button in movie clip

[AN828]

I put a button in a movie clip to control actions in the main scene. Shouldn't that work? For some reason it doesn't. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[dboers]

What action did you apply to the button?

[AN828]

I tried rollOver, rollOut and onrelease actions to call targets in other movieclips.

[dboers]

Can you write down your code, because I think it has something to do with the path

[AN828]

on (rollOver) {
tellTarget ("/overbuttons") {
gotoAndPlay("ourteam");
}
}
on (rollOut) {
tellTarget ("/overbuttons") {
gotoAndPlay("freephotos");
}
}
on (release) {
tellTarget ("/overbuttons") {
gotoAndPlay("ourteam");
}
}
on (release) {
tellTarget ("/bigdoor") {
gotoAndPlay("close");
}
}
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay("ourteam");
}
I use this in other buttons that are on the main movie and it works fine.

[Johnny64]

on (rollOver) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("ourteam");
}

[Johnny64]

on (rollOver) {
_root.overbuttons.gotoAndPlay("ourteam");
}



on (release) {
_root.bigdoor.gotoAndPlay("close");
}


but i don't think this will work.
You can better give too much info then too little.

where are your buttons?
where are the movieclips that you want to control?
do you know how to use on() events?

=)

[dboers]

Wich Flash version are you using? tellTarget is an old syntax!

First of all you shoul use the new syntax and secondly it isn't working because your button is inside a movieclip so you have to refer to the main timeline first. When we take your first action:

on (rollOver) {
tellTarget ("/overbuttons") {
gotoAndPlay("ourteam");
}
}
Should be:

on (rollOver) {
// _root is the main timeline
_root.gotoAndPlay("ourteam");
}

[nipi]

Don’t use buttons, use scripted MC-s. Put them anywhere you like, but describe their actions on the main timeline ( layer “actions”). Much easier to work, then you have clear and compact overview of your code.

There is one very important thing – instance names. Without them nothing happens.

No matter how deep inside of MC – s your “button” is, it always work perfectly.



Take a look this fla below.

[AN828]

I use MX. My clip is on the main timeline and so are the clips I'm calling to. Ultimately I just want to use the button inside the mc as a link to another site. That doesn't work either. I tried _root but that didn't work.

nipi: I can't view your file. I get an "unexpected file format" error.

[nipi]

yeah, i use MX 2004 prof.

but i saved this vers for MX

try now

[freeskier89]

ya I was having the same problem with one of my drop down menus. Tried to do mc for the all the buttons and have induvidual buttons within. I used the on(press) method, and it wouldnt recognize it being pressed for some reason. I finally resulted in having to switch each to an MC and have them on the main level and script them all to move dynamicaly based on their induvidual position. It kinda was a nusence(sp).

A solution to the problem would be quite beneficial. Thanks.