Combining these two programs...

Question

I have two programs i want to combine into one. I have a solar system view which shows the solar system as a whole and i also have another program where you can individually view the planets by clicking on a button to load them. What i want to be able to do is in the solar system model (which shows the whole solar system) i can click on a planet and bring up the planetary view that i have. So i have two things i need to do:
i) A mouse event to allow the user to click on a planet in full solar system view and load the 3D representation of that planet
ii) A way to seperate my planet identifiying program so that each planet has its own code so that they can be clicked on individually
Lets start with number 1:
My code for the solar system model:
onClipEvent (load) {
function path(t1, t2){
  return Math.sqrt(t1 * t1 + t2 * t2);
function label(){
  showLabel = !showLabel;
  if(showLabel) for(k = 0; k < count; k++) this[k].info = n[k];
  else for(k = 0; k < count; k++) this[k].info = "";
c1 = new Array();  // endpoints coordinates of each ellipse conjugate diameters
c2 = new Array();
c3 = new Array();
this.drag._x = 800;  // set zoom
this.drag._y = -100; // set elevation
var showLabel = false;
// Planetary Orbital Elements (J2000)
J2000 = new Date(2000, 0, 0, 12);
n = new Array('Mercury', 'Venus', 'Earth', 'Mars', 'Jupiter', 'Saturn', 'Uranus', 'Neptune','Quaoar','Varuna');
a = new Array(0.38709893, 0.72333199, 1.00000011, 1.52366231, 5.20336301, 9.53707032, 19.19126393, 30.06896348, 39.48168677, 17.94175491, 43.373493, 13.6209635, 43.2718562);
e = new Array(0.20563069, 0.00677323, 0.01671022, 0.09341233, 0.04839266, 0.05415060, 0.04716771, 0.00858587, 0.24880766, 0.96727724, 0.037457, 0.3809974, 0.0529874);
i = new Array(7.00487, 3.39471, 0.00005, 1.85061, 1.30530, 2.48446, 0.76986, 1.76917, 17.14175, 162.24220, 7.992, 6.93691, 17.12943);
o = new Array(48.33167, 76.68069, -11.26064, 49.57854, 100.55615, 113.71504, 74.22988, 131.72169, 110.30347, 58.86004, 188.923, 209.32713, 97.28538);
w = new Array(77.45645, 131.53298, 102.94719, 336.04084, 14.75385, 92.43194, 170.96424, 44.97135, 224.06676, 111.86560, 156.292, 339.09846, 275.22088);
l = new Array(252.25084, 181.97973, 100.46435, 355.45332, 34.40438, 49.94432, 313.23218, 304.88003, 238.92881, 115.68, 267.1875, 48.62884, 83.80675);
p = new Array(87.969, 224.701, 365.256, 686.980, 4332.589, 10759.22, 30685.4, 60189, 90465, 27795, 105192, 18573, 104096);
cr = Math.PI/180;
today = new Date();
dt = (today - J2000)/864e+5;
count = n.length;
inc = 1;
var pre = null; // drag motion detect
zoom = 8;
d = new Array();
B = new Array();
co = new Array();
so = new Array();
ci = new Array();
si = new Array();
for (j = 0; j < count; j++) {
  d[j] = 2 * Math.PI / p[j];
  co[j] = Math.cos(o[j] * cr);
  so[j] = Math.sin(o[j] * cr);
  ci[j] = Math.cos(i[j] * cr);
  si[j] = Math.sin(i[j] * cr);
  u[j] = (w[j] + l[j]) * cr;
  b[j] = Math.sqrt( (1 + e[j]) / (1 - e[j]) );
  c1[j] = traf(0);
  c2[j] = traf(Math.PI / 2);
  c3[j] = traf(3 * Math.PI / 2);
  this.attachMovie("ellipse", count + j, j);
  this.attachMovie("dot", j, j + count);
  if(j > 8) this[j]._alpha = this[count + j]._alpha = 50;
function traf(e1){
  vector = new Object();
  var v = 2 * Math.atan( b[j] * Math.tan(e1/2) ) + u[j];
  var r = a[j] * ( 1 - e[j] * Math.cos(e1) );
  vector.x = r * ( co[j] * Math.cos(v) - so[j] * ci[j] * Math.sin(v) );
  vector.y = r * ( so[j] * Math.cos(v) + co[j] * ci[j] * Math.sin(v) );
  vector.z = r * si[j] * Math.sin(v);
  return vector;
function place(pass){
  cmx = Math.cos(mx);
  smx = Math.sin(mx);
  zoom = 5 + drag._x/20;
  if (zoom < 1) zoom = 1;
  if (zoom > 120) zoom = 120;
  this.sun._xscale = this.sun._yscale = zoom;
  xk = zoom * pass.x;
  yk = zoom * (pass.z * smx - pass.y * cmx);
  this[j]._x = xk;
  this[j]._y = yk;
  if(pre != drag._y * drag._x){      // if zoomed or turned transform ellipses
   x1 = zoom * c1[j].x;
   y1 = zoom * (c1[j].z * smx - c1[j].y * cmx);
   x2 = zoom * c2[j].x;
   y2 = zoom * (c2[j].z * smx - c2[j].y * cmx);
   x3 = zoom * c3[j].x;
   y3 = zoom * (c3[j].z * smx - c3[j].y * cmx);
   ax = (x2 + x3 + y3 - y2)/2 - x1;
   ay = (x2 - x3 + y2 + y3)/2 - y1;
   bx = (x2 + x3 + y2 - y3)/2 - x1;
   by = (x3 - x2 + y2 + y3)/2 - y1;
   xc = (x2 + x3)/2;
   yc = (y2 + y3)/2;
   ek = path(bx, by) / path(ax, ay);
   ex = bx + ek * ax;
   ey = by + ek * ay;
   es = path(ex, ey);
   et = ( ay * (xc - x1) - ax * (yc - y1) ) / (ax * ex + ay * ey);
   xm = xc - x1 - ey * et;
   ym = yc - y1 + ex * et;
   xa = ax - xm;
   ya = ay - ym;
   sa = path(xm, ym);
   with(this[count + j]){
    _x = xc - sa * ex / es;
    _y = yc - sa * ey / es;
    _xscale = sa;
    _yscale = path(xa, ya);
    _alpha = 25 + 100 * _yscale / _xscale;
    _rotation = 180 * Math.atan2(-ey, -ex) / Math.PI;
function kepler(){
  for(j = 0; j < count; j++){
   m = dt * d[j];
   e0 = m + e[j] * Math.sin(m);
   e0 = m + e[j] * Math.sin(e0);
   place( traf(e0) );
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
mx = this.drag._y * cr / 2;
kepler();
pre = this.drag._y * this.drag._x;
dt += inc;
where would i put a mouse event that allows the user to click on a planet in full solar system view and load the 3D representation of that planet?
Thanks for any and all help!

Answer 1

Your solar system code is all AS2 code, not AS3, so if your planet code is AS3 then you will probably need to rethink this--you cannot mix the two languages in one file.  If your planet code is AS2, then you should post in the AS2 forum.