Nested movie clip-dynamic text problem. Flash MX

Hi all,

Flash MX - problem with dynamic text fields/nested _MC's

Essentially, I have created a text scroller movie clip which is embedded into a 'master movie'. The clip contains two dynamic text fields (variables text1 and text2) that scroll & loop. At runtime the master movie calls a .txt file that loads a bunch of variables and sends them to the text scroller movie clip. I've done this to make the scroller easily updateable- just by changing the .txt file. Simple stuff.

Using the debug facility I can see the the variables loaded into the movie clip instance. The scroller works outside the main movie (if I call the variables from within it).

It seems as if by importing the movie clip into another movie, that all dynamic text fields are somehow hidden/deleted or otherwise.

I've tried to place a static dynamic field with a border in the document to see if the border is displayed - to no avail. No dynamic fields are displayed.

Any ideas??

Sorry to burden yourselves with what will probably be, trivia.

Faithfully (& rather frustrated)

James Turner

i have done the exact thing in my site using flash 5 so i know it can be done.

i don't fully understand what you are saying, but i think your probelm might have to do iwth referencing.

if text1 is inside another movie clip, lets say "myMovie" is it's instance name, then to reference text1 from the root, or master movie as you call it, it would be:
if myMovie is inside another movie clip, "myMovie2" then to reference text1 from the root, you would use:

of course if you want to reference text1 from inside the myMovie then you just use "text1". when you say "The scroller works outside the main movie (if I call the variables from within it)", i think this is what you are talking about.

i dont know if you have done any object oriented programming, (if you haven't then don't read this) but if you have you can imagine a movie clip in your library as a class definition. every function, other movie clip, or variable within this movie clip are members. when you put a movie clip in your main movie or another movie clip, you are making an instance of this movie just lke you make an instance of a class. then instance name is then it's identifier.