how to make mc go backwards

[gilgalbiblewhee]

I'm working on the Home mc in my swf file.
On rollover I want the mc to go to frame 5 in the child time frame. And on rollout to go back to 1.
on (rollOver) {
home.gotoAndStop(5);
}
on (rollOut) {
home.gotoAndStop(1);
}

[gnomeontherun]

You should use these event handlers.

home.onRollOver = function {
home.gotoAndStop(5);
}

home.onRollOut = function {
home.gotoAndStop(1);
}

[gilgalbiblewhee]

You should use these event handlers.

home.onRollOver = function {
home.gotoAndStop(5);
}

home.onRollOut = function {
home.gotoAndStop(1);
}

I don't know why it's not working. home is the instance of the movieclip. The mc has 5 frames. I put a stop on the 1st and 5th frame. As I rollover I want home to move in the child to the 5th frame. When I rollout I want it to go reverse to frame 1 if possible.

[gnomeontherun]

on (release) ... is for buttons while instance.onRelease = function works with movieclips.

Where are you putting this code? Try putting it on the main timeline first frame.

[gilgalbiblewhee]

on (release) ... is for buttons while instance.onRelease = function works with movieclips.

Where are you putting this code? Try putting it on the main timeline first frame.

It's actually a movieclip not a button. I tried pasting in the 1st frame of the main timeline but it didn't work.
**Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=actions, frame=1:Line 2: Function name expected
home.onRollOver = function {

Total ActionScript Errors: 1 Reported Errors: 1

[gnomeontherun]

Oops, missed something. Also check out some information about the onrollover and onrollout events.

home.onRollOver = function() {
home.gotoAndStop(5);
}

home.onRollOut = function() {
home.gotoAndStop(1);
}