Rather Annoying Actionscript Problems

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I’ve been having several different problems within the last few months, I’ll explain them all here. I do hope someone know why these things are happening, I’ve already tried a disk repair on my computer which did seem to find some flash player error, but did not fix my problems. And I’ve reinstalled flash.

The first problem is this,
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] tempo:[COLOR=#0000ff]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]200[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]size[/COLOR]:[COLOR=#0000ff]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]15[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] spacing:[COLOR=#0000ff]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000080]5[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] concept:[COLOR=#0000ff]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]size[/COLOR] + spacing;

[COLOR=#000000]var[/COLOR] lights:[COLOR=#0000ff]Array[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR],
[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR],
[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR],
[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];

[COLOR=#0000ff]for[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]i = [COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR]; i < lights.[COLOR=#0000ff]length[/COLOR]; i++[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000ff]for[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]j = [COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR]; j &lt; lights[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]length[/COLOR]; j++[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
    
    [COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]lights[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]i[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]j[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR] == [COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
        
        [COLOR=#000000]**var**[/COLOR] temp_bulb:[COLOR=#0000ff]MovieClip[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]holder[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]attachMovie[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]"blub"[/COLOR], [COLOR=#ff0000]"bulb"[/COLOR] + i + [COLOR=#ff0000]"_"[/COLOR] + j, [COLOR=#0000ff]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]getNextHighestDepth[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]_x[/COLOR]:concept * j, [COLOR=#0000ff]_y[/COLOR]:concept * i[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
    
        temp_bulb.[COLOR=#0000ff]_width[/COLOR] = temp_bulb.[COLOR=#0000ff]_height[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000ff]size[/COLOR];
        
    [COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
    
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[/LEFT]
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I do have a object in the library correctly linked to be called as ‘bulb.’ Yet nothing appears on the stage, and when I trace(temp_bulb) it returns undefined.

My next problem is too complex to give the acctuall code, but basically I call I function defined in a movie clip from the _root. The function will trace something for me that time around, but it does not complete any of the ‘real’ code.

Something else that is becomming obvoiusly apparent is this, I cannot quit Flash is a safe manner, it always says Flash crashes after I quit it in a nice fashion.

Thanks so much to anyone who can figure this out.