actionscript error

[darkblade_h]

i know absolutely nothing of actionscipt, im using flash MX professional. whenever i try applying a simple code from the ones already available, like play, it doesnt work, and when i check it, it gives me an error with the code, though ive used the ones from the program itself...yesterday it seemed to work for a little while, but then the program suddenly closed and i hadnt saved recently..what can i do?

[joran420]

smoke more man...or maybe look into pretty much any basic programming class

[darkblade_h]

i need a proper reply

[joran420]

you prolly need an on enter frame if you are putting it on an object...

[darkblade_h]

it keeps saying error or sumthing, i dont get it, i tried putting the code on the frame, on the button, on anything thats there, it just doesnt seem to work, whe whole code is just "play();" rite?

[darkblade_h]

ok now i have another problem, i have a few mpg videos embedded in my flash movie, ok after the short intro, an mpg video is supposed 2 play, but instead it stops at the first frame...

[deadbeat]

You should be more specific - post your code, as well as the exact errors that you are getting, and you'll get better answers...

K.

[darkblade_h]

the error that comes out on the output panel or whatever u call it goes
"**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=play button, frame=1:Line 1: Statement must appear within on handler
play();

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=stop button, frame=1:Line 1: Statement must appear within on handler
stop();

Total ActionScript Errors: 2 Reported Errors: 2"
and i have no idea what so ever of what that means

and i havent got a code, i just tried using the play action from the functions in the program itself, i didnt add nothing to it...that is how the error came out.

my flash movie is like 21 MB now cuz i have like 6 videos embedded to it, and i think because of the size or something it doesnt play the videos, it just pauses on the first frame of the video, could that be the reason?

god, im such an idiot

[a_modified_dog]

could be the file is curropt
best practice is to have 6 swfs each with 1 embedded video
in the main movie, load 1 at a time when required using - loadMovieNum("video1.swf");

i use this method in this player -
http://www.jackleaman.co.uk/video/video_player.html
fla available on request

[joran420]

thats telling you it needs an event handler...

try this
onEvent(load){
//code goes here
}

I told you that like 3 posts back...unless the code is on a frame you need a handeler

[darkblade_h]

hey thanx guys!

god i really need 2 learn some kinda scripting..

[joran420]

heh yeah... thats what i told you in the first post