actionscript problems

[z35]

I have a movie.
the movie has a mc called "window."
"window" has a movie loaded in it called "photogallery.swf"
"photogallery.swf" has a mc called "container"
"container" has a loaded movie in it called "photo1.swf"

photogallery.swf has a button that loads a movie called "info.swf" on _level1.

what is the ABSOLUTE PATH from "info.swf" to access "photo1.swf"???
i need to know this because a button in "info.swf" has to tell "photo1.swf" to play()


root.window.container.play() doesn't work for me and this is clearly the correct path. WHERE AM I GOING WRONG? am i missing somthing else?

 

[Bignewbie]

try
_root.window.container

this should reference photo1.swf

this might help.

 

[z35]

hi,
thanks for your reply. i have been posting this for a while with no response.

if you look at the last paragraph in my post above, i did try that and it doesn't work. i also thought that sounds right.

 

[bubu]

What action you use to load the movies?
...post the exact code for photo1.swf !!!

Don't think that you can use _root.container.movie .... if you load the movies on levels. Regards,
Dragos.

 

[z35]

(all my movie clips have instance names..so that's not the problem)

the code that loads photo1.swf is:
container.loadMovie( "photo1.swf" )

and the code that loads photogallery.swf is:
_root.window.loadMovie( "photogallery.swf"

everything is on the same level until i load info.swf.
info.swf loads on _level1.

since it is on _LEVEL1, what is the path to photo1.swf??

 

[firegambler]

maybe _root.window.container._level1 ?? don't know if that works, This is just what comes into my mind 'bout that regards

Firegambler

 

[bubu]

If info.swf and photo1.swf are in the same level(_level1) you can use _root.photo1.swf or _level1.photo1.swf in the info movie because _root will act like _level1 as both are on the same level.

My question comes here: window, photogalery, container are on level0??? if any of them is loaded on _level1 the code will change. Regards,
Dragos.

 

[z35]

Hi Dragos, thanks for your post.

window,photogallery and container are all on level 0. only info is on _level 1.

this may be the problem. (from info.swf, _root is not accessing _level 0. it is only accessing the _root of _level 1.)

I can place photo1.swf on level 1 if necessary. technically though, shouldn't it be possible though to access _level0 from _level1?

 

[bubu]

Try this. I don't know if i'm aberating or not:

_level0.window.photogalery.container.photo1.gotoAndPlay(1); ...if you want to play it from the 1st frame for example.

If you load photo1.swf on level1 then the code will be:
_root.photo1.gotoAndPlay(1);

...as both movies are on the same level....is not wrong if you write:
_level1.photo1.gotoAndPlay(1); Regards,
Dragos.

 

[z35]

hi dragos,
thanks very much for your help.
for your information, _level0.window.container.play();
worked.

the point where i was going wrong
is writing _root instead of _level0.

i guess when you have more than one level, _root is not enough, you have to specify the level.

 

[bubu]

I'm happy you solved your problem! Regards,
Dragos.