animation controlled by AS

umm im not sure if this is the place to post this but
its kind a bit of animation...

so, is there a command that can make a MC's alpha change?

and also, is there a command that can detect the type of alpha an Mc has?

like if the Mc is 70% alpha, the command will do something...

thanks a bunch!! :)

I would first set up a variable that keeps track of the alpha.

AlphaVariable=.7

Then have a constant event that uses the command.

instancename_alpha=AlphaVariable

Then since you are using a variable to control the alpha. Setting up an event that's based on alpha would be easy:

if (AlphaVariable=.70)
Then (execute action)

I'm not an actionscript-y person, so don't copy/paste my example because I'm 99% sure it has improper syntax. (I'd use FlashMX's normal mode in the AS window to help guide you) But the command you are looking for is: instancename_alpha=
(where the instance name is the thing you type in the properties window when you have the MC you want to change selected. You have to give the MC an instance name so the Actionscript can recognize it)