RE: FLASH: LoadMovie, pathnames, and tell targeting

[Sohrab Pirayesh]

Thanks Muzak,


I just started with flash 5, so I'm a little backwards in my coding.


You've been extremely helpful. I owe you big. ;-)


thanks again,


-sohrab


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I have attached the AS to a movieclip in the main movie (level0) and with an

'enterframe' event, so it loops.

The if statement needs a double '=' --> comparisson, not an assignment.

i also used F5 dot syntax, so no 'tell target'.


onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

    percent = _level1.getBytesLoaded()/_level1.getBytesTotal();

    if (percent == 1) {

        _level1.main.Play();

        _level0.gotoAndPlay("introstart");

    }

}


HTH,

Muzak


oh, the target mc 'main' has to be present (in the current keyframe) in the

level1 timeline.


----- Original Message -----

Subject: Re: FLASH: LoadMovie, pathnames, and tell targeting



> While we are on the subject here is a simple question,

>

> I have a movieX in _level0. I load MovieY into level 1 of Movie X.

> I have a movie clip that is set to stop inside of movie Y with instance

name

> "main".

> When movie Y is fully loaded, I want Movie X to tell the movie clip inside

> MovieY to 'play'. Simple right?

>

> here is my script:

> ----------

> percent = _level1.getBytesLoaded()/_level1.getBytesTotal();

> if (percent = 1) {

>  tellTarget ("_level1/main") {

>   play ();

>  }

>  gotoAndPlay ("introstart");

> }

> ------------

> The preload thing works great, what doesn't work is the tell target. When

I

> run this movie I get an error saying, " Target not found:

> Target="_level1/main" Base="_level0"".

>

> Is there a special way of tell targeting in flash 5 that i don't know

about?

> Is _level1/main improper syntax? Am I losing it? I have tried a million

> combinations and nothing works.

>

> I've been staring out this for quite a while now and maybe I am not seeing

> something simple.

> If someone could just put me out of my misery, it would be much

appreciated.

>

> -sohrab



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