Re: FLASH: sound in Flash

[Robert Bleeker]

Gina,


You have to set the soundCounter+1 part to be an Expression change the

little box on the right with the "abc" to "=".


Robert


on 18/5/00 11:21 AM, Gina Anderson at

pegasustx3 [dot] com

 wrote:


> Well darn it, that didn't work.

> 

> Flash added a couple of things to the actions,  such as: quotes around

> soundCounter+1, and brackets around "skipSound".

> 

> Would that have anything to do with it?

> 

> Gina

> 

> Robert Bleeker wrote:

> 

>> Hi Gina,

>> 

>> A quick fix could be this:

>> 

>> place another keyframe in front of the sound frame and another right after

>> the sound frame. Call the last one "skipSound", then in the keyframe just

>> before the sound frame you add action:

>> 

>> Set variable "soundCounter"=soundCounter+1

>> If (soundCounter>4)

>> Go To and Play "skipSound"

>> End If

>> 

>> Just make sure your animation still looks alright, otherwise there are some

>> more complex ways.

>> 

>> Robert

>> 

>

> on 18/5/00 10:20 AM, Gina Anderson at pegasustx3 [dot] com wrote:

>> 

>>> Hello,

>>> 

>>> I need some help with managing sound in a small MC on a website. It is

>>> an animation with a sound associated with a frame, similar to an

>>> animated gif.

>>> 

>>> I don't want the sound to keep repeating (very irritating) every time

>>> the playhead goes over this frame. I would like it to stop after 4 or 5

>>> times. I am not experienced enough with actionscript to know how to tell

>>> it to stop after 4 or 5 times. Can this be done?

>>> 

>>> Thanks very much in advance.

>>> 

>>> Gina Anderson



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