# Using actionscript animations as movie clips? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 3, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript-animations-as-movie-clips/24709 "2003-07-03T19:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WangWei](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wangwei/32/264_2.png) [@WangWei](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WangWei)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript-animations-as-movie-clips/24709/1 "2003-07-03T19:40:31Z")
I’m relatively new to Flash MX, so here’s a question: several times now I’ve created text animations using actionscript. When I convert them into movie clip symbols, and place them onto a stage, they no longer animate… what could be wrong? They work fine before the conversion to symbol status… Help! WW ---
**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:** [July 3, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript-animations-as-movie-clips/24709/2 "2003-07-03T20:27:29Z")
do you mean they are tweened rather than scripted ? when you converted, did the tween line break ? … need more on how you got where you are to try to understand what may be wrong. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript-animations-as-movie-clips/24709/3 "2003-07-03T20:33:10Z")
> \*Originally posted by RelandR \* > \*\*do you mean they are tweened rather than scripted ? when you converted, did the tween line break ? … need more on how you got where you are to try to understand what may be wrong. \*\* Sorry - these are scripted animations. For instance, I took the text animation at [kirupa.com - ActionScript Guide](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/) ascript\_text\_animation.htm, turned it into a movie clip (as a test), and placed it on a stage. It don’t work. ---
**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:** [July 3, 2003, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript-animations-as-movie-clips/24709/4 "2003-07-03T20:44:35Z")
Instance name(s) and Paths is more likely where it broke then … the script is written expecting certain clipNames @ certain path associations. (ie: \_root is now one level down from the rest.) not having looked it thru I can’t comment specificaly but I’d bet dollars to doughnuts there’s yer problem, …btw - link above is broke does it work as the only content on the main timeline of a new movie ? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript-animations-as-movie-clips/24709/5 "2003-07-03T20:49:16Z")
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/ascript\_text\_animation.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/ascript_text_animation.htm) Try that. You’re probably right. Can’t I just change the path to \_parent, instead of root? ---
**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:** [July 3, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript-animations-as-movie-clips/24709/6 "2003-07-03T20:50:34Z")
I see the rest of yer link now…here it is:: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/ascript\_text\_animation.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/ascript_text_animation.htm) ---
**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:** [July 3, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-actionscript-animations-as-movie-clips/24709/7 "2003-07-03T21:25:46Z")
well I need to clean install today (procrastinating :sure: right now) so I can’t open and test/look at stuff but off the cuff I’d say that would be an answer - all paths would have to reflect their true location in the nesting heirarchy(sp?)…also if you’re going to invoke your _new clip_ from your main timeline, you’ll need an instance name for it. You may want to test it independently (pre- conversion) to be sure you have it working in the first place… then play with the reassignment of paths in the other movie