Flash :: Minor Error In Coding, Please Help

Coding Error Question
Hi all,

Using: FlashMX prof. 2004 on a PC

Teaching myself ActionScript... and doing some videos and such to expedite the process.. but Ive run into an error here:
code: stop();
// -------------------<MCL>----------------------- \
var myMCL:MovieClipLoader=new MovieClipLoader();
var myListener:Object=new Object();

myMCL.addListener(myListener);
// -------------------</MCL>----------------------- \

myMCL.loadClip(“trigger.swf”, 5);

and another loadClip call on frame 10

code: myMCL.loadClip (“data.swf”,5);

the error I get is:
**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=a, frame=1:Line 9: Syntax error.
myMCL.loadClip(“trigger.swf”, 5);

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=a, frame=10:Line 3: Syntax error.
myMCL.loadClip (“data.swf”,5);

Total ActionScript Errors: 2 Reported Errors: 2

Note: the movies, data and trigger are in the same directory as the master fla in which this code resides.

I must be going blind or such... as far as the typing... it is the same as the video... but it's not working for me, as you can see

Any insight here would be greatly appreciated! Kinda stuck here... Thanks for looking, hopefully we can figure this out together.

Kim

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Can someone find my coding error, I followed this tutorial on making transitions between externals .SWF's but I couldn't get the buttons to work. Im using FLASH Professional 8

Tutorial - http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions2.htm

FLA File - http://www.spaodesigns.com/boardriders.fla

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Coding Practice Error?
So, normally I cherish the feedback I get from these forums, and I wouldn't post a seemingly easy question, which usually has to do with punctuation or sequencing (something I can probably find out on my own) however, I have searched and coded everything ' correctly' (in my own mind), and I cant seem to find the problem.

The first code quote works (it is from a seperate instance elsewhere in the main movie), while the second one does not. The difference in the second one is that the lock and lockMovie are within one other movieclip, and I don't see why they would no longer work. Could the alpha=0 part of the png image, if it is perhaps covering the lock mc, prevent me from rolling over it, even though it 'looks' transparent? I dont think this is the case though - I checked and the png is not overlapping.

All of the instances at play are mc's, and not graphics. What else am I missing?

Thanks for the help!

Nick

First quote box :

Code:
this.scene.bubble.lock.onRollOver = function() {
this.scene.bubble.lock._xscale = 140;
this.scene.bubble.lock._yscale = 140;
this.scene.bubble.lock.gotoAndPlay(1);
this.scene.bubble.lockMovie.gotoAndPlay(2);
};
this.scene.bubble.lock.onRollOut = function() {
this.scene.bubble.lock._xscale = 100;
this.scene.bubble.lock._yscale = 100;
this.scene.bubble.lock.gotoAndPlay(1);
this.scene.bubble.lockMovie.gotoAndPlay(139);
};
Second quote box :

Code:
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock.onRollOver = function() {
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock._xscale = 140;
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock._yscale = 140;
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock.gotoAndPlay(1);
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock.gotoAndPlay(2);
};
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock.onRollOut = function() {
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock._xscale = 100;
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock._yscale = 100;
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock.gotoAndPlay(1);
this.scene.picture.bubble.lock.gotoAndPlay(139);
};

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I was working my way through a simple tutorial, and hit a big roadblock.
I'm connecting 3 components to a FLVplayback component

My actions layer is below my content layer

So I code the following: (btw, I checked all the spelling)

fishvid1.playPauseButton = playpause ;
fishvid1.seekBar = seeker ;
fishvid1.backButton = back ;

I get these two error messages on the first line
Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler
Expected a field name after '.' operator.

There are no error message for line 3

But for line 2 I get the following error
Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler

Interestingly when I--- Ctrl-enter---
the buttons seem to be active but I get the following error
1000: Unable to make connection to server or to find FLV on server

In the parameters for the playback component it has the path name to the video. Am I to guess that the video must be another folder for the test movie feature to work?

And if so which folder?

Also is it a problem that the FLvideo is named video1 and the instance name is fishvid1. And I am correct to use the instance name when coding?

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I've had to add new buttons within one movie ('about') - basically 'sub' menu buttons. to keep a consistant appearance I'm using the same buttons within the 'about' movie clip that I have on my main timeline. The buttons within the movie clip don't work - I'm sure I'm just not properly telling them where to go. As a test, I copied and pasted one of the about buttons onto the main timeline and it works from there so I know it's just a problem of propper linkage from within the movie clip.

