Load movie in empty mc

[koko2]

hi, I don't know if there's a topic on this one but here's my question anyway.

I would like to load an extern movieclip into a empty movieclip in my 'main movie"


For example....

I have a main.swf and a load.swf

main.swf:  width = 800   height = 450
load.swf:   width = 250   height = 150

In the main.swf movie I created a empty movieclip and I want to load the load.swf exactly in the place where the empty movieclip is.


Could someone write me the actionscript, and tell me where do I have to place it.

Thanks

[Jorge Solis]

Put your empty MovieClip (it appears as a blank point) in the place where you want to load the external movie, the blank circle represents the left upper corner. Give your empty MovieClip an instance name of holder and in the same frame use:

holder.loadMovie("load.swf")

Jorge

[koko2]

thanks for the help

But... it I can't get it running

So I have to place the empty movieclip somewhere on the stage and name it: 'holder'
then on the same frame put this as an action:  holder.loadMovie("load.swf")
and ofcourse put the load.swf in the same directory as the main.swf 

[Jorge Solis]

Rigth. When I say name, should say: instance name (in the property inspector) Try harder, isn't too difficult

Jorge

[koko2]

Thanks

[koko2]

Is it possible to change the size of the movie that is loaded?

For example the has a width of 300 and a height of 200
Then if I decide that I want to have the movie smaller after loaded in.....
Is it possible to set the movie size of the movie that I loaded without changing the original file?

And the loaded movie doesn't also play in it's original frame rate.... Is there a way to let the loaded movie play at a different framerate then the "target movie" ?

[Jorge Solis]

Main movie FPS is mandatory, no way of changing it. About size, try:

holder._xscale = 50
holder._yscale = 50

But you need a preloader, because if you runs before it finish loading, takes not effect. Check the tons of post about preloading

Jorge

[koko2]

One more question....

I created a square(strokes only) inside my "empty" movieclip with the same width and height as the load.swf. I did this so that I could see where exactly the load.swf will appear.

But the load.swf doesn't realy appear in that place..... it also looks a bit bigger.

Is there a way that I can load the load.swf exactly in the movieclip or some other way that I can see where exactly the load.swf will appear ?

I know that, if the movieclip is totaly empty, the blank circle represents the left upper corner, but I can't see where the whole load.swf will appear.

[Jorge Solis]

You can use:

holder._width = 50
holder._height = 50

To constraint the size of the loaded swf. Again, if you don't wait until totally loded (that means add a preloader) the resize will not have effect.

Jorge