[spam]

hi

i'm loading variables from a db (these are all defined as "folio_ ...") these generate a list of buttons that when clicked fill in some text fields with info from the db and load a few images

my problem is basically the last image doesn't load first time on of any of the buttons but after i've clicked on any of the buttons once they all work fine, i just can't seem to work out why

you can see an example here

here's the code

Actionscript:

onClipEvent(load){
	imageArray = new Array("001","002","003","004");
	
	for (i=1; i<=_root.numrows; i++) {
	
		this.attachMovie("clientListMC", "buttonMC"+i, i);
		this["buttonMC" + i].client_list_name = eval("_root.folio_name" + i);
		setProperty ("buttonMC"+i, _x, 60);
		setProperty ("buttonMC"+i, _y, 10 + (i*20));
	}
	
	onBtnReleased = function(mc) {
	    btnDestin = mc._name;        
  		whichButton = mc;
    }
    
    thumbMCs = function(){ 
		for(n=0;n<imageArray.length;n++){
			_root.attachMovie("thumbBtnMC","thumbMC"+n,(n+100));
			_root["thumbMC"+n]._x = 333 + (n*50);
			_root["thumbMC"+n]._y = 30;
		}
	}
	
	imageloadThumb = function(chosenThumbBtn){
    	thumb_picked = eval("_root.folio_variable" + chosenThumbBtn);
		for(i=0;i<=imageArray.length;i++){
			_root["thumbMC"+i].thumbHolder.loadMovie("folio_images/folio/" + thumb_picked + "/" + imageArray[i] + "_thumb.jpg");
		}
	}
	
    imageload = function(chosenBtn){
    	client_picked = eval("_root.folio_variable" + chosenBtn);
    	_root.testtext = "images/folio/" + client_picked + "/001.jpg";
		_root.client_details.bigview.loadMovie("folio_images/folio/" + client_picked + "/001.jpg");
	}
}


onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
	if (whichButton) {
		for(i=0;i<=_root.numrows;i++){
			if(btnDestin == "buttonMC" + i){
				btnClicked = btnDestin.slice( 8, 50 );
				
				_root.client_details.client_name = eval("_root.folio_name" + btnClicked);
				_root.client_details.client_description = eval("_root.folio_description" + btnClicked);
				_root.client_details.client_url = eval("_root.folio_url" + btnClicked);
				
				thumbMCs();
				imageload(btnClicked);
				imageloadThumb(btnClicked);
         	}
		}
		whichButton = null;
	}
}

any help would be greatly appreciated

regards
andy

[spam]

the weird thing is if i leave it about 15 secs then click a button it works yet the images don't actually load until you click a button

i'm even more confused now

regards
andy

[MixMatch]

couple tips... you can and should take that code off of the movieclip an place it on the main timeline using:

Actionscript:

myMC = _root.whatever;
myMC.onLoad = function () {
//your function here
}
myMC.onEnterFrame = function (){
//your function here
}

Also, this:

Actionscript:

this["buttonMC" + i].client_list_name = eval("_root.folio_name" + i);

can be written as:

Actionscript:

this["buttonMC" + i].client_list_name = _root["folio_name" + i];

Finally, you can use the "onLoad" function to know when your pictures have actually loaded...

[spam]

bizarrely it works on ever other machine i use and even other browsers just not in IE either locally or over a server

cheers for the tips i'll try that out

regards
andy