[FMX] loadMovie

[printer]

I am trying to load a published movie (movieB) into another movie(movieA). I would like movieB when it appears to beging playing at scene 2 frame 1. I can get it to load but it plays at scene 1 frame 1. Here is the code I am using on a button :

on(release){
loadMovie("movieB.swf",empty_mc);
gotoAndStop("Scene2","first");
}
//empty_mc is a blank movieClip on the root timeline of movieA
//first is the frame label of scene 2 of movieB.

Can someone inform me as to what I am doing wrong here or if it is even possible what I am trying to do. If I can get this to work I can link out to different training modules I have already built.

[Voetsjoeba]

Welcome to the forums =)

I've never used scenes in external swfs, but I think it is something like this:



on(release){
empty_mc.loadMovie("movieB.swf");
empty_mc.gotoAndStop("Scene2","first");
}

[printer]

That does not work for whatever reason. Thank you for replying though. I appreciate it.

[Voetsjoeba]

Well are you sure that the path to empty_mc is correct ? Does the swf load ?

[printer]

Yes. The swf loads but it plays scene 1 frame 1.

[Voetsjoeba]

Are you sure you gave the frame label "first" to the first frame of that Scene ?

[printer]

Yes

[Voetsjoeba]

As I said, I don't have experience using scenes, simply because I never use them. I just tested it, and it doesn't work for me either. Maybe someone else can help you out with this.

[printer]

Thanks for trying.

[scotty]

Hi printer,

i've also lost the touch on scenes but i think you can do it with global variables.

in the first frame of your mainmovie you put:
_global.sce = false;
then on your button:
on(release){
empty_mc.loadMovie("movieB.swf");
_global.sce = true;
}

and in the first frame of your movieB:
if(_global.sce = true){
gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 1)
}

if i've all my typing right, this should work

scotty

[printer]

When I put the code:

if(_global.sce = true){
gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 1)
}

on the first frame of movieB and play it; it goes straight to scene 2.

[scotty]

i forgot the stop
stop();
if(_global.sce = true){
gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 1)
}

:smirk:

scotty

[printer]

I didn't. It still goes straight to scene 2. Thanks for trying though.

[scotty]

strange, take a look at this, this is working around here

scotty

[printer]

Your right, yours works. I copied your code into my movie and it works fine. Don't know what I was doing wrong but I thank you for your perseverance and helping me out.

Many Thanks

[scotty]

no problem:thumb: