Re: FLASH: Flash 5 scripting?

[Mike S]

At 02:32 PM 8/4/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>From what I saw at FF2k, it looks like F5 scripting is basically JavaScript.

>Can any Flash5 users enlighten me if it would be a good idea for me to get a

>JavaScript book or go through the webmonkey tutorials so I can have a better

>grip on the new F5 scripting? Does the new scripting have the same JS

>functions, syntax etc?

>I just want to get a jump on this new stuff.



Familuarizing yourself with the syntax and conventions in JavaScript would

be a worth while use of your time. One importaint thing to remember once

you do get ahold of the final product is that Flash 5 has "ActionScript

with a JavaScript-like syntax", not JavaScript. As such you will run into

little nit-picky differences. You can still do all the really importaint

stuff like create functions, use local variables, access

math/time/string/etc functions. (See

www.onceuponatime.org/flash/SquarePusher.swf for an example)


There is still a "Point-and-click" action script interface for people who

find the raw editor too confusing. I suspect that as people become more

comfortable with the new syntax (my background is C++, I love it ;) that

they will eventually switch to the advanced mode.


--mikes


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Michael S.

Sr. Software Engineer

Excite@Home


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