Flash Input text does not work through Dreamweaver

[An Artist]

Hello everyone,
I am trying to get a contact forum to work on my website.
The input text test works when I export the swf itself, but I can't type anything into those forms once the flash is in dreamweaver and published.
Does anyone know of a reason why this happens?

This contact forum is using AS and PHP.
The tutorial
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I found out why I can't get the input text to work. It's because a SWF is loading into another SWF. There must be a way to fix this issue.

[whispers]

huh?

are you not embedding the .swf as normal?

I dont think this has anything to do with Dreamweaver?

if the .swf works by itself..

but the .swf does NOT work when loaded into another (main) .swf..

its usually a scoping issue.

remove all references of _root in the external/form.swf.. and use relative pathing.

or maybe try using _lockroot = true;

[An Artist]

huh?

are you not embedding the .swf as normal?

I dont think this has anything to do with Dreamweaver?

if the .swf works by itself..

but the .swf does NOT work when loaded into another (main) .swf..

its usually a scoping issue.

remove all references of _root in the external/form.swf.. and use relative pathing.

or maybe try using _lockroot = true;

Actually I found out the problem was that because I was using an external SWF as the contact form... When I put the contact form in the main movie clip it worked.

[whispers]

you could have kept it separate..

you should be able to load movies/swf's/content as normal..regardless of where it is embedded.

I still think it was a simple/minor pathing issue.

a simple _lockroot = true in the external.swf probably would have fixed it. =)

glad it all worked out for ya.

[An Artist]

you could have kept it separate..

you should be able to load movies/swf's/content as normal..regardless of where it is embedded.

I still think it was a simple/minor pathing issue.

a simple _lockroot = true in the external.swf probably would have fixed it. =)

glad it all worked out for ya.

Actually, it didn't work out. Now I can't get the other buttons to work and load the external SWFs now that I did it this way.
Can I PM you my page and code? Maybe you can help me solve several days of problems.

[whispers]

question 1:

in the FORM.swf the one that you are trying to LOAD into another (main) .swf

is there any references to _root?


question 2:

did you try putting _lockroot = true; in the FORM/external.swf first frame in _root timeline?

[An Artist]

question 1:

in the FORM.swf the one that you are trying to LOAD into another (main) .swf

is there any references to _root?


question 2:

did you try putting _lockroot = true; in the FORM/external.swf first frame in _root timeline?

I am not an expert in AS2. I don't even know what a _lockroot = true is. And I did try _root a few times but nothing worked.

[whispers]

did you make this .swf?


and even if you didnt.. look at the code..

do you see _root typed anywhere? in any lines of code?



and I suppose you dont need to know to know what: _lockroot = true; means to try it..

just copy and paste it where I said if you wanted to try and solve your problem.

[An Artist]

did you make this .swf?


and even if you didnt.. look at the code..

do you see _root typed anywhere? in any lines of code?



and I suppose you dont need to know to know what: _lockroot = true; means to try it..

just copy and paste it where I said if you wanted to try and solve your problem.

Thanks. I made 100% of this website. It's going to be my portfolio website. I will PM you the trial website.

Here is the AS2 for the contact button.

on (rollOver) {
    this.contactMC2.gotoAndPlay("start");

}

on (rollOut) {
    this.contactMC2.gotoAndPlay("goback");


}

on (press) {
    this.contactMC2.gotoAndPlay("press");



}

on (release) {

    loadMovie("contact.swf", this._parent.blank_mc);

}