Thanks so much. No you are completely right. I am doing a course in Multimedia and have a flash module, but it doesnt entail much actionscript. The assignment were given was just supposed to be about making something with an "emotional core" like a short animation but we decided to challenge overselves and having invested so much time we cant start again with the deadline looming. I had hit an impasse.

I will reference this post on submission.
Thank you very much for your help, i will study that code and appreciate your offer to answer my questions.

Thanks again,
brian