Referencing Movie Clips

Hey all,

I have a function in a MC (let’s call it MC2), which works fine when called. However, If you load MC2 inside another MC (let’s call it MC1 - the main part of the site) it wont work.

The function simply changes the frame of an MC (MC3) inside MC2.

Even if I call the function from inside MC2 (using buttons on the MC2 timeline) when it’s inside MC1 it seems to do nothing. I can make it tell me the framenumber of MC3, however it won’t go to and play.

This all seems confusing, so I will draw a diagram.

MC1 (main site)

  • MC2 (content area)
    • MC3 (content I want to change frame of)

I assume this is due to a referencing problem. Like, I might need to go _root.MC2.MC3.gotoAndPlay(); however this doesn’t work either. Nor do any other combinations of trying to work out the reference.

The content inside MC3 is loaded from another SWF.

Any one have any idea? Sorry if this is real confusing.

Cheers,
Dreeft.