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[fzncloud]

Hi guyz, ive just got one question, Currently i have a swf presentation which loads up another swf when i click a button. Is there a way to make the new swf start like on its second frame and not the first?

Thanks in advance

Regards

Cloud

[funkysoul]

just put your actionscript which loads the swf into the desired frame..
(don't forget to put a stop(); action at the end, otherwise your movie will fall into a loop loading the swf everytime the playhead passes that frame.. )

[fzncloud]

i dont get it *scratches head*
the thing is i have a main prentation that has a menu on its second frame, theres a button on that frame that links me to a slideshow.swf. now on the slide show there is a back button which loads back my main page but i want it to start on the menu (frame 2) and not my first frame. >.< im confusing myself aswell now haha

[funkysoul]

lol, I'm not getting it either..

so what's on your first frame?

[fzncloud]

ok i have 2 swf, one is ass2.swf and the other is slideshow.swf. the ass2.swf first frame is a logo with a next button and on the next frame has a button going to the slideshow.swf, on the slideshow.swf, there is a "back to menu" button which should go back to ass2.swf frame 2 (where the button linking to slideshow.swf was)

hope that makes sense =]

[funkysoul]

erm... why do you want to switch between 2 swf's? isn't there anyway to do it inside one swf? That would make your life easier

[fzncloud]

i have no idea ahah >.< i guess it was the way i learnt in uni =]~ so no idea how to make it goto frame 2 of another swf?

[funkysoul]

try this one out:

_root.MyExternallyLoadedSWFMovieHolder.gotoAndStop("2");

Edited by funkysoul, 13 April 2006 - 10:53 AM.

[fzncloud]

whrere do i put that one >.<

[funkysoul]

inside your mainmovie which loads the externalmovie.. in your case I think "ass2.swf"

[fzncloud]

it didnt work =[ i have got it in my main actionscript in ass2.swf but nothing happens.

when im in my slideshow.swf and press the button to load the ass2.swf it still goes to the first frame of ass2.swf

[evertonian7uk]

can you upload the .fla's or .swi files for us to look at,

im reading your posts and am well confused lol.

simply adding it inside one swf should be suffice, set the button to play sprite XXX (if swish)

of actionscript if flash.

i would suggest you'll have a much better response if we can see the problem.

[fzncloud]

hey guyz, here is a really realy cut down version of my files >.<
basically all thats left is the frames and scripts and the buttons =]

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8TLZ05BI

[funkysoul]

aha.. now I get it..
Well, bad news.. you can't load a movie and explicit tell that new movie to go to frame 2. cause you are replacing the movies forth and back.
Anyway I've posted a workaround, have a look at it, and let me know if this is what you were looking for..

Edited by funkysoul, 14 April 2006 - 06:49 AM.

[fzncloud]

hey thats pretty cool!
would it be ok if i zip up my real file and let you try work around it LOLz. cos the real thing and this one is majorly different (different by wats showing in it. )!~

[funkysoul]

yeh post it up

[evertonian7uk]

oww ow thats just not far LOL

i was hoping to help one guy out lol

next time funkysoul next time

*runs off laughing*

[changerhiphopmusic]

Hey funkysoul, did the .zip get fixed by you because I opened it and ass2.swf is still not returning to frame 2, how'd u script the solution?

Thnxz

ChAnGeR

[funkysoul]

I just created on the main swf (ass2.swf) an empty movieclip with the right dimensions, when you press the button I just replaced the empty movieclip with the new (slideshow or video.swf).

buttonXYZ.onPress = function(){
loadMovie("slideshow.swf", empty_mc);
}

going back:

buttonXYZ.onPress = function(){
unloadMovie(this);
}

Edited by funkysoul, 21 April 2006 - 01:37 PM.