Unload Movie problem

I made a flash file called "sss_menu.swf" which has 5 tabs (home, story, profile, gallery, and about me) that uses the loadmovie function to load their own .swf files, and nothing else. It's a base. So the menu, when clicked, home loads the movie "sss_home.swf", story loads "sss_story.swf" etc.
But I'm combining this menu to a group main menu called "menu.swf" that will load multiple individual menus. So the "menu.swf" after clicking a certain button will load "sss_menu.swf", and for example other individual menus such as "aaa_menu.swf" and "bbb_menu.swf".
If I want to move from the "sss_story.swf" to the "aaa_menu.swf" for example, my story.swf file doesn't unload. What should I do to unload it?

apply unloadMovie() to its load-target movieclip

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Load & Unload Movie Issue

Hi Guys:
Have 2 unable solve issues, would be much appreciated if anyone could help.
// ISSUE 1 //
I am experiencing an issue with Load & Unload Movie. What happen is that I am trying to load an external SWF into a movie clip call movieContainer in my main website. This external SWF file has timeline that perform a animation when it's loaded into the movieContainer.
I can load and unload the movie with no problem...the issue is that after I unload the SWF and then at any point of the movie on the main website I click to load the SWF back to the stage.....the timeframe of the SWF file stay at where it get left off(when it's unloaded). I am trying to make it play start all over again.
I try the movieContainer.content.gotoAndPlay(1); but it doesn't do anything. Any idea how I could make this work?
Here is my code:
var content:Loader = new Loader();
content.load(new URLRequest("externalSwf/content.swf"));
loadMovieButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loadMovieButtonClicked);
function loadMovieButtonClicked(e:MouseEvent):void{
    movieContainer.addChild(content);
// ISSUE 2 //
In my external SWF file, I have create a loading loader at the 1st frame. But it doesn't play all the time when I testing on the server. It works just fine when I test locally with TEST MOVIE. Not only it doesn't play all the time.....it suppose to play from 2nd frame of the movie after the loading is finished (I have a short animation play between frame 2 - frame 20) Instead of playing from frame 2 to frame 20, the animation just jump straight to frame 20...which mean the user won't see the animation between frame 2 - frame 20.
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
function update(e:ProgressEvent):void
var percent:Number = Math.floor( (e.bytesLoaded*100)/e.bytesTotal );
if(preloaderMC is MovieClip){
preloaderMC.gotoAndStop(percent);
//preload_txt.text = String(percent);
if(percent == 100){
gotoAndPlay(2);
loaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, update);
// Extra test for IE
var percent:Number = Math.floor( (this.loaderInfo.bytesLoaded*100)/this.loaderInfo.bytesTotal );
if(percent == 100){
nextFrame();
stop();
Many Thanks!

Thanks for the reply, the code I use to load the external SWF is:
The button is within a movieClip: commercialScrollBar_mc
The button instance name is: stackPancakeBar
The external SWF get to load into a movieClip container call: projectDetailsContainer_mc
var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
ldr.load(new URLRequest("projectsCommercial/stackPancakeBar.swf"));
commercialScrollBar_mc.stackPancakeBar.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stackPancakeBarClicked);
function stackPancakeBarClicked(e:MouseEvent):void{
    MovieClip(ldr.content).gotoAndPlay(1);
    projectDetailsContainer_mc.addChild(ldr);
I was thinking does it has anything to do with the UNLOAD script I have on the external SWF file? Below are the code for removing the child.
back_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, removeProjectDetails);
function removeProjectDetails(e:MouseEvent):void{
    this.parent.parent.removeChild(this.parent);
Thanks Heaps, by the way, do you have any idea why the loading sequence doesn't get to play every time? Or perhape the file size is too small?

Unload movie?

Hi,
I have 2 loader components - one named myPicLoader which
loads photos and another named myLoader which loads external swf's.
I want button 1 to load myPicLoader and button 2 to load
myLoader.
The unload movie command I think removes the loader from the
stage.
What code do I need to use so that on button 1, myPicLoader
loads, and button 2, myLoader loads?
Here is the code for my buttons. Thanks.

If you use the same depth to attach or load another Movie I
believe it will kill what is at that depth.
However you can explore
removeMovieClip.

Cant unload movies on two different levels?

