I've run to a problem. I've got a SWF that is divided into frames. What I'm trying to do, is switch to one of my frames which has actionscript code, but I just want the visual elements to be displayed, without executing the actionscript code it contains.
I am trying to switch to this frame using gotoAndStop("frame-name");
I've tried to add a boolean value to the code in this frame, that decides whether or not it gets executed, I set the value the first time that frame's actionscript is executed, but this value is ignored as if using gotoAndStop creates a new instance of that frame's actionscript code, so it doesn't retain the boolean value I set.
Is there any way to not allow actionscript execution of this frame?
Nope, not really, at least not given how the solution 'seems' to work!
What you can do is to create another keyframe (f6 in editor I think) that looks identical and then do gotoAndStop("other_frame").
As long as that keyframe doesn't have any code you're good to go :)
The most common solution for flash-development is to not have code inside your fla-file and instead have it in AS-files and only have visual elements inside the fla. That way you have full control of what is happening and when etc...