newbie compiling problem

[albert105]

Hi there,

I'm completely new to actionscript 3.0 as well as using external *.as files.
I'm now studing the moock essential 3.0 book. The problem is that I don't
know how to compile it... I followed the instructions in the book one on
one but without result: It doesn't do anything.. just a blank swf file while
the classes are full of trace functions..

I am using the flash authoring tool for compiling. I have a fla file and in the
same folder a bunch of *.as files. When I specify the class ref in the
document class field in the properties menu it says:

"A definition for the document class could not be found in the classpath,
so one will automatically generated in the SWF file upon export."

What am I doing wrong?

thanks

[cancerinform]

This means that the class path is not correct. If you have the A.as class in the folder "scripts" you need to write
scripts.A.as
in the fla and
package scripts {
in the .as file.

[albert105]

Sorry I'm not quite getting it.....

To be more specific:
I have all the files (flas, as files and swfs) in one folder named "virtualzoo/src".
The package name in the as files is named "zoo".
The main class is called "VirtualZoo".
In the fla file I specify "zoo.VirtualZoo" in the document class field.
These are the step by step instructions in the essential actionscript 3.0 book (p130).. but it's not working.

[cancerinform]

You need to place the .as files in a folder named "zoo".

[albert105]

ohhhh ok thanks! It works