# A Counter or Table of Contents?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-counter-or-table-of-contents/174954>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 10, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-counter-or-table-of-contents/174954 "2006-01-10T16:33:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![estevan\_carlos](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/estevan_carlos/32/1939_2.png) [@estevan\_carlos](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/estevan_carlos)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/a-counter-or-table-of-contents/174954/1 "2006-01-10T16:33:27Z")

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I’m not exactly sure how to describe this.

I’ve created a flash portfolio, it probably does not entail the best coding but hopefully it is not too awkward or stupid.

In this portfolio I designate a number to each item of work. There are ten. **I want an easy way to have the number change and correspond to the item you are viewing.** I also want this number to be displayed on my root swf and timeline.

I have a root swf that loads an external swf with audio for the audio section and a content swf with the rest of the information (images, etc).

What I have currently, which i’m sure is poor, is when you go to a frame in the _content swf_ with use of a button, its onRelease changes the frame for a _item\_number_ \*movie clip _in the_ \_root timeline. \*The _item\_number movieclip_ just has static text showing a number on different frames.  
I’m embarassed to show my code. Is it necessary?