# Errors in AS need help ASAP

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**Created:** [March 4, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/errors-in-as-need-help-asap/14898 "2003-03-04T05:09:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eyeball](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@Eyeball](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eyeball)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/errors-in-as-need-help-asap/14898/1 "2003-03-04T05:09:24Z")

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can anybody help me with this: I made a MAC X menu that doesn’t work I am pretty sure there are some errors in AS, can anybody can go through this and fix my errors or tell me what the problem that I am having.

I have 10 icons, my stage size is 850 x 100px… i have 2 MC drag and control the first frame of my movie has this code:

startDrag ("\_parent.drag", true);  
stop ();

and control MC has the code below: and my meny doesn’t wotk at all

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onClipEvent (load) {  
function checkOffset(coffset) {  
if (coffset\<-175) {  
coffset = -175;  
} else if (coffset\>175) {  
coffset = 175;  
}  
return coffset;  
}  
function setScale(soffset) {  
return 100\*(3-(2\*(Math.abs(soffset)/175)));  
}  
}  
onClipEvent (mouseMove) {  
// Get cursor x and y coordinates  
y = getProperty("\_parent.drag", \_y);  
x = getProperty("\_parent.drag", \_x);  
// Find cursor offset for each icon based on icon’s starting location  
soundOffset = x-160;  
aboutEventsOffset = x-220;  
newsOffset = x-280;  
productsOffset = x-340;  
guestOffset = x-400;  
howtoOffset = x-460;  
inventionsOffset = x-520;  
contactOffset = x-580;  
linksOffset = x-640;  
homeOffset = x-700;  
// If cursor is inside menu  
if (y\>=0 and y\<=50 and x\>=175and x\<=700) {  
// Make sure the offsets are within acceptable limits  
soundOffset = checkOffset(soundOffset);  
aboutOffset = checkOffset(aboutOffset);  
newsOffset = checkOffset(newsOffset);  
productsOffset = checkOffset(productsOffset);  
guestOffset = checkOffset(guestOffset);  
howtoOffset = checkOffset(howtoOffset);  
inventionsOffset = checkOffset(inventionsOffset);  
contactOffset = checkOffset(contactOffset);  
linksOffset = checkOffset(linksOffset);  
homeOffset = checkOffset(homeOffset);  
// Move the sound Icon  
setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_x, 160-soundOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_xscale, setScale(soundOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_yscale, setScale(soundOffset));  
// Move the about icon  
setProperty("\_parent.about", \_x, 220-aboutOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.about", \_xscale, setScale(aboutOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.about", \_yscale, setScale(aboutOffset));  
// Move the news icon  
setProperty("\_parent.news", \_x, 280-newsOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.news", \_xscale, setScale(newsOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.news", \_yscale, setScale(newsOffset));  
// Move the productsIcon  
setProperty("\_parent.products", \_x, 340-productsOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.products", \_xscale, setScale(productsOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.products", \_yscale, setScale(productsOffset));  
// Move the guest Icon  
setProperty("\_parent.guest", \_x, 400-guestOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.guest", \_xscale, setScale(guestOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.guest", \_yscale, setScale(guestOffset));  
// Move the howto Icon  
setProperty("\_parent.howto", \_x, 460-howtoOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.howto", \_xscale, setScale(howtoOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.howto", \_yscale, setScale(howtoOffset));  
// Move the inventions Icon  
setProperty("\_parent.inventions", \_x, 520-inventionsOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.inventions", \_xscale, setScale(inventionsOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.inventions", \_yscale, setScale(inventionsOffset));  
// Move the contact Icon  
setProperty("\_parent.contact", \_x, 580-contactOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.contact", \_xscale, setScale(contactOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.contact", \_yscale, setScale(contactOffset));  
// Move the linksIcon  
setProperty("\_parent.links", \_x, 640-linksOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.links", \_xscale, setScale(linksOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.links", \_yscale, setScale(linksOffset));  
// Move the home Icon  
setProperty("\_parent.home", \_x, 700-homeOffset);  
setProperty("\_parent.home", \_xscale, setScale(homeOffset));  
setProperty("\_parent.home", \_yscale, setScale(homeOffset));  
} else {  
setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_x, 160);  
setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.about", \_x, 220);  
setProperty("\_parent.about", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.about", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.news", \_x, 280);  
setProperty("\_parent.news", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.news", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.products", \_x, 340);  
setProperty("\_parent.products", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.products", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.guest", \_x, 400);  
setProperty("\_parent.guest", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.guest", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.howto", \_x, 460);  
setProperty("\_parent.howto", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.howto", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.inventions", \_x, 520);  
setProperty("\_parent.inventions", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.inventions", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.contact", \_x, 580);  
setProperty("\_parent.contact", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.contact", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.links", \_x, 640);  
setProperty("\_parent.links", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.links", \_yscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.home", \_x, 700);  
setProperty("\_parent.home", \_xscale, 100);  
setProperty("\_parent.home", \_yscale, 100);  
}  
}

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thanks

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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:** [March 4, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/errors-in-as-need-help-asap/14898/2 "2003-03-04T05:10:22Z")

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hm… what flash version are you on…?

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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:** [March 4, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/errors-in-as-need-help-asap/14898/3 "2003-03-04T05:11:35Z")

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I am using flash MX

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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:** [March 4, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/errors-in-as-need-help-asap/14898/4 "2003-03-04T20:23:02Z")

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simple test example: drag clip is at \_x=0;  
so: as x = getProperty("\_parent.drag", \_x);  
you get x=0  
which means that in  
if (y\>=0 and y\<=50 and x\>=175and x\<=700)  
x is not \>=175 so it evaluates to false…  
and all the rest never gets executed…until the else

Use lots of trace(variable); to check on the returned values…

Next: supposing the if(){…did execute, we have:  
soundOffset = x-160;  
as x=0, you get soundOffset = 0-160; so soundOffset = -160;

which means that  
soundOffset = checkOffset(soundOffset);  
equals  
soundOffset = checkOffset(-160);  
your function now:  
function checkOffset(-160) {  
if (coffset\<-175) { //false  
coffset = -175;  
} else if (coffset\>175) { //false  
coffset = 175;  
}  
return coffset; //returns the same value -160  
and using that, here  
setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_x, 160-soundOffset);  
you get setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_x, 160–160);  
is that what you want?  
anyway, it’ll just go straight to else, and you get  
setProperty("\_parent.sound", \_x, 160);  
with a scale of 100…

as much as a quick read seemed to return 😉