# Advanced AS2 Coder needed
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 23, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973 "2004-07-23T00:51:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@jewelsmith](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jewelsmith)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973/1 "2004-07-23T00:51:42Z")
Hi,
I am looking for an Advanced AS2 Coder working in Flash mx 2004 to help me develop a Flash app based on an [ASP.Net](http://ASP.Net) Web service. I am just starting with Flash but I know what I am trying to build. Have several projects in the works so could be a long term part time relationship.
I can send some test code if you want a look at where I am STUCK.
John
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973/2 "2004-07-23T01:08:14Z")
I guess what mlk meant was it would make sense to post the part you are stuck.
if it’s top secret - tell us the problem
if it’s something commercial - feel free to pm me 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973/3 "2004-07-23T02:00:11Z")
Well there are a few problems, but the first is this :
```
I am trying to get a handle on the MovieClip "ce12" by dropping the "Dragger"
```
MovieClip on it. I intend to put this in Class.as but here is the test Code:
////////////////////////////////////////
// Layer 1 : Frame 1
////////////////////////////////////////
var mc:Cell = \_root.attachMovie(“CellSymbol”,“ce12” , 0);
mc.init(200, 200);
trace("mc name : " + mc.\_name.toString);
/////////////////////////////////////////////
//Dragger Layer code
////////////////////////////////////////////
onClipEvent(mouseDown) {
targetArray= new Array(“cat”, “dog”, “pig”, “ce12”);
startDrag(this);
// put mc on top
this.swapDepths(50)
}
on(release) {
stopDrag();
for (c=0;c\< targetArray.length;c++) {
Trace("Array : "+targetArray[c])
if (this.\_droptarget == ("/" + String(targetArray[c]))) {
Trace(“String”+ “/” + String(targetArray[c]))
this.\_x = \_root.MovieClip(targetArray[c]).\_x;
Trace("MovieClip : "+MovieClip(targetArray[c]))
this.\_y =\_root.\_level(targetArray[c]).\_y
Trace("level : "+\_level(targetArray[c]))
}
else{
this.\_x = 150;
this.\_y =100;
stopDrag();
}
}
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973/4 "2004-07-23T03:53:47Z")
I just wanted to add.
It may not be obvious, but I have many dynamically generated movieclips on the stage and I don’t know which one will be dropped on and I don’t want to write a 100 case [font=Courier New]switch[/font] statement.
Any Ideas?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973/5 "2004-07-23T12:58:53Z")
ok, first:
why are you using the
```auto
("/" + String(targetArray[c]))
```
you are probably looking for
```auto
(this._parent[targetArray[c]])
```
second:
```auto
_root.MovieClip(targetArray[c])._x;
```
won’t work.
I guess you should try something like
```auto
_root[targetArray[c]]._x;
```
or
```auto
eval(targetArray[c])._x;
```
use eval if you have a variable path
(i.e.: variable1=\_root.abc.def;
eval(variable1).\_x //==\_root.abc.def.\_x)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973/6 "2004-07-23T16:12:40Z")
Thank you I appreciate your quick feedback, McGiver!! You gave me what I needed to make it work :be:
I was using ("/" + String(targetArray[c])) because the code worked when I used “/c12” for the path string.
```
The original code was
```
if (this.\_droptarget == “/c12”) {
this.\_x = \_root.c12.\_x;
(this.\_parent[targetArray[c]]) doesn’t work.
("/" + [targetArray[c]])) Does work. :be:
and so does
\_root[targetArray[c]]
```
What does enclosing the array value in [] do? Does [] force the casting?
```
What am I casting to? Am I casting to an object or a Movieclip in " this.\_x = \_root.c12.\_x;"?
Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973/7 "2004-07-23T17:57:18Z")
so the “/” is actually part of the name?!
I just wasn’t sure what you were trying to do with the slash thing.
the [] is makes flash read the code inside the brackets as a movieclip name.
i.e.:
\_root[“hallo”] is the same as \_root.hallo
and
i=5
\_root[“mc”+i][“submc”+i] is read like \_root.mc5.submc5
like
eval("\_root.mc"+i+".submc"+i) if you have a complete path
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/advanced-as2-coder-needed/116973/8 "2004-07-24T03:39:44Z")
Actually, no the “/” is part of the path string. I got this from the Flash Help if we want to use \_root[targetArray[c]] then we have to write something like
(eval(this.\_droptarget) == \_root[targetArray[c]] ) but I don’t know why it doesn’t work with for instance “\_root/someMC”
Thanks for explain on the “\_root[“hallo”] is the same as \_root.hallo” thing.
So why doesn’t \_root.MovieClip(targetArray[c]) (which I think is more precise casting) work ??
Is the [someMc] just for object paths? Or does MovieClip(someMc) just not work?