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  • jkosoy0

    In Flash 5, you would use a command called tellTarget() to tell a specific button or movieclip to do something. In Flash MX/MX 2004, we use dot syntax.

    Think of it like DOS but in Flash, and using dots instead of slashes to access directories (or instances in this case).

    _root.movie_clip_1.button_1 // accessing a button 1 inside of movieclip 1 inside the root timeline.

    Dot syntax is the foundation of which everything is built now, so start there.

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