Hi guys,
I am having trouble with unload an loading movies. Basically I am loading a movie into a container, which works a charm:
graphicsbut.onRelease = function() {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container",1);
loadMovie("Graphics/Graphics.swf","container");
container._x = -22 ;
container._y = 0 ;
And then I want to load another movie above this one, also working:
Dyson_hit.onRelease = function()
Dyson_mc.gotoAndPlay("out");
loadMovieNum("Graphics/Catwalks.swf", 2);
disableBtns();
But NOW the problem....I want to unload them both when a close button is pressed on the third loaded swf?
Also, ideally I would like to add that second movie clip into a container, so I can position it correctly, but when I try copying the code I use on the first, it doesn't seem to work...is it to do with the "root" bit perhaps?

to load both into a container movieclip:
graphicsbut.onRelease = function() {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container",1);
loadMovie("Graphics/Graphics.swf","container");
container._x = -22 ;
container._y = 0 ;
And then I want to load another movie above this one, also working:
Dyson_hit.onRelease = function()
Dyson_mc.gotoAndPlay("out");
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container2",2); // use higher depth and different name
loadMovie("Graphics/Catwalks.swf", _root.container2);
disableBtns();
and you can control movieclips loaded into _levels: you must wait until loading is complete (ie, use preloader code or an mcl).

Load and unload as3 problem

Hello all
I'm having trouble on a project: I have a main movie that loads other according to theframe. In each frame I put the following code:
var loader:Loader=new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,f);
loader.load(new URLRequest("file#.swf"));
addChild(loader);
function f(e:Event):void{
loader.scaleX=0.50;
loader.scaleY=0.50;
The problem is that when I load the next movie, an overlay happens. Therefore need to unload the swf that is playing and then load the other. I've tried a lot of stuff (unload /unloadAndStop / removeChild) but does not work. Could someone give a help? Thank you.

Take the first four lines of your code and just leave them as is in the first frame, loading whatever file you intend to load there.
var loader:Loader=new Loader();
loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,f);
loader.load(new URLRequest("file#.swf"));
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loader.load(new URLRequest("file##.swf"));

Loading/unloading movie/image in actionscript

Hi I'm trying to load an image on the fly in flash which is
no problem, but then when i need it to unload it doesn't and i get
an
*** Security Sandbox Violation ***
Connection to
file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Administrator/Desktop/Latest%20Versions/High%20res% 20newsreader/
halted - not permitted from
http://MYSERVER/test/tfl.gif
-- Remote SWFs may not access local files.
Why does this happen? why would it load but not unload?
The load code is
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("box", 1);
_root.box.createEmptyMovieClip("pic_mc", 2);
_root.box.pic_mc._x = -40;
_root.box.pic_mc._y = 0;
_root.box.pic_mc.loadMovie( "
http://MYSERVER/test/tfl.gif"
and unload is
_root.box.pic_mc.unloadMovie();

it has to do with settings in the player. For security
reasons, you can only load data from within your domain. Local
domain is always 127.0.0.1 or localhost. don't use
http:// inside your call to loadMovie. Always
use the local method (relative path from the current flash file
i.e. /test/tfl.gif) and make sure that the images are local. By
using that
http://MYSERVER, flash thinks that the
domain for the current running movie is MYSERVER and not localhost
therefore, it will restrict all access to local files. Now, if you
put the flash file up on MYSERVER, chances are like wwscoper just
pointed out, it will work perfectly because localhost and MYSERVER
refer to the same masked IP.

9.2.2 install/move problem with G4 QS 2002

I have a G4 QS 2002 with two 500GB HD's. One is partitioned into six unequal partitions, Leopard, Tiger, Panther, System 8.6 - 9.2.2, Yellow Dog, and Scratch. The Leopard has a bootable System 9.2.2 and as soon I have 10.5 in my hands AND my problem is solved, will have the Leopard OS installed. The other HD has one very small emergency partition that was created by the installation of TechTool Pro with 10.3.9 and one "large" partition.
My problem is: 10.5 doesn't support/have the "Classic Environment" and I don't want to risk screwing up having a bootable 9.2.2 OS by the 10.5 installation, so I'd like to have the "System 8.6 - 9.2.2" partition be able to boot 9.2.2 instead but I haven't been able to achieve that yet.
What I've tried is:
1. Booted into 9.2.2 and attempted to do a copy but when booted into 9.2.2, it doesn't "see" the target partition because I don't let it reformat the partitions that it doesn't recognize such as the "System 8.6 - 9.2.2" partition when I boot into 9.2.2, so that partition and a few others are not mounted when I boot into 9.2.2 (I might let it reformat it if I can be sure which of the partitions it wants to reformat is which).
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3. I put the special version of the QS 2002 specific System 9 install CD into the DVD drawer, restart, and held down the "C" key, but the Mac eventually booted another OS. I booted into 9.2.2 and tried to launch the install SW but it couldn't see the "System 8.6 - 9.2.2" partition (see #1 above) and neither could any of the System 9 disk utilities with the CD. I boot Tiger, launch "Classic Environment" and try to run the installer but after a few screens it complains regardless if I let it do a clean install or update the restored 9.2.2 from the Leopard partition.
The options I think I have at this time are:
1. Boot into 9.2.2 and let it reformat the "System 8.6 - 9.2.2" partition if I can determine which partition it is and try the various steps again hoping that one will work.
2. Install 10.5 into the Leopard partition and hope that it doesn't screwup the ability to boot 9.2.2 afterwards.
3. Install 10.5 into the "System 8.6 - 9.2.2" partition, which is half the size of the Leopard/Tiger/Panther partitions, and live with the smaller size (or try a partition utility like iPartition, DiskStudio, or hope that the DU with 10.5 can resize partitions without really deleting them first).
4. Do what I did originally, locate my System 9 install CD, see if I can still boot with it and install a generic System 9 into the "System 8.6 - 9.2.2" partition and update the SW with the QS 2002 specific System 9 install CD so it is bootable.
5. Try a cloning utility like CCC, SuperDuper, etc. and hope it works better than creating an image and restoring it (isn't that how Apple intends for us to do backups and recoveries?).
6. Back up everything even though making images doesn't seem to be foolproof, repartition the HD and reinstall/restore (I don't like this since I don't seem to have the image/restore process working to my liking and this would take a very long time (maybe 10.6 will be shipping by the time I'm done but I doubt if it Apple will support G4's with 10.6)).
OR somebody tells me what I'm doing wrong or why my efforts don't work or what is the process that achieves my end state.
TIA.

