Flash :: Printing And Target Paths

Target Paths Mix Up...
I've just started on my journey with Flash MX actionscripting...but seem to have stumbled at the 1st hurdle...after several days of trying and looking around for answers i am getting rather frustrated...

This is gonna be real simple i'm sure...I want to use a movie clip to control another movie clip, basically start it or stop it on the main timeline.

When one movie clip has finished playing another will start.There are quite alot of frames in each movie clip, so i wanted to avoid having a main timeline that was hundreds of frames long....

I'm looking at goto and targetpaths, but it's just not having it! Can anyone spot the obvious mistake??

cheers.....the lemon

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Target Paths ?
frame 1 a button when clicked the play head will go n stop in frame 2
now frame 2 got loadMovieNum("blah_blah.swf",8);

now this loading blah_blah.swf got a button when clicked, the main movie's playhead should go to and stop in frame 1 fine ~

in loading movie's button i have given the path as on(press){
_parent.gotoAndStop(1);
}

perfect this logically works ~
but doesnt work when published why ?

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Target Paths. Help[
Hi,

I'm trying to get my head around Target Paths.

I've basically got 3 buttons in this little movie (attached). Each button should play it's relevant movie only whilst clearing the screen of the other two movies. 'Biography' button plays 'Biog' instance and so on.

Cheers

Clueless Steve

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Target Paths
Hi folks,

I found this sample file on Flashkit. I have coverted the whole thing as a movieclip of its own.

However because I have done this its effected the paths to the files. I have tried changing the _root. paths and renaming the movieclip but I am still having the issue. If that file is on the main timeline its fine. Can someone help me out please? what do I need to change in order for it to work within a movieclip?

Cheers!

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Target Paths
Hi.

I've been searching around, reading tutorials, but I still can't get this right.

Excerpt of my movie:

Code:
Scene 1
- lydavpå (movie clip)
- lydav (button)

- jukebox (movie clip)
- boxe (movie clip)
I want to make the "boxe" movie clip go to frame 6 and stop when I press the "lydav" button.

I've tried this with no luck:
Code for "lydav" button.

Code:
on(release){
_root.jukebox.boxe.gotoAndStop(6);
}
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, because I've read several tutorials who all say this code is valid. I'm probably overlooking something.

I'm using Flash Professional 8.

I'd really appreciate som help here! Thanks a bunch!

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Help With Target Paths
Hi people!

As you can see I am new to these forums, tho not to the site. Anyway, I recently started exploring how to make flash games. For my first project I chose a rather very easy concept game. You can play couple of levels here
http://www.swfupload.com/view/100380.htm

So... on to the point now.

In my libary, I have a movieclip called "level1" and in the timeline I have a movieclip called "taust".

This piece of code attaches "level1" from libary to "taust" on screen.

Code:
function levelspawn() {
_root.taust.attachMovie("level1","taust",1);
taust._x = xspawn;
taust._y = yspawn;
}
Inside "level1" there is a movieclip "exit" and inside "exit" is another "exit".
Now here is the code that is supposed to take the player to the next level.

Code:
function endLevel() {

if (_root.player.hitTest(_level0.taust.taust.exit.exit)) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("level2");
cleanUP();

}
}
I traced "exit" and got _level0.taust.taust.exit.exit
But it does not work. Both functions are located on the main frame.
Here is the main frame code so far:

Code:
stop();
//Declare variables
var lives:Number = 99;
var level:Number = 1;
var xspawn:Number = 722;
var yspawn:Number = 485;
var xplayer:Number = 242;
var yplayer:Number = 179;
var walkSpeed:Number = 3;
var score:Number = 0;

//spawn player
function playerspawn() {
attachMovie("player","player",2);
player._x = xplayer;
player._y = yplayer;
}
//create level
function levelspawn() {
_root.taust.attachMovie("level1","taust",1);
taust._x = xspawn;
taust._y = yspawn;
}

//delete level
function cleanUP() {
removeMovieClip("taust");
removeMovieClip("player");
}
playerspawn();
levelspawn();

function endLevel() {

if (_root.player.hitTest(this.taust.exit.exit)) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("level2");
cleanUP();

}
}
endLevel();

taust.onEnterFrame = function() {

if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {

taust._y += walkSpeed;

}
if (Key.isDown(key.RIGHT)) {

taust._x -= walkSpeed;

}
if (Key.isDown(key.LEFT)) {

taust._x += walkSpeed;

}
if (Key.isDown(key.DOWN)) {

taust._y -= walkSpeed;

}
};
//Any ideas why the path to exit does not work?Or have I written something wrong somewhere else?:|

//Eldest

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Help With Target Paths?
Hey, I was wondering if anyone could help me with a problem I'm having with writing correct target paths. I wrote a function that rotates a mc to point at the mouse, but I would like to change it so that the mc points towards another mc after a collision.

I imagine that the script would look something like this:

if (this.hitTest(someDuplicate)){
setProperty (this, targetName, someDuplicate._name)}
this.targetx = _root."targetName"._x
this.targety = _root."targetName"._y

//this.targetx,y are then used to calculate the rotation.

The problem I have is that all of the movieclips in my movie are duplicates with the names "newCircle"+i or "newRipple"+i, and so I don't know how to properly refer to the duplicate or how to code this.
Does anyone know how to help?
Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

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Target Paths, Tell Targets And With? Help...please?
I have the Flash 5 bible and I have read through the whole damn section on interactivity and MC's. All i want to do is connect my main movie with different MC's. Nope, do ya think i can? I'm pretty good with understanding and using actionscript, but nothing i try seems to work. I keep getting an error like: Target not found: Target="service" Base="_level0". Someone please tell me if there is even a tutorial on this.
(Already found this one) - still confused
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Ti...87/index.shtml

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Target Paths Between Scenes...?
here it goes: i want to make a a button contained in one movieclip take me to a certain frame of another movieclip that is placed in another scene... i just cant figure it out...

i think the problem is the targeted mc being placed on another scene... i wrote this actionscript:

on (release) {
_root.movieclipname.gotoAndPlay("scene name", "frame label");
}

but it wont work...so if anybody has been through this and wants to help me out, i will really appreciate it.

thanks a lot...later.

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Target Paths Question
on (release) {_level0.gotoAndPlay("whatsNew")
}

This code is from a button that is inside a .swf that is loaded into my main .swf. And the button needs to jump to "whatsNew" on the main .swfs timeline. Did I do somthing wrong?

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Target Paths Argh
I am having some problems with my target paths, and the Flash Mx help really sucks at explaining it.

My hierarchy:

Root
----Child
---------Sub Child 1
---------Sub Child 2

Ok so that's the hierarchy, now for how the instances are set up.

Root - has an instance of Child

Child - has one instance of Child 1 and one instance of Child 2

Problem: I need to know the syntax for the following:

A button in Child 1's movie to tell the instance of Child 2 (within Child) to gotoandplay a certain frame label.

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AS2 MX Prof, Odd Target Paths.
Solved: My appologies, i had not realised the scope changes in event handlers depends on which control class they are on. I'll leave this here just incase anyone has the same problem, but basically you have to reference the controls from the controls scope.

Thank you

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I have the following (well, not really, but this much is important) code in frame 1 of a Screen. The code runs when the event it is on fires, however it does not change the properties on the control i reference.

I have tried giving various paths, and relative and root path, but none seem to work. :s

this.btnLogin.onRelease = function()
{
//This code IS executed, but it cant find the referenced controls.
this.btnLogin.enabled = false; //< Cant find btnLogin
this.mtdAuthenticate.trigger(); //< Cant find mtdAuthenticate
};

Structure is like so:

--_root
-|- application
--|- frmLogin
---|- btnLogin
---|- mtdAuthenticate

I've tried "_root.application.frmLogin.btnLogin" but that doesnt work either! its extremly odd.. can anyone think of anything i might be forgetting?

EDIT::: Something that is VERY strange!
I set the event handler with the relative path "this.btnLogin.onRelease"! but it cant find the btnLogin again using the same path?? :S!

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Dynamic Target Paths
aight guys,
Im wondering if it is possible to change the properties of a jpg file loaded into a movieclip. Thing is i know i can change the properties of the movie clip the jpg is sitting in but im unsure of the method to change the propeties of items dynamically loaded into a movieclip without knowing the name of the jpg loaded until the flash is run (ideally i need a variable in the target path which would hold the name of the loaded jpg)....any ideas?
Cheers

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Trouble With Target Paths (?)
I can't seem to get it right. I am sure someone take a look and quickly tell me what i'm doing wrong. The Idea is simply to loop through a multi dimensional array, and turn visibility off for three groups (the sub arrays) of button mc's ...

Originally I had the groups of button mc's contained in their own mc's, and it was easy to access visibilty, but then i couldn't access their button functionality anymore. I'm missing some basic communication protocols.

I'd be grateful if someone could take a look. Thanks.

// array of subNav button arraysvar sN_grps_array:Array = [sN_grp0_array, sN_grp1_array, sN_grp2_array];

// subNav architecture buttons array
var sN_grp0_array:Array = [sN_arc0, sN_arc1, sN_arc2, sN_arc3, sN_arc4, sN_arc5, sN_arc6, sN_arc7, sN_arc8, sN_arc9, sN_arc10];

// subNav design buttons arrayvar sN_grp1_array:Array = [sN_des0, sN_des1, sN_des2, sN_des3, sN_des4];

// subNav theArch buttons arrayvar sN_grp2_array:Array = [sN_the0, sN_the1, sN_the2, sN_the3];

// mainNav buttons arrayvar mN_btns_array:Array = [mN_btn0, mN_btn1, mN_btn2];

// office element animations arrayvar office_array:Array = [office0, office1, office2];
// hides all subNav menusfunction sN_hide() {

// sets h as number of arrays in arrayfor (h = 0; h < sN_grps_array.length; h++) {
for (i = 0; i < sN_grps_array[h].length; i++) {
sN_grps_array[h][i]._visible = false;
}
}
}
// hides all office animation elementsfunction office_hide() {for(var i:String in office_array) {this.office_array[i]._visible = false;
}
}
// hides subNav on loadsN_hide();

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[F8] Dynamic Target Paths.
Ok here is my problem. I have movieclips that share the exact same name save the last character which is a number. I have a variable that is assigned a number based on where in the timeline the move is. My set up looks something like this:

var which_mc = 1;
var tester1 = 0; (just a variable to tell me the result of my string and eval functions).

My movieclips:
_root.container_mc.mc_1
_root.container_mc.mc_2
_root.container_mc.mc_3
_root.container_mc.mc_4
_root.container_mc.mc_5

Now I'm trying to set the properties of these movie clips with a single bit of code however using the String() and eval() functions don't seem be recognized as paths.

What I've tried:

Code:
enlargeImage = eval("_root.container_mc.mc"+_root.which_mc);
_root.tester1 = enlargeImage._yscale;
enlargeImage._yscale = enlargeImage._yscale + 1.4;
unfortunaly the var tester1 returns the value "undefined".

When I use the String command. I get the entire entry:
"_root.container_mc.mc1" however if I try to get the _yscale value I get a return of "undefined".

Aka something like this:

Code:
enlargerImage = String("_root.container_mc.mc"+_root.which_mc);
_root.tester1 = enlargerImage._yscale;
enlargerImage._yscale = enlargerImage._yscale +1.4;
I've trined using the getProperty and setProperty commands as well without any luck.

Code:
getProperty(enlargerImage, _y);
//returns "undefined"
getProperty(eval("_root.container_mc.mc"+_root.which_mc), _y);
//also returns "undefined"
So my question is... how do I set a movie clip path dynamiclly and inturn change it's properties?

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// Confused : Target Paths
Hi..

I have had a look through some of the 'relevant' threads for targeting problems, but none seem to give me an answer to my problem, which is...

