[AS2] Won't remove and replace MovieClip when key is pressed

[fruitbeard]

Hi,

No, "characterContainer" has already been created, dynamically, hence the code (createEmptyMovieClip)
It is just being referenced with the name clipHolder.

I will leave it up to you to decide about AS3 or not, it is slightly more verbose and long windied sometimes, yes, but the logic shies through.

[franciscaxyz]

Hi,

No, "characterContainer" has already been created, dynamically, hence the code (createEmptyMovieClip)
It is just being referenced with the name clipHolder.

I will leave it up to you to decide about AS3 or not, it is slightly more verbose and long windied sometimes, yes, but the logic shies through.

I think I'm going to go to AS3 since I have already purchased Flash CS6.
But I'm still curious about some aspects of AS2 before moving on to the higher version.
I'm trying to make a text displayer that will disappear about 2 seconds.

var textA:String;
var textB:String;
var textDelTimer:Number = setTimeout(textDelTimer, 2000, delText)

function displaytext(){
	this.createTextField(instanceName="textFieldA", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0, 20, 500, 60);
	textFieldA.selectable = false;
	textFieldA.text = textA;
	this.createTextField(instanceName="textFieldB", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0, 20, 500, 120);
	textFieldB.selectable = false;
	textFieldB.text = textB;
	delText(textFieldA);
	delText(textFieldB);
}
	
function delText(){
	this.removeTextField();
}

textA = "hello";
textB = "world2";

Although there were no errors when compiling, the texts don't even appear.
I want to make it available in Scene 1.
I would like the text to look somehow like this.

SCRMEGA.jpg

maomao3.PNG