouseEvent):void {
 var itemCog:Sprite = itemsByButtonCog[event.currentTarget];
 itemCog.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, pickUp);
 itemCog.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, dropIt);
 MovieClip(root).mainStage_mc.addChild(itemCog);
}

Thanks in advance for any help!

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Adding All Instances In A Scene To An Array
I want to instruct actionScript to look at my scene, go though each item on it (e.g. all of the check boxes and radio buttons) and add each of these items that have got an instance name into an array.

I can't think of a simple solution to this. Can anyone help please?

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Adding Multiple Instances To One Function
Hey there,

I'm having trouble adding multiple instances to one function, however theres one small difference in each function, is there a way around having to repeat the setInterval function button everytime?

Thank you in advance

below is the code i'm working with and there ten buttons;

Code:
answerOne.onRelease = function(){
var P = _root.Patents_1;
_root.infoPanel.T.embedFonts = true;
_root.infoPanel.T.text = nn;
_root.infoPanel._visible = true;
var x:Number;
obj = new Object();
obj.interval = function() {
_root.infoPanel._visible = false;
clearInterval(x);
}
x = setInterval( obj, "interval", 4000 );
};

answerTwo.onRelease = function(){
var P = _root.Patents_2;
_root.infoPanel.T.embedFonts = true;
_root.infoPanel.T.text = nn;
_root.infoPanel._visible = true;
var x:Number;
obj = new Object();
obj.interval = function() {
_root.infoPanel._visible = false;
clearInterval(x);
}
x = setInterval( obj, "interval", 4000 );
};

and so on.........................

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Adding Different Actionscript To Multiple Instances From The Same Symbol
well thats it, kind of. i have a movie, inside that movie is a button, and a layer with animation that is activated with script when the button is moused over, with the use of the call action. i have about 10 instances of the movie on my scene, however i dont know how to add different actions to one instance without it affecting them all. i'm a bit of a beginner to actionscript, so i dont know what to do. i could upload the file if it might help. well, if anyone understands what i am trying to do, and knows how to do it...let me know, i could really use the help.
thanks, Ben

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I had a general question about adding many flash embeds on a page. I have a page with 12 transparent, non-animating swf files, ech showing a single static images and each roughly 20k in size. But my concern is that on slower machines this might be taxing on the CPU, cause memory issues, maybe page loading issues...?

Any thoughts on this or other concerns?

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Adding Thousands Of Instances Of A Movie Clip
I am trying to add around 20,000 instances of a single small movie clip (HexTile) from the library into a container Sprite using actionscript. The problem is it loads immediately and it loads very slowly, so I would like to know if there is a way to preload it? The class that adds the movie clip library symbol (World) is not the document class, nor is it referenced from the document class. I have tried dragging an empty sprite linked to World, and I have tried exporting it to other frames as well is preloading it as it's own .swf...any suggestions would greatly appreciated! The code looks like:

Attach Code

public class World extends Sprite
{
private var map:Sprite;
function World()
{
map=new Sprite();
addChild(map);
placeTiles();
}
//Place hexagon tiles onto the map
private function placeTiles(map_width:uint=75,map_height:uint=75):void
{
var tempTile:HexTile;
for (var i:uint=0;i<map_height;i++)
{
for (var j:uint=0;j<map_width;j++)
{
tempTile=new HexTile();
map.addChild(tempTile);

}
}
}
}

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Looping (or Adding Multiple Instances) Of MoveClips
Hey guys,
Im making a navigation and ive ran into a hang up, i want the content to repeat over and over when i scroll, but am not sure how to do it.

this is my setup:
I have a Swf that holds my controls (up/down). This swf loads another swf into a "holder" MC that acts as the content for the display.
The problem I am having is that i want for the content to loop over and over, so its seemless when you scroll. However, using the seup ih ave now, Im not sure how to acheive this. Any ideas or pointers guys?

Heres my code for the parent SWF

Code:
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;

uparrow.onRelease = up
downarrow.onRelease = down

onEnterFrame(loadMovie("newprojectsSLIDER.swf",holder));

var ypos:Number = holder._y;

function up (){

var ytween:Tween = new Tween(holder, "_y", Strong.easeOut, ypos, ypos+105, .8, true);
ypos+=105;
}
function down (){
var ytween:Tween = new Tween(holder, "_y", Strong.easeOut, ypos, ypos-105, .8, true);
ypos-=105;
}
newprojectsSlider.swf is the "content" then the buttons move the MC holding it up or down.

