flash dilemma

[stalkio]

i know how to make a simple calculation run triggered by a button and I know how to make an animation run triggered by a button but I cannot make the same button trigger both simultaneously. Currently the animation is beginning on its' own despite the following code:

Video.stop();

StartButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,StartClip);

function StartClip(e:MouseEvent):void {
    Video.play();
}

any suggestions?

[VPmase]

What is it you're trying to do? Are you trying to calculate something while running an animation?
Is the animation a separate movieclip or is it the root.


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[stalkio]

Yes - to run a animation while making a calculation. The movie is a separate movie clip. Also I would like to have conditions so that error messages will come up in a separate dynamic text box if for example a letter is entered and submitted or no data at all - this doesn't seem so straight forward though with actionscript 3.0. Can anyone assist?