basic instance naming question

[annette]

If I have two different swfs loading into a main swf but never actually loaded at the same time does it matter if they share the same instance/variable names? Scenerio being one swf for dial up users and another for broadband with largely the same actionscripting + loading into one holder mc in the main swf?

[Xeef]

Hmmm

shoudn't by a problem
even if you load it at the same time because the will even then have diferent parent's
so diferent paths to the variables

[EtherealChaos]

hey what do you mean by parent's?

wut if the swf files have links to say, "_root.variable"? where would _root refer to?

[Xeef]

sorry was wrong

in this case you woud need to use "_lockroot"

[annette]

Sorry I've not been back to say thanks for your responses. I ended up loading the swfs into seperate holder mc's in the main swf to be on the safe side. All the swfs had relative pathing so didnt have the _root problem and didnt want to limit to flash 7 with lockroot.