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nogreydes
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December 18, 2008
Question

Calling a MC from the library with a button

  • December 18, 2008
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Hi,

I have created a movie clip in the library and a button on my stage that I want to play the Movie Clip.
I need a simple code that will call the movie clip when the button is pressed and then when the user wants to close the movie clip I want them to be able to do that via a button inside the movie clip.

I know this is a very simple question and any help would be much much appreciated.

Thanks

Jacq =)
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kglad
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kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 19, 2008
that's not correct syntax for attachMovie(). at least 3 parameters are required:

parentMC.attachMovie(linkageID,mcName,depth);
kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 18, 2008
you need to assign a linkage id to your movieclip and use the movieclip method attachMovie() to instantiate your library movieclip.

in the help files under the movieclip class, check attachMovie().
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nogreydesAuthor
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December 19, 2008
ok kglad I have looked that up.

I have now attached this code to my button

on(press){
attachMovie("life_mcMc");
}
on(release){
play._life_mcMc

}

I know it is wrong!
I now understand how to attach the movie clip now how do i get it to show up and play on screen/stage?

I then want to be able to close/unload movie clip via a button within the movie which I assume i would then code to be something like
on (release) {
_root.gotoAndPlay("brochures");
}

but will that then unload/remove the movie clip from the screen/stage?
(the movie clip I am playing is basically a simulation of a pop up screen transparent over the rest of my site)

thanks for your help
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