trace button in MC

[bhagavath]

Hi guys,

Guys i just created MovieClip and the fifth frame of the movieclip created one button. I just tried to trace that button, but i could't. If i put that button in the first frame i can trace that. Why this is? Pls explain me ..

[5TonsOfFlax]

Where is your trace?

If it's anywhere other than the fifth frame, then the button doesn't exist when you try to trace it.

[bhagavath]

I am tracing button from the root.

[bhagavath]

If i put

trace(my_mc.my_but);

Actually the button is inside the movieclip... then why it could't able to trace the button, where ever the button is inside the mc.

[5TonsOfFlax]

trace(bhagavath.lunch_next_tuesday);

Until my_mc is on the frame with my_but, its my_but property is not set.

[bhagavath]

Sorry sir i am not clear with your answer.... If u can , pls explain more.. i don't know wether u got my question r not.

[5TonsOfFlax]

The code I posted was to try to illustrate the fact that you can't refer to things in the future.

Your question is why can't you trace something on the fifth frame of a movieclip, and the answer is because that thing doesn't exist yet.

What exactly are you getting when you trace? I'd expect null, but if you're getting some error, post it.

[bhagavath]

i wrote a script that the movie clip should stop in the frame 5. there is no button from the frame 1 to 4. In fifth frame the button is there. Once i clicked the button there should be some feed back. But the script should not be there in fifth frame. It should be in root frame.

i put a script as

trace(my_mc.my_but);

i got output s "null",

but if put

trace(my_but);

in the frame fifth i can trace out that ,.... why the reason is?
i have give the attachment file..

[5TonsOfFlax]

I don't know how else I can tell you. The my_but property of my_mc is null until my_but exists. You cannot access it before that.

[bhagavath]

Its ok... may be of my beggining stage i could't get it ... any thank u for ur support..