Action script help

[leoZ]

ok, I have a button and I want it to, when clicked, make a movie clip move to frame 2.

i know that it should be something like:

on(release){
tellTarget ("scope") { gotoAndPlay (2); }

with "scope" being the name of the movieclip but of course this isn't quite right (it never is, is it).

could anyone help?

thanks in advance

[walsher]

Howdy, it should be

on(release){
_root.scope.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

[leoZ]

hmm should be but isn't according to flash. the word "scope" is written in black in the actions box and I'm fairly sure it's not meant to be if that's any help...

[walsher]

Seeing as it's a movie clip it will not have a color. Only Flash own words get the colors like _root, gotoAndPlay, on, function and a lot more.Are you getting an error with the code?

[leoZ]

I'm not getting any errors, but it isn't going to frame 2 of the movie clip scope either :|

[walsher]

Have you tried butting the code on the main timeline. It would look like this
your buttonName.onPress=function(){
_root.scope.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

[leoZ]

tried it just now, and again: no actionscript errors, but it doesn't do it.

[Squize]

I think you may be getting the term scope mixed up with a movie clip instance.

Is the mc actually called scope ? You should use the instance name you've given it and replace the word scope for that.

So for example, your instance ( By that I mean the mc you've got on the stage, you've opened the properties and called it "viralInfection" ) will be called via

_root.viralInfection.gotoAndPlay(2);

Of course if I've totally misunderstood, sorry

Squize.

[leoZ]

*smacks head*

Sorry for ever doubting you walsher. I forgot you had to give things instance names.

Ta squize.

[walsher]

Awesome, glad you figured it out. It always seems to be the smaller things that mess ya up.