How do I make this work?

Hey guys...

I have 4 sprites and a character and I suppose to move the character up, down, left or right, depending on what I move; so I thought it was goint to work like this:

Touch, on touched sprite1 >>>>> Character: Simulate 8Directions pressing up (and so on)

However, it did not work at all, when I checked over wifi with a mobile device.

What did I do wrong or how do I solve it?

Thanks!

instead of "On touched", use "Is touching object", On touched is only true at the exact moment you touch

Excellent, Thanks a lot Aphrodite!