How do I stop my second movie load clearing my first movie load?

[Jim Curtis]

Hi,
Working on a home page where a swf movie loads and plays on the timeline.
The problem is when the second swf movie loads and plays further along the timeline the first swf movie disappears...I want it to remain on my stage!

Any ideas?

Cheere Jim

Here is the code I'm using to load the swf movies:

this.createEmptyMovieClip ("emptyClip",this.getNextHighestDepth());
emptyClip.LoadMovie(...swf");

[neilmmm]

load into a second mc not the same one so they don't replace each other

this.createEmptyMovieClip ("emptyClip",this.getNextHighestDepth());
emptyClip.LoadMovie(...swf");

this.createEmptyMovieClip ("emptyClip2",this.getNextHighestDepth());
emptyClip2.LoadMovie(...swf");

[Jim Curtis]

Originally Posted by neilmmm

load into a second mc not the same one so they don't replace each other

this.createEmptyMovieClip ("emptyClip",this.getNextHighestDepth());
emptyClip.LoadMovie(...swf");

this.createEmptyMovieClip ("emptyClip2",this.getNextHighestDepth());
emptyClip2.LoadMovie(...swf");

Spot on Neil...thanks Jim

[Jim Curtis]

Ok I now have movie 1 still on screen whilst movie 2 plays.

My next hurdle is, when a link button is pressed this in term releases another movie to play, I now want this 3rd movie to play and the first 2 movies to disappear.

Any ideas...cheers Jim

[neilmmm]

unloadMovie("_root.emptyClip2");
unloadMovie("_root.emptyClip");
this.createEmptyMovieClip ("emptyClip3",this.getNextHighestDepth());
emptyClip3.loadMovie(...swf");

or load a movie into one of the EmptyMovieClip s you made

try not to use _root ... but i do notknow your scope

[Jim Curtis]

Originally Posted by neilmmm

unloadMovie("_root.emptyClip2");
unloadMovie("_root.emptyClip");
this.createEmptyMovieClip ("emptyClip3",this.getNextHighestDepth());
emptyClip3.loadMovie(...swf");

or load a movie into one of the EmptyMovieClip s you made

try not to use _root ... but i do notknow your scope

Thanks again Neil, just the ticket
Cheers Jim

[neilmmm]

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