Levels - using attachMovie()

[evangron]

I'm trying to use attachMovie to load a movie on top of an external swf movie that I load with a loadMovieNum. I use the following script:

on (release) {
_root.attachMovie("popupList", "ipopupList", 2);
}

The external swf is loaded with this script:

loadMovie("media/hulls.swf", 1);

No matter what level number I use to attach the movie, is shows up behind the external swf. I'm trying to load it on top.

I'm totally lost.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[nunomira]

hi,

Everything that is on the _root (_level0) is under content on other levels.

If you attach you movie clip to the _root, what you've got on _level1, is on top of it.

Attach it to _level1 instead:

code:

---

 _level1.attachMovie("popupList", "ipopupList", 2);

---

after _level1 exists, i.e., after loading the movie into _level1.

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[evangron]

For some reason, the only way the attachMovie works is if I use _root or _level0. If I use _level 1, the movie doesn't load.

[oldnewbie]

You can only attach a movie clip on _root or _level0, which is the same as _root.

[evangron]

Thanks, that explains it.
Is there a way to assign an instance name to an external swf that is loaded with loadMovieNum?

[oldnewbie]

Possibly through the use of a shared library.

[nunomira]

I missed a detail:
The movie clip you want to attach, has to be avaiable for that purpose, in the movie that will be loaded into a chosen level or movie clip.