# Switching a symbol with a new symbol

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 13, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513 "2003-07-13T20:36:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![SetroGamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SetroGamer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SetroGamer)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/1 "2003-07-13T20:36:41Z")

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I’m making something for my site where you can design your own character. I am trying to set it so when you select a hair style, it’ll change the hair style on the person(I already know how to change the color and stuff). How do I do that?? I thought I could do it so it would switch the movie clip with the design of the button you press to get it to change the hair…Please help!

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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:** [July 13, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/2 "2003-07-13T21:01:12Z")

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the easy way… ?

put each hair style on its own Frame in a MovieClip, then when you press the Button simply use a gotoAndStop to that Frame. 😉

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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:** [July 13, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/3 "2003-07-13T21:23:38Z")

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## I still cant’ get it… I put on one of the hair styles this:

## on (press) { \_root.hairdesign.gotoAndStop(“Scene 3”, 7); gotoAndStop(“Scene 2”, 1); }

so, the movie clip called hairdesign should change to the hair style I put in Scene 3, frame 7…But it won’t work. ☹

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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:** [July 13, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/4 "2003-07-13T21:31:24Z")

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instead of scenes, try using frame labels. :-\

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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:** [July 13, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/5 "2003-07-13T21:41:15Z")

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argh…it still won’t work…☹

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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:** [July 13, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/6 "2003-07-13T21:44:19Z")

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☹

uhmm… could you attach your 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:** [July 14, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/7 "2003-07-14T00:36:04Z")

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okay. It’s not much since I’ve just started making this a little while ago…it’s a just a test for me to try and make a better version…Hope you can find the problem…

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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:** [July 14, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/8 "2003-07-14T01:04:59Z")

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lol, I noticed I forgot to update stuff in it. So I fixed 'em, but it still doesn’t work.

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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:** [July 14, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/9 "2003-07-14T01:36:56Z")

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That’s totally different from what I thought… :-\

I’m a bit busy right now. If you don’t mind, I’ll get back to you later. 😉

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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:** [July 14, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/10 "2003-07-14T04:34:41Z")

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Ok… although it’s not the best method, it works. =)

Besides I’m still kind of busy… :-\

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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:** [July 14, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/11 "2003-07-14T14:39:27Z")

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Thank you!!! 😃

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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:** [July 14, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/switching-a-symbol-with-a-new-symbol/25513/12 "2003-07-14T20:36:35Z")

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You’re welcome. 😉