Problem accessing movieclip properties (Actionscript2 newbie)

[MARK]

I am placing an instance of a movieclip onto the _root of my movie using
createEmptyMovieClip(...) and then attachMovie(...).

It all works fine - it appears and I can set and trace things like _x and _y
with no problem.

BUT

When I trace movieinstance._totalframes I get 1 when there are actually 64.
It also means that movieclip.gotoAndPlay has no effect.

Why are some of the properties what they should be but some not?

TIA
Mark.

[Brandon Bradley]

without seeing the actual file I am just guessing here, so please bear
with me if I am covering redundant info.

Are you trying to find the total number of frames before or after the
movieclip is created? You may want to try checking this a frame later
(but with the movieclip still existing on the stage) and see if that
corrects your problem.
Also, where are you using the code movieinstance._totalframes? Is it on
the main timeline or in the movieclip itself? If it is in the movieclip
try moving it out to the timeline that contains the movieclip.


--
Brandon Bradley
Macromedia Certified Instructor
[url]http://www.attconline.org/[/url]

[Mark]

"Brandon Bradley" <brandonbradley@cox.net> wrote in message
news:8K2Vd.157$3z.66@okepread03...

> without seeing the actual file I am just guessing here, so please bear
> with me if I am covering redundant info.
>
> Are you trying to find the total number of frames before or after the
> movieclip is created? You may want to try checking this a frame later (but
> with the movieclip still existing on the stage) and see if that corrects
> your problem.
> Also, where are you using the code movieinstance._totalframes? Is it on
> the main timeline or in the movieclip itself? If it is in the movieclip
> try moving it out to the timeline that contains the movieclip.
>
>
> --
> Brandon Bradley
> Macromedia Certified Instructor
> [url]http://www.attconline.org/[/url]

The movieClips are created in external class files. They are then referred
to from other class files. It just seems strange that some of the porperties
seem to be as they should but some - like _totalframes are not.

I've posted the code to:

[url]http://www1.highburyquadrant.islington.sch.uk/flashoop/[/url]

It's my first try at Flash OOP so please be kind!

Thanks :)