Telltarget when a text input is used

[entropy]

Hey,

OK - here's my problem. I have a text input box, which when the user clicks on (i.e. to enter text, so that the cursor appears), needs to telltarget another clip to play. how can i do this in Flash MX? i've tried invisible buttons, tell target with onclick using the text input, but absolutely nothing is working

Please help!! grrr



thanx
entropy

[flashswami]

First, you've got to think about stopping using tellTarget as its deprecated it probably won't be supported in the nexy version of Flash.

On to your problem-

Create a new movieclip that is totally empty and drag an instance of it from the library somewhere onto the stage- Now attach this code to the movieclip instance (NB- not in it, on it).

onClipEvent(load){
Selection= path_and_name_of_your_text_field_goes_here;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
  if(Selection.getFocus()!= null){
  path_and_name_of_movie_clip_goes_here.gotoAndPlay("desired_frame_label_goes_here");
}

HTH