How to make a button go to another swf and frame?

[gkbdave]

I am having a hard time figuring out how to have a button load a swf file and on a certain frame of that swf.

Can this even be done?? I can get the swf to load fine but its getting to the specific frame that stuck on.

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance..

[MagnusVS]

why not just load the movie and put a goto -action in the loaded mc?

[gkbdave]

The reason I don't do that is because I want to reuse a certain frame in that .swf. Instead of rebuildign it again.

thanks

[gkbdave]

Ok,
I have tried to put a gotoandPlay(4) after the loadmovie action. It loaded the movie fine, but didnt' go to the certain frame.

There has to be a way to do this.

[pellepiano]

You can set a variable ( with the frame label name to go to ) with the button and have a action in the external swf read and act upon it.... like...

// Example loading a swf into a movieclip called container
on(release){
_root.whereToGo="gallery";
container.loadMovie("movie2.swf");
}

On the fiorst frame of movie2.swf ...

if(_root.whereToGo!=undefined){
this.gotoAndPlay(_root.whereToGo);
}