Can you target an MC in the Scroll Pane component?

[huah]

I want to be able to send commands to an MC that is inside a Scroll Pane component (2004 Pro) but have not been able to figure out how to target the MC. Can this be done?

Thanks

[Xurion_Flash_Man]

Give the component an instance name (lets say 'component1') and the mc in the component an instance name (lets say 'mc1') and if the component is on the main timeline, use this code:

_root.component1.mc1.play();

This code is obviously to make the mc play.

XFM

[huah]

My thoughts exactly. However, I can't figure out how to actually give the MC an instance name.

[Xurion_Flash_Man]

If your using MX, select the MC and then bring up the properties panel at the bottom of the MX design interface.

The instance name text box is there.

XFM

[huah]

Yes. However, remember that the scroll pane component is on the stage and not the MC itself. The MC loads into the component at runtime (through library linkage set to export). You cannot actually see the MC in the pane while authoring. If you select the scroll pane, only the properties for the pane are visible.

[Xurion_Flash_Man]

Well, if the loadMovie command is being used, it will be given an instance name through the arguments.

XFM