I'm creating an interface (and perhaps making it harder for myself than necessary) where the initial swf (say container.swf) has a scene for each section of the application. All actionScript is stored externally, and the relevant files loaded when necessary, and into the relevant scene of container.swf (ie all AS is in the _root of container.swf). So for example, in frame #1 of scene #1 of container.swf, two AS files are loaded: one loads the interface, and the other the navigation controls. Basically, I'm tryng to keep everything in a logical place and the filesize to a minimum.

interface AS:

- This creates 3 EmptyMovieClips, one for the title, one for the background, and one for the navigation. Each has the relevant swf file loaded into it, and
the interface appears as it should. The navigation swf loads to _level0.navigation_mc, and each of the buttons within it output that path as their parent via trace().

navigationControl AS:

- Each button is at _level0.navigation_mc as stated above, and the AS is loaded into the _root of container.swf. An example of the onRelease function

being called for a button is:

Code:
// working in _root of container.swf
_level0.navigation_mc.first_btn.onRelease = function() {
// intended to gotoAndPlay the next scene of container.swf
// need to add function to gotoAndPlay
trace("
first_btn onRelease function is working");
};
... no worky.

But, if i put the following code in the swf for the navigation (which I'm trying to avoid to keep the AS centralised) it works:

Code:
// working in _level0.navigation_mc
this.first_btn.onRelease = function() {
// intended to gotoAndPlay the next scene of container.swf
// need to add function to gotoAndPlay
trace("
first_btn onRelease function is working");
};
A brief example overview of the structure is as follows:

Code:
container.swf
|-createEmptyMovieClip("title_mc", 1)--> title_mc
|
|-createEmptyMovieClip("interface_mc", 2)--> interface_mc
|
|-createEmptyMovieClip("navigation_mc", 3)
|--> navigation_mc
|_loadMovie("navigation.swf", navigation_mc)

navigation.swf
|-first_btn (etc)
This is only the second time that I've created an application in Flash, so feel free to point out anything I'm doing wrong. If anyone can help, it would be much appreciated.

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Target Paths In External SWF's?
Hi, Im having problems with a flash based website that I am creating. It is essentially a gallery, using a shell file for all the navigation with external .swf's being loaded in for each image set to keep the overall file size low. I have it all working fine except for one weird problem, within the external .swf's there is another layer of navigation to move forwards and backwards through the main timeline.. it works fine as an individual .swf but when loaded inside the shell interface none of the buttons work.

The only thing I can think of is that the paths are wrong when it is loaded into another file, for example: does "on (release) { _root.play();" on a button inside the external swf refer to the root of the external file or the root of the shell swf itself? What path am i suposed ot use to refer to items on the main timeline of an external .swf file?

I may not have explained this very clearly, but I would be extremely greatful for any insights, thanks for your time

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Multiple Scenes And Target Paths
Heya,

not sure if this is proper forum for this, but i'll give it a shot anyways. i've got a project that has alot of actionscript and looping (gotoAndStop type stuff). now, it was working great until i tried to add an additional scene and have it play prior to my first scene (a preloader). now it appears that the second scene has just been added to the front of the first scene, and if i do a "gotoAndStop" command referencing the frame number, it is not going to the proper frame. it is as if i have another 3 frames (the size of the pre-loader scene) at the front of my timeline.

can anyone confirm this for me? is there any work arounds, or do i simply have to go back and account for the 3 extra frames?

thanks in advance

PoTs

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Variable Names As Target Paths
I'm trying to develop a dynamic system that will create a number of movie clips based on how many files are in a folder. I want to go through some sort of loop, doesn't matter which kind, and assign unique names to movie clips.

Something like:
mcLoader.loadClip("Pics" + "/" + i + ".png", thumb_load+i);

But "thumb_load+i" doesn't work, and I can't refer to it as thumb_load+i._x,
etc...

I know there is a way to do this but I'm just not finding it, can someone plz help.

I need to be able to add a number to an instance name and be able to call it...don't know how to explain it any further. Hopefully someone will understand.

Thanks!

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Target Paths Between HTML Frames
I have movieA in frameA of an HTML page and want it to give instructions to movieB in FrameB. I have found lots of info on target paths within a movie but can't find anything about targetting between HTML frames. Any help on this would be much appreciated.

