# loadMovie - targeting HELP

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 24, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875 "2003-10-24T18:23:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![jiggavo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@jiggavo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jiggavo)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/1 "2003-10-24T18:23:22Z")

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Dire need of help,

I’m currently using the tutorial provided by [kirupa.com](http://kirupa.com), [Preloader & Transitions for Dynamic Files](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/preloader_transition.htm).

Instead of a plain .swf file that is being loaded (loadMovie), i’m trying to load a .swf that contains a feedback form. As you may guess, the fields don’t show up but shows up fine if i open the swf directly. I read over the forums and how many people have had this problem and changing \_root to \_parent should do the trick. But i’m having no luck. Simply lost. Can someone please help out. TIA.

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/2 "2003-10-24T19:03:36Z")

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Welcome, jiggavo. 😉

You’ll need to either post your code or attach the FLA…

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/3 "2003-10-24T19:13:19Z")

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Kode, sorry about that. It’s identical to the tutorials page… The buttons script:  
[AS]  
b1.onRelease = function() {  
if (\_root.section != “home.swf”) {  
\_root.section = “home.swf”;  
\_root.transition.gotoAndPlay(“closing”);  
}  
};  
b2.onRelease = function() {  
if (\_root.section != “bio.swf”) {  
\_root.section = “bio.swf”;  
\_root.transition.gotoAndPlay(“closing”);  
}  
};  
b3.onRelease = function() {  
if (\_root.section != “mystic.swf”) {  
\_root.section = “mystic.swf”;  
\_root.transition.gotoAndPlay(“closing”);  
}  
};  
b4.onRelease = function() {  
if (\_root.section != “contact.swf”) {  
\_root.section = “contact.swf”;  
\_root.transition.gotoAndPlay(“closing”);  
}  
};  
[/AS]

The movies are loaded with the following script:  
[AS]  
loadMovie(\_root.section, \_root.content);  
stop();  
[/AS]

This all loaded into an empty movie (called content) that preloads the movieclips  
[AS]  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (!loaded && this.\_url != \_root.\_url) {  
if (this.getBytesLoaded() == this.getBytesTotal()) {  
loaded = true;  
\_root.transition.gotoAndPlay(“opening”);  
}  
}  
}  
[/AS]

Again, all of this works fine. It’s just that the movieclips that has the feedback form isn’t loaded properly.

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/4 "2003-10-24T19:17:35Z")

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Ehmm… I meant the code in the movie you’re loading dynamically! 😛

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/5 "2003-10-24T19:25:50Z")

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> \*Originally posted by kode \*  
> \*\*Ehmm… I meant the code in the movie you’re loading dynamically! 😛 \*\*

This is a feedback form. On Frame1 i have teh following function:  
[AS]  
function ckName() {  
if (formData.name == “”) {  
errBox.setMessage(“You Must Fill In Your Name”);  
return false;  
} else {  
return true;  
}  
}  
function ckEmail() {  
if (formData.email == “”) {  
errBox.setMessage(“You Must Fill In Your Email Address”);  
return false;  
} else {  
if (formData.email.indexOf(“.”, 0) == -1 || formData.email.indexOf(“@”, 0) == -1) {  
errBox.setMessage(“Your Email Address Is Not In Correct Form”);  
return false;  
} else {  
return true;  
}  
}  
}  
function clrData() {  
this.formData.name = “”;  
this.nameIN.text = “”;  
this.formData.email = “”;  
this.emailIn.text = “”;  
this.formData.company = “”;  
this.companyIn.text = “”;  
this.formData.phone = “”;  
this.phoneIn.text = “”;  
this.formData.message = “”;  
this.messageIn.text = “”;  
}  
function myOnLoad(success) {  
errBox.setEnabled(true);  
if (success) {  
errBox.setIcon(“info”);  
errBox.setTitle(“Thank You”);  
errBox.setMessage(“Thank You For Contacting Consulting. We will respond shortly.”);  
errBox.\_visible = true;  
clrData();  
} else {  
errBox.setIcon(“warning”);  
errBox.setTitle(“System Error”);  
errBox.setMessage(“There has been a system error submitting your email. Please re-submit. Thank you.”);  
errBox.\_visible = true;  
}  
}  
function goPostal() {  
if (!ckName()) {  
errBox.\_visible = true;  
return;  
} else {  
if (!ckEmail()) {  
errBox.\_visible = true;  
return;  
}  
}  
errBox.setIcon(“info”);  
errBox.setTitle(“Sending Mail”);  
errBox.setMessage(“Your Email Is Being Submitted”);  
errBox.\_visible = true;  
errBox.setEnabled(false);  
formData.sendAndLoad(“[http://www.bu-music.com/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi](http://www.bu-music.com/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi)”, replyData, “post”);  
}  
[/AS]

Same Frame but different layer:  
[AS]  
formData = new LoadVars();  
formData.name = “”;  
formData.email = “”;  
formData.company = “”;  
formData.phone = “”;  
formData.message = “”;

replyData = new LoadVars();  
replyData.onLoad = myOnLoad;

globalStyleFormat.FMessageBoxTitleText = new TextFormat( “Arial Bold”, 15, 0xffffff);  
globalStyleFormat.applyChanges();  
errBox.setButtonWidth(50);  
[/AS]

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/6 "2003-10-24T20:20:33Z")

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Well, I can’t see anything wrong in the code (as far as addressing is concerned). Would you attach the FLA? 😛

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/7 "2003-10-24T20:26:17Z")

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Really appreciate the help!

[download link](http://www.vanvo.com/downloads/contact.zip)

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/8 "2003-10-24T22:10:58Z")

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Try this (replace the function):

```auto
function goPostal() {
	formData.name = nameIN.text;
	formData.email = emailIn.text;
	formData.company = companyIn.text;
	formData.phone = phoneIn.text;
	formData.message = messageIn.text;
	if (!ckName() || !ckEmail()) {
		errBox._visible = true;
		return;
	}
	errBox.setIcon("info");
	errBox.setTitle("Sending Mail");
	errBox.setMessage("Your Email Is Being Submitted");
	errBox._visible = true;
	errBox.setEnabled(false);
	formData.sendAndLoad("http://www.bu-music.com/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi", replyData, "post");
}

```

And remove the variable assigned to the text fields. 🙂

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/9 "2003-10-24T22:18:52Z")

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☹ No… it doesn’t work.

I’m not sure if it’s the external swf files because I have problems with other swf that are simple compared to the feedback one. The other one simply has a text box but when loaded, the box is there but no text is shown.

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/10 "2003-10-24T22:52:55Z")

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Oh! I see…

You have two options:

1. Check your Flash Player version, if it’s lower than 6.0r47… update it!
2. Embed the font outline.

I didn’t have that problem because I always (try to) have the newest version of the Flash Player!! 😛

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/11 "2003-10-24T22:55:56Z")

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I believe i have ver7.

How do i go about embedding a font?

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**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/12 "2003-10-24T23:00:39Z")

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> _Originally posted by jiggavo_  
> **How do i go about embedding a font?**

!! 😉

… It’s been already asked a zillion times. 😛

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**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/13 "2003-10-24T23:03:39Z")

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lol thanks… embedding font seems to do the trick. However the button component has no text on it. So I think I might have to resort to creating my own image?

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**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:** [October 24, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/14 "2003-10-24T23:14:37Z")

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Open the Library (F11), you’ll find a symbol called _FLabel_ under the folder _Flash UI Components\>Component Skins\>Global Skins_, right click over it, choose Edit from the menu and embed the font outline.

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**Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/15 "2003-10-24T23:25:10Z")

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awesome! really appreciate it Kode. You’re a life savior!!!:thumb:

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**Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loadmovie-targeting-help/33875/16 "2003-10-25T03:48:51Z")

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You’re welcome - Glad everything worked out. :beam: