[flash5] how to trigger all numpad keys?

Question

Hi all,
I'm not familiar with flash actionscript, but I need to
update an old
flash5 application that used buttons and the attached code to
trigger
events:
on (keyPress "<right>") {
some action here;
The example above triggers the right arrow key.
I would like to trigger all numpad keys but If I use
something like:
on (keyPress "7") {
some action here;
I can't use the key 7 on the keyboard in input fields.
When I type 7 in an input field the keypress is ignored.
Is there a way to force the keypress to use the specific key
7 on the
numpad and not the 7 key from the keyboard?
I need to modify it for flash5 and I'm not able to rewrite
the whole thing
to work with CS3 and actionscript 3.0.
Any help is really appreciated.
tony

Answer 1

> Just add this code to a main timeline actions layer
separately from any buttons--it is dedicated to the keypad. You can
still add code for the same actions to whatever on-stage buttons
you want.
Hi Ned,
the problem here is that the keypress action should control
the button
content (rotate the button itself).
I added the "on (keypress)" action to the button and when I
press the
related key on the keyboard, the actions are triggered on the
same buttons.
I have at least 100 buttons on the stage and every button
behaves the same
way: I select a button and then I rotate it using the
keyboard.
How can I obtain this using your code on the main timeline?
Thanks again and again ;).
tony