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Problem Using Variables To Name Target Paths
I hope this makes sense.
I have a button _level0.Map.Map.H506.H50601

on (release) {
_root.lotePath =targetPath(this);
_root.loteRelease();
}

The function is:
function loteRelease() {
trace([_root.thisPath].lotename);
}

It is not working

Edited: 06/18/2008 at 09:58:42 AM by Alfarovive

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HTML Links And Target Paths
I have a scrolling text box, I need to be able to continually add links to this box. They need to link to FRAMES within FLASH. I have used this information inside of the ACTIONS box on an empty layer: (below is the example I used it works as a link to an outside webpage, but I want to link to an actual frame within the FLASH movie.)

var URL:String ="

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Modular AS And Target Paths Best Practice
I'm re-writing a movie so that elements of it are modular movieclips, so that should I wish to re-use them, I can simply copy onto the root time-line. What should I watch out for regarding my paths in the modular clips? i.e. should I always ensure they are relative or absolute? How example should I reference mouse properties (e.g. _root._xmouse) which which will always be properties of the main movie root timeline?

Thanks,

t

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ToRef() - Simplifying Target Paths And References
You've probably run into this situation: You want a function to receive a target path (to a movieclip or an object) and allow it to be passed in either as a reference or as a string specifying the path. It can be a bit tiresome doing checks and if statements all the time.

Here's an idea I had; it's simple and seems to work well. The idea is that you can invoke the toRef() method on any variable, and it return a path if the variable evaluates to a string or a number. On the other hand, it will return a reference to itself if it is not a string or number.

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

// convert a string (hopefully containing a path) to a reference
String.prototype.toRef = function () {
return eval(this);
}

// convert a number to a reference
Number.prototype.toRef = function () {
return eval(this);
}

// return the object itself (because it's already a reference)
Object.prototype.toRef = function () {
return this;
}

// example usage: toRef()
path1 = "_level0";
path2 = _level0;
ref1 = path1.toRef();
ref2 = path2.toRef();
ref1._rotation = 10;
ref2._alpha = 20;

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MY QUESTION: is there a way to scope instances that haven't been instanced in the first frame of the movie?

I got brave and nested my btn_mc clips inside a nav_mc.

On an action layer in the first frame of my timeline I have:

_root.nav_mc.btn1_mc.gotoAndPlay("start");

for example.

In the nav_mc timeline this works if and ONLY if the btn1_mc instance is on the first frame of the nav_mc timeline.

I'm trying to update my skillz and put everything in the first frame of the root timeline rather than doing the backasswards syntax on the mc itself this (onPress) which really confused me for about five years.

Is that ever acceptable (i mean not in a best practices sense but in a 85% solution sense). I'm so down with hacks and kludges if I can get away with it.

/Eval !!!!

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I don't have a printer at home so I can't test this.

I have a client with a scrolling textbox, they want the text in the box to print.

The print function, as I understand prints whatever's in the frame, within the specified bounding box.

If for a target I give it a variable containing text instead of a MC reference, will it just print the text?

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How to I print a target and any other MC thats touching it?

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"Tweening" Color - Help Me With My Target Paths
I'm trying to learn how to create the type of background color effect shown here: http://www.minettabrook.org/. I may have found a way, but I can only get it to work if the buttons and the Movie Clip are in the same timeline. The thing is, the movie clip I'd like to change the color of is on level 1 of my movie and my buttons are on level 2 inside a movie clip.

I'm not that knowledgable when it comes to action script. Could someone take a look at my script and tell me what I'm doing wrong in regard to my target paths?

