MOVIECLIP SLIDESHOW

Hi,
I am trying to create a slideshow that has a 'next' and
'previous' button, which lets you see the next or previous
movieclip when you click one of the buttons. I have done the 'next'
button but cannot do the 'previous' button, please can someone
help!! Also, I would like the next button to disappear when you are
at the last image, and the 'previous button' to disappear when you
are on the first image. I have attached the code I have created so
far.
Thanks alot!!

Hi,
I tried doing the links like this a couple of days ago and it
does not work, it only takes you to the first url (which is the
'Greenfield' one in this case, but when you are on the 'Millstock'
image it does not take you to the 'Millstock' Website, it still
takes you to the 'Greenfield' one). Please see the example of this
http://abwebsitedesign.co.uk/flashtest/
. It also takes you to the adobe website in the current page, any
idea why it might do this? also, the 'previous' button does not
show when you click 'back' on the last image, it only shows when
you click the 'previous' button 2 times.please let me know if you
can help with this. Attached is what my code looks like.
Many Thanks.

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I've migrated from AS1 to AS3, and boy, a lot has changed...
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I modified the onSlideFadeIn() function as follows:
function onSlideFadeIn():void {
     slideTimer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, nextSlide);
     slideTimer = new Timer(xmlSlideshow..file[intCurrentSlide].@time);
     slideTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, nextSlide);
     if(bolPlaying && !slideTimer.running)
     slideTimer.start();
However, when I run it, I get this error message:
## [Tweener] Error: [object Sprite] raised an error while executing the 'onComplete'handler.
TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
at slideshow_fla::MainTimeline/onSlideFadeIn()
at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply()
at caurina.transitions::Tweener$/::updateTweenByIndex()
at caurina.transitions::Tweener$/::updateTweens()
at caurina.transitions::Tweener$/onEnterFrame()
It stops at the first picture of my slideshow. When I push the 'next' button it displays the next pic, but I get the same error message again.
When I comment out this line:
slideTimer = new Timer(xmlSlideshow..file[intCurrentSlide].@time);
the slideshow runs OK, but without the delaytime specified in the XML file.
I'm lost here, what am I missing?
Any help to get me back on track is highly appreciated!
Thanks a bunch in advance,
Dirk
Here is the complete AS, should you need it:
// import tweener
import caurina.transitions.Tweener;
// delay between slides
const TIMER_DELAY:int = 5000;
// fade time between slides
const FADE_TIME:Number = 1;
// flag for knowing if slideshow is playing
var bolPlaying:Boolean = true;
// reference to the current slider container
var currentContainer:Sprite;
// index of the current slide
var intCurrentSlide:int = -1;
// total slides
var intSlideCount:int;
// timer for switching slides
var slideTimer:Timer;
// slides holder
var sprContainer1:Sprite;
var sprContainer2:Sprite;
// slides loader
var slideLoader:Loader;
// current slide link
var strLink:String = "";
// current slide link target
var strTarget:String = "";
// url to slideshow xml
var strXMLPath:String = "slideshow-data2.xml";
// slideshow xml loader
var xmlLoader:URLLoader;
// slideshow xml
var xmlSlideshow:XML;
function initSlideshow():void {
     // hide buttons, labels and link
     mcInfo.visible = false;
     btnLink.visible = false;
     // create new urlloader for xml file
     xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
     // add listener for complete event
     xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onXMLLoadComplete);
     // load xml file
     xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest(strXMLPath));
     // create new timer with delay from constant
     slideTimer = new Timer(TIMER_DELAY);
     // add event listener for timer event
     slideTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, nextSlide);
     // create 2 container sprite which will hold the slides and
     // add them to the masked movieclip
     sprContainer1 = new Sprite();
     sprContainer2 = new Sprite();
     mcSlideHolder.addChild(sprContainer1);
     mcSlideHolder.addChild(sprContainer2);
     // keep a reference of the container which is currently
     // in the front
     currentContainer = sprContainer2;
     // add event listeners for buttons
     btnLink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, goToWebsite);
     btnLink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, showDescription);
     btnLink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, hideDescription);
     mcInfo.btnPlay.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, togglePause);
     mcInfo.btnPause.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, togglePause);
     mcInfo.btnNext.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextSlide);
     mcInfo.btnPrevious.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, previousSlide);
     // hide play button
     mcInfo.btnPlay.visible = false;
function onXMLLoadComplete(e:Event):void {
     // show buttons, labels and link
     mcInfo.visible = true;
     btnLink.visible = true;
     // create new xml with the received data
     xmlSlideshow = new XML(e.target.data);
     // get total slide count
     intSlideCount = xmlSlideshow..image.length();
     // switch the first slide without a delay
