Flash :: Confusion

Confusion
ok ,,, so ,,, i have 5 input text boxes.

worldpay_vars is an MC on the single framed timeline. This had to be because of the worldpay system.
anyway,,,
these are on the actions layer

this.worldpay_vars.ref = ref.text;
this.worldpay_vars.name = name.text;
this.worldpay_vars.business = business.text;
this.worldpay_vars.tel = tel.text;
this.worldpay_vars.address = address.text;
this.worldpay_vars.postcode = postcode.text;
this.worldpay_vars.email = email.text;
this.worldpay_vars.amount = "25";
this.worldpay_vars.country = "GB";
this.worldpay_vars.instId = "11111";
this.worldpay_vars.cartId = "test";
this.worldpay_vars.currency = "GBP";
this.worldpay_vars.testMode = "0";
this.worldpay_vars.desc = "Legal Protect";

the button has this

on (press) {
this.worldpay_vars.getURL("https://select.worldpay.com/wcc/purchase", "_blank", "POST");
}

The question is ,,,,,, why wont it pass what the customer enters into the input boxes. It only works if I use VAR names instead of INSTANCE names....

am i doing anything wrong?

thanks

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If Else Confusion.
I am using tons of if's and else if's and stuff for a game I'm making. I want to understand exactly how Flash steps through these.
Here is what I think it is: if a condition is met, it doesn't do any of the accompanying else's or else if's. If it isn't, it steps through the else's until one is met and than it doesn't step through the rest. Also what does _totalframes evaluate to if the MC doesn't exist? I've been trying to dynamicly put a stop() on the last frame of an animation with

Code:
if (hero.rise._currentframe==hero.rise._totalframes) {
//whatever
}

So please help?

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Little Confusion
Hi

I just upgraded to Adobe Flash 9 ( CS3 ). Now I thought ( and for a long time ) flash was a macromedia product?

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Big Confusion Can Anyone Help Me?
Hi there!

I'm trying to make things work without using the "clip.onPress" order, because this way my buttons are disabled.

Can somebody check my fla file and give me some instructions?
http://www.oneplusdesign.com/menu02.fla

Thanks in advance.

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FLV Confusion
I've been searching many threads here and also help files on Adobe.com, and it seems many people are experiencing this and similar problems with flvs.

Could someone who knows what they're talking about explain why sometimes the video will play locally, but not from the server? I've heard musings about some servers not supporting the flv mime type, and other things about perhaps registering the type with IIS, but nothing very conclusive.

If someone could clear this up once and for all I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be extremely grateful!

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THIS Confusion
I am really confused about the use of the word "this". I am sort of aware of the scope issues, being local to a function or refering to the class. So my ? is, i have a

class Practical extends Mover(){

function Practical(targetMC:MovieClip){
super(targetMC);
}

function startMoving(){
this.targetMC.updatePosition=this.updatePosition
}

}//end of class

am i correctly understanding the use of the word 'this' here :
in a fla file i have the following
var myObject:Practical = new Practical();
myObject.startMoving();

when an instance of the Practical class is created, and then calls the startMoving() method from outside the class.
That another method(from Mover class) called updatePosition in
this.updatePosition('this'. then refers to both the classes Practical as well as Mover?? but must be Mover cause the method is defined there and not in Practical).

"this.updatePosition" is then assigned to the Practical Class method called
this.targetMC.updatePosition as it has inherited this method from the Mover class.?? In this instance this refers to the Practical class, even though the property has not been declared in this class file nor has the method been defined.?? Is this right??

And lastly,following on from the above, if i say

class Practical extends Mover(){

function Practical(targetMC:MovieClip){
super(targetMC);
}

function startMoving(){
this.targetMC.updatePosition=this.updatePosition
this.targetMC.onEnterFrame=function(){
this.updatePosition();
}
}

}//end of class

New code included:
this.targetMC.onEnterFrame=function(){
this.updatePosition();
}

The use of the word "this" in the function method ie
this.updatePosition();
refers to the local function and not the class???

Hope someone can help, appreciated

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XML And AS Confusion
Hi

I have a website where all the menu buttons are made in XML and calling up external swf's (also via XML).

for some reason, when i test it, only every 2nd button works effectively.

what could be the possible error in code?

