Re: FLASH: <<<<tell target in mc problem>>>>>

[-[dk]-]

that is in fact my senario...... tried adding the ".." in front of the

instance name... no go....



-dk-



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Subject: RE: FLASH: <<<<tell target in mc problem>>>>>



> I'm pretty sure you need to go up a lever here.

>

> Let's say this is your scenario.... If I understood correctly:

>

> Main Timeline contains MC1(instance name: clip1) and MC2 (clip2)

> clip1 contains a button that needs to control clip2

>

> You need to script like this:

>

>

> On(Release)

> Begin Tell Target ("../clip2")

> Play [or whatever your action is]

> End Tell Target

> End On

>

> See, you need to go up to the main timeline level and call the movie clip

> from there(../) like a relative URL in HREF.  At least that's how I

> understand it.  That's why the MC name doesn't show up, because there's no

> instance of "clip2" on your "clip1" movie clip timeline.

>

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From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of -[dk]-

> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 6:12 PM

> To: Chinwag

> Subject: FLASH: <<<<tell target in mc problem>>>>>

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>

> I'm screwing something up here....

>

> I have a MC that has some buttons in it....

>

> I then have a different MC, which has an instance name...

>

> I'm trying to get the buttons with in the 1st MC to tell target the second

> MC....  is this possible? I haven't been sucessful yet.... the MC name

> doesn't show up when I'm doing the action scripting, so I just tried in

> putting the instance name and going on with it....

>

> Any ideas?

>

>

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