FLASH: REPOST: setRGB

[EchoDotCom Designs.]

I sent this yesterday, but in 24hours, I have neither seen the email I sent,

nor any replies. I am assuming it didn't go through. If it did go through,

please forgive the repost.




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I am trying to make an object set it's color depending on it's name. I have

a series of squares that make up a color chart, these squares will be named

after the color that they will represent, however I would like to use only

one movie clip to do this. when the movie clips are clicked on, they should

then set something else to the color that there names represent. this is the

code I would think would make it work... needless to say it doesn't, and I

can't seem to figure out a work around.. .any thoughts


MC Instance name _root.0xFFCCFF


onClipEvent(load){

	thisColor = new Color(this);

	thisColor.setRGB(_name);

}


inside the MC is a button with this as the code:


on(release){

	newColor = new color(_root.stockColor);

	newColor.setRGB(_name);

}


I have also tried: newColor.setRGB(this._name);


in either case I end up with black(this library item is actually white).

however if I put in a hex value (instead of _name) it works fine. but this

will mean either writing an onclipevent(load) for each of the swaths (about

60 of them), building a masive if elseif structure (i havn't noticed a

switch function in actionscript),  or having a separate button for each

(equally as daunting) any ideas?


-Scott McDonald

Morris Publishing



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