expression is not working

[Suraiya A]

Hi,

I am learning expressions. I did everythng verbetim mentioned in the PDF am following, but am not getting what am supposed to. My expression never works and it makes me upset. I must have done something wrong. Please guide me.

My animation, which is not workingthe pdf am following

[Airweb_AE]

Try this expression:

m = thisComp.layer("magnifying glass");
m.toComp(m.anchorPoint);

[Suraiya A]

😮 😮 Thank you so much. It works. FINALLY!

[Airweb_AE]

Do you know that, your screenshot with a line of code written in a book brought back 40-year-old traumas for me.
When I was about 6 years old in the 80s, my father bought a Commodore 64, but no games,
just books that contained the source code for a few games that we had to copy out.
There was no save/memory, so every day for 3 or 4 years,
I mindlessly copied pages and pages of code just to be able to play.
What a nightmare when I think back on it! 😂

[Suraiya A]

Wow!!

Trauma!! Lol,  I see differently, I just realized how much enthusiastic you were! It encourages me. Thank you so much for sharing this.

Next time when my coding won’t work, when I will feel helpless, I will remember this memory of yours. Sometimes inspirations come from places you won’t expect. Thank you.

Often I sulk, feel like quitting, coding seems hard, Then I think if NASA can successfully complete Moon landing mission with a 74kb memory computer why can’t I!! all I have to do is ‘not quitting learning’.

I am eternally grateful for getting the guidance in this site from seniors like you and others. You all are like my Teachers. I feel like the Panda in ‘Kung Fu Panda’, who knows nothing, a mess,  and all of you are like Master Oogway, who know EVERYTHING! 😄

[Dan Ebberts]

The expression in your tutorial is incorrect. It should be more like this:

L = thisComp.layer("Magnifier");
fromComp(L.toComp(L.anchorPoint))

[Suraiya A]

Thank you so much. Finally I can do it.