load movie problem

[chelmquist]

I'm loading an swf with a button into the main movie. My code is:
on (release) {
loadMovie ("BCNY.swf", _root.vid)}
This works, except for one problem. Before the movie loads, the entire Projector disappears for a split second before reappearing and playing fine. I have other buttons loading other swf's, with the same code. These work the same. The first time a movie is loaded, the problem occurs, but all subsequent loads happen without interruption. During a test run, I get the following error message:
Error opening URL "file:///Macintosh%20HD/Desktop%20Folder/Video Attempt/"
This tells me it has trouble opening the mc, and where it lives, but does not tell me what I've done wrong.
Can anyone help? Thank you very much.

[Jls2K]

Unluess vid is a variable, change it to:

on (release) {
    loadMovie ("BCNY.swf", "_root.vid");
}

[chelmquist]

Thanks, but that didn't do it. The "vid" is not a variable, but an actual blank mc stand-in for where I want the swf to appear. Could my problem have something to do with where I keep the swf's saved? The projector and the swf live in the same folder, just like my reference book tells me. Am I missing something? That error message sure seems to indicate a problem getting to the swf in the first place. Any help anyone can provide would sure be appreciated.

[Jls2K]

If vid is indeed not a variable you should use the code I posted. It might not solve the problem but it's a bit more correct.
As for the other, I can't think what else it might be. What does interest me is that all the spaces in your directory names have been converted to %20 except for the last one... see that?

[chelmquist]

I noticed that, but I have no idea what that means. "Video Attempt" is the name of the folder on my desktop where all the files live. I'm guessing I need to do something about this part of the picture, but I haven't a clue what to do about it.

[Jls2K]

I can't think what it might be, sorry...