On (release) problem

Sorry about the crosspost. New to kirupa

Need MX Help!

I can’t attach the .fla. it’s too big. but if you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. anyway, I attached this actionscript to a movie clip:

on (rollOver) {
gotoAndPlay(2);
}
on (rollOut) {
gotoAndStop(1);
}
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay(“movie”, 3);
}

It rolls in and out fine. but refuses to change scenes or even frames with on (release). I am kind of new to flash.

Is the movie clip symbol on the main stage? If so you canuse _parent.gotoAndPlay(). Since gotoAndPlay() on a movie clip symbol assumes you are talking about the timeline in that specific movie clip you need to jump back a level using _parent so that it targets the main timeline.

Otherwise you would need to apply a frame label to the frame you are trying to get to and use _parent.gotoAndPlay(“frameLabel”)

Stop crossposting …

Grrr… thanks for pointing that out Eric.

zpewish: I deleted your other thread, please do not crosspost (post the same question in more than one section), it is both confusing and annoying.

and read the rules if you’re new,
think of better titles for your posts too…
why does everybody think “i’m new” is an excuse
for not reading the stickies & rules before posting?
specially when you are new, you should get familiar with
the place first before posting…then you wouldn’t get answers like these :slight_smile:
welcome.