Loading Movie Clip from a button

Question

Hi,
How do I load a movie clip from a button? So far on my button
(b1), I have this AS: and I want the button to load the movie clip
"char1." My button already has some AS:
b2.onRollOver = function() {
_root.captionFN(true, "Hi!", this);
this.onRollOut = function() {
captionFN(false);
How would I go about adding more script to load a movie clip
to my button b2?
Thanks

Answer 1

Hey - Unfortunately I'm going to be in meetings for most of
the day, so
it'll take me a while before I can go through this in any
detail. One thing
that struck me though is that your two functions (captionFN
and
hoverCaption) are in the main1_mc not on the main timeline.
Then the
buttons are calling _root.captionFN(); which refers to the
main timeline.
I would expect that they should be calling
_root.main1_mc.captionFN(),
because that is the path to where the function is. Does that
make any
sense?
One thing that I do when I'm writing code is to always keep
all functions on
the main timeline. That way you are sure that they are being
registered
(i.e. if you call a function before the playhead reaches
where that function
is written, the function won't work. If the function is in
the first frame
of the main timeline, you know that the playhead has reached
it). What you
might want to do is to move all your functions to the very
first frame of
your movie. Then you can call them with the path:
_root.myFunction() and
you are sure that they will be found.
Maybe give that a try and let me know if it helps. In the
meantime, I'll
try to go through your code, but like I said, today's a bit
of a gong show
for me.
Sorry - I don't mean to just sluff you off or anything.
Cheers,
Brock
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> Hi Brock,
>
> Thanks again, your sample file really helps but I'm
still having problems.
> What it boils down to is that my buttons don't fully
function properly. It
> works correctly sometimes, but not consistently enough.
So if I fast
> forward
> too much or rewind and then FF, the buttons aren't
either isn't clickable
> or
> the hover text and caption box doesn't show up, etc.
This usually happens
> when
> I press FF too many times or too fast. But regardless of
how many times I
> press
> FF I would like my buttons to work
>
> Your sample file is very useful but unlike mine I have
perhaps too many
> MC's
> w/in MC's, etc. I will try to clarify my setup in hopes
of finding a
> (better)
> solution to my problems. My main timeline has my "prev",
"next", and
> "pause"
> buttons which also has the actionscript for my NEXT
BUTTON, PREV BUTTONS.
> And
> now I've added your SHOW BUTTONs function as well. I've
minorly modified
> your
> showButtons function adding a couple of more lines and
actually deleting
> the
> _root because I found that it doesn't work sometimes.
Anyhoo, here it my
> entire
> code in one frame on my main timeline:
>
> // ===== NEXT BUTTON ===== \\
> next.onPress = function() {
> _root.screen.showButtons();
> _root.createEmptyMovieClip("controller_mc", 1);
> controller_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
> _root.screen.gotoAndPlay(_root.screen._currentframe+10);
> if
(_root.screen._currentframe+10>_root.screen._totalframes) {
> _root.screen.gotoAndStop(_root.screen._totalframes);
> }
> };
> };
> next.onRelease = function() {
> controller_mc.removeMovieClip();
> _root.screen.showButtons();
> };
> next.onReleaseOutside = function() {
> controller_mc.removeMovieClip();
> _root.screen.showButtons();
> };
>
> // ===== REWIND BUTTON ===== \\
> prev.onPress = function() {
> _root.createEmptyMovieClip("controller_mc", 1);
> controller_mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
> _root.screen.gotoAndStop(_root.screen._currentframe-10);
> if (_root.screen._currentframe-10<1) {
> _root.gotoAndStop("screen");
