external swf and input text boxes

[mhbb32]

i am loading an external swf into my main movie. this external swf has input text boxes for users to fill out a "contact us" form. this form then exports the values and emails it. it works perfectly separate from the main swf. the problem occurs when i load it as an external swf. i test the form out and it sends information, but the values are "undefined". is there something i have to do for the main swf to recognize these values inputted into the external swf? i don't know if the send button is looking for values in the wrong place. is there a way i can make sure the send button only looks for values in the external swf MC? please help!

[Prpl_Ppl_Etr]

Your description almost makes sense, but if you include the relevant code snippets, we might be better able to find a solution.

[mhbb32]

to call the external swf i have this on my button:

on (release) {
loadMovie ("feedback.swf","movie");
}

this calls the movie fine and it works.
inside the external swf i have this to send the form:

on (release) {
// Now import the variables we
// need to send in this movie clip
sender_mail = _root.Semail.text
sender_name = _root.Sname.text
sender_subject = _root.Ssubject.text
sender_message = _root.Smessage.text
sender_city = _root.Scity.text
sender_address = _root.Saddress.text
sender_state = _root.Sstate.text
sender_zip = _root.Szip.text
sender_phone = _root.Sphone.text
sender_heard = _root.Sheard.text
// all the vars we just imported
// will be sent via POST method now
loadVariables("sendmail.php",this,"POST");
// and when receives the answer from
// the server...
this.onData = function()
{
// ok, next frame
_root.nextFrame();
if(this.output=='sent')
{
// in case of success
_root.errTitle = 'Thank You.';
_root.errType = "Your message has been succesfully sent.";
} else {
// else
_root.errTitle = "Error!";
_root.errType = "Attention, an error occurred. Please try again later.";
}
}
}


i got this from a tutorial online and modified the code to work for what i need. like i said, the external swf works fine on its own, but has trouble finding the values to send once imported to the main swf. any help would be great. thanks!

[Human]

Have you tried to embedd the font in the text box? I am assuming you are using Dynamic text.

J

[mhbb32]

i am tried that. that was my first idea.

[Human]

I have had issues like this before where the swf works fine by itself but when you call it externally from another swf it looses its functionality. Just a thought on this I know it worked once for me. Try checking your code to see if it matches with the new code in other words

say this is the original code

ExternalClip_MC.OldMovieClip_MC.gotoAndPlay(2);

new code would be something like this

NewMovieClip.ExternalClip_MC.OldMovieClip_MC.gotoAndPlay(2);

Just a thought I know it worked once for me. wont hurt to try just make sure you save your previos version.

[mhbb32]

i don't know how that code would work since ive already created a blank MC and inserted it in the main file with an instance name of movie
i tried to figure it out. but im not that good with actionscript. any other suggestions?

[Human]

Sorry bro but that is probably were the problem is laying. There are other methods for loading external swf. You might want to try that but it does take some knowledge of actionscript.

[mhbb32]

could you post your entire snippet of code that you used. id like to take a look at how you did it. thanks

[aeon]

All your variables are referencing to _root.
Since your movie is no longer in the _root (loaded externally), you got to change _root to point to where your textfields are.

If you have loaded the swf into e.g. an empty movieclip named "holder" on _root, just change _root to _root.holder