Re: FLASH: Flash: Drag and Drop movie clips

[John Croteau]

Hi Ed,


> I am having trouble with the target function for drag movie clips. I am just

> working with a movie clip named Move, I gave it the same instance name, but

> in the instance definition I had to convert it to a button to enable me to

> give it the action. So I believe that the instance name no longer applies,

> Right?

That is correct. But that is not the corect way to do it.

You want to put a button inside your movie clip.

This new Drag and Drop Tutorial includes details as well as an FLA to

download.

http://www.FlashBible.com/Members/Drag/Drag.htm


> Any if I leave the target name blank the MC moves with no problem. I placed

> Move, /Move, ../Move in the target name and the image doesn't move.

> Could someone tell me what is the purpose for the target and how do I go

> about using it correctly?

If you create a movie clip and change its behavior to button and add a

drag operation, a strange thing happens the button actions act as if

applied to the frame and not the movie clip (it has no name and is not

acting like a movie clip anymore).


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