RE: FLash MovieClip referencing

[Ken Hubbell]

I solved it myself:

flash code:

colorLot = function (name, value)
{
        clr = new Color(_root[name]);

        if (value == 1)
        {
                clr.setRGB(0xFFFFFF);
        }
        else if (value == 2)
        {
                clr.setRGB (0xFF6600);
        }
        else if (value == 3)
        {
                clr.setRGB (0xFFFF00);
        }
        else if (value == 4)
        {
                clr.setRGB (0xFF0000);
        }
};


checkHit = function (name)
{
        return _root[name].hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true);
};

director code:

on beginSprite me
  pFlash = sprite(me.spriteNum)
  pFlash.eventPassMode = #passAlways
  pFlash.actionsEnabled = true

  pActiveClip = void

  pEnabled = false
end

on activeLot me
  return not(voidP(pActiveClip))
end

on startEverything me
  pEnabled = true

  myObj = pFlash.getvariable("_level0",False)

  lotItems = sitesList[gSitePlan]
  howMany = lotItems.count

  repeat with i = 1 to howmany
    aName = lotItems.getPropAt(i)
    val = value(lotItems[i])

    myObj.colorLot(aName, val)
  end repeat
end

on updateLot me, val
  if not voidP(pActiveClip) then
    myObj.colorLot(pActiveClip, val)
  end if
end

on mouseDown me
  sendAllSprites(#popDown)

  if pEnabled then
    aloc = pFlash.stageToFlash(the mouseLoc)

    aList = pFlash.objectList

    pActiveClip = void

    repeat with mc in aList
      targetClip = string(mc)

      if myObj.checkHit(targetClip) = 1 and targetClip <> "_level0" then

        pActiveClip = targetClip

        exit repeat

      end if
    end repeat

    if voidP(pActiveClip) then
      sendAllSprites(#clearData)
    else
      sendAllSprites(#showData, pActiveClip)
    end if

    put pActiveClip
  end if
end

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ken Hubbell
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2004 10:37 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: <lingo-l> FLash MovieClip referencing


All,
I am trying to change the color of a movieClip that is in a .swf in
sprite(1) of my movie.  The movieClip is named "hwlot01" and is in a layer
called "lots" at the root level of my flash movie.  Here is the code I am
using to unsuccessfully change the color:

    clr = sprite(1).newObject("Color", "_level0.lots[" & QUOTE & "hwlot01" &
QUOTE & "]")
    clr.setRGB("0xFFFFFF")

I cannot embed a function in the .swf to do this for other reasons.

Please advise as to why this is not working.

Thanks,
Ken


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