ComboBox Problem (Accessing) - Flash MX 2004

[Odaith]

Hi, I've got a problem with my ComboBox's, and I've searched far and wide for an answer, but only come across 1 other person asking the question, which was not answered. I'm hoping perhaps someone here may be able to help.

Problem Summary: There is a series of independent movies that may be accessed though one another. When you click on Button1 in Movie A, it takes you to Movie B via the command "getURL("movie_B.swf",_root);".

Once movie B is loaded, the ComboBox in the movie will not drop.

If movie B is run first, the box works fine, so it’s not problem with the Box itself. But if you go from Movie B (at the start) to Movie A (by the same command), the same problem occurs with the Movie A ComboBox.

ComboBoxes work fine in the initial Movie, but refuse to open after a different movie is loaded.


Any thoughts you might have on this dilemma would be much appreciated.

Thank you kindly

 

[pixl8r]

Which version of the combo box are you using? The one in MX or MX 2004?

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[Odaith]

I'm going to have to assume MX 2004, as that's the program I'm using.

 

[pixl8r]

Add the combo box component to the root movie library. To do that just drag the combo box component to the stage in your main timeline and delete it.

Post back if you have any questions (or if it doesn't work )

Hope it helps.

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[Odaith]

There already seems to be a combo box in the library of both Movie A and B. I tired your suggestion all the same, but got the same result.

By 'main' timeline you mean the bottom one, correct?

 

[Odaith]

New observation:

When I start it up with Movie C (which has NO Combo Box), and move to Movie B, the Comb Box in Movie B works.

Does this help at all or offer up and clues? Thanks.

 

[pixl8r]

Can you zip the two (or three) files up and post them so I can see it?

Wow JT that almost looked like you knew what you were doing!

 

[Odaith]

You can find the zipped files here:

http://www.jadedragon-reviews.com/stuff/problem.zip

CMS_main is the first screen (movie A), regular_cheque_doc is the second one (movie B, accessable thoghg the drop box in A) and regular_cheque_docdet is movie C.

Thanks a lot.