Flash :: How To Control A Parent MC?

Using Child To Control Parent, Help
Hello,

I have a menu which resides in the library and is achild which controls the parent. When the buttons are released I'm using this action to navigate from scene to scene

on (release) {
with (_level0.gotoAndPlay(49)) {
}
}

In this instance there is a blank keyframe on frame 49 which has a gotoAndPlay action to another scene. I know this is jury rigged I get a

"Error: A 'with' action failed because the specified object did not exist."

In the output window. But it has been working fine, that is until I added a scene to begining of the movie. Now it just jumps around the scene it's in. Does anyone know the correct script for a child symbol that controls the parent scene?

Cheers

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Parent SWF Control From External SWF
I have one PARENT swf and one EXTERNAL swf.

on PARENT i have one movie clip called PARENT_MC.
on EXTERNAL swf i have one button with the following action:

myButton.onRelease = function() {
_level0.PARENT_MC._visible=0;
};

this does not work.. please help.. all i need to do is control a movie clip on parent swf from an external swf file.

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Control Parent Clip From Child?
I have a child clip -- "base"
and a parent clip -- "form"

I want "base" (which is on "form"s frame 90) to tell form to go to frame 46.

How do I do this?

~DW~

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How Do I Control A Parent Loading Movie?
Can someone tell me how I can control a parent loading movie?

i.e. a.swf loads b.swf.

I want to be able to issue a command that makes something happen in a.swf.

From b.swf, I've tried _parent.gotoAndPlay("myFrame") - this has no effect.

Thanks.

OM

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Control An Swf Loaded Into MC From A Parent's Nav Above Question -- Help
using flashmx 2004 pro

new to this project and been tasked with modifying a large movie w/ MCs that's already being loaded by a main container into a sub-container where those MCs are now loaded swfs.

having a bear of a time getting a sub nav in an MC in the container movie to play the newly loaded sub-swfs properly--

container/MC/navbar/subnav/subnav
|
subcontainer.swf/emptyMC
|
mybrokenout.swf

I'm performing a loadMovie on a frame in the loaded subcontainer.swf instructing it to to load mybrokenout.swf into an empty clip where it used to load it as an mc, also using a clipEvent on the empty MC to tell it to goto and play the newly loaded mybrokenout.swf.

it seems to load ok, but I can't control it via the top nav once it has (it also seems to have broken the subnavbar's functionality where it controls other MCs in the intitally loaded subcontainer.

Does this mean I have to add another parent to the path in the top nav's path to control mybrokenout.swf?

here's the paraphrased AS the the navbar calls:

on(press)
_parent._parent.subnavbarsMC.emptyMC.loadedSWF.got oAndStop(1);
click = true;

deadline's passed. ack

thanks

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Control Child Swf From Parent Using Loadclip
Hi everyone, and thanks in advance for taking the time to look over this (seemingly simple) problem. I have a parent swf that is loading a child swf into it. Once it is loaded (using loadclip, not loadmovie), I want to tell it to go to frame "here". Here's my code:

mcl.loadClip("mc.swf", _parent.holder);
_parent.holder.gotoAndPlay("here");

The mc.swf loads in fine, but then it doesn't go to frame "two." Any ideas?

-Aaron

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How Can I Control A Parent Container Clip?
I have a site with the usual design: main.swf with a container clip which loads the various swfs into it using MovieClipLoader.

In one of the swfs that is loaded into the container clip, I have a button that, onRelease, I'd like to load another swf into the main container clip.

Can I have a button address the container clip that is holding it's parent swf?

Another way to put it, can I have a movieclip unload itself by loading another movieclip into it's own container clip?

thanks for any insight!

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Can't Control Parent MC With Nested Button
Thanks to KGLAD for hooking me up on my last question!

I have another simple question and have searched for an answer, but I fear my ignorance of programing in general is keeping me from searching for the right term. I know this has to be a stupid question, but I'm new so I don't mind looking foolish.

I have a button called start_btn that I have nested at the end of a movie clip (animated text that turns into a button) I have this movie clip on the stage in scene 1. My question is simple. How do I get the button in the movie clip to advance to a frame in Scene1?

I included the code in my question, but I get an error when I test the movie, even though when I check sntax I get no errors:

Here is the error I get when I click the button:
TypeError: Error #1123: Filter operator not supported on type designInAction_fla.MainTimeline.
at designInAction_fla::start_movie_1/startClick()

Attach Code

stop();

function startClick(evt:MouseEvent):void
{
gotoAndPlay(parent.("intro"));
}

start_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,startClick);

Edited: 11/07/2007 at 11:26:09 AM by ChockRock

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Control Parent Browser Window From Within Flash
Boy that was a horrible title but I could not think of anything better.

What I am trying to achieve is to have a button in my movie that will expand the browser window that it is in to fullscreen.

What am I missing here because it ain't workin'?

Code:
function fullscreen(){
getURL ("javascript:self=window.open('self','self','width=400,height=300,left=0,top=0,toolbar=No,location=No,scrollbars=No,status=No,resizable=No,fullscreen=Yes'); self.focus(); void(0);");
}

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Help Simple Control Parent Movie Clip
I have got a movie clip called "index.swf" which has "home.swf" loaded into it.

I am trying to create a script for a button in "home.swf" that tells the parent "index.swf" to goto and stop on 1.

Can anybody help?

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How A SWF Child Can Control A Parent’s Function / Variable ?
For instance, in the below code a parent can control a SWF child’s function “alert ()”.

But how a SWF child can control the parent’s function “ReceivingChildMsg()” ?

public class ChildSWF extends Sprite
{
private var t:TextField;

public function ChildSWF():void
{
t = new TextField( );
t.text = "No Message from the Parent";
addChild( t );
//~~~~~~~~~~
Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,clickHand ler,false,0,true);
}

public function alert(msg:String):void
{
t.text = msg;
}

protected function clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
{
ReceivingChildMsg (‘Received Child Message’);
}

########

public class ParentSWF extends Sprite
{
private var loader:Loader;

public function ParentSWF():void
{
loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.CO MPLETE, onLoadComplete);
loader.load(new URLRequest('ChildSWF.swf'));

//~~~~~~~~~~~
tc = new TextField( );
tc.text = "No Message from the Child";
addChild( tc );

}
private function onLoadComplete(e:Event):void
{
var loaderInfo:LoaderInfo = e.target as LoaderInfo;

addChild(e.target.content);

var swf:Object = loaderInfo.content;

swf.x = 75;
swf.y = 50;

swf.alert('Received Parent Message');
}

public function ReceivingChildMsg ( var childsMsg:String):void
{
tc.text = childsMsg;
}
}

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External Swf Data Control From Parent File- Help
i think its simple but not working- please help:

im loading an external swf from my parent swf:

loadMovie("external.swf", 4);

now, on external.swf i have a dynamic textfiled, which should be updated from the PARENT swf:

this is on PARENT swf file:
this.onRelease = function() {
_level4.mytextfield.htmlText = "some text";
};

now it does not work- is there any other BETTER way to do it- please help.

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How A SWF Child Can Control A Parent’s Function/variable ?
For instance in the below code a parent can control the SWF child’s function “alert ()”.

But how a SWF child can control parent’s function “ReceivingChildMsg()” ?

public class ChildSWF extends Sprite
{
private var t:TextField;

public function ChildSWF():void
{
t = new TextField( );
t.text = "No Message from the Parent";
addChild( t );
//~~~~~~~~~~
Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,clickHand ler,false,0,true);
}

public function alert(msg:String):void
{
t.text = msg;
}

protected function clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
{
ReceivingChildMsg (‘Received Child Message’);
}

########

public class ParentSWF extends Sprite
{
private var loader:Loader;

public function ParentSWF():void
{
loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.CO MPLETE, onLoadComplete);
loader.load(new URLRequest('ChildSWF.swf'));

//~~~~~~~~~~~
tc = new TextField( );
tc.text = "No Message from the Child";
addChild( tc );

}
private function onLoadComplete(e:Event):void
{
var loaderInfo:LoaderInfo = e.target as LoaderInfo;

addChild(e.target.content);

var swf:Object = loaderInfo.content;

swf.x = 75;
swf.y = 50;

swf.alert('Received Parent Message');
}

public function ReceivingChildMsg ( var childsMsg:String):void
{
tc.text = childsMsg;
}
}

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Control Parent MovieClip From Loaded Movie
Hello Flashers,

Can anyone help with this?

I want to control a movieclip on the main timeline from a loaded movie but cannot get it to work.
The main timeline contains a movieclip called "Intro". I have also given this an instance name of "Intro"
I want to be able to control automatically which frame this is on from the loaded movie without having to click a button.

In the loaded movie I have tried the following:

_parent.Intro.gotoAndStop(1);

also tried...

_root.Intro.gotoAndStop(1);

and then...

tellTarget("/Intro"){
gotoAndStop(1);
}

But no joy.

If any one can help I would be extremely grateful.
Many thanks,
Chazzer.

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How A SWF Child Can Control A Parent’s Function / Variable ?
For instance, in the below code a parent can control the SWF child’s function “alert ()”.

But how a SWF child can control the parent’s function “ReceivingChildMsg()” ?

( Note: I am using Actionscript 3 )

public class ChildSWF extends Sprite
{
private var t:TextField;

public function ChildSWF():void
{
t = new TextField( );
t.text = "No Message from the Parent";
addChild( t );
//~~~~~~~~~~
Button.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,clickHandler,false,0,true);
}

public function alert(msg:String):void
{
t.text = msg;
}

protected function clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
{
ReceivingChildMsg (‘Received Child Message’);
}

########

public class ParentSWF extends Sprite
{
private var loader:Loader;

public function ParentSWF():void
{
loader = new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoadComplete);
loader.load(new URLRequest('ChildSWF.swf'));

//~~~~~~~~~~~
tc = new TextField( );
tc.text = "No Message from the Child";
addChild( tc );

}
private function onLoadComplete(e:Event):void
{
var loaderInfo:LoaderInfo = e.target as LoaderInfo;

addChild(e.target.content);

var swf:Object = loaderInfo.content;

swf.x = 75;
swf.y = 50;

swf.alert('Received Parent Message');
}

public function ReceivingChildMsg ( var childsMsg:String):void
{
tc.text = childsMsg;
}
}

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Dynamically REMOVING Children From Parent Containers? MovieClip(this.parent.parent...
EDIT: actually, this isn't really dynamic... it should be really simple!

I can get a nested swf to add a movie to the root timeline, but in order to replace it with a new movie, AS3 first requires that I clear the old one. I can't figure it out!

This does not work, though it is the exact same format I use to add a movie to the root successfully:

Code:
MovieClip(this.parent.parent.parent).removeChild(MovieClip(this.parent.parent.parent).loadMovie)
Any idea why this doesn't work?

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Can An External Swf Movie Clip Control Action On The Parent Timeline?
I have an instance where I'd like a movieclip inside of an external swf file to control action on the parent timeline... any ideas? Is it a function command? Here was my attempt at it...

//importing external swf file "entrypage" using empty movieclip "container" on main parent timeline
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container",1);
container.loadMovie("entrypage.swf");

//functionality of external swf files movie clip "na9" which is contained inside "testnav" on external swf files main timeline...
testnav.nav9.onPress = function() {
_parent.gotoAndStop("theend"); //by clicking on the above movieclip, it moves to "theend" label on the parent timeline
}

Am I close?

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Flash 8 -- Trouble With Getting Button To Control Parent Movie Clip
I am making an e-learning where i have a shell file that holds a movie clip that loads in the lesson pages as they are called from a separate actionscript file. in the actionscript file, i have a global variable adds or subtracts, and then functions which place the lesson pages in the shell, etc. at the end of one of the lesson pages, i have a movie clip button that i need to remove itself and advance the user to the next page in the lesson.

my question is, how do i get the button on one lesson page to unload that lesson page from the shell movie clip, and then advance the user to the next part of the lesson?

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Newbie: Does An Action Script In A Movie Clip Control Is Parent Scene?
This is probably very simple... but I can't seem to find this looking at the help files. I have a my main flash file (flash 8), that has within it a movie clip that with the menu I created. I want to use this menu to control the main movie... but going to a specific frame. Can this be done... can a movie clip control the playback head of the main movie. I'm using the following but it doesn't work.

on (release) {
gotoAndPlay("Scene 1", "frame 5");
}

thanks

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Button Inside Of Movie, Want It To Control Parent Movie
Hi, i tried finding this on your message board but couldn't find anything. Im trying to make a flash movie and im stuck on something that im sure is easy for a pro flash mx user. I have a flash document. There is a movie inside it. The movie has a button. I want the Button inside that movie to controll the flash document its in and make it go to frame 5. Could anyone try to help me out. I would really appreciate it. Im working in Flash mx

I thought this scrip would work.
on (release) {
_parent;
gotoAndPlay(5);
}

But it doesn't.

Please help
Thanks
Frank

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Hi,

I have 4 little thumbnails mc in a parent mc, and I set the alpha of the
parent mc to 0, then I want the child to appear one by one, but flash
won't respond to that unless I set the alpha of the children seperately
to 0, does anyone know how to solve that? thanks in advance.

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Hello there,

Here my situation.

I have one main movie and load in it two other swf movies into two separate levels (level1 and level2). I use LoadMovieNum and everithyng works fine.

problem:

I have a button within the movie, which is loaded on level2 of the parent movie. With that button I want to control the parent movie (level0 or _root) to jump to a specific frame. How could I do this?

