Controlling PLAY/STOP In A Movie Clip Symbol?
From my main timeline, I know how to use actionscript2 to play/stop my movie using buttons, and when I do that, my main timeline stops but my single movie clip symbol keeps chugging right along. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Is there actionscript that will allow me to control the play state of a symbol? For example:
code:
// play button
play_btn.onRelease = function() {
play();
}
// stop button
stop_btn.onRelease = function() {
stop();
}
I have button instances in my main timeline that when pressed, stop and start the playing of the movie. Can I add extra lines to halt or start the playing of a symbol, using those same buttons? I'm sure there is, I'm just too n00b to know.
Thanks gang. This is my first post, and I did try searching to find my answer first, I just didn't find what I was looking for - maybe it is because I don't know what I should be asking!
xY
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Posted on: 12-16-2004, 11:25 AM
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