Hi, barubin -
If a volume (volume = an unpartitioned drive, or a partition of a partitioned one) does not mount when the machine is booted to OS 9, this usually means the drive or the volume does not have OS 9 drivers installed. This usually results when the drive was last formatted using OSX's Disk Utility to initialize the drive, and the option to install OS 9 drivers was not selected.
Article #106849 - Disk Is Available in Mac OS X But Not in Mac OS 9
If a volume does not mount when the machine is booted to OS 9, then OS 9 can not be installed on it using an OS 9 Install CD (since it is not available to, can not be 'seen' by, the installer app); and it can not be used as an OS 9 boot volume (if OS 9 can not mount the volume, then OS 9 on it can not mount itself).
The above article suggests one possibile way to recover from that without re-initializing the drive - boot the machine to OS 9, run Drive Setup. Select the drive in question (Drive Setup can not do this for a single partition of a partitioned drive), then choose Update Driver from the Functions menu. Note that this is a non-destructive function - no data will be lost from the drive whether or not it works. If it does work, the drive, and its partitions, will then be mounted on the desktop.
Unfortunately that recovery method rarely works, and it then becomes necessary to redo the partition or the drive.
This can be done using OS 9's Drive Setup, but only on a whole-drive basis - Drive Setup can not re-initialize a single partition of a partitioned drive.
It can also be done using OSX's Disk Utility; Disk Utility may be able to redo a single partition of a drive (I don't use OSX so can not test that), but it is probable you would need to redo the entire drive. Be sure to select the option to install OS 9 drivers when using Disk Utility - that option is not always selected by default.
In either case select Mac OS Extended as the format.
<hr>
OS 9 has a boot limitation - the volume it is on can not exceed 200GB. 190GB is a safe max volume size to pick for an OS 9 boot volume when partitioning a drive.
<hr>
The installation of OSX (any version) on an OS 9 boot volume should have no effect on the OS 9 install or its bootability, provided the install method is a simple installation (no Archive and Erase, etc.).
<hr>
It is not necessary to use a cloning utiity to move/copy OS 9 to a different volume or drive, and have it be usable. OS 9 can be installed -
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• Or by doing a simple Finder copy of it - drag the OS 9 Syatem Folder (and its associated folders, such as Applications (Mac OS 9) and Documents) to the target volume and let go, letting Finder copy it there.
Usually a copied OS 9 System Folder is usable immediately.
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• Drag the files Finder and System out of the System Folder; close the System Folder. Drop the files Finder and System back into the closed System Folder.

Jittery MC movement problem with AS 2.0

Pardon me if this is a simple, obvious thing that I'm missing, but I'm out of options after searching all over the place for an answer. I'm having trouble with something that used to work fine for me in previous versions of Flash (MX and CS3), but now that I'm updating my website using CS4, I'm encountering a problem, that didn't exist before.
I'm trying to slide a movie clip that contains buttons horizontally at varying speed based on the distance from the middle of the screen. Everything worked fine when I did it years ago, but the movement of the sliding MC now is very jittery. Even old versions of my website when loaded into CS4 appear jittery even though they didn't years ago.
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1. increasing the fps from 30 to 60 or higher
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3. placing all images/MCs on round numbers instead of floats
4. changing the _quality setting to "BEST"
So I boiled the problem down to its most basic element, I took everything out and created a single MC with two images on it moving to the right via onClipEvent in the following code embedded in the MC:
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Both images and the MC are on round numbers and the _x increment is a round number: 2. 30 fps, published as Flash 8, AS 2.0, saved as a CS4 .FLA document. Image smoothing is on.
Here is a link to the exported sample:
paullewis.us/test/index.html
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Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have some nice, new photos I'd like to add to my site and this problem is driving me crazy! Thank you.

