# How to test is a movie clip is open?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-test-is-a-movie-clip-is-open/33601>\
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**Created:** [October 21, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-test-is-a-movie-clip-is-open/33601 "2003-10-21T13:12:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-test-is-a-movie-clip-is-open/33601/1 "2003-10-21T13:12:34Z")

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I cannot find a function to know if a movie clip load by loadmovie(), is yet open or load.

I want to do this kind of stuff:  
[http://www.gonzalovillanueva.com/home.html](http://www.gonzalovillanueva.com/home.html)

I would like to create a windowed flash.

I’ve got 3 buttons.  
I’ve got 3 swf I want to load using these 3 buttons(fenetre1.swf, fenetre2.swf, fenetre3.swf.).  
Each swf is a movie instance. This movie is composed by a image and a button to close the windows(action on the button unloadmovie(…)).

in my main fla file (the one with the 3 buttons)  
at \_level0:  
I have create a empty clip:  
clip1.createEmptyMovieClip(“movie1”, 10);  
clip1.createEmptyMovieClip(“movie2”, 10);  
clip1.createEmptyMovieClip(“movie3”, 10);

Inside a clip name clip1, I have created 3 buttons:  
the code for each button is:

code for button1:  
on (release) {  
\_root.x +=2;  
loadMovie(“fenetre1.swf”,movie1);  
movie1.swapDepths(\_root.x);  
}

}  
code for button2:  
on (release) {  
\_root.x +=2;  
loadMovie(“fenetre2.swf”,movie2);  
movie2.swapDepths(\_root.x);  
}

}  
code for button3:  
on (release) {  
\_root.x +=2;  
loadMovie(“fenetre3.swf”,movie3);  
movie3.swapDepths(\_root.x);  
}

}

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## the pbl is to avoid to re-open a clip which is already open. I look for an if statment in order to know if the clip is not already open or if it open. If it is open I not load the movie and I only make a swapdepth If it is not I load the movie and swap the depth to bring him to front.

The \_visible function always return 1(loadded or not)  
Help me !!!

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Why this.\_visible = False;  
no more works on mx pro 2004 since it did on flash5.

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