Dynamic movie clip/image...so close..yet so far...

[James Marsh]

I have a button (meetArt_btn) when clicked should make some text dissapear, create an empty movie clip named (artistsPick_mc) and bring a jpeg image (JennyThumb.) into it.  The action script is in the first frame on a layer named actions and refers to the button being clicked.  The text alpha value change works but I am not sure if a new movie clip is being made and it is definately not bringing in the jpeg. The code is pasted below.


//setup function for meet the artists button
meetArt_btn.onRelease = function() {
// make aboutText dissapear
aboutText_txt._alpha = 0
// Create movie clip for image
this.createEmptyMovieClip("artistsPick_mc", 1);
artistsPick_mc._x = 100;
artistsPick_mc._y = 200;
//load image
artistsPick_mc.loadMovie("JennyThumb.jpg");
};

[Jorge Solis]

Use this in the path to load the jpg:

this.artistsPick_mc.loadMovie("JennyThumb.jpg");

Also check that the jpg is a standard jpg (not optimized or progressive)

Jorge

[James Marsh]

Thanks Jorge,
Well, I wasn't able to get the jpeg to load, but I was able to get a SWF to load.  I want to fade it in using action script from the main movie so I added the code below, it shows up with the initial alpha value of +5 but stops there.  Also I want a button (jennyB_btn) within "artistsPick_mc" to create another empty movie clip and open a swf into it called "jennyBpage" when clicked so I added the code below but to no avail-I think it may be a path issue.  Any help is appreciated.



//setup function for meet the artists button
meetArt_btn.onRelease = function() {
   // make about text dissapear
   aboutText_txt._alpha = 0;
   // Create movie clip for image
   createEmptyMovieClip("artistsPick_mc", 1);
   //Position the movie clip on the stage
   artistsPick_mc._x = 160;
   artistsPick_mc._y = 270;
   //load artists movie into the clip
   artistsPick_mc.loadMovie("artists.swf", 1);

   //fade in artists pick swf
   artistsPick_mc._alpha = 0;
   artistsPick_mc._alpha += 5
};
//jennyB_btn opens movie
jennyB_btn.onRelease = function() {
   createEmptyMovieClip("jennyBpage_mc", 1);
   jennyBpage_mc.loadMovie("jennyBae.swf", 1);
};

[Jorge Solis]

Hi. Try this:

[script]
//setup function for meet the artists button
meetArt_btn.onRelease = function() {
  // make about text dissapear
  aboutText_txt._alpha = 0;
  // Create movie clip for image
  var n = createEmptyMovieClip("artistsPick_mc", 1);
  //Position the movie clip on the stage
  n._x = 160;
  n._y = 270;
  //load artists movie into the clip
  n.loadMovie("artists.swf", 1);
  n._alpha = 0;
  //fade in artists pick swf using onEnterFrame event until reach 100
  this.onEnterFrame = function(){
     if(n.getBytesLoaded()==n.getBytesTotal()&&n.getBytesLoaded()>4) {
           n._alpha += 5;
           if(n._alpha>=100) delete this.onEnterFrame
     }
  }
};
//jennyB_btn opens movie
jennyB_btn.onRelease = function() {
  createEmptyMovieClip("jennyBpage_mc", 2);
  jennyBpage_mc.loadMovie("jennyBae.swf", 1);
};
[/script]

Jorge