     switchSlide(0);
function fadeSlideIn(e:Event):void {
     // add loaded slide from slide loader to the
     // current container
     addSlideContent();
     // clear preloader text
     mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "";
     // check if the slideshow is currently playing
     // if so, show time to the next slide. If not, show
     // a status message
     if(bolPlaying) {
          mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Next slide in " + TIMER_DELAY / 1000 + " sec.";
     } else {
          mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Slideshow paused";
     // fade the current container in and start the slide timer
     // when the tween is finished
     Tweener.addTween(currentContainer, {alpha:1, time:FADE_TIME, onComplete:onSlideFadeIn});
function onSlideFadeIn():void {
     slideTimer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, nextSlide);
     slideTimer = new Timer(xmlSlideshow..file[intCurrentSlide].@time);
     slideTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, nextSlide);
     if(bolPlaying && !slideTimer.running)
     slideTimer.start();
function togglePause(e:MouseEvent):void {
     // check if the slideshow is currently playing
     if(bolPlaying) {
          // show play button
          mcInfo.btnPlay.visible = true;
          mcInfo.btnPause.visible = false;
          // set playing flag to false
          bolPlaying = false;
          // set status message
          mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Slideshow paused";
          // stop the timer
          slideTimer.stop();
     } else {
          // show pause button
          mcInfo.btnPlay.visible = false;
          mcInfo.btnPause.visible = true;
          // set playing flag to true
          bolPlaying = true;
          // show time to next slide
          mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Next slide in " + TIMER_DELAY / 1000 + " sec.";
          // reset and start timer
          slideTimer.reset();
          slideTimer.start();
function switchSlide(intSlide:int):void {
     // check if the last slide is still fading in
     if(!Tweener.isTweening(currentContainer)) {
          // check, if the timer is running (needed for the
          // very first switch of the slide)
          if(slideTimer.running)
          slideTimer.stop();
          // change slide index
          intCurrentSlide = intSlide;
          // check which container is currently in the front and
          // assign currentContainer to the one that's in the back with
          // the old slide
          if(currentContainer == sprContainer2)
          currentContainer = sprContainer1;
          else
          currentContainer = sprContainer2;
          // hide the old slide
          currentContainer.alpha = 0;
          // bring the old slide to the front
          mcSlideHolder.swapChildren(sprContainer2, sprContainer1);
          //Van hier
          if (currentContainer.numChildren > 0) {
               var slideObjRef:DisplayObject = currentContainer.getChildAt(0);
               currentContainer.removeChildAt(0);
               slideObjRef = null;
          //Tot hier
          // delete loaded content
          clearLoader();
          // create a new loader for the slide
          slideLoader = new Loader();
          // add event listener when slide is loaded
          slideLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, fadeSlideIn);
          // add event listener for the progress
          slideLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, showProgress);
          // load the next slide
          slideLoader.load(new URLRequest(xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@src));
          // show description of the next slide
          mcInfo.lbl_description.text = xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@title;
          // set link and link target variable of the slide
          strLink = xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@link;
          strTarget = xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@target;
          mcInfo.mcDescription.lbl_description.htmlText = xmlSlideshow..image[intCurrentSlide].@desc;
          // show current slide and total slides
          mcInfo.lbl_count.text = (intCurrentSlide + 1) + " / " + intSlideCount + " Slides";
function showProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void {
     // show percentage of the bytes loaded from the current slide
     mcInfo.lbl_loading.text = "Loading..." + Math.ceil(e.bytesLoaded * 100 / e.bytesTotal) + "%";
function goToWebsite(e:MouseEvent):void {
     // check if the strLink is not empty and open the link in the
     // defined target window
     if(strLink != "" && strLink != null) {
          navigateToURL(new URLRequest(strLink), strTarget);
function nextSlide(e:Event = null):void {
     // check, if there are any slides left, if so, increment slide
     // index
     if(intCurrentSlide + 1 < intSlideCount)
     switchSlide(intCurrentSlide + 1);
     // if not, start slideshow from beginning
     else
     switchSlide(0);
function previousSlide(e:Event = null):void {
     // check, if there are any slides left, if so, decrement slide
     // index
     if(intCurrentSlide - 1 >= 0)
     switchSlide(intCurrentSlide - 1);
     // if not, start slideshow from the last slide
     else
     switchSlide(intSlideCount - 1);
function showDescription(e:MouseEvent):void {
     // remove tweens
     Tweener.removeTweens(mcInfo.mcDescription);
     // fade in the description
     Tweener.addTween(mcInfo

