Continuous event with button/MC

[Pure_5aban]

Hiya, quite a simple yet confusing (for me) question:

I have a button which I am using to move an MC down the screen until it hits a certain point.

The current code i'm using is the standard

on (press) 

code which isnt doing too great since it needs constant clicking to move the MC continously.

I am aware of

onClipEvent (mouseDown) 

code but i can't figure how to get it working properly.

This is what i have at the moment:

on (press) {
    if (content._y>=-154.5) {
        content._y = content._y-10;
    }
    trace(_root.content._y);
} 

This works fine, but I need something that will move the MC continuously until the mouse button is released. Could someone help please?

[Ask The Geezer]

on(release){
	_root.content.onEnterFrame = function() {
	if(_root.content._y == -154.5){
		_root.content.stop();
	} else {
	_root.content._y == _root.content._y--;
	}
}
}

[Pure_5aban]

Hmmm that didn't work

[Ask The Geezer]

Works for me.

[Pure_5aban]

can i just confirm that this code is placed on the button right?

[Ask The Geezer]

Yes, it goes on the button, and whatever your moving needs to have the instance name of content.

[Pure_5aban]

yup its all correct... i've put the code on the button & the MC to be moved is named content. still doesnt work though. I'm using MX2004 will that make any difference?

[Ask The Geezer]

Did the one I attached work?

[Pure_5aban]

it works fine on your file but when i apply the same code to an MC in my file it won't work

[Ask The Geezer]

Sounds like a path problem. Is content on the root timeline? Or inside another movie clip?

[Pure_5aban]

its nested.... within one other MC, so on the main timeline there is a MC called "about" which contains both the button & "content" MC

[Ask The Geezer]

Then the path is wrong, it should be _root.about.content......

In the button code, select _root.content and click on that little Target Icon in the top bar of the actions panel. Find the content mc and then click OK, flash will write the correct path for you.

[Pure_5aban]

Thats so strange, i understand the logic behind it so theoretically it should work but even after putting the absolute path in it still doesnt work.

thats odd

[Ask The Geezer]

Try the code I posted in post #2, but change the _root words to _parent. that will make it Relative targetting.

[Pure_5aban]

NOPE!!!! still not working.

i changed it to parent, still not doing anything! the silly thing is EVERYTHING is correct, all the instance names, all the paths everything

[Ask The Geezer]

Try attaching the fla so someone can look at it.