RE: FLASH: Tell Target 101 - [was]Tutorials...

[JGL]

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

>Can anyone point me to a tutorial on Loading an SWF inside another

>SWF, the basics of Tell Target, and the basics of handling movie

>clips?


I know how frustrating it can be to understand this basic function . . .

. . . it was for me.


Using a Button Action (easily converted to frame actions too)

****Tell Target another movie-


If you loaded a movie.swf to level 50, for example, to tell target that

movie from your main movie do this with your button action:


On (Release)

      Begin Tell Target ("_level50")

            Go to and Stop (1)

      End Tell Target

End On


The button action tells the movie loaded at level 50 to goto and stop at

frame 1. You can replace 1 with a frame label name as well(recommended)


****Tell Target a movie clip-

First, your movie clip must have an instance name.

Right Click the movie clip on stage>Properties>Definition Tab>Instance Name:

If your movie clip instance name is 'test', for example, to tell target that

movie clip from your main movie do this with your button action:


On (Release)

      Begin Tell Target ("test")

            Go to and Stop (50)

      End Tell Target

End On


The button action tells the movie clip instance (named test) to goto and

stop at frame

50. You can replace 50 with a frame label name as well(recommended)


With experimentation, you can Tell Target from MC's to MC's, From movies at

many different levels(not just your main movie) to other movies, etc. . .


Now 'I' just need to get the basics of FSCommands ;) I'll be forced to soon

I'm sure, when I absolutely need it . . .


Hope this helps someone :)


JGL





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