[AS2] onClipEvent help

[undecillion]

First off, I'm new at making games, and whenever I try putting in a code that involves onClipEvent it says that clip events are only permitted for movie clip instances, is there something I'm missing here? I convert all my object to movie clip symbols and I check export for action script and export in frame one. yet apparently my symbols aren't movie clips...

what do I need to do to make my symbols movie clip instances?

[tacos]

You're maybe setting the code on a frame action rather than on the clip itself.
What does the actions window's title say? Actions - Frame or Actions - Movie Clip?

[undecillion]

it says actions - frame
is that what's wrong?

if so, how would I go about changing that?

[tacos]

When you use a frame action, you would reference the targeted movie clip by it's instance name, and use something like...

some_mc.onEnterFrame = function(){
// Your code here...
};

If you're setting the code on the mc itself, then right-clicking that mc on stage and hitting Actions, should open up the Actions - Movie Clip window, which is where you should be typing your script...

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
// Your code here...
}