_droptarget

Hi guys,
I am just wanting to know how to do, hopefully something
simple.
I have a logo which I can drag around the screen. When I drop
this logo over a particular area I call a fuction to run. This
works perfect except the fact it doesnt work, if that makes sence.
When I drop the logo over an area the function runs for the
home page but I am loading an external swf file into a container
and the external swf has set "drop zones". The function runs but
for the whole loaded swf not just the "drop zones".
Below is the code I am using:
onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
if (_root.mov_logo._droptarget == "/mov_home_drop") {
trace("Logo")
unloadMovie ("_root.mov_content_holder");
loadMovie("slideshow.swf","_root.mov_content_holder");
loadMovie("frank_says.swf","_root.mov_frank_animation_holder");
}else
if (_root.mov_logo._droptarget == "slideshow.swf",
main.sequences.sequence1.mov_mp3_1){
trace("MP3 1");
Can someone please help me fix this?

i think the problem is that u're using "slash-syntax" which
is not supported since flash 5
according to flash help documents of _droptarget, it
recommand using eval() function to convert the returned value from
slash syntax to a dot-syntax reference.
try rewrite
if (_root.mov_logo._droptarget == "/mov_home_drop") {
as
if (_root.mov_logo._droptarget == eval("/mov_home_drop")) {
or
if (_root.mov_logo._droptarget == _root.mov_home_drop) {
u may use trace() in your target MC to get the correct path
also your loadMovie() seems provided wrong parameters
the second parameter of loadMovie() should be an "object
reference" but not a String, simply remove the double quote
hope it helps u

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btn.slideTo(83,250,.75,"easeOInutQuad",j/amount);
btn.slideTo(83,_ypos[j],.75,"easeInOutQuad",j/amount+1);
btn.alphaTo(95, 1, "easeOutQuad");
btn_t.text = main_ob[j];
//begin button actions when interacted with//
btn.onRollOver = function(){
ovr(this);
btn.onRollOut = function(){
ndr(this);
btn.onPress = function(){
drg(this);
btn.onRelease = function(){
var que:String = quest;
_que = new String(quest);
q_num = _que.substr(10,1);
var _par:String = this;
_par_str = new String(_par);
numer = _par_str.substr(10,1);
ans = _par;
var ans:String = ans;
_ans = new String(ans);
a_num = _ans.substr(10,1);
stopDrag();
target_ = _root["t_"+ a_num];
droper = _root["d_"+ a_num];
trace("----------------->>");
trace(droper + "//" + target_);
trace("<<--------------------");
if (eval(droper._droptarget) == target_) {
trace("Success");
}else{
trace("failure")
btn.releaseOutside = function(){
MovieClip.prototype.ovr = function(ob){
ob.alphaTo(75,1, "easeOutQuad");
ob.btn_cover.slideTo(btn_cover._x, -15, .75, "easeOutQuad");
ob.btn_cover.brightnessTo(50, .25, "easeInOutQuad",.25);
ob.btn_cover.brightnessTo(60, .25, "easeInOutQuad",1);
MovieClip.prototype.ndr = function(ob){
ob.alphaTo(100,1, "easeOutQuad");
ob.btn_cover.slideTo(btn_cover._x, -40, 1, "easeOutQuad");
ob.btn_cover.brightnessTo(0, 1, "easeInOutQuad",1);
MovieClip.prototype.drg = function(ob){
ob.startDrag(ob);
//final closer "}" below. Everything must reside above this
unless its a prototype(function)
//or the xml.load call//
//COMMITS THE XML LOAD FUNCTION ABOVE//
terms_xml.load("dnd.xml");
//Randomize the answers on the left//
Array.prototype.randomize = function() {
var i = this.length;
if (i == 0) return;
while (--i) {
var j = Math.floor(Math.random()*(i+1));
var tmp1 = this
var tmp2 = this[j];
this = tmp2;
this[j] = tmp1;
return this;
}

this & droper both return the same object. i actually
have it back to this right now. the one i posted up was just
testing. ive run out of ideas so im testing the stupid things.
sooooo, anyone else got ideas on why it isnt reading when the
object is dropped?

