[Xerte] setting id

[Paul Swanson]

Drat. Just a WAG, not surprised it didn't work. Can't think of anything
else to try, but Jules might have some suggestions when he gets online.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-
> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 10:45 AM
> To: Xerte list
> Subject: RE: [Xerte] setting id
> 
> 
> 
> 
> No luck.
> 
> rootIcon.onRelease();
> does nothing.
> 
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> > Subject: RE: [Xerte] setting id
> > Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:38:38 -0700
> > From: Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com
> > To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >
> > Maybe your event should be rootIcon.onRelease() ...
> > myDecisionPageId.onRelease() might only fire if you are actually in
> > myDecisionPageId. You will always be in rootIcon.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-
> >> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
> >> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 10:28 AM
> >> To: Xerte list
> >> Subject: RE: [Xerte] setting id
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> As an addendum:
> >>
> >> I am debugging the ID's of the duplicates, running the set ID's
> >> routine, then debugging again.
> >>
> >> It sure looks like they are being set, but the onRelease call that
> >> worked when they are all the same, does not work for the new ID's
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------
> >>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] setting id
> >>> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:17:37 -0700
> >>> From: Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com
> >>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>
> >>> It should be possible to create unique IDs when duplicating. Would
> >>> something like the following work if entered as the id property?
> >>>
> >>> myId + iconParent.repCount
> >>>
> >>> If my syntax is correct, you should end up with different IDs for
> >> each
> >>> page of the decision icon: myId1, myId2, etc.
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-
> >>>> bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
> >>>> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 10:03 AM
> >>>> To: Xerte list
> >>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] setting id
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Hmm, no mention of setProperty in the archives.
> >>>> Maybe no one uses it. ;-)
> >>>>
> >>>> OK, the underlying issue is this:
> >>>>
> >>>> I duplicate 5x a page of objects along a decision icon, they all
> > end
> >>> up
> >>>> with the same ID
> >>>>
> >>>> Once that is set up I would like to trigger the first leg by
code.
> >>>>
> >>>> sameID.onRelease();
> >>>> always triggers the last leg of the duped items.
> >>>>
> >>>> Way round it?
> >>>>
> >>>> Dave
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ________________________________
> >>>>> From: maryann at moberg.com
> >>>>> Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:59:30 -0400
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Xerte] setting id
> >>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Here's the flash documentation for setProperty - a movie clip
> >>>> function. Is this what you had in mind?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> setProperty(target:Object,
> >>>>> property:Object, expression:Object) : Void
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Changes a property value of a movie clip as the movie clip
plays.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 4
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Parameters
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> target:Object - The path to the instance
> >>>>> name of the movie clip whose property is to be set.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> property:Object - The property to be set.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> expression:Object - Either the new literal value
> >>>>> of the property, or an equation that evaluates to the new value
> of
> >>>> the
> >>>>> property.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Example
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The following ActionScript creates a new movie clip and loads an
> >>>> image into
> >>>>> it. The _xand
> >>>>> _y
> >>>>> coordinates are set for the clip using setProperty(). When you
> >> click
> >>>>> the button called right_btn, the _x coordinate of a movie clip
> >>>>> named params_mc
> >>>>> is incremented by 20 pixels.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> this.createEmptyMovieClip("params_mc", 999);
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
params_mc.loadMovie("http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/images/image1.jp
> >>>> g");
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> setProperty(this.params_mc, _y, 20);
> >>>>>
> >>>>> setProperty(this.params_mc, _x, 20);
> >>>>>
> >>>>> this.right_btn.onRelease = function() {
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> setProperty(params_mc, _x, getProperty(params_mc, _x)+20);
> >>>>>
> >>>>> };
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Dave Burnett> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm having another of my noticeably more frequent senior
moments.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At least I'll get half-price at the buffet soon...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> icon.previousSibling.clip().getProperty('id')
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What's the syntax to set this same property?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thnx.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dave
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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