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This script will cycle through a list of images based on a back or next button. It is very easy to implement; some naming conventions need apply.

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-- 27 June 2004, written By Brian Raschko -- Variables -- globals. global   myName global   secondName global   maxNum global   ammount global   tracker global   recall -- Variables -- Property Box specific. Property description property spriteNum property mySprite property myDownMember property myStandardMember property myCounter property myThumbnail property myControl ------------------ -- Main Scripts -- ------------------ on beginSprite me      myName = member(sprite(myThumbnail).member).name      mySprite = sprite(me.spriteNum) -- Determine the Sprite for this Button.   myStandardMember = mySprite.member -- Determine the default Member for this Button.      if myControl = "Next" then          findMaxNumber -- search a cast for instances of a member        end if    end beginSprite on mouseDown me      mySprite.member = myDownMember -- Flip this button to the MouseDown Member.      case myControl of            "Next":                  if integer(member(myCounter).text) <> maxNum then -- stop if                  member(myCounter).text = string(integer(member(myCounter).text) + 1) -- increase the counter                end if            "Back":              if integer(member(myCounter).text) <> 1 then -- stop if                  member(myCounter).text = string(integer(member(myCounter).text) - 1) -- decrease the counter                end if          end case      sprite(myThumbnail).member = member(secondName & member(myCounter).text) -- change to another thumbnail view    end mouseDown on mouseUp me   mySprite.member = myStandardMember -- Flip this button to the Default Member. end mouseLeave on mouseLeave me   mySprite.member = myStandardMember -- Flip this button to the Default Member. end mouseLeave on findMaxNumber      maxNum = 0 -- initialize the counter   secondName = myName -- create a copy of the member name      myCast = sprite(myThumbnail).castLibNum -- which cast do I reside in   ammount = the number of members of castLib(myCast) -- number of members in said cast (legacy code)      recall = the itemDelimiter      -- capture the base item spepperator   the itemDelimiter = "_"         -- change the item sepperator   myName = myName.item[2]         -- grab the second item of the member name   secondName = secondName.item[1] -- grab the first item of the member name   the itemDelimiter = recall      -- reset the item sepperator      repeat with tracker = member(sprite(myThumbnail).member).membernum to ammount --repeat to the contents of the cast          if member(tracker).name contains myName then -- compare member names              maxNum = maxNum + 1  -- increase the counter value              end if        end repeat      secondName = secondName & "_" & myName & "_" -- reset the membername after being choped up    end --------------------------------- -- Property "Pop-Up" Functions -- --------------------------------- on isOKToAttach (me, aSpriteType, aSpriteNum) -- What am I attached to?      case aSpriteType of     #graphic:       return TRUE -- I can be attached to that. ( graphic = attached to a sprite )     #script:       return FALSE -- You can't attach ME to that!   end case    end isOKToAttach on getPropertyDescriptionList -- Open the Property "Pop-Up" Box.      if the currentSpriteNum = 0 then exit -- Quit installation if not on the Timeline or a Sprite.      theMember = sprite(mySprite).member --|__ My member Number   theMemberNumber = theMember.number  --|      description = [:] -- Declare the Property Variable Array.      -- Add the Property Vairables.   addprop description,#myDownMember, [#comment: "Display which member on MouseDown?",#format: #graphic, #default: member (theMemberNumber + 1)                 ]   addprop description,#myControl,    [#comment: "Type of control?",                  #format: #string , #default: "Next", #range: ["Next", "Back"]             ]   addprop description,#myThumbnail,  [#comment: "Sprite to change?",                 #format: #integer, #default: 1, #range: [#min: 1, #max: the lastChannel ] ]   addprop description,#myCounter,    [#comment: "Display the image number where?",   #format: #field ,  #default: "URL"                                        ]      -- Display these Variables.   return description    end getPropertyDescriptionList ------------------------ -- Script Description -- ------------------------ on getBehaviorDescription me   RETURN   "Thumbnail companion:" & RETURN & RETURN &   "Parameters: " & RETURN &   "    *Button states:" & RETURN &   "       - Down" & RETURN &   "    *Image number indicator." & RETURN &   "    *What sprite to change." & RETURN & RETURN &   QUOTE & "This scripte requires a text sprite as wel as" & RETURN &   "two buttons; back and next. In comparison" & RETURN &   "you can think of it as database navigation, if" & RETURN &   "you have delt with this sort of a thing." & QUOTE & RETURN & RETURN &   QUOTE & "In enabling this script we need to use specific naming conventions; almost like an" & RETURN &   "array of sorts. For example..." & RETURN & RETURN &   "number_name_number" & RETURN & RETURN &   "The last number corrisponds to the variable inside the text member. Hence counting" & RETURN &   "through your images." & RETURN & RETURN &   "1_BLAH_1 , 1_BLAH_2 , 1_BLAH_3....ETC" & QUOTE end getBehaviorDescription