createEmptyMovieClip on bottom layer?

[gabetiller webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I've got a fla with several layers containing my menu, header, content, etc. On the bottom layer I've got some code that creates an empty MC, loads a random jpg, and fades it in.

The problem is that the jpg loads on top of everything else, even though it is on the bottom layer and I have the layer specified to 1.

Heres the code with the problem:

// Create empty MC and load random jpgs
createEmptyMovieClip("bg", 1);
bg._alpha = 0;
bg.loadMovie("bgpicts/bg"+Math.ceil(Math.random()*9)+".jpg", "bg", 1);

And heres the rest of the code if you want to know:

// Checks to see if image is loaded and tells flash its there
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
BLoaded = bg.getBytesLoaded();
BTotal = bg.getBytesTotal();
percent = BLoaded/BTotal*100;
//Transforms jpg
if ((BLoaded == BTotal) && BLoaded>0) {
bg._xscale = 100;
bg._width = 750;
bg._height = 500;
bg._x = 0;
bg._y = 0;
//alpha fade in
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
_root.bg._alpha += 10;
if (_root.bg._alpha>=100) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
};



Let me know if you want the fla

Thanks for your help,

Gabe

[kglad webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

the layer containing your code is irrelevent. you bg is created at depth 1. as such it will appear above everything that you manually place on-stage because these objects usually have depth less than -16,000. to remedy, use swapDepths() to position your movieclip bg.

[gabetiller webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Thanks much, turns out I dont even need swapDepths(), I just needed to know that the other elements were way down there at -16000 and then I created the MC at -99999.

// Create empty MC, send to bottom, and load random jpgs
createEmptyMovieClip("bg", -99999);
bg._alpha = 0;
bg.loadMovie("bgpicts/bg"+Math.ceil(Math.random()*9)+".jpg", "bg", -99999);


Anywho, thanks for your help,

Gabe

[kglad webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

you're welcome.