How do I activate a movieclip on rollover and rewind it on rollout?

Hi
I forgot to state that I'm using actionScript 2. I've also given my movieclip an instance name of offer_mc.

Ok.  To change this to actionscript 2 you only need to amend the code for the main root timeline.  You don't need the event listeners only the onRollOver and onRollOut functions as shown in the code snippet below.

offer_mc.activate_btn.onRollOver = function()
{
    offer_mc.gotoAndPlay("over");
}
 
offer_mc.activate_btn.onRollOut = function()
{
    offer_mc.gotoAndPlay("start");
}

                                              

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This solution works fine, however I would like the movieclip to rewind back through the previous frames on rollout rather than snapping straight back to the first frame as this solution does.

The movieclip is a single layer frame by frame animation, with no tweening. The movie is of a roller garage door, which goes up when the user rolls over it and goes back down again when the user rolls off it, so that if the user then rolls back over it again before it has reached the first frame it will go back up again.

Is this possible?

I believe you could use tweener for this type of reserve playback you are after.

Watch this video if you haven't used Tweener before: http://www.gotoandlearn.com/player.php?id=45
It's AS3 but Tweener in AS2 is practically the same.

You will need to download tweener from here http://code.google.com/p/tweener/downloads/list - Make sure you get the AS2 version and not AS3.  Basically you are going to need the following code within your onRollOut function:

Watch the tutorial to understand tweener and how to use it.

Hope this helps.

offer_mc.activate_btn.onRollOut = function()
{
   Tweener.addTween(offer_mc,{_frame:15, time:1});
}

                                              

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Sorry for the late reply.

I've been trying to get the Tweener to work, but I'm getting the following error message when I test the movie:
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**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: There is no property with the name 'e'.

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: Line 391: There is no property with the name 'e'.
handleError(_tweenList[i], e, "onOverwrite");

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: There is no property with the name 'e'.

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: Line 740: There is no property with the name 'e'.
handleError(tTweening, e, "onUpdate");

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: There is no property with the name 'e'.

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLDcaurina\transitions\Tweener.as: Line 770: There is no property with the name 'e'.
handleError(tTweening, e, "onStart");

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: There is no property with the name 'e'.

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: Line 832: There is no property with the name 'e'.
handleError(tTweening, e, "onUpdate");

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: There is no property with the name 'e'.

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: Line 845: There is no property with the name 'e'.
handleError(tTweening, e, "onComplete");

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: There is no property with the name 'metaError'.

**Error** C:\Documents and Settings\LLC0706\My Documents\My Flash\projectLLD\caurina\transitions\Tweener.as: Line 1068: There is no property with the name 'metaError'.
printError(pTweening.scope.toString() + " raised an error while executing the 'onError' handler. Original error:\n " + pError +  "\nonError error: " + metaError);

Total ActionScript Errors: 12
Reported Errors: 12
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I'm using Flash MX2004 (not professional)
I've downloaded version: tweener_1_31_74_as_fl7.zip
I've installed the caurina folder locally to the project.
This is the current code:

import caurina.transitions.Tweener;

offer_mc.activate_btn.onRollOver = function()
{
    offer_mc.gotoAndPlay("over");
}
 
offer_mc.activate_btn.onRollOut = function()
{
    Tweener.addTween(offer_mc, {_frame:15, time:1});
}

This is the first time that I have used Tweener; any suggestions?

Firstly, try removing the _ from _frame:

Tweeer.addTween(offer_mc, {frame:1, time:1});

If this does not solve the problem, can you provide your fla file?

Hi
I'm not able to provide the .fla file as Expert Exchange does not allow this file format as an attached file.
I've recreated the movie using Flash CS3 Professional, using actionScript 2.0, although it can now be coded using actionScript 3.0 if you prefer.

I've tried removing the_frame from _frame as you suggested; the movie plays but you get this error message:

## [Tweener] Error: The property 'frame' doesn't seem to be a normal object property of [object Object] or a registered special property.

You can view the movie at this address: http://freespace.virgin.net/linda.c

It's almost working correctly, however I would like the door to go down frame by frame on roll out, instead of on the second roll over as it currently does.

EE does not allow fla's but if make a copy of your fla and then rename it with an extension of txt instead of .fla it will upload.  I have done some digging and _frame is the right syntax so without the fla I'm not too sure what to suggest.

Hi
I've attached the file for you.

Brilliant! This is exactly how I wanted it to work. Thank you so much for persisting with this.