Here is the code for the buttons:

PHP Code:

onClipEvent (load) {
    this.tb.tbabout.text = "About";
    this.onRollOver = function() {
        gotoAndPlay(2);
    };
    onRollOut = function () {
        gotoAndPlay(16);
    };
    onRelease = function ()
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                  _root.container_m.moviePlayer.gotoAndPlay(16);
                  }
                  };
}

Also, in the first frame of every movie clip that goes into 'container' I have code like this:

PHP Code:

_root.currMovie ="m_about";

How do I control the main timeline from a movie clip within a movie clip? thanks!!

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Hey
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// hide function
function hideText(ar) {
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If I change the _visible line to

Code:
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Flash Design

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Hey guys,

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Some of the things i have been explaining might seem incomprehensible, but if you take a look at the swf or flash file I think you will understand what I mean.

Is there anyone that can help? This is the last step before I go on a few interviews for a new job. I feel im so close, but the buttons are really frustrating me.

SK_Portfolio Flash

SK_Portfolio SWF

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Code:
onClipEvent(enterFrame)
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Code:
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ill attach the file
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i feel like screaming, but ill save my breath.

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Thank you
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Brian's scratch.zip is attached here. There's a Start, Stop, Pause and Resume feature but Start and Stop seems to be acting exactly like Pause and Resume. You use startScratch to apply scratch to an mc, and use stopScratch to 'disengage' scratch from it.

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In the fla that I'm working on the mc's I'm controlling with Scratch are not continuous - they don't loop like the yellow boxes animation in Brian's example, hence my need to start each of my mc's from frame 1.

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When the frame begins a jpg is loaded into exterior. This works fine, but when I click the above button to change the image I just get a blank.

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Alright.

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Ok, anyways.

I've gotten my resizing canvas, loaded with XML Jpegs, and even a scrollpane that scrolls XML loaded thumbnails.

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Glorious.

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I could get the canvas to resize from the middle by center-aligning the box in the MC, but I can't figure out how to position the top-left loaded jpeg to pop back in the middle without going all over the place.

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Code:
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I've got i minor problem with "var mc" in a function.
btw sorry for poor english...

The function:

ActionScript Code:
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var mc = _root[i];
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Hi Everybody.

It has been a while since I had a flash project, so I haven't been active as I should.

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However, now I am loading HTML into a html enabled textfield via

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In message.txt, I have tried a number of ways to get it to work, but nothing.
My last code I have tried is

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I am going crazy here.

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on (release) {
if (_root.currMovie == undefined) {
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}
}
}

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Quote:

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pj.send();
}
}
delete pj;
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Quote:

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}
delete pj;
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However, because the stage size is 800 x 600, it doesnt fit into an A4 size paper.

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Hey.. I gots a glitch.

I was advised by some members of the board to, instead of using scenes, load swf's. So I have been toying with that.

Here's the prob (bear with me please, I'll explain as in depth as I can):

I created 4 movies to test this..

#1 - blank.swf (Has Title and three dummy buttons)
#2 - pleaseSelect.swf (Contains a small animated text and two coded buttons (about and links))
#3 - about.swf (contains a simple movie animation and two coded buttons (home and links))
#4 - links (havent done anything with this yet, cause of the problem)

K, in the actions layer of #1 I have "loadMovieNum("pleaseSelect.swf", 50)".

In #2 I have an actions layer and an animation layer. At frame 10 in the actions layer i placed the code "gotoAndPlay(1);" to loop the animation. I coded the "about" button with "on (release) { gotoAndPlay(11); loadMovieNum("about.swf", 50) }, then in the actions layer in frame 20 I have "gotoAndStop(1);" - This should, in theory, play the rest of the animation from frame 11 -20 go to frame one and stop, then load the new movie in and unload the current movie.

In #3 I have pretty much the same code, which would be logical I think to get the same effect..

The problem is, this doesnt work, it will work well once, then after that, it wont play the closing animations in the current movie before it loads the new movie. It just jumps to the new movie.. As I ***** with this thing more and more, I cant see this working anyway.

The effect I'm tryin for is to have an animation or some content on the page, then when I click a button, have some kind of effect added to the current content to close it out, then load the new content. If you can tell me what the hell I'm doin wrong, I would be in your debt for short period of time .. If this thread makes no sense to you say so and I'll try to clarify..

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PHP Code:

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i have tried countless times to modify it and place it else where for flash to get the node.length variable, but with no luck.

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