setProperty

[ewen]

hello .. can someone help me ?
im trying to create a shop in flash  
the user selects the item they want, then the material, then the color

i want to change the colour of a movie clip when the user selects the colour of there choice . there will be 15 colours to chose from


on(press){

   sel_colors = _root.combocolors.getValue()
   loadMovie(_root.catalog["object"]+sel_colors+".jpg","object_image2")
_root.colors.text = _root.catalog["object"]+sel_colors
}


i will insert something like this would this be correct?

   //if sel_colours = red.  
   //setProperty (_root.catalog["object"+selected][5],rgb,#223344)
   //else

if sel_colour = blue
setProperty(_root.catalog["object"+selected][5],rgb,#443322)
else

[Musicman]

Hi,

try
c = new Color(_root.catalog["object"+selected][5])
c.setRGB(0x442233)

Musicman

[ewen]

thanks for your help
it didnt work though

the first step in the movie is to select a size of product... the  coresponding .swf is then loaded into the main movie where the material and colour can be changed from a dropdown menu (hopefully)

loading the movie is no problem its just the colour change ... the commented line can load another .swf into another clip but if i use this method ill have to many .swf files!



on (press) {
   sel_colors = _root.combocolors.getValue();
   //loadMovie(_root.catalog["object"]+sel_colors+".swf", "object_image2");
   _root.colors.text = _root.catalog["object"]+sel_colors;
   
   
   if (sel_colors = red) {
      c = new Color(_root.catalog["object_image"+selected]);
c.setRGB(0xffffff);

   }
}
thanks again
ewen

[Musicman]

Hi,

this might be just a tyo when posting, but
if(something = something)
usually does not what you would expect it to do

Musicman