ActionScript 3.0 :: Using MyLoader Variable To Load SWFs
Mar 31, 2009
While I'm not new to Flash builds I am certainly new to ActionScript 3.0. I'm currently trying to use a myLoader variable to load the different pages of my site(.swfs) but for some reason the swfs are just loading on top of the current swf. I've listed the code below.
var myLoader:Loader=new Loader ();
ask_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, askcontent);
function askcontent(myevent:MouseEvent):void {
var myURL:URLRequest=new URLRequest("ask.swf");
myLoader.load(myURL);
addChild(myLoader);
[Code] .....
I am loading eight external swfs by way of eight buttons with actionscript to remove the swfs and sound after a new button is clicked. This works fine except that as soon as you get to the frame where the actionscript is all the swfs load at one time on top of each other. I don't want any to load until the button is clicked for the right one. MouseEvent listener works but only after all the swfs have loaded. How do I get the swfs to load only when the buttons are clicked. I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.
Loading a SWF of stars. I would like the stars SWF to alpha in as the sky darkens. I think I am close as the following has the stars alpha at 0, but the changeAlpha is not occurring.
I'm trying to acess myLoader located on a timeline above the navBar mc where my function is located and for some reason I am not able to acces the loader. The trace show that th button hears the addEventListener and the evt.target.name is working properly. I get the following compile error:1119: Access of possibly undefined property myLoader through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObjectContainer.
I have a page that loads loads of swfs*. I'm loading in them all at the same time, Sequentially which is slowing down the intro animation. Is there a way to load swfs sequentially? Or if not load them on a timer (half a sec would do the trick I think)
*there lots of different dynamically generated Flex graphs so it's not possible to have them all in one.
I'm loading (and unloading) external swfs into a holder in my main document. However, they seem to load perfectly the first time, but after that, they load at a different x and y. I've seen this happen before in someone else's file, but I'm not sure what the solution is.
Okay so I am trying to load external swfs which load videos dynamically.
I can load the swfs into the parent fla fine (if I remove all the code and just place a circle or something on the stage of the swf), and the swfs are also loading their respective videos correctly. But when I try to load the external swfs, if they contain any casting related code in them, I'm getting an error
[AS]TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at swf1_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()[/AS]
Is there some specific method to casting within external swfs?
My code for loading the videos is this:
[AS]var vc:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); vc.connect(null); var vs:NetStream = new NetStream(vc);
I created a simple menu with subs using frame labels.The code on the main timeline of the loader page is:
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader(); myLoader.load(new URLRequest("main.swf")); addChild(myLoader);
The code on the menu navigation movie clip is:
stop(); function buttonClick(event:MouseEvent):void {[code]......
The buttons all have instance names but I keep getting the following errors
1119: Access of possibly undefined property myLoader through a reference with static type flash.display:DisplayObjectContainer. on the line - this.parent.myLoader.load(new URLRequest(event.target.name + ".swf"));
1120: Access of undefined property subclick. on the lines - ww_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, subclick);[code].....
I want to use Flash to build websites and am having difficulty with the navigation and loading external files.
All of the tutorials I have found re: local connections seem to outline 1 swf sending info & the other swf receiving. Is it possible to have two swfs using exactly the same action script for their variables to effect each other? I've got two swfs with 2 different sets of buttons who react the same way on roll over. Once a button is selected it remains highlighted. I want to know if I can have a button in swf 1 highlighted but un-highlight when a button in swf 2 is selected?
I have a client who wants to add something to a flash presentation that is almost done. There is a root swf that is pulling in a nav screen swf, which in turn is pulling in the text screen swf of that corresponding nav swf. So at the start, the root swf automatically loads nav1.swf, and nav1.swf automatically loads text1.swf. Once that plays, the next button loads nav2.swf into the root swf, and in turn, nav2.swf automatically loads text2.swf onto it. I hope that makes sense. So all the text is going to be on the screen with pix, etc, and we are going to have a VO speak the text. The VO will be on the text swf files since there is fading of pix, text, etc and we need it to match. With it almost done, the client wants a mute button added to the thing.
The question is, if the mute button is on every text swf file, is there some variable that I can pass that would keep the next text swf file from playing it's VO? The client doesn't want people to have to keep clicking the mute button with every page. I know, I know, if I knew they wanted a mute button, I never would have built it this way. It's going on the web, and I figured for loading purposes, this was the best way. Now I think Im screwed... Or rather, they are. They approved this. But can it be done? Can I pass a variable from either the root swf or the navs swf files that tells the incoming text swf files to stay muted?
I'm trying to combine PHP/SQL and Flash. I've got a problem now. I want to load a variable that contains an url to an image. so the variable is like this: [URL] Now I want flash to load the image, not the text. The variable is called 'img1' but the loadmovie function doesn't work when I put it in.
I have a website im working on and I have it load multiple swfs etc. But although the site will load in the beginning it takes time to load each swf. Although I grasp the logic behind that is there a way to make them just all load at once? Like an AS code to include in a preloader of sorts?
