[F8] promblem with a path. Can someone take a quick a look?

[po3]

I having a problem with my paths, I think. I had this code working fine on the movieClip itself but something has gone wrong now that I have made it into a function on the root.

 
xMin = 0; 
xMax = 500; 
yMin = 0; 
yMax = 280; 

function masking() { 
for (i=0; i<20; i++){ 
randomX = Math.random() * ( _root.xMax - _root.xMin ); 
randomY = Math.random() * ( _root.yMax - _root.yMin ); 
orgClip = "_root.mcMask.mcItem"; 
dupClip = "_root.mcMask.mcItem" + i; 
//trace("dupClip = " + dupClip); 
duplicateMovieClip(orgClip, dupClip, this.getNextHighestDepth()); 
trace(dupClip); 
eval("_root.mcMask.mcItem"+i)._x = randomX; 
eval("_root.mcMask.mcItem"+i)._y = randomY; 
} 
}

What am I doing wrong here? I'm guessing it has something to do with the duplicateMovieCLip() & the depth. Any tips would be appreciated as always : )

Thanks!

[caroach]

Try this code:

xMin = 0;
xMax = 500;
yMin = 0;
yMax = 280;

function masking() {
	for (i=0; i<20; i++) {
		randomX = Math.round(Math.random()*(xMax-xMin));
		randomY = Math.round(Math.random()*(yMax-yMin));
		orgClip = "mcMask.mcItem";
		dupClip = "mcMask.mcItem"+i;
		clipDepth = mcMask.getNextHighestDepth();
		mcMask.mcItem.duplicateMovieClip(dupClip, clipDepth,{_y:randomY, _x:randomX});
		trace(dupClip);
		trace(clipDepth);
		trace(randomX+" : "+randomY);
	}
}
masking();

Hope this helps!

[po3]

caroach,

THANKS! that was very helpful and seemsto be working great.

[caroach]

Glad to help