Re: FLASH: Passing variables to a mc

[Helen Triolo]

Matt Runo wrote:

> 

> Hi-

>     How can I pass a variable to a movie clip? I need, for example, "a" to

> pass from the movie to the movie clip.

> 

Matt,


You don't need to pass it.  The movie clip can use variable a on the

main timeline just by referring to it as /:a, as in


Set Variable: "/:a" = /:a + 1

or  Loop While (/:a <= 4), etc


/ means on the main timeline, and : means what follows is a variable.


hth,

Helen

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