RE: FLASH: shaking an instance

[Ben Houghton]

Thanks Bruce,


Unfortunately this apprears to be ignoring the horiz variable and just

placing the object at

(_x = +15) then at (_x = -15).  hmmmmm.



I've got a similar variable problem in trying to createa little loop.  the

idea is to just loop a couple of time over a few frames,  so i set up a

count variable in an earlier frame


	Set Variable: "count" = 0


then in another frame in the loop I use


	Set Variable: "count" = "count" +1


then at the end of the loop zone (frame 28) I tell the main movie


	If ("count" > 2)

      	Go to and Play (29)  // a later frame outside the loop

	Else

      	Go to and Play (22)  // the frame where count is incremented

	End If


I'm sure it's a simple syntax error but I'm buggered if I can find it!


Thanks


Ben


>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 07:04:07 +0800

>

From: "McMillan, Bruce" <bruce [dot] mcmillanalcoa [dot] com [dot] au>

>Subject: RE: FLASH: shaking an instance

>

Try


Set Variable: "horiz" = "GetProperty(../Shake,_x)"

Set Property ("../Shake", X Position) = "horiz" + 15


Set Variable: "horiz" = "GetProperty(../Shake,_x)"

Set Property ("../Shake", X Position) = "horiz" - 15


Bruce



> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Ben Houghton [SMTP:benakoluthic [dot] com]

> Sent:	Wednesday, November 08, 2000 7:53 AM

>

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject:	FLASH: shaking an instance

>

> hi there

>

> i'm currently trying to create a little script that can be applied to

> multiple layers of a movie which shakes the instance found in that

> particular layer (or ideally on script which shakes all the instances

> together).

>

> unfortunately i am not doing very well :-(

>

> within my main 30 frame looped movie i have created a simple rectangle

> which

> is a movie clip called Shake instance name Shake, which contains two

> frames

> each containing the frame scripts as follows

>

> Set Variable: "horiz" = "GetProperty(../Shake,_x)"

> Set Property ("../Shake", X Position) = "horiz+15"

>

> and in the second frame

>

> Set Variable: "horiz" = "GetProperty(../Shake,_x)"

> Set Property ("../Shake", X Position) = "horiz-15"

>

> I know the targeting is OK because when I take out the horiz from the set

> property the thing moves.

>

> I guess it's something to do with my syntax but what?

>

> Also it seams far too slow - I want it to blur really - is this achievable

> or do I need to think again?

>

> And finally :-) how would I easily apply this to a movie which contains

> lots

> of different things in different layers all that I want to shake - do I

> need

> to increment a name variable (e.g. target Shake1, Shake 2 etc.) but this

> seams clumsy - is there a better way?

>

> Thanks in advance!

>

> Ben Houghton

>

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