RE: FLASH: tell target. my head broke

[Cummins, Rob]

> Hi Rob,

> 

> > Using ../ in tell target is bad news, full stop, the same way it is in

> HTML.

> Actually,   ..  other relative Tell Target paths work fine in Flash

> without any problems, it is just many people get confused about relative

> paths and therefore I suggest they use paths based on the main timeline

> using the slash / for their general use. Also if you use a path based on

> the main timeline (it starts with a /) then you can use the exact same

> syntax any place in the movie.

> 

Exactly.  I just didn't have the energy to explain this. : )


Thanks John!


(BTW - did you see that post I put up earlier about IE4 Mac...? )



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