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Sequential Tweens Via AS?
Hello, I'm a newbie to actionscript. I'm trying to learn how to control movie clips a little better via Actionscipt.
That effect that I'm trying to get are sequential tweens with AC. Let say I have H-e-l-l-o and applied AC to each letter. I can get the letters to tween all at once but how do I control when each letter tweens?

This is a the script I have so far.

onClipEvent (enterFrame){
if (_root.ball_mc._xscale < 200, _root.ball_mc._yscale < 200){
_root.ball_mc._x = 1;
_root.ball_mc._y = 1;
_root.ball_mc._xscale += 50;
_root.ball_mc._yscale += 50;
}else {
_root.ball_mc._x = 1;
_root.ball_mc._y = 1;
_root.ball_mc._xscale -= 100;
_root.ball_mc._yscale -= 100;
}
}

I have a feeling I have to pass a function to the other letters. How do I do that? Thanks.

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Help Sequential Anim AS
hi, i'm a newbie in AS.

I work in Flash MX 2004. I experiment with an effect: in a MC (rectangle_mc) i create an anim (rectangleAnim_mc), and using AS to place multiple rectangle_mc in stage forming a matrix 7x5 (total of 35 elements); ok, i try to play the rectangleAnim_mc in sequential, like a wave, like rollover the mouse over the AnimMC, but i didn't achieve this. I try to insert a time delay, setInterval, but don't work.

The stage is 700x500. The sequential anim execute when release a button.

First frame in Actions layer:

Code:
xpos = new Array(0,100,200,300,400,500,600);
ypos = new Array(10,90,170,250,330);

k = 0;

function createRec () {
for (i=0; i<=6; i++) {
for (j=0; j<=4; j++) {
_root.attachMovie("rectangle_mc", "rectangle_mc"+i+j, k);
indRec = _root["rectangle_mc"+i+j];
indRec._x = xpos[i];
indRec._y = ypos[j];
k++;
}
}
}

createRec();

function recAnim1 () {
for (i=0; i<=6; i++) {
for (j=0; j<=4; j++) {
indRec = _root["rectangle_mc"+i+j];
_root.indRec.rectangleAnim_mc.gotoAndPlay("all");
//-> in this line i try to insert a delay
}
}
}

The button:

Code:
on (release) {
recAnim1();
}

Please help. Excuse my english

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Sequential Animation.......
Hi,
I have the following code to play animations titled "idle1","idle2"....."idle6" where idle1, idle2....... are frame labels respectively. The animations are playing randomly but i want them to play sequentially. pls help........

if (time>3) {
n = "idle" add (random(6)+1);
tempX = _root.helper._x+random(200)-100;
tempY = _root.helper._y+random(200)-100;
if (tempX<60) {
tempX = 60;
}
if (tempX>710) {
tempX = 710;
}
if (tempY>430) {
tempY = 430;
}
if (tempY<-300) {
tempY = -300;
}
if (n == "idle5") {
_root.notPresent = true;
_root.texttime = 20;
_root.text = "

Double click me ";
if (tempX>630) {
tempX = 630;
}
_root.targetx = tempX;
_root.targety = tempY;
_root.action = "speak";
_parent.gotoAndStop("speak");
}
if (n == "idle6") {
_root.slideshow();
if (tempX>630) {
tempX = 630;
}
}
_root.targetx = tempX;
_root.targety = tempY;
_root.action = n;
}

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Sequential FLV Playlist
Hi, am currently using netstream/netconnection to playback a series of short flvs through a video component.
I'm currently loading one video, and then letting the user select a new video from a column of buttons at the side of the movie.
How can I go about creating a playlist so I can playback the videos sequentially, whilst still being able to select a new video from the side column of buttons?
I've looked at Lynda.com's tutorial into playing back FLVs sequentially using the list component and XML, however, I wish to use buttons rather than a list populated by XML.
So, to recap, how can I playback, let's say 3 flvs sequentially whilst being able to change the currently playing video using buttons?

All advice is much appreciated.
Thanks,
DigiPencil

My progress thus far:
www.dedicatedmicros.com/ukftp/FLVHUB/hub.html

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Sequential Functions
Hi,

I've got a flash movie that loads external swfs into a container upon button clicks. Each button feeds a function called 'getSection' with a string called 'section'.

