CodingForums.com - Help re-using an external .swf

Hello

Im having an issue with a template i bought, basically an MC_holder calls external swf files. Lets say this is called holder_mc.

When holder_mc loads the code below in an external swf it loads fine. However when i try to load the same swf but a different instance overlapping starts to occur.

here is the code:

Code:

var randomNum = 0;

var randomNumLast = 0;



// parent container

var container_mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("container",0);

// movie clip containers

container_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("loader1_mc",2);

container_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("loader2_mc",1);



// preload watcher

this.createEmptyMovieClip("watcher_mc",100);



// load xml

images_xml = new XML();

images_xml.ignoreWhite=true;

images_xml.onLoad = parse;

images_xml.load("illustration/illust_slide.xml");



function parse(success) {

        if (success) {

                imageArray = new Array();

                var root = this.firstChild;

                _global.numPause = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.timer * 1000);

                _global.order = this.firstChild.attributes.order;

                _global.looping = this.firstChild.attributes.looping;

                _global.fadetime = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.fadetime);

                _global.xpos = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.xpos);

                _global.ypos = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.ypos);

                var imageNode = root.lastChild;

                var s=0;

                while (imageNode.nodeName != null) {

                        imageData = new Object;

                        imageData.path = imageNode.attributes.path;

                        imageArray[s]=imageData;

                        imageNode = imageNode.previousSibling;

                        s++;

                }

                // place parent container

                container_mc._x = _global.xpos;

                container_mc._y = _global.ypos;

                // parse array

                imageArray.reverse();

                imageGen(imageArray);

        } else {

                trace('problem');

        }

}



// depth swapping

function swapPlace(clip,num) {

        eval(clip).swapDepths(eval("container_mc.loader"+num+"_mc"));

}



function loadImages(data,num) {

        if (i==undefined || i == 2) {

                i=2;

                createLoader(i,data,num);

                i=1;

        } else if (i==1) {

                createLoader(i,data,num);

                i=2;

        }

}

function createLoader(i,data,num) {

        thisLoader=eval("container_mc.loader"+i+"_mc");

        thisLoader._alpha=0;

        thisLoader.loadMovie(data[num].path);

        watcher_mc.onEnterFrame=function () {

                var picLoaded = thisLoader.getBytesLoaded();

                var picBytes = thisLoader.getBytesTotal();

                if (isNaN(picBytes) || picBytes < 4) {

                        return;

                }

                if (picLoaded / picBytes >= 1) {

                        swapPlace("container_mc.loader2_mc",1);

                        alphaTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(thisLoader, "_alpha", mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut,0,100,_global.fadetime,true);

                        timerInterval = setInterval(imageGen,_global.numPause,data);

                        delete this.onEnterFrame;

                }

        }

}

function imageGen(data) {

        // random, or sequential?

        if (_global.order=="random") {

                // choose random # between 0 and total number of images

                while (randomNum == randomNumLast) {

                        randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * data.length);

                        trace(randomNum);

                }

                loadImages(data,randomNum);

                randomNumLast = randomNum;

        } else if (_global.order=="sequential") {

                // start at 0, increment to total number of images, then drop back to zero when done

                if (p==undefined || p==data.length && _global.looping=="yes") { p=0; } else { break; }

                loadImages(data,p);

                p++;

        } else {

                trace ("eror!");

        }

        clearInterval(timerInterval);

}

stop();

Now that code is working fine, however because i have duplicated this code to create different instances of this swf file it is mis-matching and blending in with the previous loaded swf which obviously has the same code.

Im not a lazy person i have been at this for a couple of weeks now, i have tried to adjust the levels within this script. But im not exactly a pro in the scripting area. I think it is the global levels which is causing this issue. But im not sure on how to fix it, ive tried creating different container names and the lot.

I really appreciate your help and if you would prefer me to post the whole folder then please just ask and ill upload it to my server.

Craig