Movieclip needs to loop but only on prompt

1

I have an .fla with multiple movieclips. For most of these, as one finishes, it calls the next with code like

_parent.nextmovieclip_mc.play();

on that next movieclip (the one to be played), the first frame is blank with actionscript stop(); so that it won’t begin at the start of the movie.

nearly every movieclip plays just once and this has worked fine.

I have run into a snag because I want one of these to loop 20 times, and I’m trying to do a loop, but either it plays once and stops or never plays.

this clip should not begin at the outset of the movie, and so like the others above, it has a blank keyframe with a stop(); for frame 1

the loop I was using has in the actions layer in the second frame
i++

and in the last frame of the action layer of the movieclip I had

if (i ==20) {
stop();
}

something is wrong.

I’ve tried the code on a clip that has no first frame stop, and then the code works. But I can’t have this clip playing as the movie begins.

Please help, and PLEASE, since I’m new, tell me whether to put your answer in the main timeline or in the movieclip.

2

If it loops, means it goes back to FIRST frame where your stop is; you might have understood the problem from your test.
So the solution is really very simple:
in the last frame:

if (i <20) {
gotoAndPlay(2); //2nd frame, so no stop here!
}else{
stop();
}

3

wouldnt you need to put:
i= ++i and not just ++i ??? :-\ just wondering.

Peace

4

doh!!!

oh my… thanks for making me see straight! :-\

fixed it in 2 seconds with your help…