Webmaster Forum / Flash / Flash Actionscript / May 2005

you can use removeMovieClip() or unloadMovie().

mlallier wrote:How can I clear out the previous MC when one of the main menu
buttons are selected?

If you are calling each mc into an mc in the maintimeline just add this string
within the button functions that call it.

unloadMovieClip("myMovie");

example:
myButton.onRelease = function(){
   unloadMovieClip("myMovie");
   //here you would put in the existing code that will call the new movieclip
into the same spot
   loadMovieClip("myOtherMovie");
}

If you are using levels to call in the movie clip use the unloadMovieNum
command in the button function.

example:
myButton.onRelease = function(){
    unloadMovieNum(20);
    // then call in the new movie to the same level with loadMovieNum command
    loadMovieNum("myOtherMovie",20);
}

I hope this was helpful.  There are probably better ways to do it, but this is
what I've used in the past.

Sry, my first example is wrong and just doesn't apply since it would be for to
call in and clear out an external .swf file which i didn't do correctly anyway  
and I don't think you wanted to use unloadMovieNum so again, disregard my post.
Sorry for any confusion.