Interaction between external swf and movieClip [F8]

programming flash
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Hi guys,

I already found a lot of help in reading others posts on this site here. I’m relatively new to Flash and Actionscript and I think It’s time now to look for some assistance. I can’t wrap my head around the following problem:

Description:

In this project I have 6 buttons which target a moviecliploader to load swfs, which play animations corresponding to the content areas.

The button itself onRelease triggers a button animation and the moviecliploader to load the swf, this works out fine.

** Problem:**

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I want the button animations to be invisible as soon as they and the corresponding swf finished playing.
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I would also like to prevent the button from loading the same swf, when released another time and when the swf is still active.
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Tested remedy:

Tried the getProgress function to check the loading progress of the moviecliploader and then used the setInterval function for the moviecliploader to make the button animation disappear after a certain time. (maybe not correctly)

Tried several other thing, but what I suspect to be an obstackle is to get the connection between the end of the the playing swf. and the mc inside of the button.

I also thought about setting things up differently as described in the following tutorial … http://http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm

This would make up for my 2nd problem as I experienced in a previous project, but doesn’t give an answer to problem No. 1

:confused:

Script on buttons:

stop();
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (rewind == true) {
prevFrame();
}
};
this.onRollOver = function() {
rewind = false;
play();
};
this.onRollOut = function() {
rewind = true;
};

Script on main timeline:

/*

  • This frame we will build the navigation
    */
    stop();
    this.createEmptyMovieClip(“mcCharry”, this.getNextHighestDepth());
    var mcCharryLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();

var charryListener:Object = new Object();
mcCharryLoader.addListener(charryListener);

var warpSound:Sound = new Sound();
//warpSound.attachSound(‘warp1’);

mcCharry._x = 20;
mcCharry._y = 130;

var charryArray:Array = new Array(“gangx.swf”, “fioteen.swf”, “peteTiger.swf”, “coolScull.swf”, “bellyMan.swf”, “larsBen.swf”);

var nCounter = i;
for (var i:Number = 1; i<7; i++) {
_root.navBar[“navBtn”+i].ID = i;
//Zählvariable zwischenspeichern
_root.navBar[“navBtn”+i].onRelease = function() {
mcCharryLoader.loadClip(charryArray[this.ID-1], mcCharry);
warpSound.start();
this.gotoAndPlay(11);
};
};

I would be so thankful if someone could help me. I have already spend 2 days trying to find a solution, but I can’t come up with one.