Resizing Dynamic Images

[thawki]

I give up...I can change the _x and _y on dynamic jpgs that I bring
into my movie clip, but when I try to change the _width or _height in the same onClipEvent(load), it makes them 0 values?!

Here is my code:
onClipEvent (load) {
setProperty(_root.picture, _x,"2.6");
setProperty(_root.picture, _y,"-8.0");
setProperty(_root.picture, _width, "590");
setProperty(_root.picture, _height,"430");
}

Does anybody have any clues?:confused:

[CyanBlue]

You might want to try to mess up with _xscale and _yscale...

Good luck!!!

[thawki]

those scale properties work. But its odd that I cannot edit those height and width attributes on load. Oh btw, It will take in those attributes if I do a onClipEvent(mousedown).

Whatever!?????

[CyanBlue]

Is that Flash 5??? If it is, you should be able to set the value...
I don't think it matter whether it is on load or mouseDown... Check it out and let us know...

[Abelius]

Take out the quotation marks off the _width and _height properties' numbers... :)

[thawki]

I am using MX, and I have tried it with and without quotes around the values...

[CyanBlue]

You can still using setProperty in MX??? Wonderful... :p

Um... I just tried your code without setProperty because I hate that command... :p and the outcome is perfect... I can do the size change with _height and _width... So... there should be something else bothering your movieclip... :)

[Ricod]

Well, maybe it's the same as with plants and trees ... if u want bigger apples, u'll have to make sure there's enough room for them to grow, so thin it out a little. Make sure each apple has enough space ...

Or maybe ur abusing your jpeg, genetically enhancing them. Now, a group of people against this keep changing the jpegs back to their original size ...

Or ... just a typo ?

Does it work with .. ehrm *cough cough* relative paths ? this._width = 590;

[xxlm]

see this thread:
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=12603

I can send you (if you want) the fla I made.
Mail me by the link below and give me your email.

Hopes its help.
;)

[thawki]

i give....

Im just going to use xscale, yscale....

Its just bizarre though...every other property works fine, but
when I stick _width or _height in there. Image dissapears.

I do a get property on the width within the OnLoad event. And the Value in the debugger shows 0.

Thanks for the help peoples!!!