[CS3] External SWF Files

[happyvince]

Hello people!

I am trying to write the action script for external SWF files for my flash project. It does not work! I'm using Flash CS3. When you first launch the site, it has animation on the main page. As for the drop down button, I wanted to click on the 1st button, it display an external swf file. It does not work. Please help! Needed your advised to make it works. I have attached the flash file. Please take a look and tell me what I did wrong! Thank you in advanced.

PS: I also upload the file the the magaupload as well.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HUV1EFHF (4.8MB)

Vince

[erico564]

Hey there!

You had one misspelling:

hospital.onRelease = funciton() {

which should be

hospital.onRelease = function() {

The other problem is your code is on the root level and is targeting "hospital". Because "hospital" is on the second frame of the "menu" movie clip, you should probably put the hospital click function inside the "menu" movie clip. If you do this, however, remember to make sure that you target the loader which is on the root:

hospital.onRelease = function() {
	trace("hospital");
	_root.loader._visible = true;
	_root.mcl.loadClip("sample.swf", holder);
}

In general, it looks like this whole FLA could use some help with naming instances and targeting them correctly. As a rule of thumb, you should name everything you put on the stage. Then remember when you want your actionscript to point to something, it is relative to where you put your actionscript.

Rock on,

--eric

[happyvince]

Eric,

Thank you so much for your help! I appreciated a lot.

Vince