Flash :: AttachMovie Vs DuplicateMovieClip

DuplicateMovieClip And AttachMovie
Can you duplicate a movie clip that is created from actionscript, or brought to the stage using attachMovie? I have a script to test it that looks like this, and it doesn't seem to be working...

attachMovie("node","root",1000);
_root["root"]._x = xMax/2;
_root["root"]._y = 20;

for (i=0;i<100;i++){
_root["root"].duplicateMovieClip("node"+_root.nodeNum,_root.nod eNum);

trace(_root.root["node"+nodeNum]._x = random(xMax));
trace(_root.root["node"+nodeNum]._y = random(yMax));
_root.nodeNum++;
}

the trace statements work, so it's executing, but it's not moving the items around randomly, or it's not even creating them

dave

AttachMovie/duplicateMovieClip
has any one heard of duplicating an attached movieclip? if it exists, i cant get it to work. if there is a working and tested explaination or a tutorial someone knows about, i would be eternally greatful.

thank you

AttachMovie Vs DuplicateMovieClip
PLZ.
What is the difference between attachMovie and duplicateMovieClip, and when they are used?

AttachMovie And DuplicateMovieClip
what's the difference between AttachMovie and duplicateMovieClip?

First DuplicateMovieClip Then AttachMovie
hi,
im trying to implement a scrollpane.
first i need to duplicate the "tracks.track_item" MC and then i would like to add it to the scrollcontainer.
The problem is i that the scrollpane stays empty.

perhaps anyone could help me.

thanks

pete

Code:
....
_root.audioPlayer.scrollcontainer = _root.audioPlayer.scrollPane.content;

for (var i = 0; i < xmlObject.playlist.track.length; i++) {
tracks.track_item.duplicateMovieClip("track_item" +i,i+Math.random(200000));

tp = tracks["track_item"+i];

//attach duplicated movieclip to scrollcointainer. NOT WORKING

_root.audioPlayer.scrollcontainer.attachMovie(tp, j,_root.audioPlayer.scrollcontainer.getNextHighestDepth(), {_y:50*0+5, _x:5});

//just for testing: this works. but only because the movieclip is coming from the library.
_root.audioPlayer.scrollcontainer.attachMovie("blueMovie", "blue0",_root.audioPlayer.scrollcontainer.getNextHighestDepth(), {_y:50*0+5, _x:5});

Attachmovie - Duplicatemovieclip Question
hi

i attach a bunch of MCs to the stage like so:

on (release) {
_root.items.push("green");
_root.name = items[j]+j;
_root.attachMovie(items[j], _root.name, j+1);
_root[_root.name]._x = (j+1)*10;
_root[_root.name]._y = (j+1)*10;
_root[_root.name+"x"] = _root[_root.name]._x;
_root[_root.name+"y"] = _root[_root.name]._y;
j++;
}

and i want to be able to duplicate those attached movisclips, but when i try one of the attache MCs disappears, i guess bc duplicate is replacing the attached MC's depth. here is my code (that doesn't work right now) for the duplication:

on (press) {
_root.trackingIndex++;
_root[_root.name].duplicateMovieClip(_root.trackingIndex, _root.trackingIndex);
}

anyone have any ideas??? thanks!

justin

AttachMovie Or DuplicateMovieClip? - Problems
all i am trying to do is on press of a button with the following code on it - i want to arrange an exact amount of input boxes that i have within movieClips.

the user inputs a number into the first input box and then presses a button with the folowiong code on it
====================
on (release) {
i = Number(_root.num.numLetters);
for (j=1; j<=i; j++) {
_root.attachMovie(letter, "letter"+j, j);
setProperty ("letter"+j, _x, (j*20));
setProperty ("letter"+j, _y, 50);
}
}
===================

numLetters is a variable that is affected when the user inputs a number into a box. So lets say that the user input 5 into that box. On press of the button i want to duplicate or attach the movieClip "letter" - i have linked it within linkage - 5 times

can anyone see what i am doing wrong??

thanks in advance

gilesb - it is late here and i am tired

- DuplicateMovieClip/attachMovie Questions -
Hi,
I´m looking for alternatives to using an external shared library swf for certain objects (some images within movieclips) that I use more than once on my site. Every time I activated the linkage > import function for a library object I had serious troubles with Netscape... If anyone knows anything about that I´d be grateful for information, but as I said now I´m trying to do it differently.

