Webmaster Forum / Flash / Flash Actionscript / November 2004

You may need to check your scope.  This is where my ignorance shows, but it
looks as if getValue is a function you wrote.  If so, on which timeline does it
reside?  If it is a different timeline than you have identified in your text,
you will need to accurately identify the path to it (i.e. quantity =
_root.getValue() ).     <br><br>Also, it just seems a little odd to me that you
have a variable by the name of 'quantity' but you attempt to invoke a call a
method/function  ('getValue') on the quantity variable.  <br>  <br> <br>
Perhaps you could say something like 'quantityText = _root.getValue();'   Also,
you might want to check the path to the dynamic text box.  I would start from
the root and work your down.  Then you can change it to a relative value.  So,
something like this:  '_root.ComboBox.message.text = quantityText;'  <br><br>
You can never go wrong using the absolute reference with each of your objects
(ie. '_root. . . .).  The only problem with the absolute references is that
they are less portable than the relative references.  Remember with the event
handlers, a reference to 'this' means the object referenced by the event
handler.  So, if your 'button' is a movie clip, 'this' would be a reference to
the button clip.  Similarly, any reference to the name of the function without
an absolute or relative path prior to the function ID, would mean that the
function resides on the timeline of your button movie clip.    <br><br> My two
cents.  I hope its accurate. todd  

I have tested the condition as urs . It works fine.
I have attached the file tested.  
http://www.karthickmohanram.com/forum/forum_q.fla

Note: if you are going to use a combonent button then u have to refer the
variables in the exact path like "_root.variable" instead
of "variable".

Karthick

It works just fine now, thanks so much guys.