Proof-of-Concept Programming

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Alright so I’m working on a proof-of-concept escape game and I need a little help with the programming. I’m new to AS3, so keep your replies simple so I can understand them =P

First of all, when switching scenes by clicking btn_larrow, I am using:

stop();

btn_larrow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, larrowClick);

function larrowClick(event:MouseEvent):void{
    gotoAndStop("room4");
}

It’s giving me a compiler error of: 1120: Access of undefined property btn_door. Is there a way to fix this, and/or a better way to accomplish switching scenes?

When a player first clicks on an item, I want it to appear in their inventory, which is a little panel at the bottom of the screen. Ideally, the player can pick up any item, in any order. The only way I thought I could accomplish was by placing the item on screen at a visible location, and then having an instance of that item off screen. Then:

stop();

btn_key.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, keyClick);

var player_has_key:Boolean = false

function keyClick(event:MouseEvent):void{
    var player_has_key:Boolean = true
    if(player_has_key == true){
        btn_key.x = 250
        btn_key.y = 250
        btn_key1.x = 0
        btn_key1.y = 0
}

btn_key is the off screen instance of the item, and btn_key1 is the on screen, visible instance. As stated before, if there is a better way to do this, please let me know!

Thanks,
j. phil.