To reiterate, my script is sitting in frame 1 of my timline on level 1. My color changing movie clip, "rectangle", is also on level 1 in the main timeline. My buttons are inside a movie clip called "nav_mc" on level 2. Here's the script:

//
//
var frames = 25;
var defaultHex = 0x003366;
//
// RGB to Hex
function rgbToHex (r,g,b){
return(r<<16 | g<<8 | b);
}
// Reverse
function hex2rgb (hex){
var red = hex>>16;
var grnBlu = hex-(red<<16)
var grn = grnBlu>>8;
var blu = grnBlu-(grn<<8);
return({r:red, g:grn, b:blu});
}
// Color Object
var myCO = new Color(rectangle);
myCO.setRGB(defaultHex);
// Fading Function
function fadeToHex(goalHex, steps){
var nowHex = myCO.getRGB();
var nowRGB = hex2rgb(nowHex);
var goalRGB = hex2rgb(goalHex);
var stepRGB = {};
stepRGB.r = (goalRGB.r-nowRGB.r)/steps;
stepRGB.g = (goalRGB.g-nowRGB.g)/steps;
stepRGB.b = (goalRGB.b-nowRGB.b)/steps;
var inc = 0
onEnterFrame = function(){
if(inc<steps){
var newR = (Math.round(nowRGB.r+=stepRGB.r));
var newG = (Math.round(nowRGB.g+=stepRGB.g));
var newB = (Math.round(nowRGB.b+=stepRGB.b));
var newHex = rgbToHex(newR, newG, newB);
myCO.setRGB(newHex);
inc++;
}else{
myCO.setRGB(goalHex);
onEnterFrame = null;
}
}
}
//
// Button Function Assignments
_level2.nav_mc.exhib_btn.onRelease = function(){
fadeToHex(0x006633, frames);
}
_level2.nav_mc.art_btn.onRelease = function(){
fadeToHex(0xCC3300, frames);
}
_level2.nav_mc.focus_btn.onRelease = function(){
fadeToHex(0x663300, frames);
}
_level2.nav_mc.news_btn.onRelease = function(){
fadeToHex(0xCC9900, frames);
}
_level2.nav_mc.gallery_btn.onRelease = function(){
fadeToHex(0x666666, frames);
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Hey,
I've got a movieclip on one frame of the main timeline. Inside the movieclip-symbol's timeline, on the movieclip's last frame, I've got a button. Within the button's actionscript I've got this kind of script:

ActionScript Code:
on(release) {tellTarget("target-movieclip's instance name")gotoAndStop(355);}

The target movieclip is in the 355th frame of the parent movieclip timeline.
I also tried inserting both absolute and relative targetpaths in this script but it did'nt work. Every time I test the scene, after pressing that button I get a message like this in the Output-window:
Code:
"Target not found: Target="sydan" Base="_level0.suukko".
("sydan" is the target movieclip instance name and "suukko" is the parent movieclip instance name.)

If anyone has a clue about how this should be made, I'd appreciate very much that you'd share your knowledge. If it's better to place the target movie clip on the main timeline and not inside the parent movieclip symbol, that'll do just fine. I'd just like to know some way to make this work. I'd allso appreciate, if you could tell me, what's the meaning of the "level0" in the output-message.
Thanks for your patience!

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Been trying to print for a couple of hours now.
It seems to work fine when I use simple objet on the main timeline, but I get weird result when trying to print nested object.

For example, it got a movie clip containing multiple duplicate mc, and a dynamic text field. This movie clip is out of the movie stage.

When I try to print it it using:

printAsBitmap(this.effective.printArea, "bMovie");

nothing get printed.

so I move the movie on the stage.

this.effective._x = 0;
this.effective._y = 0;
printAsBitmap(this.effective.printArea, "bMovie");

the frame gets printed, but the text is out of phase even if it looks fine on the screen.

I have define the label of the frame I want to print with #p and the printing area with #b.

Why can I print my movie if it's off the stage, and why does the dynamic text field is printed out of phase when I tried to print ?

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

At least can someone direct me to a good flash 5 tutorial on printing...

Martin
martin.tremblay37@sympatico.ca

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Flash Printing - Trouble Printing Bitmap
Hello,

I have a Flash MX (not 2004) project that generates dynamic printable coupons. Here's the lowdown of what happens:

1. The flash coupon is loaded - dynamically loads in text and an external jpeg. This data is displayed in one frame that the user sees on the screen, and in another frame that the user never sees but is sent to the printer.
2. User presses print.
3. The flash movie sends the 'print this' frame to the printer, and voila! Printed coupon!

Here's a sample link: http://givingcorps.com/gc_central/br...&CoId=2&ChId=4

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