[FMX] - using movieclips to switch between scenes

programming flash
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Hello,

Does anybody know a way to move through different scenes using movieclips? As far as I know, you have to use gotoAndPlay(scene, frame) on a button.

thanks!
adam.

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I don’t understand your question… what are these “scenes” you talk about? :stuck_out_tongue:

Lol, you could just place that same action on a frame somewhere inside the Movie Clip.

Oh and try not to use scenes :wink: .

Edit: I forgot to mention that if you’re going to place the Script inside a Movie Clip, remember to identify the level… your script would look like this:[AS]**_root.**gotoAndPlay(“frameLabel”);[/AS]

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I hate to be a troublemaker,
but,
and I know this might sound silly,
It doesn’t work on movieclips.

I use the same simple code line gotoAndPlay(“scene 2”, 1), both in a movieclip, and in a button. the movieclip simply doesn’t work. when trying to add _root it doesn’t work for either one.

The reason I need to move to another scene from a movieclip, is that I have to do it from whithin an onEnterFrame.

and what’s wrong with scenes, anyway? :wink:

thanks a lot!
adam.

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Hmmm, post your script the exact way it looks in your movie?

Oh yeah, scenes, ask anyone here and they’ll tell you the same thing… don’t use them! :lol:

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here we go.
please, someone, anyone, this is driving me crazy…:slight_smile:

adam.

6

Still no solution?
Please try to give it a look…

Thanks!
adam.

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Save it for FlashMX, not 2004.

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here it is.

thanks!

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Okay, here you go.

What I did was I placed the actions (function) on the frame instead of the movie clip:[AS]movie.onPress = function() {
gotoAndPlay(“Scene 2”);
};[/AS]movie is the Instance Name of the Movie Clip.

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One more thing… if you’re going to use scenes :sigh:, use Frame Labels to target them, actually you should use Labels no matter what :wink: .

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That worked graet for me. thank you.

How did scenes get such a bad rep?

adam.

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You can’t depend on them… Flash can sometimes get mixed up with all those numbers (frames, scenes), which is why it’s better to use Frame Labels.

And you’re welcome. :}

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Also isn’t there more functionality available for movie clips vs. scenes?