MX 2004(AS2)Error with actionscript in Flash puzzle

[ryanmetcalf]

Statement must appear within on/onClipEvent handler varoffsety = 0
I was trying to follow a tutorial by the book, which did not mention using any of the "on" commands
the tutorial can be found here:
as a .doc
google cahced as HTML(no pics)

Any suggestions?
based off of the tutorial, should I use onClipEvent and then which code?

[nunomira]

hi,

You get that error when you attach code to a button or movie clip.
If you attach code to any of these objects, the code has to be inside an on() or an onClipEvent().

If you attach code to a frame, it's the opposite: you can't used on() oronClipEvent().

As you're using MX 2004, and AS20 you should attach all your code to the (main) timeline as this is the preferred way to code - it's a good practice which brings a lot of advantages.

[ryanmetcalf]

thanks for the help, but I was still having issues with this particular tutorial. Its for making an interactive jigsaw puzzle with flash. Wouldn't I need to attach the specific code to the specific piece, or in the fram code is there a way to assign certain sections of code to a piece without it being on the piece. (The pieces are named piece1, piece2, piece3...and so on through piece30. (Going left to right)

[Mirandir]

What the author means is that you are supposed to put the script on the first frame of the movieclips timeline(Doubleclick the movieclip on stage to get to it's timeline). I know this isn't "good practice" but thats what he/she means.

/Mirandir

[ryanmetcalf]

What the author means is that you are supposed to put the script on the first frame of the movieclips timeline(Doubleclick the movieclip on stage to get to it's timeline). I know this isn't "good practice" but thats what he/she means.

/Mirandir

Thanks, I'll try the tip.