"kglad" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:crd61f$pvb$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> create a maskMC that's to be your mask. it should have the correct height
> and
> position that you want. create an array of your pics in picA. you can
> then
> use:
>
> ivar = 0;
> picA = [];
> rclip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("holder"+ivar+"MC", ivar);
> rclip.loadMovie(picA[ivar]);
> btn1.onPress = function() {
> this.enabled=0;
> sclip = rclip;
> ivar++;
> rclip = _root.createEmptyMovieClip("holder"+ivar+"MC", ivar);
> rclip.loadMovie(picA[ivar]);
> preloadI = setInterval(preloadF, 80, rclip, sclip);
> };
> function preloadF(rclip, sclip) {
> if (rclip.getBytesLoaded()>0 &&
> rclip.getBytesLoaded()>=rclip.getBytesTotal()) {
> clearInterval(preloadI);
> maskMC._width = 10;
> rclip.setMask(_root.maskMC);
> maskI = setInterval(applyMask, 80, sclip);
> }
> }
> function applyMask(mc) {
> maskMC._width += 5;
> if (maskMC._width>=250) {
> clearInterval(maskI);
> unloadMovie(mc);
> if(ivar<picA.length-1){
> btn1.enabled=1;
> }
> }
> }
>
> p.s. you'll need to decide what you want to do when the last pic is
> reached.
>