AS3 loadMovieNum() ?

Hi!
How can I do this in AS3:
loadMovieNum("test.swf", 2) ???
Why change Adobe the simple commands to complicated commands
in AS3? Why wasn't good for example "on(release)"? It's simple,
don't like this:
mybutton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN,testfunction);
function testfunction(e:MouseEvent):void {
gotoAndStop("frame");
Yet I must learn completely what I learned in AS2! I don't
have time for this...
WISION

And there are no levels in AS3 so have to load external SWFs
within other
containers; in AS3 this would be a Loader instance:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/flash/display/Loader.html
"kglad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:f2n5ej$kq4$[email protected]..
> there is no loadMovieNum(), loadMovie() nor loadClip()
is as3. ready the
> flash help files. start with programming as3.

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LoadMovieNum in AS3?

Hi, anyone can help me how to loadMovieNum in AS3?..
I know the migration that we should use the Loader type
var lala:Loader = new Loader(new URLRequest("home.swf"));
stage.addChild(lala);
something like that?..
But my question is if we do LoadMovieNum("home.swf",0); ""lvl 0 > Stage right""
its like replace the previous stage with the new stage..
whereas the 2 swf have the difference size..
when i did with the Loader, thats load covered the previous SWF and the window size didnt resize automatically..
Help me pls thank you

The stage/window size is defined by the file that you start with. Loading a larger sized file doesn't change the size of the stage/window... a loaded file does not have its stage any longer.

Strange behaviour of .swf movies - AS2/AS3

Hello from Italy,
     this is my first post and I think I need some help from the experts...
     I am putting together an interactive Flash movie which is made of several different small movies. For the sake of clarity, I'll call them A.swf, B.swf, ..., Z.swf. The movies are launched from each other depending on certain buttons I've implemented.
     The first one, A.swf, is actually a sort of "main menu": it grants access to all the other movies and it is also the point of return from them when a certain button is pressed.
     Important: All the movies are scripted in AS3, except for the last one which, for a number of reasons, is scripted in AS2.
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Mixing AS2 into AS3 is not without stipulations... and I am no expert on translating those stipulations, but here is what the Flash documentation says regarding the matter... the third paragraph may be significant to your case:
- ActionScript 3.0 code can load a SWF file written in ActionScript 1.0 or 2.0, but it cannot access the SWF file's variables and functions.
- SWF files written in ActionScript 1.0 or 2.0 cannot load SWF files written in ActionScript 3.0. This means that SWF files authored in Flash 8 or Flex Builder 1.5 or earlier versions cannot load ActionScript 3.0 SWF files.
The only exception to this rule is that an ActionScript 2.0 SWF file can replace itself with an ActionScript 3.0 SWF file, as long as the ActionScript 2.0 SWF file hasn't previously loaded anything into any of its levels. An ActionScript 2.0 SWF file can do this through a call to loadMovieNum(), passing a value of 0 to the level parameter.

How to load an AS3 swf file into a AS2 swf file?

Hi,
i am trying to display a swf file using AS3 in a flash site which uses AS2. I know that loading the swf file in the normal way, into a dummy movieclip (loadMovie) or into a new level (loadMovieNum), doesn't work. The AS2 based flash site doesn't understand the new file. Is there another way to get around this problem?
Many thanks
92 North Ltd
Leeds website, graphic and web banner design
Phone 0113 815 1158
http://www.92north.com

Thanks kglad. Will give that a try
92 North Ltd
Leeds website, graphic and web banner design
Phone 0113 815 1158
http://www.92north.com

