[AS 2.0] Scope issue?

[COLOR=#ffffff][AS 2.0] scope issue?[/COLOR] Hey guys…
I´m so * lost… I´m pretty sure this is so simple but i cant get my head around it…

I´m sorry for the massive amount of code.

I´ve built a xml-driven menu.
First duplicates a MC to make the “mainMenu”,
then when you made your choice I remove the
“mainMenu”-movieclips and build up the “submenu”.

It all works great when viewing the swf for itself.
However when i load the swf into another
the “subMenu” won´t show.
MAKE NOTICE >> no “_root” nor “_parent” in the code.

This is the part that screws up.
the:
fadeIN(home); // the “home” = undefined.
should point to “_level0” in the menu swf.
var home = this;
(tried setting up _globals and _root +_lockroot… nothing works)

** ActionScript:**[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// FADE IN SUB MENU
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] fadeupList = setTimeout (fadeUP, 500);
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] fadeUP () {
btn.[COLOR=#000087]_y[/COLOR] = 20;
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] total = rootNode.childNodes.[COLOR=#000087]length[/COLOR];

    [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] subTotal = rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes.[COLOR=#000087]length[/COLOR];
    
    
    [COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] (i:[COLOR=#000087]Number[/COLOR] = 0; i<subTotal; i++){;
            btn.[COLOR=#000087]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR] ('btn' + i,getNextHighestDepth ());
            btn.[COLOR=#000087]_y[/COLOR] += 19;
            
            [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] nPDF = (rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes*.firstChild.attributes.pdf);
            [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] nTEXT = (rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes*.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue);
            [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] nBILD = (rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes*.firstChild.attributes.bild);
            
            
            home['btn' + i].nPDF = nPDF;
            home['btn' + i].nTEXT = nTEXT;
            home['btn' + i].nBILD = nBILD;
            home['btn' + i].btnTitle.[COLOR=#000087]text[/COLOR] = rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes*.attributes.name;
            home['btn' + i].id = i;
            home['btn' + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRollOver[/COLOR] = over;
            home['btn' + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRollOut[/COLOR] = out;
            home['btn' + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRelease[/COLOR] = hit;
            
            
            fadeIN (home);   [COLOR=#878787]// THIS IS IT

[/COLOR]

    }

you will find the ABOVE-code further down.
** ActionScript:**[COLOR=#000087]stop[/COLOR] ();
[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// IMPORT FUSE
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR]import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.*;
ZigoEngine.simpleSetup (PennerEasing,Shortcuts);

[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// CHARACTER FIX
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#000087]System[/COLOR].useCodepage = [COLOR=#000087]true[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// DECLARE “home” as “this”
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] home = [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// XML
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] myXML:[COLOR=#000087]XML[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]new[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000087]XML[/COLOR] ();
myXML.[COLOR=#000087]ignoreWhite[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]true[/COLOR];
myXML.[COLOR=#000087]onLoad[/COLOR] = buildMenu;
myXML.[COLOR=#000087]load[/COLOR] ("[COLOR=blue]menu.xml[/COLOR]");
btn.[COLOR=#000087]_visible[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]false[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// MENU SELECTION
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#000087]_global[/COLOR].fcn = [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] () {
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] rootNode = myXML.firstChild;
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] total = rootNode.childNodes.[COLOR=#000087]length[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] (i:[COLOR=#000087]Number[/COLOR] = 0; i<total; i++){;
[COLOR=#000087]if[/COLOR] (i != selectedBTN)
{
home[‘btn’ + i].[COLOR=#000087]enabled[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]true[/COLOR];
home[‘btn’ + i].[COLOR=#000087]useHandCursor[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]true[/COLOR];
home[‘btn’ + i].btnBG.tintTo (0xCA0000,0,0.2,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutQuad[/COLOR]");
}
}
};

[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// BUILD UP MENU
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] buildMenu () {
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] rootNode = myXML.firstChild;
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] total = rootNode.childNodes.[COLOR=#000087]length[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] (i:[COLOR=#000087]Number[/COLOR] = 0; i<total; i++){;
btn.[COLOR=#000087]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR] (‘btn’ + i,getNextHighestDepth ());
btn.[COLOR=#000087]_y[/COLOR] += 19;
home[‘btn’ + i].btnTitle.[COLOR=#000087]text[/COLOR] = rootNode.childNodes*.attributes.name;
home[‘btn’ + i].id = i;
home[‘btn’ + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRollOver[/COLOR] = over;
home[‘btn’ + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRollOut[/COLOR] = out;
home[‘btn’ + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRelease[/COLOR] = hit;
}
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] over () {
[COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].btnBG.tintTo (0xCA0000,100,0.2,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutQuad[/COLOR]");
}
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] out () {
[COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].btnBG.tintTo (0xCA0000,0,0.2,"[COLOR=blue]easeInQuad[/COLOR]");
}
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] hit () {
[COLOR=#000087]_global[/COLOR].selectedBTN = [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].id;
[COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].btnBG.tintTo (0xCA0000,100,0.2,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutQuad[/COLOR]");
back_btn.[COLOR=#000087]_visible[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]true[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000087]enabled[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]false[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000087]useHandCursor[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]false[/COLOR];
buildSUB (home);
fcn ();
}
}

[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] removeChildren (mc:[COLOR=#000087]MovieClip[/COLOR]):Void {
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] r:[COLOR=#000087]String[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] (r [COLOR=#000087]in[/COLOR] mc)
{
[COLOR=#000087]if[/COLOR] (mc[r].[COLOR=#000087]removeMovieClip[/COLOR])
{
mc[r].[COLOR=#000087]removeMovieClip[/COLOR] ();
}
}
}

[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// BUILD UP SUB-MENU
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] buildSUB (mc:[COLOR=#000087]MovieClip[/COLOR]) {
fadeOUT (home);
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] rootNode = myXML.firstChild;
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] total = rootNode.childNodes.[COLOR=#000087]length[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] m:[COLOR=#000087]Number[/COLOR] = 0;

    switch (mc.id)
    {
            
            case 0 :
            m = 0;
            [COLOR=#000087]break[/COLOR];
            case 1 :
            m = 1;
            [COLOR=#000087]break[/COLOR];
            case 2 :
            m = 2;
            [COLOR=#000087]break[/COLOR];
            case 3 :
            m = 3;
            [COLOR=#000087]break[/COLOR];
            case 4 :
            m = 4;
            [COLOR=#000087]break[/COLOR];
            case 5 :
            m = 5;
            [COLOR=#000087]break[/COLOR];
            case 6 :
            m = 6;
            [COLOR=#000087]break[/COLOR];
            case 7 :
            m = 7;
            
            [COLOR=#000087]break[/COLOR];
    }
    [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// SUBMENU SELECTION
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000087]_global[/COLOR].Sfcn = [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] () {
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] rootNode = myXML.firstChild;
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] total = rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes.[COLOR=#000087]length[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] (i:[COLOR=#000087]Number[/COLOR] = 0; i<total; i++){;
[COLOR=#000087]if[/COLOR] (i != SselectedBTN)
{
home[‘btn’ + i].[COLOR=#000087]enabled[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]true[/COLOR];
home[‘btn’ + i].[COLOR=#000087]useHandCursor[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]true[/COLOR];
home[‘btn’ + i].btnBG.tintTo (0xCA0000,0,0.2,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutQuad[/COLOR]");
}
}
};
[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// FADE OUT THEN REMOVE MCS
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] fadeListener = setTimeout (holdRemove, 500);
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] holdRemove () {
removeChildren (home);
}
[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// FADE IN SUB MENU
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] fadeupList = setTimeout (fadeUP, 500);
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] fadeUP () {
btn.[COLOR=#000087]_y[/COLOR] = 20;
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] total = rootNode.childNodes.[COLOR=#000087]length[/COLOR];

            [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] subTotal = rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes.[COLOR=#000087]length[/COLOR];
            
            
            [COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] (i:[COLOR=#000087]Number[/COLOR] = 0; i&lt;subTotal; i++){;
                    btn.[COLOR=#000087]duplicateMovieClip[/COLOR] ('btn' + i,getNextHighestDepth ());
                    btn.[COLOR=#000087]_y[/COLOR] += 19;
                    
                    [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] nPDF = (rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes*.firstChild.attributes.pdf);
                    [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] nTEXT = (rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes*.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue);
                    [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] nBILD = (rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes*.firstChild.attributes.bild);
                    
                    
                    home['btn' + i].nPDF = nPDF;
                    home['btn' + i].nTEXT = nTEXT;
                    home['btn' + i].nBILD = nBILD;
                    home['btn' + i].btnTitle.[COLOR=#000087]text[/COLOR] = rootNode.childNodes[m].childNodes*.attributes.name;
                    home['btn' + i].id = i;
                    home['btn' + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRollOver[/COLOR] = over;
                    home['btn' + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRollOut[/COLOR] = out;
                    home['btn' + i].[COLOR=#000087]onRelease[/COLOR] = hit;
                    
                    
                    fadeIN (home);   [COLOR=#878787]/// THIS IS IT...