I want it to:

1. Fade out the container,
2. Once faded, load the movie and display the loader
3. Once loaded, fade the container back in.

I intend to keep the functions I have defined below and have created a fadeMovie function that I found to be particularly useful.

The trouble is that the all of the functions fire at the same time, and I can't figure out how to seperate them. I've trued having the fade function return true when faded or false when still fading, but I've either handled it incorrectly or completely missed the point.

I've been using flash casually for years, though this is the first attempt I've had at scripting a movie solely through it's first frame. I intent to cut back the processes running on my websites through the use of too many simultaneous onEnterFrames and if statements as listeners.

This is the first time I have posted on any development forum as it's the first time I haven't been able to find my own solution. I have no idea what to search for. Every other time documentation or Google -and, through Google, Actionscript.org - has done the trick.

Code:
// Prepare load and transition
function getSection(section:String) {
fadeMovie(sectionCont, 0);
loadMovie(section.toLowerCase()+".swf", sectionCont);
displayLoader();
fadeMovie(sectionCont, 100);
}
// Fade object
function fadeMovie(fadeMC:MovieClip, alphaTo:Number) {
fadeMC.onEnterFrame = function() {
fadeMCalpha = Math.round(fadeMC._alpha/5)*5;
if (fadeMCalpha<alphaTo) {
fadeMC._alpha += 5;
return false;
} else if (fadeMCalpha>alphaTo) {
fadeMC._alpha -= 5;
return false;
} else {
fadeMC._alpha = alphaTo;
delete fadeMC.onEnterFrame;
return true;
}
};
}
I would greatly appreciate any help I can get.

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Sequential Loader Using Xml
Hello guys Im haveing a issue with my loader class, I'm trying to load my images when one completely loads, and then the next will load etc.. Anyways heres my issue that I'm haveing when i publish my swf i get a compileing error stateing.

TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
at main_dynamic_fla::MainTimeline/done()

I believe its how the display list works, I'm still new to the actionscript 3.0. Please help thanks I have uploading my files using senduit.com.

Here is the url where its located!

http://senduit.com/6a71e2

thanks

abel gudino

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Sequential Preloader
Hi,

I am getting very frustrated trying to finish off my sequential preloader.
The problem is that it works absolutely fine when the site is accessed through a mac but fails when a pc user tries.

Basically I have a movie that loads itself before preloading 5 submovies. The submovies are loaded into a target clip with the instance name 'container' The script to o this is below. What it does is the following: It duplicates the container clip and renames it container1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and then loads a movie phase1, 2, 3, 4, 5 respectively. The script will only perform this sequence (duplicate, load, loadNext) only once the previous movie has finished loading.

Here is the script:

The container clip has the following attached to it:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (_root["load"+this._name]) {
if (total_bytes == null) {
total_bytes = this.getBytesTotal();
} else {
// controll bar - standard % preloader code
loaded_bytes = this.getBytesLoaded();
remaining_bytes = total_bytes-loaded_bytes;
percent_done = int((loaded_bytes/total_bytes)*100);
loadBarnum = int((loaded_bytes/total_bytes)*211);
setProperty("_root.loadbar", _width, loadBarnum);
_root.percent = int((loaded_bytes/(total_bytes+1))*100) add "%";

if (percent_done == 100) {
_root["load"+this._name] = false;
_root.loadNext();
}
}
}
}

The clip is in a frame with the following script:

// initialize counter variables
count = 0;
// how many movies are we going to be loading?
numMoviesToLoad = 5;
// define our loadNext function
function loadNext() {
_root["loadcontainer"+count] = false;
if (count<numMoviesToLoad) {
count++;
var newName = "container"+count;
_root.container.duplicateMovieClip(newName, count);
loadMovie("phase"+count+".swf", _root[newName]);
_root["load"+newName] = true;
} else {
gotoAndPlay("Scene2", 1);
}
}
loadNext();

This works absolutely perfect on a mac, but on a PC it fails - only the main movie and the first sub-movie load, then it stops and does the other movies only if you refresh the browser after each one.

WHY????????????

I realise this is a lot to take in, but any help would be awesome!

By the way, my site is
www.tobiasbusch.com
Check it out!

Thanks!

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How To Load Sequential Swf's
I'm using Flash 8 pro, and an animator rather than actionscript jockey, so need some help with this basic task:

I have a series of separate swf files that I want to load sequentially (after each is finished playing) into a movieClip (called 'swfPlayer') in my main movie timeline. I'm able to load the first swf file into the movie clip, but I'm not sure what actionscript to use to load the next movie after the first is finished playing.

Since I need the next swf to play when the previous has finished, and the length of the movies will vary,I figured I could have a command in the last frame of each swf, telling the next swf to load into the same movieclip that the current swf is sitting in. I have access to all the original .fla's, so can add actionscript on the last frame of each.

I've tried placing a LoadMovie command in the final frame of the swf, telling it which swf to load next, but I'm not sure how to tell it to load it into the movieClip 'swfPlayer' in my main movie. I guess somehow I need to target that movieClip, but now sure of the syntax to do it.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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GotoAndPlay Not In Sequential
I want my movie to play not in sequential such as by pressing a button at frame 1 it goes to frame 5 first then frame 3 the frame 2 then frame 6 then frame 4, it stop at frame 4. By pressing a button at frame 4 it goes back to the frame 1. By pressing the button again at frame 1 it goes to play frame 2 then frame 4 then frame 6 then frame 5 then frame 3 and stops at frame 3. By pressing a button at frame 3 it goes to frame 1 and pressing the button it goes to frame 4 then frame 2 and so on........randomly. There is only one button at frame 1. How is the action script for this scenatio ?

Thanks.

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Sequential Fade In
Hi -
I was just put in charge of a Flash 8 project that I was taken off of about 8 months ago. Politics aside - the little AS I did know - I don't anymore. So I appreciate any patient coaching.

I'm trying to fill the stage with elements (buttons and movieclips) one by one. Instead of putting each element in a timeline with a tween, I ventured into some coding. I discovered this FadeIn code in the Flash 8 Documentation. I've found that its fine for one element but I have 10. So I made an array of all the elements (I'm only showing 5 here) and got stuck. I was thinking there must be a way to loop thru the array and apply the FadeIn function to each but I cannot get there from what I know.

TIA your expert input.
JL

Attach Code

// This got ugly real quick.
// I used this code to fade stuff in...
// for the sequence I stack these code blocks
//as the target_mc returns true it triggers the next
// function to fade in the next element.

var alpha_interval:Number = setInterval(fadeInImage, 50, txt_English);
function fadeInImage(target_mc:MovieClip):Void {
target_mc._alpha += 5;
if (target_mc._alpha >= 100) {
target_mc._visible = true;
clearInterval(alpha_interval);
FadeIn_txt_SkipInstructions();
}
}

// Brutal! - Change of tactic.

// my elements have long names so I declared vars
var E1:MovieClip = txt_English;
var E2:MovieClip = txt_SkipInstructions;
var E3:MovieClip = txt_Instructions;
var E4:Button = btn_SkipInstructions;
var E5:Button = btn_Instructions;

// Then built an array of all the vars
var EngArray:Array = [E1, E2, E3, E4, E5];

// How am I doin' so far?
// That's where I'm stuck

Edited: 04/18/2008 at 04:02:10 PM by jlucchesi

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[FMX] Two Sequential Functions For One Mc
Hi I would like to give two actions to one movie clip. I mean when I push a button a movie clip has to execute two sequential function. The second function has to wait for the first function to complete before it starts.

To see an example click the following link:

Link

Entering the site and clicking on one of the bottom buttons gives the result where I'm looking for.

After the first time clicking on, let's say annoucements, clicking on one of the other buttons is giving the result the the white mask cover the stage and the opens again and an other mc becomes vissible.

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Sequential LoadMovie
Hi,

I'm trying to load some swf movies using loadMovie, but I'm having the folllowing problem:

There are three movies: 1.swf, 2.swf, and, 3.swf.

=> 1.swf loads inside 2.swf
=> 2.swf loads inside 3.swf

When I test 3.swf, it plays only 1.swf (exacly where I put it in 2.swf - coordinates) but doesn't play 2.swf.

Everything looks correct, includind the containers.