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Confusion
Why can't I dowload the flash player? It always says "download successful", but when I need it on sites such as peekvids.com or spreadshirts.co.uk it always says I need to dowload it again. Can someone help me?

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Xml Confusion
I'm sure this has all been covered, but I'm having a hard time finding it all. I'm trying to figure out using xml in flash for a photogallery because flash isn't really covered in my class at school.

Anyway, I was trying to use the files from this tutorial: http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=202132

The problem is that the buttons all load across the bottom in a row. I want them to load 2 thumbnails across by 5 down. How do I specify how I want the thumbs to load. I've been playing with this AS forever and I can't seem to figure it out. Are there any other tutorials on xml photogalleries that will make my life easier? Let me know. Thanks.

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A Bit Of Confusion
So, i can store a array of color values in a ByteArray class, isnt it?
There are those 32bit colors and 16bit,without alpha, colors, rigth?
And i supose that each ByteArray item is only 1 byte, wich have 8 bits, so how can it store 16 bit or 32 bit colors?
Something is wrong but i dont know what

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Bit Confusion Here...
Bit confusion here...
In my main swf I create an mc "Base", which loads an swf...containing a preloader with this script in it....I use penner's tweens, with an onMotionFinished...which should tell the loaded swf to play....but I can,t get there, because the _root.play() command makes my main movie play...how can I get to the loaded swf....I used to just tell the _level where the swf was loaded into to play....but there is just a specific depth now...no _level..

help?

ActionScript Code:
Preload_balk_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._xscale = Math.round(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal()*100);
_root.Perc = Math.round(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal()*100)+"%";
BL = _root.getBytesLoaded();
BT = _root.getBytesTotal();
if (BL == BT) {
//_root.play();
var easeType = mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeIn;
var easeType2 = mx.transitions.easing.Elastic.easeInOut;
LoaderAlpha = new mx.transitions.Tween(Preload_balk_mc._parent, "_alpha", easeType, Preload_balk_mc._parent._alpha, 0, 15);
LoaderY = new mx.transitions.Tween(Preload_balk_mc._parent, "_x", easeType2, Preload_balk_mc._parent._x, 1300, 25);
delete this.onEnterFrame;
LoaderY.onMotionFinished = function(){

_root.play()
}
}
};

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If Then Confusion
im trying to make flash stop when
particular frames come up in a looped animation

im starting with wone framt called "t"
but i have no idea what im doing
this is what im currently trying...

ActionScript Code:
//i hoped it would keep looking
//for the frame t and stopped when
//it reached that there

//first is the name of an instance
//t is a frame label
if(first._currentframe = ("t"));
{
stop();
}

thanks for any help in advance

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OnClipEvent Confusion
I have several mc's on which I want to use the same onClipEvent code with a slight variation..

I put a text box in the mc to display the variable active1

on one mc I put

onClipEvent (mouseUp) {
if (active1 == 2) {
active1 = 1;
} else {
active1 = 2;
}
}

on the second

onClipEvent (mouseUp) {
if (active2 == 2) {
active2 = 1;
} else {
active2 = 2;
}
}

why does the value in the active1 textbox change when I click either mc?
this is just a little piece of the code, but It was my idea to make each mc unique by have different "active" variables as the trigger in each one.

confused, mark
[Edited by mgason on 07-16-2001 at 10:54 AM]

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Movieclip Confusion
I have a scrolling showreel of 9 images that I want to use in my movie. I have created a scrollbar too, which has a loop at frame 3 and script for this is placed in an actions layer on the main timeline.

Each image on the showreel is a button and the idea is that when a mouseover event occurs on any image a short movieclip of 10 frames plays, which displays accompanying text relating to the particular image.

I would like it, so that whenever a mouseover event occurs the movieclip plays and when the mouseout event occurs the movieclip stops and disappears.

I’ve saved 9 movieclips in the library to accompany the 9 images on the scrollbar but do understand the best method to use to achieve my intention. I need some help on the syntax of the script and where to place my movieclips on the main timeline. I can probably work the script out actually but I am intrigued as to learn how an experienced scripter would achieve this effect. Is it a problem that I have a gotoandplay “loop” action on the main timeline at frame 3? I suspect it is but get rather confused at this early stage of my scripting.

