Loadmovie issue, only one displays

Question

hello flash users,
i am new to as3 and am having some issues getting movie clips to load via loadmovie. I created two .swf files, both are same size but on different timelines. I simply want to add each to a new movie, one as background and one as overlay, and let each play repeatedly. I can get one of them to load at a time by removing the actionscript for the other layer, but I have not been able to get both to display at the same time, one on top of the other. I put the actionscript on the layers where I want to load the .swf...
here is the actionscript for the background layer: (name: xbkg)
var loadMovie2 = new Loader();
addChild(loadMovie2);
loadMovie2.load(new URLRequest("xbkg.swf"));
here is the code for the overlay layer: (name: x)
var loadMovie1 = new Loader();
addChild(loadMovie1);
loadMovie1.load(new URLRequest("x.swf"));
As I stated, if I erase either of these and leave the other the same, it displays the one perfectly.
I have a feeling it has something to do with assigning the var, but I am not sure. Any help would be appreciated before I throw my computer into the street.
Thank you in advance!
Aaron

Answer 1

can swf file handle transparency? i had the layers in flash such that the layer on top contains the swf with mostly transparent features and the layer on the bottom is the 'background' movie. i find it strange that when i have both movies loading i see nothing at all. just a plain white screen. it seems like i should at the least see the movie on top without transparently seeing the movie beneath. i believe what you are referring to is some sort of z-index value, but currently i am not seeing any movie to know which movie flash is placing 'on top of' the other movie.