gotoAndPlay... maybe not...?

[Skitz O'Fuel]

okay... got a button... this button is in an external swf loaded into invisible clip#1... this button's "on release" loads another external swf into invisible clip#2 (these two swf are supposed to be cross fading, one in;one out)... how do i give the button another "on release" that tells it to "gotoAndPlay" the frame of the swf where the fade out begins? is it gotoAndPlay i want here or should i direct it to a label in the frame?

[DarthJay]

I assume you have a fadeout as part of the timeline on external swf #1.

That being the case, you would want to do something like this:

on(release){
//this loads your clip #2 into the main movie on the empty MC#2
_root.loadMovie("clip2.swf", "invisibleClip2");
//this tells your current SWF (#1) to goto the fade frame on
//its timeline
this.gotoAndPlay("fade");
}

Is that what you're asking, or did I oversimplify it?

[Skitz O'Fuel]

so label the frame?

[DarthJay]

Yes.

[Skitz O'Fuel]

i'll give it try... thx my man

[DarthJay]

no problem - my pleasure.

[Skitz O'Fuel]

okay, forgive me... this is the first time i've labeled a frame... how exactly do i label it...?

[DarthJay]

I usually create a layer called "labels", then you chose the place in the timeline you want to label and and create a keyframe there.

In the properties window, there is a box in the lower right labeled "Frame" and inside the input box it says "<Frame Label>". Overwrite "<Frame Label>" with your frame name.

You're all set!

[Skitz O'Fuel]

thx for the help here... but it's not working... here's my script

on (release) {
_root.dropZone.loadMovie("dinner.swf");
this.gotoAndPlay("fade");
}

it shouldn't matter if the "fade" frame is on another layer in the timeline, should it?

ps. the _root.dropZone.loadMovie("dinner.swf"); works just fine...

[Skitz O'Fuel]

cracked it!

this.gotoAndPlay("/:fade");

does the trick!