[F8] promblem with a path. Can someone take a quick a look?

I having a problem with my paths, I think. I had this code working fine on the movieClip itself but something has gone wrong now that I have made it into a function on the root.

Code:

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xMin = 0;
xMax = 500;
yMin = 0;
yMax = 280;

function masking() {
for (i=0; i<20; i++){
randomX = Math.random() * ( _root.xMax - _root.xMin );
randomY = Math.random() * ( _root.yMax - _root.yMin );
orgClip = "_root.mcMask.mcItem";
dupClip = "_root.mcMask.mcItem" + i;
//trace("dupClip = " + dupClip);
duplicateMovieClip(orgClip, dupClip, this.getNextHighestDepth());
trace(dupClip);
eval("_root.mcMask.mcItem"+i)._x = randomX;
eval("_root.mcMask.mcItem"+i)._y = randomY;
}
}

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What am I doing wrong here? I'm guessing it has something to do with the duplicateMovieCLip() & the depth. Any tips would be appreciated as always : )

Thanks!

Try this code:

Code:

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xMin = 0;
xMax = 500;
yMin = 0;
yMax = 280;

function masking() {
        for (i=0; i<20; i++) {
                randomX = Math.round(Math.random()*(xMax-xMin));
                randomY = Math.round(Math.random()*(yMax-yMin));
                orgClip = "mcMask.mcItem";
                dupClip = "mcMask.mcItem"+i;
                clipDepth = mcMask.getNextHighestDepth();
                mcMask.mcItem.duplicateMovieClip(dupClip, clipDepth,{_y:randomY, _x:randomX});
                trace(dupClip);
                trace(clipDepth);
                trace(randomX+" : "+randomY);
        }
}
masking();

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Hope this helps!

caroach,

THANKS! that was very helpful and seemsto be working great.

Glad to help :)