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ok took, here you go -

first the sound issue - to place a Sound file in the Library use: File>Import>Import to Library - browse to the file, and presto, the sound will show up in the Library panel - then do the right-click, prefs, and add a Linkage ID (or if running CS4 or later double click in the linkage id column and just type it in)

second, the animation issue - what you need here is second condition in your controls that determines if the animation is on the correct frame, use that result to determine if the playhead needs to be moved or not, like so:

if( _currentFrame != x ) gotoAndStop("right"

where "x" is the frame number of the frame labeled 'right' - in AS3 we have a new property called currentLabel, which allows you to use the label name - but in AS2 we do not, so you'll need to use the frame number.

but you will also need another condition to put the character 'back' into the normal static position:

if(!Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT) && !Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) && !Key.isDown(Key.UP) && touchingGround ) {

gotoAndStop('normal';//<-whatever that label name may be

}

there is a thread here at AG with a basic example i made a little while back that shows this type of thing in action.

ok so the music thing still didnt work,but my flash is odd so idk, but the coding worked, i dont know why but it did so thank you!!!! but now i have more problems,:P, differnt thing though, so to make this simple and not explin everything i have done on this new one(btw these are all my assignments but my teacher is ok with me getting help since we just need to learn it all:P) but so what i need is,basically, a pacman ghost AI in as2. i need it to randomly pick a direction when it hits a wall and continuemoving so here is my coding:

onClipEvent (load) {
goLeft = function ()
{
_x = _x - 4;
};
goRight = function ()
{
_x = _x + 4;
};
goUp = function ()
{
_y = _y - 4;
};
goDown = function ()
{
_y = _y + 4;
};
getDir = function ()
{
dirVar = Math.floor(Math.random() * 4);
if (dirVar == 0)
{
goDir = goUp;
}
if (dirVar == 1)
{
goDir = goDown;
}
if (dirVar == 2)
{
goDir = goRight;
}
if (dirVar == 3)
{
goDir = goLeft;
}
};
getDir();
}
//Move enemy
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
goDir();
if (_root.maze.walls.hitTest(_x, getBounds(_root).yMin, true))
{
this._y += 4;
getDir();
}
if (_root.maze.walls.hitTest(_x, getBounds(_root).yMax, true))
{
this._y -= 4;
getDir();
}
if (_root.maze.walls.hitTest(getBounds(_root).xMin, _y, true))
{
this._x += 4;
getDir;
}
if (_root.maze.walls.hitTest(getBounds(_root).xMax, _y, true))
{
this._x -= 4;
getDir;
}
}

now when i run this, it can run into walls and it can turn if it hits a wal above/right/or below it(for the most part) and it cant get up when it hits a left. right now i have it in a little box it can bounce around, and it will move randomly at the corners except the bottom left, it always sticks there....

thanks for the help beech!! i finnaly go that to work, i was sooo happy to have that fixed

you're welcome took

ok so - i'm not certain what the issue could be with your Sound problem, i'll need more information on how you tried to do it.

code: ok, well first off, i'm going to recommend that you remove all of your code from what is called 'object attachment' - that is where you place code directly 'on' the object - this can cause a lot of headaches and is consider not to be a 'best practice' - instead you should place all code either on the timeline, or far better, in Class files. now, AS2 wasn't quite intended for lots of heavy Class use, although it does operate in that manner, where AS3 is more Class *based* so i would recommend beginning the transition to AS3 style coding and leave AS2 behind.

that being said - i have created a basic demo for you to learn from - it is in AS3. read through the code found in the two Class files: Game and Ghost - it will show you some of the basic methods to instantiate instances, and control them with a single process loop - as well as checking the bounds. but there also are some construction techniques in the Ghost instance itself that will demonstrate a bit on how to construct a character so that it can be dynamically propagated and controlled

once you have become familiar with the system, post back with questions, i'm sure you will have some

HERE is the file

Hey beech, that reminded me of a question that I have had for a while, in as2 is it better to code in external as files or on frames?

there are some difficulties with scoping issues in AS2 when working with classes, but it's still very doable and really better - it's just that you sometimes have to carry a few references around with you, depending on the task.

the timeline is acceptable, but usually for small, quick snippets - if you do anything large-ish you'll want to use Classes and better structured OOP or you'll get lost fast.

but object attachment is really not good structure, limited, and very hard to debug - and has been deprecated in 3 for these and other reasons.

I have a problem getting audio onto a flash file. I tried importing it but it said "one or more files were not imported because there were problems reading them" .

Ok i imported it now I just need to know how to get the file to play from the beggining of the game to the end of it. bassicly like make it go on for the whole game.

previously in this thread there have been examples of different methods of how to loop a sound

ok, so i am really confused:P, classes are not my thing, so i am really unsure of what youre coding is and how i am supposed to use it, i opened youre flash and there is absolutely no code on it, its all in the other things. so i can see what the code is, but i dont know how you have the ghosts, whrere are they?, and how does flash make them.....
so beech, thank you for the time trying to help me but i dont understand i will stick to my level of flash i suppose, because this is too much for me.....

They are in the library and he created them with the class. The class has all the code. Just open one of the classes in flash if you want to see the code. The code isn't very complex and the class doesn't make it any harder to understand.

yeah, my flash is odd for some reason, and i made a game and i need to figure this other question out soon, im sharing this game tommorow, so does anyone know how(im learning as3 now, but i need this in as2) to make it so that it will create an object through out the game. so to be specific, in my game i have a survival mode and i need it to keep creating my zombies as you live, and if i understand it enough i also want to make it so that when you reach a certain point it creates the zombies your about to fight in adventure mode, but i can getthis by making allthe zombies in the places i want them, then by putting an empty frame and make it so that once the char hits another point "create" the zombie by putting it on the next frame, but this is hard and alot, so PLEASE help....tahnk you, i am seriously learning as3, but as i said, i currently know as2, so i appreciate the help im trying to convince me to use as3, but i need this in as2. THANK YOU!!!

Well my AS2 is rusty beyond comprehension, but if you have a specific zombie movieclip, you should be able to keep spawning these by using a timer set to a specific or random time... I hope this helps, since I can't give you any AS2 code for it, as3 would be perfectly fine. Good luck!

well a timer may help, and so would a hitTest at a certain point, my prob is getting it to draw it from the library to the stage, but im still trying to learn as3 in my free time, which as soon as i started became less and less:P, and im confused, but the class im doing all this for is AS2 so i need this in that then ill learn it in as3..

sorry for taking so long to get back to this, i havent been on the forums in awhile, just barely started gettingback to AG...again...