Target a frame in a movieClip

I have buttons in a movie clip which are placed on the main
time line. I also have movieclips placed on single frames (25, 30,
35, etc) on the main time. When a button is released I want two
things to happen -
- the playhead to go to a frame on the main time line where
the movie clip is placed - which I can do with this code -
on (release) {
this._parent.gotoAndStop("25");
- then I'd like it to target a certain frame inside the
movieClip with a var number (var number already generated). This is
where I'm stuck. What is the path I use to target the frame inside
the movie clip???
Thanks for any help,
Dave

It's still not working....
I named my movieClip (classifieds_mc) and my Var (collapse -
which is a Number). I attached this code to the button (note:
button inside movieClip than placed on main time line) -
on (release) {
//Movieclip GotoAndPlay Behavior
this._parent.classifieds_mc.gotoAndStop("collapse");
//End Behavior
Nothing hapens when the button is releases. If I just target
the frame on the main time line with this code it works
on (release) {
this._parent.gotoAndStop("25");
But I'd like to also target a a frame inside the movieClip
with a var Number.
Any help on what I'm doing wrong???..??
Thanks,
Dave

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It will only pop up in a new window. (_blank)
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solution
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flash nav menu target a frame within a HTML frameset. I even set up
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know)
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frameset. So there's a top nav frame, and a bottom content frame.
the frame holding the flash nav is called header.htm. The
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opens in that frame) The frameset master of course is called
index.htm.
I created a test flash nav with 2 quick buttons. This is the
code on the first and second buttons...
first button:
on (release) {
getURL("test1.htm","mainFrame")
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on (release) {
getURL("test2.htm","mainFrame")
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flash, i've done some advanced stuff, so you would think this would
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Did you heard about _blank , _self , _parent , ....??? maybe
is something to
do with the names you are using...
i didnt understand much ur problem but first thing u have to
be familiar
with those things.. i hope that helps.
"King86" <[email protected]> escribi�
en el mensaje
news:ea8kmo$fd8$[email protected]..
> according to the getURL syntax, the URL has to be in
quotes. I even went
> and
> changed the frame name in the index.htm and flash to
target the "lower"
> frame
> (which I don't think mainFrame is an illegal name) and
it still opens a
> new
> browser window. I don't get it.... I've seen some people
say the target
> does
> not have to be in quotes, as in the tech sheet that you
referenced above,
> but
> it does the same thing... anything else I can try? I'm
just floored that
> something that should be so easy is so difficult..
strange...
>

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        pano_cont.pano_image.x = -2178;
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    btn_right.gotoAndStop("down");
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    btn_left.gotoAndStop("down");
    moving = 2;
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kglad wrote:
what's parts_mc.parts_mc???
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/* Declaring variables. */
var pagenumber:Number;
var moving:Number = 0;
var firstTime:Number = 0;
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var xbegin:Number;
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Todd

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timelines.
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hh.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_MouseClickHandler);
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ASAP would be nice..

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Using the radio button component to go to a frame on a MovieClip

hello,
I am using the radio button component in Flash with a continue button.
When the user clicks their option in the radio button and then clicks continue, I want it to go to a movieClips Specific frame.
Here is the breakdown and the script I have so far is below.
The radio group os named RadioButtonGroup
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use:
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intermediateButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, revealContinue);
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Targeting a frame with a flash button

I am trying to target the main frame of my frameset with a
flash button located in the left frame. button works fine when i
target _self, _top.... or the frame it is in. but if i try to
target any of the other frames in the frameset it has no effect

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> > As yet I hav't touched on frames
>
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> > Till someone with more knowledge answers your query
I can give you this
> > link:
> >
> >
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/frames.htm
Some of the Adobe team
> > maybe
> > on May hols. As yet I hav't touched on frames,
sorry petromilka .
> >
> > Seing as you tried everything else did you try
_blank
> >
> >
> >
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>
> I have tried Murray with the 'nested templates' but to
no avail..ahaaaaa
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locked . editable
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Jumping from Main Timeline to a specific frame of a MovieClip

Hello there!
I'm a begginer with Flash... and I am attending a course of fundamentals of Flash... so I apologize if my doubt is a too obvious answer to some of you.
The situation is as follows:
I'm using Action Script 2.0 --- I'm obligated to in the course I'm attending.
I have a main timeline that has 3 frames. On the 2nd frame I have a movieclip named mc_nbr. On the 3rd frame I have a button "voltar" that when pressed I want it to "Go and Stop/Play" at frame 3 of the movieclip (that is embedded on frame 2 of the main timeline).
I used the folowing code for the button btn_voltar:
on (press)
    _root.mc_nbr.gotoAndStop("3");
I tried as well with
on (press)
   this.mc_nbr.gotoAndStop("3");
None of them works!
I tried to see wheather the button even works and it does.
I included a input text box and the stament before the code shown above like the one that follows:
feedback.text = "Pressionei o botão!";
So the part missing (and the important one) is jumping to the movieclip. I can't figure out how to do it !!!
I uploaded the "project" at http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A6M581US
Could anyone, please help me.
Thank You for your feedback.

