Hi All,
I am new to Flash and would like some help understanding how instances on the timeline are referenced.
I have a movie that needs to load all the text via XML, this I can do. I am storing all the text values in an array and would like to update all dynamic text instances at the start of the movie (to keep all the code in one place for easy maintenance).
If I use the following code on the first frame of the movie, nothing happens:
_root.movieclip_name.instance_name.text = value;
If I use the same code on the frame where the instance is placed on the stage it works. Why can I not refer to an instance on the timeline in my first frame or am I just doing something wrong?
TIA
Phil.
P.S - I am using Flash 8 Pro
