Key Press Anyone? SImple Q?

Question

Hi, and thanks in Advance!!!
So i have a button that needs to be activated from the key
board.
Does anyone have a completed script that will allow the user
to activate this button that has sound attached to it from hitting
the letter "A" ?
Also, the sound file that i want to have play on the button
is on the "Down State" of pressing. I kinda of need the sound to
play in both instances. When the letter on the keyboard is clicked
and when you actually use your mouse.
Thanks A Million! I
Adam

Answer 1

You can't really call to a button instance to 'activate' it,
you could do so if your 'button' is an MC. I would recommend using
a Sound Object on the timeline for your event sound, then you can
control it from either call, the keyboard or the button. Ardy15jan,
has the correct calls for the keyboard above, just add aditional
code for your button instance to activate the sound.
To construct a Sound Object, you will need to import the
sound to the library, and add a 'linkage identifier', like
'sound_id' then attach the sound in script on the first frame of
the main timeline like so:
var mySound:Sound = new Sound();
mySound.attachSound('sound_id');
...Then, construct an on handler for the button instance and
call the sound:
myButton.onPress = function() {
mySound.start();
...and in the code for the keyboard as above where Ardy15jan
has 'Activate you button' place the start() method:
mySound.start();
...there you go :)