Sequntial Tween- WHY WONT IT WORK??

[joe3dge]

Ok.
Can anyone solve this problem?

Im trying to get an object to move up 200 spaces and then move to the right 362.5 spaces. w/o useing frames, only action script

i put this code inside the movie clip:

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onClipEvent(load){
    import mx.transitions.Tween;
    import mx.transitions.easing.*;
    
    var firstTween1:Tween = new Tween(this,"_y",Regular.easeIn,this._y,this._y-200,2,true);
    firstTween1.onMotionFinished = function(){
        trace("Tween 1 Finished");
        var secondTween1:Tween = new Tween(this,"_x",Regular.easeIn,this._x,this._x+362.5,5,true);
        secondTween1.onMotionFinished = function(){
            trace("Tween 2 Finished");
        }
    }
}

the problem is, when i run the flash file, it runs the fisrt tween with out problem, then when its done, it displays the "Tween 1 finished" message like normal so i know the event handeler works, but then it just stops.

then i decided to see what would happen if i got rid of the fisrtTween1.onMotionFinished handeler.

My new code looks like:

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onClipEvent(load){
    import mx.transitions.Tween;
    import mx.transitions.easing.*;
    
    var firstTween1:Tween = new Tween(this,"_y",Regular.easeIn,this._y,this._y-200,2,true);
    //onMotionFinished removed
    trace("Tween 1 Finished");
    var secondTween1:Tween = new Tween(this,"_x",Regular.easeIn,this._x,this._x+362.5,5,true);
    secondTween1.onMotionFinished = function(){//onMotionFinished still there
              trace("Tween 2 Finished");
    }
}

everything work normally in THAT code sequence(even thought its not what it want) which tells me that the secon tween does in fact work

so i know a)my event hadeler works (i displayed the message) and b) my tweens work (they work in the second code)

so my question for all of you is... WHY WONT THEY WORK TOGETHER???

pleeeeeease this is driving me mad!

thanks, joe3dge

[joe3dge]

one more thing to add:

i was looking over my program again and i notice that when i run the origional code (the one that DOES have the onMotionFinshed handeler) i noticed that after the "Tween 1 finished" message appears, it waits 5 seconds and then shows the "Tween 2 Finished" message; which means that "secondTween1" is infact running, its just not moving the movie clip across the screen for some reason.

can any help?

thanks, joe3dge

[joe3dge]

nvm i figured it out that i was just using the word this incorrectly

[frinkky]

Could you elaborate on the misuse of 'this'? would help us flash newbies