# Clickable slide show with external SWFs

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clickable-slide-show-with-external-swfs/312191
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 27, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clickable-slide-show-with-external-swfs/312191 "2010-07-27T19:04:46Z")
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### Author: ![lanawylma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@lanawylma](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lanawylma)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/clickable-slide-show-with-external-swfs/312191/1 "2010-07-27T19:04:46Z")

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Hi… I would really apprecaite some help with the slide show please.

I have a slide show that loads 3 external SWFs. (The External SWFs have buttons and action script of their own as well )

I’ve gotten the SWFs to load and to switch automtically as well as on the button Click (going to next SWF in array). What I would like to do is the following:

- Have the buttons 1,2 and 3 go to respective SWFs (and not just a next button option)

Also, as far as transitions (just basic fade in and out) is that something I should do within the external movie Clip?

Thank you very much I appreciate all the help. Here’s my code:

**// Array of external clips to use. Variable index refers to next clip to be displayed.  
var clips:Array = [“page1.swf”, “page2.swf”, “page3.swf”];  
var index:int = 0;**

**// Stuff to load swf files  
var thisLoader:Loader = new Loader();  
thisLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, doneLoading);**

**var thisMC:MovieClip = new MovieClip();  
stage.addChild(thisMC); // Add empty MC initially so the nextClip function can be generic**

**// Removes old MC and gets the next one, waiting until when it has initialized beore adding it to the stage  
function nextClip():void {  
thisLoader.load(new URLRequest(clips[index]));  
}**

**// Tell AS that the loaded file is a movie clip and add it to the stage.  
function doneLoading(e:Event):void {  
stage.removeChild(thisMC);  
thisMC = MovieClip(thisLoader.content);  
thisLoader.unload();  
thisMC.addEventListener(Event.ENTER\_FRAME, runOnce);  
stage.addChildAt(thisMC, 0);  
thisMC.gotoAndPlay(1);  
}**

**// When thisMC has finished - the next MC starts**

**function runOnce(e:Event):void {  
if(thisMC.currentFrame == thisMC.totalFrames) {  
thisMC.removeEventListener(Event.EXIT\_FRAME, runOnce);  
index = (index + 1)%(clips.length);  
nextClip()  
}  
}  
// “Next button” just calls a function that goes to the next file name (mod the number of files in the list)**

**MovieClip(parent).bttn1\_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, playNext);**

**function playNext(e:MouseEvent):void {  
nextClip();  
index = (index + 1)%(clips.length);  
}**

Thank you!!!