You can find the sample Here

Thanks a Million

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Adding Multiple Instances Of A Movieclip To Stage
Hi there,

Still in the process of learning AS3 and was wondering how to attach multiple instances of a movieclip to the stage. In AS2 I would do the following:

Code:
for(var i = 1; i <= 10; i++){
attachMovie("myMovie", "myMovie" + i, i);
}
but I can't figure out how to do this with AS3.

Any ideas?

Bob

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Adding Action To Button Stops Other Action.
Flash MX.....

I have two frames, there resides on the stage a button with the instance name "blabla".

First frame actionscript is.....

blabla._y = blabla._y + 1;

Second frame actionscript is........

gotoAndPlay(1);

The button slides down the screen when published, that is the desired effect.

Problem..... as soon as I add any actionscript to the button, even just two comment slashes "//", the movement stops.

I have a feeling that there is some really basic concept that is flying over my head at the moment.

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Action To All Instances Of A Button?
Anyone know how I can assign an action to all instances of a button?
thanks.

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How Do I Put Multiple Instances In One Action?
So here is what I've got:
//
on (releaseOutside, rollOver) {
gotoAndPlay("go");
}
on (rollOut) {
gotoAndPlay("out");
}
on (release) {
this.gotoAndStop(25);
if (_parent.mc1._currentframe>1) {
_parent.mc1.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
}
on (release) {
if (_parent.mc2._currentframe>1) {
_parent.mc2.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
}
on (release) {
if (_parent.mc3._currentframe>1) {
_parent.mc3.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
}
on (release) {
if (_parent.mc4._currentframe>1) {
_parent.mc4.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
}
on (release) {
if (_parent.mc5._currentframe>1) {
_parent.mc5.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
}
on (release) {
if (_parent.mc6._currentframe>1) {
_parent.mc6.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
}
//

So How do I put all of thes into one
on (release) { action?

Your help is very much appreciated. THANKS!!!

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Same Button Action For Multiple Instances
I have a button that appears in several places within my flash file. They all link to the same URL. I'd like to put just one piece of action script for "get URL" that will apply to all instances of the button. Can this be done? Thanks

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Assigning Same Action To All Instances Of A Button?
Hi.
I have two buttons used extensively throughout my project. The actions for the buttons always stay the same.
Button 'a' will always be:

Code:
on(release)
{
prevFrame();
}
Button 'b' will always be:

Code:
on(release)
{
nextFrame();
}
Without assigning these same actions to every single instance of the button, is there any way to assign an 'on release' action for every instance of a button to do the same throughout the movie? Just saves me repetition of code.....and time....

Thanks.

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Press Action In Graphic Instances
I got an imported round graphic and would like to add so actionscript so that when i click the graphic it will go to xxx frame.
I tried the on (press) command it said this only use in button instances.How can I make this in graphic instances??

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Tarhetting Multpe Instances For A 'setProperty' Action
IS it possible to list several instances to be affected by a get property, eg:

setProperty ("home", _alpha, "80");
setProperty ("tv", _alpha, "50");
setProperty ("comp", _alpha, "50");
setProperty ("links", _alpha, "50");
setProperty ("shop", _alpha, "50");

Here just end up with one setProperty action

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I Wonder, How Does One Delete Unwanted Instances In The Action Panel?
Hello everybody,

I WONDER HOW DOES ONE DELETE UNWANTED INSTANCES IN THE ACTION PANEL???

And it is difficult to select an instance on the stage if it is underneith another... is there a way of doing it?

Thanks,

Sam.

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Making Button Instances In An Action Script Menu
Hiya,

im using Flash MX, and im rather new to it. I d/l'd a sample menu here and wanted to edit it for my own site. I forgot who created it tho so i cant find it unless i search thru all the samples... thats alot, so ill just link to the fla here.
The thing is that this menu has links, that i want to open a html in a frame below the one this menu is in. But the links arent button instances so the 'on release geturl' blabla doesnt work.
I read somewhere i could post code here, so...

stop();
function createMenu(names, targets, labels, x, y) {
this.itemName = names.split(",");
this.itemTarget = targets.split(",");
this.frameLabel = labels.split(",");
_root.menuBase.duplicateMovieClip("menu_1", 1);
this._x = x;
this._y = y;
for (i=1; i<=this.itemName.length; i++) {
this.attachMovie("menuItem", "menuItem_"+i, i);
this["menuItem_"+i].name = this.itemName[i-1];
this["menuItem_"+i].itemTarget = this.itemTarget[i-1];
this["menuItem_"+i].frameLabel = this.frameLabel[i-1];
//this["menuItem_"+i].buttonover._width = this.itemName[i-1].length;
this["menuItem_"+i]._width = this.itemName[i-1].length*10;
if (i>1) {
this["menuItem_"+i]._x = this["menuItem_"+(i-1)]._x+(this["menuItem_"+(i-1)]._width)/2+(this["menuItem_"+i]._width)/2;
}
}
}
function createsubMenu(names, targets, labels, x, y) {
this.itemName = names.split(",");
this.itemTarget = targets.split(",");
this.frameLabel = labels.split(",");
_root.submenuBase.duplicateMovieClip("menu_1", 1);
this._x = x;
this._y = y;
for (i=1; i<=this.itemName.length; i++) {
this.attachMovie("menuItem", "menuItem_"+i, i);
this["menuItem_"+i].name = this.itemName[i-1];
this["menuItem_"+i].itemTarget = this.itemTarget[i-1];
this["menuItem_"+i].frameLabel = this.frameLabel[i-1];
//this["menuItem_"+i].buttonover._width = this.itemName[i-1].length;
this["menuItem_"+i]._width = this.itemName[i-1].length*10;
if (i>1) {
this["menuItem_"+i]._x = this["menuItem_"+(i-1)]._x+(this["menuItem_"+(i-1)]._width)/2+(this["menuItem_"+i]._width)/2;
}
}
}
_root.menu.createMenu = createMenu;
_root.menu.resetMenu = resetMenu;
_root.menu.createMenu("Home,About Us,Contact,Inventory", "_root,_root,_root,_root", "main,aboutus,contact,inventory", 50, 8);

link to .fla: http://members.home.nl/nio/menu.fla

I want to change the names of the items in the list. (home, about us, contact etc.) and probably the number of items. And the names of the submenu items. I can do that, but the menu doesnt work anymore then. I also want (i want alot:P) to be able to change the menu items that have a submenu..
And have those menu items, and submenu items, actually open something in a frame below the one this menu is in.

Any help/advice/pointers in the right direction would be greatly appreciated :-)

//kabooomi

[Edited by kaboomi on 07-21-2002 at 11:36 PM]

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Changing Graphic Symbol Instances From Action Script
FLASH MX

1) ACTION SCRIPT INSTANCE SWAPS
I have a little movie clip that zooms a picture in and out. I want to play the movie clip over and over but with a different image each time a button is clicked. Will I be able to do the equivalent of the SWAP INSTANCE button?

2) BROKEN TWEENS
I wonder if this will be appropriate anyway as I have trouble changing it by hand as it breaks the TWEEN I have between 2 keyframes using the same symbol, a small version going to a big version.

3) NUMERIC RESIZES
Nightmare anyways as my version of Flash won't allow me to change an instance size to 3000 pixels, I get an INVALID SIZE AND POSITION error but I can use the SCALE TOOL to get there with a lot of faffing about.

This is all driving me spare, any suggestions. )c8

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Hi,
Have come across a problem when trying to use action script in a movie clip symbol (created in the Library) and using an instance in a layer in the main move.

The action script which is in the movie clip instance seems to work differently to how it would if the exact same code was in a script layer in the main time line (or u could say that is doesn't work the the way it should).

I have 2 examples of this:

- XML.load(); loads but does not parse (ie load xml into DOM), yet returns success = true in the onLoad call back.

- scope of Array objects seems to be limited. That is an array (in this case containing the XML) is not accessible from the next frame. or rather does not exist in the next frame. Trying to assign this array to a globaly declared array results in a zero length array.

has anybody come across this before? if so is this a known problem or am i doing something wrong?

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Ok, I found a cool tutorial on adding actions to buttons but its for Flash 4, and Im using flsh 5 so its confusing. I just want that when you mouse over the button, a little box or something goes around it, and then when you click on it, it takes you to the url. Can someone please explain to me in really easy terms for a very new newbie how to do this? Thanks.

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I want to load a jpeg into an instance of a movie clip. I looked in the tutorials and found this: function previousSlide (firstSlide,lastSlide,slideName,slideText) {
i = i-1;
newSlide = slideHolder.loadMovie(slideName + i + ".jpg");
newText = loadVariablesNum(slideText + i + ".txt", 0);

_root.newSlide;
_root.newText;
}

I have tried this over and over using my code and can not get it to work. My code is pic.loadMovie("ur3.jpg");
I have an instance of a blank movie clip named pic on the main timeline. If I change the name of the file called I recieve Error opening URL "file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/bcunningham/Desktop/documents/TRANSFER/pictures/ur.jpg"

So I know it enters the loadMovie because I do not get that when I have an actual file named ur3.jpg in the correct directory. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I'm using Flash 5.

What I want to do is add sound to an action, an example listed below.

if(mMon==24){
Play this sound
}
if(mMon==43){
Play another sound
}
if(mMon==88){
Play another sound
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What code do I need to use to make it work? Sounds are *.wav files.

Any help would be great.

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Adding A PHP Tag To The GetURL Action?
Hello, you all. I have a question for all you action-script guru’s because I do not have a clue!

The Marketing dept. here at work have decided they need track clicks from webmasters having unique ID numbers from the existing Flash nav. Say that a surfer arrives at a page from an address such as:

http://www.somesite.com/index.html?revid=1014

To include this extension to a normal HTML anchor tag, it would look like so:

<A HREF="join.html<? revid(); ?>"onClick="exit=false"></A>

Originally, one of the Flash nav links simply stated;

on (release) {
getURL("join.html");
}

Including this to my existing Flash navigation via the getURL action, I learned is a different story! The output window shows errors up-the-yang.

on (release) {
getURL("join.html<? revid(); ?>, onClick=exit=false");
}

This did not work too well!

So, the questions are…where does one include this nested PHP tag in the actionScript? Also, where…and how to include the exit pop-up script, "onClick="exit=false?"

Could someone PLEASE school me?

Thank you so much!

Dorian~

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I have created a telephone keypad in a learning module for users to practice calling our hospital emergency number, ext. 5555.

With rollover the #5 highlights to red.

Upon release I have added a wave file for the sound of the #5 on a touch tone keypad.

Now I would like to add a script that once they have clicked on the number 5 four times, applause or some exclamation of success will play. I want this to only occur if they actually dial the full extension.

I am struggling with the code. Any suggestions? I am using MX 2004.

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Adding Action To XML Menu
Hello,

I was wondering if anybody would be kind enough to assist me with my actionscript problems. I have acquired a component XML Menu from a site and a tutorial on preloading and transitioning dynamic files. The problem that I am having is that I have no idea on how to link these two items. On the tutorial page, they tell me to make an actions layer and add the following code:

code: b1.onRelease = function() {
if (_root.section != "profile.swf") {
_root.section = "profile.swf";
_root.transition.gotoAndPlay("closing");
}
};
b2.onRelease = function() {
if (_root.section != "gallery.swf") {
_root.section = "gallery.swf";
_root.transition.gotoAndPlay("closing");
}
};
b3.onRelease = function() {
if (_root.section != "photos.swf") {
_root.section = "photos.swf";
_root.transition.gotoAndPlay("closing");
}
};

That code obviusly is for the basic buttons on the tutorial but I what I need is for the tutorial's loading and transitioning to be triggered by the XML Menu.

Here is the code for the XML menu (theres more but I believe this is the only relevant part):

code: //--------------------------------------------------
#initclip 1
CollapseButtonClass = ProtoLinkClass();
CollapseButtonClass.inheritFrom(MovieClip);
Object.registerClass("CollapseButton", CollapseButtonClass);
CollapseButtonClass.prototype.init = function() {
if (!this.alpha) {
this.alpha = {start:0, top:100, bottom:0};
}
this.yinactive = this._y;
this.y = this.yinactive;
this.bgObjParams = {width:this.parent._width_, height:this.parent._height_, colourthis.butType == 'secondary') ? (this.parent.sColour) : (this.parent.pColour), alpha:this.alpha.top, resize:false, applyColour:true};
this.txtObjParams = {x:1, y:1, w:this.parent._width_ - 20, h:this.parent._height_ - 0, applyBground:false, applyFocus:true, title:String(this._name), applyIndentthis.butType == 'secondary') ? (true) : (false)};
this.id = this.attachMovie("Rectangle", "bg", 1, this.bgObjParams);
this.id = this.attachMovie("TextBox", "txt", 2, this.txtObjParams);
this.active = false;
this.enabled = true;
};
CollapseButtonClass.prototype.onSignal = function() {
if (this.enabled) {
if (!this.active) {
this.butType == 'secondary' ? this.bg.setColour(this.parent.sColour) : this.bg.setColour(this.parent.pColour);
var newOpacity = Mouse.isWithin(this, true) ? this.alpha.top : this.alpha.bottom;
this.bg._alpha = Math.approach(this.bg._alpha, newOpacity);
} else {
this.bg.setColour(this.parent.aColour);
}
if (this._y <> this.y) {
this._y = Math.approach(this._y, this.y);
}
}
};
CollapseButtonClass.prototype.onMouseUp = function() {
if (Mouse.isWithin(this, true)) {
this.parent.sID.playSound(this.butType);
if (this.butType == 'primary') {
this.parent.activateObj(this.uid);
if (this.butAction != null) {
trace("Action specified in XML: " + this.butAction);
}
} else if (this.butType == 'secondary') {
trace("Action specified in XML: " + this.butAction);
}
}
};
#endinitclip
//==================================================

I am not sure if it will be helpful but, here is the sample XML file:

Quote:

<menu>

<item name="Menu1" action="loadClip">

</item>

<item name="Menu2" action="loadClip">





</item>

<item name="Menu3" action="loadClip">











</item>

<item name="Menu4" action="loadClip">





</item>

<item name="Menu5" action="loadClip">

</item>

<item name="Menu6" action="loadClip">

</item>

</menu>

Thanks in advance to anybody willing to help.

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when i choose "Option 3" --> this.selection.gotoAndPlay (1);

so that it act like a drop down menu....

i really appreciate the help anybody can rendered.

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code:

_global.t_depth = 1;
t_mcs = [t_ele, t_u, t_c, t_a, t_s, t_m, t_o, t_t, t_t2, t_t2b, t_a2];
for (a=0; a<t_mcs.length; a++) {
t_mcs[a].scaleTo(50, 1, "easeOutElastic");
t_mcs[a].onRollOver = function() {
this.scaleTo(100, 0.5, "easeOutElastic");
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};
t_mcs[a].onRelease = function() {
variable = t_mcs[a];
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can someone help me i keep getting

1120: Access of undefined property aboutus. aboutus.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, buttonClickHandler);

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Hi all,

I've got a problem with an actionscript class - basically within the class I attach a movie clip, to which I need to add an onRelease action. I've added a trace action in the code below (see the red lines), but what I really need to do is pass it a property of the class (namely the target...) which I know is out of scope... but there must be some way to pass it... Help, I'm going nuts here... I tried setting the action from outside ie.
preview1.myMC.onRelease = function(){
trace(preview1.myTarget);
}
which doesn't work at all.

Is there any way of passing a reference to the object? I tried completely rewriting the code, associating the class IconPreview with the preview movie clip in the library and instantiating it by attaching movie instead of declaring a new class, but then I had other weird problems, like the setInterval not firing for a start, and trying to apply the action to the whole IconPreview object didn't work either.

I'm completely out of patience with this. Any help *greatly* appreciated...

The bones of the code is this:
/****************** preview class ****************/
class IconPreview{
// declare variables
private var iconImage:String;//the image for the preview
private var order:Number;//page one, page two etc.
private var double:Boolean;//double page or single
private var isOn:Boolean;//whether its' the current preview
static var container:MovieClip;//containing element
static var spacing:Number; //space between one preview and another
public var myMC:MovieClip;
private var t;//interval
private var imageLoaded:Boolean;
public var myTarget:String;

// constructor
function IconPreview(piconImage:String, porder:Number, pdouble:Boolean, pmyTarget:String){
this.iconImage = piconImage;
this.order = porder;
this.double = pdouble;
this.myTarget = pmyTarget;
this.isOn = false;//all switched off at start
container = _root.previewContainer;
spacing = 5;
this.myMC = _root.previewContainer.attachMovie("preview", ["preview"+this.order], _root.previewContainer.getNextHighestDepth());
this.t = null;
this.imageLoaded = false;
this.createClip();
}

function createClip(){
this.myMC._alpha = 0;
this.myMC.loadMovie(iconImage);
this.t = setInterval(this, "positionMC", 500);
}

// position the mc
function positionMC(){
if(this.myMC._height!=0){//not loaded
this.imageLoaded = true;
this._height = myMC._height;
this._width = myMC._width;
clearInterval(this.t);
var yPos = spacing;
yPos += ((myMC._height + spacing)*(this.order-1));
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