Hey I need some action script help :(

programming flash
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Ok I have the following code…

menu = new XML();
menu.ignoreWhite = true;
menu.load("events.xml");
menu.onLoad = function() {
	items = this.firstChild.childNodes;
	for (i=0; i<=items.length-1; i++) {
		_root.attachMovie("eventbuttons", "item"+i, i);
		_root["item"+i].nametxt.text = items*.attributes.name;
		_root["item"+i].datetxt.text = items*.attributes.date;
		_root["item"+i].clubtxt.text = items*.attributes.club;
		_root["item"+i].categorytxt.text = items*.attributes.category;
		_root["item"+i]._y = 25*i;
		_root["item"+i]._y += 245.5;
		_root["item"+i]._x = 515.5;
		_root["item"+i].itemUrl = items*.attributes.theurl;
		_root["item"+i].onRelease = function() {
			getURL(this.itemUrl, "_blank");
		};
	}
	// end of for
};

I want to load this dynamic menu on an empty movie clip located on the main timeline…say “emptymc”. What do I have to change in order to do that? Thanks a bunch!

2

just make the menu a swf itself.
then in your main swf file, load the menu.swf into your container clip.
[AS]_root.containerClip.loadMovie(“menu.swf”);[/AS]

3

Hm thats a good idea… thanks!

But for future reference, what if I just wanted to add it so that it creates the buttons in an empty movie clip… what would I have to change?

4

Wait no on second thought that wont work, its still being loaded on the main time line (the dynamic buttons)…

5

naw it should be on containerclips timeline

containerclip = myEmptyMovieClip or whatever you were gonna call it

6

I thought when you load something into _root it loads it into the MAIN timeline?

anyway, it would be nice to know how i could load those dynamic elements into its own movie clip so that I dont have to fiddle with external swfs… :slight_smile:

7

well you empty container clip is on the main timeline

so the command is

_root[“MCtimeline to attach to”].attachmovie

you can do it without fiddling with external swfs its just easier for you to fiddle with external clips

alternatively you could do

root.containerClip.attachMovieClip(“linkage”,“new Instance name”,depth);
and set the X/y of the new movie clip(but remember to use localtoGlobal and globalToLocal to convert the coords inside/outide your container clip otherwise its not going to place right

8

and what would i do about

	_root.["item"+i].nametxt.text = items*.attributes.name;

i tried _root.emptymc[“item”+i].nametxt.text = items*.attributes.name;

but that didnt see to work with what you wrote above…

9

ok my problem is that menu that is being loaded wont unload itself. While I CAN unload the dynamic clips by doing an unloadmovie command, its not feasable because I never know how many buttons are actually going 2 b created…

I need to b able to load those buttons in its own movie clip so that I can unload that movie clip @ will… the method u listed above actually creates the dynamic buttons on the main timeline. please help :frowning:

10

I dunno im pretty new to flash post yer FLA and maybe i can help fix it…

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scotty(-: