animation using actionscript

[case]

Can anyone please tell me how to tween/animate a graphic(or movie clip)from one point to another purely using actionscript.(frame based,although mouse events are welcome)I have a limited knowledge of actionscipt and hav been trying for ages, but i cannot seem to get the coding right.

I will also be greatful for any variations on the theme e.g:controlling the speed,setting start and end points e.t.c.

Thanks for listerning

case

[seventhmonkey]

This probably should have been asked in the actionscripting forum, and perhaps a nice mod will move it there for you, but anyway...

Say you have a mc to move with an instance name of "bob".

In the parent mc or main timeline do:

First Frame:
startypos = 25.4; //these are the start positions of the mc
startxpos = 34.1;
finishypos = 354.9; //these are the finish positions of the mc
finishxpos = 482.4;
ydist = finishypos - startypos; //this is the distance to be travelled
xdist = finishxpos - startxpos;
ymove = ydist/100; //this is the distance to be travelled each incrementation.
xmove = xdist/100;

Second Frame:
if (_root.bob._y<finishypos){
_root.bob._y = _root.bob._y + ymove;
}
if (_root.bob._x<finishxpos){
_root.bob._x = _root.bob._x + xmove;
}

Third Frame:
gotoAndPlay (2);


The bigger the number on the denominator of the fraction in the ymove/xmove variables, the slower the mc will move. This allows you to control the speed.

Hope taht taht helps you out/is what you were after. :)

[Jesse]

Also see our new tutorial:
http://www.actionscripts.org/tutorials/intermediate/object_movement_mouse/index.shtml

Cheers

Jesse