User Guide

Global Functions 41
Executes the script in the called frame without moving the playhead to that frame. Local
variables do not exist after the script executes.
■ If variables are not declared inside a block ({}) but the action list was executed with a
call() action, the variables are local and expire at the end of the current list.
■ If variables are not declared inside a block and the current action list was not executed
with the call() action, the variables are interpreted as Timeline variables.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 1.0
Parameters
frame:Object - The label or number of a frame in the Timeline.
See also
function statement, call (Function.call method)
chr function
chr(number) : String
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was deprecated in favor of
String.fromCharCode().
Converts ASCII code numbers to characters.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 1.0
Parameters
number:Number - An ASCII code number.
Returns
String - The character value of the specified ASCII code.
Example
The following example converts the number 65 to the letter A and assigns it to the variable
myVar: myVar = chr(65);
See also
fromCharCode (String.fromCharCode method)