AS2 - need help controlling movieclip from the main timeline

programming flash
1

this ex. .fla controls the mc from itself but i would like to control it from the main timeline, ive tried a number of things but cant seam to get it to work

the .fla is here.

and the code is here if you dont dl the .fla:


onClipEvent (load)
{
    var speed = new Number(0);
    _root.createEmptyMovieClip("drawing", 1);
    this.swapDepths(_root.drawing);
    _root.clearBtn.swapDepths(this);
    hi = Math.sin(_rotation * 1.745329E-002) * 10;
    ip = Math.cos(_rotation * 1.745329E-002) * 10;
    iks = _x - ip;
    ips = _y - hi;
    iks2 = _x + ip;
    ips2 = _y + hi;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame)
{
    if (Key.isDown(38) & !Key.isDown(17))
    {
        speed = speed + 1.500000E+000;
    } // end if
    if (Key.isDown(40) & !Key.isDown(17))
    {
        speed = speed - 7.500000E-001;
    } // end if
    if (Key.isDown(17))
    {
        speed = speed - speed / 10;
        if (Key.isDown(39))
        {
            setProperty("", _rotation, _rotation + speed / 2);
        } // end if
        if (Key.isDown(37))
        {
            setProperty("", _rotation, _rotation - speed / 2);
        } // end if
    } // end if
    if (Key.isDown(39))
    {
        if (speed < 5 && speed >= 0)
        {
            setProperty("", _rotation, _rotation + 2 * speed);
        }
        else if (speed < 0)
        {
            setProperty("", _rotation, _rotation + 7.500000E+000 * speed / 15);
        }
        else
        {
            setProperty("", _rotation, _rotation + 7.500000E+000);
        } // end else if
        speed = speed * 9.500000E-001;
    } // end if
    if (Key.isDown(37))
    {
        if (speed < 5 && speed >= 0)
        {
            setProperty("", _rotation, _rotation - 2 * speed);
        }
        else if (speed < 0)
        {
            setProperty("", _rotation, _rotation - 7.500000E+000 * speed / 15);
        }
        else
        {
            setProperty("", _rotation, _rotation - 7.500000E+000);
        } // end else if
        speed = speed * 9.500000E-001;
    } // end if
    if (Math.abs(speed) > 20)
    {
        speed = 20;
    } // end if
    if (speed < -10)
    {
        speed = -10;
    } // end if
    speed = speed * 9.800000E-001;
    g = Math.sin(_rotation * 1.745329E-002) * speed;
    m = Math.cos(_rotation * 1.745329E-002) * -speed;
    setProperty("", _x, _x + g);
    setProperty("", _y, _y + m);
    hi = Math.sin(_rotation * 1.745329E-002) * 10;
    ip = Math.cos(_rotation * 1.745329E-002) * 10;
    _root.k1 = hi;
    _root.k2 = ip;
    if (Key.isDown(17))
    {
        _root.drawing.lineStyle(3, 14540253, 100);
    }
    else
    {
        _root.drawing.lineStyle(3, 15658734, 100);
    } // end else if
    _root.drawing.moveTo(iks, ips);
    _root.drawing.lineTo(_x - ip, _y - hi);
    _root.drawing.moveTo(iks2, ips2);
    _root.drawing.lineTo(_x + ip, _y + hi);
    iks = _x - ip;
    ips = _y - hi;
    iks2 = _x + ip;
    ips2 = _y + hi;
}

thank you
-joey

2

var ad:MovieClip=instancenameofsomecliponroot;
ad.onLoad=function()
{

}
ad.onEnterFrame=function()
{

}

/// This would be the basic structure

3

the car is only rotating, its lots the majority of its functions, not sure why

4

// try this way

var ad:MovieClip=instancenameofsomecliponroot;
ad.speed = new Number(0);
_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“drawing”, 1);
ad.swapDepths(_root.drawing);
_root.clearBtn.swapDepths(ad);
hi = Math.sin(_rotation * 1.745329E-002) * 10;
ip = Math.cos(_rotation * 1.745329E-002) * 10;
iks = _x - ip;
ips = _y - hi;
iks2 = _x + ip;
ips2 = _y + hi;
//-----------------------
ad.onEnterFrame=function()
{
// other code
}

5

hm its still acting how it was before

6

what does 1.745329E-002 correspond to?