RE: [flasher] RE: [flasher]using functions?

[AndyA]

Hey Bill,


First off, if you're using Flash5 usage of the "call" command isn't

encouraged. Flash5 conforms more closely to Object-oriented principles (e.g.

the usage of dot notation etc) and as such makes life easier in many ways.

I've not been using Flash long myself, but it seems to me that once you've

defined the function, all you should need to do is state the function. So,

once you've created the function in the root timeline


function navigate () {}


then in later code, you should simpy be able to code


navigate()        //or _root.navigate()


If I understand it right, Flash4 used call () to reference a frame label or

frame number in which the code sat that you wanted to run. With this in

mind, your call ("Navigate") is trying to switch the context to the frame

labelled "Navigate" and run any code there.


Hope this helps. As I said, I don't have much experience with Action Script

so I may be wrong.


Regards


Andy