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Subject: Re: FLASH: I tried, it fried
From: John Andrew Morrison
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 17:30:21 +0100

I have successfully placed the name of an MC in a main
timeline variable by placing the following in frame 1 of the
MC:

set variable "/:mainvar" = getproperty("", _name)

HTH,
John Andrew Morrison

kevin dowd wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to have a movieclip know the name of it's own instance
> name - that is without me hardcoding it in.
>
> I want to do a loadmovie from the frame script of an on stage
> instance. of the movie clip. The loadmovie call is not actually
> within the movieclip. I tried using '_name' in the parameters box but
> the movie went insane.
>
> I tried, it fried ;>{
> --
> regards
>
> shoreditch
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
flashforward2000 and the Flash(tm) Film Festival
July 24-26, 2000, NEW YORK CITY, Hammerstein Ballroom
www.flashforward2000.com
Produced by United Digital Artists and lynda.com
Sponsored by Macromedia, Adobe Systems, Fusion, Inc, AtomFilms,
shockwave.com and Electric Rain.
1.877.4.FLASH.4 or (1.805.640.6679 outside the US and Canada)
Register before June 30 and save $200!!-- www.flashforward2000.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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  RE: FLASH: http://www.deepend.co.uk, JGL
  FLASH: I tried, it fried, kevin dowd

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