Re: FLASH: basic problem with actions (newbie)

[Helen Triolo]

Todd,


First of all, make sure you have something in scene 2, frame 1

(anything) so you know when you're there.  Also put a Stop action in

that frame, so the movie stops when it gets there and doesn't fly right

by so you don't even know if it got there.  And third, use Control, Test

Movie to check it.  Clicking the play button in the controller won't

execute the frame action.  


If all that doesn't help, I don't know what else to try.  (Oh, make sure

you aren't goto'ing a label that doesn't exist too -- just use scene 2,

frame 1 to test).


hth,

Helen

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Todd Goldstein wrote:

> 

> heh, that's in chapter 15 and I'm only in chapter 12.  It's just a

> one step Go To action.

> 

> thanks...

> 

> >Are you using tell targeting?

> >

> >-Wayne Pennell

> >----- Original Message -----

>

>From: "Todd Goldstein" <todd_goldsteinwgbh [dot] org>

>

>To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> >Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 4:43 PM

> >Subject: FLASH: basic problem with actions (newbie)

> >

> >

> >>  Hi, I'm just learning Flash 4 (for mac) using one of the Visual

> >>  Quickstart Guides, and I came upon the first example of using actions.

> >>

> >>  It's a simple 2 scene movie, with each scene consisting of 2 layers

> >>  and 5 frames.  One layer in each scene is for content, and the other

> >>  is for actions.

> >>

> >>  The goal is to use a Go To action to jump from scene 1, frame 1 to

> >>  scene 2, frame 1, and then continue to the end.

> >>

> >>  I set it up exactly like the book said, and I also made sure "enable

> >>  frame actions" was checked.  However, the program is ignoring the

> >>  action and running right through all 10 frames.

> >>


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