Disabling a button from a movie clip

[simonWMC2]

Hi Peeps...

I have a 30 frame movie clip that is activated to play from the maintimeline of my fla.
On the last frame of the movie clip i have some code that I want to disable a button on the main timeline.

I have tried

next_btn1 = function() {
   this._enabled = false;
}

and

_root.next_btn1.enabled = false;

I have also tried using visable instead of enabled, and tried with and without the _root.

Anyone see what i am doing wrong ?

cheers

 

[kennethkawamoto]

next_btn1.enabled = false;

This should work, make sure to place this script on the main timeline, do not attach to the button!

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[simonWMC2]

yep, tried that on the last frame in the movieclip, but it does nothing.

Do you mean put it on the _root timeline ? I can do that but I don't want the button to disappear until the end of the mvie clip.

 

[kennethkawamoto]

> Do you mean put it on the _root timeline ?

Yes I mean on the main timeline (_root).

> I can do that but I don't want the button to disappear until the end of the mvie clip.

Put it on the last frame of the main timeline then.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[simonWMC2]

sadly, can't do that either, as the button will be re-enabled by another movie clip, once the user has triggered it...

 

[kennethkawamoto]

You can create a function such as:

[tt]// main timeline
function cahngeButtonState(button, buttonState) {
this[button].enabled = buttonState;
}
//[/tt]

Then you can call this function from anywhere:
[tt]//
cahngeButtonState("next_btn1", false); // disable from the main timeline
//
_parent.cahngeButtonState("next_btn1", true); // enable from a nested MovieClip
// etc...
[/tt]

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk