Accessing Level with variable

programming flash
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maybe this problem has been adressed before but i couldn’t find it…

i try to be so clear as possible and i tell you it is not easy in my confused state of mind

i have this problem where i want to put different swf’s on a higher level on the click of a button in a row of buttons where i takes the instance name of the button -thats why this.butaction is in my script - clicked and puts the swf on the stage

all the loading works fine but for some reason i cant access the loaded movie clip to play or unload… i know that loading it on the same level would be a solution… but i want it to appear and dissapear with a litle animation

so every loaded movie needs to be loaded on a higher level…

here is the code i use

on the first frame of the timeline i say:[COLOR=royalblue]
_global.loadlevel = 3;[/COLOR][COLOR=darkred]
//since i want the first time i load a clip to load on _level3
[/COLOR]

on the button it says:[COLOR=royalblue]
on (release) {
level = ((_global.loadlevel)-1);
‘_level’+level.gotoAndPlay (15)
loadMovieNum(this.butAction+’.swf’, _global.loadlevel);
_global.loadlevel++;
}[/COLOR][COLOR=darkred]
//when i do a trace anywhere in my code it gives me the correct level numbers
[/COLOR][COLOR=red]
so very desperado i’m trying to solve the problem for a couple of days now…
hopefully someone can help me…
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tnx redg

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level = ((_global.loadlevel)-1);

you should change that to

level = ((_global.loadlevel)+1);

that way each time it goes up one level … if you have it set at 3 and then you subract 1 all you’re going to get is 2, 1, 0 then you’re out of levels. actually i think you could take the +1 out altogether and it would work fine.

additionally, you might have a problem with something else being loaded on the same level. so try a higher number like 254 or something instead of 3 … that way if you have anything else that is occupying the lower levels it won’t matter.

hope this helps

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hey shuga tnx for the input anyway…
but it doesnt work…
as i was writing a reply to your answer…
someone else served me de answer…

i just have to say

            level = "_level"+((_global.loadlevel)-1);
eval(level).gotoAndPlay(15);

this eval pulls the string out of the variable
:slight_smile: