Using Tell Target

programming flash
1

Hi,

Could anyone tell me how to do this?

I have a button inside of a movie clip and when people click that button i want a second movie clip to play.

I put the telltarget action inside of the button but it doesn’t work.
Is it possible to call a movie clip which is not on the same movie clip or scene as the one which contains the code.

Thanks for any help

2

“second movie clip” where is that??

3

sorry let me rephrase this,

movie clip A has the button with the on (press) telltarget code inside of it.

movie clip B is the button I want telltarget to play.

each clip is in scene 1

4

telltarget is depricated as of Flash 5. Dot syntax is now used.

on (release) {
	_root.MyMovieClip.gotoAndPlay(15);

}

with MyMovieClip being the instance name of your movie clip you wish to manipulate.

Rev

5 
on(release){
_parent.mcB.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

u could use _root (like reverend said) or _parent for this…

6

thanks a lot reverand and indojepang

7

hope you get it working…

anything else, let us know…

Rev

8

ok im using kirupas full flash tute for a new site im making for someone. ive got the stash clip in the main stage thing then ive got the background. after ive finished animating it i want the main movie to load so how do i tell target or _root to go back to the scene 1 and play the stash file hope u understabd that coz i barely do