Please, please, please can someone help me out?

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Movieclip Confusion...
I have a scrolling showreel of 9 images that I want to use in my movie. I have created a scrollbar too, which has a loop at frame 3 and script for this is placed in an actions layer on the main timeline.

Each image on the showreel is a button and the idea is that when a mouseover event occurs on any image a short movieclip of 10 frames plays, which displays accompanying text relating to the particular image.

I would like it, so that whenever a mouseover event occurs the movieclip plays and when the mouseout event occurs the movieclip stops and disappears.

I’ve saved 9 movieclips in the library to accompany the 9 images on the scrollbar but do understand the best method to use to achieve my intention. I need some help on the syntax of the script and where to place my movieclips on the main timeline. I can probably work the script out actually but I am intrigued as to learn how an experienced scripter would achieve this effect. Is it a problem that I have a gotoandplay “loop” action on the main timeline at frame 3? I suspect it is but get rather confused at this early stage of my scripting.

Please, please, please can someone help me out?

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Button Confusion
Hello everyone,
Any help will be greatly apprieciated.
Iam working on a CD for my company. I have many scene that
I've created that are linked together using "next" buttons.
When I use the "test movie" selection within Flash, everything works great. When I export the movie and view it through the flash stand alone player the buttons don't do anything. The rollover functions and stuff works but the actions don't.
on (keyPress "<Enter>") {
nextScene ();
}

Iam using a movie clip that has all my button actions. I then put the instance of the movie clip on the main timeline frame. Can anyone tell me what is going on here?
How come it doesn't work in the stand alone player?
This is totally frustrating.

Thanks

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Bitmap Confusion - Please Help
Would someone please give me the lowdown on using bitmaps?

The site I'm working on will require the display of lots of bitmaps (images previously created in Photoshop, etc.)

I want the entire site to be produced in Flash, or at least I thought I did. Is tracing bitmaps the way to go--or should I incorporate (I guess) a frames-based setup for the display of the bitmaps, seperately?

I see websites with tons of what appear to be traced bitmaps, often full-screen displays (i.e., http://www.heavy.com). How do they pull this off?

What is the darn secret to using bitmaps??? Can someone please point me to a page(s) that addresses this, with tips?

MUCHO THANKS

zievfret

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Simple Confusion
Hello there.

I was wondering if anyone had ever experienced the following simple problem in flash 5.
If you create a text field and set it to input text, and set the maxchars to some value, and then close the text options panel, the maxchars is reset to zero.
I can't see what the manual says you should do about this. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

zizijy

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Fscommand Confusion . . .
I'm trying to launch an external .exe file from a Flash projector and it just isn't working.

My external file is located in a folder named "fscommand" located in the same folder as the projector.

My code is:

on (release) {
fscommand("exec","fscommand/myfile.exe");
}

I've also tried:

on (release) {
fscommand("exec","./fscommand/myfile.exe");
}

Neither works (the .exe does not run). I've checked the syntax and it seems OK. I do have two fscommands (fullscreen and allowscale) which execute at the front of the projector and these work just fine.

Any help will be appreciated!

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Telltarget Confusion
I want to apply a VERY SIMPLE action to a button, this 1 actually:

on (release) {
tellTarget ("pulsedlpage") {
play();
}
}

(pulsedlpage being the instance of the MC i want to play)
But the button i want this action is in a scrollpane which is in an MC which is on the same MC as the pulsedlpage MC (still with me? i hope u r)... because the pulsedlpage and the button arent in the same MC, it doesnt work. And if i try to put pulsedlpage in the same MC, it means that it will play inside the scrollpane.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE reply because it pissin me off..
cheers very very much....
jh

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Loadmovie Confusion
I am making a site entirely in flash with each section being a seperate swf file that gets loaded into a placeholder in the main movie with the "loadmovie" command.

The problem is that each swf I attach has a preloader that seems to confuse the whole thing. It all works fine w/o the preloaders, so I figure they must be the culprit. I figured the attached movie would be its own entity that doesnt mess with the main movie. Is that not true? Is there an easy way to fix this? thanks
Dan

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TellTarget In MX Confusion
Help!

I'm trying to have the user click a button that causes some text to appear elswhere on the stage. I made the text into a movie clip with the text in frame 2 and blank on frame 1 with stops in each. No problem. Named the movie instance in the properties window. Now I'm getting target not found. Looked in some books, they say to pull up instance window to set target path...How do I do that in flash MX?

totaly lost,
Brent

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MX: LoadMovie Confusion
Sorry - I know there are nearly 2000 threads on this matter but I haven't weeded out an answer to this yet.

I have a main SWF published as a projector file.
In it are four blank movie clips used to load external SWFs.
I can load two okay.
One has a row of buttons, with on (release) events that try to load a selection of SWFs (one for each button) into the same "spare" blank movie clip in the base SWF.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

I am really confused.

WinXP HE.
PIII 750MHz 384 Mb RAM.

Any help soon would be appreciated - I have a deadline to meet!

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Loading Confusion
I have two flash movies that work perfectly one is the main menu of the site I am designing the other is the audio plare i built for it. both function correctly indepentently. But when i try to load the audio player as an element of the main menu the audio of the player will not work. The audio is embedded in the player and as far as i can tell it should work.

Help would be most appreciated, maybe i should load it as a pop up window for the menu.

If anyone has some other suggestions please enlighten me.

j5

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Confusion About Levels (mx)
I understand levels perfectly well, or at least I thought I did.

I have a setup where I run three swfs. The first, on level 0 is an intro movie, which automatically loads the main content (menu) on level 1. From level 1 I have another movie that loads into level 2.

This all works fine when I view the swf in Flash, but the level 2 movie doesn't appear when I view the whole lot in the html page (the html page calls the level 0 movie and so forth)

Any ideas?

Bernard

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Mc Code Confusion
I'm trying to have a movieclip change visibility when the microphone picks up a certain volume. This the script I've got written:

onClipEvent (load) {

myMovieClip.attachAudio(Microphone.get());
inputMic = Microphone.get();
inputMic.setUseEchoSuppression(1);
inputMic.setRate(44);
inputMic.setSilenceLevel(10);
inputMic.setGain(35);

var level = inputMic.activityLevel;
if (level=30) {
myMovieClip._visible = "true";
} else {
myMovieClip._visible = "false";
}
}

But when I test the movie, it does't work. The MC's visibility status ends up being whatever I tell it to be the first half of the else statement.

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GetURL Confusion
Okay, i have a web page I am working on.

What i need to do is have a button within flash take me from say

"www.website.com/dir/" to "www.website.com/otherdir/stuff/thing.html"

but when I through all the urls into the appropriate slots in the getURL interface, the button ends up taking the browser to "www.website.com/dir/www.website.com/otherdir/stuff/thing.html",] and naturally the browser finds nothing.

I have tried fiddeling with the absolute/relative radio buttons in the target window, and nothing seems to work. I have tried all the different window settings, and i am going insane!

I have been battling for the last 4 hours, some pity and sympathy is all i ask.... whimper...

newbie geek

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Script Confusion
I have duplicated a movie clip of a dynamic text scroll and edited in new text for the second scroller so there are two scroller movie clips in my main movie, the trouble is only one scroller works. I think the tell target or some of the actionscript is conflicting but am not really sure what to change. I did try changing the names in the script but when I publish the movie the targets cannot be found. can anyone help?

here is some of the main action script I am using for the scroller, maybe someone could point out what script I should change for the second scroller:

top = "-136";
scrolllength = "60";
speed = "10";
bottom = Number(top)+Number(scrolllength);
amount = "0";
height = getProperty("text", _height);
originally = getProperty("text", _y);

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

button logic movie:

if (Number((getProperty("../scrollhandle", _y)))>Number((Number(../:top)+Number((../:speed/(../:height/../:scrolllength)))))) {
setProperty ("../scrollhandle", _y, (getProperty("../scrollhandle", _y)-(../:speed/(../:height/../:scrolllength))));
} else {
setProperty ("../scrollhandle", _y, ../:top);
}
tellTarget ("../scrollhandle") {
gotoAndPlay (3);
}

.................................................. .................................................. .................

scroller movie
button:

on (press) {
tellTarget ("buttonlogic") {
gotoAndPlay ("up");
}
}
on (release, releaseOutside) {
tellTarget ("scrollhandle") {
gotoAndStop (1);
}
tellTarget ("buttonlogic") {
gotoAndStop ("stop");
}
}

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Javascript Pop-up Confusion....
Hi,

I've been trying to get my website to pop-up in it's own window so it won't have the bulky web tools & stuff.

I am having difficulty, can you please help?!

Basically, it's an HTML page that has an html enter button and when clicked it launches the .swf in its own window.

OK, here is the code I inserted into the body of the HTML page that was published with the .swf.
(Is that where I put the javaScript...within that Flash site published HTML page or my home regular HTML page?)

<script>

function openpopup(){
var popurl="thepageyouwanttoload.htm" <-- why does it read 'htm', should'nt I put the .swf title there?????????
winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=400,height=33 8,")
}

</script>

Well, just doing that isn't giving me any results. Am I supposed to put something else somewhere?
Am I supposed to add some actionScript to the .swf? I wouldn't see why I would.

Please help. I've been struggling with this for a while.

Thanks,

Christine

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Newbie With Confusion
Ok, I'm like a COMPLETE newb. So, here's my question. I made a ball in the library, a MC (movie clip right?) one. When I name the MC, what's the name for? Can AS use it? another thing, I named my instance... but in the AS, I dunno where to put the name before a property.
Anyway, What I really want to know is:
HOW DO I MAKE THAT FRIKIN' BALL MOVE LEFT, RIGHT, DOWN AND UP??? I couldn't figure out the tutorial or the sample, thus, I bother u guys, lol.
Btw, if you were to write a sample, can you tell what it's doing in each step and maybe make it as simple as possible (whoa, asap, lol)?

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Looping Confusion
What I'm trying to do sounded simple to me, but is proving to be a tad frustrating using actionscript in MX even with a pile of books! Any help would be much appreciated!

I want to click on a movie clip to make another movie clip move until it reaches the same co-ordinates then display a message to confirm this. Just now I am just trying to get the 'x' direction sorted...

I have 2 movie clips which are initialised and located on stage in frame 1 of the main timeline...

//this is the location I want the hero to run to.
attachMovie("location1", "loc1", 0);
loc1._x = 250;
loc1._y = 200;
//this is the character
attachMovie("hero", "hero", 1);
hero._x = 300;
hero._y = 50;
loc1xmet = false;
gotoAndStop(2);

Frame 2 comprises...

loc1.onRelease = function() {
if (loc1xmet == false) {
attachMovie("action_go1", "action_go1", 1);
} else if (loc1xmet == true) {
//this is the confirmation message
attachMovie("xtext", "xtext", 0);
xtext._x = 100;
xtext._y = 100;
}
};

The "action_go1" mc comprises (frame 1)...

if (_root.hero._x<_root.loc1._x) {
_root.hero._x += 5;
} else if (_root.hero._x>_root.loc1._x) {
_root.hero._x -= 5;
} else if (_root.hero._x == _root.loc1._x) {
_root.loc1xmet = true;
}

and frame 2...

gotoAndPlay(1);

At the moment, the hero and the location appear on stage, but when I click the location, the hero mc disappears...and that's all that happens. Not ideal really.

I hope its not rude to past code in like this, I've just joined the forum today.

Thanks.

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If Statement Confusion
Hello,
i'm trying towrite an IF statement that checks if three movies (m_suitnav, l_suitnav and accessories_nav) aren't loaded and only if they are to load ad_filler on same level i've been over the help menus and AS dictionary and this is what i came up with but it doesn't work,
Can anyone shed some light on it for me

on (release) {
if (_level25.m_suitnav.swf._visible)
(_level25.l_suitnav.swf._visible)
(_level25.accessories_nav.swf._visible){
loadMovieNum("ad_filler.swf", 25) = true;

}
}

Thankyou

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Preloader Confusion
Hello

I am confused...I have developed a flash file, and the swf is 745k. I need to develop a preloader for it because of its size. (First of all, is this filesize huge for a flash file?)

