Drag and Drop in Flash ?

I cannot seem to
get the script correct?
Can anyone let me knwo if it is the script that incorrect or the naming etc of my movieclips..
basically I want several of the movie clip pegs to be able to be dragged and dropped and snap to the targets...i will be moving the image of the call centre over the top of the targets but i have moved it aside to show that I had created the targets.
All assistance is greatly appreciated.
FIRSTLY.. how do i attach the the zip file???
Kylie

One thing to get things on the right track would be to use the function names that you specify for the drag and drop. The listeners use (bolded)...
one_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, fl_clickToDrag);
one_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, fl_releaseToDrop);
But you only have the following functions...
function pickUp(event:MouseEvent):void {
function dropIt(event:MouseEvent):void {
Either the listeners need to use the right function names or the function names need to be changed to match what the listeners specify

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I have been trying to create a drag and drop in Flash where I have five different places for an instance of a mc to be dropped. I want to be able to drop only three instances to each place and these three instances are specific to one of the five "drop places". I also want the mc instance to go back to its original position if it is not dropped on the right place. I've got the actionscript working to drag and drop the mc instances on the "drop places" but I cannot figure out how to do the if statements so that if it doesn't match the correct drop place it will go back to its original position.
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That line you speak of is merely declaring a variable, nothing is being assigned to it.
One way of assigning the original position data to each object is to just assign it like follows:
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