Path to frame 2 in MovieClip

[Hansomes]

I have this code on a button. Why wont it start on frame 2 of the movieclip I have on the frame labelled "movie2".
It starts playing at frame 1 no matter what digit I set it to.


on (keyPress "2") {

_root.gotoAndPlay("movie2", 2);

}

[hum]

Hi
Try....

code:

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on(keyPress"2"){

_root.movie2.gotoAndPlay(2)

}

---

[Hansomes]

Thanks for trying Hum, but it dosent work.

Anyone to help me? I think it must be possible to go to a frame and play frame 2 of a MovieClip.

[hum]

Hi
If you post or email a basic of your FLA i will take a look if you like

[Hansomes]

I have attached a little movie.

I want to go to a frame called "movie2" - and start playing the movieclip there from frame 2.

[Smilev]

To trigger a movie on a certain frame you should firsty go to that frame, because that movie doesnt exists on the first fram where the button is .

So the code of the button looks like this

on(release){
_root.gotoAndStop("movie2"); // first go that frame where movie2 movieclip is 
_root.movie2.gotoAndPlay(2); // trigger the movie movie2 .. better rename either the movie or the frame label to avoid confusion since both are movie2
} 

Here is the fla too.

Err, made a little mistake, so I edited the post

[Hansomes]

Thanks a whole lot Smiley.

This is some problem I have headeachs and pain trying to solve. You just made my day - make that week. - No No - damn - make it month.

[Smilev]

[Hansomes]

Well your file worked perfectly, but I needed a Stop action in first frame of the movieClip. When I set the Stop action in first frame the result is that it plays only the first frame and quit the movieclip. Very strange.

Anyone to help solving that problem?

Look a the new attached file where I have a "stop" in first frame of movieclip.

The reason that I want to go to frame 2 is to avoid frame one with the stop action. This is because i use the movieclips another place in my movie where the Stop action is needed. But this has nothing to do with the problem asked here.

[hum]

Hi
Can you explain in more detail....?

Let's look at the code you have on the button..

code:

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on (release) {

	_root.gotoAndPlay("movie2");

	_root.blueklat.gotoAndPlay(2);

}

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First you are telling the timeline to go to the frame labelled "movie2",
Then you are telling something called "bluklat" to go to and play frame 2.

Is bluklat a movieclip?....or another labelled frame....?

[Hansomes]

Hello hum !

Thanks for wanting to help. blueklat is a movieclip.

You are right. First I am telling the timeline to go to frame labelled "movie2" - Then when playhead is at "movie2" - I am telling to play frame 2 of the movieclip blueklat.

See attached movie in my last post.

[hum]

Hi
Well as long as you have given the movieclip an instance name of bluklat then the code above should do it though it would be better to see your FLA....can you post or email it?

[hum]

Also....maybe this on the timeline...make sure the actions have their own layer and the button is named....btn.

code:

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stop();

playBluklat = false;

btn.onRelease = function() {

	_root.gotoAndPlay("movie2");

	playBluklat = true;

	playBluklatFunction();

};

playBluklatFunction = function () {

	onEnterFrame = function () {

		if (playBluklat == true) {

			bluklat.gotoAndPlay(2);

			delete onEnterFrame;

		}

	};

};

---

[hum]

Hi
Like this?

[Hansomes]

Great Hum !

Now its working. Thank you very much. I am surprised at the amount of code Flash 8 acuires to make such a simple thing.

I have a few small games i want to have made - are you open for such jobs.
If you are then look after game description and my Signature in Freelanceres in this Forum.