Flash getURL call to js, freezes animated .gifs on html?

[oldnewbie]

Anybody ever noticed (on IE specificly at least...), that a getURL call to a js function, within the html in which the movie is embedded, will freeze all animated .gifs on that html?

I've found (with help on the javascript forum) a workaround to re-start them up within the called function, but they re-start from their beginning rather than where they were at when the function was called, which is a bit annoying...

Would anyone have an explanation as to why the getURL call would cause this on animated .gifs?

Thanks for any thoughts or other workarounds!

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[scottRen]

it seem that a call from an object takes presedence over the browser functionality of performing routine tasks, what happend if the page is turned into a .jsp and everthing is write.line "...

it would make sence that this would work, please let us know