All actionscript is in the frames and I'm using Flash MX.

Can anyone help, please?

Thank you in advance,

matnog.

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Sequential Preloading (once And For All, XML)
Hello Everybody,

I want to fine-tune my working portfolio setup.
It's builds a row of thumbnails and when pressed the
portfolio item aka website or graphic is loaded in a larger version included
with information and link to the specified project.

To make it look allot smoother, i want to incorporate a sequential preload of the thumbnails
Now:Visualize a row of 20 small thumbnails on a horizontal row...
When they get loaded a want a small preloader inside and exact size of the thumb: for example filling the thumb from left to right and on loadcomplete it gets transparent..

I searched a lot of forums for sequential preloading, but no succes..

Hope someone can/wil bring up some usefull code...

here is my actionscript:

ActionScript Code:

Code:

showItemType = "website"
// DisplayInfo is used when an item is pressed
// it shows the infobox_mc, assigning the content of the selected item
function DisplayInfo(mc){
infobox_mc.title_txt.text = mc._parent.itemTitle_txt.text;
trace(mc._parent.itemTitle_txt.text);
infobox_mc.content_txt.text = mc.itemDesc_text;
infobox_mc.url_txt.text = mc.itemUrl_text;
infobox_mc.image_mc.loadMovie(mc.itemImage_text)
}
// define basic variables for setting up the menu
var item_spacing = 150; // how far menu items are spaced veritcally
var item_count = 0; // counts menu items as they are added from the XML
// CreateMenu creates a menu based on the XML object passed.
// It loops through all the items with a for loop adding clips to the menu_mc
// movieclip on the timeline, defining the appropriate text where and thumb needed
function CreateMenu(menu_xml){
// start with the first item in the XML
var items = menu_xml.firstChild.firstChild.childNodes; // menu -> menuitems -> child nodes array
for (var i=0; i<items.length; i++) {
// only continue if the type of this item is = showItemType
if (items[i].attributes.type == showItemType) {
// create variables for our elements
var itemTitle = items[i].firstChild; // same as items[i].childNodes[0]
var itemDesc = items[i].childNodes[1]; // second childNode
var itemUrl = items[i].childNodes[2]; // third childNode
var itemThumb = items[i].childNodes[3]; // fourth childNode
var itemImage = items[i].childNodes[4]; // fifth childNode

// Create a menu item movie clip in the menu_mc instance on the main timeline
// for each item element offsetting each additional further down the screen
var item_mc = menu_mc.attachMovie("menu_item","item"+item_count, item_count);
menu_mc["item"+item_count]._y = item_count * item_spacing;
menu_mc["item"+item_count]._x = i%50*120;
menu_mc["item"+item_count]._y = Math.floor(i/50)*87

// assign text using nodeValue to get the text
// from the text nodes and CDATA sections
menu_mc["item"+item_count].itemTitle_txt.text = itemTitle.firstChild.nodeValue;
menu_mc["item"+item_count].main_btn.itemDesc_text = itemDesc.firstChild.nodeValue;
menu_mc["item"+item_count].main_btn.itemUrl_text = itemUrl.firstChild.nodeValue;
menu_mc["item"+item_count].main_btn.itemThumb_text = itemThumb.firstChild.nodeValue;
menu_mc["item"+item_count].main_btn.itemImage_text = itemImage.firstChild.nodeValue;
menu_mc["item"+item_count].thumb_mc.loadMovie(itemThumb.firstChild.nodeValue);
// set the onRelease of the item button to the DisplayInfo function
menu_mc["item"+item_count].main_btn.onRelease = function(){
DisplayInfo(this);
}

item_count++;
}
}
DisplayInfo(menu_mc.item0.main_btn);
}

// manage XML
// create new XML object instance, remembering to ignore white space
var squirrel_xml = new XML();
squirrel_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
// define an onLoad to create our itemDesc menu when the XML has successfully loaded.
squirrel_xml.onLoad = function(success){
if (success) CreateMenu(this);
else trace("Error loading XML file"); // no success? trace error (wont be seen on web)
}
// load the xml file!
squirrel_xml.load("portfolio.xml");

Thanks for your efforts..!

