Need help writing correct code for nested button

Question

This is the code on the main timeline.
stop();
garage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseDownHandler);
function mouseDownHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
    gotoAndPlay("open");
The movieClip gDoor is nested inside of garage and "open" is a label on that timeline.  I know the gotoAndPlay("open"); isn't correct.  How would i target the label on the nested timeline.
the link below is to dowload the fla
clienttestsite.x10.mx/beta/garage.fla

Answer 1

The problem is that you have an event listener assigned to the garage, which is blocking/overriding interaction with anything inside of it.  When you click on the chest's button, you are still clicking on the garage, which does the gotoAndPlay("open")... where it stops at the stop();
One way to get around this is to assign an instance name to the door and assign the opening code to that....
stop();
garage.door.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, openHandler);
function openHandler(event:MouseEvent):void{
   garage.play();
garage.chest.closeBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, closeHandler);
function closeHandler(event:MouseEvent):void{
   garage.gotoAndPlay("close");
Notes: as shown in the code above...
- use CLICK instead of MOUSE_DOWN.
- in the openHandler use play() instead of gotoAndPlay("open"). You are already in the "open" frame, and it is only because the stop() is used up that it actuallys works.
Doing what I explain above also makes it so that you can click the door to close things as well.