Flash :: Moving Graphic To Unknown Coordinates

X & Y Coordinates MOVING?
I am loading a XML file which contains lets say "9" "coupons". For each "coupon" that exists it fills it with the text content and creates a coupon "object". Then it positions them 2 accross and down however many.

So in my html I have some code that counts the # of coupons and then multiplies that by the size of 1 coupon "150px" . So if 9 coupons exist and I have them 2 across, I would have a total of 5 rows. I use a Math.ceil(count/2). This number is the number I use to resize the "Height" property of the object and embed tags in the html.

The problem is that is moves the x,y coordinates to the middle of the page whenever its scaled like this. therefore only about half of the coupons show up?!?

Here is the complete code for my movie...it exists on frame 1.

Code:
stop();
init = function (myXML) {
// do xml stuff
this.coupon_xml = new XML();
this.coupon_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
// when loaded - do couponLoaded
this.coupon_xml.onLoad = this.couponLoaded;
// move a level down
this.coupon_xml.parent = this;
this.coupon_xml.load(myXML);
};
couponLoaded = function (success) {
if (success) {
// if loaded - ready the couponNodes
// makes them easier to access
// do initCoupon
this.parent.couponNode = this.firstChild;
initCoupon();
} else {
trace("loading failed");
}
};
var ID = 4683;
var Xspacing = 0;
var Yspacing = 0;
var level = 1;
var counter = 1;
initCoupon = function () {
coupCount = this.couponNode.childNodes.length;
for (var i = 0; i<coupCount; i++) {
if (counter == 1) {
trace("# of Coupons = "+coupCount+newline);
var yStart = (((Math.ceil(coupCount/2)*300)/4)*-1);
trace("yStart= "+yStart);
}
var iterate = i;
trace("Iteration Count = "+iterate);
// var to shorten xml paths
var subNode = this.couponNode.childNodes[iterate];
// vars for initObj to follow
this.dealerName = subNode.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
this.topText = subNode.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
this.midText = subNode.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
this.bottomText = subNode.childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
this.expText = subNode.childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue;
this.address = subNode.childNodes[5].firstChild.nodeValue;
this.cUrl = subNode.childNodes[6].firstChild.nodeValue;
// build and position Coupons
// --------Get XY 0,0 cords...
trace("URL= "+cUrl);
trace("Counter = "+counter);
var modC = counter%2;
trace("modC = "+modC);
if (modC == 0) {
Xspacing = 155;
} else {
Xspacing = 0;
}
if (counter != 1) {
if (modC != 0) {
Yspacing = yStart;
yStart = yStart+155;
}
} else {
Yspacing = yStart;
yStart = yStart+155;
}
counter++;
// ------initObj for attachMovie
var initObj = {cUrl:this.cUrl, dealerName:this.dealerName, address:this.address, topText:this.topText, midText:this.midText, bottomText:this.bottomText, expText:this.expText};
var name = "couponHolder_mc"+iterate;
y = Yspacing;
x = Xspacing;
trace("X cord = "+x);
trace("Y cord = "+y);
trace("------------------------------"+(counter-1)+newline);
newCoupon = this.couponHolder_mc.attachMovie("coupon_mc", name, counter, initObj);
level++;
// -----Position and Scale the coupons accordingly
newCoupon._y = y;
newCoupon._x = x;
newCoupon._xscale = 50;
newCoupon._yscale = 50;
// --------Define onPress logic
newCoupon.onPress = function() {
trace("onPress Called! "+this.cUrl);
getURL("java script:window.open('"+this.cUrl+"','yourPopup','width=410,height=400')");
};
}
};
Stage.scaleMode = "noScale";
checkresizer = new Object();
checkresizer.onResize = function() {
newCoupon._height = Stage.height;
};
emptyClip.onEnterFrame = function() {
Stage.addListener(_root.checkresizer);
};
trace("URL= "+this.cUrl);
init("http://www.mysite.com/assets/sitecoupons/xml/xmlmultiple.asp?ID="+ID);

Please and thanks for any help!!!!

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I have a problem here that I can't seem to figure out with my limited action script skills...

I have this picture which has the dimensions 5599x660 and it's kinda like a moving background, it's moving to the left.

Now, when it reaches the end I want it to be replaced by the same pic...

Stage size is 950x720.

I came up with two possible options:

1. make a duplicate of the pic movieclip and place it on stage right behind the first one and then when the first one is off stage place it right behind the second one and so on...

2. have flash duplicate the pic automatically and place it right behind the original one (I read about that option somewhere I think it's called DuplicateMovieclip)

Now I tried to go with option #1:

Code:

var xspeed:Number = 20;
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if (this._x < -5600) {
this._x = 5598;
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--> 'img2' is place right behind 'img' on stage

So here's the problem:

1. it works, but after the first round - it goes through image 1 (img) then through image 2 (img2) perfectly and then when it's supposed to place image 1 right behind image 2 there's a space of about 100 pixels between them... I don't know why because I gave the right x coordinates in the code...

2. now when u still go on and u go through (the misplaced) image 1 (img) and then u come to the point where it's supposed to place image 2 (img2) right behind image 1 there's also a space between them but only maybe of 5 pixels...

How come that with the same pictures with the same code for both of them it's doing something different both times ?

Any help is greatly appreciated and I thank u in advance for that !!

Regards,

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i can think that just multiplying the delta x and delta y by a certain number

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I am looking for a dynamic method to handle imported data of unknown length and put it into an array of a specified length. Since the data length is unknown, the creation of the arrays to hold the data needs to be dynamic as well. I'm not quite sure how to approach that. For ease of explanation, lets say I have an array of 200 items and I need arrays populated with a length of 10. I need to create 20 dynamic arrays to hold the data. So far, in a quick test I used a simple for loop to handle the data being pushed into predefined arrays like this...
code:
var count:Number = 2;
importedData = ["item1", "item2", "item3", "item4", "item5","item6", "item7", "item8", "item9", "item10"];
myItems2 = [];
myItems3 = [];
function arrLoad() {
for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) {
myItems2.push(importedData[i]);
}
for (var j = 0; j < count; j++) {
myItems3.push(importedData[j + count]);
}
trace("Item2 array=" + myItems2.sort());
trace("Item3 array=" + myItems3.sort());
}
arrLoad();

Any better suggestions?

Thanks in advance
NTD

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