[RESOLVED] [MX] Grr... another _level issue

[Blueboy250]

Well I've hit another scripting snag. For some reason I am unable to target a movieclip within a .swf file I've loaded with the loadMovieNum command. I've been trying to find the issue here for the last two days and I'm absolutely stumped. So here's part of the script. I've put *** where my main issue is.

function battleview(areaname, enemynumber, enemy1name, enemy2name, enemy3name) {
function battleload() {
        /*this will load the basic battle stuff and then load the enemies depending on enemynumber*/
        loadMovieNum(areaname, 1);
        loadMovieNum("battleinterface.swf", 9);
        loadMovieNum("character.swf", 5);
        if (enemynumber == 1) {
            loadMovieNum(enemy1name+".swf", 2);
            battlesetup();
        }
        if (enemynumber == 2) {
            loadMovieNum(enemy1name+".swf", 2);
            loadMovieNum(enemy2name+".swf", 3);
            battlesetup();
        }
        if (enemynumber == 3) {
            loadMovieNum(enemy1name+".swf", 2);
            loadMovieNum(enemy2name+".swf", 3);
            loadMovieNum(enemy3name+".swf", 4);
            battlesetup;
        }
    }
    function battlesetup() {
        if (enemynumber == 1) {
//***here is the issue, for some reason it won't allow me to target _level5.character
            _level5.character._x = 999;
        }
    }
battleload();
} 

This is the basic set up of part of a game I've been working on this summer. It really just loads all the files.

[dawsonk]

The problem appears to be that the swf has not completed loading before you are trying to access it.

[Blueboy250]

Ah, I had not thougth of that at all. Thanks mate, I'll try a getbytesloaded command to check the .swf loading status before moving onto function battlesetup;. That might just work.

[Blueboy250]

Hmm, well this is looking to be more difficult than I assumed. Can anyone help me out with the getbytesloaded check? I was thinking of trying out the MovieClipLoader class I've heard so much about, but I'm starting to think that Flash 8 isn't it?

Is there a better way I can do this? Because the way I have it now I'm loading all of my clips through .loadMovie commands os there isn't any movieclip to target until it's actually loaded in the first place.

[Blueboy250]

Nevermind, I've resolved the issue with a couple of setIntervals,