drag & drop audio - slight problem :)

[whiteybags]

Hi,
I'm working on a drag & drop audio timeline. 6 movie clips with 6 buttons within those movie clips. Then only four target areas that they can be dropped onto. The sounds associated with the movieclips are placed in an area of an array. The first four movie clips and the sounds work. The last two don't.

I'm trying to get the last two sounds to register on the target they are dropped on and play as part of the array.

Is it something to do with only having 4 free spaces in the array and there being 6 clips. That shouldn't matter right?

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks



Here is the code on the 1st frame:


jingle1 = new Sound();
jingle1.attachSound("blank1");

jingle2 = new Sound();
jingle2.attachSound("blank1");

nosound = new sound ();

sound1 = new Sound();
sound1.attachSound ("person1");

sound2 = new Sound();
sound2.attachSound ("person2");

sound3 = new Sound();
sound3.attachSound ("person3");

sound4 = new Sound();
sound4.attachSound ("person4");

sound5 = new Sound();
sound5.attachSound ("person5");

sound6 = new Sound();
sound6.attachSound ("person6");

timeLine = new Array();
timeLine [0] = jingle1;
timeLine [1] = new Sound();
timeLine [2] = new Sound();
timeLine [3] = new Sound();
timeLine [4] = new Sound();
timeline [5]= jingle2;


function makeSequence () {

timeLine[0].onSoundComplete = function ()
{
trace ("fin " + 0 + " ");
timeLine [1].start();
}

timeLine[1].onSoundComplete = function ()
{
trace ("fin " +1 + " ");
timeLine [2].start();
}
timeLine[2].onSoundComplete = function ()
{
trace ("fin " + 2 + " ");
timeLine [3].start();
}
timeLine[3].onSoundComplete = function ()
{
trace ("fin " + 3 + " ");
timeLine [4].start();
}
timeLine[4].onSoundComplete = function ()
{
trace ("fin " + 4 + " ");
timeLine [5].start();
}
timeLine[5].onSoundComplete = function () {};
trace ("fin 5");
}

makeSequence();


//define a variable to store the currentSound
var currentSound = undefined;

function startSound (my_sound) {

trace ("in start sound");
//stop currentSound
currentSound.stop();
//store the new sound
currentSound = my_sound;
//play
currentSound.start();
}

stop();


On the play button:


on (release) {
startSound(timeLine[0]);

}


On the stop button:


on (release) {
stopAllSounds()
}


I have four target areas with instant names "target1" to "target4"

I have six dragable movie clips with instant names "soundMC1" to "soundMC6". Inside the movie clips are buttons with code:



on (press) {
this.startDrag ();
}

on (release) {
this.stopDrag();

if (_root.soundMC1._droptarget == "/target1") {
_root.timeLine[1] = _root.sound1;
_root.makeSequence();
//coordinates for target area 1
this._x=161.9;
this._y=190;
trace ("sound 1 in target 1");
}

else if (_root.soundMC1._droptarget == "/target2") {
_root.timeLine[2] = _root.sound1;
_root.makeSequence();
//coordinates for target area 2
this._x=216.9;
this._y=190;
trace ("sound 1 in target 2");
}

else if (_root.soundMC1._droptarget == "/target3") {
_root.timeLine[3] = _root.sound1;
_root.makeSequence();
//coordinates for target area 3
this._x=272.9;
this._y=190;
trace ("sound 1 in target 3");
}

else if (_root.soundMC1._droptarget == "/target4") {
_root.timeLine[4] = _root.sound1;
_root.makeSequence();
//coordinates for target area 4
this._x=328.9;
this._y=190;
trace ("sound 1 in target 4");
}
else {
//coordinates for original position for soundMC1
this._x=26;
this._y=15;
}


}


Same on the rest of the buttons. This is the code on button six:


on (press) {
this.startDrag ();
}

on (release) {
this.stopDrag();

if (_root.soundMC6._droptarget == "/target1") {
_root.timeLine[1] = _root.sound6;
_root.makeSequence();
this._x=161.9;
this._y=190;
trace ("sound 6 in target 1");
}

else if (_root.soundMC6._droptarget == "/target2") {
_root.timeLine[2] = _root.sound6;
_root.makeSequence();
this._x=216.9;
this._y=190;
trace ("sound 6 in target 2");
}

else if (_root.soundMC6._droptarget == "/target3") {
_root.timeLine[3] = _root.sound6;
_root.makeSequence();
this._x=272.9;
this._y=190;
trace ("sound 6 in target 3");
}

else if (_root.soundMC6._droptarget == "/target4") {
_root.timeLine[4] = _root.sound6;
_root.makeSequence();
this._x=328.9;
this._y=190;
trace ("sound 6 in target 4");
}
else {
this._x=476;
this._y=15;
}


}

[Billy T]

attached file might help but you may also need to upload your file

cheers

[whiteybags]

I have the file I'm working on posted at

http://mediapack.7host.com/soundfile.html.
It is over 6MB so be warned!

[Billy T]

did the file I uploaded help?

[whiteybags]

I have the drag & drop working with for clips the same way you have.

The problem that I have is that I want to have 6 original clips with only four target areas. I want the user to pick four out of the six clips to put into the target area.

When the clips are placed on the target areas sound is slotted into the corresponding element of an array and then the array can be played back by the user.

[Billy T]

try tracing the droptarget

you might be dropping teh last 2 on to an already dragged clip

[whiteybags]

i got it working eventually. thanks for your help. I had just forgotten to give the last two clips their instant names. Something small & stupid! Thanks