If/Else Statement on a Button 2

[CarddassX]

I have a movie instance in my frame which I named 'helpmenu'. I tried to make code that would allow a user to control the visibility of the menu. I'm able to get the menu to disappear by pressing 'h', but I can't seem to figure out how to make it reappear. I placed the coding for this action on the X box in the top right corner since the keypress function only works on a button:
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on (keyPress "h&quot {
if ("0&quot {
setProperty (helpmenu, _alpha, "100"
} else {
setProperty (helpmenu, _alpha, "0"
}
}
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Here is the current version of the file with the above code at work:

http://members.aol.com/Carddass/movie1.swf

I can't tell if it's a syntax problem or just the wrong coding altogether. I tried following a tutorial that explained if/else statements, but I couldn't seem to get it to work for my particular case. Maybe it needs a Variables? Thanks in advance!

-Cardy

 

[oldnewbie]

This sets up a global variable, menu_up (default is false) and the if statement then acts according to it's value.

on (keyPress "h&quot {
if (_root.menu_up == true) {
setProperty (helpmenu, _alpha, "0"
_root.meu_up = false;
} else {
setProperty (helpmenu, _alpha, "100"
_root.menu_up = true;
}
}

You end up with a toggle: when the menu is up (true) it's alpha is set to 0, and when it's not visible (else), it's alpha is set to 100.
You could achieve the same results with the _visible property, just setting it to true or false.

Regards,

 

[CarddassX]

Thanks oldnewbie, that coding worked perfect.

Cheers,
-Cardy