Playing a frame label corresponding to a variable

1

i have a variable called ‘num’ in the _root’s main timeline

then i have a button that is told to


on(press){
_root.num=design
_root.window.play();
}

so i want the mc called window to play it’s animation then when it reaches a frame at the end of the animation a controller mc tells it to


onClipEvent(enterFrame){
	gotoAndStop(_root.num);
}

and I have a frame label in window that is called ‘design’ but it’s not working.

what i want is for the movieclip to reach this frame then jump to the frame specified in the variable that is stored in the _root.

what am i doing wrong?

2

You never defined num as a string, perhaps that is it.

_root.num = “design”

3

ok
i figured it out
you can’t have alpha characters as part of a variable

so i changed the variable to a number then called the label f1, f2 etc and told it to gotoAndStop(“f”+_root.num);

=)
thanks

4

lol … i posted at the same time as you … so if i want alpha characters i have to define it as a string … sweet

i’ll try that

thanks beta

5

tried it
it worked

thank you very much beta =)

6

No problem Shuga.

Everytime I read your name it reminds me of Rogue from the X-Men. (<-- Big fan of the X-Men)

7

lol