[F8] variable.gotoAndStop()

I have one button on _root and an invisible movieClip on _root. I would like to have button goto another movie clip's second frame when the movieClip's _y is changed. Heres the button's code:

PHP Code:

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on (press) {
    _root.starting = "yes";
    if (_root.starting == "yes") {
        var new_empty_mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("empty_mc" + _root.number, _root.number);
        _root.new_empty_mc._x = 35.8;
        _root.new_empty_mc._y = 12;
        _root.new_empty_mc.attachMovie("uc_id", "uc_mc", 1);
        _root.selectedNote = "empty_mc" + _root.number + ".uc_mc";
        trace("_root.selectedNote = " + _root.selectedNote);
        startDrag(new_empty_mc,true);
        _root.number = _root.number + 1;
    }
} 


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And here's the invisible movie's code:

PHP Code:

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (_root.empty_mc1._y >= 50) {
        _root.selectedNote.gotoAndStop(1);
    }
    else if (_root.empty_mc1._y <= 50) {
        _root.selectedNote.gotoAndStop (2);
    }
} 


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It doesn't go to the second frame. Can anyone help me?


*edit: added tags
gparis

Please use PHP tags when posting code samples.

Does it stop on frame1?

gotoAndStop(2) -> no space before the parens. If not that, try and use trace() see if the condition returns true.

gparis

I tried that. I also tried

Code:

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_root["selectedNote"].gotoAndStop(2);

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And this

Code:

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trace(_root[selectedNote]._target);

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It says undefined.

None of them could be successful.

But still thanks.

trace(_root.selectedNote);

just that, and use the debug, see what vars come in.

gparis