Problem with AS in slideshow

[gkbdave]

I was following a tutorial on Kirupa. The basic slideshow one. It works fine until I load the swf into a empty movie clip in another movie. It will only show the first picture, it doesn't even show the mask that I made either. Just the picture. If I open the slideshow swf it plays just fine. All the files and folder are in the same directory.

Any ideas? Here is the code:

this.pathToPics = "pics/";

this.pArray = ["0.jpg", "1.jpg", "2.jpg", "3.jpg", "4.jpg", "5.jpg", "6.jpg", "7.jpg", "8.jpg", "9.jpg", "10.jpg", "11.jpg", "12.jpg", "13.jpg", "14.jpg", "15.jpg", "16.jpg", "17.jpg", "18.jpg", "19.jpg"];
this.fadeSpeed = 20;
this.pIndex = 0;

loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pArray[0], _root.photo);
MovieClip.prototype.changePhoto = function(d) {
// make sure pIndex falls within pArray.length
this.pIndex = (this.pIndex+d)%this.pArray.length;
if (this.pIndex<0) {
this.pIndex += this.pArray.length;
}
this.onEnterFrame = fadeOut;
};
MovieClip.prototype.fadeOut = function() {
if (this.photo._alpha>this.fadeSpeed) {
this.photo._alpha -= this.fadeSpeed;
} else {
this.loadPhoto();
}
};
MovieClip.prototype.loadPhoto = function() {
// specify the movieclip to load images into
var p = _root.photo;
//------------------------------------------
p._alpha = 0;
p.loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pArray[this.pIndex]);
this.onEnterFrame = loadMeter;
};
MovieClip.prototype.loadMeter = function() {
var i, l, t;
l = this.photo.getBytesLoaded();
t = this.photo.getBytesTotal();
if (t>0 && t == l) {
this.onEnterFrame = fadeIn;
} else {
trace(l/t);
}
};
MovieClip.prototype.fadeIn = function() {
if (this.photo._alpha<100-this.fadeSpeed) {
this.photo._alpha += this.fadeSpeed;
} else {
this.photo._alpha = 100;
this.onEnterFrame = null;
}
};

this.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
this.changePhoto(-1);
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
this.changePhoto(1);
}
};
Key.addListener(this);

[Ask The Geezer]

Probably this reference to _root;

loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pArray[0], _root.photo);

It's no longer _root.photo when you load to an empty clip in another movie. You have to add the instance name of the empty clip;

loadMovie(this.pathToPics+this.pArray[0], _root.mtClip.photo);

[gkbdave]

thanks IaskWhy..

I tried what you said and now the slideshow swf doesn't work.

It did load into the empty movie clip, however wouldn't let me change photos.

[gkbdave]

I am baffled.. i have tried everything.. I thought it may have to do with the coding on the buttons which is:

on (release) {
_root.changePhoto(1);
}

they don't do anything when loaded into the empty MC. Works fine when tested.

Hope your still out there IaskWhy.. thanks for the help..

[Ask The Geezer]

What version of Flash are you using?

[gkbdave]

I am using MX Pro 2004..

[Ask The Geezer]

In the slideshow movie, go back to the original code. In frame 1 of the movie, add this line at the top of frame 1;

this._lockroot = true;

That should force the slideshow movie to use it's own root code and still work when loaded to another movie.

[gkbdave]

YES!!!! Thanks very much IaskWhy..

Can I ask one more quick question.. I have a 4 buttons that load dynamic text into a textbox. They work fine.. just want to have the first one loaded already when the user gets to that screen. I am sure its just one little piece of code but can't seem to find it anywhere..
here is what i have so far on each button, but want one to have the text already loaded..:

on (release) {
loadText = new LoadVars();
loadText.load ("meetinfo.txt");
loadText.onLoad = function (success)
{
if (success)
{
// trace(success);
infoBox.html = true;
infoBox.htmlText = this.info;
}
};
}

[Ask The Geezer]

Try typeing in what you want it to say when it loads. I mean in flash when your editing it. It should stay there till the code tells it to say something else.

[gkbdave]

Ok.. I understand what your saying.. but was hoping for it to load the first txt file.. Then as each button is clicked it will load them...

Thanks again.. your a lifesaver

[Ask The Geezer]

You can make it do that. Just take that code out of the button and put it in frame 1.

loadText = new LoadVars();
loadText.load ("meetinfo.txt");
loadText.onLoad = function (success)
{
if (success)
{
// trace(success);
infoBox.html = true;
infoBox.htmlText = this.info;
}
};

[gkbdave]

Thanks I will try that at work tomorrow..
Thanks again for the help...

[gkbdave]

You Rock IaskWhy......


Thanks works great... I kinda figured I could use that same code.. but wasn't exactly sure.. thanks again for your help..