01.10.09

My Second Favorite Error

Posted in Flash at 9:35 pm by Curtis J. Morley

So my very favorite error is one Dreamweaver tried to pull.  The "No Error" error.

I got this "Mystery Meat" error when uninstalling Quicktime.  I clicked "OK".  I hope that I don't get any Apple viruses. :-)

This error is even more nondescript than the "No Error" error.  Their isn't much to say about this error other than "hmmmmmm..... should I pick the red pill or the blue pill?"

They really don't want me to know what is going on.

They really don't want me know what I chose.

01.03.09

AS3 Error #1126: Function does not have a body.

Posted in Adobe, Error, Error, Flash, Flash 10, Flex, errors at 8:26 am by Curtis J. Morley

ActionScript Error 1126: Function does not have a body.

ActionScript Error 1126 Description:

I got this error from one of my UVU students code.  And as promised in honor of her I am thusly naming AS3 Error 1126 the Erin Johnson Error.  This error is given, in this case, because a semicolon is used instead of a colon after the parenthesis.  A colon in the ActionScript language is equivalent to a period in the English Language and so the

Flex / Flash Error #1126 Fix:
Replace the semicolon with a colon.

Bad Code 1:

function someFunc(event:MouseEvent);void
{
doSomething();
}

Good Code 1:

function someFunc(event:MouseEvent):void
{
doSomething();
}

Related Errors:

ActionScript Error 1084: Syntax error: expecting colon before leftparen. This error is a psuedo error in this case because once AS3 Error 1126 is reslved this error will also disappear.

This should help you resolve Flex / Flash Error #1126

Thanks and as always Happy Flashing

Curtis J. Morley

01.01.09

New Years Resolutions

Posted in Awards, Error, Error, Flash, Flex, Friends, Random thoughts, Speaking, errors at 11:17 pm by Curtis J. Morley

Every year I am an avid reoslution maker and keeper.  I love to set golas and achieve them.  It all started in High School when I made a resolution with my best friend and cousin Vaughn Jensen to drink no soda for the entire year.  That was the first time that I set (and kept) a new years resolution.

I have many resolutions but I won't list them all here.  The ones I will list relate to this blog and to my life as Flash professional.

So here are my New Years Resolutions in no particular order:

  • Post every ActionScript Error that Flash/Fex will ever produce.
  • Speak on Flash/ Flex/ ActionScript at 3 conferences this year (at least 1 major)
  • Reply to all valid blog comments within 24 hours.
  • Post a Flash tutorial at least once a month (12+ total).
  • Organize all posts into the "Grand Poobah" list of all AS3 errors.
  • Create an AIR app that contains all the errors from my blog.
  • Get my training published on RMI and Lynda.
  • Win one major award for a Flash project that I complete.
  • Get ACE re-certified in Flash CS4, Flash Lite and Flex
  • Become an ACI
  • And finally no carbonation for 2009 (cold duck excluded)

And that is the list.  Check back Jan 1st 2010 and see how I did.

Thanks and Happy Flashing,

Curtis J. Morley