Re: FLASH: targeting up 1 or 2 MCs

[John Croteau]

Hi Deanna,


> I have a button inside a MC(1) inside a MC(2).

> {[(button)MC]MC}

> The button needs to determine the y loc of MC(1) and then place and make

> visible an instance in MC(2).  I'm confused on all the ways to identify a

> target.  Basically I think it's only up one (or is it two??)MC -- not to the

> main timeline.

Think of a button (or graphic) as on a movie clip.

The button on a movie clip (or main timeline) is at the same level and

can use Go To action to control it.

If that movie clip MC1) is inside another movie clip (MC2) the button

can use a relative path of .. (one level closer to the main timeline).

If you want the location of the MC the button is on then use empty

quotes to indicate the local location 

     

Set Variable: "Ypos" = GetProperty ("",_y )

   or use the shortcut method

Set Variable: "Ypos" = _y


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