Loading external JPG problem

[frozenpeas]

Hi,

I am loading an external jpeg and it works fine until the movie is placed in a level.

(I am not the author of this code) Frame 1:

// (holderName is an optional parameter)
MovieClip.prototype.loadjpg = function(picName, holderName) {
    // holderName can be passed in case needed for progress indicator
    // if not passed, use 'holder' as default
    var h = holderName==undefined ? "holder" : holderName;
    this.createEmptyMovieClip(h,0);
    this._visible = false;
    this[h].loadMovie(picName);
    var id = setInterval(function (mc) {
        if (mc[h]._width > 0) {
            mc._alpha = 99;
            clearInterval(id);
            // may want to move this next line to the onComplete routine
            // instead, if visibility is to be set after positioning
            mc._visible = true;
            mc.onComplete();
        } else {
            mc.onLoading();
        }
    }, 80, this);  
};

frame 2:

function positionPic() {
    this._x = 200;
    this._y = 0; 
}
this.createEmptyMovieClip("myjpg", 1);
myjpg.onComplete = positionPic;
myjpg.loadjpg("pic.jpg");

So that works fine alone. But I am loading it into _level3 of my movie and would like to load the jpg into _level1.

I have tried various things like _level1.myjpg, _level1.createEmptyMovieClip(h,0); and whatnot but I can't seem to figure it out yet.

Thanks for your help!

frozenpeas

 

[oldnewbie]

Don't think you can create a movie clip on a level from another level.
Think you would have to already have a movie loded on level 1, which already has a holder clip within for it to work.
Or you could maybe load it off-stage on level 3, and when it's fully loaded, immediately re-load (from the cache) on level 1...

 

[frozenpeas]

Thanks for the reply, Oldnewbie.

Well, my ultimate goal was to load the jpg into another level. But I might have to do it another way.

Right now, the problem is that the above code stops working if the swf it resides in is loaded into a level. Any ideas about that?

frozenpeas

 

[frozenpeas]

Bump.

frozenpeas