My idea was to simply put those image movieclips invisibly outside the stage of my main movie in order to be able to access them later without having to load them each time they´re needed. So here´s the question: is it possible at all, and if so, how can I access these objects from my external swf´s that are loaded into the appropriate holder movieclip within my main movie?
I thought about duplicateMovieClip and attachMovie, but:

- if I understand it, considering the sytax theClip.duplicateMovieClip(newName,depth);
I will have to tell Flash by "theClip" which clip should be duplicated and where it is to be found, and then I give the duplicated clip a new instance name at "newName", right? So there is no possibility to tell Flash where the new instance should be placed? According to Moock "the new clip becomes a sibling of theClip in the movie clip hierarchy". So I can definitely not bring this new clip into my external movie or do I just miss any important detail?

- for attachMovie I have to activate linkage > export for action script in my main movie for those objects I need later on. Now what´s the scope for the symbolIdentifiers used there? Will any flash application running in the same player find these objects when I try to attach them, even in the external swf´s? I just tried it out and it didn´t work but I´m not sure if it is a general problem or just a little mistake.

Thanks for any help,
Toby.

DuplicateMovieClip Or Attachmovie Problem?
Hi !!!. I have a MovieClip who plays as a shooter. When my movie start this shooter only shot 1 bullet.

If i go to the next level, i want to have 2 bullets, and keeping the same value at every level up.

Code:
if (currentlevel=2){
bullets=2;
}esle if (currentlevel=3){
bullets=3;
}
}
Actually i have the "var currentlevel=n" working good, and a bullet movieclip is on the play frame.

But i can´t add the bullet movieclip at every level up, how can i solve this ?. Attaching the bullet clip from the library?
I tried visibles moviclips but my movie collapse.

I will thanks all help.

Being Double-Teamed By AttachMovie And DuplicateMovieClip
I want to make a little fairy fly across the screen and make little dust particles float off her and quietly disappear.

I have the single dust particle.

I can make the fairy fly across the screen.

How do I make the dust fall form her?

AttachMovie/DuplicateMovieClip/LoadMovieClip Woes
Its been a while and I'm a little rusty w/AS so bear with me. I'm setting up an interface that will allow users to scroll through a list of files, highlight them to get specific information, and then view them if they wish. Right now I'm constructing the list. I plan to go about it by setting a variable, say numItems, to the number of items I want in the list (the items will be dynamic text boxes so I can change the name with AS). Then I would set up a loop (creating items like "item1, item2, item3...") to create the set number of items and place them in a container movie clip that is embedded in a scrolling movie clip. At that point I will access the text box variable and change the name according to whatever I decide. The naming process should look something like this:

Code:
item1.name="workSample1.swf";
item2.name="graphicSample1-0103.jpg";
item3.name="january03site.swf";

my issue comes when creating the items. im not sure which function to use to put them in the MC i want. im writing the code in _root, and i know i should be using either duplicateMC, attachM, or loadM. if loadMovie will load MCs from the library using linkage properties, that would work but i don't know if it does and havent had time to fiddle with it. if anyone knows what im blabbering about and can help me out, i would appreciate it greatly. thanks in advance for your time.

AttachMovie() Within Another AttachMovie() Created Instance?
I'm still struggling away on my web site, but I've made quite a bit of progress and I think my code has cleaned up quite a bit. I still have the issue of not being able to attach my new content box movie clip when the button is pressed. I am successfully able to load the data for that instance of the tab, and can access the variables. It also is able to run the newContentBox() function inside it with success, but when it tries to run attachMovie(), nothing happens. Could this be a problem with my depth? Or is it my nesting?

I have been thinking about making a global variable for depth that will increment each time anything is created, so every movie clip is guaranteed to be on its own depth. Would this be a solution?

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All the data files are located in that directory as well.

This is really driving me nuts, and I want to get something solved so I can move onto the submenu creation.

AttachMovie Inside Another AttachMovie
is it possible to attach a movieclip, and then attach another inside of it? i'm trying to load in images via using loadMovie and XML (a little background) i want the image to be dropped in to have a mask applied to it so that the image appears as a rounded rectangle... here's my code for the for loop that attaches the movie clips...

