Moving movies, in different files...

[Caden]

Greetings once again Tek-Tips.

Does anyone know how to change movies from other movies...
eg.
movie 1 has buttons in it
movie 2 has pictures in it

from clicking a button in movie 1
I want to moves frames in movie 2

completely different FLA files...

thanks
Caden

 

[oldnewbie]

It would be 2 different .swfs...

But what's your setup?

Just 1 movie loaded into another one? In a container clip? On another level?
2 different movies embedded in 1 html? A frameset, with movies in different frames?

Regards,

 

[Caden]

I know it's 2 different .swfs, but I figured i'm workin in the .fla's whatever =0p anyhow.

They are two seperate movies right now.

I'm attempting to get one movie to change a javascript variable and the other to read that variable, if the variable changes, do something accordingly...this is what i'm trying...

Code in the button you click in movie 1:

on (release){
set (javascript:changemovie, 1);

}

Code in the hopeful reading movieclip actionscript:
stop ();

if (javascript:changemovie==1){
_root.gotoAndStop (2);
}

but it isn't working, so, i'm doing something wrong

 

[Caden]

and to answer your question from above, 2 different movies, embedded into a html file

 

[oldnewbie]

You can do it with the new localconnection (MX)...

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/localconnection.htm

Or with the Flash methods (which I've used quite often...)

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/publishexport/scriptingwithflash/scriptingwithflash_03.html

Regards,

 

[Caden]

So, I got this working no problem, thanks Oldnewbie! Thoes links to the resource sites were terrific!

It was as simple as putting this into my flash button

on (release) {
getURL("javascript:topbar.GotoFrame(2)"
}



Although, now I am having another problem I am unsure of. These javascript functions don't work on Mac IE, 5.2? I find this hard to believe, but the mac i'm checking it on is throwing an error at me telling me it doesn't recognize the method.

Although i'm looking around for an answer, any insight would help, thanks!

Caden

 

[oldnewbie]

Not much of a link this time, but worth a look...

http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/macie/

Flash + Mac + IE have been bad news for a long time.

Regards,

 

[Caden]

ugh, that makes me hate Mac's just a little bit more then I already do...thanks Oldnewbie, you've been awsome!

Caden