create multiple empty movie clips

[billy nugz]

Ok so basically I have a button that will create a empty movie clip and attach some things into that clip When the button is first clicked. My problem is that when the button is clicked a second time. The clip will reload itself and I need it to duplicate. So if I hit the button 5 times, there would be 5 items on the stage.

Here is what I'm doing.

hold1.onPress = function(){
	trace("your hit me");
	_root.createEmptyMovieClip("conHolder",1);
	//conHolder.hitArea = conHolder.content;
	//_root.attachMovie(conButs,conBut,3)
	_root.conHolder.attachMovie("conButs", "conButs", _root.getNextHighestDepth()+1);
	_root.conHolder._x = 100;
	_root.conHolder._y = 100;
	_root.conHolder.startDrag();
	//_root.conHolder._x += (_root._xmouse-10-this._x); 
  //_root.conHolder._y += (_root._ymouse-10-this._y); 
  _root.conHolder.conButs.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf",1);
	}

Thanks for all and any help.

[dawsonk]

hold1.onPress = function() {
	var d = _root.getNextHighestDepth();
	var myH = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("conHolder" + d, d);
	var myCH = myH.attachMovie("conButs", "conButs", 0);
	myCH._x = 100;
	myCH._y = 100;
	myCH.onPress = startDrag;
	myCH.onRelease = stopDrag;
	myCH.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf", 1);
};

[billy nugz]

Thanks man.

But how would I set it to start drag right off the bat. right now you have to click the item twice. I would like to know how to set up a swapDepth feature aswell. Sorry If im asking for alot its just those things wer secondary until moments ago.

thanks again.

[dawsonk]

hold1.onPress = function() {
	var d = _root.getNextHighestDepth();
	var myH = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("conHolder" + d, d);
	var myCH = myH.attachMovie("conButs", "conButs", 0);
	myCH._x = this._x;
	myCH._y = this._y;
	myCH.startDrag();
	myCH.onPress = startDrag;
	myCH.onRelease = stopDrag;
	myCH.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf", 1);
};

[billy nugz]

still lost on the swapDepth part

this is what Im doing wrong

hold1.onPress = function() {
	var d = _root.getNextHighestDepth();
	var myH = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("conHolder" + d, d);
	var myCH = myH.attachMovie("conButs", "conButs", 0);
	myCH._x  += (_root._xmouse-10-this._x); 
	myCH._y += (_root._ymouse-10-this._y); 
	myCH.startDrag();
	//myCH.onPress = startDrag;
	myCH.onPress = function(){
	myCH.startDrag();
	myCH.swapDepths(d);
	}
	myCH.onRelease = stopDrag;
	myCH.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf", 1);
};

Any clues?

[dawsonk]

hold1.onPress = function() {
	var d = _root.getNextHighestDepth();
	var myH = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("conHolder" + d, d);
	var myCH = myH.attachMovie("conButs", "conButs", 0);
	myCH.startDrag(true);
	myCH.onPress = function() {
		this.startDrag();
		this._parent.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth());
	};
	myCH.onRelease = stopDrag;
	myCH.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf", 1);
};

[billy nugz]

New problem I now would like to rotate the myCH movie around its centre however I cant seem to get it. Here is what Im trying but its moving around the left corner. Here is what Im doing.

hold1.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf",1);
hold1.hold._xscale = 50;
hold1.hold._yscale = 50;
	
	hold1.onPress = function() {
	var d = _root.getNextHighestDepth();
	var myH = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("conHolder" + d, d);
	var myBtn = myH.createEmptyMovieClip("btnHolder" + d+1, d+1);
	var myCH = myH.attachMovie("conButs", "conButs", 0);
	
	trace("W "+myCH.hold._width);
	trace("H "+myCH.hold._height);
	
	myCH.startDrag(true);
	myCH.onPress = function() {
		this.startDrag();
		this._parent.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth());
	};
	myCH.onRelease = function() {
		this.stopDrag();
		_root.btnHolder._x = myCH._x;
		_root.btnHolder._y = myCH._y;
	};
	myCH.onRollOver = function() {
		
		myBtn.createEmptyMovieClip("theControls", 30);
		myBtn.theControls.attachMovie("actButs", "actButs", 30);
		myBtn.theControls._x = myCH._x;
		myBtn.theControls._y = myCH._y;
		myBtn.theControls.actButs.but1.onRollOver = function(){
	
	trace("action1");
	
	}
	
	myBtn.theControls.actButs.but2.onPress = function(){
	
	trace("action2");
	//_root.tester._rotation+=10;
	myCH._rotation+=10;
	
	}
		
	};
	
	
	
	myCH.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf", 1);
	trace("W "+myCH.hold.content._width);
	trace("H "+myCH.hold.content._height);
};

function closeAbout():Void
{
_root.btnHolder.removeMovieClip()

}

/*onEnterFrame = function() {
if(!this.hitTest(_root._xmouse , _root._ymouse , false)) {
delayInt = setInterval(delay,3000);
delete onEnterFrame;
}
}
function delay() {
_root.btnHolder.removeMovieClip();
trace("delayed");
clearInterval(delayInt);
}*/

Any further help would be great and thanks again

[dawsonk]

Change the copy of 'conButs' in the library, so it's registration is in the center.

[billy nugz]

sorry its actually the "hold" move that I want to rotate around its center. But when the swf gets loaded its registration point is the left corner maybe im not making sense should I post a FLA?

[dawsonk]

If you can save it in MX2004, as I can't open anything newer...

[dawsonk]

Add this at the top

var myMcl = new MovieClipLoader();
var myListener = new Object();
myListener.onLoadInit = function(mc) {
	mc._x -= (mc._width / 2);
	mc._y -= (mc._height / 2);
};
myMcl.addListener(myListener);

Change load movie to load clip.

//hold1.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf", 1);
myMcl.loadClip("icons/couch2Seat.swf", hold1.hold);

And again change load movie to load clip.

	//myCH.hold.loadMovie("icons/couch2Seat.swf", 1);
	myMcl.loadClip("icons/couch2Seat.swf", myCH.hold);