PHP Code:

for (i=1; i<=totalImages; i++) {
attachMovie("multiplebox", "box_"+i, i);
movieNamer=_root["box_"+i];
}

is it possible to attach a movie inside of 'box_"+i'?

AttachMovie Within An AttachMovie? Not Working
So I've finished a project (let's call it Project Blue) where I use attachMovie which references a folder (of swf's) to place each page of the swf. It worked fine. Next, I made a master 'shell' to place this project (among others) into. To do that I used attachMovie again to place Project Blue in the shell.

But now my attachMovie pages for Project Blue won't show up. Does Flash have a problem with using an attachMovie within an attachMovie?

Thanks for any insight on this....

AttachMovie Nested AttachMovie...
I have in the root timeline an empty movie clip that loads other movies inside of it. Using the attachMovie function.

Inside one of these attachMovie clips I have a nest "attachMovie" clip as well but for some odd reason it's not working. Is there anything I should be aware of when nesting an attached movie?

DuplicateMovieClip
Im duplicating a movieclip and the clips that are duplicated sit on top of my other layers in the movie... I want the duplicated movie clips to lay under my other layers..

Any suggestions?

I'll provide you with the FLA if you want : )

How To Do DuplicateMovieClip?
hi!

I've got a problem that I'm sure will be very easy for you guys to solve.

Here is the my object tree:

_level0.Box
_level0.Item

that means that at the beginning of the movie I have 2 objects on the scene: Box and Items. Both objects are in the root.

Here is the list of the objects after some action:

_level0.Box
_level0.Item
_level0.Box.Item2

You see that Iwant to duplicate Item to the Item2(Item2 should be within the Box).

What should I do? I read all that we have here at this forum, but not found anything for such a simple problem.

Please help me!!!

DuplicateMovieClip - Need Little Help
hi people! i got a small actionscript problem. i think i need the dublicatemovieclip (what a word! ) but i don't understand it:

duplicateMovieClip ("TARGET", "NEWNAME", DEPTH);

i think the target is the movie to dublicate, and the new name is...the name of the dublicatet movie , but what the hell is depth??
if i dublicated the mc can i set any properties too?
thx for answers

Duplicatemovieclip()
I am having a performance problem and I would like to know if the "duplicatemovieclip" call is doing it.
I am using duplicatemovieclip to create a menu of titles. Where each movie clip is hold 1 title. I use duplicatemovieclip to create the rest of the titles and rename each as I create it by duplication.
But this is causing the main flash movie (which holds this menu) to drag (really really drag!) at startup.
Does the duplicate movie clip really slow down the performance ? Also given my situation, do you think there is any other way to do it.

Shreeram

Help With DuplicateMovieClip ... Please
Can anybody help me!!! I have a movieclip duplicating (imatating snow fall) and it takes up alot of processor speed, which limits the amount of extra animation I can put into the movie. I've tried using unloadMovieClip but it does'nt work, what I would really like to do is slow down the snow until it stops completely ... can anybody help me ... please!!!

Ben.

Duplicatemovieclip
Hi,
I am using the below script, I dont particular understand it.....
But I know what I want it to do.
For some reason or another its not duplicate the name of the old instances to the new instances its creating.
Is there any way for it to copy the name of the instance it duplicates.

kv is the name of my movie clip which contains serveral other movie clips , which I need to keep the name of.

while (Number(n)<19) {
n = Number(n)+1;
bn = "kv" add n;
duplicateMovieClip ("kv", bn, n);
setProperty (bn, _x, Number(getProperty(bn, _x))+Number(n*getProperty(bn, _width)));
setProperty (bn add "/b", _x, getProperty (bn add "/b", _x) + (random (20)+1));
set (bn add ":n", n);
}

If any one can help it would be very appriacted.
Cheers
Kaan.

