Re: FLASH: Passing Variables between MC's

[John Croteau]

Hi Cheri,


> I have a movie

> clip, instance name "Main" on the main timeline.  Within this MC I have a

> Movie clip with a button.  For one of the actions of this button instance, I

> want to reference a variable (rq) set in the MC named "Main"  Output window

> shows:

> Variable _level0/Main:rq = "3"

> Now, within the inner MC, I have tried to set a new var based on the outer

> var thusly:

>       Set Variable: "rq2" = eval(_level0/Main:rq )

> as an expression.

> But, rq2 is coming out null

All 3 of these work:

The first is the best most of the time:


Set Variable: "rq2" = /main:rq

Set Variable: "rq2" = _level0/main:rq

Set Variable: "rq2" = ..:rq


Eval is not appropriate here.


Paths for Variables are discussed along with movie clips:

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


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