The 5 Most Basic ActionScripting Mistakes

Whether you're an animator, programmer or web designer, if you're using Flash odds are you'll be using ActionScripting. Which means you'll be tripping over ActionScripting, spending hours figuring out why a basic two-line script won't work, tediously reviewing line after line and symbol after symbol, and above all wondering what mistake you're missing. (Sound like I speak from experience? Hmmm.) While I can't debug your code for you, I can point out five basic and extremely common mistakes to check for first. You might just save yourself some time (and a giant red handprint on your forehead).