# Completley lost with movieclip-as-button actionscript
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 16, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969 "2004-02-16T21:55:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@cartoonfox](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cartoonfox)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/1 "2004-02-16T21:55:22Z")
hi, i was in new york last week, so i’m out of practice and cant seem to get this working.
i have this code on a movieclip.
```auto
on (rollOver) {
this.gotoAndPlay("in");
}
on (rollOut) {
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
on (releaseOutside) {
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
on (press) {
gotoAndPlay("main-out");
chosen = "_root.home";
}
```
the rollover and rollout actions work, its just that when i press, it doesnt goto frame labelled “main-out” (which is the next frame from where this code is). instead, it plays the rollout animation. 😕
someone over at flashkit reccommended this, but it still didnt work.
```auto
onClipEvent (load) {
onRollOver = function () {
this.gotoAndPlay("in");
};
onRollOut = onReleaseOutside=function () {
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
onPress = function () {
gotoAndPlay("main-out");
chosen = "_root.home";
};
}
```
can anyone help???
thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/2 "2004-02-16T23:14:07Z")
Hmm, what’s the instance name of this MC?
```auto
INSTANCENAME.onRollOut = function () {
INSTANCENAME.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
INSTANCENAME.onRollOver = function () {
INSTANCENAME.gotoAndPlay("in");
};
INSTANCENAME.onReleaseOutside=function () {
INSTANCENAME.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
INSTANCENAME.onPress = function () {
_root.gotoAndPlay("main-out");
chosen = "_root.home";
};
```
- Try that, not sure though (untested).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/3 "2004-02-16T23:32:32Z")
it needed an onclip handler, so i tried enterFrame, and it didnt even make the rollover work ☹
thanks for trying 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/4 "2004-02-16T23:35:01Z")
Dont put that on the movieclip, put that on the main timeline :).
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/5 "2004-02-16T23:37:50Z")
oh, lol
ok, ta 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/6 "2004-02-16T23:38:46Z")
Did it work? No right?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/7 "2004-02-16T23:40:12Z")
has the same effect, rollovers dont work ☹
thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/8 "2004-02-16T23:44:20Z")
on what timeline is the frame “main-out” located? if it’s within
the MC itself, try putting ‘this.’ in front of all your commands.
like this:
[AS]on (press) {
this.gotoAndPlay(“main-out”);
chosen = “\_root.home”;
}[/AS]
if the frame you want to play is on the main timeline, put \_root instead. hope that helps.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/9 "2004-02-16T23:45:38Z")
Thats wat im wondering.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/10 "2004-02-16T23:52:28Z")
ok, sorry. i’ll try to explain where evrything is 🙂
i have a mc called “main” which is placed on the root stage. (just to make the whole file neater :)) and in this movieclip is another mc, which is the menu button, but its a movieclip.
the label “main-out” is “main” mc, not the button mc.
so the label “in” and “out” are in the menu mc, which is why i have this.
but the “main-out” label is not on the root, but in the same stage as the menu mc, which is why \_root. wont work.
hope thats help a bit. if not, i can try to upload the fla. but some people have trouble opening my fla’s as i use a mac.
thanks 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/11 "2004-02-17T00:06:28Z")
Do you really need a clip event? On the MC of the button (not the main root one but the second one), add these actions:
```auto
onClipEvent (enterframe) {
onRollOver = function () {
_root.main.gotoAndPlay("in");
};
onRollOut = function () {
_root.main.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
onReleaseOutside = function () {
_root.main.gotoAndPlay ("out");
};
onPress = function () {
_root.main.gotoAndPlay("main-out");
chosen = "_root.home";
};
}
```
And then make sure that the main mc’s instance name is **main**.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/12 "2004-02-17T00:12:17Z")
nope, still doesnt work. ☹
this is srange, i’ve used this code before and it worked.
```auto
on (rollOver) {
this.gotoAndPlay("in");
}
on (rollOut) {
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
on (releaseOutside) {
this.gotoAndPlay("out");
}
on (press) {
getURL("http://www.myurl.com");
}
```
so it must be something to do with the gotoAndPlay code.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/13 "2004-02-17T00:14:18Z")
How about without the clipEvent then if that worked :):
```auto
onRollOver = function () {
_root.main.gotoAndPlay("in");
};
onRollOut = function () {
_root.main.gotoAndPlay("out");
};
onReleaseOutside = function () {
_root.main.gotoAndPlay ("out");
};
onPress = function () {
_root.main.gotoAndPlay("main-out");
chosen = "_root.home";
};
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2004, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/14 "2004-02-17T00:17:54Z")
ok, but why is “in” have \_root.main? shouldnt it be just this. ?
and the “main-out” label isnt on the \_root. its on the same mc as the button is on, its the next frame actually. 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/15 "2004-02-17T00:23:58Z")
hey sharif, chek your pm’s 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2004, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/16 "2004-02-18T12:16:05Z")
To make it a little more clear, post your fla:)
(or upload it, seems that the attachments are not working at the moment)
scotty(-:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 18, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/completley-lost-with-movieclip-as-button-actionscript/42969/17 "2004-02-18T17:03:08Z")
ok, here’s the url.
[edit] resolved now
thanks 🙂