Tag Archives: Flash Warning

WARNING: Text field variable names are not supported in ActionScript 3.0

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ActionScript WARNING: Text field variable names are not supported in ActionScript 3.0. The variable ‘btnName’ used for an unnamed text field will not be exported.

ActionScript Warning Description:

So I was going back to restructure a project that I had done in AS2 and a previous version of Flash.  I thought I had converted all of the old AS2 code, and components, and naming conventions, etc… when this error popped up.  The error made a lot of sense until I went to fix it.  The image below is what I saw when I went to the place that I thought be the resolution to this error.

Text Field Variable Names not displaying in CS4/

Text Field Variable Names not displaying in CS4/AS3

Flex / Flash Text Field  Variable Warning Fix:
I searched around at other buttons and tried to find something else that might have been it even though I knew that this was the correct text field.  The way to solve this is to revert back to AS2 in your publish settings ( FILE >> PUBLISH SETTINGS >> SCRIPT drop down) and then go back to the text field in question and you will be able to delete the variable name. Don’t forge to return to ActionScript 3.0 after you delete the variable name.

File >> Publish Settings >> Script Option

File >> Publish Settings >> Script Option

and with this option selected you can then delete the variable name as shown below.

Text Field Variable Names not displaying in AS2

Text Field Variable Names not displaying in AS2

This should help you resolve Flex / Flash Text Field Variable Warning

Thanks and as always Happy Flashing

Curtis J. Morley

ActionScript Warning 1090: Migration issue: The onRelease event handler is not triggered automatically by Flash Player at run time in ActionScript 3.0. You must first register this handler for the event using addEventListener ( ‘click’, callback_handler).

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AS3 Warning: 1090: Migration issue: The onRelease event handler is not triggered automatically by Flash Player at run time in ActionScript 3.0.  You must first register this handler for the event using addEventListener ( ‘click’, callback_handler).

AS3 Warning 1090 Description:

So the other day I opened some AS2 files that I use for teaching Flash Arrays at UVU.  I changed a few things in the file and tested my movie.  That is when Warning 1090 popped up and I realized that I had missed a few things.  AS3 Warning1090 is the most comprehensive and complete error message that I have ever encountered in Flash or Flex.  Not only does it give a really clear description but it tells you how to solve the issue.  Kudos Flash programmers/writers.  Jen DeHaan  if this is you – Nice Job!

P.S.  This will also happen with onEnterFrame, onPress, onMouseMove, etc…  I have only included one example here but it applies to all cases.

Flex / Flash Error #1090 Fix:

Do exactly what the message says use an event listener instead of the onRelease event that was common in AS2.

Bad Code:

joinArray_btn.onRelease = function () {
//Do Something
}

Good Code:

joinArray_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, joinArray);

function joinArray() {
//Do Something
}

Related Errors:

AS3 Warning 1058

This should help you resolve Flex / Flash Warning #1090

Thanks and as always Happy Flashing

Curtis J. Morley

Warning: 1058: Migration issue: The property _root is no longer supported. This property has been removed. The closest equivalent is the Stage, which serves as the root of the ActionScript 3.0 display list..

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Warning: 1058: Migration issue: The property _root is no longer supported.  This property has been removed. The closest equivalent is the Stage, which serves as the root of the ActionScript 3.0 display list..

AS3 Warning 1058 Description:

So the other day I opened some AS2 files that I had used for teaching Flash Arrays at UVU.  I changed a few things in the file and tested my movie.  That is when Warning 1058 popped up and I realized that I had missed a few things.  AS3 Warning1058 is one of the most comprehensive and complete error message that I have ever encountered in Flash or Flex.  Not only does it give a really clear description but it tells you how to solve the issue.  Kudos Flash programmers/writers.  Jen DeHaan  if this is you – Nice Job!

P.S.  This AS3 Warning will appear with all properties that use the leading underscore such as _x, _y, _width, _rotation, _alpha, etc…  I have only included one example here but it applies to all cases.

Flex / Flash Error #1058 Fix:

Do exactly what the message says remove the underscore or int he case of the _root property target it reltively with the “this” keyword or replace _root with Stage.

Bad Code:

_root.tenantsList = myTenantsArray.join(delimiter_txt.text);

Good Code:

Stage.tenantsList = myTenantsArray.join(delimiter_txt.text);

or

root.tenantsList = myTenantsArray.join(delimiter_txt.text);

or

this.tenantsList = myTenantsArray.join(delimiter_txt.text);

Related Errors:

AS3 Warning 1090

This should help you resolve Flex / Flash Warning #1058

Thanks and as always Happy Flashing

Curtis J. Morley

Updated info on ActionScript 3 Warning #3590

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Updated info on AS3 Warning #3590

I added some data to ActionScript Warning #3590

Go check it out.  For anyone transitioning from AS2 to AS3 this will be very helpful.

Happy Flashing,

Curtis J. Morley

ActionScript Warning #1100

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Warning: 1100: Assignment within conditional.  Did you mean == instead of =?

Description:
AS3 warning 1100 is Adobe watching out for you and helping you out.  Flash/Flex let’s you know that you are assigning a variable while at the same time evaluating to see if it is true.  This AS3 warning is quite easy to understand and well written.

Fix:
To solve Flex/Flash Warning 1100 all you need to do is add another ” = ” sign inside your conditional making 2 == rather than just one.

Bad Code 1:

if (topFive[i]=“one”) {

Good Code 1:

if (topFive[i]==”one”) {

Note: This is not ActionScript Error #1100.  Click this link to find AS3 Error #1100.
This should help you resolve Flash / Flex Warning #1100

Thanks and as always Happy Flashing

Curtis J. Morley