updating old actionscript for flash8 and dot syntax

hey guys,
i need some help updating some old action script, i cant seem to get it to work.

Its in old slash syntax and im trying to bring it over to dot, but i keep getting errors.

heres the code below, any help would be greatly appreciated!!!


on my slider bar :
/:value = (marker:_x/(_width-marker:_width))*580;

on the second keyframe
prevFrame();
play();


inside my scrolling MC
left = _x-_width/2;
right = Number(_x)+Number(_width/2);
friction = "0.9";

set("new", /:value);
speed = eval("new")-old;
old = eval("new");
setProperty("", _x, Number(_x)+Number((speed*/:factor)));

prevFrame();
play();

Can you post an example of what you are trying to accomplish and/or the errors you are getting?

If this is older code (which is looks like is) , there is usually a quicker/easier way to accomplish whatever you are trying to accomplish.

And it looks like you have a scrolling MC here, this is definitely a lot easier than what I am seeing here.

www.designedmemory.com/tester/slide.html

its pretty basic, its just a scroll bar moving a movie clip right to left basically, nothing crazy. but the file i have is outdated and im not up to date with action script and the best way to do this

any ideas? i also want to scroll much larger images than the ones in that preview, the images would be 918 x 533

thanks so much for the reply

Mmm...sorry I was having fun playing ping pong with the super model pictures. ;-)

Let me drumb up some tutorials for you.

thanks!

as a reward for helping me out i'll send you the hi-res files. haha

This would be the type of code you want....it controls the movement of the MC on the _x axis. The movie clip can/could be as large as you like....assuming your referenced movie clip is named MC and a slider named btn1.

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function moveMC(MC,X,Y){
    MC.onEnterFrame = function(){
        MC._x+=(X-MC._x)/5;
        MC._y+=(Y-MC._y)/5;
        if(Math.abs(X-MC._x)<1){
            this._x = X;
            this._y = Y;
            delete MC.onEnterFrame;
        }
    }
}
//movement on a single axis
btn2.onRelease = function(){
    moveMC(mc,300,mc._y);
}

so i would just put that on the MC itself?

You can actually put this code on its own actions layer above the movieclip.

You just create the objects and give them an instance name....MC, btn1 on the button, etc.

This is by no means the finished product, but merely a starting point of what the dot structure might look like.

If you have questions on what any part of that is doing let me know.

Happy developing,

Scott

scott, what if i want to create a sliding bar like the one in my file i showed u?

Here are a couple of tutorials on creating scroll bars...you then just link it up by referecing the MC you want it to affect.

http://www.flashperfection.com/tutor...ash-75581.html

Those should get you on your way.


Cheers,

Scott