i need help with some coding i tried to get a mario sprite to run by pressing the left and right arrow keys but when you press the left one mario turns upside down here is the code


var speed = 5

this.onEnterFrame = function(){
if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){
mariodash._x+= speed
mariodash._rotation=360
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){
mariodash._x-= speed
mariodash._rotation=180
}

any help is appreciated and please don't laugh at me this is my first time trying actionscript without a tutorial
};

first off your _rotation is why its turning upside down

make a var called scale

var scale:Number = _xscale;

then in your right key if statement put this

mariodash._xscale = scale;

and then in your left put this

mariodash._xscale = -scale;

this should help with the turning
if the character faces the wrong way just switch the codes
hope it helps

**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=script, frame=1:Line 2: A type identifier is expected after the ':'.
var scale: 360 = _xscale

Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1

this is what it said maybe i made a mistake

var speed = 10
var scale: 360 = _xscale

this.onEnterFrame = function(){
if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){
mariodash._x+= speed
mariodash._xscale = scale;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){
mariodash._xscale = -scale;
mariodash._x-= speed
}
};

thanks for the help i thought that no one was going to reply me being a newbie

Newbs' problems are easier to fix.

take out 360 and put Number so the code looks like this:


var speed = 10
var scale: Number = _xscale

this.onEnterFrame = function(){
if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){
mariodash._x+= speed;
mariodash._xscale = scale;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){
mariodash._xscale = -scale;
mariodash._x-= speed;
}
}


i took the liberty of correcting some wrongs you had in there.