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[DougErkkila]

I'm currently working on an artistic project and have run into a slight set back. I need to load a collection of images in a grid and allow a user to choose a few of the images and then move on to something else based on the images. I'm trying to figure out how I can hide a variable or bit of information in the image object so that the flash script can determine the appropriate path.

Any ideas? or is more information needed?

Thanks,
Doug

[webQS]

Try putting each image in it's own movie clip container, then storing variables related to that image on the clip instance.

eg
//load some images in
clip0.loadMovie("image0.jpg");

clipN.loadMovie("imageN.jpg");

//set an property of the clip
clipN._alpha = 50;
//set an author defined variable
clipN.imageTitle = "this is an image of a car";
//mouse event to zoom in on an image etc
clipN.onRelease = function() {
this.activeImage = N;
this.gotoAndPlay("zoom");
}

HTH
James

[aaron.martone]

Yeah, it's all about movieclips in MX. They were made to be VERY powerful.

You can reference them via their name and then variable/method/property.

ie.

movieClip._width = the width of the movie (property)
movieClip.myHP = the Hit Points of this character movie clip (variable)
movieClip.flip(vertically) = a method of the movie clip that passes an argument as well.

These 3 abilities of Movie Clips add a LOT of power.