Skip Intro Not Working
I have a 5 frame movie that calls other external movies, each with preload code in frames, so that subsequent movies donot show until downloaded. It works great, but when I use either a button or mc, asking to skip to frame 4 (to avoid the first intro movies), it jumps to frame 4 but will not stay there and perform as it does in the timeline normally...but after a few seconds returns to the beginning frame. I have tried stop actions in so many places....it will not hold in the timeline.I thought that sending the movie to frame 4 would simply run the code from frame 4 and on to frame 5, as the usual sequence when the movie runs the timeline normally...but it doesnot.I will send the Flash file to anyone who will help.Thank you...spent all day yesterday trying different things.Need your expert help.here's the code for frame 4...which works in concert with the code below it (which is in frame 4 on the layer below where this code resides.)When I jump here from my skip intro button, instead of running this as it normally would...it plays for a few seconds and shots back to frame 1..................pauseTimeline(5000);// this function runs the preloader// it is to be used with the onEnterFrame// of the preloader animationfunction preloadContainer(){// get bytes loaded and total from container_mcvar bytes_loaded = box_mc.getBytesLoaded();var bytes_total = box_mc.getBytesTotal();// stop and hide the movie so it wont play or// be seen while progressively downloading// (keep trying if it exists or not just to be sure)box.stop();box_mc._visible = false;// if bytes_total is a valid number and greater than 0if (bytes_total > 0){// get percent loadedvar percent_loaded = bytes_loaded/bytes_total;// update the value in the preloaderpreloader_mc.value = percent_loaded;// check if preloading is completeif (percent_loaded == 1){// play and show the container clipbox.play();box_mc._visible = true;// remove the preloader movie clippreloader_mc.removeMovieClip();// delete the onEnterFrame event handler running this functiondelete onEnterFrame;}}}..................(this is the 2nd batch of code that works the preload / found in frame 4 in layer below the code above)startPreload("blue_night_sky.swf");// this function begins preloading a swf urlfunction startPreload(url){// use loadMovie to load the swf url into container_mcbox_mc.loadMovie(url);// attach the preloader animation// this will be removed when preloading is completeattachMovie("preloader anim", "preloader_mc", 500, {_x:275, _y:165});// set the onEnterFrame event to call preloadContaineronEnterFrame = preloadContainer;}
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I tried posting this problem earlier... but I don't think I explained it properly.
This is my problem:
I have a Flash file that has the following:
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This is what I type in and It gives me errors please help me with this problem.
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Code:
Code:
onRelease() {
gotoAndPlay(631);
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Errors:
Code:
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onRelease() {
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--
root_down
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x = x+_root.variables._alpha;
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