help with easing

[skdzines]

Can anyone tell me how I can ease an object in/out with actionscript on an object that actually uses a tween animation on the timeline? I know I can set the easing in the properties but I don't want to do it that way. Basically I have a scale that measures the percentage of donations given. The scale moves to the right or left and at a slight angle upward/downward based off of the percentage calculated. It compares the current frame to the percentage and uses the nextframe/prevframe functions to move back/forward. There are 100 frames in the animation (1 frame per percent). I don't like the quick stop once it gets to the frame that equals the percent and would like it to ease in. I just don't know if I can do this with my current set up.

Thanks in advance

Below is the AS:

/** set up xml object **/
var my_xml = new XML();
my_xml.load("http://localhost:2730/CampaignTicker/getDataService.asmx/getCampaignData");
my_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
my_xml.onLoad = function(success){
    if (success){
        //trace(this);
        var rootNode = this.firstChild.childNodes;
        var goal = rootNode[1].childNodes.toString();
        var donations = rootNode[0].childNodes.toString();
        _global.org_donations = donations;
        init(goal, donations);
    }else{
        trace("error loading xml");
        testText.text = "error loading xml";
    }
}
/** load intitial data **/
function init(goal, donations){
    
    //trace("goal: " + goal);
    //trace("donations: " + donations);

    if(donations == ""){
        var percentage = 0;
    }else{
        var percentage = Math.floor(donations/goal*100);
    }
    //trace("percentage: " + percentage);
    if(percentage > 100){
        percentage = 100;    
    }else{
        percentage = percentage;    
    }

    _root.onEnterFrame = function(){
        
        _root.goal_amount.Text = Math.currencyFormat(goal);
        
        if(_root._currentframe <= percentage){
            _root.nextFrame();
            _root.magnifyingGlass.percentDisplay.Text = (_root._currentframe - 1 + "%");
            //trace("Current frame: " +_root._currentframe);
            if(_root._currentframe == percentage || percentage == 1){
                _root.raisedToDate.Text = "Raised to date:";
                _root.totalRaised.Text = Math.currencyFormat(donations);
            }
            
        }else{
            if(percentage == 0){
                _root.magnifyingGlass.percentDisplay.Text = ("0%");
                _root.raisedToDate.Text = "Raised to date:";
                _root.totalRaised.Text= Math.currencyFormat(donations);
            }
            delete this.onEnterFrame;
        }
    }
}

/** intialize reload interval **/
setInterval(reload, 5000, _global.donations);

/** test for changed data **/
function reload(org_donations){
    
    var my_xml = new XML();
    my_xml.load("http://localhost:2730/CampaignTicker/getDataService.asmx/getCampaignData");
    my_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
    my_xml.onLoad = function(success){
        if (success){
            //trace(this);
            var rootNode = this.firstChild.childNodes;
            var goal = rootNode[1].childNodes.toString();
            var new_donations = rootNode[0].childNodes.toString();
            if(_global.org_donations != new_donations && new_donations != ""){
                reloadDonations(goal, new_donations);
            }else if(new_donations == ""){
                reloadDonations(goal, 0);
            }
        }else{
            trace("error loading xml");
            testText.text = "error loading xml";
        }
    }
}

/** if data has change, reload it **/
function reloadDonations(goal, new_donations){
    //trace("reloaded");
    
    if(new_donations == ""){
        var new_percentage = 0;
    }else{
        var new_percentage = Math.floor(new_donations/goal*100);
    }
    
    if(new_percentage > 100){
        new_percentage = 100;    
    }else{
        new_percentage = new_percentage;    
    }
    
    //trace("percentage: " + new_percentage);
    //trace("new donations: " + new_donations);
    //trace("goal: " + goal);
    
    
    _root.onEnterFrame = function(){
        
        if((_root._currentframe <= new_percentage)  && (new_donations > _global.org_donations)){
            _root.nextFrame();
            _root.magnifyingGlass.percentDisplay.Text = (_root._currentframe - 1 + "%");
            //trace("Current frame: " +_root._currentframe);
            if(_root._currentframe == new_percentage || new_percentage == 1){
                _root.raisedToDate.Text = "Raised to date:";
                _root.totalRaised.Text = Math.currencyFormat(new_donations);
            }
        }else if((_root._currentframe >= new_percentage) && (new_donations < _global.org_donations)){
            _root.prevFrame();
            _root.magnifyingGlass.percentDisplay.Text = (_root._currentframe + 1 + "%");
            if(_root._currentframe == new_percentage || new_percentage == 1){
                _root.raisedToDate.Text = "Raised to date:";
                _root.totalRaised.Text = Math.currencyFormat(new_donations);
            }
        }else{
            /*if(new_percentage == 0){
                _root.magnifyingGlass.percentDisplay.Text = ("0%");
                _root.raisedToDate.Text = "Raised to date:";
                _root.totalRaised.Text= Math.currencyFormat(_global.new_donations);
            }*/
            delete this.onEnterFrame;
            _global.org_donations = new_donations;
        }
    }
} 

[wattsup]

you can use the "Tween Class" I have an example in my footer.