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8.4

Odd Flash behaviors with Functions called from buttons....

Asked by jjayzin in Adobe Flash

Tags: flash, button

I've setup the simplest test.. and I beleive I have to be overlooking the simplest thing - or it's really late. I've developed some in depth flash movies, so feel like an idiot asking.. but here goes....

I'm using Flash MX Professional 2004

I had this frustrating incredibly simple  button not working.. So I created 3 instances of it to help pinpoint an issue.

Main movie timeline is 1 frame.
Most of the animation is within an MC called "intro"
The button needs to trigger the MC bagDrop_mc to play.

Really simple...
_root.intro.bagDrop_mc - needs to play
when
_root.intro.bagDrop_mc.playDropBag1_btn is pressed or onRelease.

I couldn't figure out why "Headache No 1" didn't work... AND Trace doesn't even function...
so I placed 3 instances of the same button in each "level"
one is in _root. ( on main timeline )
one is in _root.intro ( within the main MC )
3rd is in _root.intro.bagDrop_mc ( the mc I am trying to play )


// Deepest Instance of button ( one that doesn't work )
_root.intro.bagDrop_mc.playDropBag1_btn.onRelease = function () {
      _root.intro.bagDrop_mc.play();
      trace("Headache No 1");
};

// Second deepest instance - ( WORKS! )
_root.intro.playDropBag3_btn.onRelease = function () {
      _root.intro.bagDrop_mc.play();
      trace("Headache No 3");
};

// Shallowest instance - ( WORKS! )
_root.playDropBag2_btn.onRelease = function () {
      _root.intro.bagDrop_mc.play();
      trace("Headache No 2");
};

stop();

These are incredibly straightforward.. any help is greatly appreciated. Again the trace works on ALL except "headache No 1" - the MC doesn't play NOR does trace work.. very very odd.

Any ideas? Is there some wacky level issue?

I also tried to use this instead of _root... but it didn't work on any.... I tried this, _parent., _level0 - none fixed the Headache no 1 trace or mc issue.
Thanks in advance...
simple but urgent -hence the 500 points
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