passing variables problems...

[Kathy Vergucht]

H!


I have 3 swf's:

main.swf

navigation.swf

about_window.sfw


Main.swf contains 2 empty MC's with instance names 'navigation' and

'windows'.

At the beginning of main.swf, navigation.swf is loaded into 'navigation' and

replaces the empty MC. 


Navigation.swf contains 4 buttons.

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BUT1


on (press) { 

	About = "1";

    loadMovie ("about_window.swf", "_level0.windows");

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BUT2


on (press) {

	About = "2";

    loadMovie ("about_window.swf", "_level0.windows");

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BUT3


on (press) {

	About = "3";

    loadMovie ("about_window.swf", "_level0.windows");

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BUT4


on (press) { 

	About = "4";

    loadMovie ("about_window.swf", "_level0.windows");

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Basically i'm setting a variable for each button. The variable name is

'About'

When they click one of these buttons, let's say BUT1, it sets the var to "1"

and it starts loading "about_window.swf" in the other empty MC

"_level0.windows"


In "about_window.swf" I have a dynamic text field called 'varSection'.

The script in the first frame of this SFW is as follows:


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if (About="1") {

    varSection = "about text 1";

} else if (About="2") {

    varSection = "about text 2";

} else if (About="3") {

    varSection = "about text 3";

} else {

    varSection = "about text 4";

}

stop ();

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MY PROBLEM!

when you click but1, the variable 'About = "1"' is not passed on to

windows.swf...so it doesn't know if the condition is met.


What am i doing wrong? Anyhelp is welcome...


Cheers, 

Kathy