I’ve been wracking my brain over this and I’m getting nowhere. Hopefully, someone can understand this and give me a few pointers.
I’ve managed to create an master swf which loads other, smaller swf files at the click of a button. I’m using the loadmovie command and loading them into other layers. I need for those smaller movies to be able to control elements of the original movie. For example:
Mainmovie.swf contains a graphic object called graphic_1
At a button click, Submovie.swf is loaded into layer one.
I need to make graphic_1 invisible when Submovie.swf reaches frame 15.
Is there any way Submovie can influence the _visible or _alpha properties of an object located in Mainmovie? I’ve tried several different ways to do this with no luck.
Hopefully, a more learned master can shed some light on the problem.
Thanks for the response. Apparently, I’m still doing something screwy. Here is the exact script that calls the submovie:
on (press) {
loadMovie(“switch_web.swf”, 2);
gotoAndStop(5);
}
The clip switch_web.swf uses the following code:
onClipEvent (load) {
play();
}
And at frame #15 in the actions layer:
_root.backmask._visible = false;
backmask is set as a movie clip and exists in its own layer. For some reason, it remains visible no matter what I do.
Any more thoughts as to what I’m doing wrong? I really appreciate the help.
The original files were too large to attach, so I’ve recreated simple files that experience the same problem. The main file test.swf loads bounce.swf, which in turn should make an object invisible in the root timeline.
You forgot to give the movieclip an instance name. Click on the movieclip, then look in the properties panel, on the left, there’s a box that says [COLOR=blue]<**instance name>[/COLOR]. There, you have to fill in the instance name of the movieclip. That would be backmask. Otherwise, the movieclip won’t be recognised.