Ron ron,
Thank you for your help... but either I'm not following You or I'm doing something really wrong.
I tried what you suggested but it doesn't solve my problem...
Were we talking about the same button ? (btn_voltar, from the 3rd frame)
Could you take a look at my file in http://www.megaupload.com/?d=A6M581US   ??

How to add frames to timeline/ movieclip using AS3?

Is it possible to add frames to main timeline or inside a
movieclip by code written in AS3.

Yes. Never use frames.
You cannot make a template from a frameset file. The best you
could do
would be to have a separate template for each individual
frame. That would
be unthinkably silly, though.
The decision to use or not use frames should be based on a)
your site's
needs, and b) your willingness to accept the potential
problems that frames
can create for you as developer and maintainer of the site
and for your
visitors as casual users of the site.
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more problems
than they solve.
Judging from the posts here, and the kinds of problems that
are described,
the kind of person most likely to elect to use frames is also
the kind of
person most likely ill-prepared fo solve the ensuing problems
when they
arise. If you feel a) that you understand the problems and b)
that you are
prepared to handle them when they occur, and c) that you have
a need to use
frames, then by all means use them.
As far as I know, the most comprehensive discussions of
frames and their
potential problems can be found on these two links -
http://apptools.com/rants/framesevil.php
http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/frames/
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> When you go to build a template with dreamweaver cs3 it
won't let you add
> any frames. Is there another way with out manually code
it in?

Are there max # of frames for a movieclip

OMG! I hope this isn't true. I have a movie clip in my
library with 170 frames. When I put it on my stage, it plays to
frame 150 and then loops. When I use actionscript to gotoAndStop at
a frame beyond 150, all it plays is 150. Is there a limit to how
many frames I can have in a movie clip? This movie clip is also
being loaded dynamically at run time from the library. Are there
any further limitations with that? I sure hope not or I have to
come up with a major plan B for what I'm trying to do.
Ouch!!

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:05:41 +0000 (UTC), "SPGAnne"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Is there a limit to how many frames I can have in a movie
clip?
MC as well as main timeline may have upto 65535 frames.
(c) SWF File Format Specification :)

Goto frame of child movieclip on later frame

Hi, I've been trying to find a tutorial or description on how to do this. Sorry if I'm asking something repetitive but I can't seem to find the right way to search for it or find something that explains it.
What I'm trying to do is click btn1 on mc1 timeline frame 1 that will goto and play mc1 timeline frame 30 where the child mc2 is, then play mc2 at frame 10.
I know this won't work as mc2 doesn't exist til frame 30 but to give an idea
btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, release1);
function release1(evt:MouseEvent):void {
this.gotoAndPlay(30).mc2(10);
kind of like how you can go to a frame label in a scene
mc1.gotoAndPlay("intro", "Scene 12");
From what I've gathered so far it's using integers?
Thanks for any help.

Thanks again... I've learnt from both of you, although I did go with the RENDER as it kept the code in one place and it was the first reply lol
I used this and it works fine:
btn1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, release1);
btn2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, release2);
btn3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, release3);
function release1(evt:MouseEvent):void {
this.addEventListener(Event.RENDER,renderF);
stage.invalidate();
this.gotoAndStop(30);
function renderF(e:Event):void{
this.removeEventListener(Event.RENDER,renderF);
services_mc.gotoAndPlay(1);
function release2(evt:MouseEvent):void {
this.addEventListener(Event.RENDER,renderG);
stage.invalidate();
this.gotoAndStop(30);
function renderG(e:Event):void{
this.removeEventListener(Event.RENDER,renderG);
services_mc.gotoAndPlay(16);
function release3(evt:MouseEvent):void {
this.addEventListener(Event.RENDER,renderH);
stage.invalidate();
this.gotoAndStop(30);
function renderH(e:Event):void{
this.removeEventListener(Event.RENDER,renderH);
services_mc.gotoAndPlay(31);

Targeting a frame with a button

hey guys
in my lack of using Flash since macromedia's version 5, i've
forgotten the actionscript needed for telling a button that when
it's released, to load a url in an external iframe on a webpage.
the actionscript toolbar in cs3 is really confusing me. any help is
greatly appreciated.

Create your button and give it an instance name. Then place
this code in a separate layer at the same keyframe:

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