Best

Arn

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Sequential Loading
Ok, this should be pretty straight forward except I can't wrap my head around it. I am using XML and the moviecliploader class in Flash 8 to import images with a loop looking somewhat like this:

ActionScript Code:
for (var i:Number = 0; i < nTotalImages; i++){

// Attaches the MovieClip "image" from the library
var imageContainer = _root.attachMovie("image", "image"+i, i);

// Loads the image from the "photoImage"-array using the MovieClipLoader "image_mcl"
image_mcl.loadClip(photoImage[i], imageContainer.container);

}

My problem is that I want these images to load sequentially. Image number 2 can't start loading until image number 1 has finished loading. The reason for this is that the images all have different widths but they have to sit next to each other. With the moviecliploader they all start loading simultaneously and then there is no way to place the images correctly. I can get the width and height of the most recently loaded image with a listener and the onLoadInit-command I guess?

So to sum up what I want (but can't work out): An image is loaded via moviecliploader and its width is set in a variable. When it is fully loaded and placed on the stage the next image loads and is positioned to the right of the first image and so on and so forth.

Can anyone point me in the right direction here?

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AS Sequential Functions
m in a sticky situation.

I'm scripting animation and i have broken each sequence into a function that calls the next function when finished. The problem is when I initiate the function again, by clicking another button. The previous string of functions is not stopped and i get a double animation happening at the same time.

My questions is: Is it better contain all tweening functions in a single large function? or is there a way to clear all running functions?

The logic currently looks like this.

*Click*
call TweenImgAlpha -> imgalpha complete
call TweenImcContainer, imgcontainer complete ->
call load image, loadimg complete ->
call tweenImgAlpaUp.

So using the mx.tween class i tween a mc then us onTweenComplete to call the next tween function.

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[AS3] Sequential Loader
I am building a gallery and wanted to add in a sequential loader. This is my first stab at it and it works except for an error message that I cannot figure out.

I have a mc in my library with a class name of Thumb. Inside that mc is another mc called GalleryHolder which is where I am loading the images into.

Can someone help me out and give some feedback on how I can improve this.

Thanks

Error message:

ActionScript Code:
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter url must be non-null.
at flash.display::Loader/flash.display:Loader::_load()
at flash.display::Loader/load()
at Untitled_fla::MainTimeline/loadImages()
at Untitled_fla::MainTimeline/completeListener()

ActionScript Code:
var imageArray:Array = ["pg-t-01.jpg", "pg-t-02.jpg", "pg-t-03.jpg", "pg-t-04.jpg", "pg-t-05.jpg", "pg-t-06.jpg"];

var n:int = imageArray.length;
var offsetX:Number = 0.0;

function loadImages():void
{
if( n )
{
var imageURL:String = imageArray.shift();

var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener( Event.COMPLETE, completeListener );
loader.load( new URLRequest( imageURL ) );
}
}

function completeListener( event:Event ):void
{
var mc:MovieClip = new Thumb();
mc.x = offsetX;

addChild( mc );

mc.GalleryHolder.addChild( event.target.content );

offsetX += mc.width;

loadImages();
}

loadImages();

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XML Sequential Flv Problem
nevermind. i fixed it by changing the drag constraints even more.... 1px wasn't enough, it had to be 2.

using the modifications to lees tutorial from this thread:

http://www.gotoandlearn.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3941

i have the flv's playing sequentially which is great. but, the one problem i can't seem to fix is that when you drag the scrubber all the way to the right it cycles through the list very quickly. in an ideal world when you scrub towards the end of each flv, it would stop just short and play the last second or two then move on to the next one.

i have tried changing the values of the width of the loadbar and the scrubber, but it doesnt seem to help.

thanks in advance.

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Need help to do the following:

On button release:
- load a movie to level1
- play this movie to a certain frame number
- unload this movie
- load a new movie to level1

Thx in advance

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I need to load a sequence of rather long - and heavy - movies into an existing movie, and i wonder whether it's possible to preload a movie once a preceding movie has finished loading *but is still playing*?

How can this be done? And is there any performance hit on the movie that is actually playing if this sort of background preloading is going on?

