Re: FLASH: Flash 5 Beginner's Problem

[Helen Triolo]

Mike,


To move clips across the stage, you should put code into the Object

Actions of either the clips themselves or or a controller clip (probably

the latter, since you want to move all 6 at once).  Create a movieclip

with nothing in it, drag it onto the stage, hit ctrl-alt-a to open the

actions window if it's not already open and make sure you're entering

code into the Object Actions panel (not Frame Actions).  The code should

be something like

  

  onClipEvent(enterFrame) {

    for (i=1; i<=6; i++) {

       _root["square"+i]._x += 5;

    }    

  }


This will make the 6 objects move 5 pixels right in a loop (because the

controller movieclip will loop even it's only one frame long in Flash 5)

If you want more explanation about why the _root["square"+i], I

attempted to explain it in a tutorial at Flashkit:

http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/5_ad_piect/tute_piechart.shtml


Regards,

Helen 

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Mike Kelly wrote:

> 

> Hope someone can help!

> 

> I have six movie clips ("square1" - "square6") on six layers in my main

> timeline.  In the first frame of my "actions" layer I have:

> 

> for (i=1; i<=6; i++) {

>     setProperty (("square" + i), _x, ("square"+i)._x+5);

> }

> 

> Then in the 10th frame of the "actions" layer, I ask the movie to goto 1 and

> play.

> 

> Unfortunately, instead of moving the clips by 5 pixels every loop, this

> moves the whole lot off screen in one go.

> Should my first bit of code be in a handler of some kind?  Why are the "on"

> and "onclipevent" handler options dimmed in my action code window?

> 

> Suggestions gratefully received.

> 

> Mike

> 

> PS. Sorry if you have received this multiple times - it's not coming through

> to my mailbox, so I'm trying different setttings.


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