Scrolling swf inside of main swf- Advice from pellepiano & flashjunkie

[Dstoverden]

I am conquering slowly the ability to run a scrolling 360 panorama swf on my main time frame. But am not quite there yet.
Flashjunkie gave me a scrolling pic or the HongKong harbor which I dissected, inserted my panorama of a backyard scene and it works great. Even though I am having trouble understanding just how the algebra of the actionscript does it.

www.dittomark.com/360a

Now I need to insert that swf into the main time line at

www.dittomark.com/360

Pellepiano explained how "to load an external swf into a target clip from a button (both being on the main timeline)" using an empty container.

on(release){container.loadMovie("7758backpan.swf") ;
}

But this has not worked yet and one other kind soul suggested:

--- * speed of scrolling is determined by the position of the cursor * --

Because you moved the location of your movie you may not be targeting the mouse properties properly...
check your code on your panorama and make sure you are referencing the _root.mouse
ie....
Speed = _root._xmouse;

I checked the panorama and speed=45. So I am going to experiment with that. Any comments anyone.

[pellepiano]

I suggest you load into a _level instead as loading into a movieclip changes all references to the _root ( the movie you load is redarded as the movieclip you are loading into, and as there are no _root in movieclips codes wont work ).

Loading into _levels is safer that way.

on(release){
container.loadMovieNum("7758backpan.swf",1);
}

To change its position you can either have that code in the first frane of the panorama swf or in the main movie.

_level1._x=245;
_level1._y=236;

[Dstoverden]

But I would remove the container reference? Right?

[pellepiano]

Yes sorry, what was I thinking.

on(release){
loadMovieNum("7758backpan.swf",1);
}

[Dstoverden]

Ok, many thanks, I will try that.

[Dstoverden]

OK, it is working. Only strangeness is how to unload the swf on level 1 and return to level 0.

A friend of mine NC Smart Art came up with this code and it works but sure doesn't look right.

Original button script to go to level 1 was

on (release) {
nextFrame();
loadMovieNum("361.swf",1);
}

But the unload and go back to level 0 code looks like this

on (release) {
nextFrame();
loadMovieNum("0.swf",1);
}
How does this make sense?????

[pellepiano]

He is loading something that does not exist, that makes the loaded movie disappear.
You can also unload the movie.

unloadMovieNum(1);

[Dstoverden]

That was too simple. Thanks for you help. Now hoisting that glass of Nils Oscar to you.

[Dstoverden]

I want to thank Pellepiano for his help on this web site. I works and for anyone interested in viewing it take a look at
www.dittomark.com/SPark