Basic stop(); actionscript not working

[GuttedSeven]

Hi I've just started using Flash CS4 and have encountered a problem, that I'm hoping someone can help me with.

If I create a new Flash 3.0 animation I can use the "stop();" ActionScript command to stop the animation. However if I save the file the "stop();" ActionScript ceases to work.

I can't think of anything that could be causing the problem. I’ve updated both Flash and Flash Player and the problem persists.

Am I using the wrong script?

[Guest]

if its a frame animation you got to make sure that the stop(); function is on the last frame of the animation.

if its an actionscript tween animation you need to create a tweenEvent to stop when the animation is finished.

if its none of the above please send the code and a brief on how the animation is set up and we will do our best to help...

[GuttedSeven]

I have tried a few basic animation with the intent of making a small game at the end. All the actionscript has been on the frame.

The most simple animation I have made is this:

-Start new flash animation, actionscript 3.0

-Red rectangle on frame 1

-Blue circle on frame 2

-Ctrl+Enter to preview. Animation flickers between red rectangle and blue circle.

-Select frame 1, press F9 to open actionscript window. Type "stop();". Close window

-Ctrl+Enter to preview. Animation displays a red rectangle and never progresses

-Save As. Call the file stoptest.fla

-Ctrl+Enter to preview. Animation flickers between red rectangle and blue circle.

[Guest]

Please attach FLA file.

But before you do that try to put the stop(); on a different layer.

Create a layer for actionscript only and put the stop(); on a blank keyframe...

[GuttedSeven]

Flash attatched. Some small changes to description above to prevent it flickering so quickly

edit: There was an error, I'm not sure where uploaded files appear but it may not have let me upload

[GuttedSeven]

Double post

[GuttedSeven]

Since it doesn't look like the upload worked, here are some screenshots

[Guest]

the same thing happens to me and i can't figure it out. I have also posted here:

http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=220267

[GuttedSeven]

What I discovered was CS4 does not play nice with networked drives. If your operating on a network try saving your work to the desktop

Cheers

Joe Huck

[Guest]

Joe;

I did notice what you said at work and I remember someone telling me there was a white paper where Adobe states Flash is not supported when used in network drives. go figure????

But much like you said, I have had this problem in my local drive.

I tried the following.
I started from the beginning.
I created a new AS 3 doc.
Created a similar animation like the attached one on my orig post. [simple square moving using classic tween]
I added the stop on frame 1 on a separate layer name 'actions'.
I previewed the animation [ctrl + enter]
Swf plays as it should [no looping] and stopped on frame 1
I now save the file to root of c:
Preview again [ctrl + enter]
Now animation loops
stop(); doesn't not work.

And I also observed that the swf loops when the fla you publish from is located in the root of any drive partition but [swf] does not loop if fla is located inside a folder on any partition. ???? [this did not work on a network drive at work though]

Can you reproduce this behavior?

Mark Lewis