Simple mod: hover caption in movie clip?

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hi,
i’m new here. thanks for looking at my question. it similar to previous questions but after much searching i can not find the answer so i am posting my version of the question.

i am trying to use the excellent hover caption effect in my movie. the buttons i want to put the captions on are inside a movie clip named mcRobot. so i tried to modify all the paths to go into the mc…but not working.

here is original code from tutorial and then the one i try. basically i put “mcRobot.” before most of the paths where i think it should go.

does anyone have a version already modified to put into an mc?

THANK YOU!

original code:

b1.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “E-Mail!”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
b2.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Portable Devices”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
b3.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Security”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
b4.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Regional Settings”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
b5.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Home Networking”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
b6.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Add/Remove Programs”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
captionFN = function (showCaption, captionText, bName) {
if (showCaption) {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hoverCaption”, this.getNextHighestDepth());
cap.desc.text = captionText;
cap._width = 7*cap.desc.text.length;
cap._alpha = 75;
//
if ((bName._width+bName._x+cap._width)>Stage.width) {
xo = -2-cap._width;
yo = -17;
} else {
xo = 2;
yo = -17;
}
hoverCaption.onEnterFrame = function() {
cap._x = _root._xmouse+xo;
cap._y = _root._ymouse+yo;
cap._visible = true;
};
} else {
delete hoverCaption.onEnterFrame;
cap._visible = false;
}
};

so i try this:

mcRobot.b1.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “E-Mail!”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
mcRobot.b2.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Portable Devices”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
mcRobot.b3.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Security”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
mcRobot.b4.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Regional Settings”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
mcRobot.b5.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Home Networking”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
mcRobot.b6.onRollOver = function() {
captionFN(true, “Add/Remove Programs”, this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
};
};
captionFN = function (showCaption, captionText, bName) {
if (showCaption) {
_root.mcRobot.createEmptyMovieClip(“hoverCaption”, this.getNextHighestDepth());
cap.desc.text = captionText;
cap._width = 7*cap.desc.text.length;
cap._alpha = 75;
//
if ((bName._width+bName._x+cap._width)>Stage.width) {
xo = -2-cap._width;
yo = -17;
} else {
xo = 2;
yo = -17;
}
mcRobot.hoverCaption.onEnterFrame = function() {
mcRobot.cap._x = _root._xmouse+xo;
mcRobot.cap._y = _root._ymouse+yo;
mcRobot.cap._visible = true;
};
} else {
delete hoverCaption.onEnterFrame;
mcRobot.cap._visible = false;
}
};