# Smart clip help please

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-clip-help-please/2788>\
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**Created:** [April 12, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-clip-help-please/2788 "2002-04-12T00:33:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-clip-help-please/2788/1 "2002-04-12T00:33:19Z")

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alright let me see if I can explain this. I have a smart clip that I created it is a drop down menu. I wired it up so I can change the menu items and title of the clip on an instance basis. First I had it so when a button is pressed the playhead would jump to a labeled frame in the parent movie. But now what I want to do is have the menu in a frame and instead of navigating in a flash movie. I want it to pass the geturl to a lower frame and load a html doc. I will gladly send the fla to anyone who might be able to help. It is sorta hard for me to explain. I just started using smart clips so I suck right now.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-clip-help-please/2788/2 "2002-04-12T00:49:44Z")

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actually you can get the fla from here\r[www.implod.com/interface.fla](http://www.implod.com/interface.fla)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-clip-help-please/2788/3 "2002-04-12T02:38:44Z")

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In the getUrl(); method, use the frame name in place of the location. Use quotes. So if your frame was called “mainContent” then you could use\r\rgetURL(“[www.centerspin.com](http://www.centerspin.com)”, “mainContent”);\r\rremember that the default for “location” is not expression… so if you put in a frame name in quotes, you’ll have to click on the expression check box to the right to make it format like it is above.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-clip-help-please/2788/4 "2002-04-12T11:54:28Z")

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Here is a snippet of the code attached to the smart clip. At the bottom where it says \_parent.gotoAndStop(menuLabel1); Where it says menulabel1 this is where I would define the location in the clipparameters. This would normally navigate to a label I specify in a frame. But I want to change that and keep the smart clip functionality and have it in a frame and load a page into a another frame. I am a real beginner when it comes to this…took all day to get this to work right. I tried the getul as suggested above and it applies it to allinstances. I am not able to change on a instance by instance basis… But that did help me with another issue.\r\ron (rollOver) {\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp menuSelect = true;\r}\ron (rollOut) {\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp menuSelect = false;\r}\ron (release) {\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp gotoAndStop (1);\r&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp \_parent.gotoAndStop(menuLabel1);\r}

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**Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-clip-help-please/2788/5 "2002-04-12T12:39:13Z")

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Which smart clip is this. Can you send it to me?\r\r[upuaut@centerspin.com](mailto:upuaut@centerspin.com)

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**Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/smart-clip-help-please/2788/6 "2002-04-12T17:24:43Z")

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I just sent it you can also get it here\[rwww.implod.com/interface.fla\r\rThanks](http://rwww.implod.com/interface.fla%5Cr%5CrThanks) for your assistance.\rNathan