Apart from local variables used wit

[kennethkawamoto]

Apart from local variables used within a function, all Flash variables are global variables and can be defined anywhere (not only in the main timeline) and accessible from anywhere.

In Director, in addition to local variables and

global

variables, there are

property

variables.

property

's scope is limited to within its script object but can be accessible from anywhere.

global

variable can be defined absolutely anywhere in the Director movie and once defined, it is available from anywhere, anytime.

To define and access

global

variables, you need to declare:

global someVariable

That's it!