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.

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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?

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I am hoping that the procedure has gotten better with 5.5; plus I do not want to use a button. I want the unload event to occur automatically when the movie ends. Plus, I can't see how to produce a fla version to be imported and edited in flash.
Any help or direction would greatly appreciated.
Thank you, Jim

It sounds like you will need to change some functionality in the application that launces your Captivate SWF's. Currently they will be set to "completed" once they have been opened. The correct approach would be to have your application set them to "Incomplete" or "In Progress" and then have Captivate execute a JavaScript on the last slide calling a function in your application that sets the module as completed.
/Michael
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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".
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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:
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Unloading Movie

I have my main movie clip and then I have a load movie that
then loads on top. This is fine however when the new swf loads on
top of this the sound plays and you get double the sound.
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becase you havent loaded it in the first place.

There are different removers for different loading methods.
Look in the Flash help docs for the method you used to load the
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it has to do with settings in the player. For security
reasons, you can only load data from within your domain. Local
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http://MYSERVER, flash thinks that the
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put the flash file up on MYSERVER, chances are like wwscoper just
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Load and Unload Movies in AS3

Please Can someone point me to some god examplkes on loading and unloading swfs in AS3. I manage to load but unloading is a headache.
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Att.,
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there's nothing to study if you're using fp 10:
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Disable or unload movie clip features

Hello. I'm working on a project that has 2 movieclip
containers. They load external content, and they swap their depths
to show either content. When a movieclip that has buttons is behind
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How can I unload the content of the movieclip that is behind or
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Loading and unloading movie loader

OK I have my mask working. I want to load a new file like
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Thanks it works great but I have one problem I don't
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Loading external movies differently

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until a button is clicked.

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Take a look at this simple tutorial and you will find what
you are looking for.
Here
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if you're using loadMovie() to load 2 of your external swfs
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Unable to Remove Movie Clip

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I don't if this helps, but I get this message in the output
panel: Target not found: Target="_root.btn_projectsundefined"
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check the flash help files. there's no better way to debug
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