Updating Dynamic Text color in ActionScript

[Rieekan]

Hello,

I have a small app that has a Dynamic Text field inside of a repeated button that needs to change color when the app is on the item this button corresponds to due to a change in the background image from a light to dark color. I've tried using the following code, but to no avail.

//currentAd is the ad being played
_onShowAds(_currentAd);

function _onShowAds($i)
{
	if (_carousel[$i].button)
	{
		var _previousButton = _carousel[__get__previousAd()].button;
		var _button = _carousel[$i].button;
		var _buttonFormat = new TextFormat();
		_previousButton.label_str._color = 0x000000;
		_buttonFormat.color = 0xFFFFFF;
		_previousButton.gotoAndStop("IDLE");
		_button.label_txt.setTextFormat(_buttonFormat);
		_button.gotoAndPlay("SELECTED");
	}
}

I don't want to have to create the button dynamically in ActionScript as we are using a font that is not free or installed on many machines (Myriad Pro).

Any help is appreciated!

- George

 

[Rieekan]

Found out what I had done wrong... Missed a level in the button.

Thanks!

- George