Easy help please - using a string to call an object

programming flash
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Hi there,

Please help me understand why this does not work;



this.floorplan.butt01.onPress = function(){
    floorplan.alphaTo(0, fadeOutTS, fadeOutTT, 0, 'revealNext(1)');
}

function revealNext(num){
    revealMC = ["page_"+num]
    trace(revealMC);
}

This returns a string value, page_1 (instead of the usual Object path), but alas, if i change this one line to;



revealMC = _root["page_"+num]

it will return the Object path (using ‘this’ doesnt, as i presume its reffering to the function). i can also put it in an MC on the stage, called “pages” and do;



revealMC = pages["page_"+num]

please, please save me from this!

Many thanks,
Loque