My file is a side scroller built on 6 different layers, and I need to know how to create the preloader, which is what i cannot seem to understand.

I thought maybe I could do it in an external swf, that would link to my main swf when it was loaded, but i am not sure how to make this all happen. I just want a simple real-time progression bar, no bytes detection or anything fancy.

If anyone can guide me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks
Ffoeg

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Coordinate Confusion.
Hello all need help on newbie question,

I place a pic onto scene 1.
Then, I make a new MC contains that pic.

The problem is I don't know how to place the pic on the MC, same place as the pic on scene 1. Tried to key in the X and Y coordinate of the pic in MC same as the coordinate of pic in scene 1 but still dislocate.

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HitTest Confusion
Ok, before I start, I realize there are tons of HitTest posts all over the FK forums, but I can't seem to find a solution to my problem.

I need to perform a hitTest() on a MC that lives inside about 4 other MCs. Something like this:

_root.mc1.mc2.mc3.mc4 -- I need to do a hitTest() on mc4, but when I try to do this, it returns "false" or "undefined" every time... I never get a true. Code is similar to this:

_root.mc1.mc2.mc3.mc4.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true);

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

--Brad

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Linkage Confusion
I am creating a flash menu and I am having a problem getting a button on my main timeline to control a timeline of another movie on the stage.

If anyone could take a look at my movie and help me out it would be really helpful.

The menu should load in. Click on "projects". The 2 instances should slide in. If you click on the button "pusher" it is suppose to control the timeline of "projectSheetMC" (the white sliding frame) and goto frame 2. Where the text "pop" shouild fade in.

I tried everything I know to link the button to the timeline of projectSheetMC.
on (press) {
_root.projectSheetMC.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

but it is not working.

_thanks in advance for any help.

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Actionscript Confusion
What does this mean?

_root.mc["hold"+i]._y = 128+113*i;

How does the 128+113*i work?

I am adjusting a script that was done for me, to make it so scrolling goes up and down instead of left to right (clients never make up their minds)

this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc",3);
mc._y =15;
mc._x =0;
for(i=0;i<7;i++){
mc.createEmptyMovieClip("hold"+i,i);
_root.mc["hold"+i]._y = 128+113*i; // This is the line I need to adjust by 10/15 pixels downward
_root.mc["hold"+i]._x = 15;
_root.mc["hold"+i].loadIt();
}

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Hittest Confusion Please Help
Hi I have a magnifying glass effect using masks in flash. Located on my map is a flashing circle identifying a certain place. I need the flashing circle to disappear when the magnifying glass moves onto it.

the flashing circle is called : circle
and the magnifying glass is called myRim

I attempte this code, but it just got confusing as i am nt a great scripter.

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(_root.myRim)) {
_root.circle.alpha = 0;
if (_root.circle.alpha =0) {
_root.circle.alpha = 100;
}
}
}

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Path Confusion
Sometimes writing this stuff out helps ...but it didn't seem to here. I'm having a brain cloud and can't figure out this pathing. In my main FLA I have two external SWF's that get loaded on a frame action or button click. I have buttons in one of these SWF's I want to target frames in the other SWF.

TARGET info ...
The frames I am trying to target are sitting in a SWF I load using this code:

_root.portfolioindies.loadmovie("portfoliodisplay. swf");

Within the portfoliodisplay.swf, there is a MC named "maindisplay". Within that MC there is a MC named "test". The frames within "test" are the frames I am trying to target. For discussion sake, we can say these frames are labeled "one", "two", and so on.

INFO ON MC I AM TRYING TO TARGET FROM ...
This SWF is called to the main FLA on a button click using this script:

on (release) {play();
_root.external.loadMovie("portfolio.swf");
}

within the portfolio swf is an MC named "button" within this MC is another MC named "buttonmain" The buttons within this MC are the ones I need to affect the frame action in the targeted SWF mentioned above.

I've tried placing code on one of the buttons and it doesnt work.

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