[/COLOR]

            }
            [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] fadeIN (mc:[COLOR=#000087]MovieClip[/COLOR]) {
                    [COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] ([COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] i [COLOR=#000087]in[/COLOR] mc)
                    {
                            [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] n = mc*;
                            [COLOR=#000087]if[/COLOR] ([COLOR=#000087]typeof[/COLOR] (n) == "[COLOR=blue]movieclip[/COLOR]")
                            {
                                    n.alphaTo (100,0.5,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutQuad[/COLOR]");
                            }
                    }
            }
            [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] over () {
                    [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].btnBG.tintTo (0xCA0000,100,0.2,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutQuad[/COLOR]");
            }
            [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] out () {
                    [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].btnBG.tintTo (0xCA0000,0,0.2,"[COLOR=blue]easeInQuad[/COLOR]");
            }
            [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] hit () {
                    [COLOR=#000087]_global[/COLOR].SselectedBTN = [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].id;
                    pdfIco_mc.[COLOR=#000087]_visible[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]true[/COLOR];
                    texto_all.[COLOR=#000087]htmlText[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].nTEXT;
                    mcl.loadClip ([COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].nBILD,bildContainer_mc);
                    [COLOR=#000087]_global[/COLOR].lPDF = [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].nPDF;
                    [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000087]enabled[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]false[/COLOR];
                    [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000087]useHandCursor[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]false[/COLOR];
                    [COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].btnBG.tintTo (0xCA0000,100,0.2,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutQuad[/COLOR]");
                    Sfcn ();
                    [COLOR=#878787]//trace(this.nTEXT);

[/COLOR] }
[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// PDF BUTTON MOUSE EVENTS
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] pdfIco_mc.[COLOR=#000087]onRollOver[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] () {
[COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].scaleTo (100,0.5,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutBack[/COLOR]");
};
pdfIco_mc.[COLOR=#000087]onRollOut[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] () {
[COLOR=#000087]this[/COLOR].scaleTo (80,0.5,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutBack[/COLOR]");
};
pdfIco_mc.[COLOR=#000087]onRelease[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] () {
[COLOR=#000087]trace[/COLOR] ([COLOR=#000087]_global[/COLOR].lPDF);
[COLOR=#000087]getURL[/COLOR] ([COLOR=#000087]_global[/COLOR].lPDF);
};
[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// MOVIECLIPLOADER
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] mList:[COLOR=#000087]Object[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000087]new[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000087]Object[/COLOR] ();
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] mcl:MovieClipLoader = [COLOR=#000087]new[/COLOR] MovieClipLoader ();
mcl.[COLOR=#000087]addListener[/COLOR] (mList);
mList.onLoadStart = [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] () {
[COLOR=#000087]trace[/COLOR] ("[COLOR=blue]start load[/COLOR]");
bildContainer_mc.[COLOR=#000087]_alpha[/COLOR] = 0;
};
mList.onLoadProgress = [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] () {
[COLOR=#000087]trace[/COLOR] ("[COLOR=blue]is loading[/COLOR]");
};
mList.onLoadInit = [COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] () {
[COLOR=#000087]trace[/COLOR] ("[COLOR=blue]load complete[/COLOR]");
texto_all.[COLOR=#000087]_y[/COLOR] = bildContainer_mc.[COLOR=#000087]_y[/COLOR] + bildContainer_mc.[COLOR=#000087]_height[/COLOR] + 10;
bildContainer_mc.alphaTo (100,1,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutBounce[/COLOR]");

            };
    }

}

[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// FADE IN FUNCTION
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] fadeIN (mc:[COLOR=#000087]MovieClip[/COLOR]) {
[COLOR=#000087]trace[/COLOR] ("[COLOR=blue]should fade up[/COLOR]");
[COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] ([COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] i [COLOR=#000087]in[/COLOR] mc)
{
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] n = mc*;
[COLOR=#000087]if[/COLOR] ([COLOR=#000087]typeof[/COLOR] (n) == “[COLOR=blue]movieclip[/COLOR]”)
{
[COLOR=#000087]trace[/COLOR] (n);
n.alphaTo (100,0.5,"[COLOR=blue]easeOutQuad[/COLOR]");
}
}
}
[COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////// FADE OUT FUNCTION
[/COLOR][COLOR=#878787]////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000087]function[/COLOR] fadeOUT (mc:[COLOR=#000087]MovieClip[/COLOR]) {
[COLOR=#000087]trace[/COLOR] ("[COLOR=blue]should fade out now[/COLOR]");
[COLOR=#000087]for[/COLOR] ([COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] i [COLOR=#000087]in[/COLOR] mc)
{
[COLOR=#000087]var[/COLOR] n = mc*;
[COLOR=#000087]if[/COLOR] ([COLOR=#000087]typeof[/COLOR] (n) == “[COLOR=blue]movieclip[/COLOR]”)
{
n.alphaTo (0,0.5,"[COLOR=blue]easeInQuad[/COLOR]");
}
}
}

As said… this works for itself but not when
loaded into another swf.

examples:

WORKING - standalone

NOT WORKING - loaded ( Press the “PRODUKTER” link to get to the menu )

Please… anyone ?