[CS3] movieclip timeline navigation

[grebs]

Hello, can anyone tell me how to go to a certain frame after a movieclip plays within a single frame?

[sstalder]

You can use the gotoAndPlay(); call.

[grebs]

ive been trying to use that at the end of the timeline inside the movieclip using the root. function but its producing a
'1061: Call to a possibly undefined method gotoAndStop through a reference with static type flash.displayisplayObject.' error.

Do you know what im doing wrong?

thanks, grebs

[wattsup]

can you paste your code?

[grebs]

stop();
character_mc.stop();
root.gotoAndStop(3);

[sstalder]

What version of AS are you using? and its not "root", it should be "_root".

[grebs]

im using cs3 so its actionscript 3.0 so i thought it was root? i have tried using _root but that didnt work either

[sstalder]

Oh well in AS 3.0 you shouldn't be trying to reference the root from what I understand but I am not that familiar with AS 3.0 so I won't confused you anymore.

[grebs]

ok mate, thanks for your time anyway

[Saura]

did you find the answer? because I'm having the same issue... I'm used to using as2..but I'm converting to as3 and it's frustrating trying to change my ways!

[Saura]

MovieClip(root).play();

[grebs]

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[grebs]

i had to use a code similar to this placed on the main timeline

character_mc.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, moveFrame);
var fn:Number = 20;

function moveFrame(e:Event):void {
if (e.target.currentFrame == 20) {
gotoAndStop(3);
e.target.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, moveFrame);
}
}

I hope this is helpful.