Controlling movieclip's ._x using button

[lilymayhew]

Hi,

I've delved back into flash after a couple of years and am tearing my hair out just trying to achieve basic things in actionscript.

I'm currently trying to get a button to control the ._x position of a movieclip. I've had some success (please see attached file), but rather than moving continuously, the movieclip only moves once when the mouse rolls over the button.

Can anyone help, please?

[flashpipe1]

attached file?

sounds like you need to use an onEnterFrame that's called when the button is rolled over and delete it when it's rolled off...

[lilymayhew]

Hmmm - I'll try pasting the link in for the file again, sorry about that

http://www.fortescueonline.co.uk/move.fla

[flashpipe1]

Yep, just change your script to this:

play_but.onRollOver = function() {
	my_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
		this._x += 50;
	};
};
play_but.onRollOut = function() {
	delete my_mc.onEnterFrame;
};

Hope that helps!

[lilymayhew]

Excellent:*thank you :-)

[marlopax]

well guide flashpipe1

I'm just adding some lines on your script. please don't mind

play_but.onRollOver = function() {
my_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._x += 10;
};
};
play_but.onRollOut = function() {
my_mc.onEnterFrame=function() {
this._x -= 10;
};
};
play_but.onPress = function() {
delete my_mc.onEnterFrame;
};

[lilymayhew]

I have no problem with that at all :-)

In fact, if you fancy helping me out with my current quest - which is to work out how to put the above code into an IF statement, I'd be most grateful.

My first attempt: if my_mc._x +=< 0 then {

Has had no success...

Thanks again for your help

[marlopax]

test your my_mc in a x position greater and less than 0

play_but.onRollOver = function() {
if(my_mc._x <= 0){
my_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._x += 10;
}
}
}

[lilymayhew]

Thank you - I've now sussed it using the trace function :-)