_root. stop(); ???? Please help

[Mattray]

Hi,
I want to make a little turtle that walks across the screen. i have achived that part . Now i want to make him dissapear in his shell when you hover over him and come out when you dont. i done that too XD. but i can only have it all in to main timeline and i want it all in a movie clip, but becuase the script is :

on(rollOver){
_root.stop();
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
on(rollOut){
_root.play();
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

the _root. function goes to the 1st timeline.

Is there any way to make the _root. function only go back one place?

Thanks in advance

[Mattray]

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[psb]

create a movieclip and put ur animation in it and give and instance name to ur movieclip.

on(rollOver){
_root.movieclipinstancename.stop();
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
on(rollOut){
_root.movieclipinstancename.play();
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

[Louis van Laarhoven]

Create a movieclip, put all frames in and change the as to:

on(rollOver){
_parent.stop();
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
on(rollOut){
_parent.play();
gotoAndPlay(1);
}

You can put your new movieclip inside another (and another and another ... )if you want because you are independent now of _root.

[Mattray]

wowowowowowowwow i love u all XD it worked!!!