Loading a MovieClip from my library!?

[dansflash2001]

Hey, I got a huge problem. I am basing my site layout all one this one actionscript thingy...when you press a button, a window pops up. The window is from the library. It's called "ContactWindow" and its linkage is "contact". I have been tearing my hair out trying to figure this out, but I can't seem to get this one!! Someone help!!

**Using Flash MX**

Thanks a lot!! :)

-Dan :|

[upuaut8]

So what's not working?

[dansflash2001]

When I press the button, nothing happens!! :lol:

[upuaut8]

do a test movie, hit the button, then do a "view objects" has the object appeared in that list or not?

[dansflash2001]

on (release) {
MovieClip.attachMovie(contact,Contactwindow);
}

There's the script...i just know that something is missing :(

[ilyaslamasse]

this.attachMovie("contact", "t"+i, i);Is that what you're doing ?

pom 0]

[dansflash2001]

What the heck is the "t"+i, i ? Where did that come from?

Still isn't working!!! Someone send me your AIM sn, so we can talk it out over instant messaging...that would be nicer

[ilyaslamasse]

I don't have it.
"t"+1 is the name of the clip when it's attached. Actually, that was part of this code (it goes to an empty clip) :
onClipEvent (load) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp i = 0 ;
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp function trinity () {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp i++;
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp attachMovie("agent", "t"+i, i);
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp var mc = this["t"+i];
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp mc._x = _xmouse;
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp mc._y = _ymouse;
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp }
}
onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp pressing = 1;
}
onClipEvent (mouseUp) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp pressing = 0;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp if (pressing) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp trinity();
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp }
}pom 0]

[dansflash2001]

Ahhhhh!!!! Too confusing!! I am not the greatest at actionscripting, so i don't understand....

[ilyaslamasse]

Are you sure you want to attach movie ?
If so, you need a button with the code :
on (press) {
i++;
_root.attachMovie("contact", "t"+i, i);
var mc = _root["t"+i];
mc._x = Math.round(Math.random()*500);
mc._y = Math.round(Math.random()*400);
}
Still not good ?

pom 0]

[upuaut8]

as long as you've got the linkage set, it should work fine dan. The code problem that I see is this.

on (release) {
MovieClip.attachMovie(contact,Contactwindow);
}

in this example, what is "MovieClip"? It should be an instance name of a movie clip that you're attaching this too, or it should be "_root"

like this

on (release) {
_root.attachMovie("contact","newName",aDepthNumberHere);
}

where "contact" is the name of the movie in the linkage dialogue box, and "newName" is the instance name of the attached movie.

[dansflash2001]

Thanks you guys!!! I don't know what I would do without you! :) I still gotta test it out though...Thanks a bunch!

-Dan :|

[dansflash2001]

Pom, thanks for that code!! But I only want one to pop up, because if I push it again, another window pops up!! I don't want that to happen, do I just have to remove the ++ in the "i++" ?

[upuaut8]

on (press) {
_root.attachMovie("contact", "t1", 1);
var mc = _root.t1;
mc._x = Math.round(Math.random()*500);
mc._y = Math.round(Math.random()*400);
}

[upuaut8]

Well.. this one will actually keep doing the effect every time you press the button, but you probebly wont notice that a new movie clip is being attached at the same level, with the same content, and deleting the previous mc at that level.

[ilyaslamasse]

The only trouble Upu is that the movie is placed randomly in that code, so you'll notice the attachment. Dan, You can use the usual trick :
on (press) {
if (clicked) {
clicked = !clicked ;
_root.attachMovie("contact", "t1", 1);
var mc = _root.t1;
mc._x = Math.round(Math.random()*500);
mc._y = Math.round(Math.random()*400);
}
}pom 0]

[upuaut8]

I dont' see why it needs to be random in there at all. You can just set the x and y to whatver you like. Or even keep track of an array of locations so that the windows always popped up in a particular place, but not necessarly the same place.

ultimately all you need is

on (press) {
_root.attachMovie("contact", "t1", 1);
}

[ilyaslamasse]

Yeah yeah yeah, but as there was random in your code, I just thought I'd say... Anyway.

pom 0]

[upuaut8]

sorry.. I downplayed your discovery of my error. My ego was showing again. ;)