DuplicateMovieClip-- Please Help
In my game that i am making, the movie clip has the following code:
===================================
onClipEvent(load){
randomizer = 39

if (randomizer == 39){
duplicateMovieClip(_root.diamond, "diamond"+i, i)
setProperty("diamond"+i, _x, 100);
setProperty("diamond"+i, _y, 100);
i = i+1
trace("made it");
}
}
=====================================
It is on a LOAD event clip since i only want this action to happen once at the beginning. The first thing that happens is the variable "randomizer" gets a value (in the final version this will look more like "randomizer = random(50)" or somthing). Next it checks if randomizer equals 39 (wich of cource it does but later this WILL be random). Since it does equal 39, it then tries to duplicate the movie clip that is located on the mian timeline, named diamond. But it doesnt work...

This code DOES work if i put it in a button, and say (instead of onClipEvent(Load)) on(release){ then code, it DOES work when i click it... But if its in a movie clip, it wont... Any help? If you have any idea, i would realy appretiate help Thanks!!

Elyxia

DuplicateMovieClip
Hello there,

I have a MovieClip "dot2" inside another MC "dot1"
I would like to duplicate "dot2" at the root of the movie.

example:
duplicateMovieClip (_root.dot1.dot2, _root."dot2"+i, i);

But '_root."dot2"+i' dosen't work. Is there a way to put my duplicate movieClips at the root of the time line??

Thanx for any reply,
Francois.

DuplicateMovieClip
beginner's question:

I want to use the duplicateMovieClip command to help populate a simple menu list of dynamic text fields.

1. Will I need to create a movie to contain the dyn text fields? (I assume I cannot call duplicateMovieClip on text fields. Can you in Flash MX?)

2. How do I pass the vars i need into this movie clip? Such as the dyn text varname? I know I can name the new movie clip, but it doesn't seem obvious to me how to name the dyn text field. they need to have the name ["faqa" + variablename]

thanks!

DuplicateMovieClip Help
ok, final question then i can kiss this project goodbye (for a bit).

i have 3 dynamic text fields that i populate with data from an external xml file. these contain information about articles. col1 = date, col2 = author, col3 = title. simple enough. however, for the fourth column i want to have buttons that will load the article.xml into another textfield. i'm a bit muddled atm on how to set this up.

first question is how do i duplicate buttons? i guess i have to put it within a holder movieclip. but where do i put the loop to duplicate that clip? the loop i tried looked something like:

i = 0;
while(i<xml1.firstChild.attributes.articles) {
duplicateMovieClip(buttonholder, "buttonholder"+i, i);
setProperty("buttonholder"+i, _y, i*16);
i++;
}

but im not sure where to place it :| need to call it with onClipEvent(load) so within the button holder?

to compound the problem, i want the article listing to be scrollable, and the articles to be scrollable. so i have to put the duplicated movie clips in another holder which i can then scroll.

i think i'm tying myself in knots. probably making this harder then it actually is. all i want is an article listing, then to be able to pull the article.xml file's into the swf and display them in the same area once a user clicks it.

any help, links, suggestions (anything!) greatly appreciated.

DuplicateMovieclip
i have some code where I use attachMovie, and i want to change this to duplicateMovieclip. how do i do that??

for (i=0; i<antallBokstaver; i++) {
attachMovie("ordtilskjermMC", "ordtilskjermMC"+i, i);
eval("ordtilskjermMC"+i)._y = 25;
eval("ordtilskjermMC"+i)._x = eval("ordtilskjermMC"+(i-1))._x+eval("ordtilskjermMC"+i)._width;
// set display in each of the duplicated mc's to contain each letter of the chosen words

tnx!

How Do You DuplicateMovieClip?
say I have mcDot and I want 20 of them on stage, how do I duplicate it 20 times and have each instance have a random x and y position and rotation?

DuplicateMovieClip()
How do you place objects in front of duplicated movie clips? When I use duplicateMovieClip() all of the layers on the stage are placed behind the duplicated movie clips. Thanks.

DuplicateMovieClip
I've been playing around with this and all seems straightforward when it it's triggered by a button. The problem is I want to duplicate movies from within a MC with the command in the actions of frame 1 in that timeline.
When I do this Flash tells me I've got scripts that will take too long to process and I should stop them running.
Harrumph.
Ta.

DuplicateMovieClip ?
ok i'm back again....lol . What i've got so far is a button and a pic in a MC (instance MC) . When the mouse runs over the button the MC fades.....ect . What i need is on mouseover the MC needs to duplicate itself, but for some odd reason it dosen't work .

on the button i've got

Quote:

on (rollOver) {
_root.fadding_mc = true;

}
on (rollOut) {
_root.fadding_mc = false;
}

and on the MC i've got

Quote:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (_root.fadding_mc == true) {
duplicateMovieClip (MC, MC2, 1);
_root.MC2._x = 313;
_root.MC2._y = 75;
if (_root.MC._alpha>0) {
_root.MC._alpha = _root.MC._alpha-1;
}
} else {
_root.MC._alpha = _root.MC._alpha+1;
}
}

thanks in advance

DuplicateMovieClip
One of the most usefull techniques in Flash is duplicating movie clips. Its a little different in MX. Heres a simple script that will have you creating rows and columns in no time:

Code:

for (x=1; x<10; x++) {
newClip = "mc" + x;
mc.duplicateMovieClip(newClip,x);
this[newClip]._y = mc._y + (mc._height *x);
mc._visible = false;
}
Later, I'll post how to assign varibles from an array of data (external,internal) into each duplicated clip.

enjoy

tutash

DuplicateMovieClip
Which syntax should I use to duplicate a MC inside another MC?
I'm trying to duplicate the MC called "box" inside the MC called "square".
When I use This AS :

for (i=0; i <5; i++) {
duplicateMovieClip(_root.square["box"],_root.square["box"+i],i);
setProperty(_root.square["box"+i],_x,i*40);
}

It doesn't copy the MC "Box" 5 times inside the MC "square"!!

Obviously, there's something wrong with the parameters inside the duplicatemovieclip and setproperty, but can anybody tell me what's wrong??

DuplicateMovieClip
I'm using the following Action Script to duplicate a movie clip named star1 when I rollover a button.

on (rollOver) {
x=214;
amount = 9;
while (amount > 0) {
duplicateMovieClip (_root.star1, "mc" + i, i);
_root["mc" + i]. _x= x
i++;
x+=10;
amount--;
}
}

this all works fine, but what I need to know is how do I tell all my duplicated movie clips to play frame number 2 as at the moment they all stop on frame 1.

This is doing my head in

Cheers

Mark

DuplicateMovieClip
Q) I am doing a duplicateMovieClip. I have the following code (which works):

// MC instance name is 'selectButton'
copyCount++;
>> duplicateMovieClip (this.selectButton, "selectButton" + copyCount, copyCount);
setProperty (this.selectButton1, _x, barXPosition);
setProperty (this.selectButton1, _y, barYPosition);
this.selectButton1.mainButton = TITLEARRAY[titleCount];

Unfortunately it's hardcoded (selectButton1, selectButton2...). I'm trying to make this more generic (a variable) so I can put this logic in a FOR loop and do this logic one time versus N times.

copyCount++;
>> var newClip = "selectButton" + copyCount;
>> duplicateMovieClip (this.selectButton, newClip, copyCount);
setProperty (this.newClip, _x, barXPosition);
setProperty (this.newClip, _y, barYPosition);
this.newClip.mainButton = TITLEARRAY[titleCount];

This doesn't work. How can I accomplish this? Thank you in advance!

DuplicateMovieClip
I am trying to figure out how to use the duplicateMovieClip.

I am trying to have a MovieClip appear when you click a button, and every time you click that button again, another instance of that Movieclip will appear. Also, each one of the these clips is dragable. I got the dragable part down, I think, but I just cant get multiple copies of the MovieClip to load. Can anyone help me out.

DuplicateMovieClip Help
First of all, I need a good tutorial on the duplicateMovieClip that is comprehensive and easy to understand, second of all, does anyone know if you can make a duplicateMovieClip follow a motion guide?
Thanks in Advance
Jeff

DuplicateMovieClip();
Ok, I was going to put a small temporary hack to my main header flash file by making snowflakes fall. All the snowflakes and their descent is done within the movie clip and all I do is duplicate the movie clip with a random x coordinate and a y coordinate of 80. Here is the code I'm using:

setInterval(Snow, 500);
function Snow(){
SnowFlake.duplicateMovieClip("SnowFlakeM", 4);
SnowFlakeM._x = random(779);
SnowFlakeM._y = 80;
}

My problem is this, since that function is executed every .5 seconds, the last movieclip that it duplicated is removed from the canvas (while it was playing) and replaced with the new movie in the new spot. If looped fast enough, it looks like the screen is being shot with an automatic rifle. What can I do to make this snow fall?

DuplicateMovieClip
Is there something I need to know about using this command not on the root timeline, but in another MC in which I would like to duplicate other MCs?

I don't have my code here to post, but it's pretty similar to this:

http://www.macromedia.com/support/fl...movieclip.html

I have no problem getting this to work on the root timeline, but as soon as I embed this on a frame within another MC which I place on the main timeline, I never see the duplicated MCs.

Thanks for any help.

RH

DuplicateMovieClip Help
I need help creating 2 columns using DuplicateMovieClip
The number of clips will be a dynamic value but there will only be 2 columns. I don't know what I need to do to set the _y properly based of each clip. Here is what I started:

i = 1;
clipAmount = 21;
clipWidth = mc_temp._width+5;
clipHeight = mc_temp._height+10;
for (i = 1; i <= clipAmount; i++) {
duplicateMovieClip(mc_temp, "part" + i, i);
if (i==1) {
this["part" + i]._x = mc_guide._x;
} else {
this["part" + i]._x = mc_guide._x;
this["part" + i]._y = this["part" + (i-1)]._y+clipHeight;
}
}

I need the clips in the columns to start at "part1" so I can eference them later. Thats whay I created a "mc_temp" clip. I'm also attaching my fla.
Thanks guys

DuplicateMovieClip
I have created a movie clip that has buttons on it which need to refer to the main timeline. The clip is duplicated using the duplciateMovieClip function, but now the buttons don't work. Anyone know what is going on here?

Help W/ DuplicateMovieClip
hi everyone;
i am creating a mouse follow, and i am trying to duplicate the movie that follows many times (i did), but i want to decrease the speed of each dulplicate, but i cant access the "var speed" (which i declared inside the follower movie) using the following

space=10;
for(i;i<8;i++){
duplicateMovieClip(folo,"r"+i,i-1);
setProperty("r"+i,_x,folo._x-space);
setProperty("r"+i,_y,folo._y-space);
"r"+i.speed -=1;
space+=5;
}
"r"+i.speed -=1;

should not each duplicate inherit all vars in the parent movie!!!!!!!
please help

DuplicateMovieClip
I've dragged an instance of two movie clips to the stage and I want one to serve as a mask and the other to serve as the masked image. I'd like to duplicate the movie clip, which serves as the Mask, over and over until the masked image is revealed, but I can't seem to figure out the correct ActionScript code. Can anyone out there help? I think I probably need to create a function and then simply call that function, but I'm not sure and frankly even if that's what I should do, I'm not quite sure how I'd go about it. Thanks.

DuplicateMovieClip
hello

I know how to use the duplicateMovieClip command to create a new MC, but does anyone know the syntax I would need to create a new MC and place it inside an existing MC on the stage?

cheers!

Duplicatemovieclip Help
I want the user to specify a number, and then display that many copies of a movie clip.

i can make duplicatemovieclip produce the extra mc's needed, but how do i refer to each one? there could theoretically be an infinate number, and i need to run a loop and perform actions on each mc.

how do i refer to each mc, is it possible to index them, e.g myMC(1).blah..? and therefore use a for-i loop and do myMC(i).blah..?

thanks ,

Andrew

DuplicateMovieClip (f5)
Is it possible at all to give the duplicateMovieClip a target MC in which it has to put the duplicates???

i know you can give it a depth, but I want the duplicates to be put into another MC.

thanks!

DuplicateMovieClip()
Hi,

When I duplicate a movie clip, it always seems to appear *on top* of any layers it should be under. eg. duplicating movieclipA on layer 1 puts the duplicate above anything on layer 2. this means its not possible to have duplicated movie clips affected by masks etc... Is this right? Or am i being really really dumb. hope someone can help....

thanks,

Tim.

AttachMovie Vs DuplicateMovieClip

I have to put about 30 identical objects on stage. Is there a good reason why I should do 30 attachMovies, or just 1 and then duplicateMovieClip, or does it not make any difference. Any opinions? Thanks