Controlling top level timeline from within a movie clip 1

[kroon]

I would like to control the top level timeline from within a movie clip instance, but it seems like the TellTarget action can only control instances of movie clips, not the top level timeline.

Is there a simple solution to this?

kroon

 

[funkymonk]

Firstly, I'm not sure if this works in all versions of Flash but with v5, you would simply do this.

on (release) {
_root.gotoAndPlay (1);
}

The _root. is the path to the mian time line.

Hope this helps
roda B-)
roda@shockanime.com

Learning is like rowing against the current. As soon as you stop, you start going backwards.

 

[HowardMarks]

Another simple solution is to label the frames you want to control in the main timeline, and just target the labels rather than the frame numbers from within the movieclip. This works for me
Nick (Web Designer)
nick.price@misuk.net

 

[kroon]

Thanks guys!

This turned out to work nicely:

tellTarget ("_level0&quot {
gotoAndPlay (1);
}

kroon