1087 error. One little problem though: I'm copying perfectly good script.

Question

I found the code here:
http://www.communitymx.com/blog/index.cfm?newsid=863
The code is as in the attachment.
I created two layers. One with a square which I converted to
a button symbol named "myButton" so as to sync up with the code.
The second layer was devoid of objects and just contained the
script. I also tried this script in the same layer as the object,
just for good measure. In either case I got this:
1087: Syntax error: extra characters found after end of
program
The trouble is there are no characters beyond the end of the
program. I took a virgin file with no content whatsoever in it,
copied that script and ran it. Has anyone encountered this? What
the heck is going on?

Answer 1

Just for investigative sake, put a trace in each function and
see what you get... I'm curious if an old non-friend is at work.
**First Frame**
stop ();
myButton.addEventListener(
MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, goforth);
function goforth(e:MouseEvent):void{
trace("In Frame 1");
gotoAndPlay(2);
**Second Frame**
stop ();
myButton.addEventListener(
MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, goback);
function goback(e:MouseEvent):void{
trace("In Frame 2");
gotoAndPlay(1);
After that, try changing the instance name in frame two (both
the button and in the code).
One other thing to consider... change MOUSE_UP to CLICK. I
know in AS2, onMouseUP relates to a mouse activity, regardless of
an object being clicked on or not--the act of releasing the mouse
button. In your case, the buttons are definitely the things being
interacted with, so CLICK is more appropriate.