Trying to load swfs with loadmovie script. They load fine but when close window button is pressed the Main movie behind it dissappears to blank screen.
I'm having a heck of a time trying to get a number of external SWFs loaded into one main SWF in successive order, the next one playing after the other has ended. To complicate matters, the external SWFs have FLV files in them.
using Flash CS3 Actionscript 3.0
So, here's essentially what I'm looking to do: - I have one main SWF file (call it main.swf)- load several SWF files into this file so they play in order (let's call them movie1.swf, movie2.swf, movie3.swf, and so on) - these external SWF files all have FLV progressive downloads (not embedded, becuase then my audio doesn't sync up) - I want movie1.swf to load and play in the main file, then detect when the movie is complete, and unload that audio/video then load in movie2.swf, and so on.
This script seemed promising, but loads all of my SWFs on top of each other, making for some ::interesting:: audio... (i have it pasted in actions on first frame in main.swf)
var a:Array = new Array("movie1.swf", "movie2.swf", "movie3.swf");var tl:MovieClip=this var index:uint=0; loadF(new Event("nada"));
[Code]....
Maybe there's some code that can be pasted in the individual SWFs?
I am using this thumbnail gallery attached but instead of loading images through the xml I want to load external SWF'S. I also want to be able to control each SWF loaded in individually apparently in order to do that I need to give the container different instance names..however I don't know how to extend the code inorder to achieve this..
I have a preloader and I want it to load each section when called with this code: Callback function: caps_mc.btn_continue_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, nextpls); function nextpls(e:MouseEvent):void { MovieClip(parent.parent).nextSWF("startPage", parent);}
The code above tells the preloader that it is finished with the startPage and in the preloader it should next load faq, but I get an error saying that nextSWF is not a function when it clearly is, Is it even possible to use a preloader to load up swfs in this way??
Preloader: import flash.display.*;import flash.events.*; import flash.net.URLRequest; var loadedSWF:Loadervar progressPercent:Number; function startLoad(SWFName:String):void { loadedSWF = new Loader(); loadedSWF.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, gameLoaded); [Code] .....
Here is the error: TypeError: Error #1006: nextSWF is not a function. at startPages_fla::MainTimeline/nextpls()[startPages_fla.MainTimeline::frame1:7]
Let's assume that I can't script the loaded swf, nor can the loaded one script the loader swf.
I was attempting to set frame rate to 0, and wait after all swfs are loaded, and set frame rate back. But I found when I set the frame rate to 0, I could not receive the complete event! And it's weird that i can still receive UI events...
Is there a way to load several swfs and start them together?
i have a very frustrating problem, which occurs only in safari:the main.swf loads an external swf-file.alas in safari this does not work. Movie clipLoader throws out an URLNotFound with httpstatus:0.
Can I load external SWF files using Javascript sequentially? Or does it have to be in Flash to load the SWF files from XML?
Currently we have SWF banners (900 x 230) loaded from XML sequentially and it works fine, but it is killing our computers. I wonder if the javascript will run the SWF banners smoothly?
I've got this down using ActionScript 3, but I am in over my head trying to revert back to ActionScript 2.
I have a main swf that acts as a shell and calls up external swfs via XML upon a button click.
I've read a number of tutorials over the past few hours, and have learned the basics of how to trace the XML information; however, I'm struggling getting the content to appear on stage.
I am working on a an automatic slideshow that's also clickable with buttons...I got the code to work fine on my sample file, but now that I brought it over to the actual file I need to make a slideshow out of - the external SWFs don't load all the way! The first default one loads ok - and the rest remain at about 80% Alpha...
//Import classes for easier use import fl.transitions.Tween; import fl.transitions.TweenEvent; import fl.transitions.easing.*;
I'm loading external swfs into my main swf and they should just be playing automatically. When I test in Flash, the system works. Upon loading the swf into an HTML page, the system seems to shut down. It seems liike the exteranl swfs aren't even loading. This is what I've got so far.
var clips:Array = ["amerishelf2.swf", "bedHardware.swf"]; var index:int = 0; var thisLoader:Loader = new Loader(); thisLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT, doneLoading);
i have multiple SWFs loading on multiple button clicks. so by default i have one.swf loaded on the screen. now when button two is clicked i load two.swf replacing one.swf. similarly when button three is clicked i load three.swf.
is there anyway i can preload two.swf, three.swf and other swf files in the background so that when user clicks on the button to view these, the swf is already loaded and takes no time to appear.
i'm using hga77's xml menu you can view here.ok, so i'm trying to load swfs from the menu, what i've got so far is:
Code: function executeAction() { loadMovie("NEWS.swf", _root.content); trace(NEWS.swf);
[code]....
but the menu stops working. is there anything i can stick in this bit "function executeAction()" that will make the loadmovie load a different swf each time, rather than creating loads of loadmovie functions.
