### Author:  [@warheart77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warheart77)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2004, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/1 "2004-08-16T20:55:03Z")
I did search the forums better this time and found nothing on this particula topic - I’m trying to figure out how to have an event on multiple keypresses rather than just one. For example I have:
* * *
on (keyPress “\”) {
loadText=new loadVars();
loadText.load(“audiophile.txt”);
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
// trace(success);
MainBox.html = true;
MainBox.htmlText = this.audiophileText;
}
}
}
* * *
But rather than just on the “Left” key, I want it to be Left + 1 (holding them down at the same time). How can I do that?
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### Author:  [@deQue](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deQue)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/2 "2004-08-16T22:31:49Z")
You just add an “if” statement inside the “if LEFT” statement:
if (key is left) {
if (key is 1) {
do whatever…
}
}
Obviously, this is not the proper code, but I’m sure you can take it from here…
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### Author:  [@warheart77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warheart77)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/3 "2004-08-16T23:21:42Z")
That didn’t work… When I changed my coding to that, It said “(” expected…
Ugh. This is so tiring.
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### Author:  [@RvGaTe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RvGaTe)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 12:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/4 "2004-08-17T00:09:44Z")
make it a movieclip, and use:
```php
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
trace("LEFT IS PRESSED");
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
trace("RIGHT IS PRESSED");
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
trace("UP IS PRESSED");
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
trace("DOWN IS PRESSED");
}
}
```
instead of on(key)…
should work…
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### Author:  [@warheart77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warheart77)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/5 "2004-08-17T00:52:34Z")
Ugh. That only screws up the entire thing. I have no idea what to do here and I’m inches away from freaking out :-/ I tried to turn it into a movie clip, but the thing is it had been working before when I just had it set to on (keyPress) - then when I tried to switch it around, nothing worked! The problem is - what am I supposed to turn into a movie clip - all I want to do is load text into a box when 2 keys are pressed! ahsdjfkgvkdlksjg
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### Author:  [@ratbaggy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ratbaggy)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/6 "2004-08-17T00:58:29Z")
wow…a thank-you for the people who tried to HELP might have be nice
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### Author:  [@warheart77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warheart77)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 1:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/7 "2004-08-17T01:02:17Z")
I’m really sorry - I don’t mean to come off as rude - I really do appreciate it and love all of you, I’m just not thinking straight and having a rough week, but I shouldn’t be taking it at on you wonderful folk - please don’t take me too seriously, and yes, THANK YOU.
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### Author:  [@RvGaTe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RvGaTe)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/8 "2004-08-17T16:11:32Z")
did you solve your problem? that just dozn’t make sence
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### Author:  [@claudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/claudio)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/9 "2004-08-17T16:27:33Z")
```auto
onKeyDown = function () {
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) && Key.isDown("1".charCodeAt(0))) {
loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load("audiophile.txt");
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
// trace(success);
MainBox.html = true;
MainBox.htmlText = this.audiophileText;
}
};
}
};
Key.addListener(this);
```
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### Author:  [@warheart77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warheart77)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/10 "2004-08-17T19:29:45Z")
Ahhh, thank you Claudio! _Sends yummy foods_
This appears to be working except for:
> **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Text, frame=24:Line 1: Statement must appear within on handler
> this.onKeyDown = function () {
Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1
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### Author:  [@warheart77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warheart77)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2004, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/11 "2004-08-17T19:37:53Z")
Gah! I took it out of the button’s actionscript and put it on the main timeline and it’s working fine now. Man, it’s always the silliest things :-/ If only Flash would TELL you. But we couldn’t be so lucky! 😛
Thank you immensely Claudio, RvGaTe, and deQue. I really appreciate it!
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### Author:  [@samotboy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samotboy)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/12 "2004-08-18T04:45:05Z")
Why not try:
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) and (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
trace(“Left and right have been pressed?”);
}
is what what u wanted?
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### Author:  [@warheart77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/warheart77)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/13 "2004-08-18T18:35:35Z")
Ugh. Still having issues :-/ Here’s what I have:
>
onKeyDown = funtion () {
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) && Key.isDown(“46”.charCodaAt(0))) {
loadText = new LoadVars();
loadText.load(“audiophile.txt”);
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
//trace(success),
MainBox.html = true;
MainBox.htmlText = this.audiophileText;
Key.addListener();
}
};
}
};
And I have it on the main timeline… I get “this script contains no errors” yet nothing happens when I test it… Does it need to be associated with a button? Or a movie clip?
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### Author:  [@claudio](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/claudio)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2004, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/multiple-keypresses/119610/14 "2004-08-18T23:42:26Z")
That script is not the one i posted before.