variable question.

[howco]

Here is my problem.

I have a main movie timeline. In that movie I have several movie clips that I want to play when a variable is entered in a external movie that I load at level 1.

When I use this on the main time line.

if(_level1.coin3 = "1"){
_root.coin3.gotoAndPlay(2);
;
}

The movie automatically starts playing.

When I use this

if(_level1.coin3 == "1"){
_root.coin3.gotoAndPlay(2);
;
}

Nothing happens no matter what variable is put in.

Anyone know what im doing wrong?

[whispers]

= means you are assigning it the value of 1

== means you checking the equality to 1

sounds like a path/scope issue.. like the var isnt getting set or checked correctly..