Ok this is REALLY killing me!!! PLZ HELP!

I'm using Flash MX....Ok so this is a simple example of what I'm trying to do...I have my main time line and I added a circle...I converted the circle to a movie clip...I double clicked it. In the movie clip I double clicked the same circle and converted it into a button....Ok so in the movie clip I click actions for the button that i've created and did a on release goto and stop on frame one of scene two script....I added a scene 2 to the file with a stop action in frame one....when I load up the movie and click the button it DOESN'T goto scene 2. I believe it's because I don't know how to script nested things can someone PLEEEASE help me? What is the syntax for nexted things like this????

just add _parent. to your code eg:

_parent.gotoAndStop("scene2");

sorry i don't use scenes so not sure about that part, but _parent is your solution

Didn't work :( it doesn't have to be scenes it can be frame but that didnt' work either

Try putting all your code on the main timeline:

mc.btn.onRelease=function() {
gotoAndStop(2);
}

Also make sure you gave the movieclip and button instance names.

OK. You are new and I'm new too. Been new for far too long, so I'll spell it out for you.

1. Name level one actions.
2. Put a stop on the fames needing a stop.
3. Name level two "stops"
4. Put your content on this layer, and name the frame (just in case)
5. Name level three "button"
6. Place your button on the first frame of the button layer.
7. Click on the button (to select), select Modify>convert to symbol.
8. With the button still selected, open the properties window, type myBut (or whatever makes sense to you) as an instance name. (if you see a red flag on the frame, that means you just named the frame instead of the instance)
9. Extend the button frame to the last frame of the movie. (Makes it available to every frame)
10. Add rag85's code to frame one row one of this movie (make a habit of giving actions a row of their own)
11. Control>Test Movie

If your timeline is sequential, you could use:

Code:

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buttonInstanceName.onRelease=function() {
nextFrame();
}

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If your timeline is not sequential, you want to place a new instance of your button on each stop frame with:

Code:

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UniqueButtonInstanceNameForThisInstance.onRelease=function() {
gotoAndStop("theNameYouGavetoTheFrame");
}

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With a stop(); on the last frame, hitting the button with nextFrame(); would take the user back to frame 1.

Hope this helps!