Flash Drag and Drop with Sound

This tutorial is for Flash MX 2004.

My students wanted to make a drag and drop application similar to the ABC's Mixi dress up and using my tutorial found here: http://portal.newman.wa.edu.au/technology/11DigMed/html/flash/dragdrop/index.htm 

but they wanted the sounds to play when they pick up an item and dropped an item.

Recipe

Step 1 Create a simple button for what you want to drag and drop. Insert-New Symbol. Make sure you select button. Draw your object.

Step 2 Import your sounds into the Library. File - Import - Import to Library.

Step 3 For each sound, right click the sound and choose Linkage to show the Linkage properties. Make sure that the "Export for ActionScript" check box is ticked and you have a name for the Identifier.

Step 4 Create a simple movie and copy your button into it.

Add the following action script for the button.

on (press) {

 applause_sound.stop();

 space_sound = new Sound();

 space_sound.attachSound("space");

 play();

 space_sound.start(0,1);

 startdrag("",true);

}

on (release, releaseOutside) { 

    space_sound.stop();

 applause_sound = new Sound();

 applause_sound.attachSound("applause");

 play();

 applause_sound.start(0,1);

 stopdrag();

} 

Note:

• My two sounds had the following identifiers: applause and space 
• You must stop any running sound before starting a new sound eg applause_sound.stop();
• One sound is started on press and the other on release
• space_sound.start(0,1); allows the sound to be played only 1 time
• startdrag("",true); allows the object to be dragged
• stopdrag(); allows you to relase the object.

Step 5 Copy your movie into the scene where it is to be dragged.

Click the link to see my working model  drag_drop_with-sound