# Combobox stops working hen loading new swf

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-stops-working-hen-loading-new-swf/243511>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 7, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-stops-working-hen-loading-new-swf/243511 "2007-11-07T19:29:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![HolmesDJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@HolmesDJ](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HolmesDJ)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/combobox-stops-working-hen-loading-new-swf/243511/1 "2007-11-07T19:29:10Z")

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[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Hi all…[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I’m relatively new to flash 8 and am having a problem with a combobox that is driving me nuts.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Basically I have two .swf files…one called 001.swf and one called 002.swf. In both movies I have the same combobox containing the same data (i.e. page1 and page2). For each combobox I have a “on(change)” event which basically gets the selected value and then in an IF statement loads a movie…[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]on(change){[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]  
[SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]pageno\_cb=this.getValue();[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]  
[SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]if(pageno\_cb==“Page1”){[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]  
[SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]loadMovie(“001.swf”,0);[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]  
[SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]}[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]  
[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]if(pageno\_cb==“Page2”){[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]  
[SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]loadMovie(“002.swf”,0);[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]  
[SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]}[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]  
[SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]}[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]This works as its supposed to and loads the .swf…however, once the new .swf has loaded all comboboxes cease to work (upon clicking, no drop-down value list appears). All other functionality works.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I’ve looked around and I’ve seen reference to [COLOR=#333333]this.\_lockroot = true;…however I can’t get it working and I’m not sure what exactly to do with it.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]If anyone can help I would be eternally grateful.[/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT]