Asking A MC Symbol To Control Another MC From Main Timeline
Is there something wrong with the code I'm using? I used the target tool in flash to make sure the paths were correct
Code:
this.frameselect_MC.F_B2.onRelease = function() {
if (frameset_MC._currentframe == 1) {
this.frameset_MC.gotoAndStop("F_B2_V");
}
if (frameset_MC._currentframe == 20) {
this.frameset_MC.gotoAndStop("F_B2_V");
}
if (frameset_MC._currentframe == 30) {
this.frameset_MC.gotoAndStop("F_B2_H");
}
if (frameset_MC._currentframe == 50) {
this.frameset_MC.gotoAndStop("F_B2_H");
}
};
Before I embedded the MC "F_B2" into the MC "frameselect_MC" it worked fine, but as soon as I embedded it and changed the paths it doesn't work anymore?
here's the .fla file
http://stevenewport.com/printsTEST.fla.zip
I've been trying for the past hour, but I'm new so it was kind of in vain
any help would be great, thanks
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