Is this the best way to write this in AS3

I have converted my old AS2 to As3. It now appears to work the same as before but being new to AS3 I have a few questions.
In this example I click on a button which takes me to a keyframe that plays a MC. There is another btn that takes me back to the original page.
In AS2 it is written like this.
// Go to keyFrame btn
on (release) {
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this.gotoAndStop("Jpn_Scul_mc");
//End Behavior
// Play Movie
on (release) {
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//End Behavior
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if(this.mcContentHolder == Number(this.mcContentHolder)){
loadMovieNum("PL_Japan_Scul.swf",this.mcContentHolder);
} else {
this.mcContentHolder.loadMovie("PL_Japan_Scul.swf");
//End Behavior
// Return key
on (release) {
//Movieclip GotoAndStop Behavior
this.gotoAndStop("Jpn_Intro");
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In AS3 it is written like this.
// Play Movie
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var myloader_Jpn:Loader=new Loader();
myloader_Jpn.load(myrequest_Jpn);
function movieLoaded_Jpn(myevent_Jpn:Event):void {
stage.addChild(myloader_Jpn);
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mycontent.x=20;
mycontent.y=20;
//unload method - Return to keyframe
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function removeMovie_Jpn(myevent_Jpn:MouseEvent):void {
myloader_Jpn.unload();
myloader_Jpn.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, movieLoaded_Jpn);
Rtn_Jpn_Intro_btn.addEventListener("click",Rtn_Jpn_Intro_);
// Go to keyFrame btn
function Scul_Play(e:Event):void {
gotoAndStop("Jpn_Scul_mc");
Jpn_Scul_btn.addEventListener("click",Scul_Play);
1. Is there a better, more efficient way to achieve this in AS3?
2. I have used an //unload method in the AS3 script which does remove the MC from the scene but I notice in the output tab my variable code is still being counted for the last MC played.
Is this normal?

Hi Andrei, I have started a new project and taken your advice to construct it with a different architecture with all the code in one place.
I have two questions regarding your last code update.
var myrequest_Jpn:URLRequest;
var myloader_Jpn:Loader;
Rtn_Jpn_Intro_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, removeMovie_Jpn);
Jpn_Scul_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, Scul_Play);
function Scul_Play(e:MouseEvent):void {
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     myloader_Jpn.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, movieLoaded_Jpn);
     myloader_Jpn.load(myrequest_Jpn);
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     this.addChild(myloader_Jpn);
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     myloader_Jpn.y = 20;
     // remove objects that are in "Japan_Intro" frame
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     myloader_Jpn.unload();
     myloader_Jpn = null;
     // this moved from Rtn_Jpn_Intro_ function
     //gotoAndStop("Japan_Intro");
Its all works great except for the line to remove event..
1.
myevent_Jpn.target.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, movieLoaded_Jpn);
I get an error:   1120: Access of undefined property myevent_Jpn.
Removing this statement allows the code to work but that is not a solution.
2.
Rtn_Jpn_Intro_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, removeMovie_Jpn);
I would like this button to remove more than one movie. Is this possible.
Thanks for the help todate.

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I have a main.fla, its fully developed by AS2, and i have a another small animation file animi.fla, its fully developed by AS3,
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If anybosy have any solution pleasr share with me...
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From the Flash documentation:
"SWF files written in ActionScript 1.0 or 2.0 cannot load SWF files written in ActionScript 3.0. This means that SWF files authored in Flash 8 or Flex Builder 1.5 or earlier versions cannot load ActionScript 3.0 SWF files.
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I've been having a problem trying to implement 2 email forms in the same scene at different places in the timeline. If I do just one form, there isn't a problem, but there is a problem with the 2nd form (I've tried using different instance names to no avail). However, it appears I have most of it figured out, but am still having a problem, which I believe I may have a solution for by using an "if" statement. In the following AS3 code is a string that reads var URL_request:URLRequest = new URLRequest( "send_email.php" ); I believe I may be able to resolve the problem if I had a 2nd string (in the same code) that read var URL_request:URLRequest = new URLRequest( "send_email_02.php" ); Is there a way to include that string in the same AS3 by using an "if" statement telling the code to "submit" the 2nd form? If so, could someone please give me an example of how to write that "if" statement? This form has been driving me nuts for 4 days now and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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        + "&subject=" + contact_subject.text
        + "&message=" + contact_message.text;
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contact_message.text = message_status.text = "";
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These screen captures show the library of the movie. As you can see I export the most of them. However I have doubts about if I must convert to symbol the graphics. I have the preloader in the "presentación" folder without any exportation.
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Any help on converting this function to AS3 is greatly appreciated.

You can use an Event.CHANGE listener for the textfield and then test its value in the event handler function to see if it agrees with the required string...
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New to Flash AS3, Need help with some weird issues, have .fla link attached...

Basically, the buttons are not visible when siteplan_mc is replayeed after floorplan closes, but they still work. Most things are only working on double click for soe reason, tho I have them to function on click. and the back button only woorks on unit 1 floorplan, tho the code it the same for all floorplans. I have a feeling it has something to do with levels... but I really have no idea... hopefully someone can help!
thanks in advance,
Sarah
http://www.30eastroosevelt.com/RRHA_SITE.fla

There are at least two things you're doing wrong. You can't go to a frame where something exists for the first time, and immediately do something to it. Like in your playunit functios for example:
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