How to use actionscript 2

[hairybobby]

I have used flash before. I have totally forgotten everything though. I have been trying to get to grips with it again. I want to make the following simple program.

1. I have created a simple shape(rectangle). I called it s1 in the instance box.

2. I right clicked and added the following script into the shapes actions.

rotate=4;// rotation variable
this.onEnterFrame=function(){// our dynamic event
rotate++;// the angle will increase constantly
s1_.rotation=rotate;// rotate
s1_.onEnterFrame=function(){// dynamic event
}

All I want to do is rotate the shape by 1 degree a frame. How do I do it the above code obviously doesn't work.

[ferrari_chris]

That second onEnterFrame is unnecessary, and it's got nothing in it anyway.

You say your shape is called S1 but in your code you've referred to it as S1_ - you want to move that underscore to the other side of the dot, so it reads S1._rotation.

Try this code:

rotate=4;// rotation variable
this.onEnterFrame=function(){// our dynamic event
   rotate++;// the angle will increase constantly
   s1._rotation=rotate;// rotate
}

See how that goes.

[hairybobby]

Right - thanks

I never thought of a syntax error. I thought the code was entirely wrong in the first place.

In the end I had already got it working. I just used

_rotation=rotate;