setting levels as variables

[artaud]

I am working on a website that is loading multiple external swf files into the base movie. I would like to keep all of my menus and controls on one level. My question is, can you direct levels with variables like you can with movieclips. I have set up actions that seta a variable "/:mc" equal to the instance name of the current movieclip and then use SetProperty and telltarget depending on what the user whats to do. Using the same framework, SetVariable "currentlevel" ="_levelX" and then TellTarget(currentlevel), but nothing happens. Any solutions?

[MuhammadZamir]

You should copy and paste your code for an accurate solution. For now lets assume you set a variable in a frame or a button action like this

Set Variable: "myLevel" = 2

Now you can use this to target some thing on that level i.e

Begin Tell Target ("_level"&myLevel)
      Go to and Play (1)
End Tell Target

Hope it helps.
Regards,
[Edited by MuhammadZamir on 05-29-2001 at 12:32 PM]

[artaud]

On the first frame of the swf loaded into level3 I have
SetVariable "number"="3" both being strings


On the button in level0, I have:
On(Release)
Begin TellTarget ("_level"&number) as an expression
Goto Stop ("hold")
End TellTarget
EndOn

The only difference in what I have and what you suggest is possibly the value of the variable in the loaded swf. It should be a string, correct?

[MuhammadZamir]

for the first bit do this...

Set Variable: "_level0/:number" = 3

and for the second do this...

Begin Tell Target ("_level"&/:number)
      Go to and Stop("hold")
End Tell Target

and yes, it should be an expression.

[artaud]

Muhammad,

Thanks for the help. Worked like a charm. I ma just glad that there are still people that are working and helping out for Flash 4 people