Hey,

i created a libary graphic symbol which has a linkage indetifier "Square". There are already 2 instances of this symbol being used as buttons on the stage (authoring time).

i have an actionscript that dynamically attaches the said symbol into another movieclip item (not an instance of the sybmol) on the stage at runtime.

on debuggin the movie. i get a


this is repeated 2 twice and then a third time once the attachMovie function is executed...what gives here

Kendall

You have two different items in your library with the linkage id of Square. You need to change one of them to be unique. Creating a symbol

Scottae,

man i sswear i swear i swear i checked it and checked it. I do not have another symbol with an identifier far less for an identifier named "Square". What i note is that if i changed my publish settings from "Flash Player 8" to "Flash Player 7" i dont get any output waarnings...So it has something to do with exporting to Flash Player 8

Kendall

That's the only reason it would tell you that. Try double checking by opening up your library, and stretch it out width wise so it's really fat. You will have 5 different little headers you can sort by:

1. Name
2. Type
3. Use Count
4. Linkage
5. Date Modified

Click on the linkage header to sort by the linkage id's. See if you have two Squares that way.

Scottae,


I wish it were true but its not...i even took a screen shot of it to show u. there is no other linkage identifier. i made sure of it

Kendall

Well that's just wierd man. I guess start tinkering around. Change the linkage id. Maybe start a new .fla and drag your assets over.

The problem seems to be when the symbol is of one type (say a button) in the library and another type (like a movieclip) on stage. Don't know why this is suddenly happening but I just spent ages figuring this out.

It doesn't seem to mind if you display as a Graphic on stage no matter what type it is in the library.