Re: Getting worse RE: FLASH: Action Script problem using telltarget

[Helen Triolo]

Put a trace statement (or several) in to see which of your variables is

not what you expect.


Regards,

Helen

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Samir Ahmed wrote:

> 

> Hi Guys,

> 

> Still waiting in peril for an answer!

> 

> Hi Guys,

> 

> I am working with flash 5 and I am facing a scripting problem. I want a

> movie clip to go to a certain frame which is calculated by a simple

> mathematic formula. The script is as follows:

> startDrag ("move", true);

> x = 225-move._x;

> frame = getProperty (gallery, _currentframe);

> tframe = getProperty (gallery, _totalframes);

> xmain = mover._x;

> xchange = int (-((x^2)/10));

> xnew = xmain-xchange;

> framechange = frame-xchange;

> setProperty ("mover", _x, xnew);

> tellTarget ("gallery") {

>     gotoAndStop (framechange);

> }

> 

> The movie clip in question is the <gallery> clip which i am <telltarget>ing

> to the new frame. Nothing happens!

> 

> Please help!

> 

> Samir Ahmed

> Web Development Team Leader

> http://www.SheikhMohammed.co.ae

> Tel:  +9714-3322220

> Fax: +9714-3322202

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