Re: FLASH: passing variables to other swfs?

[John Croteau]

Hi Phillip,


> trying to set a variable from a loaded movie in level 1 to the main

> movie (level 0).

The following sets newVar1 in level zero (or any place you set the

equation) to the variable Var1 found on the main timeline of the movie

loaded in Level one:


Set Variable: "newVar1" = _level1:Var1


Note, there is often no need to set a variable to another variable since

all variables on timelines that continue to exist in Flash are available

from everywhere in Flash with the complete path.


> To identify a variable in a specific movie or movie clip, prefix the

> variable name with the path to the movie or movie clip. Use a colon to

> separate the path from the variable name. For example, this phrase

> specifies the variable Timer in the movie clip Explosion:

> /Explosion:Timer

> **so**

> does this mean you can only set variables to and from the same level?

No, the slash / refers to the main timeline in the same movie.

So, /Explosion:Timer refers to the varaible Timer associated with the

timeline of the movie clip Explosion set on the main timeline in the

same movie.


Whereas,  _level5/Explosion:TimerB refers to the varaible TimerB

associated with the timeline of a movie clip Explosion set on the

timeline of the movie loaded with Load Movie in level 5.


More information on Movie Clip and variable paths are found at:

http://www.FlashBible.com/members/TellTarget/


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