About Drag and drop issue

As title, i am a newbie to flash using ActionScript 2.0 , and currently i enounter the problem with drag and drop coding. Below is my code:
function dragSetup(clip, targ, position) {
clip.onPress = function() {
startDrag(this);
clip.x +=2;
clip.swapDepths(clip.x);
clip.onRelease = clip.onReleaseOutside=function () {
stopDrag();
if (eval(this._droptarget) == targ) {
this.onTarget=true;
gotoAndStop(position);
} else {
this.onTarget=false;
gotoAndStop(position);
clip.myHomeX=clip._x;
clip.myHomeY=clip._y;
clip.onEnterFrame = function() {
if(this.onTarget)
this._x-=(this._x-this.myHomeX)/5;
this._y-=(this._y-this.myHomeY)/5;
function dragSetup2(clip, targ, correct) {
clip.onPress = function() {
startDrag(this);
clip.x +=2;
clip.swapDepths(clip.x);
clip.onRelease = clip.onReleaseOutside=function () {
stopDrag();
if (eval(this._droptarget) == targ) {
clip._visible = false;
this.onTarget=false;
gotoAndStop(correct+1);
} else {
this.onTarget=false;
gotoAndStop(correct);
var frame:Number = 1;
dragSetup2(flexibleTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(transparentTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(blueTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(TIRTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(TRTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(ssmTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(siliconTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(silicaTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(silicateTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(infraTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(radioTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(lightTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(copperTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(gopTxt, questionBox, frame);
dragSetup(liquidTxt, questionBox, frame);
The scenario is , whenever correct mc was drag and drop on the target mc , it move to the next frame with new target mc(new question) , for example "questionBox2".
By applying the code above, everything work fine but i would like that whenever i "throw" the answer mc (flexibleTxt, blueTxt etc) , i want it to slide or glide for little more distance, jz like how u throw a card in real life on a smooth surface.
I also prefer that when draging it's "angle?" change according to the direction of draging. For example if u point ur finger on north side of a card and drag to the east, it's "angle?" will change according to the direction u drag, in this case, means east.
I know my description seem abit complicated but i really someone can undestand and help me solve this issue.
This is the link i reference to for the code above,but i modify it to my own preference :http://www.swinburne.edu.au/design/tutorials/P-flash/T-How-to-drag-and-drop-in-Flash/ID-37 /
PS : can i attach my fla file in this forum? if can, why i cant found any attach button?

I am having a similar but reverse problem: Under 10.5.2, when trying to push or pull files from my wireless MacBook Pro via my Airport Extreme base station to or from my wired G5 Power PC, files hang in mid copy then stall.
The other way around -- working from the G5 -- I have no problem at all.
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Thanks

Drag and drop to target

Hey. A couple of weeks ago Kglad from the forums created some code for me for a drag and drop function. It works great. Unfortunatly im having to extend to more draggable objects. So they will be within another movie clip so i can have them scrolling. After making the scroll, the draggable objects dont register on the droptarget as they are within another movie clip. Below is i think the part of the code that needs to be changed so the draggable objects know where to find the drop target.
Hope that makes sense.
Could anybody help?
Thanks
this.stopDrag();
if(eval(this._droptarget)==droptargetMC){

droptargetMC
probably needs to be changed. you could take a long-shot and try:
_parent.droptargetMC
but you'll probably need to see the code that defined droptargetMC and explain where it's defined relative to the location of the stopDrag() code.

Drag & Drop Functionality Doesn't Work in External SWF?

Hi all,
I'm currently a TA for a Flash course at my school. We're using AS 2.0 and working with external SWFs.
I think this might be pretty simple to remedy. Well, at least I'm hoping!
A student is having trouble with drag & drop functionality when it is used in an external SWF. Basically, in our drag & drop section, we have a sheet of paper ("paper" MC) and an object we drag into it ("object" MC). When the object is released in the paper area, we go to frame 2 of "paper" MC, which consequently has an animation.
This works fine and dandy in said drag & drop section, but once the drag & drop section is loaded into our main SWF via a MC placeholder, the drag & drop functionality stops working.
Here is the URL to the drag & drop section by itself:
http://www.phayzed.com/flashkit/drag_for_animation.swf
and here is the URL to the main swf, which loads the drag & drop SWF into a movieclip and causes it to work incorrectly:
http://www.phayzed.com/flashkit/main.swf
Now here is the code on the draggable object ("object" MC):
on (press) {
        startDrag (this, true);
on (release) {
        stopDrag ();
        if (this._droptarget == "/paper") {
                _parent.paper.gotoAndStop(2);
                _parent.object._visible=false;
If any more info is needed, I'm willing to upload both FLA files.   Although, something tells me that this is a simple issue to resolve.
Thanks a lot for any help!!!
Cheers
T

with as2 you must convert that antiquated as1 code:
on (press) {
        startDrag (this, true);
on (release) {
        stopDrag ();
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                _parent.object._visible=false;

_droptarget

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