Pulling two dynamic xml picture gallery backgrounds at different times thru loadMovie

[rockjamesroll]

Hey guys,
I am a web developer but I am a beginner in flash. I have been trying to find a solution to my problem but I haven't had any luck. My problem is I need to load a different background (child) movie clip that would replace the default one when a button is pressed. I have two background movie clips that should be loaded one at a time.

To summarize, the main file is sample.fla. This loads two background movie clips (bg_1.swf and bg_2.swf) through movieClipLoader.loadClip() method one at a time. It is supposed to swap the bg's depending on which section of the main timeline they are at (through the on release event of the buttons). The default bg is bg_1.swf which is the "nightlife bg". Clicking on "restaurant" loads the second bg (bg_2.swf "restaurant bg") on the same target so that should replace the first/default bg. The problem is it does not. Unloading works but reloading the same target with a different mc only makes it play the current/original background.

I am really starting to get frustrated because it seems like a trivial thing to do. I am just starting to learn flash and I really like to get better at it. I am thinking maybe it is because of the way the background bg is coded that it is not meant to be loaded and reloaded (i did not code the bg's). If anyone could help in any way, it would be very much appreciated. If my technique is wrong and there is an easier way to achieve the bg swaps, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

[The_A]

hey,

maybe you can post your code? We are not downloading stuff from other peoples....

But it can't be a big problem... usually i do it the same way.

Regards,
A.

[rockjamesroll]

Thanks for the reply. I decided to link to the files since it is not a lot and i feel like the problem might be in the child movie clips but here is a chunk of my code:

sample.fla (main movie that has 2 buttons: "nightlife" that should play bg_1.swf as the background and "restaurant" that should play bg_2.swf as the background):
frame1:
var bg_container:MovieClip = createEmptyMovieClip("bg_container", 0);
bg_container._x = 0;
bg_container._y = 85.5;
var bcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var bclL:Object = new Object();
bcl.addListener(bclL);
bcl.loadClip("bg_1.swf","bg_container"); //bg_1.swf is the default BG

restaurant button on release event:
on (release) {
//bcl.unloadClip("bg_container"); /*this one works and unloads the mc only if NOT followed by another load */
bcl.loadClip("bg_2.swf","bg_container"); /*this one doesn't work. regardless if I unload first or not, it still plays the first bg set in the first frame (bg_1.swf)*/

gotoAndPlay("restaurant");
}


Just really confused as to why it doesn't work. I read a bunch of posts in this forum and other forums that in theory, I shouldn't need to unload because loading in the same target should replace the original content.

Thanks!

[rockjamesroll]

Also, I have tried using loadMovie (with or without unloadMovie() first) and it does not work either.

[blitzzz]

might be a target path issue with code posted on a button?
try:
_root.bcl.loadClip("bg_2.swf","bg_container");

be sure that the instance name "bg_container" is still present on the timeline when the button is displayed.

see if you can trace the "instance name" ? - should give you the level (i think?)

[blitzzz]

my bad, that would be :
on (release) {
bcl.loadClip("bg_2.swf", "_root.bg_container");
}

with loadClip the brackets are (url:String, target:Object)

should work.

[blitzzz]

this might help:

http://www.gotoandlearn.com/player.php?id=27

[rockjamesroll]

Hey, thanks for the replies, I appreciate it. You are right that the reason why the child movie clips are not loading and unloading correctly was because of targeting issues. Those child MC's wrongly target the parent. I have a lot to learn and you guys here and at actionscript.com have been helpful. Thanks again.