-Disabling Buttons?-

Ok, so I’ve got 11 buttons in a portfolio section on the main timeline and each one of them loads a separate external .swf into an emptymovieclip … is there an easier way to disable the buttons when a movieclip is being loaded into the emptymovieclip rather than just stating:

[COLOR=red]button1.enabled = false[/COLOR];

and then:

[COLOR=red]button1.enabled = true;[/COLOR]

for each one? and then re-enabling them after the external movie has been loaded…??

Any help would be greatly appreciated!