Actionscript 2 inside a movie clip

On my main stage, I have 10 frames. In the first frame, I have a main menu that will be navigated using the keyboard. I converted the menu on that frame into a movie clip to keep things clean (I named the movie clip "menumovie"). Inside that movie clip I have 5 frames. Each frame has a highlight on it in different positions to represent selecting different options.

Here is the actionscript (as2) I used in the first frame to navigate to the second frame:

Code:

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var eventListener = new Object();
eventListener.onKeyDown = function() {
    switch(Key.getCode())
    {
        case Key.DOWN:
            _root.menumovie.gotoAndStop(2);
            break;
        case Key.ENTER:
            _root.gotoAndStop(2);
            break;
    }
}

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The function _root.menumovie.gotoAndStop(2) is supposed to navigate to frame 2 inside the movie clip. But, nothing happens.

What am I doing wrong?

Well your code looks solid, so it may be a naming issue. I suggest that you (1) place a trace in both case statements to ensure they are firing at the appropriate keyboard press and (2) make sure that your menumovie has a instance name in ALL of the keyframes that include that movie. Missing the instance name is easy and commonly done.

hi,

you also need Key.addListener(eventListener):

Actionscript Code:

var eventListener = new Object();
Key.addListener(eventListener);
eventListener.onKeyDown = function()
{
    switch (Key.getCode())
    {
        case Key.DOWN :
            trace("down");
            break;
        case Key.ENTER :
            trace("enter");
            break;
    }
};

You're you're testing in the Test Player, don't forgot to disable shortcut keys (Control menu).

Also, if this code is inside the menu, you should just use

Actionscript Code:

gotoAndStop(2);

Also, avoid using _root.