kglad,
I'm seeing the same hesitating horizontal movement on your clip that I'm seeing on mine. I checked using Firefox and IE, and am running both on 64-bit Windows 7 with the most recent Flash version (10.1.102.64). I thought that it could be some issue with my video driver/card/settings so I also checked my .SWF on a Windows XP machine and saw the same jittery movement.
When you view your clip, does it appear 100% fluid, no hestiation?
Thanks!
Paul

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I'm trying to create a timer that would affect when a movie
clip reloads after it has intitially unloaded using AS2. Could
anyone offer any possible options.
Thanks in advance.

Look into the setInterval and setTimeout functions

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Dear Jeevan,
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Ok I bought The Dark Knight off of itunes, and i want to put it on my ipod. This is the first movie i have bought off of itunes. How come the movie wont download to my ipod touch??

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Using Actionscript or Javascript to unload movie using Captivate 5.5

I have an application an agency built that houses my training videos (created with Captivate 5.5). Now users can click to start a video and then immediately close it and the application shows that they viewed/completed the entire movie. I need to find a way for Captivate to send a call (or something) to the application telling it that the movie has finished.
I do not know much Actionscript or Javascript but I am a fast learner. I read in past posts where this was accomplished in Captivate 2.0 and 3.0 by
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import flash.external.Externalinterface;
External Interface.addCallback("unload", this, unloanSQF);
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I`m having no luck playing streamed .avi, mpg and .mov ( all video) files.
The avi and mpeg video files freeze up upon start up and only show the first second of the video for the first 5-10 minutes. After that they play fine although with no sound. They also play and sound fine after being downloaded and then opened.
The mov files only show the sliding bar or , after being saved , the blank QT screen with the bar sliding and no sound.
Also , the QT "intro" on apple.com/quicktime (the timberlake video) refuses to play properly, it just comes in very "blocky" with only occasional sound bits getting through. The same can be said about some avi files, when they do work.
I have flip4mac , divix, 3vix, xvid installed. Tried perian but that completely killed all streaming avi playback , just a Q with ? mark. Downloaded AC3 codec and put in the QT folder. no luck.
These are the sites in question.
http://www.justintimberlake.com/QuickTime/justintimberlakeqt.html
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Try VLC media player regarding playing .avi files.
===============
I had no problems playing the Timberlake video. However, when I tried to play your second link (.mov) all I got was the bar, no audio or video.
Regarding your 1st link, have you tried repairing permissions & restarting?
Regarding your 2nd link: Apparently, it's a bad video link & no fault of yours or your computer.
====================
"Is there a way to automaticaly stream avi and mpg files in the same QT screen as wmv and asf files?"
The following is a work-around for .avi files. Not sure if it will also work for .mpg files.
Open the file with QuickTime Player.
Open the Movie Info window (Command-i).
Note the name of the video codec used in the file.
Do a Google.com search for codec name +Mac and download one appropriate for your OS and computer.
Quit and relaunch QuickTime after installing the new codec.
Try the file again.
Thanks to QuickTimeKirk for the above info.
================
Regarding no audio sometimes................
If repairing permissions does not work, then try the following:
KB article - No sound from some applications, but system alert sounds play (Mac OS X 10.3, 10.4)
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It would also be nice in the future if you could set preferences for hyperlinks to call an app other than Safari - i.e. a link containing "YouTube" would call the mobile YouTube app, rather than Safari
Like I said, I don't know why clearing cache or clearing cookies fixed the problem, but it seems like a problem that could be fixed. The desktop Safari doesn't do this

I just noticed that YouTube links in email do open up the YouTube app. Prior to clearing cache and cookie the links were opening up Safari.

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Hi,
I need mailbox move between 2 exchange 2013 mailbox server. But we receive an error message and failed job. Status datail StalledDueToWriteUnknown. how to correct this problem ? thank you.
New-MoveRequest -Identity "user1" -TargetDatabase "Mailbox DataBase05" -BadItemLimit 300
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TotalArchiveSize         PercentComplete
user1         StalledDueToWriteUnknown 1.704 GB (1,829,622,48...
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Hi,
Does this issue only occur when migrating the user1?
In order to narrow down whether it is an issue with the user mailbox, please create a test mailbox and try to move it for a test.
If this issue occur to all the users, I suggest we first temporarily disable the “health check” service, raise the baditem limitation to 999.
Thanks,
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