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

[-[dk]-]

they are both in fact mc's..



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

From: "Robert Bleeker" <

rbleekercadre [dot] com [dot] au

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To: <

flasherchinwag [dot] com

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Sent: May 24, 2000 9:16 PM

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



> 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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