newbie- looping movie clips

[jakfrost]

I have a flash movie, and one of my clips within it is a 5 frame movie.

I want this clip to loop through its 5 frames whilst the rest remains static (it is a one frame movie)

I have placed the action Play() on frame 1 and gotoAndPlay frame 1 on ftrame five

It doesnt loop

I know this is a basic question but can someone please help me out

 

[davdesign]

hi
This definitely shouldn't be happening.
You shouldn't need the actions that you mentioned. As it's a one frame movie, try 'inserting' 4 frames after the first one in the main timeline. This should do the trick.

dave@davdesign.co.uk

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[jakfrost]

I cant add the frames in the main timeline

This is because frame 2(which is coming) needs to remain unique as I am referencing these frames externally via javascript

This all works I can refernece a particular frame- its just that within these frames I need independent animations going!

 

[jakfrost]

thanks for your time

Its working now

I didnt need the actions at all