RE: FLASH: Help with passing variables between TELL TARGETs

[Dave Hollinden]

When you perform a Set Var action, the variable that you create exists on

the timeline that the action exists on, and not on any other timelines that

you might have in other movie clips or levels.  So you need to reference a

variable where it exists with a target path.  If you create the variable

Movie1 on the main timeline and want to use it from within "leftspin", you

need to refer to it as /:Movie1.  Conversely, if you create the variable

Movie2 inside of leftspin and want to refer to it from the main timeline,

you need to refer to it as /leftspin:Movie2.


Dave Hollinden

dhollindensonicfoundry [dot] com

-----Original Message-----

From: Dino Micouris [

dinoglobalbeach [dot] com (mailto:dinoglobalbeach [dot] com)

]

Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 6:01 AM

To:

flashershocker [dot] com

Subject: FLASH: Help with passing variables between TELL TARGETs



Hi All,


I'm trying some fancy things with Flash4 which require that I set up

variables and pass them onto a target called "leftspin". Basically, I've set

up a movie called "leftspin" as a control button that does something to

another movie. What I'm trying to do is set up a variable that tells the

"leftspin" which movie target to do the actions to.


What's happening is, the variable is being set okay before the target call

for "leftspin", but once inside "leftspin" the variable gets cleared.

Therefore, it seems that unless I hardcode a movie for "leftspin" to work

on, it won't allow you to make it variable. Can anyone tell me whether I'm

trying the impossible, or whether I'm overlooking something?


Cheers!




Kind Regards


Dino Micouris

Global Beach  Ltd




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