# Actonscript question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actonscript-question/65670>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 28, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actonscript-question/65670 "2004-09-28T17:38:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Saskia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@Saskia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Saskia)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actonscript-question/65670/1 "2004-09-28T17:38:17Z")

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[COLOR=Magenta][SIZE=1][FONT=Verdana]Hello,

I’ve got a little trouble with a script.  
Its this below…

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testSquare\_mc\_width = getProperty(/:testSquare\_mc, \_width);  
testSquare\_mc\_height = getProperty(/:testSquare\_mc, \_height);

if (/:testSquareProperty == 1) {

```
/:go_testSquare_alpha = 100;
/:go_testSquare_width = 40;
/:go_testSquare_height = 40;

```

} else if (/:testSquareProperty == 3) {

```
/:go_testSquare_alpha = 100;
/:go_testSquare_width = 80;
/:go_testSquare_height = 40;

```

} else if (/:testSquareProperty == 4) {

```
/:go_testSquare_alpha = 100;
/:go_testSquare_width = 40;
/:go_testSquare_height = 80;

```

}

testSquare\_width = /:go\_testSquare\_width-testSquare\_mc\_width;  
setProperty(/:testSquare\_mc, \_width, testSquare\_mc\_width+(testSquare\_width/3));

testSquare\_height = /:go\_testSquare\_height-testSquare\_mc\_height;  
setProperty(/:testSquare\_mc, \_height, testSquare\_mc\_height+(testSquare\_height/3));

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Now, I want to put this in a movieclip… but I don’t seem to get It to work, because I don’t exacly know what the /: means.  
And, how can I adjust it so I can put this actioncript in a movie?  
Can someone explane it to me… not to difficult please I’m just a beginner 😛

Thx,[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actonscript-question/65670/2 "2004-09-28T17:51:57Z")

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get rid of the "/:"s and also all of the "go"s unless they are part of an object instance name that is not actionscript…

there are plenty of good tutorials at this site and [actionscript.org](http://actionscript.org) among others.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actonscript-question/65670/3 "2004-09-29T18:13:39Z")

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[SIZE=1][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=Magenta]Natronp,

I’ve tried what you said but I still can’t get it to work. I’ve attached my fla, and all that stuff has to be in a movieclip.

Also, what does the /: mean exactly?  
And go, what does that do?

Thx for the help!

greetz,[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]