Tell Targeting An Mc On Main Timeline
hello people,
i have a problem with tell targeting. basically i have two mc on the main timeline and one(MC1) has a button burried in it. i want that button to tell the other mc (crystal) to play a label "editions" inside it.
my code is:
on (release) {
_root.crystal.gotoAndPlay("editions");
}
but it only works when the crystalMC is on the first frame of the root.
is there a way of telling the root to move to the position of the first mc and then play a label inside that mc?
any help greatly appreciated
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Posted on: 06-30-2004, 05:57 AM
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Im having trouble altering which frame the main timeline is on via a button thats within and mc on the main timeline.
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On release
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