I just had a thought on this. Perhaps I just need _root.variableName inside
the getURL since we are using a variable returned from FlashVars. Are
anonymous functions such as clip_mc.btn1_btn.onRelease = function(){}
subject to scoping issues?
On 4/17/06, Jonathan Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hello all, I know this is really basic, but I wanted to know something
> about timeline code. Everything I have read about placing your code says you
> should place it in a central location, so I set my code in the timeline
> first frame, actions layer - as recommended. However, I am finding that
> sometimes buttons do not react unless the onRelease event handler is in the
> same frame as where the movie stops. Is this correct? Do actions have to be
> in same frame as where the movie stops and you want the interactivity?
> Though I wanted to get the answer to this general question, what I have
> specifically is a movieclip with buttons inside of it. I have tried putting
> the code for these buttons in the first frame of the main timeline or in the
> last frame of the main timeline, where this movieclip is instantiated. But
> neither method works.
>
> I use something like this: clip_mc.btn1_btn.onRelease =
> function(){getURL(etcetcetc.);};
> Where should one place this code? Are actions present in the first frame
> of the main timeline applicable to all subsequent frames, unless
> overwritten? In case you wish to know, the buttons and movieclips do have
> instance names.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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