Re: FLASH: <<<<tell target in mc problem>>>>>

[Robert Bleeker]

Hi,


make sure both MC have actually "Movie clip" behaviors in the library. That

seems to stop some actions from executing.


Robert


on 25/5/00 1:52 PM, -[dk]- at

flashvertca [dot] com

 wrote:


> that is in fact my senario...... tried adding the ".." in front of the

> instance name... no go....

> 

> 

> -dk-

> 

> 

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

>

From: "Ricardo Madrazo" <rmadrazolive365 [dot] com>

>

To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> Sent: May 24, 2000 6:29 PM

> Subject: RE: FLASH: <<<<tell target in mc problem>>>>>

> 

> 

>> I'm pretty sure you need to go up a lever here.

>> 

>> Let's say this is your scenario.... If I understood correctly:

>> 

>> Main Timeline contains MC1(instance name: clip1) and MC2 (clip2)

>> clip1 contains a button that needs to control clip2

>> 

>> You need to script like this:

>> 

>> 

>> On(Release)

>> Begin Tell Target ("../clip2")

>> Play [or whatever your action is]

>> End Tell Target

>> End On

>> 

>> See, you need to go up to the main timeline level and call the movie clip

>> from there(../) like a relative URL in HREF.  At least that's how I

>> understand it.  That's why the MC name doesn't show up, because there's no

>> instance of "clip2" on your "clip1" movie clip timeline.

>> 

>> Ricardo Madrazo



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