I tried:
_root.gotoAndPlay (...);

but it controls only the movie in which the button is placed, not the parent movie.

I also tried:
_parent.gotoAndPlay (...);

doesn't work either.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, and Happy New Year

Metodi

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I would love to know, how on earth you control the main movie from a movie clip.
ie.

On (press){
gotoandstop ("_parent.Scene 3","1");
}

or wutever it is!!!! please help (

Smebb

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My colleague is trying to work this out.

He has a main movie that calls a swf into itself. In essence it calls a menu into itself. This menu needs to control the parent movie. Can this be done?

Steven.

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How To Control PARENT Movie From Within A LOADED Movie?
Hello there,

Here my situation.

I have one main movie and load in it two other swf movies into two separate levels (level1 and level2). I use LoadMovieNum and everithyng works fine.

problem:

I have a button within the movie, which is loaded on level2 of the parent movie. With that button I want to control the parent movie (level0 or _root) to jump to a specific frame. How could I do this?

I tried:
_root.gotoAndPlay (...);

but it controls only the movie in which the button is placed, not the parent movie.

_parent.gotoAndPlay (...);

and

_level0.gotoAndPlay (...);

don't work either.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, and Happy New Year

Metodi

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This all works fine. But i want the new button, when released, to tell the original menu button to change from blue back to white.

The original menu button is called "contact". Am very stuck. _root.contact.gotoAndStop(1); doesnt work.

Any help would be cool.

steven.

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Example:

class A {
var b:B = new B();
}
NOTE: I didn't use addChild on purpose.

class B{
how do I reference A from here the way I would use 'super' to reference a superclass when using inheritance?
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Something like this (but this doesn't work):

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Greetings.

I have a movie clip on the main timeline called fullContainer with an instance name of fullCont_mc.

Trying to use the addChild method from a different movie clip to load a jpg into fullCont_mc .

I've traced this.parent.parent from within the 'different' movie clip to confirm it brings me to [Object MainTimeline]

I've used the following code: this.parent.parent.fullCont_mc.addChild(imageLoade r);

I'm getting the following error:
Access of possibly undefined property fullCont_mc through a reference with static type flash.displayisplayObjectContainer.

I'd think AS3 would recognize fullCont_mc by its instance name on the main timeline. What am I missing here?

Ultimately, I'm trying to use fullCont_mc as a mask for the loaded image. Please help.

Thank you for your time.

brookchef

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Does anyone know a way to code Flash so that it will respond to these commands the same as Powerpoint does... or is this a lost cause?

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It seems that the embedded MC overrides the tweening I place on the timeline, even if I park the embedded MC.

??

jonny -
hollow planet design

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Hi

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I looked on Adobe, Forums and found only this entry,

Topic Title::: How can I control a swf file via RF remote control, ala Powerpoint?

- but don't seem to be able to get to work.

Is there a new method used in AS3? I really need to get my hands on a very simple .flv example.

I need to click to the nest stop(); and click back if needed.
onKeypress pagedown
onKeypress pageup

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I am just starting to learn how to OOP.
I have an object called Frame and it has a method to draw a frame.
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I know I could just add Thickness, RGB and Alpha to the Frame class, but I want to understand how to start a family of methods going.
I have tried the tutorial at www.debreuil.com/docs/ but dont get how to apply it to methods.

Many Thank Yous
Tim.

Code:
function Frame () {}
Frame.prototype.draw = drawFrame;
function drawFrame (x1,x2,y1,y2){
lineStyle (2,0xFF0000,100);
moveTo(x1,y1); lineTo(x1,y2); lineTo(x2,y2); lineTo(x2,y1); lineTo(x1,y1);
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//Test it../////////
firstFrame = new frame ();
firstFrame.draw(50,350,50,150);

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Here is what im doing wrong

Code:
clip1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,clip1Click);

function clip1Click(event:MouseEvent):void {

//trace("click");
trace(event.target.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.name);
trace(event.target.parent.parent.tip1.text);
trace(event.target.parent.parent.title.text);
event.target.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.parent.AddClipping("event.target.parent.parent.title.text",event.target.parent.parent.tip1.text,"");

}
those children arnt lonely with all those parents and flash seems to be giveing instance names on the fly to some clips like instance_284 and stuff. WTF ?

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code on DocClass

ActionScript Code:
publice var size:Number = 8

ball:Ball = new Ball();
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in Ball.as

ActionScript Code:
trace(parent.size)

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