looping a layer

[rovision]

How can I loop a layer in a multilayer movie?
Using gotoandplay in the last frame of the layer, loops the whole movie!
Flash 5.

Thanks,

[Billy T]

put the animation on that layer into a movieclip

[rovision]

Thanks for the reply. However, it doesn't seem to work!

I made a separate movie, set the publish setting to loop, and imported it into another movie, as a .swf file. It doesn't work.

Then I put an action gotoandplay{1} in the last frame of the movie, imported again into the other movie, still doesn't work.

Maybe I'm doing something wrong here?

Thanks,

[rovision]

Another test shows that when importing the looping "frame" movie and inserted as a symbol into an existing layer, it works!

So, the looping "layer" has to be actually a symbol inserted into an existing layer.

[Billy T]

Originally posted by rovision

So, the looping "layer" has to be actually a symbol inserted into an existing layer.

exactly...but you didnt have to import an external swf...

just selecting all the frames in that layer and hitting F8 would have done the job

cheers