Changing Frames

[talytech]

I have movie that has 4 frames. I also have a movie clip with a contact label. I want to be able to click on the label and go to frame 4. How do I reference frame 4 from the movie clip using action script?

[webdreamer]

_parent.
or
_root

[talytech]

I don't understand what you mean. I tried the code below and it didn't work

{gotoandstop _root frame 4}

Could you show me the syntax?

[webdreamer]

code:

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_root.gotoAndStop(4)

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Use your flash manual. Open flash and press F1

[Bob Hartzell]

Unless tweens are set to zero in the main movie, the above code won't work.

[webdreamer]

Unless tweens are set to zero in the main movie, the above code won't work.

Who, what, where WTF???

[Bob Hartzell]

Webdreamer, you are confused. This is not a flash forum.

[webdreamer]

He he.

didnt notice the forum section before posting.

My apologies

[talytech]

the tweens are set to 6. so if that code doesn't work, how do I reference the main stage from a movie clip?

[Bob Hartzell]

You can set the default tweens in the main stage to 0 in Frames > Default Tweens. Then the argument 4 will work. Otherwise, you need to count the number of tweens up to key frame 4:
I think it is (6 + 1) x 3 + 1.

[blanius]

Or just name the frame you need to jump to then use the name in you're gotoAndPlay

[talytech]

I named the frame contact and put the following code on the contact button in the movie clip:

_root.gotoAndStop(contact)

It didn't work.

The error message: Line1:expecting a mouse event statement

Where can I find a tutorial on action script? Because my biggest problem is syntax. How do I make the code work (_root.gotoAndStop(contact))

[blanius]

_root.gotoAndStop('contact')

[talytech]

thank you .... that worked. it's funny how a simple line can cause the code not to work