How to I make it play a sound on button press?

[NewUser2007]

Hi, basically I want it so that when I press the ctrl button it will play a short sound, how do I do this?

I have the sound file (laserSound)

(Basically in context I am trying to follow a tutorial to make a game and ctrl makes the laser gun fire, and I would like to attach a sound to this action)

[Boris the Frog]

//function that checks for key presses
function myOnKeyDown() {
//if the pressed key is control
if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL)) {
//make a new sound object, attach the laser sound to it and play the sound
var my_sound:Sound = new Sound();
my_sound.attachSound("laserSound");
my_sound.start();
}
}
//listener object for checking key presses
var myListener:Object = new Object();
myListener.onKeyDown = myOnKeyDown;
Key.addListener(myListener);

hope this helps

[NewUser2007]

thanks buddy! I'll try that ASAP, really appreciate it

[NewUser2007]

Hi, I have tried your method but unfortunately it does not seem to work for me, perhaps I am not fitting it into the code correctly? I was wondering if you could be so kind as to show me how it would fit into my existing code which I have posted below (this code goes within the space ship). At present the sound file is in my library and has the name as stated above!


onClipEvent(load){

moveSpeed=10;
moveSpeed2=20;
_root.laser._visible=false;
laserCounter=1;

}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL)) {
laserCounter++;
_root.laser.duplicateMovieClip( "laser"+laserCounter, laserCounter );
_root["laser"+laserCounter]._visible=true;

}

if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
this._x+=moveSpeed2;
} else if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
this._x-=moveSpeed2;
}


if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
this._y+=moveSpeed;
} else if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
this._y-=moveSpeed;
}
}

[Boris the Frog]

Could try:
onClipEvent(load){

moveSpeed=10;
moveSpeed2=20;
_root.laser._visible=false;
laserCounter=1;
//----------------<new code>--------------//
my_sound = new Sound();
my_sound.attachSound("laserSound");
//----------------<end : new code>--------------//
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL)) {
laserCounter++;
_root.laser.duplicateMovieClip( "laser"+laserCounter, laserCounter );
_root["laser"+laserCounter]._visible=true;
//----------------<new code>--------------//
my_sound.start();
//----------------<end : new code>--------------//
}

[Boris the Frog]

bTW the sound in the library must have the name "laserSound" set as the identifier in the Linkage - with "export as Actionscript" selected!

[NewUser2007]

bTW the sound in the library must have the name "laserSound" set as the identifier in the Linkage - with "export as Actionscript" selected!

works like a dream , I hadn't done this bit, and the extra code you posted was very helpful too, thankyou!!

[Boris the Frog]

cool - my work here is done