Re: FLASH: NEWBIE QUESTION

[Gregg Caines]

The movie has to exist on your timeline already in order 

to use tell target.  You don't have access to the library 

from the SWF.


Also remember to create and assign an instance name 

for the movie clip so you have a name to access it by.


Your use of variables unnecessarily over-complicates 

things too.  You can make put the tell target right in the 

button release.  Even if this is somehow against what you 

are trying to do, do it without the variables first to get a

fundamental understanding of how 'tell target' works. 


You'd probably also benefit from downloading a tutorial

or FLA concerning "tell target".


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Gregg Caines

n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

http://www.neometrixsystems.com

gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

> ...But the TellTarget action doesn't recognize my assigned variable?

> 

> I set up two buttons...

> 

> 1.  On Release:

> Set Variable: "MovieToLoad" = "A"   this is one movieclip: A

> 

> 2. On Release:

> Set Variable: "MovieToLoad" = "B"   this is the movieclip: B

> 

>  I use a TellTarget action to call up the movie that the user has chosen

> 

> MovieToLoad (expression)

> 

> TellTarget:

> MovieToLoad   

> goto and play

> 

> This should play either A or B depending on what button the user picked

> previously...

> 

> 

> But It doesn't.



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