DISABLE BUTTON ON ANOTHER LEVEL

[JayFranchize]

My main movie is on level 0, of course. On level 0 I created an empty movie clip named "container". Now, I load another movie into container, and I loaded it on Level 1. Now, I want to put a code inside a Movie Clip that is on level 1, which is the new, loaded movie that will disable a red button on level1. Here's the code I used:

_level1.redbutton.enabled= false;

That didn't work, so I went this route:

_root.redbutton.enabled=false;

That worked to no avail as well. So, I'm wondering if the code that disables and enables buttons only work with a handler? Like an onClipEvent or on (release) handler? I'm puzzled right now, because this is really elementary but i just don't know it right now...any aid will be appreciated...keep flashing

[stringy]

My main movie is on level 0, of course. On level 0 I created an empty movie clip named "container". Now, I load another movie into container, and I loaded it on Level 1. Now, I want to put a code inside a Movie Clip that is on level 1, which is the new, loaded movie that will disable a red button on level1. Here's the code I used:

_level1.redbutton.enabled= false;

That didn't work, so I went this route:

_root.redbutton.enabled=false;

That worked to no avail as well. So, I'm wondering if the code that disables and enables buttons only work with a handler? Like an onClipEvent or on (release) handler? I'm puzzled right now, because this is really elementary but i just don't know it right now...any aid will be appreciated...keep flashing

I think you are confusing _levels with depths.
in the mc you are loading try
this.redbutton.enabled =false;

or from the main timeline (you must wait until the movie has loaded)
yourcontainername.redButton.enabled = false;

[JayFranchize]

Thanks for the reply.

[after] the movie in level1 loads, I need to disable a button in level1, which has the instance name redbutton. Level1 doesn't have a container; it was loaded into a container on level 0, the main movie.

Therefore, I should just be able to diable the buttons like this:

_level1.redbutton.enabled = false;

but obviously I can't . I believe it's a simple path issue, or the enbale property only works with a handler. I'm testing workarounds now and I'll post my results...