Running function of a loaded movie

[oskom]

Hello all,
I've got a parent movie that's loading external swf's into 7 container movieclips using the loadMovie() function. That's all good. I need to, however, have external images loaded into additional container movieclips INSIDE those swf's upon them being completely loaded into the parent movie. I know how to reference a movieclip loaded into a level, but if you're loading an swf into a container movieclip, how do you attribute an instance name to it for later referencing? It seems to me that loadMovie() doesn't have this quality.

Insight?

[EvolveDesigns]

you reference the container movieclips instance name so if you loaded your swf into an mc with an instance name of 'container' that container would be your swf

container.gotoAndStop(5); would go to frame 5 of the loaded swf

hope that's what your after!

[oskom]

I understand that part. What I can't seem to figure out is HOW you attribute an instance name with loadMovie(). The provided parameters don't have an instance name portion...

//LOAD THE MOViE "myMovie.swf" INTO THE MOVIECLIP "movieHolder" ON THE _root
loadMovie("myMovie.swf", "_root.movieHolder");

The online documentation for Flash 8 on Adobe's website doesn't say anything about attributing an instance name. Am I missing something?

[oskom]

HOLD UP! Ryan, I finally read your answer a little more carefully. I reference the CONTAINER MOVIE, not the SWF itself...gotcha!!!

Thanks!

[EvolveDesigns]

u bet!