background image instead bgcolor

[andilcho]

hi,

i'm having a hard time trying to figure out a way to put a background image flash file instead of using a bgcolor. i'm using flash mx2004. is there a way to do that?

thanks

[frey]

You cant put a flash file within a flash file.

[whackaxe]

yes you can. it's called import movie.(either using actionscript or just plain importing it.) simple as that

but that isn't the qestion, i think he means in a web page. in that case i have never seen it done. the only way would be to have all flash interface.

[andilcho]

Ok,

so does anybody know ?

[mindlessLemming]

You can't have a Flash file as a bg. element. It must be contained within its own <embed> tag, (or created dynamically, but that's a WHOLE other story...)

Possibly try putting the Flash .swf in one div and then positioning another over the top of it with a higher "z-index"

Although this will all fall down if the user is going to be interactive with the .swf as well.

[whackaxe]

i was going to suggest tht, but yo ucan't tile it. depends on how you plan for it to work