only one of 5 will not always load correctly

[mlecho]

not sure which of the several codes to post (without overwhelming you, the reader). QUick overview. i have 5 .swf files. One is the Main.swf. which loads a main movie with a menu to call the other external swf files. These others (Contact, About, Gallery, Etc) load into the Main.swf using a MovieClipLoader class. Ok, all is great.

The Gallery swf also has a menu which also dynamically loads. Select an option from this menu, and thumbnails pop up. Select a thumbnail, and a large image loads....all this happens in Gallery.swf., and it works fine alone.

The problem : All SWFs load and interact fine. Gallery loads fine...user looks at some photos, watches a video , user then navigates back to the main menu (at Main.swf). The user loads any others of the 4 swf files , user eventually navigates back to Gallery, and it won't load! But only Gallery has this problem- and it only has the problem IF the user loads a large image from a thumbnail. If not, the user can reload Gallery anytime. So, should i start debugging from Main.swf, or Gallery? and what should i be lookign for?

code from Gallery.swf-

#include "lmc_tween.as"
var ease = "easeoutquad";
var dim:Number = 40;
txCaption = captionBox.txCaption;
preLoader._alpha = 0;
//for thumbnails
var mclListener:Object = new Object();
var mclLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
//for big images
var bigImageLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var bigImageListener:Object = new Object();
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Load XML
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
function loadXML(arg) {
	trace(arg);
	var myXML:XML = new XML();
	myXML.ignoreWhite = true;
	myXML.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
		if (success) {
			loadThumbImages(this);
		}
	};
	myXML.load("menus/XMLs/"+arg+".xml");
}
//myXML.load("images/imagesxml");
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Load THUMBNAILS
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
var selectedImage = 0;
function loadThumbImages(myXML) {
	removeMovieClip(imageTank);
	mcHolder.alphaTo(100, 1, ease);
	_global.mcHolder = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mcHolder", 2000);
	var nX:Number;
	var nY:Number;
	mcHolder._x = 40;
	mcHolder._y = 45;
	root = myXML.firstChild.childNodes;
	for (var i = 0; i<=root.length; i++) {
		_global.mcImage = mcHolder.createEmptyMovieClip(i, i);
		mclLoader.loadClip("images/"+root[i].attributes.thumb, mcImage);
	}
	mclListener.onLoadProgress = function(mcClip, bytesLoaded, bytesTotal) {
		var percentLoadedNow:Number = Math.round((bytesLoaded/bytesTotal)*100);
		if (bytesLoaded<bytesTotal) {
			preLoader._alpha = 0;
			preLoader.mcBar._xscale = Math.round((bytesLoaded/bytesTotal)*100);
		}
		if (bytesLoaded>=bytesTotal) {
			preLoader._alpha = 0;
			mcClip._alpha = 0;
			mcClip.alphaTo(dim, .6, ease);
		}
	};
	mclListener.onLoadInit = function(mcClip:MovieClip) {
		mcClip._xscale = 25;
		mcClip._yscale = 25;
		mcClip.onRollOver = function() {
			upAlpha(this);
		};
		mcClip.onRollOut = function() {
			downAlpha(this);
		};
		mcClip.onRelease = function() {
			loadBigImage(myXML, this._name);
			return selectedImage=this._name;
		};
		var lastColumn = (mcClip._width+10)*2;
		if (nX == undefined) {
			nX = 750;
			nY = 50;
		}
		if (nY>=450) {
			nX -= mcClip._width+5;
			nY = 50;
		}
		mcClip._x = nX;
		mcClip._y = nY;
		nY += mcClip._height+5;
	};
	mclLoader.addListener(mclListener);
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Load LARGE IMAGES
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
mcPictFrame._alpha = 0;
var bigImageNewPlace:Array = [];
function loadBigImage(myXML, index) {
	bigImageOldPlace = bigImageNewPlace.pop();
	//removeMovieClip(imageTank);
	_global.imageTank = this.createEmptyMovieClip("imageTank"+index, index);
	bigImageNewPlace.push(imageTank);
	trace(bigImageNewPlace);
	preLoadDepth = preLoader.getDepth();
	oldPlaceDepth = bigImageOldPlace.getDepth();
	if (preLoadDepth<oldPlaceDepth) {
		preLoader.swapDepths(bigImageOldPlace);
	}
	captionBox.alphaTo(0, 1, ease);
	var bigImageX:Number;
	var bigImageY:Number;
	bigImageLoader.loadClip("images/"+myXML.firstChild.childNodes[index].attributes.picture, imageTank);
	txCaption.text = myXML.firstChild.childNodes[index].attributes.words;
	bigImageListener.onLoadProgress = function(mcClip, bytesLoaded, bytesTotal) {
		if (bytesLoaded<bytesTotal) {
			preLoader._alpha = 80;
			preLoader.mcBar._xscale = Math.round((bytesLoaded/bytesTotal)*100);
			preLoader.txPercent.text = Math.round((bytesLoaded/bytesTotal)*100)+"% loaded...";
		}
		if (bytesLoaded>=bytesTotal) {
			captionBox.alphaTo(100, 1, ease);
			//bigImageOldPlace.alphaTo(0,1,ease)
			preLoader._alpha = 0;
			//preLoader.alphaTo(0, .5, ease);
			mcClip._alpha = 0;
			mcClip.alphaTo(100, 1, "easeoutquad");
		}
	};
	bigImageListener.onLoadInit = function(mcCurrentBigImage:MovieClip):Void  {
		mcCurrentBigImage._xscale = 80;
		mcCurrentBigImage._yscale = 80;
		if (mcCurrentBigImage._width>mcCurrentBigImage._height) {
			mcCurrentBigImage._x = (bg._width-mcCurrentBigImage._width)-(mcCurrentBigImage._width/4);
			mcCurrentBigImage._y = 75;
		}
		if (mcCurrentBigImage._width<mcCurrentBigImage._height) {
			mcCurrentBigImage._x = (bg._width-mcCurrentBigImage._width)-(mcCurrentBigImage._width/2+75);
			mcCurrentBigImage._y = 35;
		}
		if (mcPictFrame.isTweening(false)) {
			captionBox.tween("_y", mcCurrentBigImage._y-20, 1, ease);
		}
		mcPictFrame._alpha = 100;
		mcPictFrame.tween(["_x", "_y", "_width", "_height"], [mcCurrentBigImage._x-10, mcCurrentBigImage._y-10, mcCurrentBigImage._width+25, mcCurrentBigImage._height+25], 1, ease);
	};
	bigImageListener.onLoadComplete = function(mcClip) {
		bigImageLoader.unloadClip(bigImageOldPlace);
	};
	bigImageLoader.addListener(bigImageListener);
}

[mpalma]

I didnt go through your code, maybe you need to do a _lockroot on the one that isnt working?

movieclipName._lockroot;

[mlecho]

thanks mpalma...this took me a while, but the problem was in the gallery.swf...seems that i was prematurely calling to "removeMovieClip(imageTank)" This is the clip that holds the bigImages. Anyway, i don't know why, but taking that out all together has done the job....

by the way, _lockroot is a nice feature. I never noticed it. Thanks