# What am I doing wrong with this function?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 29, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738 "2004-07-29T21:10:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@justme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justme)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/1 "2004-07-29T21:10:47Z")
I have a rollover function which works fine, but now I want to make it play a movieclip as well. Sounds simple, bu I just can’t make it work :\*(
I think it’s something silly, but what??? I’ve tried it every which way, but haven’t stumbeled upon the answer yet - so wondered if anyone could help??
The following code works fine on a test button - just so you can see where things are…
on (rollOver) {
\_level0.all.pulseMC.pulseMC1.play(“play”);
}
Here is the global function, the bits in red are my new additions:
\_global.subControl = function(mc[COLOR=Red],mc2[/COLOR]){
mc.onRollOver = function() {
mc.colorTo (“0x00CC00”, 0.5, “easeOutExpo”);
[COLOR=Red]\_level0.all.pulseMC.mc2.gotoAndPlay(“play”);[/COLOR]
};
mc.onRollOut = function() {
mc.colorTo (“0xCCCCCC”, 0.5, “easeOutExpo”);
}
};
Here is the call to action:
\_level0.all.content.subMenu.btn2.onEnterframe =
function() {
subControl(this[COLOR=Red],pulseMC1[/COLOR])
};
mc2 represents the movieclip name - there are 3, unsurprisingly numbered 1-3. I am only testing with pulseMC1 at the moment.
I’ve written it in various ways (\_root, \_parent.\_parent, etc) but can’t get it to work. What am I doing wrong??? Can anyone help?? I’d be very grateful
Many thanks in advance!!!
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### Author:  [@McGiver](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/McGiver)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/2 "2004-07-30T01:26:30Z")
if mc2 is a variable use:
\_level0.all.pulseMC[mc2].gotoAndPlay(“play”);
if something is misspelled:
sorry - I’m drunk
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### Author:  [@justme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justme)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/3 "2004-07-30T11:31:05Z")
Thanks for that! I tried playing around with brackets, +'s and the like - I’ll give this one a try :pleased:
\_level0.all.pulseMC\*\*[COLOR=Red].[/COLOR]\*\*[mc2].gotoAndPlay(“play”);
- I’ll try it with and extra ‘.’ in there… BTW wothca drinkin’ - think I should get some 😉
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### Author:  [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/4 "2004-07-30T11:41:13Z")
that extra dot doesnt belong there
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### Author:  [@justme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justme)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/5 "2004-07-30T18:43:46Z")
> [@senocular](#):
>
> that extra dot doesnt belong there
…so I discovered :h: Why is that then??? It didn’t work with or without the dot ☹ Grrrr…what is it I’m missing?? The test rollover button works using that path, why not in the function??
Anyone got any other suggestions??
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/6 "2004-07-30T18:46:26Z")
> [@justme](#):
>
> …so I discovered :h: Why is that then??? It didn’t work with or without the dot ☹ Grrrr…what is it I’m missing?? The test rollover button works using that path, why not in the function??
>
> Anyone got any other suggestions??
you may have more chance of a solution if you upload the fla
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### Author:  [@justme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justme)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/7 "2004-07-30T19:48:44Z")
> [@stringy](#):
>
> you may have more chance of a solution if you upload the fla
I tried to upload them, but the fla’s are too big. It’s probably just as well because they’re probably a bit complicated to disect and all these function happen in a small area, so it’s not always easy to see what’s going on. Just can’t understand why this isn’t working, it should be relatively simple…?
I added ‘trace(\_level0.all.pulseMC.mc2);’ to the function, but it came back as ‘undefined’, even though it’s in there…
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/8 "2004-07-30T19:51:31Z")
> [@justme](#):
>
> I tried to upload them, but the fla’s are too big. It’s probably just as well because they’re probably a bit complicated to disect and all these function happen in a small area, so it’s not always easy to see what’s going on. Just can’t understand why this isn’t working, it should be relatively simple…?
>
> I added ‘trace(\_level0.all.pulseMC.mc2);’ to the function, but it came back as ‘undefined’, even though it’s in there…
on the timeline of the movie you are trying to trace put
trace(this)
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### Author:  [@justme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justme)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/9 "2004-07-30T20:05:25Z")
> [@stringy](#):
>
> on the timeline of the movie you are trying to trace put
> trace(this)
Did that, got this:
\_level0.all.pulseMC.pulseMC1
I think I’ve got the path to it correct because my test rollover button works using:
on (rollOver) {
\_level0.all.pulseMC.pulseMC1.play(“play”);
}
Even when I put “\_level0.all.pulseMC.pulseMC1.play(“play”);” into the function it works. But I need to have pulseMC1 change to …2 and …3 - hence trying to add it as a variable. But it’s the variable that’s coming up as undefined, so I guess I must have done something wrong there??
This is what I have:
**Function**
\_global.subControl = function(mc,mc2){
mc.onRollOver = function() {
mc.colorTo (“0x00CC00”, 0.5, “easeOutExpo”);
\_root.all.pulseMC[mc2].play(“play”);
trace(\_level0.all.pulseMC.mc2);
};
**Call**
\_level0.all.content.subMenu.btn2.onEnterframe =
function() {
subControl(this,pulseMC1)
};
Much head scratching…
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/10 "2004-07-30T20:52:00Z")
try
\_global.subControl = function(mc, mc2) {
```
mc.onRollOver = function() {
mc.colorTo("0x00CC00", 0.5, "easeOutExpo");
_level0.all.pulseMC[mc2].gotoAndPlay("play");
};
mc.onRollOut = function() {
mc.colorTo("0xCCCCCC", 0.5, "easeOutExpo");
};
```
};
\_level0.all.content.subMenu.btn2.onEnterframe =
function() {
subControl(this,“pulseMC1”)
};
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### Author:  [@justme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justme)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/11 "2004-07-30T22:10:45Z")
Grrr, blast and double poop!!!
Yours is exactly the same as mine, except for the “” and \_root/\_level0, which is what I had before and doesn’t make any difference anyway… That is SO annoying, I tried the code with quote marks ages ago, because one of my other functions works with them. But it didn’t work - I think that was before I’d got [] right… But as nobody suggested the variable should be in quotes, I figured I’d got it wrong and stopped trying it with them…that was a mistake…
I can’t believe I didn’t get that! I was so close ☹ Anyway, it works now…thank you so much for your help. I’d have been going around in circles (as I was before). I don’t know if you recall or ever had a ‘trial & error’ period?? I’m still at that stage, but trying all the same…
Cheers!!
Thanks again!!!
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### Author:  [@stringy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/stringy)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 10:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/12 "2004-07-30T22:19:09Z")
> [@justme](#):
>
> Grrr, blast and double poop!!!
>
> Yours is exactly the same as mine, except for the “” and \_root/\_level0, which is what I had before and doesn’t make any difference anyway… That is SO annoying, I tried the code with quote marks ages ago, because one of my other functions works with them. But it didn’t work - I think that was before I’d got right… But as nobody suggested the variable should be in quotes, I figured I’d got it wrong and stopped trying it with them…that was a mistake…
>
> I can’t believe I didn’t get that! I was so close ☹ Anyway, it works now…thank you so much for your help. I’d have been going around in circles (as I was before). I don’t know if you recall or ever had a ‘trial & error’ period?? I’m still at that stage, but trying all the same…
>
> Cheers!!
>
> Thanks again!!!
you are welcome.
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### Author:  [@justme](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justme)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/13 "2004-07-30T22:29:18Z")
🙂
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### Author:  [@attuned](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/attuned)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-am-i-doing-wrong-with-this-function/117738/14 "2004-07-31T06:51:48Z")
> [@McGiver](#):
>
> if mc2 is a variable use:
> \_level0.all.pulseMC[mc2].gotoAndPlay(“play”);
>
> if something is misspelled:
> sorry - I’m drunk
Don’t drink and script.