Instances within instances

[luffmcgruff]

How do I write script for an MC which is in the over state of a button.

I want the MC to play when the mouse rolls over the button but not before it does. I've tried doing this with:

_root.abcabc.play

where abcabc is the instance name of the movie clip. This method, which has worked when the MC is in the root, but I don't know how to identify the instance of abcabc when it's within the button.

Any help is much appreciated.

[suehami]

if you put the MC into the over state frame of the button it will play when the mouse goes over the button. no need for any actionscript.