controlling mc in swf

[countryman]

This is a simple question but sometimes they can be the hardest to figure out (at least for me)

I have my main swf (level 0) then I have loaded a second swf into level 2. This swf files has buttons that need to control MC's in level 0. Can someone look at the code below and tell me what I am doing wrong.


on (release) {
tellTarget ("/reproducemc") {
gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}

[tg]

should work, unless your instance name is spelled differently.

[countryman]

Don't I have to indicate if it is in the main swf some how with root or parent?

countryman

[tg]

on (release) {
tellTarget ("/reproducemc") {
gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}


the "/roproducemc" says you have an mc on _root ("/") with an instance name of reproducemc.

your code does the same as this...

_root.reproducemc.gotoAndPlay(2);

... you just get to type more the other way.

[countryman]

Thanks. Will give it a shot

countryman

[Billy T]

think you will need to say


on (release) {
tellTarget ("_level0.reproducemc") {
gotoAndPlay (2);
}
}

I think _root will just refer to the main timeline in your external movie

cheers

[tg]

ya, i was just going off the provided code.
you can also try

_parent.reproducemc.gotoAndPlay(2);

(if the button is on the main timeline of the child swf).