[glennnall]

someone please offer me a little help here? no one seemed to want to help in the two other AS forums...

i'm editing a flash movie for a client where a button is duplicated with duplicateMovieClip when the file opens, creating two separate buttons ...

I'm unable to add any actions to the AS without it affecting BOTH instances.

can someone PLEASE help me with this ActionScript??? (i've been unable to get ANY assistance in THREE other AS forums).

I really appreciate any help.
GN

[wirehopper]

Can you post some of your code?

[glennnall]

This is Frame 1 - i've uploaded the fla in case you'd look at it for me - what i'm trying to do is get one button to load one swf, and the other to load another swf - i can handle the loadMovieNum bit, but can't get any actions attached to only one button...

thanks for your help...

Code:

stop();
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
flashmo_logo._visible = false;
flashmo_logo._y = 100;
menu_item_group.menu_item._visible = false;
var menu_label:Array = new Array("Individuals", "Entreprenuers");
var menu_desc:Array = new Array("Personal Financial Services", "Executive Business Solutions", 
								"Executive Bonus and Benefits", "Protecting Future Earnings", 
								"Enjoying Your Successes", "Transfering Business Legacy", 
								"Delivering Comprehensive Solutions", "Office Location and Email Form");
// *** both 'menu label' array length and 'menu desc' array must be equal to number of
// *** total frames inside "menu button bg" Movie Clip in the library.
var total:Number = menu_label.length;
var tween_duration:Number = 1.2;// in seconds
var i:Number = 0;
function create_menu():Void
{
	position_x = i % 4 * 120 - 180;
	position_y = Math.floor(i / 4) * 120 - 60;

	var fm = menu_item_group.menu_item.duplicateMovieClip("menu_item" + i, i);
	fm.stop();
	fm.bg.gotoAndStop(i + 1);
	fm.over = true;
	fm.item_label = menu_label[i];
	fm.item_desc = menu_desc[i];
	fm.item_no = i;
	fm.flashmo_button._visible = false;
	fm.over = true;
	fm.flashmo_button.onRollOver = function()
	{
		this._parent.over = false;
	};
	fm.flashmo_button.onRollOut = fm.flashmo_button.onDragOut = function ()
	{
		this._parent.over = true;
	};
	fm.flashmo_button.onRelease = function()
	{
		_root.page = this._parent.item_no + 1;
		_root.play();
	};
	fm.onEnterFrame = function()
	{
		if (this.over == true)
		{
			this.prevFrame();
		}
		else
		{
			this.nextFrame();
		}
	};
	new Tween(fm, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 0, 100, tween_duration, true);
	new Tween(fm, "_rotation", Strong.easeOut, 180, 0, tween_duration, true);
	new Tween(fm, "_x", Strong.easeOut, position_x + 50, position_x, tween_duration, true);
	fm_tween = new Tween(fm, "_y", Strong.easeOut, position_y + 100, position_y, tween_duration, true);
	fm_tween.onMotionFinished = function() 
	{
   		fm.flashmo_button._visible = true;
	}
	if (i == total - 1)
	{
		fm_tween.onMotionFinished = function() 
		{
			fm.flashmo_button._visible = true;
			flashmo_logo._visible = true;
			new Tween(flashmo_logo, "_alpha", Strong.easeOut, 0, 100, tween_duration, true);
		}
		clearInterval(interval_id);
	}
	i++;
}
var interval_id = setInterval(create_menu, 140);