Hey there. I know some basic action script and I can easily analyze and adapt more complex action script. However when it comes to trying to develop something myself, I get lost.
I know the basic :
on (rollOver){ gotoAndPlay(10); }
and some basic conditional statements however because my flash class is quite big, teacher can only allocate a certain amount of time per student.
So usually he'd just write the script for me, however I want to be a successful flash developer so I am just wondering as to how should I go about learning action script?
Everyone else in my class is mostly focused on either basic action script or animation however I want to be better at scripting.
Can someone please recommend a good starter point?
1. Find something that u would like to be able to write... 2. Open browser window to actionscript.org 3. Use macromedia flash help (really good one) 4. Think 5. write
If you have a background in programming, the flash help/lovelocks is all you really need. If you don't have that background, you'll be best off with one of the books mentioned on the forums. If you can't afford books, you'll have to try to help yourself with tutorials and the flash help, but the going will be a lot tougher.
Action script is very easy to learn, just you need a good start. Learn the control structures:
if, else, for , while, etc.
After understanding them everything will become easy for you and then you just have to learn the functions available in the flash and what they are for, you can find good help of them with in the flash manual which comes with the software. Try to learn the most common functions first like: attachMovieClip, duplicateMovieClip, tellTarget, etc.
just write one of the function name in your action script pane and press SHIFT+F1 it will give a good and frequent answer of the function and also a sample script too. Use that to test the functionality of functions.
Try to learn all the functions relevant to the above functions first, it provides a good start for beginners.
Also you should do the tutorial projects comes with the flash software in your program files\flash\"tutorial"or similar name like tutorial.
If you need a ebook ask me I will send it to your email address.