> }
> };
> };
> prev.onRelease = function() {
> controller_mc.removeMovieClip();
> };
> prev.onReleaseOutside = function() {
> controller_mc.removeMovieClip();
> };
> // ===== SHOW BUTTONS ===== \\
> function showButtons() {
> for (i=1; i<=6; i++) {
> _root["b"+i]._visible = true;
> _root["char"+i].removeMovieClip();
> chars._visible = true;
> cap.desc._visible = true;
> cap._visible = true;
> }
> }
> Still from my main timeline, my main1_mc is called from
the frame labeled
> "screen." My main1_mc has the b1 - b6 buttons which has
the HOVER CAPTIONS
> and
> HIDE BUTTONS FUNCTION coding. And each button calls each
movie clip ie.
> char1_mc, char2_mc, etc. Here's all my code on one frame
(in my main1_mc):
> // ===== HOVER CAPTIONS =====
> b1.onRollOver = function() {
> _root.captionFN(true, "pick me!", this);
> //display the function (true) or to hide the function
(false)
> this.onRollOut = function() {
> captionFN(false);
> };
> this.onRelease = function() {
> hideButtons();
> _root.attachMovie("char1_mc", "char1",
_root.getNextHighestDepth(),
> {_x:595,
> _y:345}); //this attaches movie to the _root timeline,
and renames it to
> "char1".
>
> _root.char1.swapDepths(_root.cursor_mc);
> //swaps the depth that the cursor is on and the new
movieClip is on. So
> the
> cursor will stay on top.
> };
> };
> b2.onRollOver = function() {
> _root.captionFN(true, "Hi!", this);
> this.onRollOut = function() {
> captionFN(false);
> };
> this.onRelease = function() {
> hideButtons();
> _root.attachMovie("char2_mc", "char2",
_root.getNextHighestDepth(),
> {_x:605,
> _y:345});
> };
> };
> b3.onRollOver = function() {
> _root.captionFN(true, "Get Jac'd Up!", this);
> this.onRollOut = function() {
> captionFN(false);
> };
> this.onRelease = function() {
> hideButtons();
> _root.attachMovie("char3_mc", "char3",
_root.getNextHighestDepth(),
> {_x:605,
> _y:345});
> };
> };
> b4.onRollOver = function() {
> _root.captionFN(true, "Boo!", this);
> this.onRollOut = function() {
> captionFN(false);
> };
> this.onRelease = function() {
> hideButtons();
> _root.attachMovie("char4_mc", "char4",
_root.getNextHighestDepth(),
> {_x:605,
> _y:345});
> };
> };
> b5.onRollOver = function() {
> _root.captionFN(true, "I'll be your guide", this);
> this.onRollOut = function() {
> captionFN(false);
> };
> this.onRelease = function() {
> hideButtons();
> _root.attachMovie("char5_mc", "char5",
_root.getNextHighestDepth(),
> {_x:605,
> _y:345});
> };
> };
> b6.onRollOver = function() {
> _root.captionFN(true, "Welcome!", this);
> this.onRollOut = function() {
> captionFN(false);
> };
> this.onRelease = function() {
> hideButtons();
> _root.attachMovie("char6_mc", "char6",
_root.getNextHighestDepth(),
> {_x:605,
> _y:345});
> };
> };
> _root.captionFN = function(showCaption, captionText,
bName) {
> if (showCaption) {
> createEmptyMovieClip("hoverCaption",
this.getNextHighestDepth());
> cap.desc.text = captionText;
> // cap._width = 7*cap.desc.text.length;
> cap._alpha = 75;
> if ((bName._width+bName._x+cap._width)>Stage.width) {
> xo = -2-cap._width;
> yo = -17;
> } else {
> xo = 2;
> yo = -17;
> }
> hoverCaption.onEnterFrame = function() {
> cap._x = _xmouse+xo;
> cap._y = _ymouse+yo;
> cap._visible = true;
> };
> } else {
> delete hoverCaption.onEnterFrame;
> cap._visible = false;
> }
> };
> // ===== END OF HOVER CAPTION ===== \\
>
> // ===== HIDE BUTTONS FUNCTION ===== \\
> function hideButtons() {
> for (i=1; i<=6; i++) {
> this["b"+i]._visible = false;
> }
> chars._visible = false;
> cap.desc._visible = false;
> }
> Sorry for copying and pasting all my code - I know it
must be annoying,
> but I
> can't seem to find what's wrong. Again, ANY help would
be greatly
> appreciated.
> Thanks for your patience. Your talent is very much
appreciated and I'm
> very
> grateful for all your help.
>
> Kindest regards
>