Thanks to everyone for the great advice. I have now taken your advice and got rid of all the multiple onEnterFrames and it now works a treat.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of T. Michael Keesey Sent: 14 March 2007 14:44 To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Order of events for function call You can't rely on the order of events for two movies in the same timeline. Instead, why not have an onEnterFrame in the parent clip that calls functions in ball_mc and ball2_mc in the proper order? On 3/14/07, Paul Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This may be really basic but I can't understand. > > The following is a simplified version of what I am trying to achieve. > > Basically I am attaching an onEnterFrame function to 2 objects, say object1 > and object2. > > I am attaching it to object1 first however it is calling the onEnterFrame > function for object2 first. > > I would appreciate any advice on why this is happening. > > When I test the movie, the "Object2 enter frame" trace is displaying first. > > Here is the code for my simplified test file: > > object1 = attachMovie("ball_mc","ball_mc",1); > object2 = attachMovie("ball_mc","ball_mc2",2); > > object1.onEnterFrame = function() { > > trace ("Object1 enter frame"); > > } > > object2.onEnterFrame = function() { > > trace ("Object2 enter frame"); > > } > > Many thanks > > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > -- T. Michael Keesey Director of Technology Exopolis, Inc. 2894 Rowena Avenue Ste. B Los Angeles, California 90039 -- The Dinosauricon: http://dino.lm.com Parry & Carney: http://parryandcarney.com ISPN Forum: http://www.phylonames.org/forum/ _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
