display current frame number [AS3]

[rpgamer2003]

I feel like such an idiot but after trying endlessly I still haven't managed to come up with a way to display the current frame number of nested movie clip ("ecke1") (in a dynamically created text field).
The problem really is that I don't know how to have flash keep updating the variable.

Here's my latest attempt:

var frame:int = 0;
	addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,updateframe,false,0,true);
	function updateframe(e:Event):void{
		if (frame < ecke1.currentFrame)
			frame += 1;
		} 
	
		var txt2:String = String(frame);
		 var textfeld:TextField = new TextField();
		textfeld.text = txt2;
		addChild(textfeld);

[tdemetri]

i know this is late, but i just saw this post.

here is code i use to put the frame number of a movieclip (instance name "box2" ) which is nested inside another movieclip (instance name "box1") into a dynamic text box ( instance name "textBox" )

textBox.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, frameNumberText);
function frameNumberText(evt:Event):void
{ textBox.text=box1.box2.currentFrame; }

that should help, or at least give you new ideas!

[flashnubee]

i know this is late, but i just saw this post.

textBox.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, frameNumberText);
function frameNumberText(evt:Event):void
{ textBox.text=box1.box2.currentFrame; }

You seem to be the only person out there that has done what I am trying to do. I have this code:

textBox.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, frameNumberText);
function frameNumberText(evt:Event):void { 
	textBox.text = this.currentFrame; 
}

But I get this error:
Line 1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type into to an unrelated type String

Could you have me any help?

Thanks in advance!

[tdemetri]

why are you using 'this' ? what are you trying to reference with it ?
and where is the code placed ?

if this code is placed on the main timeline, in frame 1 ( as it should be, if you are not using document classes) then on frame 1 ( this is a 1 frame main-timeline) you should have dynamic text box called " textBox", then you also have on the main timeline a movieclip symbol claled "box1" , inside of 'box1' is another movie clip symbol named "box2" which has a timeline. i thnk/thought that THAT was the timeline you are trying to show the frame #.

let me know if that is the case, or if i am misunderstanding you, or what exactly you are trying to accomplish.

[flashnubee]

I got it!

textBox.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, frameNumberText);
function frameNumberText(evt:Event):void {
var frames:Number;
frames=currentFrame;
textBox.text = (String(frames));
}

awesome

[phanilla]

I see that the latest reply was in 2009 but i give it a go.
After searching much without results I found this topic and I got it to work. I have a button going to a random frame and a dynamic textbox showing the current frame, like below

stop();

import flash.events.MouseEvent;

function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void
{
// generate a random number from 1 to 3
var nRandom = 1 + Math.floor(Math.random() * 65);
// tell timeline to goto and play the random number 'nRandom'
gotoAndStop(nRandom);

}
proceed.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);

function frameNumberText(event:Event):void
{
var frames:Number;
frames=currentFrame;
textBox.text = (String(frames));
}
textBox.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, frameNumberText);

My problem is: If I add another textbox to my scene, the textbox, here called textBox, showing the current frame,
dissappeares/doesn't show. I can add object as rectangels or ovals or convert the textbox to a bitmap with decreased quality. But I can't convert it to a symbol, maintaining the quality.

How can I solve this? I'm a novice at flash and have been using it for a couple of days, googeling the actions above.
Know some flash from my youth.

Thanks for all help!!

[phanilla]

I accidentally solved it.... by turning properties of the textbox from classic text to TLF text.