in Macromedia Flash 8, how do I...?

Question

...get the movie to start when i click a button in the movie? what script things to I have to have in the actions inspector?

hey rex, i tried that, but when i publish it, it goes by itself, and my button does nothing, yet when im in the regular design mode, the button starts it right up.

Answer 1

On the button action:

on(release) {
play();
}

Answer 2

Create a new layer and name it "actions". On frame 1 of the actions layer, add this script; stop();

Now add the following script to the button:

on (release) {
gotoAndPlay (2);
}

If you now test the movie, you'll notice that the animation doesn't begin until the button is pressed.