On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Try copying using BitmapData, not ByteArray. Take a visual snapshot, > not an object snapshot. > > Ian > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Kevin Holleran <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Kevin Holleran <[email protected]> wrote: >>> How can a copy the display object into another so that I can >>> manipulate the coped object but not the original? I want to copy the >>> object, not the reference. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Kevin >>> >> >> Okay.... I have the following code: >> >> public class Coupons extends Sprite { >> public var mainMovieClip:MovieClip; >> public var printMovieClip:MovieClip = new MovieClip(); >> var bytes:ByteArray = new ByteArray(); >> >> ..... >> >> public function printCoupons(ev:Event) { >> // we set the zoom to 100% >> myPDF.setDisplayMode ( Display.REAL ); >> bytes.writeObject(mainMovieClip); >> bytes.position = 0; >> printMovieClip = bytes.readObject(); >> printMovieClip.removeChild(printBtn); >> printMovieClip.scaleX = .9; >> printMovieClip.scaleY = .9; >> // we add a page >> myPDF.addPage(); >> myPDF.addImage(printMovieClip); >> >> When I click the print button, I am receiving an error: >> >> TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null >> object reference. >> at Coupons/printCoupons() >> >> I don't understand what the null object is. When I remove the >> attempted clone of the object, the export to PDF works great, but I >> don't want the scale to effect the actual canvas. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> Kevin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >
I ended up scaling it, sending it to PDF, then scaling it back. Thanks for all your help! Kevin _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
