Adding actionscript to a library item (movieclip) using JSFL

[katekate]

Hi again good people of actionscript.org,

If I create a movieclip in my library

itemexists = fl.getDocumentDOM().library.itemExists("Service1");
if (itemexists == false) {
	fl.getDocumentDOM().library.addNewItem("movieclip", "Service1");
}

And I want to then write some actionscript into the first frame of it, is it possible to do so? The idea is that the author would automatically have a MC in their library that they could use.

I couldn't find any documentation to suggest I could edit the item in such a way. I thought about adding it to the timeline temporarilily, editing it, and then removing it from the timeline, but I'm not sure I can do even that (?)

I guess what I really need to know is, how would I reference the above library item if I wanted to modify it (if it were on the timeline or if it weren't - either will work as long as I can get at it!)

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - hopefully I'll be able to help someone else someday once I get my mind around all this jsfl stuff

- Kate

[hangalot]

you can open a symbol for editing using the library.editItem( [ namePath ] )
then you can use it the same way you would edit any other element

[katekate]

Thanks! In case any other beginners have the same question later on - what I failed to realize was how to access the timeline after I had chosen to edit the symbol. I learned it's referenced based on where you are - so when I edit the symbol I just needed to reference it as layers[0].frames[0] and I was fine, like so:

// then let's put some actionscript in its first frame.
// open up the symbol for editing.
fl.getDocumentDOM().library.editItem("Service1");
// write the actionscript
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].frames[0].actionScript = 'stop();';

[MacElfresh]

Well thank you katekate, i've got the exact same problem, and i hoped not spending the day looking for the solution.

Nice you've let the code

Bye

[androo_animator]

Theres no need to edit a symbol to add AS to it.

var itemexists = fl.getDocumentDOM().library.itemExists("Service1");
if (itemexists == false) {
	fl.getDocumentDOM().library.addNewItem("movieclip", "Service1");
	var myIndex = fl.getDocumentDOM().library.findItemIndex("Service1");
	fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[myIndex].timeline.layers[0].frames[0].actionScript = "stop();";
}

[hangalot]

nice.

[jeddy3]

how would you add multiple lines of actionscript, i'm having some trouble

thanks!

[hangalot]

try using \n or \r

[jeddy3]

thank you

[theranch]

Does anyone have the proper way to escape characters so that I can add the following code to the timeline?
var win:String = "_blank";
clickBtn.onRelease = function(){trace(this._name+win);};