[FLASH 8]duplicate Movieclip

programming flash
1

i’ve got a script of a newspage with php and mySQL
(within flash ofcourse)
This script got 1 dynamic text field.
Now i like to create it different. Every title and body message must be together in 1 MC.

So i think the best is to use the duplicateMovieClip statement.

I found this code in a book of mine and changed it a bit for where i know. But I still have two problems.

FIrst of all:
All the movieclips will be placed at _x. 0 and _y. 0
And for every record (ID) i need to automaticly create a new MC.
I got this code for static adding Mc’s but it must be dynamicly loaded and the second mc must come after the first one.

i got this actionscript so far:

[AS]
depth = 0;
for (copy = 0; copy < 10; copy++)
{
duplicateMovieClip (_root.loadNieuws.nieuwsItem, “nieuws” + copy, depth);
_root.loadNieuws[“nieuws” + copy]._x = 0;
_root.loadNieuws[“nieuws” + copy]._y = “nieuws” + 5;
depth++;
}
[/AS]

this code ofcourse creates 10 Movieclips with the instancename “nieuws0” to “nieuws9”

do i need to place it in an onClipEvent() ?
for now i placed it in the first frame.

The original code i found got a random placement. and ofcourse i changed that.
If someone can help me out, i would be gratefull.
And ofcourse when someone needs more information: i’ll be there.

Already thanks for helping
kind regards Jos

2 
for (copy = 0; copy < 10; copy++){
    var news:MovieClip = duplicateMovieClip (_root.loadNieuws.nieuwsItem, "nieuws" + copy, copy);
    news._x = 0;
    news._y = 20*copy;  // <-- what were you trying to do there? Try something like what i just put there.
}
3 
for (copy = 0; copy < 10; copy++){
    var news:MovieClip = duplicateMovieClip (_root.loadNieuws.nieuwsItem, "nieuws" + copy, copy);
    news._x = 0;
    news._y = 20*copy;  // <-- what were you trying to do there? Try something like what i just put there.
}

thanx,

i’ll try this code. this code creates 10 movieclips. Does someone knows how i can add some code to communicate with mySQL to add the amount of records instead of a given number?

4

you need to get a total in php then pass it as a variable to flash, for use in place of the “10” thats there right now.

Post your php file and i’ll see if i can modify it for ya

5

thanks for all the time you take for me.
All the scripts and the main flashfile (so you can see how it’s build) are together at

http://www.dri360.com/news.zip

the main php file is: “maak_nieuws_berichten.php” this is the file wich is loading within the flashfile.

For questions you can write a post or email me at jos@it-bone.nl

ind regards Jos