Saving as .xfl might allow you to search (and possibly replace) through the associated xml files more efficiently than working through a complex .fla
On 12 September 2014 12:10, Paul A. <p...@ipauland.com> wrote: > On the face of it this is a simple thing to solve, but it's driving me > nuts. > > I am trying to update an AS2 project for a client to AS3. The code > naturally contains code all over the place, attached to buttons and on the > timeline. > > The problem for me is that there is a LOT of code disributed over loads of > frames, inside movieclips and on the timeline. > > I'm using Flash CS6. For the most part the compiler is helpful, but on > this occasion finding the source of the problem is very hard, and by source > I mean the actual source code where the error is, not just a solution. > > Generally the error is along the lines of > > *frame 1, line 1 **1086 syntax error expecting semicolon before leftbrace* > > ..repeated LOADS of times. > > If the problem really was on frame 1, line 1 of the main timeline, it > would be great, but it's not. SOmetimes as I experiment with removing > frames, etc, the frame number changes. > > By temporarily removing frames from the main timeline, and making layers > into guides, I can narrow the generation of the errors to specific symbols. > Unfortunately it's slow to do this and there's loads of nested sympols and > a lot of animation frames. > > It's a nightmare. > > Any ideas for finding where these are originating from without searching > painfully through the source? > > I should say that other errors are correctly identified and their location > shown. No issues with those and now I only have these 1086 errors left. > > I have taken the AS2 fla, copied all of the frames and layers into an AS3 > project and the errors are there. > > Paul > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
