Can't go to frame 2

Hi

I have a Movieclip called "Button" with two frame inside, frame 1 and 2. I want that in rollover the button go to play it's frame 2 but is not working.

On rollover the movie "Button", the mouse arrow changed to the hand but nothing happend.

This is the script I'm using:

this.Button.onRollOver = function() {
gotoAndPlay(2);

}

Any ideas?

Thanks

Alex

hi,

You shouldn't use Button as the instance name.
It's the name of a Class, and starts with upper case.

Use lowercase instead. Something like my_btn.

You need to specify the movie clip you want to control:

code:

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my_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);

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In this case you use the keyword this:

code:

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my_btn.onRollOver = function() {

this.gotoAndPlay(2);

}

---

which is the same as:

code:

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my_btn.onRollOver = function() {

my_btn.gotoAndPlay(2);

}

---

Thanks nunomira, it works :)

I did what you told me and it works and I tried something else that works too:

Button1.onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

or

_root.Button1.onRollOver = function(){

this.gotoAndPlay(2);
}


Thanks :)


nunomira, now I want to do it a little bit more complicated but is not working


I have the movie clip "Button1" inside a swf that is loading on level 4, and I want to have the script this time on level0 or the main swf but is not working

_root.level4.Button1onRollOver = function () {
this.gotoAndPlay("R_Over");

}

any other ideas?

That would be:

code:

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_level4.Button1.onRollOver = function () {

this.gotoAndPlay("R_Over");

}

---

but this has to be defined after the movie loads on _level4, and Button1 exists.

I suggest you read understanding target paths.

Don't use _root, use relative notation instead whenever possible.

Thanks nunomira, for some reason is not working:

_level4.Button1.onRollOver = function () {
this.gotoAndPlay(2)
}

I attached the small test file for you to take a look if you have a sec.

By the way thanks for the link "understanding target paths" I'm reading it right now :)

Like I said, that has to be defined after the movie loads on _level4, and Button1 exists. This means you have to preload the external movie.

code:

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// preload the external movie using MovieClipLoader Class

// create MovieClipLoader Object and Listener Object

var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();

var mcll:Object = new Object();

// when the movie finishes loading

mcll.onLoadInit = function(mc:MovieClip)

{

	// mc is the target, _level4 in this case

	mc.Button1.onRollOver = function()

	{

		this.gotoAndPlay(2);

	};

};

// add the Listener Object mcll to the MovieClipLoader Object

mcl.addListener(mcll);

// load the movie TestMenu1.swf, and _level4 is the target

mcl.loadClip("TestMenu1.swf", 4);

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Read loading movies now
:)

Thanks alot nunomira :) I works !!!

I'm printing both tutorials right now :)

nunomira, I created that simple testMain.fla just to get it to work so I could add the working script to my working file. but now I can't get it to work :(


this is my script that will load diferent movies on my working file, everything is working but I can't target the "menu.swf" on level 4. this script is similar to the one you did.


var MasterLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
//----Creating a variable "MasterListener" (Object) That will listen or check....\\
//-------for what is heppening with the movie being load----------\\
var MasterListener:Object = new Object();
MasterLoader.addListener(MasterListener);
// when the movie starts loading, stop it, and hide it
MasterListener.onLoadStart = function(target_mc) {
target_mc._visible = false;
target_mc.stop();
};

// when the movie has loaded, play and show it
MasterListener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
target_mc._visible = true;
target_mc.play();
};

This is the function you made I just change the movie label name and "mc" for "targer_mc" but is not working. Everything in this code works fine but this part, and I can't still get to target the level 4 "HomeBtn" :(

Code:

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              target_mc.homeBtn.onRollOver = function()
        {
                this.gotoAndPlay("R_Over");
        };

---

//---Loading external swf----\\

MasterLoader.loadClip("Menu.swf", 4);

I'm not sure if I follow...

You've just changed the name of the objects, right?

In your code, you place

code:

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  target_mc.homeBtn.onRollOver = function()

	{

		this.gotoAndPlay("R_Over");

	};

---

outside the onLoadInit(). It should be inside!

nunomira I tried placing the code inside onLoadInit(). and outside and is not working either.

Code:

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var MasterLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
//----Creating a variable "MasterListener" (Object) That will listen or check....\\
//-------for what is heppening with the movie being load----------\\
var MasterListener:Object = new Object();
MasterLoader.addListener(MasterListener);
// when the movie starts loading, stop it, and hide it
MasterListener.onLoadStart = function(target_mc) {
        target_mc._visible = false;
        target_mc.stop();
};
// when the movie has loaded, play and show it
//function swfLoaded(nextSWF, target_mc) {
        MasterListener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
                target_mc._visible = true;
                target_mc.play();
               
                    target_mc.homeBtn.onRollOver = function()
        {
                this.gotoAndPlay("R_Over");
        };
  };

 MasterLoader.loadClip("Menu.swf", 4);

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Any ideas why I can't control the "homeBtn" moviclip that in on "Menu.swf" level 4 ? :(