Controlling an *attachedMovie*?

[earph]

Is it possible to control a MC that is attached to another MC?

Example:
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on (release) {

_root.loader.play();
}
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*loader* is the blank MC.... and I want to control the MC that is attached to it called *movie1*.

Is that possible? Why is it not working?

Thanks ahead of time.

[e.s.x.s]

of course, you can control the attached movie with its instance name that u give..
if your code is
loader.attachMovie("mc1","movie1",1);
you can control it with;
_root.loader.movie1

e.s.x.s

[thoriphes]

you can also use this method, which is my personal favorite:
mc = attachMovie("clip", "clip", 0);Now you can control "mc" as "clip". e.g.:
mc._xscale = 50;

[earph]

Thanks.... e.s.x.s

The code worked just fine, and I got my MC controlled.... The only problem is that the movie that is being *attached* will change a lot and I cant control straight to it.

Know what I mean?

Where you said: *_root.loader.movie1*

Depending on what button you push, it might be *movie2*, *movie3*, and so on.

So, I can exactly tell my button to control *movie1* when some other movie was loaded into it.

Does that make sense?

Thanks!

[e.s.x.s]

i can't understand well..but my answer is:
if you attached the "movie1" ,add your code:

_root.myAttachedMovie = "movie1";

and add below code to your buttons:

on(release){
if(_root.myAttachedMovie == "movie1"){
//what you want to do
}
if(_root.myAttachedMovie == "movie2"){
//what you want to do
}
if(_root.myAttachedMovie == "movie3"){
//what you want to do
}
}

[earph]

Thanks! I also found another way.... see below.

BUTTON:
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_root.loader.thePath.play()


FIRST FRAME OF MOVIE THAT WAS ATTACHED
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_parent.thePath = this



Thanks for all the help.... I appreciate it.

[e.s.x.s]

u r welcome skillet:) i couldn't understand right, what u mean;) but now i understood:)

e.s.x.s