"dpteacher" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> First of all, we are beginners, although our client doesn't seem to
> care... We
> have learned what we know so far from lynda.com, but either have very
> short
> memories or need more. Any other tutorial/book suggestions would be
> appreciated. (No problem doing this in Director, just can't do it in
> Flash.)
>
> We are using CS3, but action script 2.0.
>
> Top Layer, frame 1: Rollover button (up is alpha 0)
> Second Layer, frame 1: Intro movie clip (embedded 3D animation). Inside
> movie
> clip, on separate layer, we have put stop action at last frame.
>
> So far that works: Movie plays, stops and when mouse over an area a button
> appears.
>
> We need the button on release to go to another movie clip. (There will be
> several buttons and several movie clips). Where do we place the next movie
> clip
> (which layer, which frame) and how do we tell it to hold until someone
> clicks
> the button? When we put in on the bottom layer in frame 2, the first
> movie
> clip stops working and just flashes a frame. When we put it in frame 50
> (where
> the intro would stop) it still won't work.

"dpteacher" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you for the suggestion. Where do we put this container exactly?
> Also, I
> don't quite understand exactly what you mean by this: target your loading
> into... loading "number2.swf" into "container_mc" where "number1.swf" is
> currently located will unload it before loading "number2.swf".
>
> Remember, we are beginners. Could you please tell us exactly what action
> script you would write for the button? (We are using a button symbol.) I
> thought I had it correct, but now the script has disappeared and what I
> wanted
> to use is greyed out, I'm getting bizarre messages, like "not a
> button".....aaagh.
>
> Boy, I wish we could just hire someone to stand here and tell us what to
> do.
>
> Thanks