Help with a simple task

Question

Hi, I'm quite new to AS so this is actually quite simple but
is something I've yet to figure out.
My flash movie comprises of several sections, and all these
can be accessed from the main menu. Right now, what I'm doing is to
preload all the sections at once before starting the clip. However,
as more sections are added on, I found that it takes longer and
longer to preload. Therefore, I wish to preload just the main menu
first. Only after the user selects the section he wanted to enter
will that section be loaded. I understand this is what a lot of
websites are doing now but I'm still trying to understand the
mechanics...greatly appreciated for any help rendered!

Answer 1

Hi, thanks for the help, I worked it out to be something like
this:
this.onRelease= function(){
loadMovieNum(section2.swf, 0)
My site works in such a way that there're many big buttons on
the main page, and clicking on them leads to a sub-section which
will replace the main page. Using the loadMovieNum() function
works, but how do I access some of the variables that I declared on
the main clip? For example, I've got a soundvol variable that I
want to decrease as I load section2.swf...this is to fade out the
background music of the main clip...thanks for any help!