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Easy One - Sequential Fade
Hello,
//MC 1, instance name "coutu" has this code attached:
onClipEvent (load) {
this._alpha = 0;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
_alpha += 5;
}
//MC 2 instance name "coutu2" has this code attached
onClipEvent (load) {
this._alpha = 0;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (coutu._alpha==100) {
this._alpha += 5;
}
}
//What I am trying to achieve is that a series of MCs that each in turn fade on when the previous one's alpha property reaches 100. I get no errors with this, MC 1 fades on, but not MC 2. To my not-very-codey head, this seems like it ought to work.
Thanks for the help,
Ben

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Help With Sequential Preloading ( Flash 5 ).
Hello all

Been messing around with a site. what i need to do is sequentially preload 10 external .swf's into the main movie. Once each file has preloaded, the user must be able to chose it even if the other files have not fully preloaded ie. choose file 1 whilst the rest are downloading. I need to control actions via buttons which must always remain on top whilst the external files load beneath.

I have seen the http://www.rui-camilo.de/main.html. This is exactly what I need to do. The preloaders become buttons.

Anyone have any suggestions.

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Hi,
Im outputting sequential files into .png format for use in an av presentation. The problem is that the movie clips within the movie show only the first frame of the clip. Why is this? whats the point of this? Why do the output files not display as they would in a normal swf file?

I wanted to output the movie as a quicktime movie, but the very vague information on macromedias site "suggests" that this is of a lower quality......why? Is this to do with the "flash media handler"? Does the FMH compess the files?

Any info on this matter will greatly appreciated
Thanks

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i have 150 images (from five seconds of video at 30 fps) that i want to import into flash as (if this is the best way) sequential keyframes. i want to use the trace bitmap option to make them vectorized so when played in sequence they look like animations (inspired by the movie waking life!). i've attempted importing them all in the import window, but when i import any batch of files they all just show up on the stage and no sequential images option is presented. all of the files are named with numbers at the ends of their filenames. can anyone shed light? this might sound vague, so if you need me to further clarify i'm ready to. thanks for the help in advance!

alec

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Hi all!
Using FLash 5 on Mac running OS9.2 here at work.
Created a single FLA that within I have created 5 movie clips. I want these MCs to play one after the other on the timeline.

I have set up a separate layer for each movie clip in scene 1 and have dragged in each MC to a new frame one after the other. Ie. First movie clip that should play is frame one, second is positioned on frame 2 etc.

I have added a stop action in each MC frame on scene 1 thinking the MC will play (and not loop) and then go to the next frame and play the next MC in order. Sounds logical to me, but flash doesnt think so!

What happens is that it will play frame 1 and stop and not goto the next frame and play the next MC. If I add an action within a MC like "stop ();" and then "gotoandplay ("scene 1", 2);" it just loops the current MC and won't go to the next frame that holds the next MC that should play.

damn annoying!

any help would be great! do i need to add additional actions?

cheers
sab7

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i have a mc that when clicked, its duplicated and the dupe has a start drag script and can be placed on a droptarget. what is the easiest way to set the name of the duplicated mc so that i can click on the original, drag and drop it, and do that multiple times with each clip having its own instance name?

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MX2004Pro, fp7, as2

I'm working on a map, with mc's on the stage for each region, with instance names map0-map18. I'm trying to get each region to fade in sequentially with the following:
code:
i = 0;
map = "map"
function loadMap(){
clip = map+i;
clip._alpha = 0;
clip.onEnterFrame = fadeIn;
i++;
trace(clip);
trace(i);
}
function fadeIn(){
if (this._alpha < 100) {
this._alpha += 5;
trace("fadeIn");
}
}
loadMap();

Even though trace(clip); returns map0 as it should, it seems I'm unable to do anything with the 'clip' variable - _alpha has no effect and the fadeIn function doesn't run. If I set it to clip=map0 everything works, but I need to be able to have the value of 'clip' change with each run of loadMap. What am I missing?

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I need some help with some ActionScript.
I've created a simple quiz game with several true or false questions. The game script that I found works fine but I needed to make the questions to appear in random order. I found a "randomize" script online.

Here's the script that I'm using to randomize:
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay(frameNumber);
choices = ['q1', 'q2', 'q3', 'q4', 'q5', 'q6', 'q7', 'q8', 'q9'];
frameNumber = choices[random(choices.length)];
}

I need help with script so that the questions appear only once... To randomly cycle through each question (labeled q1-9)

Once it goes through all the questions it should go to the "end sequence".

I'm still pretty new to Flash and ActionScripts...
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

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Hi,
I am trying to accomplish something on my website.
First I have a page with a bunch of jpg plus 2 swf movies one at the top of the page & one at the bottom... This is what i'm trying to do, load all the jpg first.. once this is complete, load the swf at the top - once this is done playing load and play the swf movie at the bottom - then done - no looping..
Anyone have any ideas.. i can get one movie to load last after the jpgs with an onload event - but i don't know how to get the second movie to start.
Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

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I've been working on a solution that downloads and begins playing the first movie in the sequence while caching the others in the background. Before I go and tackle that in AS, I'm wondering:

Is it even possible to seamlessly load-swf, play-swf, unload-swf, load-next swf, play-swf, etc.? These don't need to be controlled with a play/stop button, just pulled from a directory and sequenced... The SWFs contain FLV video so I'm also wondering if I'm barking up the wrong tree and it's better to use a streaming server with some sort of dynamic XML playlist. Anyways!

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Hi all,

This should be simple but its driving me mad.
I need to load a number of images at the same time, but load them in sequence, so top down: 1,2,3 etc.

Example here

I'm using a loop at the moment, but it doesn't have to be a loop. I know I need to check if the first image has loaded before loading the next. I'm stuck and would appreicate any advise or suggestions. The solution needs to be dynamic, as it will make up a larger app. with lots of images

code:
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var id = 1;

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Brenton
http://www.theillustratedlife.com
aim: scribintoons
yim: brentonasimpson

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Hello,

I am new to actionscript but not new to flash.

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My player is a simple scroll pane with 5 buttons.
Is there a way to push a > button to make it load movie2.swf, and then the next push it would load movie3.swf, and so on.
yes if I am going to step forward, I would like to do it in reverse etc.
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And the preloaders internal function for playing the loader animation that is 100frames long.

Code:
lastFrame = 1;

function loadedIndicatorFrame() {
var pctLoaded:Number = Math.floor(_parent._parent.getBytesLoaded() / _parent._parent.getBytesTotal() * 100);
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Code:
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Hi,

I'm trying to set up a function that will carry out one thing and then do another.

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For clarity, this would be for use with an eventlistener.

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the big problem with this is, when i click on
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http://www.actionscripts.org/showMovie.php?id=355

It works great on the Mac but on a PC with IE 6 it gets hung up on the 1st swf.

I did some more testing on this issue and found that if you use the original tut code and files on the web, it works fine on Mac Safari and IE 6 on PC. I added additonal swfs, made the proper changes to the code and it still worked fine on both platforms. However, as soon as I pasted the code and movie clips into a different fla file, the hanging in IE on the PC problem occured. Even using the exact same external swfs, instance names, etc.
On the Mac, it still worked fine.

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>> Then I want to perform another animation immediately following the balls, perhaps I will have another ball bounce in from the top. All in this i perfect sequence one after the other.

My Comment:
I would normally use an empty movie clip and add the ActionScript to control the animations above at lets say increment of five frames. This is my way of using a movie clip timeline to control sequential animations-- a "timeControl clip," as I usually name the movie clip.

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The file can be found at: http://www.frankelphotography.com/fpsite2.zip
I think i have everything set up pretty much the way that it should be, but i can't figure out how to get it to work. What i want is for when a button on the top is clicked, it will first advance to the end of the animation, and then go to the frame that holds the label of the button that was clicked on.... I hope that makes sense....

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I am making a website with multiple swfs. I want to load three swfs one after the other into separate levels.

At first I used a for loop which worked except I could only load into one level and of course the first two swfs were overwritten.

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Frame 1

stop();
//--------------------<MCL>-----------------------\
var myMCL:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var myListener:Object = new Object();

myMCL.addListener(myListener);

myListener.onLoadProgress = function(target_mc:MovieClip, loadedBytes:Number, totalBytes:Number) {
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Frame 2

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Frame 3

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Frame 4

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// ================================================== ================
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}
}
}
};
};
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if (!blnLevelPlay) {
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// IF the current movie increment number is less than the
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rfcLevel._visible = false;

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