# Code A Button **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [August 6, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519 "2004-08-06T07:44:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sim085](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Sim085](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sim085)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/1 "2004-08-06T07:44:58Z")
Hi, as many of you have noted I am giving a try on ActionScript 2.0 and I am trying to see how you can code a complete button that is that the button includes that on mouse over changes color, that on click it raises an event, etc… That means everything you can make to a button in a Flash Editor!! Are there any ideas on how to do this, or any links? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Carixpig](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/carixpig/32/304_2.png) [@Carixpig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Carixpig)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/2 "2004-08-06T08:27:23Z")
You actually have more freedom using movieClips instead of buttons. I’ve found that the same actions on a mc don’t work on a button. You can do anything by using a movieClip as a button. Just so long as all actions are within some “on” handler. The advantage of using a movieclip instead of a button is that buttons don’t support onLoad and onClipEvent, which are two of the most powerful event handlers in Flash. ---
**Author:** ![Sim085](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Sim085](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sim085)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/3 "2004-08-06T09:27:19Z")
However is it possible to draw (with ActionScript2.0) some objects on Frame 1 of the movie clip and other objects on Frame 2 of the movie?? and if yes how can this be done? ---
**Author:** ![Carixpig](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/carixpig/32/304_2.png) [@Carixpig](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Carixpig)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/4 "2004-08-07T23:23:08Z")
You might like to try to encapsulate all your actions in several functions in frame one. Then invoke each function as required. Don’t quote me on this one, but I don’t believe you can call actions on frames other than the one you are stopped at (until you get there). ---
**Author:** ![Sim085](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Sim085](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sim085)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/5 "2004-08-09T22:47:59Z")
[left]The problem is how to goto to the next frame. Since the command [font=Courier New]myMovie.gotoAndStop(2)[/font] don’t seem to work!![/left] ---
**Author:** ![Dunga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Dunga](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Dunga)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/6 "2004-08-10T02:22:33Z")
\_root.gotoAndStop(2) should work for the main timeline. ---
**Author:** ![Sim085](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Sim085](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sim085)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 7:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/7 "2004-08-10T07:52:51Z")
Just in case someone gets interested … what i did is I added two movies inside my btnOne movieClip, what I do is I play with the visibility of both movies when the user goes on the button! However Thanks to all for your input I gues flash does not support that option!! Thanks again 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![newhopekenny](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/newhopekenny/32/317_2.png) [@newhopekenny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newhopekenny)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2004, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/8 "2004-08-10T16:05:29Z")
If you check the helpfile, it has all the information you’d ever need on creating MCs that behave like buttons. Personally, I don’t think any serious flash developer should EVER use the button class.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sim085](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Sim085](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sim085)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/9 "2004-08-13T13:14:19Z")
Were can I access this help file? ---
**Author:** ![newhopekenny](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/newhopekenny/32/317_2.png) [@newhopekenny](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/newhopekenny)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-a-button/118519/10 "2004-08-13T13:39:36Z")
It’s under “Help” near the top of the app…