Dynamic Files and Transitions for blank_mc within blank_mc

programming flash
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I am working on a site and was looking for a better transition between movies that were linked to the same blank_mc (my current method works fine, but I liked the smooth transition found in your tutorial). I looked at your tutorial for dynamic files and transitions. It works great. However, it only seems to work when I test the scene itself. When I test the whole movie it does not function.

I have three levels. The first level is the main movie with the main buttons. All of these buttons are linked to a blank_mc. One movie in particular has another blank_mc that the submenu buttons refer to. I used the tutorial for this movie. What I realized was, the _root command is conflicting with the _root command in the main movie.

This is the actionscript used for the main buttons on level 0 of the site.
on (release) {
loadMovie(“star_services.swf”, _root.blank_mc);
}

In regards to the actionscript for the newly revised movie, I have followed the tutorial to the t.

How can I avoid this? Is there another command I can use?

I am a graphic designer who has broken into the webdesign realm. I taught myself html, dhtml, javascript and flash mx with the use of actionscript. I am still shaky when it comes to understanding the math in actionscript. I have learned much from your tutorials primarily due to the sections in which you explain the meaning of the code line by line. I have yet to find this on any other site.

Can you help me with this dilemma?
The following is the tutorial I referenced.
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm

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Wait im geting confused… are you using my method to load into level instead of targeting an empty movie clip?

And about your submenu problem, can you detail it more?

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Claudio,

First, thankyou for a quick response.

Yes, I referenced your tutorial because I am trying to learn more about file management and bring my flash movie size down some. I have transitioned from movie clip to movie clip just using frames. I have also transitioned using an empty mc as a target. I really liked the method in your tutorial and thought I would give it a try.

(by the way, you lay your tutorials out very well - you are a good teacher)

The problem I was running into was that my main timeline in which my main buttons (home, services, about us, contact us) are located use a _root command, because I am using a blank_mc as a target for the main movies (home.swf, services.swf, about_us.swf, contact_us.swf).

I implemented your tutorial in one of the services movie where I have another menu containing 7 buttons. I used the transition tutorial here in order to transition from one movie to another. It works when I test the scene for the services_mc. But when I test the whole movie it does not work.

The code I provided earlier was the code I used for the main buttons.

Have I confused you more?

Sorry if I have done so, I can’t think of a better way to state it.