Actionscript

Vendetta · 11-07-2009, 12:08 AM

Okay you stickpage members. I need you to answer these two questions and give me a way to fix my problem.
My problem is:
When I convert something to a symbol and press "Actions," in the box where you're supposed to put the code in says: "The current selection cannot have actions applied to it." I can apply actionscript to frames though, that works.
The questions are:
Why won't my flash let me apply actionscript to movieclips, graphics, or buttons? What can I do to make it work?

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				Thank you very much to anyone who can provide helpful feedback. :)

RazrBlade · 11-07-2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendetta

Okay you stickpage members. I need you to answer these two questions and give me a way to fix my problem.
My problem is:
When I convert something to a symbol and press "Actions," in the box where you're supposed to put the code in says: "The current selection cannot have actions applied to it." I can apply actionscript to frames though, that works.
The questions are:
Why won't my flash let me apply actionscript to movieclips, graphics, or buttons? What can I do to make it work?

Either you're double clicking it to edit it's properties specifically, for this you need to either go back to the scene.

-OR-

Make every other layer invisible, and click on the MC, Button, or Graphic itself and try to add actionscript to it then. Perhaps the layer is locked that the button/graphic/mc is on?

Vendetta · 11-07-2009, 12:14 AM

For number one that is definitely not the problem, number two isn't either I tried that.
Thanks anyway!

Bonk · 11-07-2009, 01:25 AM

Flash has a tendency to dis-select movieclips when you open the actions menu. Just click the intended object once with the actions window open and you'll be set.

+ Graphics can't have code, only symbols like movieclips and buttons.

Aycaramba · 11-07-2009, 03:12 AM

Or if you're using AS3, then you can't apply code to buttons/movieclips.
Also this:

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Originally Posted by Bonk

Graphics can't have code, only symbols like movieclips and buttons.

Scarecrow · 11-07-2009, 03:38 AM

Actionscript 3 does not allow instance-based coding. You have to change the actionscript language to Actionscript 2 if you want to work that way.

Scorpioxxx · 11-07-2009, 05:05 AM

However you're better off trying to learn AS3 before falling back to AS2, just to finish Scarecrow's sentence.

Scarecrow · 11-07-2009, 05:31 AM

thaaaaaank youuuuuu

Vendetta · 11-07-2009, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonk

Flash has a tendency to dis-select movieclips when you open the actions menu. Just click the intended object once with the actions window open and you'll be set.

+ Graphics can't have code, only symbols like movieclips and buttons.

doesn't work :(

And all this would work if I just used AS2?
yay I made my fist button animation!
http://www.truploader.com/view/420721