Animated button does not work inside of MC 1

[spook007]

I've put together a simple button, imported into a new MC and placed the MC on the stage. There is code inside the button that will change a status variable depending whether the user is rollingover or rollingout of the button.

On the timeline on the MC, I have code on frame 1 that initializes my variables. On frame 4 I have code that determines what the status of the button is. Depending on the status the code will either increase or decrease the size of the button. On frame 5 I have a "gotoandplay" command that goes back to frame 4 and creates a continuous loop.

When I test it, the button is displayed but does not do anything. When I put the button directly on the stage and place the code on the stage and not on a MC, I've had the button work perfectly.

Perhaps I'm missing some concept of how the movie executes by having the button inside an MC. Any suggestions or recommendations would be appreciated!

 

[billwatson]

sounds like a path problem

once the button is inside the clip the path to the variables changed

something like _root.clipName.vars = whatever

 

[spook007]

Here is the code I have on the button (opt_commercial):

on (rollOver){
mousePos="in";
}

on (rollOut){
mousePos="out";
}

On the MC (mc_animation) frame 1('init'):

//init
mousePos="out";
ZoomRate=10;

on the MC (mc_animation) frame 4 ('play'):

if (mousePos=="in&quot{
if(_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._xscale<200){
_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._xscale=_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._xscale+ZoomRate;
_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._yscale=_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._yscale+ZoomRate;
}
}else if(mousePos==&quot;out&quot{
if (_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._xscale>100){
_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._xscale=_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._xscale-ZoomRate;
_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._yscale=_root.mc_animation.opt_commercial._yscale-ZoomRate;
}
}

on the MC (mc_animation) frame 5 ('loop'):

gotoandplay('play');

I've gone into the debug mode and have modified my mousePos to &quot;in&quot;, I can see the if statement execute correctly but the properties on opt_commercial do not change? How should I be referencing the opt_commercial properties? Thanks.

 

[oldnewbie]

Would be easier if you posted your .fla, rather than I (us) trying to re-create it from scratch! Regards,

Don't worry, if my reply is wrong, BillWatson will clean it up for me!

 

[billwatson]

i will have a closer look but for a start take out the refererences to the button

 

[billwatson]

on second thoughts post the fla.....got to be easier than trying to second guess what you have done.

 

[spook007]

I've placed a copy of the .fla file at this url:

http://library.weber.edu/system/test/test2.fla

 

[spook007]

This is the original that works at a stage level.

http://library.weber.edu/system/test/test.fla

 

[billwatson]

if (mousePos==&quot;in&quot{
if(this._xscale<200){
this._xscale+=ZoomRate;
this._yscale+=ZoomRate;
}
}else if(mousePos==&quot;out&quot{
if (this._xscale>100){
this._xscale-=ZoomRate;
this._yscale-=ZoomRate;
}
}

does this give the effect you want

 

[spook007]

Billwatson;

Thank you very much... that is exactly what I wanted...

When you make the reference to 'this', is that refering to the MC instead of the button since the code is on MC? I was under the impression that I had to make the reference to the button?

 

[billwatson]

'this' really has many uses depending on the situation. rather than my explanation for where and when to use it read the text in the reference panel. it has a few examples which may help clear up this point for you.