This makes no sense, HELP!

[tyro89]

Okey so im new too flash and i just came across what seemed like a really weird problem. I simply converted a symbol (say an ordinary square) to a button. I now want to apply actionscript to this new button so i select it and enter the action script window, well now this is where the problem is, on entering the action script window i get confronted with this message :

"Current selection cannot have actions applied to it."

What am i doing wrong? there must be a way to put action script on buttons

Help

ps. im sure its a button and im also sure that im at the scene level, this makes no sense, help!

[MrMadison]

Your using AS 3 correct? Yeah, this is common.

To apply actions to a button in AS 3, you have to add the action to a frame and target the button. So, give the button an instance name and select the frame its on and open the actions panel. Add the code there and it should work.

[alexgeek]

AS3 sucks big time.
The syntax and stuff is so confusing.
but i want to use it becuase of all the new features.