a veeery basic and easy onmouseover/onrollover question

hi.
i've got this silly little question: what is the correct actionscript for making a mc go to another frame when mouse is over it? simple, i know, but new for me. i've tried this:

mcinstancename.onRollOver{
gotoAndPlay(framename);
}

...but the thing complains there's a syntax error. should i use onmouseover or something like that..?

thanks, you kind souls...

when placed on a movieClip:

Code:

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onRollover() {
do something
}

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When placed on the time line:

Code:

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movieClip.onRollOver = function() {
do something
}

---

hi
well, now it doesn't complain about mistakes any more, which is an imrpvement - but it still won't work:
i have a mc in my movie. when the mouse is over it, i'm trying to tell the mc to go to frame2 called 'play'. in the first frame of the mc i have a stop-command, so that the mc would stay still when mouse is not over it. i use this in the first frame of my main movie:

mcinstancename.onRollOver = function() {
gotoAndPlay(play);
}

...what happens that the mc stays still all the time and doesn't go to frame 'play' when mouse is over it. what am i doing wrong this time, please?

Try this:
(put on MC):

code:

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on (rollOver) {

this.gotoAndPlay("play");

}

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~Sportzguy933

hey, i posted my fla here, hoping it'll help you to see where the mistake is... it's in flash 8... thanks!

Put quotes around instance names and frame labels in actionScript...

gotoAndPlay("play")

You need to tell flash where it can find the "play" frame

movieClipsName.gotoAndPlay("play")

or since you have the action attached to the movie clip, you can use "this" to tell flash to look inside the current movieClips timeline

mcinstancename.onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndPlay("play");
}

might need this as well...

Code:

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//where frame 1 is where you have the stop action
movieClipName.onRollOver = function() {
        if (this._currentframe==1) {
                this.gotoAndPlay("play");
        }
};

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Just looked at your fla,

When used on the timeline, you don't have to use "gotoAndStop(1)" , simply put "stop();" on the frame. And you don't need to use "play();" on the timeline either, just leave it blank. It there is no stop(); action on that frame, then the movie will play regardless.

yes! thanks guys - the quotes helped a lot. the thingie works now.
hugs and juicy kisses to you all. :)
mar