Re: FLASH: addressing variable in movie clip

[John Croteau]

Hi David,


> I have a button on stage which does this:

> On (Release)

>    Set Variable: "/blu_mc:blu" = 1

> End On

The above is fine


> where blu_mc is the movie clip and blu is a variable inside the movie clip.

> The movie clip has a frame action which says:

> Set Variable: "blu" = blu

Delete the above this make blu equal to blu - quite unneccessary.


> If (blu = 1)

>       Go to and Stop (2)

> End If

If there are no other frames in the MC and no stop actions then the MC

will loop constantly and will stop in frame 2 when the button is

pressed.


You might rather change the action of the frame 1 action to go to frame

3 when blu is 1:


> If (blu = 1)

>       Go to and Stop (3)

> End If


Then create a loop between frame 1 and 2 with this in frame 2:


Go to and Play (1)


Now the condition is being constantly rechecked (in frame 1) to see if

blu is 1 (the result of the button being pressed) and will go to frame 3

when it is.


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