Thanks, but no luck so far...
With the debugging publish setting on, I get the following error message:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at slideshow_fla::MainTimeline/slideshow_fla::frame1()[slideshow_fla.MainTimeline::frame1:12 3]
Line 123 says:
trace(xmlSlideshow..file[intCurrentSlide].@time);
However, when I comment out the trace() line it gives another error message:
## [Tweener] Error: [object Sprite] raised an error while executing the 'onComplete'handler.
TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties.
at slideshow_fla::MainTimeline/onSlideFadeIn()[slideshow_fla.MainTimeline::frame1:118]
Where line 118 is:
slideTimer = new Timer(Number(xmlSlideshow..file[intCurrentSlide].@time));
Now, according to my Flash manual I bought, I need to 'instanciate' things. Did I forget this?
Just can't get my head around this OOP stuff...
Thanks a bunch for helping me!

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Aha... I haven't had my coffee either
. That did it
if (holderBG.holder)
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6. When user click to open the large version of the image,
the
transition/autoplay should pause and continue when it closes
I have done the first 3.5 points of the challenge but stuck
on the rest. If
anyone can suggest or direct me with an approach or example
to solve this
challenge that would be very much appreciated.
Thanks.
Jay

That QT button behavior won't do what you want. It does a lot different things but its not designed to move one frame forward or back. A behavior like this wil do the job. Depending on your QT movie, you may need to adjust the number of frames that are moved each time the button is used. This is the next frame behavior:
property QTSprite
property thisDuration
property thisMember
property customCursor
property thisSprite
on getPropertyDescriptionList
myPropList = [:]
myPropList.addProp(#QTSprite,[#comment:"enter the Quicktime sprite number:",#format:#integer,#default:""])
myPropList.addProp(#customCursor,[#comment:"pick a cursor:",#format:#cursor,#default:280])
return myPropList
end
on beginSprite me
thisSprite = me.spriteNum
thisMember = sprite(QTSprite).member
thisDuration = thisMember.duration
sprite(thisSprite).cursor = customCursor
end
on endSprite me
sprite(thisSprite).cursor = 0
end
on mouseUp me
if sprite(QTSprite).movieTime < thisDuration then
sprite(QTSprite).movieTime = sprite(QTSprite).movieTime + 1
end if
end
and this is the previous button behavior:
property QTSprite
property thisMember
property customCursor
property thisSprite
on getPropertyDescriptionList
myPropList = [:]
myPropList.addProp(#QTSprite,[#comment:"enter the Quicktime sprite number:",#format:#integer,#default:""])
myPropList.addProp(#customCursor,[#comment:"pick a cursor:",#format:#cursor,#default:280])
return myPropList
end
on beginSprite me
thisSprite = me.spriteNum
thisMember = sprite(QTSprite).member
sprite(thisSprite).cursor = customCursor
end
on endSprite me
sprite(thisSprite).cursor = 0
end
on mouseUp me
if sprite(QTSprite).movieTime > 1 then
sprite(QTSprite).movieTime = sprite(QTSprite).movieTime - 1
end if
end
Try these and see if they work for you.

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