Loading External SWF File

[QuickStudy]

Question:

Can I load an external SWF file and goto a particular frame in the SWF file that I’m loading all in one press of a button?

I have no problem with the load command:
on (press) {
loadMovieNum("movie.swf.",2);
}

and then navigating the new SWF file once it’s loaded by pressing the button again

on (press) {_level2.gotoAndStop(15)
}

but I can’t seem to load the movie and goto, “say frame (15)”, in one click of a button.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Tom

[nunomira]

you can put in the first frame of the main timeline of the external swf:

this.onLoad=function(){
 this.gotoAndPlay(15);
}
this.onLoad();

or you can prload the loading of the external movie and after it has loaded, tell it to play that frame.

this.onEnterFrame=function(){
 var bl=_level2.getBytesLoaded();
 var bt=_level2.getBytesTotal();
 if(bt>0 && bl>=bt){
  _level2.gotoAndPlay(15);
  delete this.onEnterFrame
 }
}

[relandr]

I have one point of confusion re: your question...

Do you have more than one button(s) that you want each to *call* the 'same' .swf but each to send (same swf) to different frames within that movie ???
(ie:[btn_1->fr 15...btn_2->fr 16...btn_3->fr 17])

I would imagine this is your case ...
if so,I don't believe an *onLoad* would work

<>R<>

[QuickStudy]

Thanks for your responses guys.
Relandr, you are correct in assuming my setup. I thought there might be a simple fix that I was overlooking but it looks like I’ll have to break apart some of my SWF files.

Thanks again,
Tom

[relandr]

I do know that multiple commands can be given to a single button interaction by 'stacking' the calls...
I am not sure if it will work in your scenario as the secondary call for gotoandPlay may get ignored if the .swf isn't fully loaded ... there may yet be a stall/if/when way to script that tho.

wouldn't hurt to try within each button;

on (press) {
loadMovieNum("movie.swf.",2);
(movie).onLoad.gotoandPlay(15);
}

some var. of that perhaps ???

- Experiment -

<>R<>
p.s in edit:: the onLoad I refered to previously was in regard to the to be loaded clip itself