Scrollpane; targeting other timeline

[thumbslinger]

I'm loading a simple swf with nothing but a button labeled ghm into a scrollpane.

I have a sound component on the timeline along with the scrollpane.

I want the buttons inside of the scrollpane to control the sound component but I'm not even getting a trace to work so something is up.

I have this code on the timeline of the movie clip which has a scrollpane:

this.jingleList.jingleButtons.ghm.onRelease = function() {
    trace("this works");
    //soundPlayer.doPlay();
};

this referring to the movie clip that houses the scrollpane.
jingleList is the instance name of the scrollpane.
jingleButtons is the name of the loaded swf file
ghm is the instance name of the button inside of the jingleButtons swf

I've also tried
this.jingleList.content.jingleButtons.ghm...etc but that doesn't work either

What am I missing?
Thanks

[LOLFlash]

try:
this.jingleList.content.jingleButtons.ghm.onReleas e = function() {
trace("this works");
//soundPlayer.doPlay();
};

[thumbslinger]

yeah, I tried that as well. Still no luck. I'm trying to now see if I can target from the loaded file instead.

[LOLFlash]

you have to define this function after all content loaded

[thumbslinger]

well, it's only about a 2k file so it's definitely loaded. I'll keep looking around and see what else needs to be done, thanks

[LOLFlash]

trace(this.jingleList.content.jingleButtons.ghm);
trace(this.jingleList.content);

this.jingleList.content.jingleButtons.ghm.onReleas e = function() {
trace("this works");
//soundPlayer.doPlay();
};

if it trace: udefined, your content not loaded yet

[LOLFlash]

in movie clip where your butons put line:

_root.initMePlease(this);


in main movie contaner :

_root.initMePlease = function(target:MovieClip){

target.ghm.onRelease = function() {
trace("this works");
}

}

[thumbslinger]

Yes! Thanks, that worked. What do I need to look up to understand more about "initMePlease(this)"

I tried init in the as dictionary, but get gobs of junk like 'defINITely'..thanks so much.

[LOLFlash]

unfortunately not mach in help. it is programming issue about initialization what goes after what. Use trace more often.

look in for words: init, initialization, linkage initialization