gotoAndPlay question

[tu_dor]

To go to another scene I use this:
gotoAndPlay("scene", frame);

How do I make the movie go to a scene that is a variable?

[Sven Texas]

try
var mySceneVariable = "EndCredits"
gotoAndPlay([mySceneVariable], frame);

I think

[tu_dor]

I've tried that and it doesn't work!
Can anyone help me with this?

[Sven Texas]

hmmmm ought to work...

have you tried running a trace on the variable? it's possible that it isn't containing the correct data?

[tu_dor]

What's a trace?
And what version of Flash are you using?

[Sven Texas]

look up "Using the Debugger" in the flash help section.

If you're doing anything with actionscript and you're not familiar with flash's debugging tools you've got a lot of headaches coming your way.

I'm using Flash MX but the syntax for what you're looking for has been static since flash 5 I think. possibly even longer.

[tu_dor]

Thank you, but I solved it myself:
First I declare a variable:

code:

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scene = "\"illustration\", 1";

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Then the button does this:

code:

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on (release) {

    gotoAndPlay(scene);

}

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