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[Rollo Tomasi]

Hey Flashers!

Can someone tell me how to load .swf files that point to different scenes?

Example I have a Main.swf that loads a menu.swf at the bottom of the page (into a target) that contains a menu that lets me navigate to scenes back in the main.swf.

so from the menu.swf what do I put on the buttons to tell it to play scene 1 from the main.swf?


thanks

[k-giannis]

U must define as target the level of the main movie (usually _level0).

[Rollo Tomasi]

Hi:

I am just not getting it! I played around with it for 2 days now. Can you be a little more specific or even show me some code you might use? I know it's asking alot, but it's driving me crazy. Or can you point me to a tutorial on how to navigate between all these different .swf's & mc in those swf.'s. I'm going crazy!


Thanks again

[Rollo Tomasi]

Ok this seems to work but is this the best way?

What I've done is set visibility using alpha =0 on _level0

so when the button is pressed it loads a different .swf and sets the other .swf to invisible. is this the best way?

It works but I have no idea what's going on behind the scenes (no pun intended)
I've heard that unloading movies removes them from the cache so they have to load again, which is bad. I'm not unloading them....yet, just making them invisible.
I have like 8 .swf's that will be loaded and made invisible over & over, Is this wise? what's the best way?

If I could email someone person to person to have these questions asked, I'd be very grateful. maybe even throw in a mixed-cd of your favorite music. : )

I know this should easy but it's killing me!

RT

[k-giannis]

R u loading the movies in the same level, or in a different for each one?

[Rollo Tomasi]

different levels.

[k-giannis]

OK, try 2 load each movie in the same level so the new movie 2 replace the old 1. Upoad your files + c how it works.
2 have 8 movies loaded and playing in the same time (although invisible) doesn't sound good 2 me.

[Rollo Tomasi]

Yeah it doesn't sound good to me either!


<<OK, try 2 load each movie in the same level so the new movie 2 replace the old 1>>

if I replace it, will it stay in memory or will it have to reload?

I will try what you said and let you know if I'm successful.

thanks so much! btw, where are you from?

later?

[k-giannis]

Greece... U?