When I try to attach the same class to different movieclips in my library, I get this error:

"Please enter a unique class name that is not associated with other library symbols"

Eh?!?

I don't understand. Shouldn't different movie clips using a single class be a good thing?! I thought I was being proper OOS and shit?

Flash CS3 as3

yup I remember hitting that one myself.

What you do is give them unique Class names like it says, but you set the Base Class to be the same. Then you define that Base Class, and you don't need to bother writing actual classes for the unique names. Make sure your Base Class extends MovieClip.

Originally posted by: DontBogartMe yup I remember hitting that one myself.

What you do is give them unique Class names like it says, but you set the Base Class to be the same. Then you define that Base Class, and you don't need to bother writing actual classes for the unique names. Make sure your Base Class extends MovieClip.

that got it, thanks again dude. I feel like I'm learning flash all over again... very depressing.