Help with load movie clip please

[bluemat]

Hi

I am trying to load a movie clip
I am a complete beginner (please keep in mind)

I have read some posts and not had much success with what i have tried.

I have an existing movie which has some text. Under the text, I would like another movie - a clip to appear positioned. This movie doesn't play until it is clicked. It would then appear looking like a fixed image, which you click and it plays.

I really need some advice as to ho to position the clip and how to load it so it appears as part of main movie

Thanks very much

 

[Shane54]

try this if you haven't yet.

in which part do you load the movie....?

if at the parent movie load event:
onClipEvent (load)
{
this.clipMovieHandler.loadMovie("movieName.swf"
}

or if somewhere at the main timeline:
clipParentMovie.clipMovieHandler.loadMovie("movieName.swf"

tip: as for your clipMovieHandler inside your clipMovieParent, just make it initially as a movie clip with probably just a square box in it.

now whenever you would refer to the movie you just loaded:
....clipMovieHandler.methodName(); (i.e) clipMovieHandler.play();

note. put a stop() command on the first frame of the movie you would load.

try this one, and see if this works..