Scales up, but not down

[technode]

I ahve to scripts, one on each frame. One scales an MC up to 330% (which works) the other to scale it back down (which doesnt work).

The scale up script:

scale = 30
zoomItem.onEnterFrame=function()
{
if (this._xscale<330)
{
this._xscale+=scale;
this._yscale+=scale;
}else{stop()};
};

stop()

The scale down script (version 1) - this scales it down, just ot scale it back up again (by 30)
scaleDown = -30;
zoomItem.onEnterFrame=function()
{
if (this._xscale>5)
{
this._xscale+=scaleDown;
this._yscale+=scaleDown;
}else{stop()};
};

stop()

The scale down script (version 2) - same as version 1
scale = 30;
zoomItem.onEnterFrame=function()
{
if (this._xscale>5)
{
this._xscale-=scaleDown;
this._yscale-=scaleDown;
}else{stop()};
};

stop()

[McUsher]

Version 2 should be wrong, as u set scale = 30; but try to use scaleDown, which isn't set.

Version 1 acutally looks good to me...

maybe the stop() is your problem, to stop an onEnterFrame action stop() won't work..

instead of stop() try this.onEnterFrame = null;

[technode]

Sorry the second should read....
The scale down script (version 2) - same as version 1
scaleDown = 30;
zoomItem.onEnterFrame=function()
{
if (this._xscale>5)
{
this._xscale-=scaleDown;
this._yscale-=scaleDown;
}else{stop()};
};

stop()

If I don't put the else stop() in there is no change n the script - it blinks smaller then larger again. Removing the stop (below the close of the onEnterFrame) the script loops to the first frame of the sequence and starts the series of scripts all over again.

What does the this.onEnterFrame = null do? as far as I can follow it would be if some setting is null, (not set), in this case is it a yes / no answer, which should always return witha valid answer

[McUsher]

well the zoomItem.onEnterFrame will never stop, if u don't overwrite it with like null.

From now on it would be too much guessing to me, why your script doesn't work, any
chance of posting the fla ?