How to Call a MC from a External SWF?

programming flash
1

Does anyone know how I can call up a movie clip in a swf from another external swf?

2

How bout loading the external swf into the main scene, and use the goto function to call it up? just a thought

3

I have tried this, but it doesn’t work.

on (release) {
loadMovieNum(“macom-f1.swf”, _root.window.gotoAndPlay(“window1”));
}

I can’t figure out how to call up the movie clip. It’s not in the root nor in the parent level. If you load the swf file then call up the movie clip. It would only be in the root. But that movie clip in the swf is embedded into a movie clip itself.

4

::try this


on (release) {
loadMovieNum("macome-f1.swf","_root.window");
_root.window.gotoAndPlay("window1");
}
5

It doesn’t play. It loads the swf file. However, the movieclip embedded within the movieclip isn’t playing when its loaded. Are there a way to call up a movie clip within a movie clip from the root. I have a “this.stop” on the first frame of the movie clip so that it won’t play unless the user clicks on it.

Any ideas?

6

you can call a frame number, and then on that mc in the external movie have,


onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
}
7

I have labeled the frame for the window as “window1.” It should beable to play the movieclip once the swf is loaded. If the movieclip was in root level, it would play easily. But the movieclip isn’t. It’s embedded inside a window movieclip.

Basically, the window movieclip holds the action of playing a opening and closing window.

That’s the action I’m trying to play.

8

are you loading the external movie into a target or level?

9

I am using what you have given me.

on (release) {
loadMovieNum(“macom-f1.swf”,"_root.window");
_root.window.gotoAndPlay(“window1”);
}

If I go directly into that swf with the movie clip. Then go within the button that holds the action to opening the window. It works. This is because it’s within the same level as the window1 actions.

However, calling it externally from another swf doesn’t go within that movieclip. It’s in root. That’s what I am trying to say. Do you know how I could call that movieclip to play?

10

dosent look like you can tell flash to go to the nested movieclip on the external movie from the main movie, so you might have to call the actions in the external movie itself. I’ll look into it, intresting though. :-\