RE: FLASH: Call the parent timeline from a MC

[len harrison]

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From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Glen

> Grant

> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 2:48 PM

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To: 'flasherchinwag [dot] com'

> Subject: RE: FLASH: Call the parent timeline from a MC

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> you use Tell Target and in the target box put ../ or just /


Actually, Glen, these two expressions are not equivalent. The first one

defines the target one level up from the given object. The second defines

the top level target. They are only equivalent for a movie clip one level

down from the main timeline.


len


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> -----Original Message-----

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From: effzeet-online [dot] de [effzeet-online [dot] de (mailto:effzeet-online [dot] de)]

> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 5:35 PM

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To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: FLASH: Call the parent timeline from a MC

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>

> Hi,

>

> I posted this question to a Flash Newbies list as well and I must

> say, I've never seen the evil in "cross-posting". If anyone can

> explain it to me, I'm all ears...

>

> So, this is pretty basic, but I'm really stuck...

>

> Anyone know how I can call the main timeline from a button

> embedded in a movie clip? How am I suposed to write the

> pathname in a tell target? (In F4)

>

> I want to jump to the next frame in the main timeline when

> the user clicks a button in a Movie Clip.

>

> Hey, how do you guys figure all this stuff out? I can't find

> any good ActionScript books anywhere. Does everyone learn

> Flash from online sources?

>

> I learned a bit about Director/Lingo a while back and found

> it a WHOLE lot easier to get things done.

>

> Tia,

>

> :?)Willie G



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