# Flash MX problem **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [February 12, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-problem/13407 "2003-02-12T22:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mjULTRA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9f8e36/32.png) [@mjULTRA](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mjULTRA)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-problem/13407/1 "2003-02-12T22:57:29Z")
I have ran into a problem, during the creation of a flash site. I am trying to mix many methods that i have learned over the course of the past year, and two of them that i am rather fond of, are not mixing well… As of now, i have a menu created, with smooth mouseovers that consist of a button, inside of a movie clip. I wish to have those buttons load the corresponding swf dynamically, when pressed. DL the attached movie, to see what i have so far… This is kinda complicated for me, but im sure someone else can make sense of it. the trouble arises when i attempt to add commands to the movie clips. Once i add the following code, it works fine, but my mouseovers no longer work. Can anyone help me out here, or am i too confusing? :crazy: > on (press) { \_root.nextmovie = “index.swf”; } on (release) { tellTarget (“\_root.loaderanim”) { play(); } } ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-problem/13407/2 "2003-02-12T23:06:28Z")
i didn’t open your movie, but it looks like you’re using flash4-style actionscript–tell target is deprecated, and should no longer be used–besides, it makes things much more complicated! how about just attaching 'loadMovie(“myswf”, level); to your button? -mojo ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-problem/13407/3 "2003-02-12T23:17:16Z")
the way this works is that it sets the next movie variable to whatever it should be, and then tells a clip called ‘loaderAnim’ to start playing. Halfway through ‘loaderAnim’ is a command that loads the nextmovie variable. I use this method to allow me to have smooth transitions between sections of the site… for an example of this in action, visit [ClaudesBuggies.com](http://www.claudesbuggies.com) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-problem/13407/4 "2003-02-12T23:38:59Z")
well, the file that i uploaded did not have the 'loaderAnim, function in it, and i’m afraid the workaround that i’ve found invloves making individual buttons… so it seems that i will have to choose one or another, and decided to use the loading thing, and ditch the mouseover fades, as they are overused anyway… until next time… 😏 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-problem/13407/5 "2003-02-12T23:50:58Z")
what about writing/calling 2 functions: 1 for your transition, 2 your loadMovie function you can set it up so that your transition can call loadMovie when its finished… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-problem/13407/6 "2003-02-12T23:54:52Z")
i am what you call a cut and paste actionscripter. i can do basic navigation with frames, and starts and stops, but when it comes to functions, and all that, i have no clue… thanks for yuor help mojo…